Even my current book, which I expect to have finished in half that time, feels like a massive gamble. The ones I have written so far have taken about four years each. It is a huge exercise in confidence to commit to a novel. “I believe that people often carry their greatest struggles within themselves. Michael is familiar with the quandary of “how to tell the next story”, and uncertainties that critically affect confidence. In the sedentary, soul-bearing act of writing creatively, progress of any kind can be dogged by doubt. It’s the largest and most intricate work I’ve ever attempted in a genre that I have studied but not written within.
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“The first book in this series includes seven narrative arcs and perspectives, and will be about 270,000 words long. At 90,000 words, The Restorer iscomparativelylonger and encompasses three contemporary fictional perspectives. All his novels push him to grow in some way: The Last Thread-a 60,000-word autobiographical piece-is written from a single perspective. Michael is currently tackling his third book-the first volume of a fantasy trilogy and a genre he’s familiar with but has never attempted to write before. “I’m really just leaving the early stage of my career and gathering momentum, and I hope to see the readership for my next series of books increase significantly as I push myself into new genres and approaches." Success and self-doubt It’s a positive and encouraging response that is set to grow. Over 8000 people have already bought his books while others borrow it from libraries. “Both of these works are set partly or completely in Newcastle and, in this way, have provided a creative perspective of the city.” Years on, his fledgling aspiration to master storytelling has flourished into notable talent-one that has produced an autobiographical novel and a strong work of fiction. I discovered a magic in reading stories-the way bits of ink on a page have the capacity to transport the reader to a different world and different consciousness-that continues to amaze me to this day.”
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“I was much better at reading than speaking because my parents moved between Holland and Australia several times-and I struggled to keep up with how to talk. As an eight-year-old, he had just read J.R.R. In Michael’s earliest recollection of when his passion for writing was first kindled, he was living in Holland and preferred reading to making conversation. I’d love to be able to make a whole bunch of people feel the same way that I felt when I read my favourite stories.” Inspired by stories “The most important difference I ever hope to make is to individuals who pick up my work and feel enriched or less isolated or in some other way moved for having read it.
Still, Michael hopes his work will be remembered for the same, evocative reasons that made him first want to write. His second book, The Restorer, was shortlisted for the NSW and Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, and long listed for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Michael’s first book, The Last Thread, won the Commonwealth Book Prize, (Pacific Region) and the UTS/Glenda Adams Award for New Writing in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. “I have this great opportunity to share my passion for, and insights into, craft and have some incredibly promising students.” The crucial part of his research is practice-led, which means research through the development of creative work.
He specialises in novels, holds a keen interest in the short story and teaches engaging courses on both. Though Dr Michael Sala’s books have garnered prestigious awards, his greatest hope is to move, connect and enrich his readers through good storytelling.ĭr Michael Sala is a writer and an academic in creative writing.
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