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Secrets from the Green Room

by Irma Gold & Karen Viggers

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About the show

In each episode of the Secrets from the Green Room podcast hosts Irma Gold and Karen Viggers chat with a writer about their experience of the writing and publishing process in honest green room-style, uncovering some of the plain and simple truths, as well as some of the secrets – whether they be mundane or salubrious – and having a lot of fun in the process.

Latest episodes

Season 8: Episode 89: Thomas Mayo

October 6, 2026 · 47 min

Karen and Irma chat about the uses of dialogue in writing and some of the mistakes writers make, and then talk about their latest book recommendations in Book Chat, featuring Frogsong by Melissa Manning and How to Love the World by Ilka…
Season 8: Episode 88: Melanie Cheng

September 16, 2026 · 57 min

Karen and Irma chat about AI dangers for writers, including scam emails and why publishers hate writers using AI proofreading software to 'polish' their work. Then Irma chats to Melanie Cheng about how a nosey friend resulted in an early…
Season 8: Episode 87: Alice Pung

August 25, 2026 · 50 min

Irma and Karen talk about the importance of the major dramatic question in writing fiction, and what they’ve been reading lately in Book Chat. Then Karen talks to Alice Pung about Alice’s unusual process of writing her first book in close…
Season 7: Episode 86: Virginia Haussegger

August 3, 2026 · 49 min

Irma and Karen make an exciting announcement about the future of the podcast, then discuss a cautionary tale involving a freelance editor and AI. Then Karen talks to journalist and feminist author Virginia Haussegger about how she became…
Season 7: Episode 85: Debut author series: Sarah Walker and Sam Elliott

July 14, 2026 · 48 min

Irma and Karen talk about starting your novel with a bang to get readers’ attention. Then in our new occasional series, Karen talks to debut novelists Sarah Walker and Sam Elliott about the process of getting their first books published…
Season 7: Episode 84: Festival directors: Corrie Perkin and Veronica Sullivan

June 22, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

Karen and Irma chat about how to decide on the POV(s) for a novel, and how to listen to what the book itself wants to be. Then Irma talks to Melbourne Writers Festival Director Veronica Sullivan and Sorrento Writers Festival Director…
Season 7: Episode 83: Debut author series: Lisa Moule and Dominic Amerena

June 1, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

Karen and Irma chat about structuring a novel, in particular the use of prologues and epilogues. Then in the first of an occasional series with debut authors, Irma talks to Dominic Amerena and Lisa Moule about the challenging process of…
Season 7: Episode 82: Robbie Coburn

May 11, 2026 · 41 min

Irma and Karen answer a listener question about the transition from emerging writer to established, then chat about their latest reading recommendations. Then Karen talks to poet Robbie Coburn about how discovering Edgar Allan Poe when he…