Collaborative writing is fairly rare in the world of publishing – and writing while working alongside each other in a bookshop cafe is even rarer! But that was exactly how friends and workmates Clayton Zane Comber and Conor McCammon went about co-authoring their new junior fiction illustrated adventure, The Marvellous Submarine. In this episode, they share their experience creating the story together, illustrating it and getting it published. 00:00 Welcome05:32 Writing tip: Using paintings as a writing prompt06:54 WIN!: The Verifiers by Jane Pek09:27 Word of the week: ‘Blatherskite’10:40 The world of words: ‘Thank you’12:25 Writers in residence: Clayton Zane Comber and Conor McCammon13:40 Describing The Marvellous Submarine14:30 The inspiration for the project17:33 Writing for a particular age group19:59 How sharing the writing worked24:53 The inconsistencies of bizarre worlds25:49 Conor on illustrating the book29:27 The defining moment of the project31:49 Their publishing journey35:30 The book promotion experience39:53 Advice for aspiring authors42:45 Upcoming projects44:44 Final thoughts Read the show notes Connect with Valerie and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | ValerieKhoo.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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