Novel Experience

Tracy Sierra, author of NIGHT WATCHING shares the advice she’d give to her pre-published self. Guest Author: Tracy Sierra Twitter: @tsierraauthor IG: @tsierraauthor Books: Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra 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 episodes: https://ww...

Author and Journalist, Madeleine Gray, author of GREEN DOT. Madeleine chats about: Writing to celebrate the mistress Her background working as an arts critic and bookseller Her PHD and how it might relate to her debut novel What she thinks about the label ‘Sad Girl Novel’ Madeleine’s reading recommendations: Luster by Raven Leilani Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday Conversations With Friends by Sally Roo...

Guest Author: Kate Brody Twitter: @katebrodyauthor IG: @katebrodyauthor Books: Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody 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 episodes: https://www.spreaker.com/show/novel-experience Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced b...

Lavie Tidhar, author of too many books to mention, but most recently MAROR and ADAMA, which will soon be joined by the third instalment of this thematic trilogy, SIX LIVES. Lavie chats about: Writing in different genres and the difference of publishing in each Discovering writing through his travelling Writing about families and sagas What makes something a trilogy, even though the stories might n...

Guest Author: Hester Musson Twitter: @hestermusson IG: @hestermusson Books: The Beholders by Hester Musson 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 episodes: https://www.spreaker.com/show/novel-experience Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced...

Author, journalist and writing course creator, Huma Qureshi author of PLAYING GAMES Huma chats about: The difference between her memoir, her short stories and her debut novel being published. Her background as a journalist How she manages her writing around her family Writing about sisters, although she isn’t one herself How her popular newsletter for writers Dear Huma was inspired Huma’s reading...

CJ Wray, author of THE EXCITEMENTS shares her advice to getting unstuck in your writing. Guest Author: CJ Wray Twitter: @chrissymanby IG: @cjwrayauthor Books: The Excitements by CJ Wray 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 episodes: https://www.spreaker.com/s...

Women’s Prize, RSL Ondaatje Prize, Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award, Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize and Nota Bene Prize shortlisted author Priscilla Morris, author of BLACK BUTTERFLIES. Priscilla chats about: How living in Brazil finally gave her the confidence to write Being inspired by her own family history How her research involved as much talking and listening as it did reading Her...

Rajasree Variyar author of THE DAUGHTERS OF MADURAI Guest: Rajasree Variyar Twitter: @raji_warrior IG: @raji_warrior Books: The Daughters of Madurai 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 episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id161542...

Rosie Andrews, bestselling author of THE LEVIATHAN and the forthcoming THE PUZZLE WOOD Rosie chats about: How her years of teaching experience before she started writing feeds into her novels How she keeps genre at the front of her mind when crafting her work Why she starts writing in the middle of her story and goes back to write the beginning once she has discovered the ending How she deals with...

Amy Engel author of I DID IT FOR YOU Guest Author: Amy Engel IG: @amyengelauthor Twitter: @aengelwrites Books: I Did It For You by Amy Engel 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 episodes: https://www.spreaker.com/show/novel-experience Novel Experience with Ka...

Booker, 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 Obafem...

Editor, publisher and bestselling author Phoebe Morgan, author of THE WILD GIRLS. Guest Author: Phoebe Morgan Twitter: @Phoebe_A_Morgan IG: @phoebeannmorgan Books: THE WILD GIRLS by Phoebe Morgan , THE BABYSITTER by Phoebe Morgan , THE GIRL NEXT DOOR by Phoebe Morgan , THE DOLL HOUSE by Phoebe Morgan Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer &...

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...

Lizzie Huxley-Jones, author of MAKE YOU MINE THIS CHRISTMAS gives their top three tips to stoke creativity when they're feeling stuck in their writing. Guest Author: Lizzie Huxley-Jones Twitter: @littlehux IG: @littlehux Books: Make You Mine This Christmas by Lizzie Huxley-Jones Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family If you en...

A Christmas Special with Karen Swan author of eleven Christmas novels, including her most recent, CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT and Jenny Bayliss author of four Christmas novels, including her most recent, A DECEMBER TO REMEMBER. Karen, Jenny and I have a wonderful, festive chat about: The jobs they did before they found their Christmas calling How they found their way into writing Christmas novels Why...

Journalist and bestselling author Saima Mir, author of THE KHAN. Guest Author: Saima Mir Twitter: @SaimaMir IG: @ben_raf_remy Books: The Khan by Saima Mir 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 episodes: https://www.spreaker.com/show/novel-experience Novel Expe...

Lauren Mackenzie, screenwriter and author of the Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year shortlisted debut The Couples. Lauren chats about: Why she expanded her writing from screenwriting to prose. Why she thinks it is important to write about ‘how we live now’ Choosing to set her debut during the financial crash How she plots her books in a similar way to planning a film script Guest Author: Laur...

Bestselling 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. Guest Author: Hannah Gold Twitter: @HGold_author IG: @hannahgold_author Books: THE LAST BEAR by Hannah Gold , THE LOST WHALE by Hannah Gold , FINDING BEAR by Hannah Gold Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @ka...

Marianne Levy, arts journalist, children’s author and author of DON’T FORGET TO SCREAM: UNSPOKEN TRUTHS ABOUT MOTHERHOOD. Marianne chats about: The unusual route to her memoir being published How writing non-fiction is like unknotting a necklace The reason she thinks her degree in theology informs her work How to write about the things we don’t talk about and why it’s so important to do so Guest A...

Hema 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 Sukumar 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 episodes: ht...

Julia 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 process How branding is her superpower How dancing to Dirty Dancing at her wedding catapulted her photography business to new heights What marketing techniques work to sell her books and what really doesn’t How a Curtis Brown...

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 Alexan...

Margaret Meyer, author of THE WITCHING TIDE. Guest chats about: How a trip to the seaside sparked the idea for her debut novel Why she decided to centre a non-speaking character, in order to give victims a voice Centering working class and older characters in her writing How the imagined village in her novel was created using many real life events in different places Guest Author: Margaret Meyer T...

Celina Baljeet Basra author of HAPPY Guest: 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 episodes Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawye...