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Lauri joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about writing what she likes and not being afraid to stand up for herself both creatively and in negotiating contracts.

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Anna joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how doing an MA in Creative Writing gave her permission to take her writing seriously, and why she composes her stories on a secondhand, offline laptop called 'Gandalf'.

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Tom joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how to write humour, and how his own acerbic wit has softened over the years. Tom explains why he believes that cosy mysteries are having a moment in South Africa right now.

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Claire joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how her work as a journalist led to novel-writing and how her use of language captures the rhythms of the past

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Zibu joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about why she feels it is her duty to write aspirational fiction for young black women, and why she dislikes the stereotype that women characters must suffer in order for literature to be good.

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Tony joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about the origin of his special relationship with the southern African bush. He discusses his interest in conservation, and gives great tips on how to keep track of a large cast of recurring characters across a sprawling fictional universe.

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Onke joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about growing up in the early days of liberation in South Africa, and the influence of rap music in forming his creative self.

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Bonnie joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about making her publishing dreams come true, and the role that writing workshops and support groups have played in her success.

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Marina joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about drawing on real-life experiences for inspiration, and how to make writing a priority in the midst of a demanding professional and personal schedule.

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Alistair joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about what it means to write queer fiction and what it was like to live and write in New York City.

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John joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how he will never stop being grateful for having such a huge, breakout novel so early in his career, and why he likes to end each day knowing he has made some progress on his current book.

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Takalani joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how she got her start in 2017 with a Facebook page and no followers. She tells us about writing 2,500 words a night alongside her full-time job in finance and three children. Takalani breaks down the exact process for producing a book, from editing, layout, and cover design, to sales, distribution, and marketing.

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Paige joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how humour is the golden thread that links all her writing, and why she now creates the kind of books she loves to read.

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Khaya joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how he is preparing for his upcoming talk on the main stage at TED Vancouver. He tells us how he breaks his writing down into achievable goals, and why he decided to embrace radical honesty in writing about his late younger brother.

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Joanne joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about the time she gave up writing and how she found her way back to it again. We talk journals, illustrations, dreams, and vision boards. And we hear how an image of a young girl running through a village with a fork in her hand inspired Joanne's latest book.

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Morabo joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about the time he forgot that he was a writer, and what made him remember again. He talks about writing drunk and editing sober, and gaining his inspiration from visits to a nearby working-man's pub.

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Cliffordene joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about why Afrikaans readers show up so consistently for their writers. She shares the secrets behind writing for teens, and having her short stories regularly snapped up by magazines like HUISGENOOT.

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Terry-Ann joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about what it is like to embark upon an MA in Creative Writing after you have already been published and won awards. She shares what she has learned from the process.

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Penny joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about her early forays into children's fiction, thrillers, and now historical fiction.

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The author of the Selene Trilogy of fantasy novels, has gone back to her one true love - contemporary romance.

Shameez joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about what inspired this pivot and how much fun she had writing her new hit novel, PLAYING FLIRTY.

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John joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about what it was like finding the voice of an older Spud after all these years.

He gives great tips about writing a comic novel, and explains how it is not enough to write funny scenes - your novel has to have comedic bones.

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Gareth joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how he got an international deal for his first novel FINDING JACK, and why major Hollywood stars like Chris Evans and Elijah Wood began calling him shortly afterwards.

He talks about why he recently pivoted to thriller writing and how to create characters that can sustain a whole series.

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Samantha joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about why she is rereleasing the BONE SEASON series as 'the author's preferred edition' with all new artwork.

She explains what it was like to strike a major book deal at a young age, and discusses the challenges she faces in writing while living with chronic pain.

Gail and Samantha discuss the way she subverts gender expectations throughout her novels, and Samantha explains how THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE is a retelling of the myth of St George and the dragon.

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Louisa joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about why she pivoted from academic research to fiction writing, and how she chooses the women who become the subjects of her novels. She explains why South Africa is the country of her heart, despite the fact that she was born and brought up in the UK.

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Vernon joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how a childhood encounter with the Burchell's Coucal was the spark that got him interested in bird-watching. He tells us how he keeps returning to the theme of liminality in his writing and why his next project may be informed by sunsets. As an architect, Vernon works with the built environment, but his heart belongs to the natural world.

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Alex joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how his career as an illustrator got started thanks to his own chutzpah, and why he believes that anyone can learn to draw. Alex tells us how his own experience of personal loss fed into the deeply poignant stories in his latest collection.

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Mphuthumi joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how he draws on the history of the Eastern Frontier to create his narratives. He admits that researching the archives has the power to humble those who think they already understand the past. Mphuthumi talks about melding Christianity with traditional cultural beliefs and why he believes this is not talked about enough.

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Jarred joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how he structured his complex narrative and juggled the voices of his different characters. He tells us why he decided to set his first book in the world of chronic illness and end-of-life care.

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Nthikeng joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how music informs his fiction and how he writes only when inspiration strikes. Fiona and Gail agree that Nthikeng has one of the most unusual and fascinating author's minds they have encountered.

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Shubnum joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how she wrote her first novel in her early twenties under the mentorship of Kobus Moolman and how a series of Twitter posts led to her collection of essays. Shubnum discusses the difficult path to an international book deal and what it has brought into her life.

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Barbara joined Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how THE COMRADE'S WIFE may be read in conjunction with her earlier work, GRACE: A NOVEL. She discusses questions of loyalty to a former party of liberation and concludes that the freedom to criticise must remain paramount.

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Ivan joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how not having grown up in Johannesburg has made him more curious about the city and how the words of other authors are the constant backdrop to his life.

Ivan discusses the narrative choices one has to make as a memoirist and gives credit to his trusted early readers for helping his decide how to structure The Near North.

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Lynn joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how she came to write a feminist reimagining of the antisemitic Medieval myth of the Wandering Jew.
Describing antisemitism as a 'light sleeper', Lynn talks about how this myth was reverse engineered into scripture centuries afterwards.

Lynn describes how losing her sister to cancer plunged her into a state of deep grief and how she is only now able to find her writing voice again.

Fiona and Gail ask Lynn the secrets every writer should know about keeping their work at the forefront of the public's mind.

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Margie joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about the narrative choices one makes for memoir rather than fiction, and how second-wave feminism influenced her life at every step.

Margie discusses how she handles sexual violence on the page and how talking about one's own life is different to talking about fictional constructs.

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Gus grills Fiona about her secret past as a child writer and whether her own children find her books difficult to read, and Gus does a deep dive into the culture wars and the historical and cultural antecedents of Fiona's new book.

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Helen describes her writing process for 'Charlotte', much to the envy of Fiona and Gail, and explains why writing poems is very different.

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Diane joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about being published at a young age and what a young writer brings to the table.
Diane talks about why she believes that a writer's process shouldn't always be revealed to the world. She describes how her own process has changed since becoming a parent, and how parenthood has supplied her with new inspiration.

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Ron joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how deciding to write a book that he would give an A to instead of a D, transformed his writing career years ago.

Ron shares what it is like to have a novel in script development in Hollywood, and tells us why his latest book features a female protagonist who makes choices that readers may choose to judge.

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Shafinaaz joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how she built her literary career from the ground up and developed a network of loyal readers and reviewers. Shafinaaz describes how her use of domestic oral lore in her Nisa Qamar series for children has won her fans among their parents too.

Shafinaaz hosts the Book Bytes radio slot on Salaamedia and has started her own publishing imprint.

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Sven joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how he balances his day job as an accountant with the demands of his lively literary imagination. He talks about the influence of the South American magical realists on his work and discusses the significance of the Bob Dylan lyrics that appear at the start of each chapter of his book.

Fiona and Gail disagree about whether Buried Treasure is a light book with dark moments or a dark book with light moments. They also debate the significance of the dog named God. Sven reveals how many stories he envisions for his fictional town of Vivo and gives listeners inside information about his upcoming novel God’s Pocket.

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Qarnita is the author of the 'Being' series of novels, including Being Dianne, Being Lily, Being Kari, and Being Shelley. Qarnita describes how she recently submitted a new manuscript to a publisher and is now feeling bereft without it, as she waits to be drawn into a new idea. She tells Fiona and Gail how a writing course run by Mike Nichol got her into authorship, and how she situates her plots within detailed timelines.

Gail asks Qarnita whether she feels obliged to use her voice to speak on behalf of the South African woman's Muslim community or feels free to write about whatever she likes. Fiona asks about the importance of women's friendships in Qarnita's books and in real life.

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Mandy joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how the first idea she ever pitched to a publisher was rejected, but the second was enthusiastically accepted. She describes how she wrote that book in three months, and regularly produces ten thousand words a week when she is writing.

Mandy traces her early enthusiasm for the written word back to her Polokwane High School and the incredible English teachers she encountered there. She tells us what it was like to be accused of being a 'brand journalist' when her name first became known, and how it is the actual journalism that still attracts her.

Gail asks Mandy whether she ever feels afraid while investigating the South African underworld, and Fiona asks how she manages to keep a distance from her sources while still getting them to trust her.

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Jo joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how she got her start writing on Wattpad, building such a huge online audience that her first book garnered offers of representation from three major literary agents.

Jo discusses romance as a genre, and how it is really made up of hundreds of sub-genres, providing something for everyone - from dark mermaids to Amish romance. Jo tells Gail and Fiona how she has resisted setting her novels anywhere except in South Africa, and has managed to achieve international success, nevertheless. She emphasises the importance of a strong social media presence and discusses the rise of BookTok as a major force in the publishing world.

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Craig joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how writing for him is a thing that flows in to fill the spaces that are left in a day. Sometimes this means writing in his car in the parking lot before work, and sometimes it means trying to write while on holiday in the countryside.

Craig talks about how he got his start writing poetry, and how he is once again working on putting together a collection of poetry for publication. He describes how the mentorship of the late Barney Simon introduced him to the theatre world, and why he was only really able to find his voice as a novelist when he returned to South Africa after a long time abroad.

Gail asks whether the story or the writing comes first for Craig, and Fiona asks about the inspiration behind his latest novel, The Ghost of Sam Webster.

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Ekow joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how he got his start writing anecdotes about his life while working as an engineer in the oil fields of Libya and Algeria. He describes how he self-published his first novel, only to have a major publisher approach him to publish it.

Fiona asks Ekow about the gap between his extremely contained and thoughtful real-life persona, and his wild and provocative fiction. Gail asks Ekow to describe what it is like when his writing is going well, and it feels more like taking dictation from an external source than creating it from scratch. Ekow breaks down his backlist for us, taking us through the inspiration and process behind each book.

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Fiona and Gail ask about how to deal with writer’s block when you have an immovable weekly deadline and Ndumiso talks about using material from everyday life to inspire creativity.

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Nechama talks us through how she got started as a journalist and how a random tweet got her involved in fact-checking and ultimately in training fact-checkers all over the world. She talks about the research she did to make her novels as authentic as possible, and what it was like to release a book at the height of the pandemic. Nechama has a new book out right now on domestic violence. She explains how she works to protect her mental health while researching such distressing topics.

Fiona talks about how being a writer is like having homework every day for the rest of your life. And Gail tells us why Phillip Pullman is not for her.

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Hamilton Wende joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to break down how he
went from being a 16-year-old boy who used to hide Pride and Prejudice behind his Maths textbook at boarding school to a seasoned war reporter, historical novelist, and children’s author. Hamilton is the author of numerous historical novels, set in wartime situations, as well as the Arabella series of novels for tweens.

Fiona talks about dealing with professional jealousy as a writer and Gail tells us how
her break from writing has freed up different parts of her brain.
This episode provides fascinating insight into how one man’s day job – war reporting
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Kate takes us from her earliest days as a young girl who was “good at English”
growing up in a small town in England, to being an in-demand magazine writer, to a much-requested ghostwriter.
Kate explains the various forms of ghostwriting, from total anonymity to open co-
writing that receives acknowledgement on the cover. She talks us through the process of interviewing a subject for many hours before writing can begin. Then Kate and Gail explain how they split up the plotting and writing for their hugely successful Katie Gayle cosy mysteries.

Gail talks about not writing until the tank is empty, but saving some for the next day,
and Fiona talks about paying attention to the little voice in your head that tells you when something you’ve written is not good enough.

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Siphiwo joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how academia is taking over his writing time, and the effort he puts in to keep his creative work alive. He takes us through his earliest days as an idealistic young writer, when he quit his job after having a short story accepted by a journal - and how he quickly rejoined the working world after that!

Siphiwo talks about how toxic masculinity has become more of a problem since he wrote 'When a Man Cries', rather than less. He tells us about what it is like to teach a university course that includes his own work, and how he decides whether a new project should be a novel, a short story, or a play.

Fiona tells us about using the Pomodoro method to work on more than one project at a time. And Gail tells us about how it feels to get past the halfway point in writing your book.

And, of course, we discuss the progress of Siphiwo Mahala's famous beard - both on social media and in real life! Follow us on Instagram · Chat with us on Twitter · Join our Facebook group · Subscribe to us on YouTube · Join our newsletter · Ask your writing-related questions here]]> Books Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:45:00 +0200 0 0 S02 E02 Siphiwo Mahala 0 0 Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard full 1:00:49 The Hidden Lives of Writers https://iono.fm/e/1360979 https://iono.fm/e/1360979
Amy is the author of Shame On You and The Pact, and the co-author of Chasing Marian. She has a new book forthcoming from Karavan Press soon. Amy joins Fiona and Gail to share the secrets of successfully querying overseas literary agents as a young South African who started out with no connections in the industry.

Amy also talks about how writing is a career with a high failure rate, and how to pick yourself up and start over again when your career strikes a low point.
Fiona talks about how letting initial rejections get you down, even if they are brutal. Gail talks about using snippets of free time throughout her day to get a few hundred words of writing done.

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Jonny joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about his greatly acclaimed portrayal of the marriage of Winnie and Nelson Mandela.

Jonny and Fiona reminisce about their time together at Hyde Park High School, while Gail gets to the bottom of Jonny's origin story as a writer. Jonny talks about how his daily word count has decreased in recent years and how he doesn't start writing until he is at a point in his research that warrants it.

Fiona asks Jonny about his substantial backlist and whether he would approach any of those topics differently today. Gail drills down into how the Coetsee Collection of letters and transcripts facilitated the writing of this book.

Even people who know the Mandela story will have been surprised by the insights contained in Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage. Jonny explains that the Mandelas were the first South Africans to realise that celebrity is a political tool.

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Joanne takes Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel through the process of having a book adapted for the audio format. She describes how she got her start in media by auditioning for YFM as an 18-year-old and then advancing her career through the ranks of audio and TV. Joanne shares some details about the process of training one's voice for radio - spoiler alert; she has the most beautiful voice imaginable!

Fiona asks Joanne about her first writing project 'Drug Muled' and how her role as a presenter led her towards it. Gail asks about the origins of 'Children of Sugarcane' and the writing and rewriting process that brought into being.

Fiona and Gail discuss how they know whether a writing idea has legs or not and how to create sustained motivation for their characters. They agree that Joanne's willingness to redraft her manuscript in the service of quality writing is truly inspirational.

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Prolific and award-winning writer Fred Khumalo talks to Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel about how he inhabited the first-person consciousness of a female protagonist in Bitches' Brew. He has the ladies hanging on his every word as he describes how the historical inspirations for The Longest March and Dancing the Death Drill presented themselves to him.

Fred describes how journalism taught him not to wait for inspiration before starting to write. He starts writing and then the inspiration comes. He describes the experience of having his works adapted for the stage and how there is a certain loss of control during that process.

Fiona and Gail talk about whether it is necessary to have physically visited a place before setting a novel there, and the value of dwelling on details when describing time and place.

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James takes us through his evolution as a writer of strong female characters and
credits several ex-girlfriends for helping to mature his ability to write complex women. He tells Fiona that wildlife novels that preach a strong conservation message are destined to languish unread, and stresses the importance of emphasising story and humour.

James explains to Gail the difference between rangers and guides and describes
how he ended up creating a series of YouTube wildlife videos during Covid. He also accidentally turned his art into a highly successful merchandise store.

James' dry and self-deprecating humour shines through in this delightful interview
that emphasizes the many different ways to monetise one’s creativity.

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Zukiswa takes us all the way back to her first novel, The Madams, and spills the news
that it is currently being translated into Portuguese for the Angolan, Mozambican, and Brazilian markets. Fiona tells Zuki that she has always regarded her as a super-connecter, especially across the African continent, and they reminisce about the early days of their careers.

Gail and Zukiswa discuss how to raise good men in the current era of toxic masculinity and how Zuki’s book Men of the South was prophetic in many ways.
Zukiswa describes how she came to curate the Artistic Encounters exhibition in
Zurich, as well as the Afrolit online literary festivals. After the interview, Fiona and Gail are inspired to try to get their work into African countries, rather than just the Anglo-American markets.

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Yewande wonders whether writing emerges from having an idea or an idea emerges from the act of writing. She talks about how Bom Boy arose from her fascination with characters who exist on the margins of society.

A trained architect, Yewande tells us about layering multiple versions of a manuscript over each other - like working with tracing paper, until the final form emerges. 

Fiona talks about turning a surprise ending into a sequel, and Gail discusses how to get over the doubt that tends to strike at the 15,000-word mark.

The ladies agree that keeping a running record of your ideas is a good way to slot back into writing when you finally have the time.

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Pam joins fellow authors Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how she got her start in television and what the path might look like for a young person who wanted to pursue a career in writing for the small screen.

Fiona tells Pam that she has never forgotten a masterclass she once gave on using cliffhangers to build tension in one's writing and how soap operas have a lot to teach us as writers.

Gail coaxes Pam to describe the process of a busy script editor working on several projects at once and how one has to become an expert in troubleshooting.

Pam and Gail reminisce about their time as co-authors of the novel Chasing Marian.
Pam describes the experiences that led her to write her sober-curious memoir.

Gail talks us through her experiments with large language model AIs after interviewing Gus Silber.
Fiona recommends White Lotus as an excellent example of storytelling, and Gail tells us about putting on her big-girl panties to read Celeste Ng.

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Gus takes us all the way back to his earliest days as a reporter for a local newspaper in Krugersdorp and talks about how that was the best possible training for a journalist. He shares advice for anyone wanting to embark on a career in the media and discusses whether its better to be a generalist or a specialist.

Fiona and Gus reminisce about the old days of Style magazine and how Gus gave Fiona a piece of writing advice that she remembers to this day. Gail tells us why she refuses to write a bad review of South African fiction, and she and Gus wonder whether it is possible to have a robust culture of reviewing in South Africa.

Fiona and Gail ask Gus why recent developments in AI have proved to be so triggering for writers and artists alike, and why experimenting with the chatbots felt, for Gus, like listening to the Beatles for the first time.

We know you will be inspired and energized by Gus's tech utopianism.

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Niq tells us what to do when a character refuses to die and how his inspiration comes from living close to a popular shebeen in Soweto. Niq and Gail break down how they know whether a new idea needs to be a novel or a short story. Niq describes how he once refused to change a book to make it more 'accessible' to an overseas audience and has never regretted that decision.

Gail talks about the process of brewing a new book, while Fiona puts her latest book to bed by checking the page proofs. Gail has been reading 'We Want Impossible Things' by Catherine Newman and speculates whether it is possible to write a book in which all the characters are nice. Fiona listens to a podcast interview with 51-year-old world champion surfer Kelly Slater and wonders whether age really is just a number.

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Sue breaks down how she got started as a writer, going back to the early days when her handwritten books were passed around the class in her Bulawayo high school. Sue admits that she writes two kinds of books – fun and scandalous vs deep and literary. Listen in to find out how her fans react to this dichotomy.
Fiona and Gail ask Sue about her new masterwork An Angel’s Demise, which Gail was afraid to read. Fiona explains why one of the characters gives her actual goosebumps, and not the nice kind.
Gail explains the meaning behind the term ‘structural edits’, and Fiona talks about the
‘flashlight method’ of constructing a novel. Fiona recommends the book The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, while Gail talks about her love for the show The Santa Clarita Diet with Drew Barrymore.

Since this episode was recorded, An Angel’s Demise was awarded the prestigious NIHSS Humanities Award for Best Fiction: Novel. Congratulations, Sue!

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Angela spills the beans on what changes she had to make to The Blessed Girl when it was published in the UK, and what it was like to be shortlisted for a major comedy award. The ladies talk about Bontle as a strong character in charge of her own destiny but agree that they wouldn't want their daughters going down the blessed girl route.

Angela gives some delicious details about her upcoming book. It's going to be a thriller and not to be missed!

Fiona tells Gail about her favourite time of the day to get writing done and Gail suggests ways of not getting distracted by social media. They discuss the awesome new midlife podcast The Shift with Sam Baker and why Fiona was epically unimpressed with Hugh Grant in the romantic comedy Two Weeks' Notice.

Angela tells us why she finds Bill Bryson's The Body so helpful as a writer, and recommends Save the Cat by Blake Snyder to Gail.

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