CLAIRE VAN RYN “Set yourself ludicrously achievable goals. Like writing for five minutes a day. You can do that!”
Q&A with Claire Van Ryn on the publication of her debut novel The Secrets Of The Huon Wren
DANI VEE “My process is a lot of thinking, many false starts and persistence!”
Interview with Dani Vee, on the publication of her second picture book My EPIC Dad! Takes Us Camping, the first book in her EPIC Dad series!
KYLIE LADD “I find writing tough, but this book was a bit of a gift - it turned up exactly when I needed a distraction, and of all my novels it ended up being the closest to my original hopes...”
Q&A with women’s fiction author Kylie Ladd.
JESS KITCHING “I actually wrote How To Destroy Your Husband (a very rudimentary draft!) before I wrote The Girl She Was Before.”
Q&A with Jess Kitching on the publication day of her second novel, How To Destroy Your Husband.
How To Make Your Writing Sing
A guest post on how to make your writing sing by Carolyn DiPasquale, author of Reckless Grace - A poignant mother-daughter memoir with a piercing message: Rampant mental illness leads to untold loss.
DI WALKER “I sometimes wonder if I had waited for the next Walker Wednesday if Harper would have made it – they would be looking for something else. Serendipity.”
Q&A with Di Walker, middle grade author of Unpacking Harper Holt and Every Thing We Keep.
DANI VEE “A few days after the interview, I asked if I could pitch two stories and he signed My EXTRAordinary Mum within two weeks.”
Q&A with debut author of My EXTRAordinary Mum, Dani Vee.
JESSICA PAYNE “Everyone hopes they’ll be the person who gets agented on their first book, but in reality, it’s rare.”
Q&A with author Jessica Payne on writing and her debut novel Make Me Disappear.
FIONA ROBERTSON “I entered the Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer in 2020, and winning that prize meant monetary support (thanks to sponsor Jenny Summerson) plus publication with UQP.”
Q&A with Fiona Robertson on her debut book - a short story collection titled, If You’re Happy.
ANNE FREEMAN “Writing can be a solitary pursuit but if you find the courage to put up your hand and tell the world you’re writing, you will find your squad.”
Q&A with Anne Freeman, debut author of Returning to Adelaide - escapist women’s fiction with a Greek twist!
MEGAN ALBANY “I attended the CYA conference and had some initial interest from Hachette and then used this to secure an agent, who then went on to seal the deal for me.”
Q&A with Megan Albany, debut author of black comedy, The Very Last List of Vivian Walker.
HOLLY CRAIG “I was lucky enough to receive a place in the three-month writing course with Curtis Brown and that was the stepping stone into my finding an agent!”
Interview with Holly Craig, author of The Shallows due for release in 2023.
JP MCDONALD “You can take control of your path but always be open to advice, celebrate the wins and knuckle down for the difficult times, leaning on a network to provide inspiration and support.”
Kelly’s Writerly Q&A with JP McDonald, debut sci-fi author of The Invisible Tether.
CAMILLE BOOKER “When I finished my (very rough) first draft, I had no idea what to do with it. So I entered it into the 2019 Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize.”
Kelly’s Writerly Q&A with Camille Booker, debut historical fiction author of What If You Fly?
JESS KITCHING “Querying was tough though, and I was debating giving up right before I received my offer from Kingsley.”
Kelly’s Writerly Q&A with Jess Kitching