winey writers
two writers, phd students, and friends talking about everything from current reads, romance fiction, life in your early twenties, writing your first novel, and more — featuring occasional guest speakers, including industry professionals, authors, fellow academics and friends. Join our conversations about the books we love and hate, the ups and downs of being an emerging writer, what it’s like to be a phd student in writing, and everything else in between. This podcast embraces the messiness of conversations, and engages in a lot of — as Harry likes to call it — Fuckidiness™.
Episodes
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
if you know me professionally, no you don't. — Catch Up Episode
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
this episode, we return to recording after a short break and discuss what we've been up to in that time...namely reading books and drinking far too much wine.
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
you're on OUR pod, bitch. — with Minty Hydrangea
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
this episode we are joined by local South Australian drag queen, Minty Hydrangea. While educating us on drag culture, performing, and how long it takes to look that good, we discuss life in the Arts, what it's like to jump off stages, how to fix windscreen wipers, and how tall Harry really is.
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
well then, study up Harry -- 10 Ways to Beat Writer's Block
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
this episode, we address the fact that Harry doesn't believe in writer's block by consulting a Penguin Random House article called '10 Ways to Beat Writer's Block'. We judge the methods that are outlined in this article, and discuss whether we think they are useful solutions when we just can't get words on the page.
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
this episode, we add a literary twist to an old TikTok trend and discuss books that we think would take out a Victorian era child. What qualifies a book for the list, you may ask? On our list are talking lions who are also God, Bella Swan, cannibalism, overtly sexual content, and sentient rats that cook, among other things...
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
yo, alien, give me EVERYTHING -- with Payton Hogan
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
this episode we are joined by fellow academic, writer, and creative Payton Hogan to chat about her experience during part-time honours and the growth of her creative process. Somehow, this includes discussions about guillotines, soldering irons, alcoholic woody, and what it would be like to have the power to touch a book and absorb all its knowledge.
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
he’s a smoking, wine drinking, fuckwit. -- Writing (Interesting) Characters
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
this episode, we reflect on some of the characters we've previously written and deep dive into how they could have been improved. We discuss what we've learnt so far as amateur writers working with character, and what we can do to write better characters moving forward.
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
this episode we ask ourselves the same rapid fire questions that we ask every guest - except we gave ourselves fifty minutes instead of five. We discuss our favourite books, books we DON'T recommend reading, our current work in writing, and whether we will be joined by the ghost of Abby next year...
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
and that’s when I walked out of the cinema -- The Horror Genre with Tabby Knight
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
this episode we are joined by fellow PhD student and our resident expert in horror, Tabby Knight, to help us get into the festive Christmas spirit by discussing murderous clowns. We know Tabby as someone who reads and watches copious amounts of horror but, recently, she went to see a horror film in cinema that made her walk out halfway. We discuss the film in question which leads to conversations about the horror genre and misogyny, sexism, and the appeal of explicit violence on screen for a contemporary audience.
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
mucus milkshake -- Writing Prompts
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
this episode we challenged each other to use writing prompts to create short pieces of romance fiction. Somehow, this lead us down the cereal aisle in the supermarket, through rivers of wine, and into restaurants with extremely questionable hygiene practices. We discuss our approach to writing prompts as emerging authors and whether they are a useful resource for new writers or something to avoid.
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
this episode, we discuss which characters we would, as Harry words it, 'do the dirty with' -- from Mr. Darcy, to Draco Malfoy, to Flynn Rider. For unhinged conversations about f*ckability qualities, like intelligence, humour, and plain old good looks, this is the episode for you.