In this episode of Story of the Book, Lindsay Eagar talks us through how she wrote her second middle grade novel, Race to the Bottom of the Sea, which was published by Candlewick Press in October 2017. We talk about starting a book with a list of things you love, what it means to "write what you know" and how, sometimes, telling everyone the ending is a good idea. :)
SPOILER WARNING: In this episode, we discuss the plot of Race to the Bottom of the Sea in detail. If you haven't read the book and you hate spoilers, please read the book before listening! We don't want to ruin it for you! :)
Show notes:
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Lindsay's agent is Victoria Marini
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Lindsay mentions a Disney movie called Shipwrecked, starring Gabriel Byrne
Jake and the Never Land Pirates
Alexandre Desplat wrote the score for the film adaptation of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
Lindsay mention's synaesthesia when she's talking about the use of colour in her work
Kaylan Adair, Lindsay's editor at Candlewick
The origin of the word amateur
