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Words and Nerds Podcast is an entertaining and conversational podcast that aims to get inside a writer's mind. We discuss books, the social and political influences of a writer's work and how literature has the power to change the world.
The podcast digs deep to bring you an in depth and sometimes humorous analysis of the author's book and its influences. Join us for a new way of looking at literature.
Dani Vee your host, English teacher, podcaster, reader, book enthusiast and over-thinker. Dani is joined by various guest co-hosts and has a number of spin off episodes including the Feedback Sessions, Summer Series Takeover, Bite-Size Episodes, livestreams, mash-ups and cross-overs.
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The podcast digs deep to bring you an in depth and sometimes humorous analysis of the author's book and its influences. Join us for a new way of looking at literature.
Dani Vee your host, English teacher, podcaster, reader, book enthusiast and over-thinker. Dani is joined by various guest co-hosts and has a number of spin off episodes including the Feedback Sessions, Summer Series Takeover, Bite-Size Episodes, livestreams, mash-ups and cross-overs.
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Dani Vee and Emma Styles chat about her new crime novel The Shark, a darkly unique thriller from an author who writes contemporary Australian noir about young women taking on the patriarchy.
They chat about the importance of teenage girls at the centre, creating disturbing characters and how to write a thriller.
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Dani Vee and Julianne Negri explore the devastating impact of youth suicide through the verse novel The Belly of a Wolf.
They chat about art as medicine, the publishing industry, the importance of friendship, and the challenges of writing a verse novel.
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Dani Vee and best selling author Ashley Kalagian Blunt chat about her new crime novel Like, Follow, Die.
They chat about tapping into a parent's fear, multiple perspectives, writing crime and exploring the darker side of the web.
They also chat about managing health conditions and creativity.
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Dani Vee and Niraj Lal chat about his new book Behind the Screens and how we can keep our kids safe. Giving your teenager a phone is a big deal, they suddenly have access to the world their parents didn't have before them, so how do we keep them safe?
We chat about how the internet is one of the most life changing inventions in history and how it has changed human behaviour, how tech uses its consumers, data collection and digital surveillance and the debate about AI.
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Dani Vee chats to author and YKNR host A.L. Tait and Affirm Press publisher Tash Besliev about their brand new collaboration on a children's series set to engage kids in reading.
They chat about how the idea emerged, how the books help parents and librarians select books that engage kids and encourage them to read for pleasure. The series is written and illustrated by a variety of Aussie creatives, and have been created to engage young readers.
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Dani Vee and Pip Knight chat about her new book Pip Wants to Die. This is not your average vampire novel. A female vampire who wants to be human.
Dani and Pip chat about vampire culture, tropes and inspirations from The Lost Boys to True Blood, and they talk about the impossibility of writing and taking risks.
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QWS S5E1 Samantha Byres and Troy Hunter
New season, brand new episode! In QWS S5E1, Troy chats with Samantha Byres about her debut novel DEAD ENDS, a fantastic, dark, hilarious, queer, horny book about being trapped in the past in your 30s, being stuck with your family, about loss, and making many bad decisions while looking for a second chance.
They chat about how Sam manages to write comedy and drama together so well, how they write about messy sex, how Sam’s obsession with the 90s NZ TV show Sensing Murder (it’s on YouTube) informed her novel, as well as their shift from writing short stories to writing a novel.
We laughed so much making this episode!
Books and things Sam recommends:
- Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq
- Look Who’s Morphing by Tom Cho
- 100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell
- Self-Help by Lorrie Moore
- Sensing Murder TV show
You can find Sam on Insta at @thescarletttbitch and Dead Ends at
Hosted by Troy Hunter who you can find on Insta @troyhunterwriter and at www.troyhuntwriter.com
Troy is the author of Gus and the Missing Boy and Gus and the Burning Stones
#Gayauthor #Queerwriting #adultfiction #WordsandNerds #LGBTQIABooks #NewZealandauthors #UQP
Dr Helen Edwards and Dani Vee chat about her new book A Light on the Rocks, a historical fiction novel with a little magic.
They chat about anxiety and bravery, the importance of kids seeing themselves in stories, living and writing with anxiety and ADHD and writing process.l
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Dani Vee chats to bestselling author and superstar Trent Dalton about his new novel Gravity Let Me Go.
They chat about being obsessed with art, an impossibility of achieving life work balance, writing the darkest part of themselves, parenting and testicles (you read that right!)
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TAKEOVER: Rory H Mather chats to Sarah Speedie, Sharna Carter and Toni D'Alia in this picture nook special about writing, publishing and why picture books are special.
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Superstar Adrian Beck chats to Dani Vee about his new middle grade book VILLAIN. The switch board lit up like Taylor Swift at a Chiefs game (enjoy my footy reference ADRIAN!) and we heard from 7 special and not at all planted creative guests who asked questions that ranged from the ridiculous (Adam Wallace) to the profound ... um someone did ask something profound didn't they?
Just as Adrian Bec-k thought he was out of woods, Dani asked him some hard hitting questions that left him speechless.
They may have talked about his new book VILLAIN, but definitely had a chat about the impact of Al, how he keeps his finger on the pulse of publishing, bathing cavoodles and his lush hair. Industry information, random conversations, writing, and donuts vs croissants. What more could you want? get ready to laugh!
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In this episode Dani Vee chats to Tina Strachan about the maths ins storytelling and pantsing vs plotting when writing a manuscript.
We chat about Tina’s unique writing processes including Save The Cat and Story Grid methods
The conversation turns to self-care and listening to the connection between our brain and body, making space for creativity, and how writing communities shape us as writers.
We also talk about Neeka and the Missing Key, published by HarperCollins, the first book of the Wilder Zoo series.
Publisher: Harper Collins
Music Credit: Happy Corporate Whistle, published by Four Track, Composed by Andre Albrecht
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Dani Vee and George Ivanoff chat about the publishing industry and how to deal with rejections as an established author.
They chat about dinosaurs and his new book You Choose Mega: Prehistoric Peril.
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Everything I Know About Publishing - a NEW SERIES - focused on what the best in the biz know about publishing 🩷
Today Dani Vee chats to Jacqueline Harvey who has created a long and successful career writing children’s books 🩷
⭐️ Writing for a changing market
⭐️ How to create a long career as a writer
⭐️ The importance of reading aloud to children
⭐️ How to speak up when you’re a new author
⭐️ The importance of work ethic and community
⭐️ Generosity as an author
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Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication.
This week, I sit down with Thomas Vowles to discuss his debut novel, Our New Gods.
Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps out! You can also support Date with a Debut on Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/nickwasiliev/membership
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Everything I Know About Publishing - TAKEOVER with Deborah Abela, Sarah Armstrong, Lian Tanner and Zanni Louise.
Listen to four different experiences of the publishing industry over the years.
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Dani Vee and Ashleigh Barton celebrate the new book How to Sail to Somewhere.
They chat about writing in the chaos of creativity and parenthood, and how they’re tackling the big parenting moments, while trying to remain inspired.
The conversation turns to being present, never being perfect and interesting writing process that doesn’t involve writing!
Ashleigh is a children’s author as has worked in publishing running publicity and marketing campaigns. Ashleigh had written six picture books, two junior fiction series and has been recognised on the CBCA Notables and shortlist three years running.
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Everything I (Don't) Know About Publishing with superstars Pip Harry and Kate Foster. They chat about the opaque publishing industry and the changes they'd like to see occur in the publishing industry. They discuss writing market versus writing an author wants to write, the importance of creatives having access to data, and balancing creativity with business. An episode not to be missed if you want to know more about publishing.
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In this adults only chat with Dani Vee and Holden Sheppard they chat about the brilliant STAN series Invisible Boys, brilliant casting and writing the raw and realistic episode 8.
They discuss unrealistic love scenes in rom coms and how damaging they are in creating unrealistic expectations.
The chat turns to shedding shame and who you are supposed to be and choosing to live authentically.
Holden chat about the Invisible Boys sequel and how it is the book he was always meant to write.
Holden Sheppard is an award-winning author. His debut novel Invisible Boys has now been adapted for television as an original series.
Holden's second novel The Brink won Young Adult Book of the Year at the 2023 Indie Book Awards and the 2024 Ena Noël Award. The Brink was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, the South Australian Literary Awards, the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) and the QLD Writers' Centre's Adaptable program.
Holden's third book King of Dirt will be published in June 2025 by Pantera Press.
Publisher: Fremantle Press
TV: A STAN Original
Music Credit: Happy Corporate Whistle, published by Four Track, Composed by Andre Albrecht
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Michelle Mitchell and Dani Vee chat about her new book TWEENS.
They talk about this time being the most rapid period of development for a child, the difference between concrete and formal thinkers and how we can improve our connections with our tweens.
They also chat about screen time, building positive relationships, mental illness and how we're all just trying our best to be the positive adults our kids need.
Michelle Mitchell is a bestselling author and speaker, sought after for her compassionate and grounded advice for parenting tweens and teens.
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