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Author interview: Karen Jennings on An Island
Interview topics Inspirations for An Island Academic research and writing The writing process Editing and writing Writing and discipline Prose style choices Short stories as groundwork Working with small publishers Representation and authority The uses of fables ...
March 24th, 2022
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Author interview: Bonnie Traymore on Killer Motives
Watch the interview and read the full transcript of our chat below: [youtube id="hd20j57IzUQ"] Interview transcript: topics discussed Writing inspiration The writing process and working with a writing coach Studying history and writing fiction Editing and error blindness Writing what y...
April 1st, 2022
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Author interview: Mark Lamont on Whisky & Wildflowers
We chat to Now Novel member and debut author Mark Lamont about his novel, Whisky & Wildflowers. In the book, David Carter journeys through grief to presence after his wife's passing to cancer. Mark talks writing inspiration, writing fiction from personal experience, Jane Austen and other inf...
October 7th, 2022
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Story coach Arja Salafranca on writing and editing
We chat to award-winning author, editor and Now Novel story coach Arja Salafranca about writing poetry, prose and embracing multiple mediums. Arja's advice: Write your passion. Watch the video or read the transcript below. [youtube id="4IFgJaoHwoc"] Getting to know Arja Salafranca Brend...
October 27th, 2022
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Writing coach Nerine Dorman on YA, sci-fi and fantasy
Nerine Dorman is an award-winning author who has been active in the publishing industry since 2007. She's proudly hybrid, with books published by traditional publishers, small presses and self-published. As an editor she works with authors from concept to the moment they press 'send', whether th...
December 12th, 2022
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Author interview: Daniel Pease on writing
Watch the video interview with Daniel Pease or read the full transcript of this chat below: [youtube id="PO-_EqB1fEk"] Starting to write Brendan: Today, we are lucky enough to chat to Daniel. He has written and published a fascinating story that we're going to hear about a little bit m...
September 7th, 2023
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Interview with writing coach Masha du Toit
Watch the video or read the full transcript of this writing coach chat below: [youtube id="p8hwrNIfHPc"] Working with writers Brendan: Hi Masha, thanks for taking the time to chat to us today. We wanted to find out a little bit more about you so we can share this with the rest of ou...
September 22nd, 2023
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Fate deals the cards: a review and interview with romance writer Romy Sommer
Like taking a trip to Italy Reading Romy Sommer’s seventh romance novel, My Fake Italian Marriage, is like taking a trip to Italy. It’s a novel richly redolent of the landscape, food, smells and sensibilities of Tuscany, around the hilltop medieval town of Montalcino. The novel is set on an ...
December 10th, 2023
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Interview with Now Novel debut novelist Christine Bhasin
Christine Bhasin wanted to write for a long time, but life and children took over. She took the plunge into writing when she hit 60. She joined Now Novel where she has been able to receive feedback on her chapters as she wrote. Christine Bhasin Now 65, she has been steadily at...
April 18th, 2024
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EB French on her writing journey
EB French is currently in our Group Coaching program, and has just released her first novel, Botanical Love. It's a romantic comedy described as as a sweet workplace romance in small-town Georgia. Here's a synopsis: Mari has focused on her career for far too long, mostly because plants don'...
May 16th, 2024
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