GRAB A NOTEBOOK AND PEN FOR THIS EPISODE!

Writing expert, podcast host and highly successful kids' author Allison Tait delves about as deep as an author can into what it takes and what it means to be a successful writer. From the launch of her latest book in the Ateban Cipher series "The Book of Answers", to the "So You Want to be a Writer" podcast, to the grit required to write a book, Al sifts through it all scattering gems of wisdom along the way. So grab a good strong caffeinated beverage for this one because it is a little longer than usual but absolutely worth listening to, to the very end. 

SHOW NOTES: 

WRITES4WOMEN

www.writes4women.com

Facebook @writes4women

Twitter @w4wpodcast 

ALLISON TAIT

www.allisontait.com

Facebook @allisontaitwriter

Twitter @altait

Australian Writers Centre www.writerscentre.com.au

PAMELA COOK

www.pamelacook.com.au

Facebook @pamelacookauthor

Twitter @pamelaCOOKAU

KEL BUTLER

Can be followed on Twitter and Facebook @kelbutler

Pam and Kel interview 2 of the 4 amazing women who make up the collaborative fiction group Alice Campion. Jane Richards, Denise Tart, Jane St Vincent Welch and Jenny Crocker. Collectively this group of women have already released 2 books and are currently working on their 3rd. In this interview Jane Richards and Denise Tart reveal the secrets to a successful group writing collaboration and why it's something more writers should consider. So pour yourself that beverage and hang out with "The Alices" on the Writes4Women podcast.

SHOW NOTES: 

Writes4Women

www.writes4women.com

https://www.facebook.com/Writes4Women/

Twitter/Instagram @w4wpodcast

Pamela Cook - www.pamelacook.com.au

Alice Campion

https://www.groupfiction.net

https://www.facebook.com/alicecampions4/

https://www.facebook.com/groupfiction/

This month on Book 2 Brand it's all about the importance of home base for your author brand...your Author Platform. And who better to break it down than author platform guru Allison Tait. Allison is a successful internationally published author, blogger and co-host of the other best writing podcast around, "So You Want to be a Writer". Al also teaches the course "Build your Author Platform" at the Australian Writers' Centre. So grab your fave beverage and get inspired to build your brand with Al. 

SHOW NOTES / LINKS:

WRITES4WOMEN

www.writes4women.com

https://www.facebook.com/Writes4Women/

Twitter/Instagram @w4wpodcast

www.pamelacook.com.au

ALLISON TAIT

Website

www.allisontait.com

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/AllisonTaitWriter/

So You Want to be a Writer podcast

https://www.writerscentre.com.au/category/podcasts/

Build Your Author Platform Course

https://www.writerscentre.com.au/courses/build-your-author-platform/#online

As promised we have taken Kel's podcast recommendations from the "What's Cool With Women" segment in episode 16, extended it out to include a bunch of writing podcast recommendations and turned it into it's very own minisode. We hope you enjoy the extra talk ups. Every single one of these are a core part of Kel's podcast diet. There is everything from podcasts for her kids - "Fierce Girls" to podcasts for writing - "So You Want to Be a Writer" to women's podcasts - "The Guilty Feminist" to podcasts just for the story of it - "This is About". It's a real mixed bag of audio goodies and all of them are well worth the ear time. So grab yourself a cuppa and get ready to jump into the podcasting vortex with Kel on the Writes4Women podcast. 

SHOW NOTES / LINKS: 

Writes4Women

www.writes4women.com 

Facebook Writes4Women

Twitter/Instagram @w4wpodcast

PODCASTS RECOMMENDED IN THIS EPISODE: 

Ask Me Anything 

https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcast/ask-me-anything-episode-7/

Fierce Girls

http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/fierce-girls/

The Pineapple Project 

http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/the-pineapple-project/

Ladies We Need to Talk

http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/ladies-we-need-to-talk/

Long Distance Call 

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/long-distance-call/id1346935662?mt=2

The Guilty Feminist 

http://guiltyfeminist.com

Pretty for an Aboriginal 

https://www.buzzfeed.com/prettyforanaboriginal

Chat 10 Looks 3

http://www.chat10looks3.com

So You Want to be a Writer

https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/ep-1/

Writer on the Road

https://www.writerontheroad.com

The Garret 

https://thegarretpodcast.com

Ideas at the House

https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/backstage/ideas-at-the-house-podcast.html

The Wheeler Centre

https://www.wheelercentre.com/broadcasts/podcasts

Sydney Writers Festival 

https://www.swf.org.au/stories?category=Podcast/

Magic Lessons

http://magiclessons.libsyn.com

This is About

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/thisisabout/

Conversations

http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/

This month on the W4W podcast, Pam and Kel are tackling how to get into the skin, head and heart of your character; Pam addresses an audience question about imposter syndrome; there is a cool new writing competition for unpublished manuscripts that could win you a $15,000 advance and the coolest thing around for women right now is podcasts and lots of them. PLUS we are very excited to announce our podcast partnership with the Feminist Writers Festival in May AND a new emerging writer is joining the W4W ranks. It's all happening, so grab some headphone and your favourite beverage and settle in with Pam and Kel on the Writes4Women podcast. 

SHOW NOTES / LINKS:

Writes4Women Links

• www.writes4women.com

• https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/writes4women/id1275851144?mt=2

• Facebook Writes4Women

• Twitter/Instagram @w4wpodcast

• www.pamelacook.com.au One Stop For Writers 

https://onestopforwriters.com

Banjo Prize

http://www.harpercollins.com.au/thebanjoprize/

Hachette Richelle Prize

https://www.hachette.com.au/richell-prize/

Feminist Writers Festival Melbourne

https://feministwritersfestival.com/2018-program-vic/

Sydney Writers Festival

https://www.swf.org.au

Books by the Bridge

https://www.facebook.com/booksbythebridgeauthorevent/

ABC Listen

http://www.abc.net.au/radio/listen/

Mamamia Podcasts

https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcast/

Long Distance Call

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/long-distance-call/id1346935662?mt=2

The Guilty Feminist

http://guiltyfeminist.com

Pretty for an Aboriginal

https://www.buzzfeed.com/prettyforanaboriginal

Room to Read

https://www.roomtoread.org

Kel has a very personal chat with award winning children's book author, Aleesah Darlison. In the last 8 years since publishing her first book "Puggle's Problem", Aleesah has written over 40, ranging from picture books all the way through to YA. She lives in lush Queensland surrounds with her family and draws on her love of Australia's native plants an animals as inspiration for her stories. In this conversation Aleesah talks about discovering her inner writer, never giving up and mining her deepest memories to create beautiful stories for children of all ages. You may need to grab some tissues with your cuppa for this one...

(we apologise for the low levels in the first half of this interview. There were some technical issues with Skype during the record which we have tried to fix - please bare with because what Aleesah has to say in the 2nd half of this interview is worth it) 

SHOW NOTES / LINKS:

Writes4Women website - www.writes4women.com

Writes4Women Facebook @writes4women

Twitter / Instagram @w4wpodcast

Aleesah Darlison Wesbsite - www.aleesahdarlison.com

Greenleaf Press Website - www.greenleafpress.net

Aleesah Darlison Facebook @aleesahdarlison

Welcome to the very first BOOK 2 BRAND MINISODE. Where we have taken the Book 2 Brand segment out of the regular writing episode and extended it out into it's very own minisode! All about the business of marketing your book and building your author platform and each month we will talk to an expert to help all of us do just that.

In this episode we discuss the Facebook changes and what they mean for writers. We speak to Sara Hood from Marketing 4 Writers, all about what Facebook is, what Facebook isn't and how to get the most out of it.

SHOW NOTES / LINKS:

www.writes4women.com

Facebook: @writes4women

Instagram / Twitter: @w4wpodcast

Pamela Cook: www.pamelacook.com.au

Sara Hood: www.marketing4writers.net or Facebook @marketing4writers

Jodi Gibson: http://www.jfgibson.com.au

Conversations Podcast - Facebook Episode: http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/conversations-mark-pesce/9354558

Pam and Kel are back in the hotseat for 2018 and they are "Going All In" this year. On this writing episode Pam goes deep into the revision process sharing some very practical tips for writers of every level, including when to submit that manuscript to an agent or publisher. Emerging Author, Rae Cairns, chats about her word and writing goals for the year and Pam breaks down the festival circuit for everyone too...so get those diaries out. Kel talks about the wonder of listening to her fave feminists on Audio book and it's all about fun events and fundraising on Recognising Room to Read and the chance to meet co-founder, John Wood. So grab your favourite beverage and settle in for a full and fun episode of the W4W podcast.

 

SHOW NOTES/LINKS:

www.writes4women.com

Facebook @writes4women

Instagram and Twitter @w4wpodcast

www.pamelacook.com.au

www.raecairns.com

Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a positive holiday season. 

W4W is kicking off 2018 with a fantastic interview with multitalented author Pamela Freeman aka Pamela Hart.

Writer of 34 historical fiction, romance, non-fiction, kids and picture books, many of which have won prestigious awards. Pamela is a deeply respected and fearless Australian writer who loves to challenge herself by trying new writing styles and genres. In the background Pamela shares her wisdom and experience with other aspiring writers by teaching at The Australian Writer's Centre. In this interview she talks about everything from the challenges of switching writing formats, genres and lengths, to her writing process at difference stages, to her husband's soon to be released first book and the plethora of projects in her own future. Pamela is a treasure trove of history and knowledge for writers everywhere. So grab an ice block and find shady spot for another interesting W4W interview. 

We will be back to our irregularly scheduled programming in February.

Continuing on from Part 1 of this chockablock christmas episode emerging author, Rae Cairns, gives us her recommendations for writing resources and gifts. We tackle the age old question of what to buy a book person or writer that isn't a book in "Pam's Writing Round Up" and Kel points our gift buying in a more socially conscious direction in What's Cool With Women and on Recognising Room to Read this month it's all about giving girls in low income countries the gift of education this christmas. So get your fave beverage within reach and your pens poised for the 2nd part of the W4W Christmas episode. 

SHOWNOTES/LINKS:

Most Recommendations and links mentioned on this episode can be found: 

W4W Website - www.writes4women.com

W4W Facebook - @writes4women

W4W Twitter and Instagram - @w4wpodcast

OTHER LINKS:

Pamela Cook - www.pamelacook.com.au

Rae Cairns - www.raecairns.com

Love Your Sister - www.loveyoursister.org

Room to Read - www.roomtoread.org 

W4W ROOM TO READ HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER LINK 

https://give.everydayhero.com/au/w4w-room-to-read-holiday-fundraiser