Liane Moriarty

It’s hard to express quite how much I love Liane Moriarty's writing. I have read all of her books, some of them many times, and I just think she combines such a good eye for women's interior lives and the complex issues we confront in ordinary, everyday life with a great sense of humour and unique momentum. Liane published her first novel at 38, spurred on when her sister Jaclyn, also an author, was published. Her first attempt, though – a children’s book – was, she says, rejected by everyone. I love listening to Liane talk about sibling rivalry and support and the embarrassment of that first rejection. Before The Husband's Secret and Big Little Lies became bestsellers, Liane spent years as a mid-list author and is very honest about the little humiliations she endured before hitting the big time, like doing events where no one turned up. I love Liane’s observation that she’s always trying to get back to the simple joy of writing as a child, unencumbered by publishing needs or expectations. I hope you enjoy listening to her as much as I did. This season is sponsored by the wonderful Jericho Writers Listeners of the podcast can get an exclusive 15% discount on membership by going to and entering the code Write-Off. You can find me on Twitter at @francescasteele and Instagram at @Francesca_steele Please do rate or review the podcast on your Apple podcast app – it helps more people find out about Write-Off, and also I just really like seeing the reviews! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Liane Moriarty is an episode from Write-Off with Francesca Steele by Francesca Steele.

This episode is 51:15 long.

This episode was published on Apr 28, 2022.

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