Writers Talking Anjanette Fennell

This week's conversation with Steph Vizard felt fabulously on brand with the themes in her book!
Steph’s debut novel, The Love Contract, won the Banjo Prize for fiction. and we discussed everything from how she managed the time to write while on maternity leave to the similarities between her 'day job' and her practice as a writer. We were in total agreement about what makes a swoon-worthy leading man and how looking more closely at societal expectations (and making the needed shifts) can help men AND women navigate family life and work life.
To get your hands on a copy of Steph's fabulous book and find out more about her:
https://www.stephvizard.com/
https://www.instagram.com/stephevizard/

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If you have wondered about swapping between script writing and novel writing (or have already given it a go) you're going to love today's episode!
Alli Parker is not only an incredibly experienced screen editor and coordinator, but she's now written an incredibly powerful novelisation of her own family's experience - a historical fiction story about Australia's first war bride from Japan. Alli generously shares her experience in choosing to fictionalise versus strict biography, how to manage editorial notes, moving past your own creative hurdles and more. We'll definitely be getting Alli back to share more behind-the-scenes insights as it felt like we just got started!
Grab a copy of her gorgeous book and find out more about here:
http://www.alliparker.com/
https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460763520/at-the-foot-of-the-cherry-tree/
https://www.instagram.com/alliparkerwriter/

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This week I had the pleasure of chatting with fabulous London-based author Ivy Ngeow. Not only does she share how her writing process has shifted, but which aspects of her own personality and experience find their way into her novels, making her psychological thrillers totally unique to her!
Find out more about Ivy and her books here:
https://writengeow.com/
https://www.instagram.com/authorivyngeow

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This week we got to chat with the ever-engaging Lorissa Rinehart and Tracy Dawson to catch up on what they've been up to since our last convo!
We dove into the beauty of modern research options, the democratisation of so many aspects of writing as an industry, ways we should be wary of AI (and the ways we shouldn't fret too much over), the HUGE win writers in the US are celebrating and SO. MUCH, MORE. Safe to say, we'll be fitting in another chat again soon.
If you haven't yet gotten your hands on their books, please do (highly recommend as required reading!):
Tracy Dawson
https://tracydawson.net/
https://www.instagram.com/dawsontracy
https://www.twitter.com/dawsontracy
If you need more encouragement to check out Let Me Be Frank, look at these endorsements!
"An entertaining, astonishing collection celebrating the diverse trailblazers who disguised themselves as men...Let Me Be Frank is a witty, sometimes infuriating, wholly inspiring look at the lengths that women had to go to." - Buzzfeed
“A smart, funny journey through history that introduces us to the rule breakers who made history worth traveling through. So well-written.”—Patton Oswalt
 
“Tracy has such a gift for storytelling and making history leap off the page. Her book has a wit that suggests it was written by a man since everyone knows women aren't this funny.”—Kay Cannon
Lorissa Rinehart
https://lorissarinehart.com/
https://www.instagram.com/lorissa_rinehart
Lorissa's book, First to the Front, is out NOW and getting huge buzz...
"Jam-packed with colorful details and incisive character sketches, this is a vivid reappraisal of a pioneering journalist." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"An astonishing story...exquisite. After reading this enthralling book, now, when someone asks, 'What three people from history would you have over for dinner?' My first choice is easy: At the head of the table is the incomparable Dickey Chapelle. Next to her, the other two guests will be fighting for table scraps." ―Buddy Levy, author of Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
"An extraordinary story, told with cinematic flair. Chapelle's groundbreaking career should be studied in every journalism school in the country. Rinehart's vivid prose makes us feel like we're right there with her through all her trials and triumphs." ―J. Martin Daughtry, author of Listening to War: Sound, Music, Trauma, and Survival in Wartime Iraq
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This week's convo sees us back to one of our fabulous panels with Nina Campbell, Emma Grey and Rachael Morgan, talking all about the dissonance between our expectations vs reality when it comes to our writerly life.
Often online, in social and mainstream media we can see all of the exciting aspects of an author's life, but what does it *actually* look and feel like behind the scenes? Does the experience match up to our expectations? I loved how open and honest all three of these writers have been about the peaks and troughs (and enormous levels of 'efforting') that are going on between these snapshot moments.
Check out more details about what everyone has been up to on their websites and socials"
Nina Campbell
https://ninadcampbell.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/NinaDCampbellwrites
https://www.instagram.com/nina.d.campbell.author/
Emma Grey
https://www.emmagrey.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/emmagreyauthor
https://www.instagram.com/emmagreyauthor/
Rachael Morgan
https://www.therealzerofox.com/
https://www.facebook.com/realzerofox
https://www.instagram.com/therealzerofox/
And here's an interesting thread from FB that shows how many writers struggle... https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02m3khDoYTXayLGBUdDMEJrU3HxvDRZHQEKidL7j9XCrpKGohHGvaVtYynFe2bZMzEl&id=100057764975418&mibextid=CDWPTG
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This week's chat with the author of Why You Feel the Way You Do, Reneau Peurifoy, was filled with so much great info for every type of writer! We talked about how he shifted his knowledge from individual sessions, to an old-school cassette-delivered course, to an incredibly successful book called Anxiety, Phobias & Panic: Taking Charge and Conquering Fear.
Reneau talks openly about the importance of learning to take good critical feedback to ensure your writing will make sense to your ideal readers. He shares his process, how he gets good beta readers and a bit about his own experience in the subjective nature of feedback from traditional publishing.
This newest book by Reneau Peurifoy can help writers, not only with their own core emotional patterns day-to-day, but in creating characters who resonate deeply with readers!
Find more info about Reneau and his work here:
https://www.whyemotions.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@reneaupeurifoy2956

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