So You Want To Be A Writer With Valerie Khoo And Allison Tait: Australian Writers' Centre Podcast

Children’s author R.A. Spratt joins us. Allison and Valerie talk about crime writing for the young adult market. We also have 5 copies of ‘Baby’ – a sunburnt psychological thriller of obsession and escape by Annaleese Jochems to give away. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Laura Sieveking, author of the children's series 'Amelia Chamelia' who shares how she writes for writes for one publisher while working for another. Allison and Valerie confess the mistakes they've made and what they've learnt from them. We also have 10 double passes to give away to 'If Beale Street Could Talk'. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com 

Meet Barbara Lasserre, author of 'Words That Go Ping'. We discuss when does self-publishing become a first choice? Discover which new podcast Valerie’s been hosting. And we have 5 copies of ‘Death on the Derwent’ by Robin Bowles to give away.  Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com 

Meet Jane Harper, author of 'The Dry' and 'The Lost Man'. We have 3 copies of ‘Three Little Lies’ by Laura Marshall to giveaway. Plus, you’ll learn how to avoid a saggy middle in your manuscript and more. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com 

Happy new year! You’ll meet Fiona McIntosh, author of 'The Pearl Thief' and 'How to Write Your Blockbuster'. Val and Al answer more of your listener questions. Plus, we have 3 copies of ‘Rewording the Brain’ by David Astle to give away.  Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com 

Val and Al open up the podcast to your questions in an “Ask Us Anything” Christmas special! And, have you entered the 12-book summer reading pack competition yet? Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com 

Discover a whole heap of literary gifts for Christmas. Meet Bernadette Schwerdt, SEO copywriter and author of 'How to Build an Online Business'. Plus we have a 12-book giveaway up for grabs. Don’t miss out. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Discover planning tips for the next year and meet Alice Pung, author of ‘Close to Home’. We have a HUGE stash of books to give away to one lucky winner. Plus, the Newcastle Short Story Award is now open and more. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tips on how to find and afford good editors. Meet B.M. Carroll, author of 'The Missing Pieces of Sophie McCarthy'. Discover your chance to win a copy of the inaugural 'Australian Literary Diary' and more. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Stuart Coupe, author of ‘Roadies: The Secret History of Australian Rock 'n' Roll’. Congratulations to AWC graduate Frances Chapman for winning the 2018 Ampersand Prize. How to get invited to writers’ festivals and more. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you have NaNoWriMoFoMo? Meet DM Cameron, author of ‘Beneath the Mother Tree’ and discover your chance to win a copy of ‘Believe Me’ by JP Delaney. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Learn the art of knowing when your manuscript is finished. You’ll meet Karen Foxlee, author of ‘Lenny’s Book of Everything’. Discover your chance to enter the Moth Poetry Prize or win a double pass to the new film ‘The Old Man & The Gun’ and more. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Discover tips for first time authors and writing advice from Barbara Kingsolver. You’ll meet Joanna Nell, author of ‘The Single Ladies of the Jacaranda Retirement Village’. Our brand new online Fiction Essentials course on Characters has now launched and we’re giving away 3 copies of ‘Rocky Road: The incredible true story of the fractured family behind the Darrell Lea chocolate empire’ by Robert Wainwright. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet John Purcell, author of ‘The Girl on the Page’. Discover how to rock an author reading. Val and Al chat about the upcoming film ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ based on the true story of celebrity biographer Lee Israel. And you can impress your friends by dropping the word 'encomium' in casual conversation. Plus, we have 10x double passes to ‘Beautiful Boy’ starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet to give away. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Di Morrissey, author of ‘Arcadia’. Ebury Press is looking for unagented authors and Val and Al chat to Myf Warhurst on Radio National. Shout out to Tasmin Janu, who has been shortlisted for the 2018 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. Plus, discover our new course an online Fiction Essentials course on Characters! Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Eleanor Limprecht, author of ‘The Passengers’. How US listeners can get their hands on a copy of The Mapmaker Chronicles book 4. Join us for Unblocktober, where we cast aside any writing roadblocks and get back on the path to success. Discover how to develop a writing community and more.  Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Sarah Bailey, bestselling author of ‘Into the Night’. Do you know which two words are deadly to your writing career? Discover why you should write for 15 minutes a day and recommended books for 13/14 year old boys. Thanks to all those who took part in Furious Fiction September and congrats to the winner! Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet AWC graduate Margaret Morgan, author of ‘The Second Cure’. Discover why you need an author persona and learn about your chance to win a copy of ‘Amazing Australian Women’ by Pamela Freeman (AWC's awesome Director of Creative Writing). Val and Al will be at the SCBWI Conference in Sydney. What you need to know about author newsletters.   Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Robert Wainwright, author of ‘Rocky Road: The Incredible True Story of the Fractured Family Behind the Darrell Lea Chocolate Empire’. Discover the difference between content writing and copywriting and how a romance author is accused of killing her husband. Plus, learn about your chance to win a copy of ‘A Letter From Paris’ by Louisa Deasey.  Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com 

Discover short story comps for children’s writers and learn about scholarships to a Writers Retreat in Iceland. Plus, you’ll meet Dianne Blacklock, author of ‘Jack and Kate’. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.