Number 2 in our series of 8 interviews at the 2023 Words on the Waves Writers Festival, we chat with Jock Serong — reformed lawyer and multi award-winning author of several books including ‘The Rules of Backyard Cricket’ and his most recent novel, ‘The Settlement.’

Number 1 in our series of 8 interviews at the 2023 Words on the Waves Writers Festival, we chat with the festival’s children’s program coordinator and middle grade author, Fiona Lloyd. Fiona’s debut children’s novel ‘Being Jimmy Baxter’ launches with Penguin Random House on 4 July. In our chat, we talk dark themes in middle grade and why she cried when she first saw her book’s cover design.

Join Ed and Amanda on a podyssey of epic proportions as we dive into The Whale. Was the film really fatphobic? And what does that mean for writers?

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It’s a write-off! Winning strategies for flash and microfiction competitions and how writing prompts can either spark inspiration or spontaneously combust it.

In Get Rec’d, the Grass is Greener, but the competition is anything but healthy.

Plus, we officially launch the Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction!

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It’s an existential crisis up in here! With the Oscars just around the corner, Ed and Amanda take a deep dive into Everything Everywhere All at Once. They tiptoe around the deadly sin of plagiarism, and Amanda burns bridges with celebrity authors. Plus Ed has a surprise for Amanda that leaves her extremely sensitive… and borderline traumatised.

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Let’s chat about ChatGPT: how writers can use AI for good and evil. Plus, we’ll look at the cautionary tale ‘JR’ by William Gaddis and explore the pitfalls of originality for originality's sake.

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Seeing is believing… but if you’re seeing a giant rabbit, it might be time to cut back on the martinis!

Ed and Amanda talk nostalgia in books, films and TV, and Ed reveals the formula for becoming a case-hardened wowser.

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How much knowledge is enough to be dangerous? Ed and Amanda talk “How to write” books, and let’s just say… things get a little “tense”…

Also, this round’s ‘Get Rec’d’ proves that if you love the warm feeling of being set on fire, you’ll love Synecdoche, New York

In this episode we talk reboots, remakes, sequels, prequels and revivals - it’ll be enough to make your head spin-off into a new narrative arc!

Plus, Ed reveals what the boys thought about The Baby-Sitters Club back in the day. Join us on our journey, and watch next episode's Get Rec'd recommendation: Synecdoche, New York

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Why Brad Pitt couldn’t save Bullet Train. And, did Hemingway really tell us to “Write what you know”? Plus, Ed is forced to ponder the eternal question: “Which Babysitters Club member are you?”

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