Amie Kaufman On Writing

About Amie Kaufman On Writing

New York Times and internationally bestselling author Amie Kaufman answers one question each week about writing craft. Full of practical tips and an exercise each week, this is a show for writers, for readers who want a backstage look at how their favourite authors craft their stories, or for creative writing classrooms.

Publisher

Amie Kaufman

Category

arts · arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Aug 2020

Latest episode

24 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 47 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   24 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Writing When You Have No Time + A Mail Club Invitation

   Author Amie Kaufman shares strategies for writing amidst a busy schedule and introduces her "Finding North" mail club for creative nurturing.

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   9 Sept 2024

   How To Get Better At Writing

   We're back after a long break with a new episode -- maybe the most useful one yet -- and an update on future plans. If you want to stay in the loop re future opportunities to learn from Amie, make sure you're on the mailing list, which you can join at amiekaufman.substack.com (https://amiekaufman.substack.com)

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   19 Jul 2023

   Turning a Character Into a Plot with Lili Wilkinson (Season 4, Bonus Episode 2)

   We’ll be back in a couple of months with the second half of Season 4, and in the meantime, I have a couple of fantastic bonus episodes for you. When I got a question about how to turn a character idea into a story idea, I knew Lili was the person to answer it. Listeners, you can find Lili on Instagram at @liliwilkinson, or online at her website, (http://www.liliwilkinson.com.au) where you can learn more about her new book, A Hunger of Thorns - a sapphic, witchy, botanical book about lost girls, and an adventure into an abandoned power plant that’s built on the remains of a magical forest - and her many other works. Don't forget that my newest book, The Isles of the Gods, is out now! I hope you love it. You can find a transcript of this episode on my website. You can also sign up for my newsletter there, which is full of information about upcoming releases and events, and my other podcast, Pub Dates, which will take you behind the scenes on The Isles of the Gods.

Inside a recent episode

Writing When You Have No Time + A Mail Club Invitation

Published 24 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I felt this question in my bones, and I thought a lot about my reply. I know that a lot of people who are time poor will have listened to that question, whether it's their caring responsibilities, their work, their health, or something else that keeps them busy, and they'll have nodded along to your words. Now, it goes without saying that the large-scale societal beliefs and systems that put so many people in the position of compromising on their dreams need to change, but for now, I'm going to talk to you in practical, immediate terms. You said in your question that you want to write and you need to write, so I'm going to talk about the ways that you can make this happen. […]

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