After a first-hand experience with a witch, author and AWC graduate Inessa Jackson started researching the real world Wiccan community, and the result was her debut crime/thriller novel, Devil Mountain. In this episode, Inessa generously shares her quirky writing process, her experience learning the craft, publishing timeline and more!

00:00 Welcome
04:17 Graduate spotlight
10:21 Writing tip: Name your characters
14:07 Writers in the wild
16:35 WIN: The Divorce by Freida McFadden
18:11 Word of the week: ‘Derrick’
18:58 Interview with: Inessa Jackson
20:00 Inessa describes Devil Mountain
21:13 Inspirations for the book
23:00 Themes of the novel
24:30 Researching witches for the book
26:04 The timeline to writing the novel
28:00 What drew Inessa to the crime-thriller genre?
29:30 Inessa’s experience with AWC
30:47 Her Write Your Novel experience
32:22 Crime and structure courses
33:22 Post-It note plotting
34:53 Daily writing routine
36:52 Getting the publishing deal
41:34 What readers take away
44:29 Inessa’s writing tip
46:53 Book recommendations
48:28 Final thoughts

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After a first-hand experience with a witch, author and AWC graduate Inessa Jackson started researching the real world Wiccan community, and the result was her debut crime/thriller novel, Devil Mountain. In this episode, Inessa generously shares her quirky writing process, her experience learning the craft, publishing timeline and more!
00:00 Welcome 04:17 Graduate spotlight 10:21 Writing tip: Name your characters 14:07 Writers in the wild 16:35 WIN: The Divorce by Freida McFadden 18:11 Word of the week: &lsquo;Derrick&rsquo; 18:58 Interview with: Inessa Jackson 20:00 Inessa describes Devil Mountain 21:13 Inspirations for the book 23:00 Themes of the novel 24:30 Researching witches for the book 26:04 The timeline to writing the novel 28:00 What drew Inessa to the crime-thriller genre? 29:30 Inessa&rsquo;s experience with AWC 30:47 Her Write Your Novel experience 32:22 Crime and structure courses 33:22 Post-It note plotting 34:53 Daily writing routine 36:52 Getting the publishing deal 41:34 What readers take away 44:29 Inessa&rsquo;s writing tip 46:53 Book recommendations 48:28 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;