- 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 can be found in the show notes.
Jane Curry Links
Seana Smith Links
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