So You Want To Be A Writer With Valerie Khoo And Allison Tait: Australian Writers' Centre Podcast

We’ve all been to a pub. They’re places to meet friends, meet lovers, to celebrate, commiserate and even do weekly trivia. But do you REALLY know pubs? This is the question author Philip Howell poses and attempts to answer in his latest book, the aptly named Pub. Philip joins us to discuss the inspiration for this book, the pitching process, researching topics and his overwhelming love of one particular app! 00:00 Welcome05:12 Writing tip: Night-time whiteboards07:49 WIN!: The Butterfly Thief by Walter Marsh10:09 Word of the week: ‘Vexillology’12:10 Writer in residence: Philip Howell12:55 Describing ‘Pub’ as a concept and book14:00 History vs Geography in this book15:33 Inspirations for writing this book19:06 The pitching process21:53 The structure of the book23:30 Choosing what to leave out28:05 Range of writing topics and side hustles30:42 The social dynamics of pubs32:52 Writing popular geography vs academic34:49 Research methods and tools36:53 The importance of readabil