148 - The Hounded Author Simon Butters
from The Adelaide Show Hosted by Auscast Network
Adelaide author and screenwriter, Simon Butters, has a book being launched this Saturday at Carclew. It is called The Hounded. it is about a 15 year old boy, Monty, who is ignored by his parents, bullied at school, and with a brain that’s prone to going walkabout - oh, and he sees a black dog that nobody else can see. Adolescence can be lonely at the best of times, but Simon ups the stakes in this book that is pitched at the Young Adult Fiction market. And he joins us to take us into his world of imaginary characters trying to make sense of this thing we call life. We discuss Getting into the young adult mind Dealing with pimples Coping with sexual awakening Mental illness Parenting Writing books Writing TV Also appearing with Simon Butters AJ's teacher in her talk about podcasts on 'express yourself' I'm Lost by Tara Carragher. The SA Drink Of The Week is from Coriole. In IS IT NEWS, Nigel tests Steve and Simon on bleak stories of South Australia's past Support the show: https://theadelaideshow.com.au/listen-or-download-the-podcast/adelaide-in-crowd/
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Adelaide author and screenwriter, Simon Butters, has a book being launched this Saturday at Carclew. It is called The Hounded. it is about a 15 year old boy, Monty, who is ignored by his parents, bullied at school, and with a brain that’s prone to goin...
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