EILEEN O’HELY “Write your story, pop it out of your mind for a couple of months, then go back to it with fresh eyes.”
Q&A with Eileen O’Hely on her middle-grade graphic-novel, 50 Ways to Die in Space
HOLLY BRUNNBAUER “Someone has to win – why can’t it be you?”
Q&A with Holly Brunnbauer on her debut rom-com, What Did I Miss?
MIRANDA BIRTHISEL “Being a mother is what started my passion for writing!”
Q&A with children's author Miranda Birthisel on Santa Bilby
CLAIRE VAN RYN “Set yourself ludicrously achievable goals. Like writing for five minutes a day. You can do that!”
Q&A with Claire Van Ryn on the publication of her debut novel The Secrets Of The Huon Wren
DANI VEE “My process is a lot of thinking, many false starts and persistence!”
Interview with Dani Vee, on the publication of her second picture book My EPIC Dad! Takes Us Camping, the first book in her EPIC Dad series!
JESS KITCHING “I actually wrote How To Destroy Your Husband (a very rudimentary draft!) before I wrote The Girl She Was Before.”
Q&A with Jess Kitching on the publication day of her second novel, How To Destroy Your Husband.
DI WALKER “I sometimes wonder if I had waited for the next Walker Wednesday if Harper would have made it – they would be looking for something else. Serendipity.”
Q&A with Di Walker, middle grade author of Unpacking Harper Holt and Every Thing We Keep.
DANI VEE “A few days after the interview, I asked if I could pitch two stories and he signed My EXTRAordinary Mum within two weeks.”
Q&A with debut author of My EXTRAordinary Mum, Dani Vee.
MEGAN ALBANY “I attended the CYA conference and had some initial interest from Hachette and then used this to secure an agent, who then went on to seal the deal for me.”
Q&A with Megan Albany, debut author of black comedy, The Very Last List of Vivian Walker.
HOLLY CRAIG “I was lucky enough to receive a place in the three-month writing course with Curtis Brown and that was the stepping stone into my finding an agent!”
Interview with Holly Craig, author of The Shallows due for release in 2023.
JP MCDONALD “You can take control of your path but always be open to advice, celebrate the wins and knuckle down for the difficult times, leaning on a network to provide inspiration and support.”
Kelly’s Writerly Q&A with JP McDonald, debut sci-fi author of The Invisible Tether.