In this episode, Kirsteen talks about receiving constructive criticism, and how to interpret and implement reader feedback.

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In this episode, May outlines the newest version of the book's structure.  It has a lot in common with the structure of a Hallmark Movie (but with more alien euthanasia).

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In this episode, Kirsteen talks about the difference between alpha and beta readers, the impact of their feedback (or lack thereof) and how the editing process has changed with the rise of self-publishing authors.

In June 2021 May started a podcast about writing a book (which she thought would take about six months).  To celebrate her ongoing wrongness (and our anniversary) May and Kirsteen got together for a wide-ranging chat about how their writing processes have been going for the past year.  And in exciting news, if you’d like to watch the discussion (and not just listen to it) you can find the link here - https://youtu.be/4ugvSc1v7Dw 

And fails harder instead.  Sorry guys, this episode is a bummer.

In this episode, Kirsteen goes back through her novel and lays down the context of her story.

...or tries to anyway.  Actually what happens is that having tasted success with Chapter 1 May runs into a hard wall with Chapter 2, and struggles to recover.

In this episode, Kirsteen talks about narrative perspectives, and a writing exercise she created to help her distinguish between different character voices.

In this episode, May describes the first actual chapter of the actual book, which she has actually written.  We meet our new main character, Debbie, and see a flashback to her first visit to the local mine when she was just seven years old.  While she's there, she discovers a mysterious cave...

To learn more about Queenstown and its bright red river of acid, click here: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/mar/25/where-the-river-runs-red-tasmania-guardian-documentary

In this episode, Kirsty talks about unusual research tangents, true crime as inspiration, and breaking ciphers