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Writes4WomenCelebrating Women's Voices and Supporting Women Writers Author: Writes4Women
Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. It's about writing the voice, reading the voice and being the voice. Every week host Pamela Cook, or a special guest host, interviews an outstanding female, trans or non-binary author about their books, writing process and life. Transcript available via the Writes4Women website. Video of most episodes available on the Writes4Women youtube channel. You can find out more about Writes4Women at www.writes4women.com Language: en-us Genres: Arts, Books, Drama, Fiction Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Starry-Eyed and Beyond: A Conversation with Katherine Pollock
Episode 28
Thursday, 4 December, 2025
OUT NOW — New Episode! Host PMELA COOK sits down with author KATHARINE POLLOCK for a smart, candid and joyfully nerdy conversation about creativity, fandom, rejection, resilience and the winding road to publication — from PhD manuscript to debut, and now her latest novel Starry-Eyed. They dive into writing craft, comedy, character development, confidence, comparison, and surviving the emotional rollercoaster of the publishing world, with warmth, wit and honesty for writers at any stage of the journey. #writes4women #writingpodcast #australianauthors #femalewriters #booklaunch #authorslife #amwriting #writingcommunity #fictionwriters #booksbooksbooks Timestamps: [00:00] Finding creative community & weathering rejection[01:59] Early writing memories & first sparks[04:52] Studying writing — Honours to PhD[07:02] Turning academic work into a debut novel[16:00] From manuscript to Penguin Random House[21:36] Writing Starry-Eyed: fandom, obsession & humour[30:11] Craft, character growth & mother-daughter complexity[40:14] Publication, promotion & lessons learned[41:45] A new book in the works — nearly 60K words in SHOW NOTES: Writes4Women www.writes4women.com Facebook @writes4women Substack: https://writes4women.substack.com/ Katherine Pollock Website: click here Instagram: click here Pamela Cook www.pamelacook.com.au Facebook: click here Twitter: click here Instagram: click here This episode produced by Pamela Cook for Writes4Women on unceded Dharawal Country. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/writes4women?fan_landing=trueSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
