S5 Ep187: Kate and Katherine Catch Up Plus FEATURED BOOK My Sweet Guillotine by Jayne Tuttle

Kate is about to head off to NZ for a long awaited residency (via Varuna the Writers House) and Katherine is making comics -- check out her 100 day challenge via Insta). The hosts talk data, creativity and what the best selling book of all time is (it might surprise you!). Lots of mentions this ep, including:  'Writing and the Fluidity of Creative Practice', article in Kill Your Darlings  The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavich  Out of Breath by Anna Snoekstra  Emily St John Mandel on Sea of Tranquility on both Ezra Klein show (podcast)  and with Claire Nichols on The Bookshow  Writing NSW YouTube  The Palace Papers by Tina Brown  Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout Reasons Not to Worry by Brigid Delaney The Settlement by Jock Serrong  Leaf Bookshop YouTube book reviews  This episode our featured book segment is brought to you by Hardie Grant and we are delighted to be talking to Jayne Tuttle about her second work of literary auto-fiction MY SWEET GUILLOTINE (2022). Jayne Tuttle's first book was Paris or Die (2019). Paris or Die was developed into a solo theatre show with director John Bolton and performed in 2021 and 2022 in a variety of venues including La Mama in Melbourne. Jayne graduated from the Lecoq theatre school in 2006 and went on to live and work in France as an actor, voice-over artist, playwright, translator and bilingual copywriter.Jayne was awarded the Eric Dark Flagship Fellowship in 2021 from the Varuna Writer’s House.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 Five via our Patreon page. Thanks for joining us!