Katherine speaks to best selling, award winning author Pip Williams. They discuss William’s novel DICTIONARY OF LOST WORDS, language, history and biases and omissions based on gender and class. Also, navigating being an author when you’re not on social media! Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter (@thefirsttimepod) or Instagram (@thefirsttimepod) . Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Four via our Patreon ...
Aug 29, 2021•46 min•Season 4Ep. 131
Kate and Katherine are reasonably joyful in this episode, which covers such topics as mini bottles of wine, mandarins and surprise surprise books. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter (@thefirsttimepod) or Instagram (@thefirsttimepod) .
Aug 22, 2021•34 min•Season 4Ep. 130
Kate speaks to award winning Melbourne writer, Alice Pung. They discuss Pung's latest novel ONE HUNDRED DAYS, writing about class, the impact of motherhood and how her writing process has changed over time. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter (@thefirsttimepod) or Instagram (@thefirsttimepod) . Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Four via our Patreon page . Thanks for joining us!...
Aug 15, 2021•44 min•Season 4Ep. 129
Kate and Katherine talk great books, great listens and other inspiring things. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter (@thefirsttimepod) or Instagram (@thefirsttimepod) .
Aug 08, 2021•28 min•Season 4Ep. 128
Katherine speaks to author Jane Riley about persistence and how, even if it takes a while, it does ultimately pay off. They discuss Kindle bestsellers, books coming out just prior to and during lockdown/s and how writers need to ask themselves questions. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter (@thefirsttimepod) or Instagram (@thefirsttimepod) ....
Aug 01, 2021•37 min•Season 4Ep. 127
Kate and Katherine talk about what they've been doing, which is not a lot. Kate is considering egging someone and needs a personal assistant. Katherine is reading a lot of Maeve Binchy and... No, that's it. Just a LOT of Maeve. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter (@thefirsttimepod) or Instagram (@thefirsttimepod) ....
Jul 25, 2021•43 min•Season 4Ep. 126
Kate speaks to Melbourne crime writer Iain Ryan, author of The Spiral. They discuss the rules of crime fiction, writing to the point of shame, self publishing vs traditional publishing and the Taylor Swift Theory. There is a some explicit content at the 20 minute mark, so maybe keep those earpods in! Kate also laughs. A lot. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter (@thefirsttimepod) or Instagram (@thefirsttimepod) ....
Jul 18, 2021•56 min•Season 4Ep. 125
Kate speaks to best-selling children's author and now non-fiction writer, Ailsa Wild. They discuss Wild's latest project - a story of nursing and caring during the Covid pandemic, along with how she creates her best-selling kid's books, and her top tips for school visits. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter (@thefirsttimepod) or Instagram (@thefirsttimepod) . Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Four via...
Jul 11, 2021•47 min•Season 4Ep. 124
It's Kate's birthday! She's a hundred years old! Okay, she's forty. Katherine has specific questions and Kate admits she loves the word 'skitterish'. She also wants to be reincarnated as a coastal cushion bush... Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter (@thefirsttimepod) or Instagram (@thefirsttimepod) . Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Four via our Patreon page . Thanks for joining us!...
Jul 04, 2021•25 min•Season 4Ep. 123
Katherine speaks to best-selling, multi-award winning writer Sarah Krasnostein. They discuss the ethics of writing about other people, how awkward it can be and ghosts. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter (@thefirsttimepod) or Instagram (@thefirsttimepod) . Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Four via our Patreon page . Thanks for joining us!...
Jun 27, 2021•36 min•Season 4Ep. 122
This special episode is brought to you in collaboration with Yarra Valley Writers Festival for the series I Didn't Plan it This Way: Conversations about misguided moments, failed ideas and books that stayed in the bottom draw. In this conversation, Kate Mildenhall talks with author Jessie Tu about musical failures, high expectations, review culture and the idea of failure in her debut novel A LONELY GIRL IS A DANGEROUS THING. Jessie Tu is one of the guests appearing at the 2021 Yarra Valley Writ...
Jun 23, 2021•40 min•Season 4Ep. 121
This special episode is brought to you in collaboration with Yarra Valley Writers Festival for the series I Didn't Plan it This Way: Conversations about misguided moments, failed ideas and books that stayed in the bottom draw. In this conversation, Kate Mildenhall talks with writer and actor Michael Veitch (HELLSHIP) about failed interviews, horror gigs, bad reviews and the failures that put him on the right path. Michael Veitch is one of the guests appearing at the 2021 Yarra Valley Writers Fes...
Jun 23, 2021•48 min•Season 4Ep. 120
This special episode is brought to you in collaboration with Yarra Valley Writers Festival for the series I Didn't Plan it This Way: Conversations about misguided moments, failed ideas and books that stayed in the bottom draw. In this conversation, Kate Mildenhall talks with journalist and writer Rick Morton (MY YEAR OF LIVING VULNERABLY) about failure, kindness, outlaw motorcycle gangs and what he has learned from making mistakes. Rick Morton is one of the guests appearing at the 2021 Yarra Val...
Jun 23, 2021•51 min•Season 4Ep. 119
This special episode is brought to you in collaboration with Yarra Valley Writers Festival for the series I Didn't Plan it This Way: Conversations about misguided moments, failed ideas and books that stayed in the bottom draw. In this conversation, Kate Mildenhall talks with author Sally Hepworth (THE GOOD SISTER) about saying no, reading one star reviews and the swingers party she took her husband to...for research. Sally Hepworth is one of the guests appearing at the 2021 Yarra Valley Writers ...
Jun 23, 2021•50 min•Season 4Ep. 118
This special episode is brought to you in collaboration with Yarra Valley Writers Festival for the series I Didn't Plan it This Way: Conversations about misguided moments, failed ideas and books that stayed in the bottom draw. In this conversation, Kate Mildenhall talks with author Meg Mason about how her latest novel SORROW AND BLISS went from broken book to international bestseller. Meg Mason is one of the guests appearing at the 2021 Yarra Valley Writers Festival taking place July 16 - 18 in ...
Jun 23, 2021•46 min•Season 4Ep. 117
When deaf poet, author and essayist Fiona Murphy gets in touch, Kate and Katherine re-think a rant they had previously. Check out show notes for this episode on at www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. Don't forget you can support the making of Season Four via our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635 ! Thanks for joining us!...
Jun 20, 2021•59 min•Season 4Ep. 116
Kate speaks with literary translator Stephanie Smee in a fascinating conversation about wordplay, reading in translation, and Smee's latest work ON THE LINE: NOTES FROM A FACTORY by Joseph Ponthus. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Four via our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635 ! Thanks for joining us!...
Jun 13, 2021•48 min•Season 4Ep. 115
This episode Kate and Katherine DO NOT talk about lockdown. Check out show notes for this episode on at www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. Don't forget you can support the making of Season Four via our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635 ! Thanks for joining us!
Jun 06, 2021•24 min•Season 4Ep. 114
Katherine speaks with The Second Son author Loraine Peck. They discuss excellent bios, writing crime, magic and vision boards. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Four via our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635 ! Thanks for joining us!...
May 30, 2021•37 min•Season 4Ep. 113
This episode Kate and Katherine go deep on a festival post mortem after Kate wearily returns from a whirlwind book trip to WA. Highlights, dolphins, fashion tips, name dropping and a story that makes Katherine lose it. This week has it al. Check out show notes for this episode on at www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. Don't forget you can support the making of Season Four via our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635 ! Th...
May 23, 2021•32 min•Season 4Ep. 112
This episode Kate talks to political journalist, foreign correspondent and author Michael Brissenden. They discuss journalism, good story telling and--one of our faves--rejection. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Four via our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635 ! Thanks for joining us!...
May 16, 2021•41 min•Season 4Ep. 111
This episode Kate and Katherine discuss the nitty gritty of editing. It's been so long Kate's forgotten what it even is and Katherine has a complicated method involving printing, spreadsheets and long division (thirds?). Check out show notes for this episode on at www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. Don't forget you can support the making of Season Four via our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635 ! Thanks for joining us...
May 09, 2021•28 min•Season 4Ep. 110
This episode Katherine talks to author Victoria Hannan on the highs and lows of being a writer, and how the writing life is just one part of actual life. They discuss awards (Victoria was the winner of the Victorian Premiers Unpublished Manuscript Award 2019), retreats, massive word counts and wonderful-difficult moments. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. Don't forget you can support us and ...
May 02, 2021•28 min•Season 4Ep. 109
This episode Kate and Katherine discuss first drafts... Are they always terrible? Does anyone listen to other authors play lists? Do you like long descriptions of trees? And other questions such as this. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Four via our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635 ! Thanks for joining us!...
Apr 25, 2021•31 min•Season 4Ep. 108
In our first interview for S4, Kate speaks with Evelyn Araluen - poet, academic, co-editor of Overland Literary Journal and author of Dropbear. They discuss Evelyn's creative practice, how she edited Dropbear with Ellen Van Neerven, why learning Bundjalung language changed the way she writes, and her advice on becoming part of the writing community. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. Don't fo...
Apr 19, 2021•33 min•Season 4Ep. 107
It’s a whole new season and a whole new format but the same old hosts. Kate and Katherine haven’t spoken in oh about forever and there’s a lot to catch up on. Books they’ve been reading! Things they’ve been listening to! Other items! Unfortunately, they get a little ahead of themselves vis a vis TECHNOLOGY, which is a lesson in a) how to use a microphone and b) failure. Enjoy :) Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instag...
Apr 19, 2021•31 min•Season 4Ep. 106
And this is IT! Our final episode of Season Three! There are favourites, laughs, wisdom and news from our amazing Agony Aunt, Charlotte Wood, and relief that we now get to look forward to Season 4 in 2021! Our final cracker interview for the season is with writer and all round literary superstar, Maxine Beneba Clarke. We talk being a poet laureate, the different creative processes in writing and illustrating diversity and her latest picture book WHEN WE SAY BLACK LIVES MATTER. Check out show not...
Dec 06, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 105
We argue about pronunciation, lament a SA lockdown that is already outdated and consider our Writing Year That Was. Then Kate speaks with novelist Karen Wyld about her path to publication, diversity in publishing and her debut novel WHERE THE FRUIT FALLS. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Three via our Patreon page https://www.patreon....
Nov 22, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 104
This episode is a collaboration with Darebin's FUSE festival. Our guest is writer and author of The Whippet newsletter, McKinley Valentine. For information on this five-part FUSE series and the FUSE festival check out Darebin FUSE Spring 2020 . Show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod...
Nov 10, 2020•28 min•Season 3Ep. 103
We are out of lockdown!! (You'll note we recorded this one week before we are now even LESS locked down!) We talk about what we did first, how Katherine is coping with Book Two edits and how Kate blundered through an Instagram takeover. Our Agony Aunt Charlotte Wood responds to a question from a writer who is feeling resentful of other writers getting all the attention. Then Kate speaks with Yuwaalaraay songwriter and now novelist, Nardi Simpson in a wonderful conversation about her new book SON...
Nov 08, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 102
