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Novel ExperienceMinisode 40 - Kate Brody - advice before publicationGuest Author: Kate Brody Twitter: @katebrodyauthor IG: @katebrodyauthor Books: Rabbit Hole by Kate BrodyHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family If you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodes: https://www.spreaker.com/show/novel-experienceNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyer or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.
2024-02-0104 min
Novel ExperienceS8 Ep1 Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ author of A Spell of Good ThingsBooker, Wellcome Book and Women’s Prize shortlisted; Future Awards Africa, Prix Les Afriques & 9mobile Prize winning, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, author of A SPELL OF GOOD THINGS and STAY WITH ME.Ayọ̀bámi chats about:How she visualises the structure of her novels as she writes them.Why she chose to study a creative writing MA at the University of East Anglia after gaining her BA & MA from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.How she used Nigerian novels that she loves in the writing of her Booker Prize shortlisted novelHow her interest in...
2024-01-021h 03
Novel ExperienceNovel Experience X Not Too Busy To Write - Episode Swap!Something a little different this week...an episode swap with Not Too Busy To Write. I'm a big fan of Penny Wincer's podcast and I was delighted to be her guest back in October. And I'm really pleased to share that episode here today. Not only is it a great opportunity to draw your attention to another great writing podcast but as I am Penny's guest in this episode, we thought it might be fun for regular Novel Experience listeners to hear the interviewer become the interviewee!About Not Too Busy To Write:Penny Wincer is...
2023-12-2643 min
Novel ExperienceMinisode 31 Hema Sukumar - tips to stoke creativity & break through writer's blockHema Sukumar, author of MINOR DISTURBANCES AT GRAND LIFE APARTMENTS.Guest Author: Hema Sukumar Twitter: @Hema_Sukumar IG: @hemasukumarwrites Books: MINOR DISTURBANCES AT GRAND LIFE APARTMENTS by Hema SukumarHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family If you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodes: https://www.spreaker.com/show/novel-experienceNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyerTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN...
2023-11-3002 min
Novel ExperienceS7 Ep10 Julia Boggio author of Chasing The LightJulia Boggio, author of SHOOTERS & CHASING THE LIGHT.Julia chats about:How she made the decision to self-publish with her agent & what she has learned through that processHow branding is her superpowerHow dancing to Dirty Dancing at her wedding catapulted her photography business to new heightsWhat marketing techniques work to sell her books and what really doesn’tHow a Curtis Brown course and workshops with Jenny Colgan and Julie Cohen played their parts in Julia’s journey to publicationHow having a podcast about books can involve rather a lot of readingWriting about female reproductive healthGuest Author: Juli...
2023-11-2853 min
Novel ExperienceMinisode 30 - Alexandra Potter - advice to authors writing their 3rd/4th/5th...etc book!Bestselling author Alexandra Potter, author of CONFESSIONS OF A FORTY SOMETHING F***-UP & MORE CONFESSIONS OF A FORTY SOMETHING F***-UP. Guest Author: Alexandra Potter IG: @alexandrapotter Books: MORE CONFESSIONS OF A FORTY SOMETHING F***-UP by Alexandra Potter, ONE GOOD THING by Alexandra Potter, CONFESSIONS OF A FORTY SOMETHING F***-UP by Alexandra Potter, DO YOU COME HERE OFTEN by Alexandra Potter, ME AND MR DARCY by Alexandra Potter, LOVE FROM PARIS by Alexandra Potter, WHO’S THAT GIRL by Alexandra Potter, YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I DON’T WANT by Alexandra Potter, GOING LA LA by Ale...
2023-11-2306 min
Novel ExperienceS7 Ep9 Margaret Meyer author of The Witching TideMargaret Meyer, author of THE WITCHING TIDE.Guest chats about:How a trip to the seaside sparked the idea for her debut novelWhy she decided to centre a non-speaking character, in order to give victims a voiceCentering working class and older characters in her writingHow the imagined village in her novel was created using many real life events in different placesGuest Author: Margaret Meyer Twitter: @margaretmeyer_author Books: The Witching Tide by Margaret MeyerHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family Margaret’s re...
2023-11-211h 09
Novel ExperienceMinisode 29 - Celina Baljeet Basra - advice for stoking creativity & breaking through writer's blockCelina Baljeet Basra author of HAPPYGuest: Celina Baljeet Basra Twitter: @CelinaBasra IG: @celinabasra.Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family If you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodesNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyerTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.
2023-11-1606 min
Novel ExperienceS7 Ep8 Eva Verde author of In BloomEva Verde, author of IN BLOOM & LIVES LIKE MINE.Eva chats about:How it was taking an Open University course when her children started school that led her to writingHow entering a competition through the National Writer’s Centre changed everything for herHow Book 2 Syndrome is very realWriting working class charactersThrowing the rules out of the windowGuest Author: Eva Verde Twitter: @EvaKinder IG: @EvaKinderWrites Books: In Bloom by Eva Verde, Lives Like Mine by Eva VerdeHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family Eva’s reco...
2023-11-1459 min
Novel ExperienceMinisode 28 Kia Abdullah - advice for yet to be published authorsKia Abdullah, author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month THOSE PEOPLE NEXT DOORGuest Author: Kia Abdullah Twitter: @KiaAbdullah IG: @kiaabdullah Books: THOSE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR by Kia Abdullah, NEXT OF KIN by Kia Abdullah, TAKE IT BACK by Kia Abdullah, TRUTH BE TOLD by Kia AbdullahHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family If you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodesNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer...
2023-11-0903 min
Novel ExperienceS7 Ep7 Sarra Manning author of The Man of Her DreamsAuthor & Journalist Sarra Manning author of an awful lot of books but most recently THE MAN OF HER DREAMS & LONDON, WITH LOVESarra chats about:Being the first in her family to go to universityThe value of being boredHow she writes 3 drafts before she shows her manuscripts to anyoneSetting out to write a different book each timeBeing able to pitch your book in a single lineThe pros and cons to having a strong authorial voiceWriting filthy sex scenes!Guest Author: Sarra Manning Twitter: @SarraManning IG: @SarraManning Books: The Man of Her Dreams by Sarra Manning, London, With Love...
2023-11-071h 14
Novel ExperienceMinisode 27 - Charlotte Levin - tips for stoking creativity & breaking through writer's blockCharlotte Levin, author of IF I LET YOU GO and IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU.Guest Author: Charlotte Levin Twitter: @tinycharlotte72 IG: @tinycharlotte29 Books: IF I LET YOU GO by Charlotte Levin and IF I CAN”T HAVE YOU by Charlotte LevinHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family If you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodesNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyerTo r...
2023-11-0204 min
Novel ExperienceS7 Ep6 Rajasree Variyar author of The Daughters of MaduraiDebut author Rajasree Variyar, author of THE DAUGHTERS OF MADURAI.Guest chats about:Why she studied many subjects, including finance and Indonesian, even though she’d always wanted to writeHow an event with Natasha Pulley & Samantha Shannnon led her to take her own writing seriouslyHow a passing comment made by her mother sparked the idea for her debut novelWriting about the disparity of wealth in IndiaBalancing motherhood, work & writingGuest Author: Rajasree Variyar Twitter: @Raji_Warrior IG: @Raji_Warrior Books: The Daughters of Madurai by Rajasree VariyarHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: Th...
2023-10-3149 min
Novel ExperienceMinisode 26- Daniel Mason - advice for yet to be published authorsGuest Author: Daniel Mason Books: North Woods by Daniel Mason, A Registry Of My Passage Upon The Earth by Daniel Mason, The Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason, The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason, A Far Country by Daniel MasonHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family If you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodesNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyerTo receive transcripts and news to...
2023-10-2603 min
Novel ExperienceS7 Ep5 Phoebe Morgan author of The Wild GirlsEditor, publisher and bestselling author Phoebe Morgan, author of THE WILD GIRLS.Phoebe chats about:How she started out in journalism, but found it didn’t quite fitHow daring to share her writing sparked the first belief that she might be able to write books herselfHow knowing the industry from the inside as an editor makes her feel when she is being published as an authorThe many tricks of the thriller trade that keep people readingNot taking failure personally but using it as fuel for future successGuest Author: Phoebe Morgan Tw...
2023-10-241h 08
Novel ExperienceMinisode 25 - Liz Nugent - advice for yet to be published authorsGuest Author: Liz Nugent Twitter: @LizzieNugent IG: @LizNugentWriter Books: Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent, Our Little Cruelties by Liz Nugent, Skin Deep by Liz Nugent, Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent, Unravelling Oliver by Liz Nugent Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family If you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodesNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyerTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox...
2023-10-1901 min
Novel ExperienceS7 Ep4 Victoria Hislop author of The FigurineSunday Times Number One Bestselling Author, Victoria Hislop author of THE FIGURINE, THE ISLAND, THE THREAD, ONE CRETAN EVNING, THE LAST DANCE, CARTES POSTALES, THE SUNRISE, THOSE WHO ARE LOVED & ONE AUGUST NIGHT.Victoria chats about:Why she thinks keeping diaries throughout your life is very important, not just to writersThe benefits of having no ambition!How her travel journalism and a family holiday led to her first smash-hit novelSeeing her debut adapted to the most successful Greek TV series of all timeBeing a contestant on the Greek version of StrictlyHow bad reviews...
2023-10-171h 21
Novel ExperienceMinisode 24 - Elizabeth McKenzie - tips for stoking creativity and breaking through writer's blockGuest Author: Elizabeth McKenzie Twitter: @elmckenzie1 Books: THE DOG OF THE NORTH & THE PORTABLE VEBLENHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family If you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodesNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyerTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.
2023-10-1203 min
Novel ExperienceS7 Ep3 Amy Engel author of I Did It For YouAmy Engel author of I DID IT FOR YOUAmy chats about:How being a Criminal Defence Lawyer for cases involving the the death penalty informed her writing about it in her novelsHow taking a career break to raise her kids was when she finally committed to her writing practiceTransitioning to mystery novels for adults from her first published YA novelsReading crime though she was working as a Criminal Defence lawyerWriting about small town AmericaGiving the victims voices in crime fictionGuest Author: Amy Engel IG: @amyengelauthor Twitter: @aengelwrites...
2023-10-1051 minNovel ExperienceS7 Ep3 Amy Engel author of I Did It For YouAmy Engel author of I DID IT FOR YOUAmy chats about:How being a Criminal Defence Lawyer for cases involving the the death penalty informed her writing about it in her novelsHow taking a career break to raise her kids was when she finally committed to her writing practiceTransitioning to mystery novels for adults from her first published YA novelsReading crime though she was working as a Criminal Defence lawyerWriting about small town AmericaGiving the victims voices in crime fictionGuest Author: Amy Engel IG: @amyengelauthor Twitter: @aengelwrites...
2023-10-1003 min
Novel ExperienceMinisode 23 - Khashayar J Khabushani - tips for stoking creativity and breaking through writer's blockGuest Author: Khashayar J. Khabushani Books: I Will Greet The Sun Again by Khashayar J. KhabushaniHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family If you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodesNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.
2023-10-0504 min
Novel ExperienceS7 Ep2 Harriet Evans author of The StargazersSunday Times Top 10 Selling author, Harriet Evans, author of The Stargazers.Harriet chats about:Greek Myths and the connections and patterns within them being a key to storytellingHow the Vicar of Dibley taught her so much about the craft of writingHow it was recognising her criticism of others that propelled her into writing her first novelGuest Author: Harriet Evans Twitter: @HarrietEvans IG: @harrietevansauthor Books: The StargazersHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This FamilyHarriet’s recommendations:The Wh...
2023-10-031h 02
Novel ExperienceMinisode 22 - Ashley Hickson-Lovence - advice to unpublished authorsGuest Author: Ashley Hickson-LovenceTwitter: @AHicksonLovence IG: @ahicksonlovence Books: Your Show by Ashley Hickson-Lovence, The 392 by Ashley Hickson-LovenceHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family If you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyerTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www...
2023-09-2803 min
Novel ExperienceS7 Ep1 Hannah Gold author of The Last Bear, The Lost Whale & Finding BearBestselling children’s author and winner of the Waterstones and Blue Peter awards Hannah Gold, author of THE LAST BEAR, THE LOST WHALE & her new follow-up to her award winning debut FINDING BEAR.Hannah chats about:How she decided on her (BA) Degree because it involved watching lots of TV!How her jobs reading scripts for theatre producers taught her about her own writingHow personal and professional heartbreak spurred her on to write a book that came from her heartWriting about climate change in a way that’s digestible for childrenWriting a sequel to her prize-winning debutGues...
2023-09-261h 04
Novel ExperienceS7 Ep1 Hannah GoldBestselling children’s author and winner of the Waterstones and Blue Peter awards Hannah Gold, author of THE LAST BEAR, THE LOST WHALE & her new follow-up to her award winning debut FINDING BEAR.Hannah chats about:How she decided on her (BA) Degree because it involved watching lots of TV!How her jobs reading scripts for theatre producers taught her about her own writingHow personal and professional heartbreak spurred her on to write a book that came from her heartWriting about climate change in a way that’s digestible for childrenWriting a sequel to her priz...
2023-09-261h 04
Novel ExperienceMinisode 21 - Kate Maxwell - advice to unpublished authorsGuest Author: Kate Maxwell Twitter: @KateMax IG: @katethemax Books: Hush by Kate MaxwellHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family If you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodesNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyerTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.
2023-09-2103 min
Novel ExperienceS6 Ep12 Daniel Mason author of North WoodsDaniel Mason, author of NORTH WOODS, A REGISTRY OF MY PASSAGE UPON THE EARTH, THE WINTER SOLDIER, THE PIANO TUNER, A FAR COUNTRYDaniel chats about:How studying malaria led to him writing his first novelHow he put monthly limits on his writing to help him push forward with his manuscript and how that helped him chart the changes in the natural world in his novelWriting about nature and the non-humanThe joy of writing poetry and songs gave him and the purpose of its inclusion in his workHow a fellowship from the Guggenheim foundation helped him write his...
2023-09-191h 17
Novel ExperienceMinisode 20 - Chloë Ashby - advice to unpublished authorsGuest Author: Chloë Ashby Twitter: @chloeashby IG: @chloeashby Books: Wet Paint by Chloë Ashby, Second Self by Chloë AsbhyHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family If you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodesNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyerTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.
2023-09-1404 min
Novel ExperienceS6 Ep10 Saima Mir author of The KhanJournalist and bestselling author Saima Mir, author of THE KHAN.Saima chats about:How she locks her imposter syndrome away in order to writeWhere the inspiration for her bestselling debut came fromWhy she didn’t name the town in which her novel is setHow writing is a group effortThe gift of perspective!Guest Author: Saima Mir Twitter: @SaimaMir IG: @ben_raf_remy Books: The Khan by Saima MirHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This FamilySaima’s recommendations:A book for fans of Saima’s work...
2023-09-051h 08
Novel ExperienceS6 Ep10 Hema Sukumar author of Minor Disturbances at Grand Life ApartmentsHema Sukumar, author of MINOR DISTURBANCES AT GRAND LIFE APARTMENTS.Hema chats about:Her background in engineering and how working on a geophysical ship led to her writing her first novel\Why food plays such a huge role in her writingHow a Guardian Masterclass helped her get publishedHow she’d highly recommend booking agent 1-2-1 through Jericho writersGuest Author: Hema Sukumar Twitter: @Hema_Sukumar IG: @hemasukumarwrites Books: MINOR DISTURBANCES AT GRAND LIFE APARTMENTS by Hema SukumarHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This FamilyHe...
2023-08-2956 min
Novel ExperienceS6 Ep8 Charlotte Levin author of If I Let You Go & If I Can't Have YouCharlotte Levin, author of IF I LET YOU GO and IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU.Charlotte chats about:Her love of plays and theatre leading her to writingHow mental health challenges and personal loss pushed her into writing her first novelWriting objectively about characters who make morally ambiguous choicesWriting working class charactersThe power of banding together with other authorsGuest Author: Charlotte Levin Twitter: @tinycharlotte72 IG: @tinycharlotte29 Books: IF I LET YOU GO by Charlotte Levin and IF I CAN”T HAVE YOU by Charlotte LevinHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stra...
2023-08-2258 min
Novel ExperienceS6 Ep7 Kia Abdullah author of Those People Next DoorKia Abdullah, author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month THOSE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR.Kia chats about:The role that her local library played in her journey to becoming an authorWriting morally ambiguous characters to provoke bookclub debateHow she’s a plotter (but wishes she didn’t)How she knows what her characters look like, before she even writes a wordThe struggle to make a living wage as a writerThe work she does as a mentor in the area she grew up inGuest Author: Kia Abdullah Twitter: @KiaAbdullah IG: @kiaabdullah Books: THOSE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR by Kia Abdu...
2023-08-151h 01
Novel ExperienceS6 Ep6 Claire Daverley author of Talking At NightDebut author Claire Daverley, author of TALKING AT NIGHT.Claire chats about:Writing an epic lovestory and how plotting involved working out the optimal time for kissing!Her background working in marketing for art and booksHow the Faber Academy changed everything for herThe breakthrough that came from working out how to make her quiet novels louder!Thinking about the rhythm of her prose and how she considers the way the words look on the pagePlotting with her pants off!Guest Author: Claire Daverley Twitter: @ClaireDaverley IG: @clairedaverley Books: Talking At Night by Claire DaverleyHost: Kate...
2023-08-081h 10
Novel ExperienceS6 Ep5 Khashayar J. Khabushani author of I Will Greet The Sun AgainDebut author Khashayar J. Khabushani, author of I Will Greet The Sun Again.Khash chats about:How coming out as an Artist held almost as many challenges as coming out as QueerThe transformative power of the Columbia University MFAWriting from memories and remembered sensesWriting to make amends to his childhood self and his inner childWriting hope and joy into a story with trauma and challenges imbedded in itGuest Author: Khashayar J. Khabushani Books: I Will Greet The Sun Again by Khashayar J. KhabushaniHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate...
2023-08-0159 min
Novel ExperienceS6 Ep4 Paul Murray author of The Bee StingBooker Prize Shortlisted author Paul Murray, author of THE BEE STING, THE MARK AND THE VOID, SKIPPY DIES and AN EVENING OF LONG GOODBYES.Paul chats about:The role Ali Smith and John Boyne played in his journey to becoming an authorHow he writes all his longhand and how a first draft is a stack of loose sheets of paperBeing careful about what you allow into your head when you are writingWhether he identifies as a writer of Family Sagas or State of The Nation novelsThe challenges and joys of writing multiperspective workGuest Author: Paul...
2023-07-251h 04
Novel ExperienceS6 Ep3 Kate Maxwell author of HushAuthor, Presenter and Travel Journalist Kate Maxwell, author of HUSH.Kate chats about:Her work as a travel journalistLiving in and writing New YorkResearching fertility treatment and writing about donor assisted conceptionBeing shortlisted for the Bridport prize (and how she’d recommend every aspiring author to submit work to it!)How she knew what she wanted in an agentGuest Author: Kate Maxwell Twitter: @KateMax IG: @katethemax Books: Hush by Kate MaxwellHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This FamilyKates’s recommendations:A book for fans of K...
2023-07-181h 04
Novel ExperienceS6 Ep2 Ashley Hickson-Lovence author of Your ShowAuthor and Creative Writing Lecturer Ashley Hickson-Lovence, author of YOUR SHOW & THE 392.Ashley chats about:Being inspired by a great English teacherWriting with rhythm and how music and dancing influence his proseDrawing on people from real life to build charactersHow his own experiences of refereeing football led to his second novel and his PhdWriting in the second personHow Homes Under The Hammer is integral to his work!Guest Author: Ashley Hickson-Lovence Twitter: @AHicksonLovence IG: @ahicksonlovence Books: Your Show by Ashley Hickson-Lovence, The 392 by Ashley Hickson-LovenceHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by...
2023-07-111h 12
Novel ExperienceS6 Ep1 Chloë Ashby author of Second SelfAuthor and Arts Critic Chloë Ashby, author of SECOND SELF and WET PAINT.Chloë chats about:Her career as an Arts CriticThe transformational power of the Faber AcademyRepresentations of whales in literature and artWriting about the decisions involved in choices about motherhood and not-motherhood.TW: FertilityGuest Author: Chloë Ashby Twitter: @chloeashby IG: @chloeashby Books: Wet Paint by Chloë Ashby, Second Self by Chloë AsbhyHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family Chloë’s recommendations:A book for fans of Chloë’s work: Expectation by Anna Hope
2023-07-041h 10
Novel ExperienceS5 Ep12 Alice Slater author of Death Of A BooksellerAuthor, Editor and Podcaster Alice Slater. Author of Death of A Bookseller a slighted twisted crime thriller about bookselling, obsession and true crime.Alice chats about:Her love for booksellersHer background in bookselling, how it fed into the way she wrote her book and how she’s approached being published herselfHer work with and being inspired by MslexiaHow copywriting for a day job creates a habit and disciplineHow one character can sometimes end up becoming several over the drafting process.I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did recording it. All the books we me...
2023-06-201h 03
Novel ExperienceS5 Ep10 Anne Griffin author of When All Is Said, Listening Still & The Island of LongingAnne Griffin author of WHEN ALL IS SAID, LISTENING STILL and THE ISLAND OF LONGING her powerful new novel about grief, hope and communityAnne chats about:Her background as a book buyerHow she was in her mid-forties before she started writingHow she wrote a novel with the title of her third book, before she was publishedSecond novel ‘syndrome’ being very real but third novel syndrome being a thing tooWriting about sad thingsGuest Author: Anne Griffin Twitter: @AnneGriffin_ IG: @AnnegriffinWriter Books: WHEN ALL IS SAID, LISTENING STILL and THE ISLAND OF LONGINGHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @kate...
2023-06-1358 min
Novel ExperienceS5 Ep10 Anne GriffinAnne Griffin author of WHEN ALL IS SAID, LISTENING STILL and THE ISLAND OF LONGING her powerful new novel about grief, hope and communityAnne chats about:Her background as a book buyerHow she was in her mid-forties before she started writingHow she wrote a novel with the title of her third book, before she was publishedSecond novel ‘syndrome’ being very real but third novel syndrome being a thing tooWriting about sad thingsGuest Author: Anne Griffin Twitter: @AnneGriffin_ IG: @AnnegriffinWriter Books: WHEN ALL IS SAID, LISTENING STILL and THE ISLAND O...
2023-06-1358 min
Novel ExperienceS5 Ep10 Karen Angelico author of Everything We AreKaren Angelico author of Everything We Are a beautifully written a dark and addictive exploration of modern relationships, which plumbs the depths of the human heart.Karen chats about:Her background as an antique jewellery valuer and recruitment consultantWriting with the pram in the hall (or in her case, four prams in the hall!)The biggest thing that has stayed with her since her time on the MA for Creative Writing at UEAHow your agent and editor relationships are so important to your publishing journeyWriting characters in midlifeRecorded at HARRIS & HARRIS BOOKS, Clare. Thanks to Kate...
2023-06-061h 24
Novel ExperienceS5 Ep9 Wiz Wharton author of Ghost Girl BananaAuthor and Screenwriter Wiz Wharton, author of GHOST GIRL, BANANA a brilliant historical fiction novel told in two time lines, one in London and one in Hong Kong, about family, identity and belonging.Wiz chats about:How she trained to write for stage and screen before turning her hand to fictionHow she turned down offers for her first novel because she realised it wasn’t in the genre she wanted to write.How a discovery when clearing out her mother’s house led to the idea for her debut novelHow using two timelines helped her to explore inte...
2023-05-3058 min
Novel ExperienceS5 Ep8 Elizabeth McKenzie author of The Dog Of The NorthElizabeth McKenzie, author of THE PORTABLE VEBLEN & the Women’s Prize Longlisted THE DOG OF THE NORTH which is an hilarious and epic road trip novel about family and finding yourself when your life has fallen apartElizabeth chats about:How exaggerating when she was studying journalism made her realise that fiction was the route her writing should takeWhy working in publishing was the best training for being an author herselfHow the notebook of rejections she kept is something she still uses in her teaching nowHow although her first book was sold as a ‘novel’ she actually wrote it as...
2023-05-2349 min
Novel ExperienceS5 Ep7 Jamie Fewery author of The BrinkJamie Fewery, author of OUR LIFE IN A DAY, THE WAY BACK and the just about to be published THE BRINK a rom-com told in reverse about a couple on the brink of divorce.Jamie chats about:Being part of the marketing team who made Fifty Shades of Grey go stratospheric, and what it taught him about being published himselfHow the first novel he went on submission with wasn’t the book he first published but was what got him a publisherBeing a man who writes about relationships in a market and how those books are his preference to...
2023-05-161h 22
Novel ExperienceS5 Ep6 Sarah Hardy author of The Walled GardenJournalist and author Sarah Hardy, author of THE WALLED GARDEN Sarah chats about:How writing a letter to a newspaper led to her journalism career at Vogue.How redundancy led her to writing her first novelHow journalism taught her the discipline of writing every dayHow her home was the inspiration for her historical fiction debutHow she writes flawed characters hoping to evoke compassion for those we don’t agree withGuest Author: Sarah Hardy Books: The Walled Garden by Sarah HardyHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (co...
2023-05-091h 00