The Honest Authors get the chance to grill phenomenal Trapeze Books publishing director Sam Eades about the acquisitions process, what happens behind the scenes and what editors really look for in a book.

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The honest authors answer Q&As on writing processes and chat to Alison Barrow about publicity including the most effective way to promote a book.

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The Honest Authors are back! Talking full-time writing, routines, redrafts, weird messages, switching off and, er, spinning, Cardi B and Wall-E.

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In the season three finale episode, the authors talk honestly about life changes, career changes, representation changes and why it's so very hard to talk about money. Featuring an interview with the brilliant Caroline Hulse.

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Helen Cullen, author of The Lost Letters of Willam Woolf, talks to the Honest Authors about her publication journey, giving up the London rat race to decamp to rural Ireland and her writing process. Plus there's the usual bad reviews and lots of laughing.

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We interview Claire Allan and talk social media, word counts, and writing two books a year.

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We talk to debut novelist Lia Louis during an anxiety special!

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We discuss how to have an idea, when you're reviewed poorly by people you know and how to develop a hook for your book.

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We interview Joy Rhodes and discuss pre-publication nerves!

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In our most honest episode yet we discuss crises of confidence, abandoning projects and the etiquette of book blurbs. PLUS a really interesting interview with brilliant bestseller Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle and The Collector.

A little sidenote: the sound quality in the beginning was a little iffy so please bear with us!

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