Meet memoirist Louise Southerden about her book Tiny, which details her experience building a tiny house while going through a challenging relationship. Louise shares her journey into travel writing, the dynamics of writing personal stories, and techniques for capturing the essence of travel experiences.

00:00 Introduction
04:16 Nat Newman’s writing tip
13:15 Book giveaway: Girl Falling by Hayley Scrivenor
15:06 Word of the week: Piscatorial
17:12 Writer in residence: Louise Southerden
17:36 Introduction to Louise and her memoir Tiny
18:11 The emotional journey of building a tiny house
19:39 Deciding to write the memoir
20:58 Challenges and process of writing
24:38 Pitching and publishing the memoir
35:16 Insights on travel writing
41:49 Defining a tiny house
43:08 Conclusion and final thoughts
43:35 Fun fact and farewell

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Meet memoirist Louise Southerden about her book Tiny, which details her experience building a tiny house while going through a challenging relationship. Louise shares her journey into travel writing, the dynamics of writing personal stories, and techniques for capturing the essence of travel experiences.
00:00 Introduction 04:16 Nat Newman’s writing tip 13:15 Book giveaway: Girl Falling by Hayley Scrivenor 15:06 Word of the week: Piscatorial 17:12 Writer in residence: Louise Southerden 17:36 Introduction to Louise and her memoir Tiny 18:11 The emotional journey of building a tiny house 19:39 Deciding to write the memoir 20:58 Challenges and process of writing 24:38 Pitching and publishing the memoir 35:16 Insights on travel writing 41:49 Defining a tiny house 43:08 Conclusion and final thoughts 43:35 Fun fact and farewell
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Everything you’ve always wanted to know about succeeding in the world of writing and publishing. Learn practical writing techniques, go behind-the-scenes and discover how real-life authors got their big break. Uncover the creative processes of writers who have made it. Your host is Valerie Khoo – author, journalist, creative and CEO of the Australian Writers’ Centre. 

Everything you&rsquo;ve always wanted to know about succeeding in the world of writing and publishing. Learn practical writing techniques, go behind-the-scenes and discover how real-life authors got their big break. Uncover the creative processes of writers who have made it. Your host is Valerie Khoo &ndash;&nbsp;author, journalist, creative and CEO of the Australian Writers&rsquo; Centre.&nbsp;

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