In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Amy McCulloch about her thriller Breathless. We discuss what writing and mountaineering have in common, creating a big group of distinct characters and the surprise of finding out who the killer will be through the process of writing. 

Buy Breathless: https://www.waterstones.com/book/breathless/amy-mcculloch/2928377080471

Follow Amy on Twitter: @amymcculloch

Watch the story behind Breathless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chZUd9rk5NI

https://amymcculloch.net

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Pre-order Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms

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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Sarah Smith about her historical novel Hear No Evil. We discuss using gaps in history to inspire new writing, why sensitivity readers were a key part of her writing process and the challenge of translating sign language onto the page. 

Buy Hear No Evil: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/hear-no-evil-9781529369090/9781529369090

Follow Sarah on Twitter: @truesarahsmith

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Follow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimms

Pre-order Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms

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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Nita Prose about her mystery novel The Maid. We discuss the challenge of finding new way to approach to a beloved genre, the importance of studying other writers’ work and what it feels like to know a movie is being made of your novel. 

Buy The Maid: https://www.nitaprose.com/the-maid/

Follow Nita on Twitter: @NitaProse

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Follow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimms

Pre-order Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms

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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I talk to Nikki May about Wahala, her entertaining novel about female friendship with a thriller edge. In this episode we discuss her exciting route to publication, writing about big issues with a light touch and how reading your work aloud with someone is the key to great dialogue.

Buy Wahala: https://www.nikki-may.com/wahala-2

Follow Nikki on Twitter: @NikkiOMay

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Follow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimms

Pre-order Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms

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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I talk to Ally Wilkes about her Antarctic horror, All The White Spaces. In this episode Ally and I discuss how her trans character Jonathan brought something fresh to her historical setting, how live action role play enriched her research and the importance of setting in horror novels. 

Buy All The White Spaces: https://titanbooks.com/70684-all-the-white-spaces/

Follow Ally on Twitter: @UnheimlichManvr

https://www.allywilkes.com

Follow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimms

Pre-order Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms

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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I talk to Mandy Byatt about her psychological suspense novel, Just Another Liar. In this chat we discuss finding empathy in morally grey characters, the benefits of writing courses and the importance of resilience for a writing career.

Buy Just Another Liar: https://amzn.to/345hCoW

Follow Mandy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mbyattauthor

Follow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimms

Pre-order Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms

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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I talk to Sarah Bonner about her twisty thriller, Her Perfect Twin. In this chat we discuss her whirlwind journey to publication, writing a novel set in the pandemic and her "murder wall"!

Buy Her Perfect Twin: https://linktr.ee/sarahbonner

Follow Sarah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahbonner101

Follow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimms

Pre-order Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms

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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I talk to Mairi Chong about her crime novel, Death By Appointment, the first in a series of 7 books. In this chat we discuss the cathartic power of writing, how Mairi gets inspired by eavesdropping and why cosy crime is such an appealing genre in these uncertain times. 

Buy Death By Appointment: https://amzn.to/3zOQwhI

Follow Mairi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MairiChong

Mairi's blog post about mental health and writing: http://booksbywomen.org/write-to-heal-heal-to-write/

https://www.mairichong.com

Follow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimms

Pre-order Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms

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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I talk to Alison Weatherby about her YA novel The Secrets Act. In this chat we discuss how entering a competition lead to a book deal, Alison’s feelings about plotting verses pantsing and the benefit of a writing critique group. 

Buy The Secrets Act: https://linktr.ee/alisonweatherby

Follow Alison on Twitter: @aliwea

https://www.alisonweatherby.com/

Follow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimms

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