The First Time3 Des 2023

S6 Ep252: Season 6 Finale!

It's a big ep. We debrief, reflect, recommend and share some rather big news about the pod in 2024.

We discuss:

Things that have happened in writing and pod life for us since episode one of this season
Fishing as a key theme of Katherine's year (and yes, the free fishing rods for Grade 4s is an actual thing)
A delightful school visit for Katherine and why she's excited for 2024 and the publication of her first MG novel - Shellsville
Kate reflects on a big year and the tour (and wrote about it here for The Bowerbird)
Podcast highlight when Karen Comer organised a copy of Susie Anderson's the body country to Darcy Moore from Collingwood FC
Kate's excited to share the news she's has her first PICTURE BOOK coming out in 2024! Stay tuned to her socials for details in the new year.

Some stats from Season 6

Total episodes: 47
Featured Book: 23 eps
Follow a First Timer: 8 eps with Megan Rogers
Masters: 11 eps - Cate Kennedy, Kevin Wilson, Amie Kaufman, RA spratt, Ling Ma, Brian Moylan, Alison Bell, Jessie Stephens, Tim Winton, Lucy Treloar, Richard Flanagan
Hummingbird deep dives: 2
Awkward convos: 2 - on money and endorsements - we ran out of steam on these - too many other things to talk about but they are both in the most listened top 10!
Festival convos: 2 - Write around the Murray and Willy Lit Fest
The Debut Crew 2023 reels on instagram
Since 28th November 2022, there have been 105k listens, an increase of 27% from the preceding twelve months and 322k all time listens

And finally - our big news. It's a two parter:

Firstly, we're taking a break from The First Time pod in this format in 2024. We love you and thank you SO MUCH for listening.

But! Don't delete The First Time feed just yet. Stay tuned for our summer series (from January) and Katherine will be kicking off something a little bit different in March 2024.

And that's it from us, for awhile at least!

Thank you so much for your listening, sharing and support over the last six seasons x

Continue to keep in touch with Katherine on instagram or via her newsletter and Kate on instagram and her newsletter.

Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter (@thefirsttimepod) or Instagram (@thefirsttimepod).

You can support us and the making of Season Six via our Patreon page. Thanks for joining us!

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