Madeleine D'Este's Blog, page 9
August 25, 2018
#43 – Trevor Young – Write Through The Roof
Welcome to Write Through The Roof, the podcast for writers who want to improve their craft.
Episode 43 with Trevor Young – PR and marketing specialist
“If you’ve got a blog you’ve got a digital heartbeat. You’re not on rented land.”
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Episode 43 – Trevor Young – Show Notes Books are more permanent but blogging helps develop a writer’s conversational personal style Writing in focussed short sharp bursts; doing less but doing more Fiction at night with beer and non-fiction in the morning with c...
August 18, 2018
#42 – Valerie Stivers – Write Through The Roof
Welcome to Write Through The Roof, the podcast for writers who want to improve their craft.
Episode 42 with Valerie Stivers – writer, editor & journalist“The spirit of the book comes alive when you’re cooking from it.”
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Episode 42 – Valerie Stivers – Show Notes Personal non-fiction is the favourite or novels if the words are flowing The Muse has to know where to find you Afternoon tea and scones Connections between people – both non-fiction and fiction Training in an old-school newsroom – l...August 11, 2018
#41 – Nin Harris – Write Through The Roof
Welcome to Write Through The Roof, the podcast for writers who want to improve their craft.
Episode 41 with Nin Harris – author, poet & Gothic scholar“I really love to dig into the guts of a novel to see how it works.”
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Episode 41 – Nin Harris – Show Notes
Inspired to write short stories by Angela Carter Both a plotter and a pantser Water or rooibos tea SFF and gothic but writing about the human experience Identity, memory and difficult connections between people Gothic in space Reading car...August 4, 2018
#40 – Kira Leigh – Write Through The Roof
Welcome to Write Through The Roof, the podcast for writers who want to improve their craft.
Episode 40 with Kira Leigh– content marketer, artist, tech & games writer“I’m a nerd so I just think of it as role-playing as another person.”
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Episode 40 – Kira Leigh – Show Notes Prefers long-form articles because ideas are so big Playlists and peanut butter sandwiches Anger Nabokov Trying YouTube A disappointing career in tech turned into a successful writing career Describes current career as ‘Te...July 28, 2018
#39 – Alexandra Sokoloff – Write Through The Roof
Welcome to Write Through The Roof, the podcast for writers who want to improve their craft.
Episode 39 with Alexandra Sokoloff – thriller author & screenwriter“You are directing a movie onto the page.”
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Episode 39 – Alexandra Sokoloff – Show Notes Good and evil and what good people can do Screenwriters have to be plotters. Journey from impro to screenwriting Milk Exploration of violence against women using a female serial killer Using screenwriting techniques to become better authors Multi-...July 21, 2018
#38 – Gail Carriger – Write Through The Roof
Welcome to Write Through The Roof, the podcast for writers who want to improve their craft.
Episode 38 with Gail Carriger – comedy of manners paranormal romance author“The strength of the romance genre lies in the Heroine’s Journey.”
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Episode 38 – Gail Carriger – Show Notes A militant plotter and a purger 2000 words per day and only re-read words written the day before Novellas in the independent publishing world Chronic tea drinker – import from England Gentle, frivolous, strong female fri...July 14, 2018
#37 – Emma Viskic – Write Through The Roof
Welcome to Write Through The Roof, the podcast for writers who want to improve their craft.
Episode 37 with Emma Viskic – award-winning crime author“I kept one word from the story. It was Commodore.”
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Episode 37 – Emma Viskic – Show Notes Plantser, vomit and polish Writing at the extreme ends of the day Belonging, communication and loss, deaf and indigenous characters. Exploration of themes throughout a series Training wheels novels Taking the first sentence from a novel chapter to build a...July 7, 2018
#36 – Michelle Worthington – Write Through The Roof
Welcome to Write Through The Roof, the podcast for writers who want to improve their craft.
Episode 36 with Michelle Worthington – award-winning picture book author“Kids are so bombarded with visuals these days, they love verbal storytelling.”
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Episode 36 – Michelle Worthington – Show Notes Picture books can be scribbled on the back of napkin or receipt Learning the industry & the craft after getting the first book published Coffee and Mum chocolate Writing a story for one person in particu...June 30, 2018
#35 – Shona Husk – Write Through The Roof
Welcome to Write Through The Roof, the podcast for writers who want to improve their craft.
Episode 35 with Shona Husk – speculative fiction romance author“I like a fast and dirty draft.”
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Episode 35 – Shona Husk – Show Notes Writes quickly but as a plotter, edits aren’t generally structural Dark mint chocolate, not coffee Dark angsty and tortured heroes Every other genre plus romance Write novellas to learn characterisation and three act structure Learning – Stealing Hollywood by Alexandra...June 9, 2018
#34 – Fiona Ross – Write Through The Roof
Welcome to Write Through The Roof, the podcast for writers who want to improve their craft.
Episode 34 with Fiona Ross – songwriter, singer & jazz journalist“I get more creative and crazy as the day goes on.”
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Episode 34 – Fiona Ross – Show Notes Go with the flow – music and lyrics go together A late night writer – daytime writing doesn’t feel right Piano, pencil, notebook and cup of tea Songwriting is always inspired by a personal experience. Journalism and interviews – the purpose is to r...
