P&W 4. The Art & Craft of Writing

Our fourth podcast is all about writing, from the perspective of a veteran publisher and a longtime writer.

We cover:

  • Quick chat about what we’ve been up to in our daily writing and publishing work.
  • The prequel to writing is reading great books, and learning from them.
  • Deciding what to write, asking yourself what you love to read. 
  • Finding out what is popular and what might sell, the joys of loitering in bookshops.
  • The importance of understanding genres in fiction especially. Know your genre!
  • Literary fiction versus genre fiction and the blurred edges.
  • Writing is a craft and can be taught and learned. 
  • Seana lists some of the courses done in creative non-fiction.
  • Discussion about creative writing post-grad courses and PhDs.
  • Writing tips: getting started and keeping going.
  • Writing first draft is one thing but the editing often takes far longer. 
  • The importance of the opening lines. 

Links for this week’s podcast:

Australian Society of Authors: www.asauthors.org

Curtis Brown Creative: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk

Australian Writers’ Centre: www.writerscentre.com.au

NSW Writers’ Centre (now Writing NSW): www.writingnsw.org.au

Jericho Writers: www.jerichowriters.com

London Writers’ Salon: www.londonwriterssalon.com

Kathryn Heyman Writer Mentors: www.writermentors.com

Open University: www.open.edu.au/

Lee Kofman’s book “The Writer Laid Bare”: www.leekofman.com.au

Scrivener Writing Software: www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview

Ashley Kalagian Blunt: www.ashleykalagianblunt.com

Varuna, The National Writers’ House: www.varuna.com.au

Peter Corris: https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/peter-corris/

Gary Disher: www.garydisher.com

Shadows of Winter Robins Louise Wolhuter, Ultimo Press: www.ultimopress.com

“The Pull of the Stars” Emma Donoghue: www.emmadonoghue.com/books/the-pull-of-the-stars

Jane Curry Links

Seana Smith Links

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

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