It's episode 175 and we are back in school. Veronica and Laurie chat with middle-grade authors Leisa Fail, Tina Strachan and Charlie Archbold about story inspirations, animals, adventures, learning from messing it up, caring for the environment and solving injustices together.

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Intro - 0:57
Book Spotlight - Stormy Normy's Christmas Surprise - 5:19
Bio - Leisa Fail - 7:05
Book Spotlight - Neeka and the Great Search - 12:15
Bio - Tina Strachan - 13:19
Book Spotlight - The Sugarcane Kids and the Empty Cage - 15:39
Bio - Charlie Archbold - 16:57
Writing for kids - 21:42
Finding the balance between education and entertainment - 26:46
Keeping track of a large character cast - 32:50
Advice for emerging middle-grade authors - 44:21
What's on your writing horizon? - 49:13

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It's episode 174, Veronica & Laurie chat writing and publishing, share news and events, including Bernadette Eden telling us all about 'Queens of the Desert', this year's Romance Writer's Australia conference. Laurie shares her great feedback on Alan Baxter's Write the Fight Right Workshop, and we sneak a peak at next month's book giveaways. Plus Laurie has a fabulous with 'debut' romance author, Bride Blake.

Book spotlights:
1. Might Cry Later by Kay Kerr – rom com
2. My Invisible Battle with Multiple Sclerosis by Shruti Ghate – memoir
3. The Case of the Hydegild Sacrifice by David Cairns – historical mystery
4. The Battle for Victoria Street by Gabiann Marin – middle grade
5. The Truth About Love by Mark Worthington – non-fiction
6. Midnight Angel by Kevin Klehr – urban fantasy
7. Three Ghosts by Kevin Klehr – urban fantasy

Intro - 0:57
News - 08:34
Book spotlights - 25:18
Author interview - 44:38
Post interview chat - 1:31:14
Quotes - 1:33:17

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Episode 173 has Veronica and Laurie on a deep dive into non-fiction writing. We chat with Debbie O'Shea, Hacia Atherton and Valentyna Solowij, on their writing inspiration, their incredible experiences and generously sharing their life changing messages through their books.

Intro - 0:57
Book Spotlight - The Stalagmite Effect - 4:50
Bio - Debbie O'Shea - 5:54
Book Spotlight - Billion Dollar Blindspot - 9:04
Bio - Hacia Atherton - 10:14
Book Spotlight - Banishing Back Pain - 13:55
Bio - Valentyna Solowij - 15:27
Who's your audience and what's your message? - 19:45
Tell us about your book journey - 34:07
With all the channels available these days, how impactful are books in sharing a message? - 40:13
What's next? - 58:29

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