Jock Serong talks about the writing craft and process behind his novel Cherrywood. Writing topics include inspiration, first drafts, novel structure, breaking the ‘show don’t tell’ rule, omnipresent POV, writing place as character, dialogue and editing.

Donna M Cameron talks about the writing craft and process behind her novel The Rewilding. Writing topics include inspiration, trusting your gut, point of view, tense, increasing the stakes, beta readers, voice, editing and dialogue.

Terri Green talks about the writing craft and process behind her novel An Unsuitable Pursuit. Writing topics include research, interiority, voice, humour, series writing and self-publishing.

Petronella McGovern talks about the writing craft and process behind her novel The Last Trace. Writing topics include inciting incidents, setting, research, editing, character development, narrative tension and foreshadowing.

Michael Brissenden talks about the writing craft and process behind his novel Smoke. Writing topics include research, inspiration, pacing, dialogue and crime fiction conventions.

BM Carroll talks about the writing craft and process behind her novel One of Us is Missing. Writing topics include pacing, managing multiple points of view, techniques and tips for writing crime fiction, structure, voice and description. (Note: Spoiler alert)

Charlotte Wood talks about the writing craft and process behind her novel Stone Yard Devotional. Writing topics include creative process and inspiration, first drafts, novel structure, writing in fragments, point of view, narrative momentum, voice, description and writing at sentence level.

Hannah Richell talks about the writing craft and process behind her novel The Search Party. Writing topics include structure, point of view, character development, dual timelines, backstory, reveals, editing, and writer’s retreats.

Suzanne Leal talks about the writing craft and process behind her novel The Watchful Wife. Writing topics include rhythm and pacing, internal and external dialogue, theme, plotting versus pantsing, first drafts and editing.

Laurie Steed talks about his writing craft and process for his short story collection Greater City Shadows. Writing topics include point of view, character development, dialogue, specificity, structure and editing.

Joanna Nell talks about her writing craft and process across all of her novels. Writing topics include voice, character development, dialogue, backstory, opening lines, outlining, structure and editing.

Jo Riccioni talks about the writing process for her fantasy novels The Branded and The Rising. Writing topics include inspiration, character development, dialogue, world-building, switching genres and carving out space for your writing.

Sally Hepworth talks about the writing process for her novel Darling Girls. Writing topics include inspiration, research, character development, description, typical writing schedule, editing, backstory, pacing, seeding in twists and balancing darker themes with humour.

Kate Mildenhall talks about the writing process for her novel The Hummingbird Effect. Writing topics structure, voice, setting, editing, sentence work, inspiration, multiple timelines, journalling and the power of prompts.

Allison Tait talks about the writing process for her middle-grade novel The First Summer of Callie McGee. Writing topics openings, character arcs, pacing, plotting and tips for middle-grade novel writers.

Brendan Cowell talks about the writing process for his novel Plum. Writing topics theme, structure, plotting, dialogue and daily writing practice.

Victoria Purman talks about the writing process for her novel A Woman’s Work, an historical novel set in Melbourne in 1956. Writing topics include inspiration, saggy middles, first lines, backstory, editing and overcoming self-doubt.

Rae Cairns talks about the writing process for her novel Dying To Know, a crime thriller. Writing topics include theme, research, prologues, crime thriller genre conventions, novel openings, chapter endings, pacing and editing.

Amanda Hampson talks about the writing process for her novel The Tea Ladies, a wickedly witty cosy crime novel set in Sydney in the swinging sixties, ideal for fans of Richard Osman. Writing topics include writing with the reader in mind, inspiration, research, structuring with index cards, handling three plots and writing the second novel in a series.

Rachael Mogan McIntosh talks about the writing process for her memoir Pardon My French, a candid, hilarious love letter to family life and France with three valuable lessons for overcoming adversity: make home a beautiful nest, lean into the tough lessons and look for the comedy in everything. Writing topics include finding your voice, structuring a narrative and characters arcs in memoir, the lessons fiction writing lends to powerful memoir writing, the importance of detail and specificity...

Kate Forsyth talks about the writing process for a selection of her works including The Crimson Thread, Bitter Greens, The Wild Girl, The Blue Rose and more. Writing topics include thematic structure, pacing, emotional resonance, point of view and scene writing.

Rachael Johns talks about the writing process for her novel The Work Wives, a contemporary novel about female friendship, family relationships, dating and the secrets people keep to protect their loved ones. Writing topics include story planning, character, editing, timelines, dialogue and when to fight to keep something in your manuscript. THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS.

Caroline Overington talks about the writing process for her novel The Cuckoo’s Cry. Topics include writing for audiobook, character, editing, opening lines, writing process and motivation.

Mark Smith talks about the writing process for his novel The Road to Winter. Topics include novel structure, backstory, point of view, tense, pacing, dialogue, setting and his writing routine.