Two Lit Chicks

Eddie and Amanda from the Not Quite Write Podcast are back to challenge the chicks in this fantastic Famous Last Words quiz.  Who will win: Julia, Ed, or YOU?

Answers are over on the blog.

Please excuse Ed's obsession with Virginia Woolf's suicide.

Don't forget to check out Eddie and Amanda's Flash Fiction competition: "The Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction - a flash fiction competition with a twist. 600 words, 60 hours. Check out notquitewritepodcast.com for more details. It's free to enter and you could win $300 AUD."

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Today, we're joined by Eddie and Amanda from the Not Quite Write podcast in Australia to talk about Flash Fiction: what is it? Why is it useful for writers? And what are judges looking for?

Ed and Amanda also share the details of their own Flash Fiction competition: "The Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction - a flash fiction competition with a twist. 600 words, 60 hours. Check out notquitewritepodcast.com for more details. It's free to enter and you could win $300 AUD."

And in case you are wondering what that's a picture of in the episode image, it's a Kangaroo holding a pen. 

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Today Kathleen Whyman challenges the chicks with a quiz about marriage in literature. Who will be one step closer to that bottle of Bollinger: Julia or Ed? 

Kathleen is an author, a journalist, and a knackered mum. She has two books out, Wife Support System and Second Wife Syndrome and her third book, Would You Ask My Husband That? is out on August 7, 2023. 

Her books are humorous women’s fiction, inspired by her own feeble attempt to juggle a career with childcare, never-ending house ‘stuff’ and, outrageously, occasionally some time for herself. She is still struggling.

Kathleen lives in Hertfordshire with her husband and two teenage daughters. There’s a lot of door slamming.

Kathleen on Instagram
Kathleen on Twitter

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Jodie Chapman gives us her best writing advice, including the great concept of "following the fun". 

Jodie Chapman is the author of two fabulous books, Another Life, which was a BBC2 Between the Covers Pick, and Oh Sister, which just came out in April. Jodie spent 12 years working as a wedding photographer before returning to her first love of writing. Jodie was raised as a Jehovah's Witness for 35 years, a religion she has since stepped away from but one that has influenced her work. She has said that it was reading fiction which opened her eyes to other worlds and ways of thinking. 

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This episode is sponsored by IngramSpark, the online self-publishing company that allows you to print, globally distribute, and manage your print and ebooks

Jodie Chapman is the author of two fabulous books, Another Life, which was a BBC2 Between the Covers Pick, and Oh Sister, which just came out in April. Jodie spent 12 years working as a wedding photographer before returning to her first love of writing. Jodie was raised as a Jehovah's Witness for 35 years, a religion she has since stepped away from but one that has influenced her work. She has said that it was reading fiction which opened her eyes to other worlds and ways of thinking. 

Jodie's Book Choices
1984 by George Orwell
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
The Fifth Agreement  by Don Jose Ruiz, Don Miguel Ruiz, and Janet Mills

Listener of the week (Ceri Morgan)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

You can pre-order Julia's second book Chasing the Light here

Julia’s Book Shooters 

Don’t forget you can still order Julia’s romcom Shooters  on Amazon here.  Help keep it high in the charts!
Julia on Instagram
Julia on TikTok

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Instagram: @IngramSparkBooks
Facebook: Ingram Spark and Ingram Spark Author Community
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Friday quiz time!

(Warning; there is quite a bit of swearing here, mainly from Julia. Fully justified as you shall see.)

On Wednesday you heard from our esteemed producer Jeremy Chapman from Your Voice Here on how to start a podcast and make it a success. If you haven't heard it yet, go listen here, we'll wait. Today, maestro Jez turns his attention to quiz-making, specifically a quiz about podcasting. Can you beat Ed and Julia? Only one way to find out...
Answers on the website blog if you miss any...

Listen to Jeremy's excellent Your Voice Here podcast here
If you haven't yet, check out his blog post on starting a podcast here

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Have you ever thought about starting a podcast of your very own? In this Book Bite, we chat with TLC producer Jeremy Chapman from Your Voice Here about how to approach a new podcasting project, what you can do to guarantee success, and why many new podcasts fail.

Mentions
RNA Conference tickets
Jeremy's Blog Post about podcasting for authors

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Do you like playing games? To celebrate the release of her debut novel which takes place in a board game cafe, Jennifer Page CHALLENGES THE CHICKS to know our Cluedo from our Ludo.

Thank you to Jennifer for her brilliant board game-themed quiz. You can purchase Jennifer's book, The Little Board Game Cafe, here.

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Today we chat with Jennifer Page, whose debut novel, The Little Board Game Café, came out last month. Jennifer has wanted to write since she was 8 years old, but while she was waiting for inspiration to strike, she learnt to speak Dutch, taught music in various primary schools, directed a few operas, produced several episodes of BBC Songs of Praise and lived on a narrowboat. Now, Jennifer has settled in West Yorkshire with her boardgame-loving husband, and writes cosy romcom novels.

Jennifer shares her writing tips and tells us why looking for an agent/publisher is like dating.

Jennifer's Website
Jennifer's Instagram
Jennifer's Twitter

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L J Ross is a self-published international bestselling author. Her books have sold over eight million copies and in 2022 overtook Harry Potter and Game of Thrones on the all-time Amazon bestsellers list. Louise started her working life as a lawyer before making the transition to author in 2015 with her first book Holy Island which knocked Girl on a Train off the top of the bestsellers list at the time. Louise has set the benchmark for self-publishing authors everywhere and yet when you do a Google Search with the first words "Is L J Ross...", the first search that comes up is "Is L J Ross Married"? Well, for those enquiring minds the answer is yes, in fact the 'J' in L J stands for her husband James, who is also Louise's own partner in her own imprint, Dark Skies Publishing.

Louise's Book Choices
Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl
Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway by Susan Jeffers
The Far Pavillions by M M Kaye.

Trigger warning: The first book discussion features discussions of the holocaust and several upsetting details of events at concentration camps. If you wish to skip this, it takes place from minute 13.30 to 29.30.

L J Ross Books:
Head to https://ljrossauthor.com/ to find out more about the many crime books of L J Ross.

Read Julia's Article about the London Book Fair here

Listener of the week (James Derbyshire, who shares a house and a marriage with Julia herself)
I robot by Isaac Asimov

Julia’s Book Shooters 

Don’t forget you can still order Julia’s romcom Shooters  on Amazon here.  Help keep it high in the charts!
Julia on Instagram
Julia on TikTok

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