The Girl and Duck Podcast

Jen is in conversation with Jen Campbell a Sunday Times bestselling author and award-winning poet. She is the author of ten published books across non-fiction, poetry, short stories and children's books.  Jen specializes in the history of fairy tales, giving guest lectures at universities, museums and book festivals on this topic. Her video installation on the history of fairy tales is curren...

A great analogy I learned eons ago. The 'fish' will simplify and streamline the way you structure your writing so that readers will LOVE your work even more!  This episode also includes a little New Year frivolity.  Happy New Year, dear listener. Thank you so much for supporting this podcast, it means the world to me! Other podcasts mentioned: The Priestess Podcast with Julie Parker. If...

Decorating my house (and messing it up severely), taught me alot about creative writing. Let's chat, okay?! For more visit - GirlandDuck.com

Our dialogue needs to lively and straight to the point. ‘Narnia! It’s all in the wardrobe, just like I told you!’ So. Put down that teapot. And let’s talk about…dialogue. For more visit - GirlandDuck.com

Arrogance and selfishness are an essential, healthy and liberating part of an artist's psyche and ongoing success. Visit - GirlandDuck

When telling a story we need to be brave, in more ways than one. Here is how bravery will benefit your plot. Visit - GirlandDuck

When I wrote my first book I didn't realise that stories need structure.  Here is what happened...

When someone like Jackie French (Australian Children's Laureate for 2014/15, 2015 Senior Australian of the Year, historian, ecologist, dyslexic, and a passionate worker for literacy, the right of all children to be able to read, and the power of books) speaks I listen.  I also take notes loads and loads of notes. More about Jackie French Jackie's writing career spans 25 years, 148 wombats, ov...

Before I was a Children's Author I had a crack at romance writing. Here's what happened.

Michael Earp is a writer and bookseller living in Melbourne, Australia. He is the contributing editor of Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories (2019) and contributor to Underdog: #LoveOzYA Short Stories (2019). He has a Masters in children’s literature and an undergraduate degree in Early Childhood Teaching.  For over seventeen years he has worked between bookselling and publishing as a childre...

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Jen is in conversation with Danielle Binks . Danielle is a Melbourne-based writer and literary agent with Jacinta di Mase Management. In 2017, she edited and contributed to Begin, End, Begin, an anthology of new Australian young adult writing inspired by the #LoveOzYA movement, which won the ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children (Ages 13+).  The Year the Maps Changed, Danielle’s debut midd...

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Jen is in conversation with Pamela Ueckerman. Pamela is a children's writer, book reviewer and podcast host. She reviews books for the CBCA website Reading Time, and co-hosts the kidlit podcast Middle Grade Mavens which includes book reviews and interviews with authors, illustrators and editors. Pamela self-published her hilarious-fast-paced-but-not-scary-at-all chapter book Zombies Alive! in 2018...

In this special Girl&Duck podcast Jen is in conversation with Dr Leila Davis. Leila is an Australian GP and psychotherapist with a masters degree in Gestalt Therapy. Leila has extensive experience in mental health care and personal development. She runs women's wellbeing retreats in various locations around the world.

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In this special Girl&Duck Podcast, Jen is in conversation with Illustrator Katie Chappell. Katie is a virtual scribe and live illustrator best known for her fresh wobbly illustration and giant live window paintings. 1/3 of The Good Ship Illustration - helping illustrators and image-makers navigate a creative career.

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