Writing for TV and the stage, with Offspring creator Debra Oswald
About this episode
Fans of TV show Offspring will be no stranger to the name of its creator, Debra Oswald - who is a celebrated and highly prolific stage, television and fiction writer. In this episode, we chat to Debra about the start of her career (her first play was broadcast on the ABC when she was just 17) and the varied type of work she does. How does she switch between writing a crime novel to a TV script, to a one-woman stage show? She also shares the behind-the-scenes Offspring story - and reveals what it's really like inside those secretive TV writers' rooms. Find out:
- Debra's writing process and the 'mud hut' she escapes to for a change of scenery
- How she juggles multiple projects
- How TV and stage writers find clients (and how things have changed)
- Her recommendations for aspiring writers
- And much more!
Find out more about Debra
Her latest novel, The Family Doctor
Her stage show, Is there something wrong with that lady?
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debraoswaldoz/
Twitter https://twitter.com/debraoswald1
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