Children’s author Carla Fitzgerald is author of the middle-grade novel How to Break a World Record and Survive Grade 5. Carla shares insights into writing compelling stories for children and offers five must-do tips for aspiring middle-grade authors. Additionally, Nat Newman provides a practical app tip about the benefits of using Google Docs. And more.
00:00 Introduction to the podcast 00:19 Spotlight on children's authors 01:27 Weekly app tip with Nat Newman 01:55 Google Docs: A writer's best friend 06:24 Course advertisement: Writing children's novels 07:16 Interview with Carla Fitzgerald 12:28 Five must-do's for writing middle grade novels 25:23 Building a sustainable author career 32:50 Conclusion
Carla Fitzgerald is a children's author, a recovered lawyer and mum of three, from Sydney. She studied English literature and law at university and worked at the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Her favourite things to do are write, walk, read, eat, and hang out with her family. Not necessarily in that order. She also has a weakness for donuts and reality TV. And despite numerous attempts, she has not yet broken a world record.
Carla is a tutor with the Australian Writers Centre, a Books in Homes Role Model and a Coach with the Harding Miller Education Foundation.
