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Confessions of a Debut Novelist Chloe Timms
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Listen to Confessions of a Debut Novelist, hosted by author Chloe Timms, to hear from new and up-and-coming writers about their debut novel. We talk writing journeys, tips and advice and what it's like to be new to the world of publishing. Each episode features a writer about to have their debut novel published, covering adult, YA and children's in a range of genres. We'll hear about rejections and setbacks, how writers signed with their agent and whether their book deal was with an indie publisher or one of the big houses.
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Episode 3.18 Elizabeth O'Connor - Whale Fall
In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Elizabeth O'Connor about her literary novel Whale Fall. We discuss how she created a fictitious island community, her technique for overcoming problems with plotting and how she signed with an agent before she even had an idea for a novel.
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Follow Elizabeth: @Elizaroconnor
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Buy Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms
chloetimms.co.uk
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Episode 3.17 Emily Howes - The Painter's Daughters
In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Emily Howes about her historical novel The Painter’s Daughters. We discuss discuss using present tense in historical fiction, trying to sustain tension in the saggy middle of a novel and what theatre class taught her about writing through the body.
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Buy The Painter’s Daughters: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9781399610780
Follow Emily: @EmilyHthinks
http://www.emily-howes.com
Follow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimms
Buy Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms
chloetimms.co.uk
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Episode 3.16 Olivia Ford - Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame
In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Olivia Ford about her commercial novel Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame. We discuss using real people as a starting point for creating characters, her tips for finishing a novel when you work full time and the challenge of writing an uplifting novel and including sadder and serious subjects as well.
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Buy Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9780241638514
Follow Olivia: @_OliviaFord
Follow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimms
Buy Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms
chloetimms.co.uk
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Episode 3.15 Kristen Perrin - How to Solve Your Own Murder
In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Kristen Perrin about her mystery novel How to Solve Your Own Murder. We discuss playing fair with your readers when writing crime, how she used flash fiction character sketches to help flesh out her side characters and her surprise but successful move to withdraw her full manuscript from interested agents and resubmit after feedback.
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Buy How to Solve Your Own Murder: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9781529430059
Follow Kristen: @Kristen_Perrin
https://www.kristenperrin.com
Follow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimms
Buy Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms
chloetimms.co.uk
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Episode 3.14 Alice McIlroy - The Glass Woman
In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Alice McIlroy about her psychological suspense novel The Glass Woman. We discuss her world-building in a novel where the technology is slightly more advanced than our own, writing about AI before it had hit public consciousness and the impact this had on trying to sell the novel and the challenge of switching between the private writer and the public author.
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Buy The Glass Woman: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9781915523044
Follow Alice: @alice_mcilroy
Follow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimms
Buy Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms
chloetimms.co.uk
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Episode 3.13 Musih Tedji Xaviere - These Letters End in Tears
In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Musih Tedji Xaviere about her contemporary novel These Letters End in Tears. We discuss how she was inspired by a courageous gay couple in Cameroon who stayed together despite the laws forbidding their love, the challenges of using second person and why she made the tough decision to relocate for her safety and career.
Confessions of a Debut Novelist Bookshop*
Buy These Letters End in Tears: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9781914344381
Follow Xaviere: @MusihX
Follow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimms
Buy Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms
chloetimms.co.uk
*affiliate link - if you buy books linked to the Bookshop.org site, I may earn a commission.
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