Belinda Alexandra on The Italian Correspondent, Research, and Writing Through Rejection

This week on The Convo couch Pam chats to Belinda Alexandra, author of 12 bestselling novels including her latest release The Italian Correspondent. Belinda discusses her storytelling roots in her mother’s White Russian/China wartime experiences and her father’s Australian life, her early writing, travel influences, 10 years of rejections before White Gardenia was published in 2002, and a whole lot more.

Pam also talks new releases and gives an update on the Writes4Women Main Character Deep Dive challenge.

 

00:30 Podcast Updates and Festivals

02:56 Substack Writing Challenge

05:22 New Books on the Shelf

10:55 Meet Belinda Alexandra

13:35 Family Stories and Writing Roots

21:54 Travel Letters and Inspiration

25:54 First Novel and Rejections

31:33 Imposter Syndrome and Craft

34:07 Pushing Through the Dip

34:55 Inside The Italian Correspondent

39:35 Plotting vs Characters Taking Over

42:30 Writing Better Men on the Page

44:55 Three Loves Romance Twist

51:23 Drafting Perfectionism and Mess

56:07 Longevity in Publishing

57:51 Perseverance Through Industry Change

01:00:28 Quality Over Speed

01:02:01 Wrap Up and Bonus Chat

 

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Belinda Alexandra

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This episode produced by  Pamela Cook for Writes4Women on unceded Dharawal country.

 

 

 

Belinda Alexandra on The Italian Correspondent, Research, and Writing Through Rejection
This week on The Convo couch Pam chats to Belinda Alexandra, author of 12 bestselling novels including her latest release The Italian Correspondent. Belinda discusses her storytelling roots in her mother&rsquo;s White Russian/China wartime experiences and her father&rsquo;s Australian life, her early writing, travel influences, 10 years of rejections before White Gardenia was published in 2002, and a whole lot more.
Pam also talks new releases and gives an update on the Writes4Women Main Character Deep Dive challenge.
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00:30 Podcast Updates and Festivals
02:56 Substack Writing Challenge
05:22 New Books on the Shelf
10:55 Meet Belinda Alexandra
13:35 Family Stories and Writing Roots
21:54 Travel Letters and Inspiration
25:54 First Novel and Rejections
31:33 Imposter Syndrome and Craft
34:07 Pushing Through the Dip
34:55 Inside The Italian Correspondent
39:35 Plotting vs Characters Taking Over
42:30 Writing Better Men on the Page
44:55 Three Loves Romance Twist
51:23 Drafting Perfectionism and Mess
56:07 Longevity in Publishing
57:51 Perseverance Through Industry Change
01:00:28 Quality Over Speed
01:02:01 Wrap Up and Bonus Chat
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SHOW NOTES:
Writes4Women
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Facebook @writes4women
Instagram @w4wpodcast
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Belinda Alexandra
Website: click <a href="https://www.belinda-alexandra.com/">here</a>
Instagram: click <a href="https://www.instagram.com/belinda_alexandra_author/">here</a>
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Pamela Cook
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Facebook: click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PamelaCookAuthor?ref=hl">here</a>
Twitter: click <a href="https://twitter.com/pamelacookau">here&nbsp;</a>
Instagram: click <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pamelacookwrites/">here</a>
Fiction Feedback @ Writing NSW: click <a href="https://writingnsw.org.au/whats-on/courses/online-feedback-fiction-2/">here</a>
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This episode produced by&nbsp; Pamela Cook for Writes4Women on unceded Dharawal country.
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Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. It's about writing the voice, reading the voice and being the voice. Every week host Pamela Cook, or a special guest host, interviews an outstanding female, trans or non-binary author about their books, writing process and life. Transcript available via the Writes4Women website. Video of most episodes available on the Writes4Women youtube channel. You can find out more about Writes4Women at www.writes4women.com

Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. It's about writing the voice, reading the voice and being the voice. Every week host Pamela Cook, or a special guest host, interviews an outstanding female, trans or non-binary author about their books, writing process and life. Transcript available via the Writes4Women website. Video of most episodes available on the Writes4Women youtube channel. You can find out more about Writes4Women at www.writes4women.com

Celebrating Women's Voices and Supporting Women Writers

Writes4Women

Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. In weekly episodes women's fiction author Pamela Cook and an all-star cast of guest hosts talk to women writers about the craft, business and heart of writing, along with a monthly feature on a new release author. If you're a writer you'll love the writing conversation and tips shared by the talented guests and if you're a reader you'll get a great insight into the writing process. Subscribe to the PamelaCook/Writes4Women mailing list via the website and check out the Patreon bonuses while you're there. And don't forget to follow the podcast on your favourite platform or find the audio and video wt writes4women.com

Writes4Women is all about celebrating women's voices and supporting women writers. In weekly episodes women's fiction author Pamela Cook and an all-star cast of guest hosts talk to women writers about the craft, business and heart of writing, along with a monthly feature on a new release author. If you're a writer you'll love the writing conversation and tips shared by the talented guests and if you're a reader you'll get a great insight into the writing process. Subscribe to the PamelaCook/Writes4Women mailing list via the website and check out the Patreon bonuses while you're there. And don't forget to follow the podcast on your favourite platform or find the audio and video wt writes4women.com

This week on The Convo couch Pam chats to Belinda Alexandra, author of 12 bestselling novels including her latest release The Italian Correspondent