Beyond The Plot Podcast

Lisa El-Behnaihy

Ever wonder about the person behind your favourite book? I'm diving deep with authors to uncover the real personal stories behind their work. If you love reading, writing or you're simply interested in learning more about your favourite authors, this podcast is for you!

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Beyond The Plot Podcast

Episodes (55)

Tue Aug 18th Anne Freeman: Writing Through Perfectionism, Motherhood, and the Journey to The Time After Now
Tue Aug 11th Joanna Jenkins: From Corporate Lawyer to Author of Bad Neighbours | Publishing, Thrillers & Starting Again
Tue Aug 4th Olivia Simons on Lying Is My Love Language | From Aspiring Writer to Published Romance Author

Beyond The Plot Podcast

Aug 18, 2026
57 minutes
52 MB

In this episode of Beyond the Plot, I sits down with author Anne Freeman to talk about the winding path from lifelong reader and reluctant beginner to published novelist. Anne shares how motherhood, perfectionism, accountability, and one pivotal writing craft book helped her stop waiting for the “right” time and start writing. She takes us behind the scenes of drafting her first novel on her phone while breastfeeding, setting a simple 400-word-a-day goal, and discovering that finishing a novel might be less about confidence and more about simply starting. Me and Anne also explore Anne’s late...

Beyond The Plot Podcast

Anne Freeman: Writing Through Perfectionism, Motherhood, and the Journey to The Time After Now

Lisa El-Behnaihy

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