The First Time Podcast

A podcast about the first (and subsequent) times you publish a book. With @kecollette, @katemildenhall & Australian writers.
Here, but not here!

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A very popular episode where Kate &Katherine talk about money in the lit industry, how it works on the First Time Podcast and address questions that have been raised.
https://t.co/93nKw67VwE

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The First Time Podcast did not release a public statement on questions directed to us about our paid featured segments. This episode stands as our public statement.

[The First Time Podcast @thefirsttimepod]

A very popular episode where Kate &Katherine talk about money in the lit industry, how it works on the First Time Podcast and address questions that have been raised.
https://t.co/93nKw67VwE

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@jacquie_byron @katemildenhall Love you and #happyhour! Xx

[Nina Cullen @ninakcullen]

'Approach the desk feeling calm & curious.' So much good stuff on this @thefirsttimepod episode with Cate Kennedy!!! All hail the queen! 👑
Masters Series: Cate Kennedy https://t.co/LOddkGhr1t

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@ninakcullen So glad you enjoyed Nina!

[Elyse John @elysejohnbooks]

It was an incredible surprise to hear the recommendation of my gender-swapped novel ORPHIA AND EURYDICIUS at the end of this podcast! Thank you, Pip Williams! 🤩

You can tune into the ep to hear all about Pip's beautiful writing:
https://t.co/xHai0v2WJt

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@elysejohnbooks 💛💛💛 It sounds wonderful Elyse! We can't wait to read ☺️

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✨NEW EP! ✨Kate has news! ☺️

Our Feature Segment is with the delightful Pip Williams talking writing process & her new book THE BOOKBINDER OF JERICHO. Brought to you by @AffirmPress 💛

https://t.co/ucWPReRG4i

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@MadWomansKnitti ☺️☺️☺️

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@KJHollands @katemildenhall So glad you enjoyed, Karen! Thanks for listening!

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✨NEW EP!✨Delighted to bring you this in-depth convo with lit legend Cate Kennedy to kick off our wishlist #mastersseries for S6.

Poetry, the art of short fiction, reading, motherhood, giving up people-pleasing & much more. Enjoy 💛

https://t.co/dtjc24xtAe

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@V8Sheppard 💛💛💛

[Marian Matta writes @MadWomansKnitti]

This is utterly wonderful! Definitely worth taking 2 hours out of your fraught writer's day to listen to.
#WritingCommunity

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@MoriartyCass @Megan_r_writer @HarperCollins 💛💛💛 Thanks Cass! Glad you are enjoying!

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@bmacmc @HarperCollinsAU 💛💛

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✨NEW EP!✨Welcome back to S6!

We catch up on what we've been writing, reading & doing over the summer break plus chat to debut author Jo Dixon about her thriller THE HOUSE OF NOW AND THEN @HarperCollinsAU 💛💛

https://t.co/69HQC6u6qh

[Aurealis Awards @aurealisawards]

2022 Aurealis Awards Shortlist Announcement https://t.co/TkqxTgZBTR

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@lewoollett @katemildenhall @asauthors We're sorry you feel we're unethical. We've worked for over 5yrs to build a community & podcast we are proud of & talked to & promoted 250+ authors plus many more books we've mentioned, including yours.

We don't have further capacity to respond to your q's here or privately.

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@lewoollett @katemildenhall @asauthors Laura, like you, we are women writers juggling the demands of paid & unpaid work, our writing projects, study and caring for our families and friends.

After two lengthy & genuine responses to your questions, we felt that no response we have was going to satisfy your criticisms.

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@mrconnorobrien @lewoollett @katemildenhall @asauthors To clarify: it's publishers who pay for feature segments (although we have had one author foot a discounted rate - a flexible arrangement we made and a reason we prefer responding to pitches rather than putting booking info on website) 🙂

Thanks for your interest in what we do.

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@mrconnorobrien @lewoollett @katemildenhall @asauthors Hi Connor, did you have a book to pitch to the podcast? If so, you or your publisher are welcome to get in touch via the contact page on the website. If you're just interested in what we do, we suggest going back to listen to last week's ep & you'll get the gist.