In this interview, I chat with Northern Beaches debut memoirist Lorena Otes on writing memoir, 13 rounds of IVF, why she wrote 100 words a day for a year, and how dancing helped her get unstuck
In this interview, I chat with American-in-Sydney debut memoirist Lindsay Bartels on writing Imogen in Waiting by hand across four notebooks, protecting early fiction from feedback, and why home is where the books are.
In this interview, I chat with writer Melissa Sharman to hear about why she needed to write her memoir and how she approached it.
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I sit down with Sydney novelist Cassie Stroud to hear about her creativity and why knitting taught her everything about writing a book, and creativity as the best bit of
An interview with author Sophie Stern on debut novels, pantsing it and making time for writing when life says otherwise
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Author Lauren Novak on mum rage, debut books + journalism instincts that shape her writing. In this interview Adelaide journalist turned debut author talks about turning a personal problem into a researched book and why curiosity matters more than being good at English.
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If you have been following me on the socials, you might have been wondering where I am and why.
I’ve travelled to Europe for the second time in my life and the first time was last year
This interview features writer Emma Hardy on her debut literary memoir Periodic Bitch, the structure that held it all together and why knowing whether you’re a holder or a sharer might be the most useful thing a writer
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Most writers aren’t stuck because they lack talent. They’re stuck because they’ve stopped trusting their own instincts. Learn how to distinguish fear from genuine creative intuition and start making confident decisions about your writing.
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