Novel Experience

Author Jo Browning Wroe shares the advice she always gives her creative writing students and the advice that she’s stuck to throughout her own journey to get published.Guest: Jo Browning Wroe author of A TERRIBLE KINDNESSIf 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 TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elizabeth 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 a collection of short storiesHow drawing on personal details and family history helps to draw her extraordinary characters because truth is stranger than fictionGuest 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 (coming May 2023. Elizabeth’s recommendations:A book for fans of Elizabeth’s work: Avalon by Nell ZinkA book Elizabeth has always loved: The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss, The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro, The Transit of Venus by Shirley HazzardA book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: Same Bed, Different Dreams by Ed ParkOther books discussed in this episode: The Girl’s Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa BankAll books recommended and discussed in this episode are available to be purchased from the Novel Experience Bookshop.Org Shop *If you enjoyed this show please do rate, review and share with anyone you think will enjoy it: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author Liz Nugent shares the tricks she implements to help stimulate her creativity or break through writers’ blockGuest: Liz Nugent  author of STRANGE SALLY DIAMONDIf 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 TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jamie 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 tooHis experience of changing publishers for his third novelGuest Author:  Jamie Fewery  Twitter: @jamiefewery IG: @jamiefeweryauthor Books: THE BRINK, THE WAY BACK, OUR LIFE IN A DAYHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Jamie’s recommendations:A book for fans of Jamie’s work: Republic of Love by Carol ShieldsA book Jamie has always loved: Collected Stories by Lorrie MooreA book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: This Family by Kate Sawyer, At The Table by Clare Powell Other books discussed in this episode: Unless by Carol Shields, Larry’s Party by Carol Shields, Ralph’s Party by Lisa Jewell, The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer, The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbuck, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend, Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams, Normal People by Sally Rooney, The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson, I’m Sorry You Feel That Way by Rebecca WaitAll books recommended and discussed in this episode are available to be purchased from the Novel Experience Bookshop.Org Shop *If you enjoyed this show please do rate, review and share with anyone you think will enjoy it: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x*if you buy from the Bookshop org shop then I may earn a small commission and another % will go to independent bookshops Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author Anne Griffin shares the advice she'd give to herself if she could go back to before she was published.Guest: Anne Griffin author of WHEN ALL IS SAID, LISTENING STILL & the shortly to be published THE ISLAND OF LONGINGIf 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 TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist 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 (coming May 2023. Sarah’s recommendations:A book for fans of Sarah’s work: South Riding by Winifred HoltbyA book Sarah has always loved:Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnon, The Towers of Trevisand by Rose McCaulyA book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: The Seal Woman’s Gift by Sally MagnussonOther books discussed in this episode: The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna QuinnAll books recommended and discussed in this episode are available to be purchased from the Novel Experience Bookshop.Org Shop *If you enjoyed this show please do rate, review and share with anyone you think will enjoy it: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x*if you buy from the Bookshop org shop then I may earn a small commission and another % will go to independent bookshops Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author Wiz Wharton shares the advice she'd give to herself if she could go back to before she was published.Guest: Wiz Wharton author of GHOST GIRL, BANANA (Out May 18th in the UK - already out in the USA)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 TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author, Journalist and Podcaster Laura Price, author of SINGLE BALD FEMALELaura chats about:How her cancer diagnosis lead her to start writing fictionHow the Faber Academy helped her find her writing support systemHer background in food journalism and how it led to her podcast LIFE IN FOODGuest Author:  Laura Price   Twitter: @LauraPriceWrite  IG: @LauraPriceWrite Books: Single Bald Female by Laura PriceHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Laura’s recommendations:A book for fans of Laura’s work: Glittering a turd by Kris HallengaA book Laura has always loved: A Little Life by Hanya Yanigahara & City of The Beasts by Isabelle AllendeA book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman, It’s Complicated by Emma Hughes & Driving Forwards by Sophie L MorganOther books discussed in this episode: No Such Thing As Perfect by Emma Hughes, Pretending by Holly Bourne & How Do You Like Me Now by Holly BourneAll books recommended and discussed in this episode are available to be purchased from the Novel Experience Bookshop.Org Shop *If you enjoyed this show please do rate, review and share with anyone you think will enjoy it: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x*if you buy from the Bookshop org shop then I may earn a small commission and another % will go to independent bookshops Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author Alice Slater shares the advice she'd give to herself if she could go back to before she was published.Alice Slater, podcast host of WHAT PAGE ARE YOU ON? podcast and author of DEATH OF A BOOKSELLER which is published *today*! (Happy Publication Day Alice!)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 TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 fictionhow her book about dating is encouraging people to dust off their dating profileswriting fat main charactersplanning the entire story before writing a single wordhow editing one novel teaches her a lot about what to write nextSetting yourself deadlines so you have something to be accountable toHow being an author is learning to impose narrative order to vibesGuest Author: Bethany Rutter   Twitter: @bethanyrutter  IG: @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: @katesawyer IG: @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 FaberA book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: You Just Need to Lose Weight by Aubrey GordonAll books recommended and discussed in this episode are available to be purchased from the Novel Experience Bookshop.Org Shop *If you enjoyed this show please do rate, review and share with anyone you think will enjoy it: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x*if you buy from the Bookshop org shop then I may earn a small commission and another % will go to independent bookshops Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.