Sydney Writers' Festival director Caro Llewellyn has ploughed through 200 books and travelled the world in preparation for this year's event ... Do you think there are essential ingredients that make a good book? Questions for Caro Llewellyn
Art of Living & Literature Across Frontiers: Gone with the Wind
Remember when you read that one in the sunshine or maybe it was at the bottom of the sea
Emma - known online as Summereth Ryrissa - has now written three stories about The OC. She discusses ideas with her friends via chatrooms and emails her favourite authors.
While others merge shows, create bizarre scenarios or use their own experiences, 13-year-old Emma prefers to stay true to the show. "My life wouldn't really fit The OC," she says.
Another website devotee, Genevieve Gilan, from the Central Coast, decided she would like to become an author after working on scripts for fan fiction. The 17-year-old believes her writing has improved.
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