Charlotte Wood talks about the writing craft and process behind her novel Stone Yard Devotional. Writing topics include creative process and inspiration, first drafts, novel structure, writing in fragments, point of view, narrative momentum, voice, description and writing at sentence level. 

Charlotte is such a beautiful writer but also a seasoned writer - she’s been to all the places you, as a writer, have been or are heading towards - and she generously shares all that wisdom. 

One of the things I love about Charlotte is her curiosity. She’s constantly exploring and expanding upon her own creative process and draws inspiration and motivation from all areas of the arts, not just books and writing.

You’ll find links to buy both paperback and ebook versions of Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood here.

REFERENCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Subtraction - Charlotte Wood’s newsletter

Portrait of a Lady on Fire - directed by Céline Sciamma

Céline Sciamma - BAFTA Screenwriters’ Lecture Series

Charlotte Wood interviews Joan Silber on The Writer’s Room

The Art of Time in Fiction by Joan Silber

Louise Bourgeois, Artist

The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright

My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

Making Stories: How Ten Australian Novels Were Written by Kate Grenville and Sue Woolfe

Living Autobiography Trilogy by Deborah Levy

Courtney Collins

Unless by Carol Shields

The Garret Podcast: Charlotte Wood

Read This Podcast: Charlotte Wood

Melbourne Writers’ Festival: 6-12 May 2024

Sydney Writers’ Festival: 20-26 May 2024

Brisbane Writers’ Festival: 30 May – 2 June 2024

ABOUT CHARLOTTE WOOD

Charlotte Wood is the author of seven novels and three books of non-fiction. Her new book Stone Yard Devotional was described by the UK Guardian as ‘a quiet novel of immense power’ and has been praised by authors Anne Enright, Tim Winton, Karen Joy Fowler, Hannah Kent and Paula Hawkins among others. 

Her previous books include The Luminous Solution, a book of essays on the creative process; the international bestseller, The Weekend; and The Natural Way of Things which won a number of prizes including The Stella Prize and the Prime Minister’s Literary Award. Her features and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Literary Hub, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Saturday Paper among other publications.

In 2023 Belvoir Theatre Company staged an adaptation of her novel The Weekend, and her novel The Natural Way of Things featured in ABC Television’s 2021 series The Books That Made Us.

She has produced a podcast of interviews with artists, The Writer's Room with Charlotte Wood, and in 2024 launched a monthly newsletter on the creative process titled Subtraction. 

In 2019 Charlotte was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and was named one of the Australian Financial Review’s '100 Women of Influence'. 

Website: https://www.charlottewood.com.au/
Substack: Subtraction - Charlotte Wood’s newsletter

Instagram:: https://www.instagram.com/charlottewoodwriter/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlottewoodwriter

Buy Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood here.

Buy One of Us is Missing by BM Carroll here.

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This podcast is recorded on the beautiful, unceded lands of the Garigal people of the Eora nation.

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