Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. It's about writing the voice, reading the voice and being the voice. Every week host Pamela Cook, or a special guest host, interviews an outstanding female, trans or non-binary author about their books, writing process and life. Transcript available via the Writes4Women website. Video of most episodes available on the Writes4Women youtube channel. You can find out more about Writes4Women at www.writes4women.com
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Writes4Women host Pamela Cook celebrates the release of her eighth women’s fiction novel, Because You’re Mine, and shares her reflections on both what she'd do differently if she had her time over, and the choices she's glad she made when it came to her writing career.
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How a Mentor Can Help You Write Your Novel with Shannon Kelly-White & Lisa Ireland
Shannon Kelly-White & Lisa Ireland on Mentoring and the Making of Billy King
Host Pamela Cook interviews debut historical fiction author Shannon Kelly-White and author/mentor Lisa Ireland about the mentoring partnership behind Shannon’s debut novel.
Billy King (“Wild girls don’t go quietly”), is a story set in the Australian high country 100 years ago and told through three women’s perspectives: bushranger Dulcie, missing mother Anna, and 12-year-old Billy.
Shannon discusses her path from nursing to an unorthodox food blog and cookbooks, learning through a “drawer” manuscript, and developing a modern-feeling historical voice. Lisa describes recognising Shannon’s talent early, providing confidence and structural guidance, and focusing on story momentum and “killing darlings,” including major deletions and restructuring.
They discuss knowing when to submit, securing an agent, editing, cover reveal, handling reviews, mentoring benefits, and more.
00:00 Welcome to Writes4Women
02:35 Shannon’s Pre-Book Journey
03:19 Inside Billy King
13:37 Starting Mentorship Together
19:28 Building Three POV Characters
23:46 Story Structure and Cutting
35:56 Knowing When Done
40:20 Stop Over Revising
45:39 Handling Reviews
49:13 Mentorship Matters
51:39 Mentoring For All
57:28 Final Writing Advice
59:42 Wrap And Resources
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