The final episode of the year is a big old whinge about how hard writing is, swiftly followed by a pep talk.
Mentioned in this episode:
A review in The Small Hours by Zoe Deleuil of Marzahn, Mon Amour
Clare Keegan’s advice to “fatten the middle” which I wrote about in Quick Notes on the Melbourne Writers Festival #2
The first pep talk I made earlier this year, Story Time for Writers
Other relevant posts on Voracious:
An Honest Day’s Work (or how to waste most of a writing day)
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Three things coming up on Voracious: my next vintage read will be Forever by Judy Blume; I’ve recorded an interview with the children’s author Huda Hayek (Huda & Me, Huda Was Here) for early January; and I’m writing a post about wearing multiple hats in the publishing industry — although hats always sounds more flexible than I think it can be, I reckon it’s more like heads.
Merry Christmas! and a Happy New Year.
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