Author, podcast host, event chair and plus-sized fashion influencer Bethany Rutter. Bethany talks about her first wonderful rom-com novel for adults WELCOME TO YOUR LIFE and the journey to writing her two YA hits NO BIG DEAL and MELT MY HEART.
Bethany also chats about:
- how her background as a journalist and plus-sized fashion blogger led her to writing fiction
- how her book about dating is encouraging people to dust off their dating profiles
- writing fat main characters
- planning the entire story before writing a single word
- how editing one novel teaches her a lot about what to write next
- Setting yourself deadlines so you have something to be accountable to
- How being an author is learning to impose narrative order to vibes
Guest Author: Bethany Rutter Twitter:
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@bethanyrutter Books:
Welcome To Your Life by Bethany Rutter ,
Melt My Heart by Bethany Rutter,
No Big Deal by Bethany Rutter Podcast:
What Page Are You On?Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter:
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@mskatesawyer Books:
The Stranding by Kate Sawyer &
This Family (coming May 2023. Bethany’s recommendations:
A book for fan’s of Bethany’s work: Wild Things by Laura KayA book Bethany has always loved: The Crimson Petal and The White Michel Faber
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: You Just Need to Lose Weight by Aubrey Gordon
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