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Ep. 3, Andrew Nette
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Ep. 3, Andrew Nette

Andrew Nette talks about his latest book, ORPHAN ROAD, and crime fiction in Australia.

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:

Andrew Nette

Iain Ryan

Jamie Dibs

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