Kelly's Writerly Q&A

By Kelly Sgroi

A monthly podcast featuring authors and their books. Established in 2025, Season 1 of Kelly's Writerly Q&A is complete at 23 episodes and season 2 is set to be even better!

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The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.

Kelly's Writerly Q&A episodes:

January 29, 2026S2E1 Jan 2026 Q&A with Jo Dixon on A Disappearing Act
Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a podcast that celebrates authors and their books! I'm your host, Kelly Sgroi, writer, reader, and soccer mum.
Listen to my 24th episode where I chat to Jo Dixon, best-selling Tasmanian-based author of twisty, suspenseful stories, such as your multi-award-winning debut, The House of Now and Then, and her latest, A Disappearing Act, which came out in October 2025.
We discuss:
How Jo refers to this book as the one that nearly broke her
Imposter syndrome
Pitching
How to write multi POV and dual timeline stories
And more!
Thank you for listening!
*If you enjoy this podcast, please like, share, follow, or consider buying me a Ko-fi. Your support, big or small, will help cover hosting and production costs, and keep me creating and supporting authors and books!
Music credit to Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay.
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31min
January 22, 2026S1E1 - Pictures & Pages Q&A with Andy Warren on Cover Design
Welcome to Pictures & Pages with Amy Freund, a Kelly's Writerly Q&A Podcast spin-off series that takes you behind the scenes of the Australian publishing industry!
Listen to Amy's 1st episode where she chats to Andy Warren, the award-winning book designer of The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams and Affirm Press and many more books published by Hardie Grant Books, Bonnier Publishing Australia, Five Mile, and Harper Collins Australia. He's the designer behind so many books for all ages across a wide range of genres.
This episode is all about:
How a book actually gets made.
How much say an author really has in their book design.
If we should we judge a book by it's cover.
Thank you for listening!
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26min
December 23, 2025 Feb 2024 to Dec 2025 with Donna M Cameron and a medley of authors!
FROM THE ARCHIVES 🎙️ Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a monthly blog series that is now a podcast!
Listen to my 23rd episode where I chat to Donna M Cameron, an AWGIE-nominated radio dramatist, award-winning playwright and short film writer. Her first novel, Beneath the Mother Tree, was published in 2018. Her second novel, The Rewilding, was published in 2024 and was shortlisted in the 25th Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards. An important read!
Then I take a look back on some key tips on courses and comps, rejection, and writing and feedback from Amy Freund, R.W.R. McDonald, Deb Jordan, Casey Nott, Emma Mugglestone, Camille Booker, Clare Griffin, Kylie Orr, Shaeden Berry, and Valerie G Miller.
Thank you for listening!
*If you enjoy this podcast, please consider buying me a Ko-fi. Your support, big or small, will help cover hosting and production costs, and keep me creating and supporting authors and books!
Music credit to Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay
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38min
December 19, 2025November 2024 Q&A with Kim Ulrick on Bad Country
FROM THE ARCHIVES 🎙️ Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a monthly blog series that is now a podcast!
Listen to my 22nd episode where I chat to Kim Ulrick, supernatural writer inspired by life growing up in the courntry and working with law enforcement and national agencies. Her debut novel, Bad Country will appeal to fans of Picnic At Hanging Rock.
We discuss:
POV
Kim's writing process
How it feels to get an agent and not be able to land a big five publishing deal
Kim's next book
What has influenced Kim's writing the most
Thank you for listening!
*If you enjoy this podcast, please consider buying me a Ko-fi. Your support, big or small, will help cover hosting and production costs, and keep me creating and supporting authors and books!
Music credit to Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay
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18min
December 12, 2025May 2024 Q&A with Liz Foster on The Good Woman's Guide to Making Better Choices
FROM THE ARCHIVES 🎙 Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a monthly blog series that is now a podcast!
Listen to my 21st episode where I chat to Liz Foster, women's fiction author of The Good Woman's Guide to Making Better Choices.
We discuss:
What it's like to have a book come out in December
How Liz manages to get words down while she's at work
POV
The Australian Writers Centre courses
Thank you for listening!
*If you enjoy this podcast, please consider buying me a Ko-fi. Your support, big or small, will help cover hosting and production costs, and keep me creating and supporting authors and books!
Music credit to Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay
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23min
December 05, 2025December 2025 Q&A with Emma Mugglestone on In The Long Run
Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a monthly podcast!
Listen to my 20th episode where I chat to Emma Mugglestone, contemporary romance author of In The Long Run. A fake dating rom com that will make you hungry to excercise and then have you eating a crossiant afterwards.
We discuss:
Signing with Penguin!
How this book is making readers hungry.
What's the book about?
The opening scene that drew me in immediately!
All the layers and charcter details that make this book shine.
Emma's amazing publication story!
Pressure and how Emma managed to write this book after it was sold.
Emma's first yes
Books that have inspired us
Rejection
The importance of entering writing comps
Writerly merch
And what's next for Emma
Thank you for listening!
Want to be a guest on Kelly's Writerly Q&A or Pictures and Pages with Amy Freund in 2026? Fill out an EOI
*If you enjoy this podcast, please consider buying me a Ko-fi. Your support, big or small, will help cover hosting and production costs, and keep me creating and supporting authors and books!
Music credit to Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay
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37min
December 01, 2025December 2025 Q&A with Clare Griffin on Author Interviews
Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a monthly blog series that is now a podcast!
Listen to my 19th episode where I chat to Clare Griffin, historical fiction author and the fabulous host of her Instagram Live Sunday Sessions. These author interviews are full of bookish insight and warm conversation!
We discuss:
What Clare is currently writing
Rejection
How Clare started interviewing authors
What technical difficulties we encounter recording interviews
How we find guests
What we have learned by interviewing authors
Our advice for aspiring author interviewers
Whether we memorise our intros or not
Whether we send our questions in advance or not
Whether Clare is considering turning her Sunday Sessions into a podcast
And we finish with 8 book recs for you to add to your Christmas list!
Thank you for listening!
*If you enjoy this podcast, please consider buying me a Ko-fi. Your support, big or small, will help cover hosting and production costs, and keep me creating and supporting authors and books!
Music credit to Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay
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37min
November 28, 2025January 2025 Q&A with Valerie G Miller on There's Something About You, Olivia Bennet
FROM THE ARCHIVES 🎙 Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a monthly blog series that is now a podcast!
Listen to my 18th episode where I chat to Valerie G Miller, historical fiction author of There's Something About You, Olivia Bennet. This book will appeal to fans of Natasha Lester.
We discuss:
The high-quality of self-published books
Hearing positive feedback
Valerie's 3 tips for receiving feedback
Editing
What it's like to write a column for the RWA!
Thank you for listening!
*If you enjoy this podcast, please consider buying me a Ko-fi. Your support, big or small, will help cover hosting and production costs, and keep me creating and supporting authors and books!
Music credit to Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay
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14min
November 21, 2025November 2025 Q&A with Shaeden Berry on At Cafe 64
Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a monthly blog series that is now a podcast!
Listen to my 17th episode where I chat to Shaeden Berry, thriller author of At Cafe 64. This book will appeal to fans of Jodi Picoult.
We discuss:
Whether Shaeden is a planner or a panster
Why Shaeden is drawn to highlighting certain characters
How Shaeden cut this novel down from 120k to 90k
Why Shaeden forces herself to write every Sat and Sun
The songs that inspired Shaeden's POV characters
Timers and how great they are for writers
Writing rituals
Thank you for listening!
*If you enjoy this podcast, please consider buying me a Ko-fi. Your support, big or small, will help cover hosting and production costs, and keep me creating and supporting authors and books!
Music credit to Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay
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31min
November 14, 2025July 2024 Q&A with R.W.R. McDonald on Happy Millionth Birthday
FROM THE ARCHIVES 🎙 Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a monthly blog series that is now a podcast!
Listen to my 16th episode where I chat to R.W.R. McDonald, picture book author of Happy Millionth Birthday. This book is a fun book to read with little kids.
We discuss:
How Rob got his agent
How Rob uses YouTube for writing tips
Rob's favourite writing course
The importance of mentoring
Thank you for listening!
*If you enjoy this podcast, please consider buying me a Ko-fi. Your support, big or small, will help cover hosting and production costs, and keep me creating and supporting authors and books!
Music credit to Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay
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18min

FAQs about Kelly's Writerly Q&A:

How many episodes does Kelly's Writerly Q&A have?

The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.