About
Welcome to HearWriteNow. You’ve stepped into a place where you can relax for while and tune in to the other side of your brain.
Come on in, kick off your shoes, grab a cup of coffee, and have a look around.
HearWriteNow is the official website of storyteller Elsa Neal and an online magazine for writers and those looking for creative and lateral perspective. HearWriteNow is a haven for tired and overwhelmed writers; a place to find something interesting to read, or to get some help with your writing.
Elle has taken the plunge into motherhood, so please be patient with pages that have managed to break themselves or smear sticky code on the Windows while her back is turned. Thanks 
In 2004 Elsa retired from her career as an executive assistant to continue her vocation as a storyteller. She began her online presence as a teacher for Inspired to Write before moving to BellaOnline where she was the Creativity Editor from October 2005 to January 2008, and the Fiction Writing Editor from August 2006 to September 2008.
The moment Elle discovered as a child that the books she loved were created by people – talented people called “authors” – she knew she wanted to join them. She was already a popular storyteller at the tender age of eight; her impromtu stories in demand at sleepovers and her “theatrical productions” tolerated by family members. She created her own stapled-together books and filled their pages with her yarns.
Elsa also writes under the pseudonyms Elle Neal and Elle Carter Neal.
elsa AT hearwritenow DOT com
Lake Gunn, New Zealand © Peter Neal
