get published

Today’s guests are 3 aspiring authors who have just signed their very first book contracts. They tell us what it’s like working with a publishing team for the first time. They share what they’ve learned about the process, and what their expectations are when their books hit the world. 

Tracey Dembo, Jemima Shafei-ongu and Kiralee Strong chat openly about their experiences, from rejections to getting that first “Yes!”

Don’t miss the three of them chatting together about their expectations, goals and their awesome new books. How they worked to get their publishing deals and what other aspiring authors can take from it. 

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Get published! Be an author!  Write the next big kid’s book! 

For those people who want more on the process of writing for kids, for those who want to hone their craft, continue to grow, and want more of an understanding of the publishing industry, then Taco Bonus Episodes are for you!

Today's episode features a few snippets from our first few Bonus Episodes.

find what works for you – with Trent Roberts

Whether you have a thin skin, are nervous to show your work, don’t have enough time, or have anything at all stopping you from making it as a published creator, you need to start committing to something that drives you forward.

Today’s guest left a flourishing career to start at the very bottom of the writers’ barrel - making tea and coffees for other writers and creators. From there, he worked hard, studied those around him, pestered, learned the ropes, pushed through rejection, and became a script writer for short films and TV; writing on such fun shows as Upper Middle Bogan and Little Lunch. 

Today, he's popped in for a taco and to share his amazing journey – the ups, the downs and the lessons he’s learned and all about his awesome junior novel. Everyone please put your hands together for Trent Roberts.

Is it possible to learn a method that will help you get published in high-impact journals? And is there such a thing as writer’s block? 

In this first episode of Season 3 of Science on surfaces we talk to Dr Anna Clemens, Scientific writing coach & editor, about the challenges of scientific writing. Dr. Clemens has a Ph.D. in Chemistry and she is also a journalist. In her company “Scientists Who Write”, she helps scientists to improve their writing skills, write more efficiently, and to get published in high-impact journals. 

In this episode, we really get to the bottom of the writing process and we get to reveal all the secrets of how to methodically, step-by-step, write a successful manuscript. Dr. Clemens starts by talking about the core of a good paper, which is also the key to success - the storytelling framework. She then guides us through the five-step process that will make sure all the bits and pieces are in place and that they all fit nicely together within the storytelling framework. Also, as we discussed the challenges of scientific writing, we of course had to bring up the phenomenon of the writer’s block – this unwelcome nuisance that most of us have experienced at one point or another in our lives, and which simply makes it impossible to get any words down on paper. Of course, Dr. Clemens has reflected on this topic and shares her thoughts on how to address it.

Thanks for listening! If you are interested in surface and interface science and related topics, you should check out our blog -  the Surface Science blog

Episode links

Books discussed in the episode  

• Deep work, Cal Newport: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25744928-deep-work
• On Writing Well, William Zinsser: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53343.On_Writing_Well
• Writing Science, Joshua Schimel: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13122323-writing-science

Get in touch with Dr Clemens 

• Website: https://www.annaclemens.com/
• Blog: https://www.annaclemens.com/blog-overview (or navigate to Blog button) 
• Work with Anna: https://www.annaclemens.com/work-with-me (or navigate to "Get Writing Support" button) 
• Twitter: @scientistswrite
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annaclemens/