S2 Ep32: What's open on your computer and Lee Kofman on writers groups, writers block and writing communities
After learning Tony Abbott only has one Word document on his computer and everything he’s ever written is in it, the hosts discuss their own writing processes. Katherine is all about Scrivener, sprea...
17 Jun 20191h 2min
S2 Ep31: Listener Q's & Adut Wol Acek & Khalid Warsame on writing & Growing Up African in Australia.
This week we answer your questions! What steps did we take to get our manuscripts ready to submit? Were we spurned by mates who didn't turn up to our launches (and will we name and shame them)? And ho...
2 Jun 20191h 2min
S2 Ep30: Professional development and Rajith Savanadasa on documentary theatre, hot desks and manuscript development programs
This week the hosts do not talk about Kate's waiting. This does not get mentioned. Instead, they discuss professional development. Then Katherine talks to Melbourne-based author Rajith Savanada...
19 Mai 201942min
S2 Ep29: Mentors & Kelly Gardiner on pirates, Twitter & getting the writing done
This time with everything! This week Kate and Katherine discuss mentors. Kate sings the praises of both formal and informal mentors and Katherine laments a work mentorship that never got off the gr...
6 Mai 201957min
S2 Ep27: What to charge & James Bradley on climate change, criticism & fixing broken books.
Katherine is confused about what to charge for a library gig. Also book clubs. As an author, do you go? Do you stay for dinner? And do you sign library books??? Then Kate speaks to award winning wri...
22 Apr 20191h
S2 Ep26: The worst things to ask authors and Bram Presser on documentary fiction, hommus and Jewish punk rock
Katherine googles the most annoying questions you can ask authors and she and Kate go through each question, rating how irritating they find it. One of the most contentious is money and sales… No su...
7 Apr 20191h 2min
S2 Ep25: Waiting, worries & Davina Bell on writing for children
Katherine debriefs on how her hosting duties went (verdict: good, maybe not great?) and Kate checks in on her rejection tally so far this year and wonders what to do while waiting to hear back on subm...
24 Mar 20191h 4min
S2 Ep24: Hosting events & Sarah Mayberry on romance, euphemisms & independent publishing
Katherine’s been invited to do an event with Graeme Simsion, which let’s face it is pretty awesome but what’s she meant to actually do? She gets advice from Kate, who is as luck would have it, a prett...
11 Mar 201945min
