Book Show: Writers on Writing

Australia's public broadcaster, Radio National, had Kate Grenville and other writers on The Book Show yesterday. The other writers were Mark Tredinnick and screen writer Geoffrey Atherden (Mother and Son, Step Father of the Bride, The Aunty Jack Show). This episode, "Writers on Writing" is available online as audio-on-demand. The show also broadcastes by Pod-caste and RSS.

I really found it interesting to be reading Grenville's Searching for the Secret River and also hear her discuss it. There's also something very heartening about hearing the authors talk, as opposed even to reading their ideas about writing. Somehow their talking, hearing them take in that breath, hesitate, then speak directly -- somehow that makes them fell more real.