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Sean tests Alex and Amy's knowledge of action and pacing this week (ding ding ding!). What are the pitfalls of pacing an action sequence? We've got all the answers - get your fast bits right and your…

Celia appears to have it all and her life is running like clockwork - and so it should because she has it planned down to the very last minute - but then along comes a challenge that could be her und…

Hello from the sickbed...

Alex is calling in from home, where he's down with COVID; Sean is suffering from post-COVID brain fog; and Amy is infuriatingly healthy. Today the Word Docs are answering th…

Join Sean, Amy and...uh...Alex?...for this week's episode of Word Docs. Our usual Alex is out with COVID so this week we're welcoming a substitute Alex, in the form of our friend and colleague Dr Ale…

The Word Docs have written a masterpiece. No, really...it’s great. It’s alright. Look, it’s not bad. Together, Amy, Sean and Alex have devised the ultimate romance. Don’t Touch My Dad should be comin…

He has finally done his homework! Alex has come to the table with trees to shake and pots to stir. Can Sean and Amy handle their sugar addled friend? Will they withstand his jittery scrutiny? The hos…

Cath has admired the work of Paddy O’Reilly for some time but with her shortlisting for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award, “Other Houses” looks sure to win O’Reilly many new admirers. It’s a tale o…

And the golden statue goes to...

There are some trophies you don’t mount on your bookshelf (pun intended) but they colour your career nonetheless. The Word Docs have gleefully unearthed the worst of …

Taking some time off over the summer? The Love on Campus team are talking about the books they think would be perfect as a vacation read. From the big, thick books that take time and effort to get th…

The Love on Campus team didn’t want to leave you hanging over the holiday period, and so they’re hopping back into your headphones with their ‘Footnote’ episodes: addendums to their regular content.

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The Word Docs are perusing expert recommendations and dissecting them at length. Amy is unwell and trying to keep the train moving, Alex is stuck on a constant delay...and Sean wants to kidnap a dog.…

This week the Word Docs are responding to a listener question and exploring immortality. Would you want to live forever? Would you want your work to live forever? Would you want to spend eternity ins…

Sean and Alex are sickly and disgusting (in that order), but Amy is here to save the day with research and cogent thoughts. This week, the Docs explore the wisdom of Betsy Lerner and unpack the vario…

Sarah Smith has been successfully writing for popular TV shows such as “McLeod’s Daughters”, “All Saints” and “Love Child” for years. Now, she’s turned her hand to fiction creating a clever and quirk…

A merry little bookclub! Sarah Morgenthaler’s ‘Mistletoe and Mr. Right’ ticks all the (northern hemisphere) Christmas romance boxes: a small town, a snowy climate and an on-the-loose moose. Georgia, …

A promise delivered! Bookmark this. The Word Docs are back with the second half of their self-diagnoses, once again working from Betsy Lerner’s examples to whittle away at their artistry and categori…

Do you like your romance love interests ooey-gooey and soft as a cinnamon roll? The Lovers are discussing the complexity of the cinnamon roll character, asking: how soft and sweet do we expect them t…

The doctors are in the house. Or rather two of the doctors are sick and stuck at home. This week the Word Docs are recording from home and everything's a bit looser than normal (which is saying somet…

Trent Dalton’s new novel Lola in the Mirror travels to the dark heart of homelessness and domestic violence and yet is a love story and a love letter to his home town Brisbane.

Lola has no name when …

Deck the Halls! Hannukah Sameach! Happy Diwali! It’s holiday season on the Love on Campus pod, and we’re delving into Kathleen’s research area: Christmas Romance. The Lovers discuss what defines a Ch…