Summer Rewind with Maz Evans - "The biggest success is staying in the game."

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Welcome to the Summer Break Rewind!

While The Conversation takes a short summer break, I’ll be sharing fan-favourite episodes from Season Three, along with brilliant conversations from Page One: The Writer’s Podcast. Season Four returns in September until then, enjoy the rewind!
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Ever wondered what really happens during a writer's deadline week? Bestselling author Maz Evans pulls no punches as she reveals the unglamorous reality: "Everything my children have eaten has come out of brown plastic. The oven's not been on. No cutlery has been used." This refreshingly honest conversation with Nadine Matheson peels back the curtain on the business of being an author in ways rarely discussed publicly.
Evans also discusses her latest novel, "That'll Teach Her," a clever murder mystery set in a primary school and told partially through WhatsApp group chats, a format inspired by the "absolute fat shittery" of parents' group messages.
Whether you're an aspiring writer wondering about the path ahead, a published author seeking solidarity, or simply curious about the realities behind the books you love, this conversation offers a master class in literary resilience. As Maz Evans wisely concludes, "The biggest success is staying in the game."

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*First Broadcast 25 March 2025

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Chapters

1. Summer Break Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Meet Maz Evans: Author of Children and Adult Fiction (00:00:42)

3. AI and Meta: The Theft of Authors' Work (00:08:42)

4. Overcoming Second Book Syndrome (00:20:42)

5. The Financial Reality of Being an Author (00:38:48)

6. Transitioning Between Children's and Adult Fiction (00:57:38)

7. The Power of Saying No in Publishing (01:11:43)

8. That'll Teach Her: Maz's New Crime Novel (01:22:57)

9. The Psychology of Whatsapp Group Drama (01:29:53)