Meet Lisa Kenway, author of the psychological thriller All You Took From Me. Lisa shares insights on how her medical background influenced her novel, the exhaustive research involved in writing about medieval reenactment, and the persistence required to secure a publishing deal after three years of pitching.
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02:25 Nat Newman's creative insights
05:43 Writing tips and techniques
10:22 Giveaway: Klim by Michael Klim
12:20 Word of the week: triskelion
15:19 Interview with Lisa Kenway, author of All You Took From Me
23:20 NaNoWriMo success strategies
25:54 Researching for authenticity
30:03 Crafting twists and red herrings
32:41 The journey to getting published
44:11 Balancing writing with a medical career
47:19 Top tips for aspiring writers
50:42 Conclusion and final thoughts
Links mentioned in this episode
- WIN Klim by Michael Klim
- Buy So You Want to be a Writer – the book!
- Facebook group for So You Want to be a Writer
Writer in residence: Lisa Kenway
Lisa Kenway is an Australian writer and anaesthetist. Her debut psychological thriller, All You Took From Me, was published in August 2024 by Transit Lounge Publishing. All You Took From Me was longlisted for the 2020 Richell Prize and was runner-up in the 2022 CYA Conference competition for adult work. Her current work in progress, East Coast Low, was longlisted for the 2021 Fresh Ink Emerging Writers Prize and was Highly Commended in the 2022 Writing NSW Varuna fellowships. She was awarded a 2023 Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre fellowship to further develop this work.
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