So You Want to be a Writer

So You Want to be a Writer

Hosted by Valerie Khoo · Australian Writers' Centre

4.9from 81 ratings

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49Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
739
Episodes
27
Transcribed
81
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2014
First episode

About So You Want to be a Writer

Everything you’ve always wanted to know about succeeding in the world of writing and publishing. Learn practical writing techniques, go behind-the-scenes and discover how real-life authors got their big break. Uncover the creative processes of writers who have made it. Your host is Valerie Khoo – author, journalist, creative and CEO of the Australian Writers’ Centre.

Publisher
Australian Writers' Centre
Category
arts · education · fiction
Language
en
Explicit
Yes
First episode
7 Mar 2014
Latest episode
19 Oct 2026
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27 of 739 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Writing Podcast Episode 739: Adam Geczy looks through the lens of his new book, 'Glasses'

  2. 12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Writing Podcast Episode 738: Bridie Blake and her debut rom-com, 'The Boyfriend Clause'

  3. 5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Writing Podcast Episode 737: Award-winning author Emily Howes reimagines 'Mrs Dickens'

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Writing Podcast Episode 739: Adam Geczy looks through the lens of his new book, 'Glasses'

Published 19 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] There was a period when I... I just sort of threw them off in my late teens. I just got sick of them. And, of course, you're self-conscious then and so on. And I've had operations in both eyes. And, again, I say this in the book, I don't want any sympathy. This is not a sympathy get. But I just cast them off, and I would have a yearly visit then to the ophthalmologist, and he was quite astonished that my eyes had improved. And for a little while, there were 20-20 vision. I only just resumed wearing them again in my late 40s. […]

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  • Adam Geczy
  • Bridie Blake
  • Emily Howes
  • Judith Katherine
  • Judith Catherine

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Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100

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