Thinking ‘I wonder what is going to happen’ as you write.

Being in the ‘flailing about stage’ of writing.

Choosing to be off social media (and having someone else manage her facebook).

Recommending touring with writer friends Ber Carroll and Dianne Blacklock (like a girls’ weekend away!).

Managing the creative and publicity sides of full time writing life.

Hollywood moments including being on set for Big Little Lies and coffee with Nicole Kidman From the author of Nine Perfect Strangers, Apples Never Fall, and The Husbands Secret comes the 1 New York Times bestselling novel about the dangerous little.

Writing the follow up for Big Little Lies specifically for screen (particularly writing for Meryl Streep!).

Developing characters with specific attributes (Liane references the WTF podcast with Marc Maron) Liane Moriarty is the Australian author of eight internationally best-selling novels: Three Wishes, The Last Anniversary, What Alice Forgot, The Hypnotist’s Love Story, Nine Perfect Strangers and the number one New York Times bestsellers: The Husbands Secret, Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty.

The importance of the ‘Things I Need to Fixx’ document to Liane’s process.

Writing routines including writing notes to self, also mentioned in this How I Work interview (Kate compares this to Sarah Sentilles‘ ‘love notes’ from the Word Cave).

Being ‘enthusiastically rejected by every publisher in Australia’ for a picture book before her first novel Three Wishes was published.

The sibling rivalry that pushed Liane to begin writing fiction.

The Moriarty sisters ( Jaclyn and Nicola are also writers) being paid to write stories by their father.

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