Sue Williams on being a successful freelance writer and author

This week on the podcast, Rachel & Lynne's guest is freelance writer and author Sue Williams. Sue talks about her long and successful career as a writer and journalist and how it led to non-fiction books and now historical novels.

During the episode, Sue talks about:

• How her career started and when she moved to freelancing
• Her love of travel writing and why she still does journalism
• Why following a brief and making it easy for editors will give you more work
• Why it's hard to pitch story ideas, and why it's important
• How she secured an agent and publisher for her books
• The challenge of writing historical fiction and why it's harder than she thought
• How she uses AI and why it will never replace human content

Connect with Sue via her website: https://suewilliams.com.au/ 

Her latest book is The Governor, His Wife and His Mistress, and is available from all good bookstores.

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Episode edited by Marker Creative Co www.markercreative.co