Writer's Room with Madeleine D'Este and Zena Shapter

26 Jul 2025 • 57 min • EN
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Love stories? Then join Veronica and Laurie in Australian Book Lovers podcast episode #145. They"re in the Writer"s Room with Madeleine D"Este and Zena Shapter talking dark and stormy stories, worldbuilding, Australian flavour, and writing advice for emerging writers. Intro - 0:57 Zena Shapter Bio - 2:49 Book Spotlight - When Dark Waters Burn by Zena Shapter - science fantasy - 04:47 Madeleine D"Este Bio - 6:02 Book Spotlight - Black Soil White Bread by Madeleine D"Este - dark mystery, folk-horror - 07:06 Worldbuilding fantasy and horror - 16:25 Why does an Australian setting make for a good story? 27:29 Share your writing routine - 35:53 Advice for writers - 48:15 Support the show Thanks for listening. Visit australianbooklovers.com to learn more.

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