1. Meet Jane Curry & Seana Smith

Meet the co-hosts, Jane Curry of Jane Curry Advisory and Ventura Press, and Seana Smith, her latest book is the memoir ‘Going Under.’

We chat about:

What we’ve been doing lately in our publishing and writing lives.
Jane on her love of books with purpose.
Jane Curry Advisory ‘I’ve always been a bit of an evangelist.’
Being on the idside and the outside of publishing.
Seana on factual writing and creative non-fiction, the huge differences between them.
Recording the audiobook and author care.
Seana’s first book ‘Sydney for Under Fives’ commissioned by Jane when she worked at Pan Macmillan.
Jane commissioning the Australian Autism Handbook in 2007, now in 4th edition.
Being an entrepreneur as well as writer. Writing commercial websites.
Leaning into the new digital ecosystem.
Massive changes in the publishing world, the rise of self-publishing.
Our backgrounds, Jane from Yorkshire and Seana from Scotland.
Jane’s long career in publishing, working for independents, the Big Five and then for her own company Ventura Press for the past 20 years.
Seana went to Oxford then a career in television, before kids and freelance writing.
What to expect in this 10-part series and beyond. A complete guide to the publishing industry and writing books that get published.