Kate Mildenhall talks about the writing process for her novel The Hummingbird Effect. 

We discussed writing craft aspects including structure, voice, setting, editing, sentence work, inspiration, multiple timelines, journalling and the power of prompts.

You’ll find links to buy both paperback and ebook versions of The Hummingbird Effect here.

ABOUT KATE MILDENHALL

Kate Mildenhall is a writer and teacher. Her debut novel, Skylarking, was named in Readings Top Ten Fiction Books of 2016 and her bestselling The Mother Fault was longlisted for the 2021 ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year and shortlisted for the 2020 Aurealis Awards. Kate teaches creative writing and co-hosts The First Time podcast – which features conversations with Australian writers – and is currently undertaking a PhD in creative practice at RMIT University. Kate lives in Hurstbridge on Wurundjeri lands, with her partner and two children. Kate’s third novel is The Hummingbird Effect.

Website: https://katemildenhall.com/

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

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/katemildenhall/

Kate’s upcoming events here.

KATE’S REFERENCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

The First Time Podcast: https://thefirsttimepodcast.com/

Simon & Schuster - video, extract, playlist, tour dates, etc for The Hummingbird Effect: https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/p/the-hummingbird-effect-kate-mildenhall

Sarah Sentilles Word Cave - http://www.sarahsentilles.com/the-word-cave

Bird by Bird, Ann Lamott

Paul Klee artist

Greenwood, Michael Christie 

Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell

Eva Harbridge - algorithm artist

Hovering, Rhett Davis

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders

Steal Like an Artist, Austin Kleon

Tom Lake, Ann Patchett

The Luminous Solution, Charlotte Wood

Future Crunch newsletter

All other books Kate mentioned are all listed here: https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/p/the-hummingbird-effect-kate-mildenhall-finding-inspiration

To enter this month’s competition, head to Writers Book Club Instagram or Facebook and look for the giveaway post.

Order The Hummingbird Effect by Kate Mildenhall here.

Order Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth here.

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

Full show notes available at writersbookclubpodcast.com