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Children's fantasy author, Lucy Hope joins us on the day before her debut novel, Fledgling is released and we talk all about her journey through the industry, from starting out and collecting rejecti…
Children's/YA/Adult literary agent, Caroline Sheldon drops in to talk about her long history with the Romantic Novelists Association and how meaningful her nomination for Agent of the Year has been. …
Children's/YA literary agent, Felicity is back! We catch up on her exciting nomination for Agent of the Year at the Romantic Novelist Association's Annual Industry Awards, alongside Caroline Sheldon,…
Non-fiction author, comedian and podcaster, Rosie Wilby, the Breakup Queen herself, joins us to share her experience across many different mediums. We find out how her latest book, The Breakup Monolo…
Best-selling speculative fiction author Sarina Dahlan dials in from across the Atlantic to tell us about her debut novel ReSet. We talk process and inspiration for her speculative, sci-fi world and h…
Professional freelance editor Paul Martin teaches us all about the the world of freelance editing. From working with school boards and academic publishers on textbook copy to the courses and certific…
Children's/YA fantasy author, Soman Chainani tells us all about his latest book, Beasts and Beauty. We talk about what drew him to fairytales in the first place, the core philosophy that inspired his…
Best selling crime and psychological thriller author of Risk of Harm and Before We Met, Lucie Whitehouse dials in all the way from New York City to share the amazing experience she has had throughout…
Children's fantasy author and teacher, Michael Mann drops in to tell us all about his debut novel, Ghostcloud as well as his love of writing courses and how he ended up signing with his agent. We tal…
Supernatural crime writer Wendy Turbin tells us all about her long journey as a storyteller, from being given a typewriter by her parents when she was little, all the way through to publishing her de…
Literary fiction author, actor, playwright and screenwriter, Lisa Harding drops by to talk about her novel, Bright Burning Things. We talk about tenses and points of view and how her previous trainin…
Short story writer, Simon Van Der Velde tells us all about his debut, Backstories, a short story anthology featuring character defining moments of some of the most famous people throughout recent his…
YA Mystery author and teacher, Josephine Greenland tells us all about her debut novel, 'Embers', from its inspirations, to how she approached the characters and her writing routines. We talk about th…
YA Sci-fi, thriller author Naomi Gibson talks about her debut novel, Every Line of You and getting it published with Chicken House. We talk about how she started, her process, submitting to agents, w…
Contemporary fiction author, journalist and University lecturer, Victoria Scott joins us to share her storytelling journey. We talk about her debut novel Patience, which was BA Bookseller's Book of t…
Award winning YA dystopian author, Melissa Welliver drops by with her excitable energy to tell us all about her dystopian debut, The Undying Tower. We go back and talk about Melissa's time studying l…
Myster/Thriller writer Femi Kayode dials in from Nigeria to tell us about his debut novel, Lightseekers. We discuss the exciting route that took him from actor to playwright and then advertising crea…
Crime/Mystery author, editor and mentor, Susan Allott tells us about her literary debut, 'The Silence' and the long journey it took from secret hobby to published novel. We talk all about the persona…
Contemporary romance author, editor at Puffin and creator of Token magazine, Sara Jafari tells us all about her inspirations, passions, literary dreams and her debut novel, The Mismatch. She shares h…
Speculative thriller author, Susanna Kleeman drops by to tell us all about her speculative psychological thriller, Twice. We talk all about the ups and downs of her writing journey and everything she…