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The Publisher And The Writer
Seana Smith & Jane Curry
17 episodes
8 months ago

Join publisher Jane Curry of Ventura Press and Jane Curry Advisory and author Seana Smith as they explain the inside story of writing and publishing books.


We cover traditional publishing and self-publishing, with insight, advice and inspiration for all unpublished writers.


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Join publisher Jane Curry of Ventura Press and Jane Curry Advisory and author Seana Smith as they explain the inside story of writing and publishing books.


We cover traditional publishing and self-publishing, with insight, advice and inspiration for all unpublished writers.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show more...
Books
Arts,
Business,
Fiction,
Entrepreneurship
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4. The Art + Craft Of Writing
The Publisher And The Writer
32 minutes 3 seconds
1 year ago
4. The Art + Craft Of Writing
  • Quick chat about what we’ve been up to in our daily writing and publishing work.
  • The prequel to writing is reading great books, and learning from them.
  • Deciding what to write, asking yourself what you love to read. 
  • Finding out what is popular and what might sell, the joys of loitering in bookshops.
  • The importance of understanding genres in fiction especially. Know your genre!
  • Literary fiction versus genre fiction and the blurred edges.
  • Writing is a craft and can be taught and learned. 
  • Seana lists some of the courses done in creative non-fiction.
  • Discussion about creative writing post-grad courses and PhDs.
  • Writing tips: getting started and keeping going.
  • Writing first draft is one thing but the editing often takes far longer. 
  • The importance of the opening lines. 



Links for this week’s podcast can be found in the show notes.



Jane Curry Links

  • Jane Curry Advisory: www.janecurryadvisory.com
  • Ventura Press: www.venturapress.com.au
  • www.instagram.com/venturapress__
  • www.instagram.com/janecurry1



Seana Smith Links

  • Seana Smith website: www.seanasmith.com
  • Sober Journeys website: wwwsoberjourneys.com
  • www.instagram.com/seanasmith
  • www.instagram.com/sober_journeys
  • https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatdidyoureadtoday/



Buy Going Under

In Australia: Going Under is available in bookshops and online stores in Australia and on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Going-Under-memoir-secrets-addiction/dp/0645497231/

In the USA: https://www.amazon.com/Going-Under-memoir-secrets-addiction/dp/0645497231/

In the UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Going-Under-memoir-secrets-addiction/dp/0645497231/

Going Under Audiobook: Going Under on Audible, narrated by Seana Smith, click here.



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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Publisher And The Writer

Join publisher Jane Curry of Ventura Press and Jane Curry Advisory and author Seana Smith as they explain the inside story of writing and publishing books.


We cover traditional publishing and self-publishing, with insight, advice and inspiration for all unpublished writers.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.