This is from Barker College's 2022 (?) Trial paper. Personally, I think this would have been more fun as an imaginative, but I followed the question (part a anyway) as set. It's become a cliche to say that stories help us make sense of our world. It might have been new in the 1980s, but... Continue Reading →
This is from Ascham school's 2022 (?) Trial paper Books contain everything worth knowing except what ultimately matters. The sort of books I write, anyway. The sort that sell. After trying and failing to sell stories about what does matter, I gave up. It's enough to know the truth; you don't have to share it.... Continue Reading →
This is from the Abbotsleigh school's 2022 Mod C assessment, which said: In response to an aspect of the image compose an imaginative moment that captures the wonder of the natural world. (12 marks) This is where Everything would end, he thought. Where it all began. Land and water and sky becoming light. He wondered... Continue Reading →
The Craft of Writing 