Halloween is just around the corner, so what better way to mark the occasion than by celebrating AWC grad Amy Hutton’s latest book – a paranormal romance novel, Ghosted! In this episode, Amy shares her writing process, how she wound up writing paranormal romance, afterworld-building and much more!

00:00 Welcome
06:39 Writing tip: Work with teachers and mentors
10:06 WIN!: Remain by Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan
12:29 Word of the week: ‘Bodacious’
13:52 Writer in residence: Amy Hutton
15:09 What her latest book Ghosted is about
16:30 What inspired this topic of paranormal romance?
19:48 Edits to the story
21:05 Amy’s approach to (after) world building
23:13 Pacing the story and unravelling the mystery
24:16 Writing short stories as a writer’s block strategy
28:10 Amy’s first break
29:22 The thing she didn’t know when she started
32:45 The one thing you can control
33:38 Amy’s average writing day and how it has differed over time
37:25 Freaking herself out in her own writing
39:54 Final thoughts

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Halloween is just around the corner, so what better way to mark the occasion than by celebrating AWC grad Amy Hutton&rsquo;s latest book &ndash; a paranormal romance novel, Ghosted! In this episode, Amy shares her writing process, how she wound up writing paranormal romance, afterworld-building and much more!
00:00 Welcome 06:39 Writing tip: Work with teachers and mentors 10:06 WIN!: Remain by Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan 12:29 Word of the week: &lsquo;Bodacious&rsquo; 13:52 Writer in residence: Amy Hutton 15:09 What her latest book Ghosted is about 16:30 What inspired this topic of paranormal romance? 19:48 Edits to the story 21:05 Amy&rsquo;s approach to (after) world building 23:13 Pacing the story and unravelling the mystery 24:16 Writing short stories as a writer&rsquo;s block strategy 28:10 Amy&rsquo;s first break 29:22 The thing she didn&rsquo;t know when she started 32:45 The one thing you can control 33:38 Amy&rsquo;s average writing day and how it has differed over time 37:25 Freaking herself out in her own writing 39:54 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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