A conversation with Alexandra Collier on a writing career created through luck and design
Writers Victoria Digital Resident, Emma Andrews, spoke with Alexandra about her career and what’s next.
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Moreno Giovannoni on cherishing your darlings
While touring Victoria to discuss his acclaimed second novel The Immigrants, Moreno Giovannoni talked to our Digital Writer in Residence, Emma Andrews.
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Finding your writing flow with Simmone Howell
Writers Victoria’s Amelie Hughes recently spoke with Simmone, providing a glimpse into her own practices and her upcoming workshop Creative Journalling: A Forest of Things.
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A story brought back to life: Nina Fromhold on recording family life stories
Nina Fromhold, audio biographer and founder of Memory Lane Life Stories, knows everyone has a story to tell, but often these stories stay at the dinner table. Nina speaks to Writers Victoria about why capturing these stories is important, the process, and stories she’s found along her journey.
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Shaping Stories: Laurel Cohn on finding the story you’re trying to tell
Editor, assessor and writing coach Laurel Cohn talks to Digital Writer in Residence, Emma Andrews ahead of her upcoming workshop and gives us a glimpse into her world.
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Tim Baker on Surfing, Healing and Learning the Craft of Turning the Personal into a Piece Worth Reading
Ahead of his Writers Victoria session in October, Tim spoke with us about his book Patting the Shark, surfing, self-doubt and the careful work of turning lived experience into a piece worth reading.
Beyond the Zodiac with Michele Finey: How psychological astrology helps develop unique characters
Could psychological astrology be what you need to create multidimensional characters and real-world conflicts in your work? Described as a modern psychological astrologer, author Michele Finey is bringing this concept to life in her upcoming workshop Crafting Characters and Conflict with Astrology. She recently chatted with Writers Victoria’s Steph Duthie on how this divinatory practice can create character depth and authentic conflict scenarios.
Tristram Baumber on selling a script: from process to pitch
Where is your script’s engine? The force to drive your story forward without losing sight of your core idea. Our recent conversation with screenwriter Tristram Baumber explores the importance of knowing your engine, your idea’s nucleus, to successfully structure your script for the screen.
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Finding new poetic possibilities: Tim Loveday on holding your poetry close and at arm’s length
Ahead of his upcoming Online Feedback Clinic: Poetry, poet Tim Loveday hopped on the phone between workshops in Iowa City to speak with Writers Victoria’s Amelie Hughes about his new collection, influences and fascinations with form.
Balancing imagination, perspective and fact: Vikki Petraitis on the true crime writing process
Writers Victoria Amelie Hughes speaks to bestselling crime author and true crime podcaster Dr Vikki Petraitis.