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Runaway Train, with Ava Glass
About Ava Glass: Ava Glass is a former civil servant and journalist who once worked closely with spies. She lives in the same town in the south of England as Christopher Steele. But this is, of course, a coincidence. She joined me on Uncorking a Story to talk about her career and latest novel, Alias Emma.
In this episode, Mike and Ava discuss:
- Being captured by writing while living on the careening train of life.
- Your first published book not being your first attempt at writing a book.
- Surprises in the publishing industry.
- Worrying too much and living the advice you would tell your younger self.
Key Takeaways:
- Reading is not necessarily the path to being a writer, but it does help cultivate an active imagination.
- Story ideas can come from anywhere - careers, television, news articles, travel, and so many more places. Keep your eyes and ears open and you will become inspired.
- You can learn a lot about yourself as you write fiction.
- No chapter gets more rewritten than chapter one. You don’t have to worry if it is awful, because it is just going to be rewritten.
"Making things up for a living is the ultimate indulgence of your inner child. I make up people; I make up stories. I tell stories to myself constantly. I feel like, in every book, I'm going to be telling stories to people. So that is the ultimate gift I could give my inner kid." – Ava Glass
Buy Alias Emma
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PtYFhW
Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9780593496794
Connect with Ava
Website: https://www.avaglass.uk/
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/avaglassbooks/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AvaGlassBooks
Connect with Mike Carlon:
Website: https://uncorkingastory.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvS4fuG3L1JMZeOyHvfk_g
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncorkingastory/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/uncorkingastory
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncorkingastory
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uncorking-a-story/
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About Ava Glass: Ava Glass is a former civil servant and journalist who once worked closely with spies. She lives in the same town in the south of England as Christopher Steele. But this is, of course, a coincidence. She joined me on Uncorking a Story to talk about her career and latest novel, Alias Emma.
In this episode, Mike and Ava discuss:
- Being captured by writing while living on the careening train of life.
- Your first published book not being your first attempt at writing a book.
- Surprises in the publishing industry.
- Worrying too much and living the advice you would tell your younger self.
Key Takeaways:
- Reading is not necessarily the path to being a writer, but it does help cultivate an active imagination.
- Story ideas can come from anywhere - careers, television, news articles, travel, and so many more places. Keep your eyes and ears open and you will become inspired.
- You can learn a lot about yourself as you write fiction.
- No chapter gets more rewritten than chapter one. You don’t have to worry if it is awful, because it is just going to be rewritten.
"Making things up for a living is the ultimate indulgence of your inner child. I make up people; I make up stories. I tell stories to myself constantly. I feel like, in every book, I'm going to be telling stories to people. So that is the ultimate gift I could give my inner kid." – Ava Glass
Buy Alias Emma
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PtYFhW
Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9780593496794
Connect with Ava
Website: https://www.avaglass.uk/
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/avaglassbooks/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AvaGlassBooks
Connect with Mike Carlon:
Website: https://uncorkingastory.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvS4fuG3L1JMZeOyHvfk_g
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncorkingastory/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/uncorkingastory
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncorkingastory
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uncorking-a-story/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices