Motivation for Writers, Every Day of the Year. Specifically selected Quotations for each Calendar Date illuminate all aspects of the Writing Process. * The First Quotation illustrates the Pre-Writing or Preparation Stage (of Thinking and Planning) * The Second Quotation illustrates the Writing or Creation Stage (of Drafting and Editing) * The Third Quotations illustrates the Post-Writing or Celebration Stage (of Publishing and Marketing) "This is a treasury of inspiration, stimulation and fun for writers." Dan Poynter, author of The Self-Publishing Manual "No matter what page you open to you'll find the experience, wisdom and inspiration of the best writers in the world to motivate and energize the work you do." Paul J Krupin, author of Words People Love to Hear
Gregory Victor Babic, also known as Greg Babic, is an Australian author of non-fiction and fiction.
He was born 16 October 1963 in Melbourne, Victoria, but moved to Sydney, New South Wales at about one month of age and has lived in that city ever since.
He graduated from Sydney Boys High School in 1981 (with the Higher School Certificate), the University of Sydney in 1990 (with a Bachelor of Arts degree), the University of New South Wales in 1992 (with a Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education), and was a targeted graduate (one of the "best of the best" from across the state of New South Wales) first employed by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training in 1993 (when he earned his Teacher's Certificate). At various times he has taught English, History, General Studies, and Retail Operations in numerous public sector secondary schools in the greater Sydney metropolitan area.
He worked briefly in the Australian Federal Police as a Constable in the mid-Eighties. He was the President of his Recruit Training Class, and received the Prize "For Excellence in Law Practice" upon Graduation. However, in his second year it became clear to him that the AFP was not a good fit for him and vice versa, so he resigned to finish his education and become a teacher.
He has written two non-fiction books for the education market, Study Success Know-How: A 1,001-Point Action Checklist Designed To Help You Take Control Of Your Learning And Maximise Your Achievement Potential - Immediately! (ISBN 1-876932-19-8) and Film Study Terms: A glossary of key concepts related to the study of Film (ISBN 1-876932-97-X) - both of which are published by Five Senses Education Pty Ltd. His third non-fiction book, Words to Inspire Writers: A perpetual Calendar of classic Writing-related Quotations - on Writers, Writing, Words, Books, Literature, and Publishing - specifically selected to illustrate the Writing Process and to motivate Authors every day (ISBN 978-0-980372-20-5), is published by F. C. Sach & Sons, Publishers, in January 2008, and has now been released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/), to provide Motivation for Writers Every Day of the Year Without Cost.
His writing has won the University of Sydney Union Literary Competition (Prose Section) and the Henry Lawson Prize for Prose (administered by the University of Sydney). He has just had his first young adult novel, The Profile (ISBN 978-0-9822-0566-2), published by All Things That Matter Press(tm), and was delighted when they chose to also publish his adult contemporary thriller (inspired by his own service in the Australian Federal Police), The Last Loose End (ISBN 978-0-9822-7226-8), which will be his first published novel for a general adult audience, but his fifth published book.
