• 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 3.22 Aimée Wash

    Episode 3.22 Aimée Wash
    May 30 2024

    In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to to Aimée Walsh about her literary novel Exile. We discuss how she creates characters by observing strangers in real life, writing about sexual assault without showing the scene and how she connected with an agent by sliding into their DMs.


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    Buy Exile: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9781399815857

    Follow Aimée: @thereadparts



    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 3.21 Ashani Lewis - Winter Animals

    Episode 3.21 Ashani Lewis - Winter Animals
    May 23 2024

    In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Ashani Lewis about her literary novel Winter Animals. We discuss transforming a short story idea into a novel, researching a novel setting when you can’t travel there and how she blocks out scenes in stage directions in early drafts when she’s not in the mood to write beautiful sentences.


    Confessions of a Debut Novelist Bookshop*


    Buy Winter Animals: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9780349703299


    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 3.20 Rob Perry - Dog

    Episode 3.20 Rob Perry - Dog
    May 16 2024

    In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Rob Perry about his contemporary novel Dog. We discuss how Rob created his teenage main character by amplifying the fears he had when he was a teen, using his phone to keep notes on life’s funny observations and the challenge every writer faces – accepting your novel will be flawed.


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    Buy Dog: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9781787704718

    Follow Rob: @robperry2.0


    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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    53 mins
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