Fremantle Press podcast host and author Holden Sheppard talks to Marcella Polain about writing into the dark and her new book Driving Into the Sun

Episode 6 February 11, 2019 00:31:43
Fremantle Press podcast host and author Holden Sheppard talks to Marcella Polain about writing into the dark and her new book Driving Into the Sun
The Fremantle Press Podcast
Fremantle Press podcast host and author Holden Sheppard talks to Marcella Polain about writing into the dark and her new book Driving Into the Sun

Feb 11 2019 | 00:31:43

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Hosted By

Claire Miller Helen Milroy Georgia Richter Brooke Dunnell

Show Notes

Marcella Polain talks to Holden Sheppard about Driving into the Sun, the book inspired by her childhood that took her ten years to write. Holden quizzes Marcella, who also works as a creative writing teacher at Edith Cowan University, about her top tips for aspiring writers embarking on their first books.
 
Music: Letter to a Daughter of St George, from the Meat Lunch E.P: Songs from Floaters. Written by Alan Fyfe. Performed by Trevor Bentley (guitar and vocals - https://soundcloud.com/trevormb) and Chris Parkinson (harmonica). Produced by Blake Carnaby of Nuglife studios (https://www.facebook.com/nuglifestudios/) with impresario work by Benjamin P Newton.

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