Abstract
The writers interviewed for this research on creativity in Australian fiction writing all tell different stories: literary fiction, young adult, romance, science fiction, crime, fantasy, children’s books. The ways in which these writers tell their stories is also varied: unusual narrators, integrating multimedia, a pared-back writing style, revelling in the complexity of language. These differences can also be seen in their audiences and formats, ranging from picture books for those who are learning to read to large print books for those who have been reading for more years than they can remember. Some works are published as stand-alone novels; others have been published as a series of interconnected works.
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Paton, E. (2016). The Dynamic System of Fiction Writing. In: McIntyre, P., Fulton, J., Paton, E. (eds) The Creative System in Action. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137509468_9
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