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 32 episodes available.

Kelly's Writerly Q&A episodes:

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 will appeal to fans of Picnic At Hanging Rock. Purchase a copy of Bad Country via my Booktopia affiliate link.
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 like, share, follow, and consider buying a copy of the book using my Booktopia affiliate link or buy 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. Purchase a copy of her debut novel The Good Woman's Guide to Making Better Choices via my Booktopia affiliate link.
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 like, share, follow, and consider buying a copy of the book using my Booktopia affiliate link or buy 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. In The Long Run is a fake dating rom com that will make you hungry to excercise and then have you eating a crossiant afterwards. Purchase a copy of In The Long Run via my Booktopia affiliate link.
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 in 2027? Fill out an EOI
*If you enjoy this podcast, please like, share, follow, and consider buying a copy of the book using my Booktopia affiliate link or buy 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 like, share, follow, and consider buying a book using my Booktopia affiliate link or buy 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. Purchase a copy of There's Something About You, Olivia Bennet via my Booktopia affiliate link.
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 like, share, follow, and consider buying a copy of the book using my Booktopia affiliate link or buy 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. Purchase a copy of At Cafe 64 via my Booktopia affiliate link.
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 like, share, follow, and consider buying a copy of the book using my Booktopia affiliate link or buy 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. Purchase a copy of Happy Millionth Birthday from Booktopia via my affiliate link.
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 like, share, follow, and consider buying a copy of the book using my Booktopia affiliate link or buy 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
November 07, 2025December 2024 Q&A with Amy Freund on Amigo The Capybara
Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a monthly blog series that is now a podcast!
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Listen to my 15th episode where I chat to Amy Freund, picture book author of Amigo The Capybara. This book is perfect to be read to kindergarten kids or for early readers. Purchase a copy of Amigo The Capybara from Booktopia via my affiliate link.
We discuss:
How long did the middle grade manuscript you're querying take to write?
As someone who's worked as an editor, what tips do you have for writers perparing a middle grade manuscript?
What can you tell me about ghostwriting?
What's your favourite writing course?
Thank you for listening!
Want to be a guest on this podcast? Expressions of interest are now open - sign up now!
*If you enjoy this podcast, please like, share, follow, and consider buying a copy of the book using my Booktopia affiliate link or buy 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
October 31, 2025July 2024 Q&A with Casey Nott on Forgotten
FROM THE ARCHIVES 🎙️ Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a monthly blog series that is now a podcast!
Listen to my 14th episode where I chat to Casey Nott, contemporary fiction author of Forgotten. This book will appeal to fans of Kylie Orr. Purchase a copy of Forgotten from Booktopia via my affiliate link.
We discuss:
The Hawkeye Prize
Holly Brunnbauer
Medical research
Beta support
Drafting and editing
Thank you for listening!
*If you enjoy this podcast, please like, share, follow, and consider buying a copy of the book using my Booktopia affiliate link or buy 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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16min
October 17, 2025October 2025 Q&A with Eileen O'Hely on 50 Ways To Die In Space
Welcome to Kelly's Writerly Q&A, a monthly blog series that is now a podcast!
Listen to my 13th episode where I chat to Eileen O'Hely, middle grade author of graphic novel 50 Ways To Die In Space. This book will appeal to fans of Aaron Blabey's, The Bad Guys. Purchase a copy of 50 Ways To Die In Space from Booktopia via my affiliate link.
We discuss:
How Eileen worked humour into this book.
Who is the ideal reader?
The illustrator!
Other 50 Ways To Die books that are in the works!
How ideas come to Eileen.
And the puppets Eileen made to level up her author talks!
Thank you for listening!
*If you enjoy this podcast, please like, share, follow, and consider buying a copy of the book using my Booktopia affiliate link or buy 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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20min

FAQs about Kelly's Writerly Q&A:

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

The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.