Confessions of a Debut Novelist

By: Chloe Timms
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  • Listen to Confessions of a Debut Novelist, hosted by author Chloe Timms, to hear from new and up-and-coming writers about their debut novel. We talk writing journeys, tips and advice and what it's like to be new to the world of publishing. Each episode features a writer about to have their debut novel published, covering adult, YA and children's in a range of genres. We'll hear about rejections and setbacks, how writers signed with their agent and whether their book deal was with an indie publisher or one of the big houses.

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  • Episode 3.45 Nikkitha Bakshani - Ghost Chilli

    Episode 3.45 Nikkitha Bakshani - Ghost Chilli
    Nov 7 2024

    In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Nikkitha Bakshani about her contemporary novel Ghost Chilli. We discuss using life writing and repressed memories to inspire fiction, the difficult editing choice she made to delete an entire timeline and how she used astrology to deepen her characterisation.


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    Follow Nikkitha: @nikkitaha


    Follow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimms

    Buy Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms

    chloetimms.co.uk


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    47 mins
  • Episode 3.44 Tawseef Khan - Determination

    Episode 3.44 Tawseef Khan - Determination
    Oct 31 2024

    In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Tawseef Khan about his contemporary novel Determination. We discuss how his personal experience working as an immigration solicitor inspired this novel, why he chose to embrace similarities between him and his protagonist to make her come alive and his advice to see characters as a Rubik’s Cube.


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    Follow Tawseef: @itsmetawseef


    Follow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimms

    Buy Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms

    chloetimms.co.uk


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    59 mins
  • Episode 3.43 David Goodman - A Reluctant Spy

    Episode 3.43 David Goodman - A Reluctant Spy
    Oct 24 2024

    In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to David Goodman about his thriller A Reluctant Spy. We discuss why our huge digital footprints inspired his premise of spies borrowing civilian lives, why he loves writing stories with multiple POVs and how after years of rejection, David took one last shot to impress an editor after pitching the novel and writing 15k words over just a few days.


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    Follow David: @WordsByGoodman

    https://www.davidgoodman.net

    Aeon Timeline: https://www.aeontimeline.com


    Follow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimms

    Buy Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms

    chloetimms.co.uk


    *affiliate link - if you buy books linked to the Bookshop.org site, I may earn a commission.


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    55 mins

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