Welcome to a new season of Writes4Women!

Each fortnight, On the Convo Couch will bring you author-based interviews and invite listener requests and questions. In this episode host Pamela Cook interviews bestselling Australian author Tricia Stringer, who discusses The Road Trip’s strong sales (30,000) and long tail, her upcoming novel The Paradise Resort set in the Kimberley, and her writing routine. 

Tricia reflects on moving across genres, the importance of voice, managing revisions, industry changes including AI and copyright concerns, and memorable career milestones like winning the Ruby for Queen of the Road.

Pam also suggests three new release books for your reading enjoyment: Five Stages of Grace by Casey Nott, The Palace of Lost Virtue by Anthea Hodgson, Out of the Blue by Penelope Janu.

00:00 Own Your Voice

00:23 Season Kickoff0

2:46 Workshops And Events

04:29 Pamela Writing Update

06:00 New Release Roundup

08:58 Meet Tricia Stringer

10:47 Welcome To The Couch

11:26 Life In Wallaroo

12:03 New Book Paradise Resort

16:39 Road Trip Success

20:11 From Kids To Romance

25:29 Finding Story Ideas

29:07 Ideas Find Their Writer

30:26 First Draft Routine

32:16 Word Counts And Consistency

35:07 Cleaner Drafts And Outside Eyes

37:16 Over Revising Fixes

40:36 Publishing Shifts And AI

44:58 Genre Pivots And Older Heroes

49:30 Milestones And Final Advice

53:20 Fast Four And Wrap Up

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