• Quick chat about what we’ve been up to in our daily writing and publishing work.
• The prequel to writing is reading great books, and learning from them.
• Deciding what to write, asking yourself what you love to read.
• Finding out what is popular and what might sell, the joys of loitering in bookshops.
• The importance of understanding genres in fiction especially. Know your genre!
• Literary fiction versus genre fiction and the blurred edges.
• Writing is a craft and can be taught and learned.
• Seana lists some of the courses done in creative non-fiction.
• Discussion about creative writing post-grad courses and PhDs.
• Writing tips: getting started and keeping going.
• Writing first draft is one thing but the editing often takes far longer.
• The importance of the opening lines.

Links for this week’s podcast can be found in the show notes.

Jane Curry Links

• Jane Curry Advisory: www.janecurryadvisory.com
• Ventura Press: www.venturapress.com.au
• www.instagram.com/venturapress__
• www.instagram.com/janecurry1

Seana Smith Links

• Seana Smith website: www.seanasmith.com
• Sober Journeys website: wwwsoberjourneys.com
• www.instagram.com/seanasmith
• www.instagram.com/sober_journeys
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatdidyoureadtoday/

In Australia: Going Under is available in bookshops and online stores in Australia and on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Going-Under-memoir-secrets-addiction/dp/0645497231/

In the USA: https://www.amazon.com/Going-Under-memoir-secrets-addiction/dp/0645497231/

In the UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Going-Under-memoir-secrets-addiction/dp/0645497231/

Going Under Audiobook: Going Under on Audible, narrated by Seana Smith, click here.

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