Novel Experience

Eva Verde, author of IN BLOOM & LIVES LIKE MINE. Eva chats about: How it was taking an Open University course when her children started school that led her to writing How entering a competition through the National Writer’s Centre changed everything for her How Book 2 Syndrome is very real Writing working class characters Throwing the rules out of the window Guest Author: Eva Verde Twitter: @E...

Kia Abdullah, author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month THOSE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR Guest Author: Kia Abdullah Twitter: @KiaAbdullah IG: @kiaabdullah Books: THOSE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR by Kia Abdullah , NEXT OF KIN by Kia Abdullah , TAKE IT BACK by Kia Abdullah , TRUTH BE TOLD by Kia Abdullah Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family If...

Author & Journalist Sarra Manning author of an awful lot of books but most recently THE MAN OF HER DREAMS & LONDON, WITH LOVE Sarra chats about: Being the first in her family to go to university The value of being bored How she writes 3 drafts before she shows her manuscripts to anyone Setting out to write a different book each time Being able to pitch your book in a single line The pros a...

Charlotte Levin, author of IF I LET YOU GO and IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU. Guest Author: Charlotte Levin Twitter: @tinycharlotte72 IG: @tinycharlotte29 Books: IF I LET YOU GO by Charlotte Levin and IF I CAN”T HAVE YOU by Charlotte Levin 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...

Debut author Rajasree Variyar, author of THE DAUGHTERS OF MADURAI. Guest chats about: Why she studied many subjects, including finance and Indonesian, even though she’d always wanted to write How an event with Natasha Pulley & Samantha Shannnon led her to take her own writing seriously How a passing comment made by her mother sparked the idea for her debut novel Writing about the disparity of...

Guest Author: Daniel Mason Books: North Woods by Daniel Mason , A Registry Of My Passage Upon The Earth by Daniel Mason , The Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason , The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason , A Far Country by Daniel Mason 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...

Editor, publisher and bestselling author Phoebe Morgan, author of THE WILD GIRLS. Phoebe chats about: How she started out in journalism, but found it didn’t quite fit How daring to share her writing sparked the first belief that she might be able to write books herself How knowing the industry from the inside as an editor makes her feel when she is being published as an author The many tricks of t...

Guest Author: Liz Nugent Twitter: @LizzieNugent IG: @LizNugentWriter Books: Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent , Our Little Cruelties by Liz Nugent , Skin Deep by Liz Nugent , Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent , Unravelling Oliver by Liz Nugent Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family If you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check ou...

Sunday Times Number One Bestselling Author, Victoria Hislop author of THE FIGURINE, THE ISLAND, THE THREAD, ONE CRETAN EVNING, THE LAST DANCE, CARTES POSTALES, THE SUNRISE, THOSE WHO ARE LOVED & ONE AUGUST NIGHT. Victoria chats about: Why she thinks keeping diaries throughout your life is very important, not just to writers The benefits of having no ambition! How her travel journalism and a fa...

Guest Author: Elizabeth McKenzie Twitter: @elmckenzie1 Books: THE DOG OF THE NORTH & THE PORTABLE VEBLEN 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: @KateS...

Amy Engel author of I DID IT FOR YOU Amy chats about: How being a Criminal Defence Lawyer for cases involving the the death penalty informed her writing about it in her novels How taking a career break to raise her kids was when she finally committed to her writing practice Transitioning to mystery novels for adults from her first published YA novels Reading crime though she was working as a Crimi...

Guest Author: Khashayar J. Khabushani Books: I Will Greet The Sun Again by Khashayar J. Khabushani 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 To receive transcripts an...

Sunday Times Top 10 Selling author, Harriet Evans, author of The Stargazers. Harriet chats about: Greek Myths and the connections and patterns within them being a key to storytelling How the Vicar of Dibley taught her so much about the craft of writing How it was recognising her criticism of others that propelled her into writing her first novel Guest Author: Harriet Evans Twitter: @HarrietEvans I...

Guest Author: Ashley Hickson-Lovence Twitter: @AHicksonLovence IG: @ahicksonlovence Books: Your Show by Ashley Hickson-Lovence , The 392 by Ashley Hickson-Lovence 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-exper...

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. Hannah chats about: How she decided on her (BA) Degree because it involved watching lots of TV! How her jobs reading scripts for theatre producers taught her about her own writing How personal and pro...

Guest Author: Kate Maxwell Twitter: @KateMax IG: @katethemax Books: Hush by Kate Maxwell 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: @KateSawyer Instagram: @ms...

Daniel Mason, author of NORTH WOODS, A REGISTRY OF MY PASSAGE UPON THE EARTH, THE WINTER SOLDIER, THE PIANO TUNER, A FAR COUNTRY Daniel chats about: How studying malaria led to him writing his first novel How he put monthly limits on his writing to help him push forward with his manuscript and how that helped him chart the changes in the natural world in his novel Writing about nature and the non-...

Guest Author: Chloë Ashby Twitter: @chloeashby IG: @chloeashby Books: Wet Paint by Chloë Ashby , Second Self by Chloë Asbhy 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...

Bestselling author Alexandra Potter, author of CONFESSIONS OF A FORTY SOMETHING F***-UP & MORE CONFESSIONS OF A FORTY SOMETHING F***-UP. Which have been adapted into the Disney+ TV show Not Dead Yet. Alexandra chats about: Selling her car to be able to afford the time to write her first book How she is a die hard plotter! Changing direction in her work as she approached mid-life. Seeing the wo...

Guest: NEEMA SHAH Twitter: @NeemaMShah Instagram: @neemashahauthor Books: THE SPIRIT ENGINEER 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: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyer To receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https:/...

Journalist and bestselling author Saima Mir, author of THE KHAN. Saima chats about: How she locks her imposter syndrome away in order to write Where the inspiration for her bestselling debut came from Why she didn’t name the town in which her novel is set How writing is a group effort The gift of perspective! Guest Author: Saima Mir Twitter: @SaimaMir IG: @ben_raf_remy Books: The Khan by Saima Mir...

Guest: AJ WEST Twitter: @AJWestAuthor Instagram: @ajwestauthor Books: THE SPIRIT ENGINEER 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: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyer To receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www...

Hema Sukumar, author of MINOR DISTURBANCES AT GRAND LIFE APARTMENTS. Hema chats about: Her background in engineering and how working on a geophysical ship led to her writing her first novel\ Why food plays such a huge role in her writing How a Guardian Masterclass helped her get published How she’d highly recommend booking agent 1-2-1 through Jericho writers Guest Author: Hema Sukumar Twitter: @ H...

Guest: Emma Hughes Twitter: @EmmadHughes Instagram: @emmahuges86 Books: IT’S COMPLICATED , NO SUCH THING AS PERFECT 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: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyer

Charlotte Levin, author of IF I LET YOU GO and IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU. Charlotte chats about: Her love of plays and theatre leading her to writing How mental health challenges and personal loss pushed her into writing her first novel Writing objectively about characters who make morally ambiguous choices Writing working class characters The power of banding together with other authors Guest Author: C...