Writing Podcast Episode 732: Leearna Shaw takes us to 'A Farm in Golden Clouds'

With a mountain of rejections, AWC grad Leearna Shaw was ready to throw in the proverbial towel with her dream of novel writing. But just a few years later, her rural romance A Farm in Golden Clouds wins the Romance Writers of Australia’s Emerald Award and she lands a 2-book publishing deal! So what happened in the middle to set this success story in motion? In this episode, Leearna shares it all. 00:00 Welcome09:10 Writing tip: Help other writers11:48 Writers in the wild13:08 WIN: Realms of Gold by A.J. MacKinnon14:48 Word of the week: ‘Heirophant’15:40 Interview with: Leearna Shaw17:00 Description of A Farm in Golden Clouds18:15 Inspirations for the book20:22 Her early writing dreams22:20 Getting rejections24:00 Discovering AWC courses28:40 Winning the Emerald Award32:00 Scoring a 2-book deal38:00 The importance of the writing community41:10 Advice for writers42:46 Book recommendations45:28 Promotion experiences47:50 Final thoughts Read the show notes Connect with Valerie and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | ValerieKhoo.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.