Tracey Lee interviews Bert Spinks Tasmanian poet

Welcome to the summer season of Between the Lines. First up is Tasmanian poet Bert Spinks who has a beautiful new poetry book, Heath Blues. He is an entertaining storyteller, bush walker and poet. His work taps into his roots as a Tasmanian and eco-champion. 

Last podcast of the winter season has Tracey Lee talking with Bernie Du Field who she calls a triple threat! He is writing a novel and a play, is an actor both on stage and in radio plays and enthusiastic supporter of the Eurobodalla Authors. Bernie's work is unique, fabulously quirky and a product of his amazing mind and we look forward to seeing his stories in print and on stage.

Poetry can get some bad press, particularly from students studying the form but Tracey Lee and Brian McLoughlin suggest in this podcast that poems have their own kind of magic. Poems entertain, elevate and inform an audience. Even when we don't fully understand the meaning we feel the emotions.    

Local author, poet and lyricist Anke talks about her writing and her latest experience with AI generated music to bring her poetry to life. As Anke Zet she has written Deception, the first book of her Unearthly Talents Trilogy. 

Do we simply stick to the evidence when writing historical fiction or do we marry the facts with the imagination? Where does the research take an author when they embark on creating a story set in the past? Do we paper over the uncomfortable truths of history or do we take our 21st century readers into the confronting reality of human behaviour? These are just some of the questions authors of historical fiction must answer to write with any degree of authenticity. Tracey and Karen cover these and other ideas in this week's podcast.

Carolyn Loader is a local Eurobodalla author who has completed one manuscript and is well into her second. She writes short stories and has been invited to present her work at several Eurobodalla Literary Salons. Her first novel is inspired by her real life experiences. 

Kim Ulrick is the author of two books Bad Country and Bad People, a brilliant crime series. She is well placed to talk about literary villains and what makes a character a reader loves to hate! 

Tracey Lee is talking to Isabel Carter whose novel DOWN IN THE DEVIL'S HOLE is now an award winning podcast and screenplay. 

A lovely interview with Suzanne Carter, artist and writer. Tracey Lee hosts the podcast and talks with Suzie about her art, inspiration and her current writing project.

Guest host Bernie Du Field interviews Tracey Lee about her Lily O'Hara Mystery Series. The two are members of the Eurobodalla writers group and in this podcast talk about writing a book series, ideas and how authors feel about their characters.