Dear Rach & Soph

Bestselling Australian authors Rachael Johns (The Other Bridget, The Patterson Girls) and Sophie Green (Weekends with the Sunshine Gardening Society, The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle) talk about writing and books and all sorts of things - and they welcome questions from other writers and readers!


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Recent Episodes
  • Your next favourite read might be in this episode!
    Jun 7, 2025 – 13:40
  • How to write 25+ books - with guest Karly Lane
    Jun 1, 2025 – 1:03:18
  • Plotless novels, genre creep & the art of children's books: a masterclass from Danielle Binks
    May 25, 2025 – 1:16:09
  • A new literary agent talks book marketing - with guest Chloe Berry
    May 18, 2025 – 1:04:53
  • Perfectionism and procrastination and writing crime - guest Dinuka McKenzie
    May 11, 2025 – 1:00:40
  • All the May 2025 book releases you need to know about!
    May 3, 2025 – 16:23
  • Why the World Needs Your Creativity | with guest Amie McNee
    Apr 27, 2025 – 1:12:32
  • Season 3, episode 5 - Scrivener: The cases for - with guest Karina May
    Apr 19, 2025 – 1:04:59
  • Season 3, episode 4 - 'Writer therapy' with guest Emily Paull, author of The Distance Between Dreams
    Apr 5, 2025 – 1:01:25
  • Season 3, episode 3 - April new releases
    Mar 29, 2025 – 40:17
  • Season 3, episode 2: Guest Catherine Greer on writing stories for women in later life
    Mar 22, 2025 – 1:21:29
  • Season 3, episode 1: All the questions
    Mar 15, 2025 – 1:17:27
  • Bonus episode: The Bad Bridesmaid
    Jan 28, 2025 – 1:10:14
  • Dear Rach & Soph season 2, episode 15 - Christmas special with Rachael Treasure
    Dec 14, 2024 – 1:21:01
  • Dear Rach & Soph season 2, episode 14 - Award winners and Christmas grinners
    Dec 7, 2024 – 1:00:11
  • Dear Rach & Soph season 2, episode 13 - Book promotion, Substack, all the things
    Nov 30, 2024 – 1:12:09
  • Dear Rach & Soph season 2, episode 12 - Do you read reviews of your own books?
    Nov 23, 2024 – 56:56
  • Dear Rach & Soph season 2, episode 11 - All about BookTok
    Nov 16, 2024 – 1:06:32
  • Dear Rach & Soph season 2, episode 10 - With special guest Rachael Treasure
    Nov 9, 2024 – 1:13:01
  • Dear Rach & Soph season 2, episode 9 - Our favourite books ... that we've written
    Nov 2, 2024 – 1:03:30
  • Dear Rach & Soph season 2, episode 8 - Listener questions
    Oct 26, 2024 – 56:08
  • Season 2, episode 7 - Craft books
    Oct 19, 2024 – 1:02:32
  • Season 2, episode 6 - In which Soph is Rach's research subject
    Oct 12, 2024 – 55:54
  • Dear Rach & Soph season 2, episode 5 - Points of view
    Oct 5, 2024 – 44:40
  • Dear Rach & Soph season 2, episode 4 - Staying published, with guest Christine Wells
    Sep 28, 2024 – 1:04:59
  • Season 2, episode 3 - Writing spicy scenes
    Sep 21, 2024 – 54:30
  • Season 2, episode 2 - with guest Lainie Anderson
    Sep 14, 2024 – 1:01:10
  • Season 2, episode 1 - Grand ambition
    Sep 7, 2024 – 46:17
  • Bonus episode: Art Hour at the Duchess Hotel
    Aug 17, 2024 – 52:00
  • Episode 17 - Trusting the magic
    Jun 15, 2024 – 1:03:08
  • Episode 16 - Entering competitions and publishing first novels
    Jun 9, 2024 – 52:11
  • Episode 15 - Fitting it all in (with special guest Ashleigh Barton)
    Jun 1, 2024 – 1:02:45
  • Episode 14 - Good rejections, bad rejections, and submissions in general
    May 25, 2024 – 1:02:48
  • Episode 13 - Retirement energy (with special guest Fiona Palmer)
    May 18, 2024 – 1:12:25
  • Episode 12 - The tricky writing bits
    May 12, 2024 – 53:59
  • Episode 11 - All about agents (with special guest Renae Black)
    May 4, 2024 – 1:01:01
  • Episode 10 - Listener questions!
    Apr 28, 2024 – 55:24
  • Episode 9: Authors and social media (with special guests Natasha Lester and Jack Heath)
    Apr 20, 2024 – 1:12:14
  • Episode 8: Rejections, submissions, and the editorial process
    Apr 13, 2024 – 59:31
  • Episode 7: Imposter syndrome (with special guest Amanda Knight)
    Apr 7, 2024 – 1:19:18
  • Episode 6: Rules, no rules, and the role of panic
    Mar 30, 2024 – 56:41
  • Episode 5: Reading while writing
    Mar 23, 2024 – 59:11
  • Episode 4: We have listener questions!
    Mar 16, 2024 – 45:04
  • Episode 3: Why we write
    Mar 9, 2024 – 50:09
  • Episode 2: A strange thing to have in common
    Mar 2, 2024 – 56:13
  • Episode 1: The Other Bridget
    Feb 25, 2024 – 56:11
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