Writer's Room with Lisa Darcy and Bella Ellwood-Clayton

In episode 126 Veronica and Laurie are joined in the Writer's Room by authors Lisa Darcy and Dr Bella Ellwood-Clayton. We dive into contemporary fiction writing, female relationships in its many forms across the generations, the concept of perfection, navigating the vicissitudes of life and ultimately triumphing over adversity. Lisa and Bella share their different writing and editing processes, and provide sage advice for emerging authors.Intro - 00:57Lisa Darcy bio - 05:35Book spotlight - Christmas Actually - 8:48Bella Ellwood-Clayton bio - 13:53Book spotlight - Weekend Friends - 15:08Outwardly perfect inwardly messy characters - 22:08Contemporary settings - 28:31Relationships from real life creeping into stories - 41:51The writing and editing process - 55:58Support the showThanks for listening.Visit australianbooklovers.com to learn more.