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

How would you like to spend summers in Australia and then travel to a small village in France to bask in the northern summer during the other half of the year? Well, that’s the current reality of journalist and author Sheryle Bagwell – and in her new memoir, Letter from Provence, she not only documents her French experiences, but also connects to her late mother and the writings of 17th century French writer Madame de Sévigné. In this episode, Sheryle talks about writing the book, resisting her journalistic instincts and her experience publishing it. 00:00 Welcome03:21 Writing tip: Don’t limit your writing identity07:01 WIN!: Whispering Rooms by Genki Kawamura & Marie Kondo08:45 Word of the week: ‘Manel’10:12 Writer in residence: Sheryle Bagwell11:04 Sheryle explains her memoir, Letter from Provence12:30 A homage to her own mother and Madame de Sévigné15:59 Telling a new story about France and her mother18:14 Journalism vs memoir writing20:00 Telli