The Writing Apothecary Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another episode of the BTS of making book 3. We are still in the beginnings and we're looking at Josh today. After meeting Destiny last fortnight we're onto the other half of the story and probably the hardest part out of all of it. Because I am trying my damn hardest to find the balance between how spoilery to be and what details you want. Josh is such a...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another Writing Process episode and today we have the lovely S.Anne - she is on the newer side of the journey with a single book - with her second coming out. It was such a great chat and I adore her. Make sure you grab her book, it's a great read. She is such a ray of sunshine, I hope that you enjoy today's interview.  About S.Anne:   S.Anne is a new aut...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another episode of Makign Book 3. Today we're going looking at Destiny and it's a little introduction to her. If you haven't read Faded Fragments and Fractured Pieces there is a small spoiler but this is something that I am forever warring about how much to give away because this is the third in the series and it's bound to happen.  Let me know...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of The Writing Apothecary - we are diving into the facts of Book 3 in terms of story.  There is so much of this that is hard to talk about - how deep do we want to go into this with spoilers? Will you still read it if you are so invested in it? How much of the plot do we go into? There is one of the biggest tropes that I do drop in this episode. You don&apo...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the Writing Apothecary Podcast and to another Writing Process Episode. On today's episode, we have SK Stapar, who is the most sweetest person alive, I left this chat on cloud 9 and it was such an amazing and thought provoking . We chat about her writing process, her Inner Editor and just how important it is to make your art and put it out in the world.  About...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a new segment of The Writing Apothecary and to what I'm calling - Making Book 3 of The Nexus Series. In this season we're going to be looking at what goes into making a book - we're going to write the second draft together of Book 3 of the Nexus Series, go through the editing process, the trials and tribulations of marketing, launching and setting a book...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another episdoe of The Writing Process section and to our guest Ash Oldfield. A literal angel in the flesh, I loved chatting ot her about her process and how she hand writes all her first drafts!! (How crazy is that?) Take a listen and get your bum glue ready because it's such a fun listen. Bio: Ash Oldfield is a fantasy fiction and children’s writer from Melb...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Writing Apothecary Podcast and to another Writing Process episode. Today we have the amazing MG Hunt, who is a ray of sunshine and honestly I feel like I could talk to her for hours. Not only is she an writer but she is also an artist and this one is a bit a of a long episode as we chat about everything to do with her process and much more. She also has her own...

Send us Fan Mail We've come to the end of all of the topics that were on my list to be broken down for. I tried to see if I could extend it and I couldn't find more to talk about without complicating it - but that's ok! There is so much to come.  This is an update on what The Writing Apothecary Podcast will look like and what will be happening. Are you ready for Book 3? We're g...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another Writing Process podcast and today it's with the gorgeous Demi Clorissa - another one of the author girlies I met at Supanova and is such a sweetheart. I loved this chat with her and it was recorded just as she finished the draft of her novel, which i think was so exciting!! Tell me what you think about our chat and what you took away from it. Demi&apos...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the podcast and to our interview with my amazing editor Brittany Bitossi from BLD editing.  She is the most amazing woman and I am so lucky that she is now also a dear friend! In our epsiode I ask her some of the harder questions like who her dream client is, what the stages of editing are and what her favourite stage of it.  We talk about Book 3 a little and what...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to our latest interview of The Writing Apothecary and back to another Writing Process interview. Today's episode is with Lex Logan - another amazing person who I met at Supanova in 2023 and have remained friends with. She is such a joy to be around and I loved our chat - hers being one of the only who is a planner, shocking right? Tell me what you think about her...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, today we're diving into copy, line and proof reading edits. These are the backbone of the story to ensure that it is as polished as you can get it and happen both in tandum and separate with a manuscript.  These are probably the hardest part of the editing for me - it's intense and I'm so lucky to have worked with some wonderful editors who made it eas...

Send us Fan Mail Today's writing process is one of my favourite's with E.P. Bali. I met her at Supanova and we bonded of BDB and fantasy. This was such a great chat, what do you think of it? Have you read her books? What did you think of them? About E.P Bali: Ektaa E.P. Bali was born in Fiji and spent most of her life in Melbourne Australia. She is a dreamer of the fantastical and farawa...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the next episode of editing. We're looking at Developmental edits.  In this episode we cover what exactly is developments edits and what they entail. We are covering what an editor will be looking for and they are: Characterisation Plot World building Point of View (POV) As the main issues. But they look at the story on a whole as well.  This part of the story isn&...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode of The Writing Process is with a kick arse romance author who has overcome so much. Chatting with Allison A. Andrews was a hoot and it was so fun to be the first podcast she ever did. Since this podcast she has come out with a spicier series under the pen name of Antoinette W May. Dive into what her process is like and much like everyone else she is just as ch...

Send us Fan Mail Whew we are jumping back into our normal program but this may be one of the last topics we tackle together - because we're about to change it up in here. I'm hoping that this will be able to help me figure out how to get what i need out.  The Writing Apothecary is about to change, ever so slightly, but we have an episode on that coming up soon. I'm so excited to see...

Send us Fan Mail Today's Writing Process episode with fantasy author Elisse Hay. This chat was so much fun and listening to Elisse's writing process and how she tackles her stories is so much fun - as someone who is neurodivergent it was fun to get a sneak peak into how she makes it work for what she needs.  Fun fact: Elisse was the first indie author that I bought when I first starting...

Send us Fan Mail Today's Writing Process episode is with Fantasy author Abbigal Madder aka Abbie as I know her. I did this interview long before I really knew Abbie and she is such a hoot to be around and chat to.  Through all of these podcast I ask the same questions and get such different responses from every one of my guests, which is why I love writers so damn much.  Abbie's approach...

Send us Fan Mail Today's Writing Process episode is with Fantasy author KJ Burrage and this was the second time we had to record it because my computer lost the original audio, but it was just as fun the second time around.  Through all of these podcast I ask the same questions and get such different responses from every one of my guests, which is why I love writers so damn much.  Kylie'...

Send us Fan Mail Today's Writing Process episode is with paranormal author JA Jude who is not only a fabulous author but also a talented artist. She draws all of her own art and does her covers, which is absolutely stunning! Through all of these podcast I ask the same questions and get such different responses from every one of my guests, which is why I love writers so damn much.  Jude's...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Writing Apothecary Podcast and back to our writing process section of the show. Today we have the amazing Mazrine L Amaris, who I adore, this episode was recorded a good year or so ago and we are now amazing friends. She is such a wonderful and thoughtful person and author and I can't wait for you guys to hear her chat.  I'm patiently (or not so patie...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Writing Apothecary Podcast and another Writing Process Podcast. Today we have the lovely ML Jewell, I met Mel at Supanova in 2023 and she has become a permanent fixture in my life since. This was so insightful and exciting to interview her about her writing process and her books.  Author Bio: M.L Jewell, or as most people call her, Mel, is a local Brisbane Indi...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The Writing Apothecary and to another return guest and my bestie Peta Hawker, she was one of the first guests on the podcast and I love any chance I get to chat to her. Her process has changed dramatically from when we first recorded this so it's fun to revist it all. Peta's Official Bio My daily grind involves content writing and knowledge management for...

Send us Fan Mail Come inside the curtain of Supanova Brisbane - most lovingly knowns as Brisnova - and chat to the plethora of indie authors and a few traditonally published authors there. This was recorded in November 2024. My second supanova and honestly, probably the most chilled and exhausting event I've ever done. It spanned over three days from 10-6, which as a self proclaimed ADHD intr...