Meet Kyra Geddes, author of The Story Thief. Kyra discusses her journey from idea to publication, the importance of research, and the challenges of editing her manuscript. The episode concludes with writing tips and a book giveaway: The Wrong Man by Tim Ayliffe.
00:00 Introduction 01:33 Nat Newman’s writing tips 09:10 Book giveaway: The Wrong Man by Tim Ayliffe 11:20 Word of the week: Fuscous 11:54 Interview with Kyra Geddes 28:48 The journey to starting the manuscript 29:53 Overcoming the fear of the blank page 30:56 The long writing process 31:54 The path to publication 32:51 Facing rejections and manuscript assessments 34:06 Pitching to publishers 35:45 The epiphany: Switching to first person 37:58 Securing a publishing deal 42:38 The structural edit challenge 50:01 Future writing plans 51:33 Top tips for aspiring writers 53:28 Conclusion and final thoughts
Born in Adelaide as the daughter of German immigrants, Kyra Geddes spent her infancy in the South Australian opal fields before moving to Sydney. Following a successful career in marketing, Kyra returned to university to study English and pursue her life-long dream of writing, publishing two short stories and earning the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Academic Excellence. The Story Thief is her debut novel, and the culmination of almost a decade of research and writing. When not at her desk, Kyra can often be found visiting one of Sydney's many art galleries or daydreaming about future travel with her husband and two children.
