So You Want to be a Writer
Australian Writers' Centre
Everything you’ve always wanted to know about succeeding in the world of writing and publishing. Learn practical writing techniques, go behind-the-scenes and discover how real-life authors got their big break. Uncover the creative processes of writers who have made it. Your host is Valerie Khoo – author, journalist, creative and CEO of the Australian Writers’ Centre.
Episodes
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Jun 29, 2017 • 33min
WRITER 183: Meet Andrew Marmont, author of 'Their Finest Hour'.
Meet Andrew Marmont, author of 'Their Finest Hour' and find out about how he turned his sporting passion into a book. Read the show notes. Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 26, 2017 • 1h 31min
WRITER 182: Meet Hardie Grant Egmont publisher Marisa Pintado
Learn how to use a plotting chart in your redrafting process and why this teenager won’t read Young Adult novels. Discover how the ‘Creative Gap’ frustrates writers. Your chance to enter a short story competition and Harry Potter books up for grabs. Plus: meet Hardie Grant Egmont publisher Marisa Pintado, authors you should be following on Twitter and more! Read the show notes. Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 22, 2017 • 39min
WRITER 181: Meet 2017 Finch Memoir Prize winner Anne Tonner, author of 'Cold Vein'
How to prepare for author talks; and meet 2017 Finch Memoir Prize winner Anne Tonner, author of Cold Vein. Read the show notes. Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 20, 2017 • 1h 25min
WRITER 180: Meet Ben Hobson, author of 'To Become a Whale'
How to choose and set up a pen name. Should you talk about your book before it’s published? Discover how you could win a copy of ‘Only: A Singular Memoir’ by Caroline Baum and find out how AWC alumna Cat Rodie writes an article a day. Plus: meet Ben Hobson, author of ‘To Become a Whale’. Read the show notes. Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 15, 2017 • 24min
WRITER 179: Do publishers like rhyming picture books?
Do publishers like rhyming picture books? How to break into the industry and techniques to edit and revise without going through hell. Read the show notes. Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 13, 2017 • 1h 15min
WRITER 178: We chat to Emily Gale, author of 'The Other Side of Summer'
Valerie launches Shelly Unwin's book! Discover how to get annotated books from your fave authors and how to get back into writing after a long break. Plus: the changing expectations of emerging writers. And we chat to Emily Gale, author of 'The Other Side of Summer'. Read the show notes. Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 5, 2017 • 36min
WRITER 177: How to self-publish
How to self-publish, author branding when you write for multiple genres, are you writing “new adult” fiction? Read the show notes. Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 29, 2017 • 1h 18min
WRITER 176: Meet Lauren Child, author of the ‘Charlie and Lola’ and ‘Ruby Redfort’ series.
How an author wrote a novel via email and what to do when your story stalls. Discover how to get into corporate writing. Meet the spectacularly successful Lauren Child, author of the ‘Charlie and Lola’ and ‘Ruby Redfort’ series! Plus: your chance to WIN all 6 books in the Ruby Redfort series! Read the show notes. Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 25, 2017 • 39min
WRITER 175: Meet 2017 Vogel winner Marija Pericic, author of 'The Lost Pages'
What kind of blogging routine do you need as a writer? And meet 2017 Vogel award winner Marija Pericic, author of The Lost Pages. Read the show notes. Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 23, 2017 • 1h 19min
WRITER 174: Meet Jenevieve Chang, author of 'The Good Girl of Chinatown'
Make sure you know the 3 different types of editing you need. Discover how to create “scene goals” in your writing. We’re a bit gobsmacked by a plagiarised paper about plagiarism! Meet Jenevieve Chang, author of the memoir “The Good Girl of Chinatown”. Plus 5 tips on how to build your author platform and much more! Read the show notes. Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
