Meet author and ghostwriter Liam Pieper about his latest novel Appreciation. The novel centres around a famous artist trying to rehabilitate his fame with the help of a ghostwriter. Liam also discusses his “day job” as a ghostwriter, the importance of getting along with the client and shaping their narrative according to their needs.
00:00 Introduction 04:20 Writing tip with Nat Newman 09:51 Win: Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? by Nicci French 14:47 Interview with Liam Pieper: Discussing Appreciation 23:01 The journey into ghostwriting 23:47 Ups and downs of a ghostwriter's career 25:35 The art and joy of ghostwriting 28:14 A ghostwriter's process and challenges 33:36 The creation of the novel Appreciation 48:41 Fun fact: The origin of the word ‘gargoyle'
Liam Pieper is an author and ABIA-winning ghostwriter of global bestsellers as well as more modest successes with his name on the cover. The first was a memoir, The Feel-Good Hit of the Year, shortlisted for the National Biography Award and the Ned Kelly Best True Crime award. His second was the Penguin Special Mistakes Were Made, a collection of funny true stories. He was co-recipient of the 2014 M Literary Award, winner of the 2015 Geoff Dean Short Story Prize, the inaugural creative resident of the UNESCO City of Literature of Prague, and the 2018 National Library of Australia Creative Arts Fellow for Australian Writing. His novels are The Toymaker, Sweetness and Light and Appreciation, which is objectively the most fun of the three.
