Writing Podcast Episode 519: Katie McMahon on her novel ‘The Accident’ and combining writing with her work as a medical doctor.

Katie McMahon on her novel The Accident and combining writing with her work as a medical doctor. Claiming your author page on Goodreads even before your book is published, silient letters, how language evolved and much more.

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Links mentioned in this episode

• WIN What Writers Read edited by Pandora Sykes
• Buy So You Want to be a Writer – the book!
• Facebook group for So You Want to be a Writer

Writer in residence: Katie McMahon

Katie McMahon is a medical doctor and author of The Accident. Her first novel, The Mistake, was published internationally in 2021. Katie has also written articles for The Age and The Quarry. She grew up in Frankston, and now lives in Hobart with her family. 

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This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Writers' Centre and our course Creative Writing Stage 1.

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