Meet memoirist Louise Southerden about her book Tiny, which details her experience building a tiny house while going through a challenging relationship. Louise shares her journey into travel writing, the dynamics of writing personal stories, and techniques for capturing the essence of travel experiences.
00:00 Introduction 04:16 Nat Newman’s writing tip 13:15 Book giveaway: Girl Falling by Hayley Scrivenor 15:06 Word of the week: Piscatorial 17:12 Writer in residence: Louise Southerden 17:36 Introduction to Louise and her memoir Tiny 18:11 The emotional journey of building a tiny house 19:39 Deciding to write the memoir 20:58 Challenges and process of writing 24:38 Pitching and publishing the memoir 35:16 Insights on travel writing 41:49 Defining a tiny house 43:08 Conclusion and final thoughts 43:35 Fun fact and farewell
Louise Southerden is a surfer, writer, and former editor of SurfGirl magazine. She is the author of Japan: A Working Holiday Guide; Surf’s Up: The Girl’s Guide to Surfing; and Adventures on Earth. Having lived the surfing lifestyle for more than 12 years and ridden waves all over Australia as well as overseas, she is now based on Sydney’s northern beaches, where she divides her time between her laptop and the waves.
