The Write Way
A program founded and hosted by author and interviewer Samuel Elliott, that features a broad and disparate range of writer folk guests, ranging from international best-selling authors, to debut novelists or those as-yet unpublished writers. Regardless of what stage of their career they might be at, all of them are united by a love of writing, as well as having overcome some brutal challenges to get to where they are. This program will discuss not only each guest’s latest and greatest work or project, but also delve into what they’ve faced and conquered along their way to inevitable success. Thanks for your patronage, please be sure to subscribe. You can also find out the program’s news and upcoming guests at: www.instagram.com/thewritewaypodcast www.facebook.com/thewritewaypodcastaustralia
Show episodes
The first (and likely only) guest for 2025 is novelist Alicia Thompson! She joined me to discuss her second published novel, ‘Ex’. Topics we covered include: - The origins of ‘Ex’. - The freedoms and limitations imposed by writing such a unique novel. - Alicia’s exhaustive research process and how it informs her writin
Musician, writer and author, Jack Ellis, joined me to talk about his 2nd novel, ‘Home And Other Hiding Places.’ Topics discussed include: - What inspired ‘Home And Other Hiding Places’. - How children's lives are shaped by what they are/aren’t told and how their imagination fills out the rest. - Children taking on the
Writer and novelist, Hayley Scrivenor, dropped in to chat about her second novel, ‘Girl Falling’. Topics include: - The genesis of ‘Girl Falling’ - including the idyllic setting of the Blue Mountains. - The need (and total inability) to know what someone else - someone close to ourselves - is thinking. - How others som
Writer, podcaster and novelist, Karen Viggers, joined me to discuss her latest novel, ‘Sidelines’. Topics include: - The origins of ‘Sidelines’. - How ultra-competitive parents can be drawn to highly-ranked clubs. - The insatiable at-all-costs need to win that drives some parents and (by extension) their children. - Pa
Journalist and novelist, Ali Lowe, joined me to discuss her latest novel, ‘The School Run’. Topics discussed include: - The real-world inspo for ‘The School Run’. - St Ignatius Boys’ School - what such an institution represents to these characters and how they can find themselves willing to do anything - anything at al
Award-winning journalist and novelist, Michael Brissenden, joined me to talk about his latest crime novel, ‘Smoke’. Topics discussed include: - The origins of ‘Smoke’. - Shifting writing stories set in Australia to the U.S. - the similarities and differences of the two countries and settings. - Journalists - the indivi
