Welcome to the Dark & Stormy podcast, in which I speak – writer to writer – with authors of crime fiction, thrillers and sci-fi. This is a monthly podcast aimed at fans and readers. Each episode concludes with the guest recommending another writer.
My guest is Andrew Nette, author of ORPHAN ROAD, the second in an emerging series about Gary Chance, ex-Army truck driver turned petty criminal. Andrew is from Melbourne, Australia. He is also behind a series of books documenting pulp fiction and other written genres of the twentieth century, and produces a newsletter (now on Substack!) called Pulp Curry.
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction
01:15 - Welcoming Andrew Nette
03:14 - Influences on his fiction writing
07:33 - Writing about fiction versus writing fiction
10:05 - Why some authors are forgotten and others are remembered
11:57 - Should authors write to the market?
14:30 - Rural versus urban themes in crime fiction
16:18 - Is there “Australian” crime fiction?
21:38 - What’s the zeitgeist for crime-fiction writers?
25:51 - Personal voice versus writing to commercial demands
29:30 - The impact of James Ellroy
31:38 - Publishing and marketing
34:09 - Writing habits and research
38:49 - Settings, plot and character
43:56 - Andrew Nette recommends Iain Ryan
Links:
Ep. 3, Andrew Nette