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Hembury Books PodcastWriting memoirs about mental healthJacqui Louise Swallow is the author of The Bipolar Runner, which was published by Fairplay Publishing in October. She a dedicated mum and teacher's aide who has lived with bipolar disorder since her teenage years and more recently has also been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and generalised anxiety disorder.Now in her 40s, she has found running to be the most effective way to manage her symptoms. An enthusiastic park runner, in 2023 she took on the challenge of the Melbourne Marathon, embracing the 6+ hour endurance run at her own pace. Jacqui is an...2025-05-1121 minHembury Books PodcastPublishing Children's Books in the UAEThe Palestinian-Canadian UAE-based author, Nour Arab, founder and owner of Nour Publishing, member of Emirates Publishers Association, has broken all records in the children’s literature field by “creating a new methodology in writing children’s stories” Gulf Today newspaper, 2020. Inspired to see the world through the curious eyes of children, Arab has reflected the beautiful details that take place in every family home in the presence of a child in all her bilingual children’s stories.For more information, visit: http://www.nourpublishing.com/2025-05-0436 minHembury Books PodcastHow I got a BookBub dealDG Rampton is a bestselling author who loves to create feelgood romantic comedy, featuring intelligent heroines, dashing men and sparkling banter. An engineer by training but a romantic by nature, she left her corporate career to follow the call of her artistic inclinations and write stories that bring joy and laughter into people's lives.She has a penchant for gastro-dining, French comedy and theoretical physics. When not immersed in the fictional worlds she creates, she has been known to dabble in extreme property makeovers that send her family batty.2025-04-0634 minHembury Books PodcastHow to write a page turner - book coach and novelist Meg KeneallyMeg Keneally is a bestselling novelist, editor, journalist, writing teacher and book coach.She is the author of three solo novels - Free, The Wreck and Fled (optioned for film and currently in pre-production). Her screenplay adaptation of Fled has won numerous awards for unproduced screenplays. With her father Tom Keneally, she’s the author of four books in the Monsarrat series - The Soldier's Curse, The Unmourned, The Power Game and The Ink Stain. The fifth, The Valley of the Swells, is on the way....2025-03-3042 minHembury Books PodcastWho's coming to the Romance Writers Australia Conference?Bernadette Eden is the author of Women’s Fiction with heart and humour. Her novel Awaiting Annie Jones won the 2024 Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) Ruby award and had previously been longlisted for the Richell Prize and the (RWA) Emerald Award as well as being shortlisted for the QWC Publishable Program.Having grown up in rural South Australia, Bernadette’s books are often set in small towns and feature strong communities and the cast of characters within them.A passionate indie author she has also published a romantic comedy seri...2025-03-2329 minHembury Books PodcastTips from a book marketing proLinda Johannesson is a marketing expert whose superpowers are asking powerful questions, having creative vision, and efficiently connecting the strategic dots. With a ‘get sh*t done’ approach, Linda helps service businesses and their founders to see and grow into their potential and possibility.She’s a Marketing and Growth Consultant, Author, Blogger, Book Marketing Strategist, Mentor, and Founder of The Growth Garden, a strategic branding, marketing, and growth agency that helps both businesses and bestsellers bloom!For more information, visit: https://www.growthgarden.au/2025-03-1633 min
Hembury Books PodcastInsights from a certified book coachBased in Brisbane, Australia, Bev works with non-fiction authors as a Certified Non-Fiction Book Coach, helping them to plan a book well before diving into the writing process. She also works as a book production manager with independent authors – usually women in business – bringing their books to print after they have completed their manuscripts. Bev’s happy place definitely sits at the intersection of the power of publishing to grow a business, and the author’s personal growth in the process.For more information, visit: https://www.smar...2025-03-0936 min
Hembury Books PodcastEverything you need to know about genre fictionJack Roney is a retired police officer and now crime fiction writer and podcaster. His four novels are published by Hawkeye Publishing. The Angels Wept was shortlisted in the Wattpad Awards while The Ghost Train & The Scarlet Moon was runner-up in Hawkeye’s Manuscript Development Prize. As co-host of the Genre Fiction Podcast, Jack interviews fellow authors and industry experts. Harry Colfer is the pseudonym of a critical care paramedic who lives and works in Brisbane. He uses his wealth of experience to write fictional but realistic medical stories that are always served up wi...2025-03-0258 min
Hembury Books PodcastAn interview with the founder of Goody Business Book AwardsLiz H. Kelly is the Founder and CEO of Goody PR and Goody Business Book Awards, Award-Winning Author of “8-Second PR: New Public Relations Crash Course”, and Podcast Host, whose mission is to “Magnify Good.”As the author of three books, Kelly knows how hard it is to promote them. After submitting many Goody PR clients for book awards, Kelly noticed few programs recognize 100% social impact book authors. As a result, Kelly started the Goody Business Book Awards in 2022.Kelly’s Goody PR team has booked thousands of earned media inte...2025-02-2330 min
Hembury Books PodcastBook formatting explainedCyble Rizwan is a typesetter at Hembury Books. In this episode, she breaks down the processes behind book formatting, defines terminology like 'bleed', 'gutters' and 'margins', and shares her typesetting tips for indie designers.2025-02-1627 min
Hembury Books PodcastOne year on since publishing Holly's HellHolly Deane-Johns is the author of Holly's Hell - Seven years in a Thai Prison, which was published by Hembury Books on 8 February 2024.
In 2000, Holly was caught trying to post 15 grams of heroin in Bangkok and was sentenced to 31 years. Holly’s Hell describes the years she spent inside the notorious Thai prison and how she overcame her drug addiction.
Holly is a speaker and community advocate on topics that include substance abuse, PTSD, mental health and domestic violence.
For more information, visit: https://www.hollydeanejohns.com.au/2025-02-0926 min
Hembury Books PodcastHow to sell 100,000 booksDavid Kadavy is the bestselling author of Mind Management, Not Time Management, The Heart to Start, and Design for Hackers.
His self-published books have sold more than 100,000 copies, and are being translated into a dozen languages. His weekly newsletter, Love Mondays, has over 10,000 subscribers. David lives in a cabin in the mountains outside Medellín, Colombia.
For more information, visit: https://kadavy.net/
2025-02-0249 min
Hembury Books PodcastWriting the spectacularly successful series, 'Sober on a Drunk Planet'Sean Alexander is the international best-selling author of Sober On A Drunk Planet - Giving Up Alcohol. He is a qualified Counsellor specialising in alcohol and drug addiction, a Strength & Conditioning Coach, a Yoga Instructor and a Financial Advisor. His holistic approach to recovery has been hailed as truly life-changing by those who have read his books and have put the work in.
Whether you’re newly sober, considering quitting alcohol, or supporting a loved one in their recovery, Sean’s work offers invaluable support and encouragement.Having previously been locked up in a psyc...2024-12-2926 min
Hembury Books PodcastWriting about my son's experiences with autism spectrum disorderPorscia Lam is a Melbourne lawyer and the author of The Unlocking, which will be published in February 2025 by the Kind Press.
The Unlocking unfolds in pandemic-stricken Melbourne, charting one family's desperate battle against the escalating behaviour of their autistic toddler.
Amid the lack of in-person services, Harry exhibits severely restricted eating, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, crippling separation anxiety, and a demand avoidance that impedes every function in his young life. Harry meets the description of Pathological Demand Avoidance, a sub-type of autism that is not yet recognised in Australia, where an individual exhibits an...2024-12-2237 min
Hembury Books Podcast11 years old and a two-time author: meet Lincoln RawlinsLincoln Rawlin’s first book, Sprout’s Idea, was published when he was just eight years old.
It has become an international sensation, with the backing of none other than Andy Griffiths, the author of the bestselling 13-Storey Treehouse series, inspiring young and old alike to be more conscious of the words they speak and their actions around others.
Lincoln recently published the second book in the series, Super Sprout. In it, he combines his love of superheroes with a story that highlights the power of embracing what makes you unique.
Super Sprout has been endorsed by J...2024-12-1511 min
Hembury Books PodcastGetting into your characters' headsAndrea Barton is an award-winning author and fiction editor who writes the Jade Riley mystery series.
Starting with The Godfather of Dance, A Killer Among Friends is book two. She runs Brightside Story Studio, a book editing business for fiction and memoir and is vice president of Mansfield Readers & Writers.
Her other writing credits include The Winding Narrative blog, several short stories, two picture books and nine stage productions about contemporary social issues. She has co-authored and edited two anthologies about expatriate life.
For more info, visit www.andreabartonauthor.com
2024-12-0833 min
Hembury Books PodcastBehind the scenes with a true crime authorMark Whittaker is a Walkley Award winning journalist and author who has authored, co-authored and/or ghostwritten 14 books.
His true crime titles include Granny Killer and Sins of the Brother: the Definitive Story of Ivan Milat and the Backpacker Murders and Love and Death in Kathmandu about the royal family massacre in Nepal.
Mark has been a regular freelance contributor to Good Weekend magazine and he is currently senior features writer for Forbes Australia.
He shares how these fascinating true crime projects came about, how it affected him psychologically, and the occasions when it led to...2024-12-0132 min
Hembury Books PodcastAdvice on grants for authors plus a how-to on anthologiesAmra Pajalić is an award-winning author, editor and teacher who draws on her Bosnian cultural heritage to write own voices stories for young people, who like her, are searching to mediate their identity and take pride in their diverse culture.
Amra Pajalić won the 2009 Melbourne Prize for Literature's Civic Choice Award for her debut novel The Good Daughter, re-released as Sabiha's Dilemma.
The anthology she co-edited, Growing up Muslim in Australia, was shortlisted for the 2015 Children's Book Council of the year awards and her memoir Things Nobody Knows But Me was shortlisted for the 2020 National Biography Award.
2024-11-2446 min
Hembury Books PodcastHow to review the terms of your publishing contractAlex Adsett is a literary agent and publishing consultant with almost 30 years’ experience. She has worked at S&S UK, Penguin Australia and Wiley and launched Alex Adsett Literary in 2008. She represents over 40 authors and illustrators, including Melissa Lucashenko, Peter Greste, Jodi McAlister and Isobelle Carmody.
She has also helped thousands of authors review and negotiate their publishing deals.
For more information, visit https://alexadsett.com.au/
2024-11-1757 min
Hembury Books PodcastWhat is a hybrid memoir?Casey Rae is the author of James and Elle: Part-memoir, Part-fiction which came out in February this year.
She lives on the mid north coast of NSW with her husband and two wildflower children. She is passionate about good food, wellbeing and creating a better future for our young people. With fifteen years of experience working in education, she knows how important it is for people to have access to engaging literature that promotes deep thinking around mental health and relationships.
Casey talks to Hembury Books about the genres of hybrid memoir and au...2024-11-1035 min
Hembury Books PodcastWorking with James Clear on Atomic HabitsBlake Atwood is a book coach, developmental editor, and ghostwriter based in Texas. He has partnered with nonfiction authors like James Clear of Atomic Habits, who thanked Blake in the acknowledgements section of his bestselling book "for transforming my ugly and insanely long first drafts into a tight, readable manuscript."
More recently, Blake worked with the attorney and communications expert whose videos have gone viral, Jefferson Fisher. Together they crafted The Next Conversation, which is coming out in March through the Penguin imprint Tarcherperigee.
Learn more about Blake Atwood here:
https://blakeatwood.com/
https://www...2024-11-0429 min
Hembury Books PodcastShow, Don't TellAdam Courtenay is an author and business journalist who has written five non-fiction books including Amazon Men, published in the UK by Endeavour Press (2015), as well as The Ship that Never Was (2018) The Ghost and the Bounty Hunter (2020) and Three Sheets in the Wind (2022) for Harper Collins imprint, ABC Books.
Adam had extensive experience working on manuscripts for private clients, which involve all facets of book writing, structuring and positioning. He believes history has been badly taught and is often poorly written. His style involves a reinterpretation and reworking of space, time and character in history and in...2024-10-2735 min
Hembury Books PodcastOn tarot and book editing insightsJessica Friedmann is the author of a new book about tarot in contemporary culture called 22 Impressions: Notes from the Major Arcana. It was published by Scribe in October. Her first book was published in 2017 and it is called Things That Helped and it is a memoir of essays describing her recovery from postpartum depression.
Jessica is based in Melbourne and she is also a freelance editor for Hembury Books. Her other editing roles have included top publications like Lonely Planet, Dumbo Feather and Farrago. She was formerly the publications manager at peak body, Australian Poetry.
Her writing...2024-10-2048 min
Hembury Books PodcastAn interview with the CEO of Writing WA, Will YeomanWill Yeoman is CEO of Writing WA, Western Australia's peak body for the writing sector. An experienced journalist, Will has been a contributor to The West Australian for nearly 20 years, as well as a music critic for Gramophone and Limelight magazines.
His short memoir Holy Family was recently published as part of Night Parrot Press' anthology Our Selves: 100 Micro Memoirs.
Will is also Artistic Director of Perth Festival Writers Weekend and York Regional Writers Festival.
Learn more here:
https://www.writingwa.org/
ht...2024-10-1343 min
Australian Book LoversWriter's Room with Bruce Lowery, Jessica Mudditt & David HumeIf you find people fascinating, then episode 122 is a must. Veronica and Laurie chat with authors Bruce Lowery, Jessica Mudditt and David Hume about memoir and biography. Why does this creative non-fiction genre continue to fascinate and inspire readers? Our authors share why they're willing to put a slice of their lives on the pages for the world to read.Book spotlights:Catch the Wind by Bruce Lowery - memoirOnce Around the Sun by Jessica Mudditt - memoirBlind without Barriers by David Hume and Peter Murray - biographyIntro - 00:57...2024-10-131h 10
Hembury Books PodcastAustralia's first indie-only booksellerOur guest is Anna Loethman-Wilkes, the founder of Australia's first indie-only online bookstore, House of Prose. Anna is also an experienced business professional and have spent her time launching, growing and scaling organisations. She owns and runs several businesses herself and is now helping other business owners through times of transformation.
She talks to Hembury Books about her passion for stocking indie books and exciting future plans for building a community of indie writers in Australia.
https://www.houseofprose.com.au/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-loethman-wilkes-963996a/
2024-10-0648 min
Hembury Books PodcastAn author's insights on academic publishingNicholas Coppel is the author of a new book called Myanmar’s Digital Coup: how the World Responded, which came out in July through Palgrave Macmillan.
Nicholas was Australia’s ambassador to Myanmar from 2015 to 2018 and he is currently the President of the Australian Myanmar Institute.
Nicholas shares his insights on the current situation in Myanmar and his experiences of academic publishing.
More information can be found here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-coppel-csi-57b0653a/
https://aummi.edu.au/
2024-10-0135 min
Hembury Books PodcastAn author's insights on academic publishing
Nicholas Copel is the author of a new book called Myanmar’s Digital Coup: how the World Responded, which came out in July through Palgrave Macmillan.
Nicholas was Australia’s ambassador to Myanmar from 2015 to 2018 and he is currently the President of the Australian Myanmar Institute.
Nicholas shares his insights on the current situation in Myanmar and his experiences of academic publishing.
More information can be found here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-coppel-csi-57b0653a/
https://aummi.edu.au/2024-09-3035 min
Hembury Books PodcastAn author's guide to book awardsMark Berridge is a keynote speaker and the author of the award-winning memoir, A Fraction Stronger, which was published by Major Street Publishing in 2022.
His book begins with how his life-changed in an instant when a biking accident left him with severe spinal cord damage and it explores inspiring stories of resilience.
A Fraction Stronger has won an incredible number of awards – 16 in total.
Mark breaks down his approach to entering book awards, which includes:
- How to find the best competitions for your book
- How winning an award impacts sa...2024-09-2244 min
Hembury Books PodcastThe Himalayan Book ClubBrendan Shine is the author of ‘High in the Himalaya: Conquering mountains in the mind, journeying in the Himalaya and returning from oblivion.’
His 2023 memoir follows his exploits as he rock 'n' rolls with hedonistic excess through the drug fuelled 90's, journeying through India, the Middle east, Northern Africa and the Mediterranean, in and out of psychiatric hospitals and living to tell the tale.
He travelled extensively around India, walking in the Himalaya, frequenting tropical beaches on the Arabian Sea and travelling over 6,000 kilometres on public transport there, always with his pipe and hashish.
2024-09-1559 min
Hembury Books PodcastWriting a biography of a public figureKirsty Nancarrow is the author of Himalayan Dreams: The Story of Som Tamang, which was published in February. She wrote the book after a life-changing visit to Nepal following the 2015 earthquakes.
She shares how she undertook the many intertviews for the book, obtained permissions and checked through her chapters with the subject.
This is essential listening if you are planning a biography about a public figure.
ABOUT KIRSTY NANCARROW
Kirsty is an award-winning journalist who spent 15 years with the ABC and founded Women in Media Far North Queensland. She is now a media...2024-09-0949 min
Hembury Books PodcastProtecting classified information while publishing your memoirOur guest this week is Commodore Peter Scott, who is the author of Running Deep: an Australian Submarine Life. Over a decorated 34-year career, Commodore Scott served in 10 submarines, passed the most demanding military command course in the world and served as the Head of Profession of the Submarine Arm of the Royal Australian Navy.
During that time his character was forged by the challenges of naval service, success and failure as a leader, catastrophic onboard disasters while dived, and life-threatening traumas. His memoir describes how he also endured personal battles with self-doubt, addiction, depression and anxiety.
Today Peter...2024-09-0239 min
The JPost Podcast - Travel EditionFrom tropical paradise to the roof of the worldThe Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 87Mark and David host El Salvador's Ambassador to Israel Milton Eduardo Umaña Acevedo to learn about the great things to do and eat in this Central American paradise.Then, travel writer Jessica Mudditt pops in to talk about her time in Tibet, how to get there and answers the question: Do you have to be physically fit to enjoy a trip to this spiritually- and topographically-elevated nation?2024-08-0534 min
Hembury Books PodcastWriting a book with a health messageAnne Gately is the author of 'Sunburnt: A memoir of sun, surf and skin cancer,' which was published in April.
As a Stage IV melanoma survivor who was given a prognosis of 12 to 24 months, Anne has real-life experience of the devastating effects that sun exposure can have and is passionate about reducing the incidence of skin cancer in Australia.
She wrote her book to increase her reach as an advocate for safe sun practices.
I asked her about how to maximise the impact of a book with a public health message.
https://www.annegately.com.au/2024-08-0253 minHembury Books PodcastHow to write a chapterA book is just a collection of chapters. Once you get your head around how to write a chapter, writing a book becomes so much easier. Here's a collection of tips and tricks that work for me.
These include:
* The person you are at the start of your book is not the same as the person at the end - each chapters layers in growth
* Begin each chapter with a problem or challenge
* Vary the pace and mood of each chapter - contrasts are enjoyable for the reader.
2024-07-3122 min
Hembury Books PodcastFrom locked up abroad to authorHolly Deane-Johns is the author of Holly's Hell - Seven Years in a Thai Prison. She talks to Hembury Books founder Jessica Mudditt about her years of incarceration in Australia and Thailand, how she overcame her addiction to heroin, and her journey to becoming an author.2024-07-3130 min
Hembury Books PodcastThe pros and cons of self-publishingAnna Featherstone is the author of 'Look - It's Your Book!' which is a self-publishing guide for nononfiction Australian authors. She is also a judge of the Australian Business Book Awards and Non-Fiction Advisor and Australian Ambassador for the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi).
She weighs up the pros and cons of going indie over traditional, including the comparative royalties, creative freedoms, support teams and opportunities at writers' festivals.2024-07-3128 min
Hembury Books PodcastThe benefits for business owners of publishing a bookAndrew Griffiths is the author of 14 bestselling business books, which have been published by the likes of Allen and Unwin and othors he has self-published. His most recent book is called Someone Has to be the Most Expensive – Why Not Make It You? Andrew has coached hundreds of authors and he also runs Author Academy retreats, with the next one coming up in Hobart in July 2024.
Andrew answers all of our questions, including -
* How do you know when your idea is big enough for a whole book?
* Why should a b...2024-07-3141 min
Hembury Books PodcastWhen your book doesn't sell as many copies as expectedAfter being offered a book deal by a publisher in 2011, Eagranie Yuh flew to San Francisco for a marketing meeting.
The publishing director pulled her aside and said, “We think it’s going to be one of our big hits this season.”
Eight thousand copies were printed, but only a quarter of those sold. Eagranie describes how the experience affected her confidence as an author and what she learned about the publishing industry.
Eagranie Yuh on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eagranieyuh/
2024-07-3132 min
Hembury Books PodcastIs writing your second book easier than your first?Podcast host Jessica Mudditt reflects on whether writing her second book was easier than her first, and anything she did differently a second time around.
She also breaks down her costs for creating and promoting her new book, Once Around the Sun.2024-07-3131 min
Hembury Books PodcastAvoid these four common obstacles when writing your book
Kelly Irving is a best-selling book coach, editor, and creator of the Expert Author Community – a global coaching platform and community that has launched hundreds of award-winning authors into the world.
Kelly’s unique Write Book Method helps connect dots and solve complex business messaging problems by empowering original, creative and renaissance spirits to produce work that enriches their lives as well as others.
Kelly has helped hundreds of authors to plan and write their books – she shares four of the most common obstacles her clients face and how to overcome them.
...2024-07-3132 min
Hembury Books PodcastWriting a blend of self-help and memoir (virtual book launch)Danielle Colley is the author of The Chocolate Bar Life: Creating a Delicious Balance Between Work, Rest and Play.
Danielle's book is a hybrid of memoir and self-help, which a growing number of books are nowadays. We naturally build on our own experiences to help others. Danielle is no stranger to Burnout Town, but she's developed ways to avoid going back there.
https://daniellecolley.com.au/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-colley-4b344926/2024-07-2548 min
Hembury Books PodcastMaking your book title memorableJon Manning is the author of "Overcoming Floccinaucinihilipilification: Valuing and Monetizing Products and Services", which he describes as the “most ridiculously titled pricing book that guides start-ups, entrepreneurs and side hustlers through value-based pricing.”
He has used the longest F word in the English language - it is 29 letters long!
I spoke to Jon about having the courage to give your book a memorable title, his journey to publication and his insights on getting pricing right.
Jon is also a start-up mentor, behavioural economist and the founder of Pricing Prophets.
https://pricingprophets.com/
http...2024-07-1522 min
Hembury Books PodcastWriting about family issues in a memoirOur guest this week is Sarah Martin, an experienced theatre nurse and the author of Dear Psychosis, which was published in 2023.
Her memoir is co-written with her son Jesse and daughter Alice. It describes the dramatic rescue of Alice from Turkey when she began to experience psychosis, and later, a diagnosis of bipolar.
Sarah shares her insights on how to write a memoir that will be respectful of family relationships, and when it may be better not to include something.
Sarah Martin's website - https://sarahmartinauthor.com/
Sarah on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in...2024-07-0856 min
Hembury Books PodcastTranslating your book into foreign languagesCarla Francis the author of three books - The Zen of Cat, The Cat with Three Passports and Pet Friendly Accommodation on the East Coast.
Her latest book, The Zen of Cat, was published by Pan Macillan in 2023 and it has been translated into Italian, Portuguese, Czech, Turkish and Thai. Her previous book, The Cat with Three Passports, has been translated into Italian, Thai and Serbian.
She shares her tips for making a book truly global. This includes going travelling to meet retailers on the other side of the world!
Carla Francis, author at Pan...2024-07-0141 min
Hembury Books PodcastHow to write a gripping history bookDan Morrison is the author of The Black Nile and The Prince and the Poisoner: The Murder that Rocked the British Raj. Dan did some incredible research for his new book, which is set in 1930s India and reads like a murder mystery.
Dan is also deputy world editor at USA Today, and he shares some amazing tips for bringing past events alive with all five sense, as well as how to get started with an idea for a history book.
Dan's books
https://goodreadingmagazine.com.au/titlepage/prince-and-the-poisoner-the-murder-that-rocked-the-british-raj/https://www.thenile.com...2024-06-2549 min
Hembury Books PodcastHow to compile other people's stories into a bookNo Buts was compiled by social worker Margaret Chipperfield, who worked for some 11 years with men who had been violent or abusive. Her book contains stories by men who successfully changed their behaviour.
Marg explains how she recorded the mens' stories on the highly complex and fraught issue of family violence and behaviour change. This episode was recorded as the virtual book launch.
Learn more about the book here: https://www.nobutsthebook.com.au/
Connect with Marg Chipperfield on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marg-chipperfield-1b89756a/2024-06-1735 min
Hembury Books PodcastWhy I asked my publisher for the rights back to my memoirRuth Clare is an actor, TEDX speaker and the author of the award-winning memoir, Enemy, which was published by Penguin in 2016. It describes her father's trauma from the Vietnam War and the repercussions this had on her as a child. Earlier in the year she obtained the rights back and self-published her book. She explains why she made this decision, which includes a desire to regain creative control over her work.
Learn more about Ruth Clare
https://ruthclare.com/
https://www.instagram.com/ruthclareauthor/?hl=en2024-06-101h 05
Hembury Books PodcastBook marketing case study: 'How I sold 3500 books in less than a year'Leanne Hughes is the author of The Two Hour Workshop Blueprint, which has sold 3500 copies on Amazon alone in less than a year, garnering $38,000 in royalties. She shares her book marketing tips and describes the fantastic professional opportunities generated by her first book.
Learn more about Leanne here: https://www.leannehughes.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannehughes/2024-06-0335 min
Hembury Books PodcastHow to set up a successful book coaching businessToday's episode features An Ly-Tampere, a
mentor of book coaches. She uses her decade of experience in business consultancy to guide them through the process of building successful businesses
around their personal lives.
Her own entrepreneurial journey began with the birth of her child, which catalysed her transition into a better work-life balance. She enjoys Latin dancing, sipping Earl Grey tea, and cherishes family time in Singapore.
More information about An can be found here - https://anlytampere.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anlytampere/?originalSubdomain=sg
2024-05-2743 min
Hembury Books PodcastTips for building a big TikTok followingJohn Pabon is the author of “The Great Greenwashing: How Brands, Governments, and Influencers are Lying to You” and Sustainability for the Rest of Us. He is also a Sustainability consultant, speaker and UN advisor.
John has 60,000 followers on TikTok and his recent speaking engagements include The Ubud Literary Festival and Mumbrella. Media coverage includes ABC
News Breakfast, Channel 9 and CNN. He has another 16,000 followers on Linkedin, but in this episode our focus is on how he built such a large following on TikTok as a nonfiction author.
For more info about John, check out his w...2024-05-2034 min
Hembury Books PodcastGetting book production rightMichael Hanrahan is the founder and managing director of Publish Central in Melbourne, which provides self-publishing services, education and resources for non-fiction authors.
Michael has decades of experience in publishing and he shares insights on the essential elements of book production for self-published authors.
He also discusses the changing landscape of the publishing industry in Australia, and why there's never been a better time to self-publish.
https://www.publishcentral.com.au/2024-05-1355 min
The EMMA LOVELL ShowOnce around the sun with Jessica MuddittBe transported by this conversation with a Travel Memoir Author
Get Emma’s book, The Art of Bleisure: https://www.emmalovell.au/book
Jessica Mudditt is an author, ghostwriter and book coach based in Sydney. During her 15 years as a journalist, she wrote over a hundred articles for Forbes, along with bylines in BBC, CNN and Company Director Magazine. She is the author of two memoirs - Our Home in Myanmar and Once Around the Sun.
Fun fact: she was an extra in the hit Bollywood film, Tara Rum Pum.
Connect with her here:
...2024-05-101h 00
Hembury Books PodcastMemory in memoir - How I tapped into mineBruce Lowery is the author of Catch the Wind: From the Nullarbor to the Far Northwest in '68.
His memoir describes a formative year in his life as an 18-year-old when he hitchhiked from his home in Melbourne to Western Australia. He spent a year working in some of the most remote parts of the outback and met a host of colourful characters along the way.
Bruce explains how he tapped into memories from long ago, and used a process of research and reconstruction to create a lovely narrative. He also shares words of encouragement...2024-05-0647 min
The Content ByteJessica Mudditt on leaving journalism to start her own publishing companyThis week Rachel and Lynne have a return guest - Jessica Mudditt. A journalist and author, Jessica has embraced risk and adventure to start her own publishing business, Hembury Books, which provides coaching and ghostwriting services to non-fiction authors. Jess talks about what helped her decide to make this career shift, how and why self-publishing is a great option for many authors and some of the challenges of working in today's publishing industry. We cover: What it's like to have your own book in your hand Writing her own memoirs The publicity machine How t...2024-05-0655 min
Hembury Books PodcastExpert tips for creating an audiobookWe have a special guest on the podcast today.
Robert A. Lane is an audiobook coach & producer, life coach and inspirational speaker. He spent 30+ years working in the entertainment industry including radio, voice-over, and post production. He spent 14 years working at 20th Century Fox as their Feature Project Manager. He has over 20 years experience in audio as a re-recording mixer, sound designer, voice over artist & narrator, and music composer for many films, tv shows and industrial videos.
His book "Lights, Action, YOU!" was a #1 bestseller on Amazon and he is also an award-winning filmmaker. Now, as a coach, his...2024-04-2948 min
Hembury Books PodcastAn introduction to IngramSparkChris Munnery is Senior Key Account Manager at IngramSpark Australia, which is the world’s largest book distributor.
Chris shares his insights on how indie authors can leverage IngramSpark and some exciting new features on the horizon, such as more direct sales opportunities for authors.
https://www.ingramspark.com/2024-04-2638 min
Hembury Books PodcastHow to get a deal with a traditional publisher for your memoirLouisa Deasey is a publishing coach devoted to helping writers succeed in the traditional book publishing industry. She secured deals with major publishers for both her memoirs. In this episode she gives a blow-by-blow account of how it happened, and shares her tips for query letters.
https://louisadeasey.com/2024-04-1435 min
Hembury Books PodcastHow to self-publish a cookbook Anna Kharzeeva is the author of The Soviet Diet Cookbook, which she self-published in Russia shortly before the war broke out. Anna's book was doing very well and she ran cooking classes alongside her English-language book, which had a largely expat clientele.
Anna and her husband had to flee Russia for their safety and they now live in Sydney.
Anna talks about how external events can upend our plans as authors, and the need to try to pivot and still look for a silver lining.
https://www.annakharzeeva.com/
https://www.i...2024-04-0749 min
Hembury Books Podcast'Trent Dalton wrote an endorsement for my book'Mary Garden is the author of four books, and her new
book is a memoir called My Father’s Suitcase. It is due out in May 2024.
Her previous memoir, The Serpent Rising, won the High
Country Indie Book Award 2021.
Her last book, Sundowner of the Skies, was a
biography of her father, Oscar Garden, who was a famous pioneer aviator. Sundowner was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s History Award 2020.
Mary shares the story of how bestselling author
Trent Dalton agreed to write a glowing endorsement of Sundowner of the Skies – and what happene...2024-03-3123 min
Hembury Books PodcastWriting erotica in memoirDana Da Silva is the author of The Shift, which is a memoir that combines travel, mental health and OCD and erotica. She talks about her decision not to write under a pseudonym, her tips for writing erotica well and things to consider when self-publishing (such as not ticking the 'box of death'!).
2024-03-2740 min
Hembury Books PodcastSelf-published author Maggie Walters longlisted for 2022 Richell PrizeMaggie Walters is the author of the forthcoming memoir SPLIT: A Life Shared, Living with Multiple Personality Disorder. It will be published independently in May and in 2022 it was longlisted for the prestigious Richell Prize.
Maggie is here to tell us about her publishing journey and her personal story of being a trauma survivor with Multiple Personality Disorder, which is now known as Dissociative Identity Disorder.
2024-03-0544 min
Hembury Books PodcastThe benefits of publishing a business biographySince founding the Book Adviser in 2016, Jaqui Lane has
helped hundreds of business leaders to write and publish their books. The self publishing expert is one of Australia’s leading writers of corporate history books and she is also an Ambassador for the Alliance of Independent Authors.
In this episode, Jaqui explains how she carved out a niche in in writing corporate histories of some of Australia's largest companies, such as Woolworths.
She breaks down the core components of writing a business book - including how to 'get out of your own way' in the be...2024-02-1932 min
Hembury Books PodcastConfessions of a Goodreads Mega ReviewerSuzanne Robinson has written 1278 reviews on Goodreads. She is
currently ranked ninth in Australia as a 'top reviewer' on the global book recommendations website.
A bad review can be really painful for an author, and a great review can make our day. I ask Suzanne what makes her love or loathe a book, and we talk about all things Goodreads - the social media platform for book lovers. All authors should be leveraging the power of Goodreads to connect with readers and sell more books.
On Instagram you will find her as Suzannebookgirl: https://www.i...2024-02-1230 min
Hembury Books PodcastHow to get a book buyer to stock your bookLexie Eatock is a book buyer at the iconic Sydney bookstore, Better Read Than Dead.
We go behind the counter of a bookstore to find out what a book buyer looks for when deciding whether to stock a particular title.
Lexie also shares insights into the kinds of books that are selling well at the moment, and some of the cyclical patterns of retail book sales.2024-02-0629 min
Hembury Books PodcastHow to make a book buyer stock your bookLexie Eatock is the book buyer of the iconic Sydney bookstore, Better Read Than Dead.
We go behind the counter of bookstores to find out what they are looking for when deciding whether to stock a book. Lexie also shares insights into what kinds of books are selling particularly well right now, and some of the cyclical patterns of books in retail. 2024-02-0628 min
Hembury Books PodcastBibliotherapy for a first-time authorLucy Pearson is a freelance writer, bibliotherapist and
library curator. In 2018 she won the inaugural Book Blogger of the Year award at the London Book Fair, after which she cofounded the Bondi Literary Salon with bookshop Gertrude and Alice. She splits her time between London and Sydney.
Lucy explains the ancient and fascinating practice of bibliotherapy and provides her book prescription list for a first-time author.
2024-01-2929 min
The Marketing MashupBecoming an Author with Jessica MuddittBecoming a published author can add an enormous amount of credibility to your personal brand, open doors and genuinely set you apart from others in your industry. But without the right guidance and support, it can be totally overwhelming. We're chatting with Jessica Mudditt, journalist, author and book coach about why publishing a book is a fabulous idea, and how to get started.
For more on Jess and to follow her, check out her socials below...
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JessicaMuddittAuthor
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jessicamudditt3?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc2024-01-1741 min
Hembury Books PodcastWhat makes a great book cover?Book designer Bettina Kaiser is the Owner & Creative Director
of Bettina Kaiser Art+Design. She has over two decades of experience in design for print and screen, and has a Masters in Visual Communications from the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences.
Bettina shares her insights on the elements of a great cover and some of the tricks of the trade for making a book cover stand out in a crowded bookshelf.
She also discusses timeframes, general costs, and how she works with authors and publishers.
2024-01-1529 min
Hembury Books PodcastHow to land a book deal with a big publisherAs a publisher at Hachette Australia, Bernadette Foley spent ten years commissioning fiction and nonfiction book titles. She worked with authors such as Di Morrissey, William McInnes, Kate Ceberano and Richard Flanagan. She also spent five years as an editor and publisher at Pan McMillan.
In 2016, Bernadette founded Broadcast Books in Sydney. She works with authors to publish independently or prepare their manuscripts for traditional publishing houses. She runs workshops too.
Bernadette is also a lecturer at the Australian Writers Centre, where she teaches the How to Write a Novel course.
Bernadette answers...2024-01-0637 min
Hembury Books PodcastWhat does a book publicist do?Nicole Webb is a former newsreader and executive producer turned book publicist. She is also the author of the memoir China Blonde, which describes the years she spent in China with her hotelier husband and baby.
After successfully executing a media campaign for her own
book, Nicole realised she had a knack for book publicity and began taking on clients. Her first client was renowned ethicist Peter Singer and his book The Life You Can Save.
Nicole Webb also works with Hembury Books clients on their book
publicity campaigns.
In this episode, Nicole an...2023-12-1231 min
Hembury Books PodcastWhat does a book editor do?Lauren Finger has 20 years of experience as a book editor, and has worked on nonfiction titles such as Anh Do's The Happiest Refugee.
In this episode, Lauren explains -
* How a book editor improves a manuscript
* Whether it's preferable to use an editor before pitching a manuscript to publishers
* The most common types of writing issues she fixes
* Where to find an editor in Australia2023-12-0430 minHembury Books PodcastHow to write a bookHere are eight essential steps for writing a nonfiction book. These include finding an idea that will hold your interest, mapping out the chapters, creating a writing routine and overcoming pesky self-doubt along the way.2023-11-1832 minHembury Books PodcastRejection letters from publishers - here's some I received and what I did nextIt hurts when your manuscript or book proposal is turned down by a publisher or literary agent. It happened to me many times, and I eventually decided to self-publish my books. I founded Hembury Books to help other authors overcome this roadblock - and it doesn't necessarily mean giving up on the dream of a traditional publishing deal.2023-11-0421 min
The EMMA LOVELL ShowWriting a travel memoir with Jessica MuddittJessica shares the experience of writing her book, Our Home in Myanmar
Get Emma’s book, The Art of Bleisure: https://www.emmalovell.au/book
Learn more about Jessica Muddit here:
Jessica Mudditt is an author, ghostwriter and book coach based in Sydney. During her 15 years as a journalist, she wrote over a hundred articles for Forbes, along with bylines in BBC, CNN and Company Director Magazine. She is the author of two memoirs - Our Home in Myanmar and Once Around the Sun.
Fun fact: she was an extra in the hit Bo...2023-10-2739 min
Humans of Purpose307 Jessica Mudditt: Travel AuthorJessica Mudditt
My guest today is Jessica Mudditt. Jess is a superb author and journalist. Jess writes about what she loves, her experiences traveling in South East Asia.
Her first book is Our Home in Myanmar, which documents her living in Yangon, Myanmar for four years and received rave reviews.
She's currently working on her new book, Once Around The Sun due for release in early March, which will document her year setting off from Melbourne for a year of solo backpacking through Asia.
Book Giveaway
Jess has kindly o...2023-10-0241 minThe JPost Podcast - Travel EditionAsia beckons: Uncovering mystical Myanmar and whiskey sipping in tantalizing TaiwanThe Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 60 We hear about two magical countries from women who've left their hearts in Asia. Author and journalist Jessica Mudditt talks about tourism and living in Myanmar. While diplomat Abby Ya-Ping Lee offers some great tips on vacations in Taiwan.2023-06-0536 min
We Travel There with Lee HuffmanYangon, Myanmar | Shwedagon Pagoda, Circular Train & Thingyan Water FestivalWe’re in Yangon, Myanmar, with Jessica Mudditt, the author of “Our Home in Myanmar.” We talk about the 2000-year-old Shwedagon Pagoda, riding the Yangon Circular Train, and getting wet at the Thingyan Water Festival. Show notes are at https://WeTravelThere.com/yangon Bluffworks’ stylish clothing is designed with the modern traveler in mind. It is wrinkle-resistant, machine washable, and very comfortable with hidden pockets to protect your valuables. Save 10% with our promo code at https://WeTravelThere.com/bluffworks2023-04-0337 min
Clout AsiaJessica MuddittJessica Mudditt is the author of Our Home in Myanmar – Four Years in Yangon, a memoir that describes her life in Myanmar in the lead-up to the historic general elections of 2015. She worked in Myanmar as a journalist at the state-run newspaper The Myanmar Times, as well as for the British Embassy and the UN.Jessica is also a freelance journalist currently based in Sydney. Her articles have been published by Forbes Magazine, BBC, The Economist Intelligence Unit, and CNN.We asked Jessica to take us on her journey to Asia capability by nom...2023-03-1236 min
INTHEBLACKHow to give your career a boostToday’s episode explores expert strategies for rebooting and refreshing your accounting and finance career. We share advice and tips on how you can leverage skills and experiences to give your career a boost. Offering their insights are our two guest experts. Dan Auerbach, Founder and CEO of leading Australian corporate psychology consultancy EAP and Michelle Gibbings, a workplace expert and former transformation manager at retail wealth management and banking business AMP, and National Australia Bank (NAB). Listen now. To further help guide your career, CPA Australia’s Career Navigator Tool is a useful...2023-02-2028 minINTHEBLACKHow to never stop learningToday’s episode looks at how accounting and finance professionals can upskill across their careers, with tips and strategies on how to overcome common roadblocks to learning. Offering their insights and advice are our two guest experts. Shelley Laslett, CEO and co-founder of Vitae Coach, which uses brain-based coaching based on neuroscience. And Huw Thomas, Director, Head of Offerings, Thought Leadership and Capability Development at Blue Seed Consulting Listen now. To further help guide your career, CPA Australia’s Career Navigator Tool is a useful resource to discover in-demand skills. Additionally, there are CPA Aus...2023-02-1529 minINTHEBLACKHow to chart a successful career pathToday’s episode deep dives into how you can chart a successful career path as accounting and finance professionals. We ask industry experts how to decide between a big or a small firm, the pros and cons of being a specialist over a generalist and more. And we share practical tips for navigating choppy waters such as redundancies and explain why it is never too late – or too early – to start planning your career. To help answer these questions and offer their insights are our two guest experts. Kathryn MacMillan is managing director of CIRCLE Recruitm...2023-02-0835 minINTHEBLACKHow accountants can be future-ready todayToday’s episode discusses the future-ready career skills needed for accountants and finance professionals. Our guest experts are Layla O'Kane, senior economist and research director at Lightcast, a global labour market data specialist based in Boston. And Michael Edelstein CPA, an experienced recruiter and business coach who specialises in senior placements within public practice accounting firms. He is also the host of the podcast, Accountants Exposed. Listen now. Host: Jessica Mudditt, book author, freelance journalist and regular contributor to CPA Australia’s award-winning INTHEBLACK magazine. Guests: Layla O'Kane, senior econo...2023-01-3125 min
ÉmotionsNos rêves sont-ils toujours mieux que la réalité ?Pourquoi sommes-nous toujours un peu déçu·es quand nos rêves se réalisent ? Renée Greusard déchante rapidement après avoir accouché, Guillaume Sentou n’est toujours pas satisfait après avoir rencontré le succès dont il a toujours rêvé, gagner des milliers d’euros au loto ne rend pas vraiment plus heureux… Alors sommes-nous condamné·es à la frustration perpétuelle ? Dans cet épisode, Jérôme Massela explore le fossé entre nos attentes et la réalité, en compagnie du psychothérapeute Pascal Anger. Pour aller plus loin : Le livre de Renée Greusard, Choisir...2022-10-1740 min
DVB English NewsReads: Jessica Mudditt on her memoir Our Home In MyanmarAustralian journalist and author Jessica Mudditt addresses the backlash she faced after publishing her memoir "Our Home in Myanmar" following the 2021 coup. The Burmese language version is available as a free download.
DVB Reads (Podcast) is available on-demand (to stream or download on listening apps): YouTube, SoundCloud, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, Pandora, Stitcher, Spotify, Apple and Google Podcasts.2022-09-1202 min
Help My Marketing PodcastPublic Relations with Jess MuddittWhat is PR, and how does it affect your brand and your business? These are the questions we discuss with Jessica Mudditt on this episode. Jess is the author of Our Home in Myanmar - Four Years In Rangoon which you can find HERE. She's also a freelance journalist having been featured in publications like GQ, CNN, BBC, Forbes, Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Geographic, Marie Claire and many more quality mastheads.
We're stoked to be chatting with her on this ep about all things PR. For more of Jess' great work and to keep an eye out f...2022-08-1852 min
Myanmar MusingsOur Home in MyanmarJessica Mudditt, an Australian author and journalist, discusses her recent book Our Home in Myanmar: Four Years in Yangon, in which she recounts working at a range of journalism outfits in the country, including the infamous military-owned and influenced Global New Light of Myanmar.2022-05-2536 min
Conversation SixJessica Mudditt and Jessica MuddittJessica Mudditt on her book "Our Home in Myanmar"2022-01-2505 min
Books And TravelMyanmar With Jessica MuddittHow does Myanmar’s complicated history shape the country today? What are some of the wonderful places to visit — if tourists are able to travel again?
Jessica Mudditt talks about her experience in Myanmar, as well as facing fears around travel, and the experience of reverse culture shock on returning to Australia.
Jessica Mudditt is an Australian freelance journalist and travel writer. Her latest book is Our Home in Myanmar: Four Years in Yangon.
Show notes
Myanmar / Burma, and the complicated history and politics that shape the country
Diversity of the...2021-12-3038 min
Live Your Hero's JourneyEpisode 10: Don't Wait to Publish with Jessica MudditHow do you face self-doubt to write your own memoir? Listen to how author and journalist Jessica Muddit on her journey of an expat in Myanmar and writing her first memoir.
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Join host Pheh Sze (PS), Teh, in this inspirational episode as she speaks to Jessica Muddit on her first memoir 'Our Home in Myanmar' and what it takes publish a memoir. Jessica Muddit is also a freelance journalist and her articles have been published on CNN, BCC, Australian Geographic and Marie Claire on business, technology and lifestyle.
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2021-10-0737 min
Insight MyanmarYou Can't Go Home AgainThe ending line of Jessica Mudditt’s book, Our Home In Myanmar, puts a startling cap on her account of her life in Yangon in the 2010s. She writes, “Myanmar’s sudden returned to a dictatorship means that I have inadvertently written a history book.” This is the subject of the current episode, which charts Jessica’s hard-won attempts to live in Myanmar during the last decade.Jessica was primarily motivated to come to Myanmar to witness and report on the 2015 election, arriving a full three years in advance in order to be better positioned to understand that histo...2021-08-192h 21
The Content ByteMoving countries and carving out a freelance business from scratch, with Jessica MuddittAfter living overseas for many years, returning home and facing the prospect of freelancing with no contacts and no local experience can be extremely tough. Jessica Mudditt, author of Our Home in Myanmar, did just that - and in this episode we chat about: - How Jess's new book came about, and what it's like watching Myanmar's crisis unfold from afar after living there for years - Building a freelance business from the ground up after leaving Asia and returning to Australia, and how she did it - How her life has changed since...2021-06-2126 min
Your Favorite Stories, Now in Your Ears - Full AudiobookOur Home in Myanmar: Four years in Yangon Audiobook by Jessica MuddittListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 536573
Title: Our Home in Myanmar: Four years in Yangon
Author: Jessica Mudditt
Narrator: Jessica Mudditt
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7:04:57
Language: English
Release date: 06-15-21
Publisher: Findaway Voices
Genres: Biography & Memoir
Summary:
After a whirlwind romance in Bangladesh, Australian journalist Jessica Mudditt and her Bangladeshi husband Sherpa arrive in Yangon in 2012 just as the military junta is beginning to relax its ironclad grip on power. It is a high-risk atmosphere; a life riddled with chaos and confusion as much as it is with wonder and excitement.
Jessica joins a...2021-06-157h 04Listen and Learn on the Go With Our Captivating Free AudiobookOur Home in Myanmar: Four years in Yangon Audiobook by Jessica MuddittListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 525013
Title: Our Home in Myanmar: Four years in Yangon
Author: Jessica Mudditt
Narrator: Jessica Mudditt
Format: Unabridged
Length: 07:04:57
Language: English
Release date: 05-29-21
Publisher: Authors Republic
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Literary, Travel, Asia
Summary:
Myanmar - shrouded in mystery, misunderstood and isolated for half a century.
After a whirlwind romance in Bangladesh, Australian journalist Jessica Mudditt and her Bangladeshi husband Sherpa arrive in Yangon in 2012 - just as the military junta is beginning to relax its ironclad grip on power. It is a high-risk atmosphere; a life riddled...2021-05-297h 04
Discover the Best Audio Stories in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsOur Home in Myanmar: Four years in Yangon by Jessica MuddittPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/525013 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Home in Myanmar: Four years in Yangon Author: Jessica Mudditt Narrator: Jessica Mudditt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 4 minutes Release date: May 29, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Myanmar - shrouded in mystery, misunderstood and isolated for half a century. After a whirlwind romance in Bangladesh, Australian journalist Jessica Mudditt and her Bangladeshi husband Sherpa arrive in Yangon in 2012 - just as the military junta is beginning to relax its ironclad grip on power. It is a high-risk...2021-05-2905 min