PODCAST: John M. Green on Writing, Editing and A.I.

PODCAST: John M. Green on Writing, Editing and A.I.

John M. Green talks to Cheryl about the power of asking “what if,” how the editing process can transform a book, the challenges and rewards of writing across different genres, and his thoughts on how AI is changing the world. His new book Staged is out now.

About the author:

John M. Green is the author of 7 thrillers where crime, the arts, geopolitics and spectacle can collide, and where reputation can be a lethal weapon: Staged, Framed, Double Deal, The Tao Deception, The Trusted, Born to Run and Nowhere Man. John left his day job as a banker before the global financial crisis – with enough of a lag so no one could accuse him of starting the whole mess! He wrote his first novel about it.

Buy a copy of Staged here.

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Podcast: John M. Green on Publishing

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16 September 2021

Podcast: John M. Green on Publishing

    Publisher details

    Staged
    Author
    John M. Green
    Publisher
    Pantera Press
    Genre
    Fiction
    Released
    28 January, 2026
    ISBN
    9781923390546

    Synopsis

    When a Hollywood star is killed live on stage, the entire cast falls under suspicion … Can a disgraced journalist and a rule-bending detective with a PhD in AI crack the case?
    A Sydney Opera House production of The Rocky Horror Show ends in tragedy when a stage prop kills Hollywood star Dane Cooder in a spectacularly gruesome fashion. The whole theatre, including his wife and co-star Angelique Swan, watch in horror.The death is ruled an accident, but Dick Sonntag, disgraced journalist with online gossip site WTF, disagrees. Sonntag is in the audience that night and investigates further. He launches a smash-hit podcast about the celebrity death and, due to the public outcry, the case is reopened.At the same time, a small boy is kidnapped and held for ransom.Detective Harry Stiles is brought in to lead both cases. She despises Sonntag: the last time they crossed paths, he derailed her investigation involving police corruption. Will Harry’s artificial intelligence skills help them pin down the culprits this time?As the investigations unfold, Sonntag and Stiles uncover affairs, dark secrets and blackmail against the backdrop of Sydney Harbour.
    John M. Green
    About the author

    John M. Green

    Author of Born to Run, Nowhere Man and the Tori Swyft series. When it dawned on John that what got him up in the morning was writing, not his day job, he quit the job. That was after 30 years in executive life. He was then an executive director in a leading investment bank. Earlier, he’d been a partner in 2 major law firms, and a director of a publishing house. John's also a well-known business writer and commentator. His pieces have appeared in a variety of Australian and overseas publications including: ABC Drum Online, Company Director, Business Spectator, The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, The Age, The Bulletin, and the UK’s Financial Times. As well as writing, John's on the governing council of the National Library of Australia, is a board member of two stock-exchange-listed corporations and not-for-profits, as well as a co-founder of Pantera Press. He lives in Sydney with his wife, a sculptor.

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    1. Sayvix says:

      This podcast with John M. Green was incredibly insightful! Hearing his thoughts on the impact of AI on writing was particularly fascinating. The discussion on editing and its transformative power over a book was also very enlightening. Thanks for sharing this, Better Reading! It’s always great to get a behind-the-scenes look at the writing process from an author as accomplished as Green.

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