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Lynette Washington is a short story writer, editor and teacher of creative and professional writing. From 2014 to 2017 she was the Editor and Submissions Editor at MidnightSun Publishing. When she is not writing, she teaches police cadets the importance of sentence structure. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Adelaide. She has been a panellist at the Australian Short Story Festival (2016 & 2017), Salisbury Writers’ Festival (2017) and Festival Fleurieu (2015 & 2017).

Her stories have been published widely and in 2014 she edited the story collection, Breaking Beauty. In 2017 she co-edited the story collection, Crush. Plane Tree Drive, her debut, was published in 2017 and was Highly Commended in the 2018 Victorian Prem ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Lynette Washington I don't believe in writer's block! I believe in writer's doubt. I think it's doubt that blocks us - doubt that we are good enough, that we have anythi…moreI don't believe in writer's block! I believe in writer's doubt. I think it's doubt that blocks us - doubt that we are good enough, that we have anything worth saying, that anyone will ever want to read what we write.
My solution to that problem is to write uncensored. For me first drafts are always uncensored. I don't question myself as I write, I just dump it all on the page. Raymond Chandler is reported to have said, “Throw up into your typewriter every morning. Clean up every noon.” This is a policy I live by! It does lead to enormous, and sometimes very ugly clean-ups, but I never suffer from writer's block!(less)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Lynette Washington On a good day - everything.
On a bad day - it's the pits.
I love the freedom to work from home, at my own pace. I love that my day can be unstructured …moreOn a good day - everything.
On a bad day - it's the pits.
I love the freedom to work from home, at my own pace. I love that my day can be unstructured or completely structured, depending on my mood.
I love that I feel like I'm doing something worthwhile and meaningful with my life. I love the feeling that comes when the words come out and make sense. Better than that, I love the feeling of reading back something I wrote a long time ago (and have almost forgotten) and thinking 'that's actually pretty good'.
That's the good days.
The bad days it's all self-doubt and poverty. (less)

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Average rating: 4.11 · 100 ratings · 26 reviews · 11 distinct works

	Plane Tree Drive really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 39 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breaking Beauty by Lynette Washington (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lilliana Rose (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crush: Stories About Love by Simone Corletto (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Amy T. Matthews (Editor), Jess Miller (Editor) 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tincture Journal, Issue Four, Summer 2013 by Daniel Young (Editor), Stuart Barnes (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Meg Henry (Contributor) 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We'll Stand In That Place and Other Stories by Michelle Cahill (Editor), Kit Scriven, Catherine Noske (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thrill Me 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Attachment Theory by Travis Abrook, Lynette Washington (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jesse Allan it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Futures by Lynette Washington (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Emma Ashmere, Carmel Bird 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wolfe's Tales by Jack Allen, Lynette Washington (Goodreads Author) (editor), Mikayla Fox it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Levi Color By Number: Levi Ackerman Attack on Titan Japanese Anime Illustration Color Number Book For Fans Adults Stress Relief Gift, 8.5"x11" With Color Chart in Back Side, Easy to Color 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Book Launch ‘An Ordinary Epidemic’ by Amanda Hickie, Fri 8 May, 6.30pm, SAWC

Amanda Hickie has written an extraordinary book. In��An Ordinary Epidemic��she layers ethical dilemma upon ethical dilemma as she pushes her characters deeper into a highly contagious and deadly disease epidemic��in contemporary Sydney.

It’s topical, timely and terrifying.

Join me and the MidnightSun Publishing team as we launch Amanda Hickie’s fabulous novel on Friday 8th May, 6.30pm at the South A