Meet Lisa Kenway, author of the psychological thriller All You Took From Me. Lisa shares insights on how her medical background influenced her novel, the exhaustive research involved in writing about medieval re-enactment, and the persistence required to secure a publishing deal after three years of pitching.
00:00 Introduction 02:25 Nat Newman's creative insights 05:43 Writing tips and techniques 10:22 Giveaway: Klim by Michael Klim 12:20 Word of the week: triskelion 15:19 Interview with Lisa Kenway, author of All You Took From Me 23:20 NaNoWriMo success strategies 25:54 Researching for authenticity 30:03 Crafting twists and red herrings 32:41 The journey to getting published 44:11 Balancing writing with a medical career 47:19 Top tips for aspiring writers 50:42 Conclusion and final thoughts
Lisa Kenway is an Australian writer and anaesthetist. Her debut psychological thriller, All You Took From Me, was published in August 2024 by Transit Lounge Publishing. All You Took From Me was longlisted for the 2020 Richell Prize and was runner-up in the 2022 CYA Conference competition for adult work. Her current work in progress, East Coast Low, was longlisted for the 2021 Fresh Ink Emerging Writers Prize and was Highly Commended in the 2022 Writing NSW Varuna fellowships. She was awarded a 2023 Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre fellowship to further develop this work.
