Belle Gibson fooled the world as a health influencer who lied about having brain cancer. In this re-released conversation, we speak with Beau Donelly – co-author of the book that inspired the hit Netflix series, Apple Cider Vinegar.

00:00 Introduction
02:41 Nat Newman’s writing tip: Write what you want to write
07:57 WIN! You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego
09:55 Word of the week: ‘Tintinnabulation’
12:41 Re-release conversation: Beau Donelly
18:50 Beau’s first connection with the scandal
22:55 Initial research on Belle’s story
26:00 Fundraising fraud
27:25 Archiving social media
30:30 Categorising the information
32:49 Turning the story into a book
35:11 Dividing the workload between two authors
40:25 Exposing the ‘wellness’ influencer phenomenon
41:42 Painting a picture of Belle’s parents
46:20 The biggest challenge of writing the book
54:20 Belle Gibson’s lack of remorse
55:34 Final thoughts

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Belle Gibson fooled the world as a health influencer who lied about having brain cancer. In this re-released conversation, we speak with Beau Donelly &ndash; co-author of the book that inspired the hit Netflix series, Apple Cider Vinegar.
00:00 Introduction 02:41 Nat Newman&rsquo;s writing tip: Write what you want to write 07:57 WIN! You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego 09:55 Word of the week: &lsquo;Tintinnabulation&rsquo; 12:41 Re-release conversation: Beau Donelly 18:50 Beau&rsquo;s first connection with the scandal 22:55 Initial research on Belle&rsquo;s story 26:00 Fundraising fraud 27:25 Archiving social media 30:30 Categorising the information 32:49 Turning the story into a book 35:11 Dividing the workload between two authors 40:25 Exposing the &lsquo;wellness&rsquo; influencer phenomenon 41:42 Painting a picture of Belle&rsquo;s parents 46:20 The biggest challenge of writing the book 54:20 Belle Gibson&rsquo;s lack of remorse 55:34 Final thoughts
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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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