• Confessions of a Debut Novelist

  • By: Chloe Timms
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Confessions of a Debut Novelist

By: 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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Episodes
  • Episode 3.18 Elizabeth O'Connor - Whale Fall

    Episode 3.18 Elizabeth O'Connor - Whale Fall
    May 2 2024

    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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    Buy Whale Fall: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9781035024728

    Follow Elizabeth: @Elizaroconnor


    Follow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimms

    Buy Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms

    chloetimms.co.uk


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    40 mins
  • Episode 3.17 Emily Howes - The Painter's Daughters

    Episode 3.17 Emily Howes - The Painter's Daughters
    Apr 25 2024

    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


    *affiliate link - if you buy books linked to the Bookshop.org site, I may earn a commission.


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    42 mins
  • Episode 3.16 Olivia Ford - Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame

    Episode 3.16 Olivia Ford - Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame
    Apr 18 2024

    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


    *affiliate link - if you buy books linked to the Bookshop.org site, I may earn a commission.


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    45 mins
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