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Welcome back to Writers Behaving Badly, the podcast where writing sins are confessed, manuscripts get a little crispy, and literary chaos reigns supreme. This week, we’re serving up fresh mischief with special guest Kerryn Mayne, who joins Lisa, Brooke, and Annie to spill all the tea on publishing, manuscript meltdowns, and the questionable choices that got us here.
Got a sin to confess?
Tell us your worst writing sin of the week in the comments—did you out-bad us?
What’s inside this episode?
🔥 Sins & Wins – Who’s been productive, who’s been procrastinating, and who’s drowning in a shiny new idea instead of finishing the old one? (Brooke, we’re looking at you 👀).
✍️ Roast or Toast – Lisa takes a very close look at Brooke’s latest manuscript draft. Will she make it out unscathed?
📖 Editing is Painful – Kerryn Mayne shares how her debut novel Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder changed from first draft to final book—and why sometimes, losing a character (or two) is necessary.
🍵 Tea Time Rant – Are male authors really being discriminated against in publishing? 🤡 Or are women just writing better books? The WBB crew spills their most scalding takes yet.
😂 Chaotic Sign-Offs – Who’s getting roasted next? How can you submit your manuscript for a light (read: brutal) critique? And why is Lisa pretending she has control over this podcast?
If you’re a writer, an aspiring author, or just here for the absolute shenanigans, hit subscribe and join us every week for more literary mayhem.
🎙️ Want your manuscript critiqued live on air? Submit your first page on Substack—we promise we’ll be gentle(ish).
🚨 Leave us a five-star review or roast us. We really don’t mind.
Lisa’s full critique of Brooke’s work
If you’d like to read Brooke’s full extract (including Lisa’s comments), you can access a Google Docs version below.
Brooke should be deep in edits for her current book… but The Shiny ✨ (aka a tempting new idea) is making that very difficult. Hopefully this critique will get her back on track! Lisa loved the atmosphere of Brooke’s opening pages but had thoughts on clarity and flow. You can hear the full critique—and Brooke’s reaction—on the podcast!
To read our brave guest, Kerryn Mayne’s latest book JOY MOODY IS OUT OF TIME click the button below!
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Welcome to the Writers Behaving Badly podcast—where writing sins are confessed, manuscripts get lightly roasted, and mayhem is inevitable.
In our very first episode, Lisa Ireland, Brooke Turnbull, and Annie Bucknall launch this chaos-fueled podcast with a toast 🍷, some questionable life choices, and a whole lot of literary hot takes.
Got a sin to confess?
Make Brooke and Lisa feel better and let us know where it all went wrong (or right!) this week.
What’s inside this episode?
🔥 Sins & Wins – Confession time! Who wrote, who didn’t, and who’s getting assigned penance? (Spoiler: Lisa is drunk on power.)
✍️ Roast or Toast – Annie’s Till We Are Ghosts gets its first live critique—will she survive the feedback?
🎤 Meet Lisa Ireland – Our in-house mentor, eight-time published author, and former stalker-victim (thanks, Brooke).
🍵 Tea Time – Embarrassing publishing moments, featuring Kerryn Mayne and a networking disaster at Penguin HQ.
😂 Chaotic Sign-Offs – Who’s getting their manuscript roasted next? How can you submit your work? And why is Lisa overthinking taking us on?
If you’re a writer, aspiring author, or just here for the literary mischief, hit subscribe and join us every Saturday for a brand-new episode!
Lisa’s full critique of Annie’s work
If you’d like to read Annie’s full extract (including Lisa’s comments), you can access a Google Docs version below.
This is a brand new project and Annie is writing her way into it. Lisa was excited by the opening pages but still had a few words of advice. You can hear Lisa’s thoughts on the podcast.
To read our brilliant first guest, Kerryn Mayne’s latest book JOY MOODY IS OUT OF TIME click the button below!
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersbehavingbadly.substack.com -
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Welcome to Writers Behaving Badly, where Lisa Ireland, Brooke Turnbull, and Annie Bucknall take you behind the scenes of the writing world—spilling industry secrets, mentoring writers live, and embracing the chaos of creativity.
📅 Our first episode drops this Saturday, February 22!
Here’s what’s coming up:
🔥 Roast or Toast – our live mentoring segment (Annie’s up first!)
🔥 Lisa Ireland in the hot seat – We turn the tables and grill her on imposter syndrome, writing advice, and how to write worse to write better.
🔥 Bestselling author Kerryn Mayne spills the tea on an embarrassing Penguin HQ moment.
🔥 And more publishing fails, craft chats, and mischief!
📩 Want your writing critiqued? Submit via our Substack.
📲 Follow us on Instagram: @writersbehavingbadly
🎧 Subscribe now so you don’t miss our launch episode!
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersbehavingbadly.substack.com
