Meet Deborah Frenkel, author of four picture books including her most recent: 100 Schools Days and The Truck Cat. Deborah reveals her journey to publication, her creative process and tips for aspiring authors.
00:00 Introduction to the podcast 00:19 Special series on children's authors 01:34 Nat Newman's app tip of the week 10:43 Interview with Deborah Frenkel 19:29 The journey to getting published 20:18 The impact of writing courses 22:27 Pitching The Sydney Harbour Fairy 24:19 Creating 100 School Days 26:15 Showcasing published works 31:37 Upcoming projects and writing routine 35:12 Tips for aspiring authors 37:28 Conclusion and final thoughts
Deborah is a Sydney-born, Melbourne-based writer who lives in an extremely messy but happy house full of books and half-painted walls. When she's not writing for kids, she's usually copywriting for TV commercials, billboards, and the labels of shampoo bottles. If she wasn't a writer, she'd probably be an engineer, having spent her childhood (and some of her adulthood) making machines out of toilet rolls and string. Fairies and ferries are equally magical to her.
