Show Notes:

Interview: Dianna

• Has her own show Not the Plot

• Has been a book lover and story writer for as long as she can remember

• Always new she wanted to be a writer

• Also wanted to be a professional Ballerina

• Anyone on a Creative path will face a lot of doubt, rejection and upset

• Takes resilience

• Writing is next level. After writing you need to look for people to read, publish etc.

• Has traditional published and self published

• So many more possibilities to share you stories now

• Diverse range of books - all ages Children, YA and Romance and more

• Writes what she feels like at the time.

• Writing environment - One project at a time at own speed

• Tips: Do homework. Look into best way that suite you.

• Be aware of how much you have to learn

• Pay professionals if you are not at the right level yourself.

• Biggest change: Technology! Started with typewriter

• Email makes everything so accessible.

• Print on demand is a massive change

• Always a thrill to see book in book store (even after 50 years).

Interview: Chris

• Will go anywhere for a good story in her imagination

• Was always reading a book growing up

• Wrote a book about a UFO encounter childrens book.

• Children's stories are as fun to write as they are to read.

Where the Excerpt Came From:

The UFO Effect

Guest Bio:

Teena Raffa-Mulligan writes quirky and whimsical children's books, fun, flirty romances and contemporary women's fiction. She is the author of more than 20 books full of heart, gentle humour and hope for young readers, and her short fiction and poetry for children and adults has appeared in anthologies and magazines. Teena is passionate about the importance of storytelling in our lives and enjoys inspiring people of all ages to set out on their own story adventure.

Booklist:

You Can be a Writer picture book: https://teenaraffamulligan.com/product/you-can-be-a-writer/

The Fifty Percent Princess & Other Goodnight Reads: https://teenaraffamulligan.com/product/the-fifty-percent-princess-other-goodnight-reads/

Parramatta Rosie https://teenaraffamulligan.com/product/paramatta-rosie/

The Apostrophe Posse: https://teenaraffamulligan.com/product/apostrophe-posse/

The Find: https://teenaraffamulligan.com/product/the-find/

Sleepy Socks and Sometime Rhymes: https://teenaraffamulligan.com/product/sleepy-socks-sometime-rhymes/

The Mum for the Job

The Yesterday Dress

Just Write

The UFO Effect

Speedy Edie

Monelli & Me

Special Offer to everyone who orders books directly from me via email [email protected] or via my website online shop

A free copy of stranger danger picture book Jimbo! Don't Go!

Amazon Link:

https://www.amazon.com.au/stores/Teena-Raffa-Mulligan/author/B007KL159M

Links

Contact Teena Raffa-Mulligan

Website: www.teenaraffamulligan.com

Blog: https://intheirownwrite.wordpress.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeenaRaffaMulligan

Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2424923

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Contact Paul

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.van.der.mey.2025

Forrest.chat: http://forrest.chat/episodes

Contact Chris

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.ilsley.5

In Collaboration with:

This Event has been sponsored by the Australian Cultural Fund

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