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TW: In this episode we discuss eating disorders and also discuss the Black Saturday bushfires.  
 
This week we talk confidence. How do you foster it? And if you don't have it, how can you write like you do? 
 
Then Kate speaks with writer Alice Bishop about her debut collection A CONSTANT HUM, writing through trauma and the writers who inspire her. 
 
Check out show notes for this episode on our website <a href="http://www.thefirsttimepodcast.com/">www.thefirsttimepodcast.com</a> or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. 
 
Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Two via our Patreon page <a href="https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635">https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635</a>! Thanks for joining us!</div>

TW: In this episode we discuss eating disorders and also discuss the Black Saturday bushfires. This week we talk confidence. How do you foster it? And if you don't have it, how can you write like you do? Then Kate speaks with writer Alice Bishop about her debut collection A CONSTANT HUM, writing through trauma and the writers who inspire her. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Two via our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635! Thanks for joining us!

TW: In this episode we discuss eating disorders and also discuss the Black Saturday bushfires.&nbsp; 
 
This week we talk confidence. How do you foster it? And if you don't have it, how can you write like you do? 
 
Then Kate speaks with writer Alice Bishop about her debut collection A CONSTANT HUM, writing through trauma and the writers who inspire her. 
 
Check out show notes for this episode on our website <a href="http://www.thefirsttimepodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.thefirsttimepodcast.com</a> or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. 
 
Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Two via our Patreon page <a href="https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635</a>! Thanks for joining us!

S2 Ep39: Confidence & Alice Bishop on reading, writing trauma & quietness

<div>A podcast about the first time…you publish a book. 
 
One part reality show, one part writers’ master class. Novelists <a href="https://www.katherinecollette.com/">Katherine Collette </a>(The Helpline, The Competition) and <a href="https://katemildenhall.com/">Kate Mildenhall</a> (Skylarking, The Mother Fault, The Hummingbird Effect) discuss the feels and logistics of writing and publishing and speak to Australian and international writers about their books and creative process.  
 
Now in its sixth season, The First Time podcast has features more than 200 authors including industry icons Helen Garner, Claire G Coleman, Christos Tsiolkas, Tony Birch, Sarah Winman and George Saunders. 
 
The First Time Podcast includes Featured Book segments supported by a range of Australian publishers.</div>

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A podcast about the first time…you publish a book. One part reality show, one part writers’ master class. Novelists Katherine Collette (The Helpline, The Competition) and Kate Mildenhall (Skylarking, The Mother Fault, The Hummingbird Effect) discuss the feels and logistics of writing and publishing and speak to Australian and international writers about their books and creative process. Now in its sixth season, The First Time podcast has features more than 200 authors including industry icons Helen Garner, Claire G Coleman, Christos Tsiolkas, Tony Birch, Sarah Winman and George Saunders. The First Time Podcast includes Featured Book segments supported by a range of Australian publishers.

A podcast about the first time…you publish a book. 
 
One part reality show, one part writers’ master class. Novelists <a href="https://www.katherinecollette.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Katherine Collette </a>(The Helpline, The Competition) and <a href="https://katemildenhall.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kate Mildenhall</a> (Skylarking, The Mother Fault, The Hummingbird Effect) discuss the feels and logistics of writing and publishing and speak to Australian and international writers about their books and creative process.&nbsp; 
 
Now in its sixth season, The First Time podcast has features more than 200 authors including industry icons Helen Garner, Claire G Coleman, Christos Tsiolkas, Tony Birch, Sarah Winman and George Saunders. 
 
The First Time Podcast includes Featured Book segments supported by a range of Australian publishers.

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