Stories Behind the Story with Better Reading

Dervla McTiernan discusses plot, how important structure is in your novel, and how she approaches writing a novel. And she shares what the sign on her wall says, that reminds her what is important, every time she writes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trent Dalton, the author of the phenomenally successful novel Boy Swallows Universe discusses the heart and soul of the writer and what being a writer means to him. He talks through the process of writing Boy Swallows Universe , as well as his work as a Walkley Award winning journalist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist, editor and author Armando Lucas Correa talks to Cheryl Akle about growing up in Cuba, life in New York, and his latest novel, The Daughter's Tale .  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crime reporter, Ava Benny-Morrison talks to Cheryl Akle about the shocking case that inspired her to write her book, The Lost Girls . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca Hermann the founder of Bolinda Audio talks to Cheryl Akle about how and why she started the company, the importance of audio in publishing, and the future of audio books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Craig Ensor talks to Cheryl Akle about his career in law and the road to writing his novel, The Warming . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author Tess Woods talks to Cheryl Akle about juggling two physiotherapy clinics with writing her latest novel, Love and Other Battles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Acclaimed author Tom Keneally talks to Cheryl Akle about his life, and incredible writing career, and his latest novel Two Old Men Dying . Here at Better Reading we consider Tom to be a National Treasure.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christine Courtenay talks to Cheryl Akle about her late husband, bestselling author Bryce Courtenay, his writing, his incredible legacy and the 30-year anniversary of his novel, The Power of One.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Victoria Purman talks to Cheryl Akle about the fascinating real-life women of her latest bestselling novel, The Land Girls . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alli Sinclair talks to Cheryl Akle about her world adventures, climbing mountains and her new novel, The Cinema at Starlight Creek . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Megan Blandford talks to Cheryl Akle about motherhood, her postnatal depression, and how she wrote her book,  I'm Fine (and Other Lies) to help other women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leigh Straw talks to Cheryl Akle about Australian women in crime history, including Dulcie Markham, a key figure of the underworld of Sydney and Melbourne, and the subject of her latest book, Angel Of Death: Dulcie Markham, Australia's Most Beautiful Bad Woman . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meg Bignell talks to Cheryl Akle about going from nursing to copywriting, living on a dairy farm, and her new book, The Sparkle Pages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award winning journalist Janet Fife-Yeomans talks to Cheryl Akle about how she wrote a book with Hazel Baron, the brave daughter who brought Dulcie Bodsworth, her serial killer mother to justice.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mikey Robbins speaks to Cheryl Akle about being a history nerd, a food lover, observer of bizarre human behaviour, and combining all three in his book, Seven Deadly Sins… and One Very Naught Fruit . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sally Rippin talks to Cheryl Akle about growing up as an expat kids in Asia, her prolific career as a children's author, and her latest book in the Polly and Buster series: The Search for the Silver Witch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amanda Hampson speaks to Cheryl Akle about long-term friendships, the freedom of ageing, how travel has changed, and her latest book, Sixty Summers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paige Toon joins Cheryl Akle this week to discuss being raised all around the world, her writing career, and her latest novel, If You Could Go Anywhere .  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Melina Marchetta joins Cheryl Akle to discuss growing up in an Australian-Italian family, her Australian classic,  Looking for Alibrandi , and her latest novel, The Place on Dalhousie .  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice Clark-Platts discusses human rights law, and what her research for her novel The Flower Girls taught her about children who kill.     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Irish author, James Delargy joins Cheryl Akle on this week's podcast to talk about his journey as a traveller, a writer, and why he chose outback Australia to set his bestselling novel, 55. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today Cheryl Akle talks to Fatima Bhutto about her life in Afghanistan, Syria and Pakistan, being raised by a single father, and how he shared a love of books and stories with her. This led to her career as a writer, and her latest novel The Runaways .   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nicole Alexander joins Cheryl Akle this week to discuss being a fourth-generation grazier, her writing career, and her latest novel, Stone Country .  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Felicity McLean joins Cheryl Akle this week to discuss her debut novel, The Van Apfel Girls are Gone . Together they discuss Felicity's career as a ghostwriter and how that, and a run-in with Bryan Brown, led to her writing her first novel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.