Writing Podcast Episode 682: Clayton Zane Comber & Conor McCammon dive into 'The Marvellous Submarine'

Collaborative writing is fairly rare in the world of publishing – and writing while working alongside each other in a bookshop cafe is even rarer! But that was exactly how friends and workmates Clayton Zane Comber and Conor McCammon went about co-authoring their new junior fiction illustrated adventure, The Marvellous Submarine. In this episode, they share their experience creating the story together, illustrating it and getting it published. 00:00 Welcome 05:32 Writing tip: Using paintings as a writing prompt 06:54 WIN!: The Verifiers by Jane Pek 09:27 Word of the week: ‘Blatherskite’ 10:40 The world of words: ‘Thank you’ 12:25 Writers in residence: Clayton Zane Comber and Conor McCammon 13:40 Describing The Marvellous Submarine 14:30 The inspiration for the project 17:33 Writing for a particular age group 19:59 How sharing the writing worked 24:53 The inconsistencies of bizarre worlds 25:49 Conor on illustrating the book 29:27 The defining moment of the project 31:49 Their publishing journey 35:30 The book promotion experience 39:53 Advice for aspiring authors 42:45 Upcoming projects 44:44 Final thoughts Read the show notes Connect with Valerie and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | ValerieKhoo.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.