Writing Podcast Episode 733: Jordan Prosser discusses new book, 'Blue Giant'

Want to go to Mars? The main character in Jordan Prosser’s new novel Blue Giant certainly does, and will stop at nothing to achieve this goal. In this episode, Jordan explores the origins of this story, the intriguing cast of characters and how writing a novel differs from other forms of writing he does. Don’t miss this one – it’s ‘out of this world’! 00:00 Welcome09:10 Writing tip: Fridge poems online11:20 Writers in the wild12:40 WIN: The Extraordinary Florence Stoker by Karen Brooks14:45 Word of the week: ‘Epicene’15:42 Interview with: Jordan Prosser16:24 Describing Blue Giant18:00 Origins of the story20:10 Exploring the cast of characters31:05 Fitting novel writing into everyday life33:33 Prioritising writing37:48 The publishing journey41:20 Differences between fiction and script writing44:06 Genre defining46:06 What’s next?47:47 Writing tip51:07 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.