I grew up in a family full of strong women. A great aunt on my mother's side had been a matron on… — Nick Earls Copy Share Image
I grew up in a family full of strong women. A great aunt on my mother's side had been a matron on a hospital… — Nick Earls Copy Share Image
I think one of the things the writers' festival does that is very good is that it brings writers from around the world and… — Nick Earls Copy Share Image
My maternal grandmother was the longest-lived of my grandparents. She migrated to Australia in her 80s and lived into her 90s. It was great… — Nick Earls Copy Share Image
I want my fiction to feel real most of the time, so it makes sense to pay attention to life and to how people… — Nick Earls Copy Share Image
The writing can be its own reward, as you discover more things that you can do. It counts a lot, though, when a story… — Nick Earls Copy Share Image
Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen has been the Queensland premier the whole time we've been in Australia, and the state is a national joke for having… — Nick Earls Copy Share Image
One of the things that makes characters real is details. Life offers a lot of details. You just have to choose and use them… — Nick Earls Copy Share Image
Don't write poems to make girls like you, because it will not make them like you but it will give them something to quote… — Nick Earls Copy Share Image
One of the most interesting female characters I've written about was Meg Riddoch, the lead character in 'The Thompson Gunner'. — Nick Earls Copy Share Image
“It’s your crap that’s endearing. It’s the basis of any relationship, way beyond even the choice of who wins on to whom. It’s crap… — Nick Earls Copy Share Image
I actually find it pretty tedious when magazines ask me to write articles based on my real life, because I've already lived it and… — Nick Earls Copy Share Image
E-books present the greatest opportunity readers have ever had to find each other. It's a chance for stories written for paper to find new… — Nick Earls Copy Share Image
