Show Notes
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.
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Buy Going Under In Australia: Going Under is available in bookshops and online stores in Australia and on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Going-Under-memoir-secrets-addiction/dp/0645497231/ In the USA: https://www.amazon.com/Going-Under-memoir-secrets-addiction/dp/0645497231/ In the UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Going-Under-memoir-secrets-addiction/dp/0645497231/ Going Under Audiobook: Going Under on Audible, narrated by Seana Smith, click here.
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