Trish Bolton on writing older women, using secrets as a driver for plot, and the transformative nature of industry mentorship.
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Trish Bolton on writing older women, using secrets as a driver for plot, and the transformative nature of industry mentorship.
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Trish Bolton is a writer based in Melbourne. She has a Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing from RMIT. Her writing has been published in The Saturday Paper, The Age, Sunday Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Canberra Times, Overland, New Matilda, The Big Issue and Visible Ink.
She has been the recipient of an Australian Society of Authors mentorship, a Varuna Publishing Introduction Pathway Fellowship, a Varuna Residential Writer's Fellowship, joint-winner of a Fellowship of Australian Writers (FAW) Jim Hamilton unpublished manuscript award, runner-up FAW Whitelight Drama Script Award and longlisted for the Virginia Prize for Fiction (UK) and the Mslexia Women's Novel Competition (UK).
What's inside this episode?
- Trish talks about why she's drawn to writing about older women and the need to represent their diverse, complex lives in literature.
- Trish reflects on the pivotal roles of mentorship, editing, and finding inspiration in experiences outside writing itself, such as gardening.
- Discover the power of a supportive writing community and the invaluable role of mentorship and editorial partnerships in shaping your manuscript.
- Trish gets real about the emotional rollercoaster of the publishing journey - rejection, perseverance, and the importance of trusting your vision, even when the path is uncertain.
Listen now if you need...
...a reminder on why your best work is yet to come.
My favourite quote:
“I find that there's a lack of interest in people of that age [60s and 70s]... They've got so many stories to tell. So why aren't we telling them?" - Trish Bolton
What is the last book that Trish read and loved? The Campers by Maryrose Cuskelly
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👋🏼 Until next time friend!