Dr Erin O'Dwyer

Journalist. Writer. Editor. Author. Publisher. Director, Good Prose Studios.

[Dr Erin O'Dwyer @ErinODwyer]

My tribute to my first love and former partner Daniel. @smh @GoodWeekendMag

Did we love each other well? Grieving your first love https://t.co/nNUZyZdGm4

[Dr Erin O'Dwyer @ErinODwyer]

There's courage in telling your story. But not all stories deserve to be told. Some need to held close, kept secret. If you choose to tell your story, it must be extraordinary. Which story do you want to tell?

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When I read Tim Winton's #CloudStreet I shelved my aspirations to write the great Australian novel. I realised it had already been done. @RadioNational #Top100Books

[Dr Erin O'Dwyer @ErinODwyer]

The first thing to know about fiction is that it is real life turned up to full volume. The second thing is that it must be structured into a satisfying arc, studded with drama & populated with compelling characters. Do that, and you can write fiction.

#Writingtips #Fiction

[Dr Erin O'Dwyer @ErinODwyer]

A friend asked me to recommend some books for her teenage son, a budding writer. I recommended 'Call of the Wild' by Jack London and 'The Old Man and the Sea' by Hemmingway. Two of the most perfect stories I know, sure to inspire young writers.

#Books #Publishing #Writing

[Dr Erin O'Dwyer @ErinODwyer]

When it comes to writing, we are our own worst enemies. Read that again slowly: You are your own worst enemy.

#Books #Publishing #Writing #Publishing

[Dr Erin O'Dwyer @ErinODwyer]

If you mention something important later in your story, flag it earlier on too. This is called seeding or mirroring, and it creates a lovely symmetry in storytelling.

#Writing #Coaching #Books #Publishing

[Dr Erin O'Dwyer @ErinODwyer]

As I always tell my writing coaching clients: Only once in your career can you start a story with a quote. Once. Ever. In your whole career. Is this the one?

#Writing #Coaching #Books #Publishing

[The Saturday Paper @SatPaper]

“When I discovered I was pregnant, I knew my twin boys would need exposure to healthy addictions. Surfing was my ‘anti-drugs, anti-depression’ plan. But wanting something for your children is one thing; getting them hooked on it is another…” https://t.co/IuhzNJkCAs

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@RhondaGarad Thankyou Rhonda what a beautiful message

[Dr Rhonda Garad Difficult by Design @RhondaGarad]

There's a moment when you recognise a great singer. They start softly and then it comes, and lifts your soul. A great writer does the same. Erin does this here. @ErinODwyer https://t.co/5BPfN4qOOy

[Dr. Henry Cloud @DrHenryCloud]

The person who is angry at you for setting boundaries is the one with the problem.

[Dr Erin O'Dwyer @ErinODwyer]

Love it

[Dave Ramsey @DaveRamsey]

Michael raises hogs and is saving up for another hog shed. His wife would like to use some of the money they’ve saved to buy a house further away from the hog sheds because of the smell. He called in to The Ramsey Show for advice.

[Dave Ramsey @DaveRamsey]

Michael raises hogs and is saving up for another hog shed. His wife would like to use some of the money they’ve saved to buy a house further away from the hog sheds because of the smell. He called in to The Ramsey Show for advice.

[Dr Erin O'Dwyer @ErinODwyer]

Watching #TheBear s2 is like eating bad pizza at your favourite pizza restaurant, which is now under new management. It’s unbearable, unwatchable, inedible and terribly disappointing. Each ep is worse than the last.

[The Saturday Paper @SatPaper]

The bullies who keep me up at night are the ones who hide in plain sight.| @ErinODwyer
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[The Saturday Paper @SatPaper]

“Bullying is sanctioned in our society,” writes @ErinODwyer.
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[The Saturday Paper @SatPaper]

“For all the millions of dollars we spend on anti-bullying programs in schools, they’re not working. All the policies, all the slogans, all the hashtags – they’re not worth the bumper stickers they’re written on,” writes @ErinODwyer.
https://t.co/lqiJcmXk0h

[The Saturday Paper @SatPaper]

About 20 years ago, as a young journalist, I covered a court case concerning two teenage boys accused of savagely murdering one of their mates. They were aged 16 or 17 at the time, and they came from what we like to call “good families”... | @ErinODwyer
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[Dr Erin O'Dwyer @ErinODwyer]

Writing today in @SatPaper on bullying and how what we allow to happen in the playground is also being allowed to happen in the upper echelons of our society.

#bullying #parenting #RobodebtRC #thevoice

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