Novel Experience

Novel Experience

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Novel Experience episodes

  • S7 Ep8 Eva Verde author of In Bloom
    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: @EvaKinder IG: @EvaKinderWrites Books: In Bloom by Eva Verde, Lives Like Mine by Eva Verde

    Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family

    Eva’s recommendations:

    A book for fans of Eva’s work: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
    A book Eva has always loved: Fear of Flying by Erica Jong
    A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: The Beginning of Everything by Jackie Fraser

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    1 hr
  • Minisode 28 Kia Abdullah - advice for yet to be published authors
    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 you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodes

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    4 min
  • S7 Ep7 Sarra Manning author of The Man of Her Dreams
    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 and cons to having a strong authorial voice
    • Writing filthy sex scenes!

    Guest Author: Sarra Manning Twitter: @SarraManning IG: @SarraManning Books: The Man of Her Dreams by Sarra Manning, London, With Love by Sarra Manning

    Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family

    Sarra’s recommendations:

    A book for fans of Sarra’s work: Harriet by Jilly Cooper
    A book guest has always loved: The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson
    A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: You Again by Kate Welbeck
    Other books discussed in this episode: Girl by Blake Nelson

    Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.
    1 hr 15 min
  • Minisode 27 - Charlotte Levin - tips for stoking creativity & breaking through writer's block
    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-length episodes

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    5 min
  • S7 Ep6 Rajasree Variyar author of The Daughters of Madurai
    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 wealth in India
    • Balancing motherhood, work & writing

    Guest Author: Rajasree Variyar Twitter: @Raji_Warrior IG: @Raji_Warrior Books: The Daughters of Madurai by Rajasree Variyar

    Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family

    Raj’s recommendations:

    A book for fans of Raj’s work: The Bee Keeper of Aleppo by Christie Lefteri, A Thousand Splendid Suns by Kahled Hosseini

    A book Raj has always loved: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

    A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: Babel by RF Kuang, Yellow Face by RF Kuang

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    50 min
  • Minisode 26- Daniel Mason - advice for yet to be published authors
    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 episodes

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    4 min
  • S7 Ep5 Phoebe Morgan author of The Wild Girls
    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 the thriller trade that keep people reading
    • Not taking failure personally but using it as fuel for future success

    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 & This Family

    Phoebe’s recommendations:
    A book for fans of Phoebe’s work: None Of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
    A book Phoebe has always loved: Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close
    A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: Maybe You Should Talk To Someone - Lori Gottlieb
    Other books discussed in this episode: Girl A by Abigail Dean

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    Kate x
    1 hr 9 min
  • Minisode 25 - Liz Nugent - advice for yet to be published authors
    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 out our full-length episodes

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    2 min
  • S7 Ep4 Victoria Hislop author of The Figurine
    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 family holiday led to her first smash-hit novel
    • Seeing her debut adapted to the most successful Greek TV series of all time
    • Being a contestant on the Greek version of Strictly
    • How bad reviews can be helpful, even if they are wounding

    Guest Author: Victoria Hislop Twitter: @vichislop IG: @VicHislop Website: https://www.victoriahislop.com/ Books: The Figurine by Victoria Hislop

    Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family

    Victoria’s recommendations:
    A book for fans of Victoria’s work: Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
    A book Victoria has always loved: The Parthenon Marbles: The Case For Reunification by Christopher Hitchens
    A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: Lessons by Ian McEwan



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    1 hr 22 min
  • Minisode 24 - Elizabeth McKenzie - tips for stoking creativity and breaking through writer's block
    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: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyer

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    4 min

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A podcast about writing and books for anyone who reads, writes or dreams of being published.

Guest authors, from across form and genres, all at different stages in their careers, generously…