The search for ‘a better life’ is the classic motivation for immigrants arriving in a new country and so often we hear about the success stories. But author Moreno Giovannoni wanted to tell the more overlooked migrant stories for his latest novel, The Immigrants – drawing on his family’s own experiences in Australia. Giovannoni shares his approach to writing, his thoughts on translating, as well as past and future projects.
00:00 Welcome
04:47 Writing tip: Creative Mottos
07:46 WIN!: The Watervale Ladies’ Writing and Firefighting Society by Mette Menzies
10:20 Word of the week: ‘Gibbous’
11:46 Writer in residence: Moreno Giovannoni
12:20 What his new book The Immigrants is about
16:30 Fiction versus the real life inspirations
20:10 Bringing his style to the Australian setting
23:25 The research and notetaking
26:20 Structuring the book
29:31 Fitting the seven key events into the story
31:35 The publishing journey
33:22 The writing process and challenges
34:56 A typical writing day
37:40 Balancing writing and translating
41:33 Publicising the book
43:33 Future writing plans and pure fiction
50:32 Moreno Giovannoni’s writing tip
52:48 Final thoughts
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