Episode 138 "The smell of saffron; the shadow of war". Writing and publishing out of a non-Western background with Dr Pamela Fernandes

July 01, 2019 00:54:39
Episode 138 "The smell of saffron; the shadow of war". Writing and publishing out of a non-Western background with Dr Pamela Fernandes
The Creative Writer's Toolbelt
Episode 138 "The smell of saffron; the shadow of war". Writing and publishing out of a non-Western background with Dr Pamela Fernandes

Jul 01 2019 | 00:54:39

/

Show Notes

itunes pic
Pamela Fernandes is a writer and doctor. She escaped the first Gulf War with her family, fleeing to India. Since then she has lived in Asia, the US, and the Middle East and writes both fiction and non-fiction, drawing on her personal and professional experience. In this episode we discuss the challenges of writing in less popular genres, how to capture and keep your reader, and never giving up on a project.

Other Episodes

Episode

August 29, 2016 00:25:24
Episode Cover

Episode 77 - Listen to the voices! What we can learn about voice from great writing

In this episode we are going to look at a number of very different examples of writing that excel in the area of how...

Listen

Episode

February 24, 2018 00:17:13
Episode Cover

Episode 113 - You have the most important job in the world and here's why

Writer's have the most important job in the world. Does that sound like hubris? Well I would suggest that it isn't. Stories are of...

Listen

Episode

June 12, 2015 00:15:26
Episode Cover

Episode 38 - We have lift off! Getting the best out of the inciting incident

How do you get the most out of the inciting incident in your story? Here are three challenges that you should set your inciting...

Listen