The characters that haunt us and the stories we’re born to tell w/ Megan Jacobson

On this weeks episode of Writers Advice I am joined by Australian screen writer, journalist, young adult and picture book author Megan Jacobson.Megan chats to us about her journey to becoming first signing her book Yellow to Penguin. Her process of getting into the flow zone, how characters come through us and the stories we're meant to tell.Books mentioned in this episode:Yellow by Megan JacobsonBig Love by Megan JacobsonBig Magic by Elizabeth GilbertLooking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta Under Milk Wood by Dylan ThomasThe Build Up Season by Megan JacobsonTo win a copy of Megan's Yellow, head to oliviahillier.com/podcast and fill out Megan's writing prompt:I can't believe it's my brother's fault he was doomed from the moment he was pulled all bloody and squalling from my mother, their first and last breaths happening at about the same time. The priest declared the baby doomed at the same time he declared my mother dead, and he didn't look too sad about either situation, really. Competition closes at 5pm AEST on the 24/03/2022 and the winner will be announced on Friday 25/03/2022. To contact Megan:Website: Meganjacobson.comInstagram: @jacobson_meganTwitter: megan l jacobson (@meganjacobson) / TwitterTo contact me:Instagram: @_oliviahillierWebsite: oliviahillier.comTwitter: @OliviaHillierAu