Real-life pharmacist and acclaimed British author Amit Dhand says the only difference between medicine and poison is the dose – a fantastic backdrop for his most recent books, of which The Kingpin is his latest. In this episode, Amit (writing as A.A. Dhand) explores the world of crime/thriller, his singular approach to writing and his own slate as a storyteller.

00:00 Welcome
11:45 Writing tip: Finding adverbs
14:47 Writers in the wild: Annika
16:20 WIN: The Centre by Hannah Tunicliffe
17:48 Word of the week: “Dudgeon”
18:38 Interview with A.A. Dhand
19:21 What The Kingpin is about
20:40 Setting and pharmacy authenticity
26:19 Write what you emotionally know
28:00 Why crime stories?
29:22 Research and realism
35:15 Pharmacy as a thriller world
40:37 Writing routine and process
46:18 What’s next?
49:08 Writing tip
50:35 Final thoughts

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Real-life pharmacist and acclaimed British author Amit Dhand says the only difference between medicine and poison is the dose &ndash; a fantastic backdrop for his most recent books, of which The Kingpin is his latest. In this episode, Amit (writing as A.A. Dhand) explores the world of crime/thriller, his singular approach to writing and his own slate as a storyteller.
00:00 Welcome 11:45 Writing tip: Finding adverbs 14:47 Writers in the wild: Annika 16:20 WIN: The Centre by Hannah Tunicliffe 17:48 Word of the week: &ldquo;Dudgeon&rdquo; 18:38 Interview with A.A. Dhand 19:21 What The Kingpin is about 20:40 Setting and pharmacy authenticity 26:19 Write what you emotionally know 28:00 Why crime stories? 29:22 Research and realism 35:15 Pharmacy as a thriller world 40:37 Writing routine and process 46:18 What&rsquo;s next? 49:08 Writing tip 50:35 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;