Prepublished

Jenny Colgan is the Scottish-based, bestselling author of sci-fi and romantic fiction, from Doctor Who stories to novels including Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe and her latest, Five Hundred Miles from You.

Show Notes

After a false start in standup and comic strip writing, Jenny's career took off with her first novel, Amanda’s Wedding. She is one of those rare authors who has been successful from the word go. 
 
She talks about the auction for her first book, the limo that arrived to take her to the successful publisher’s, and the importance of good timing, the Great British Bakeoff and her ‘wolverine tenacity’. Among writing about writing that she admires, I thoroughly recommend her suggestion of The Writer's Tale by Russell T Davis and Benjamin Cook, which I'm pleased to have discovered. She also gives me her tips for writing romance. They are good ones, so listen up. 

Links: 
Jenny Colgan’s website: https://www.jennycolgan.com 
The Martian by Andy Weir: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-martian/andy-weir/9780091956141 
Hail Mary by Andy Weir:  https://www.waterstones.com/book/project-hail-mary/andy-weir/9781529100617
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason: https://www.waterstones.com/book/sorrow-and-bliss/meg-mason/9781474622974 
Russell T Davis & Benjamin Cook ‘The Writer’s Tale’: https://www.waterstones.com/book/doctor-who-the-writers-tale/benjamin-cook/russell-t-davies/9781846075711 

What is Prepublished?

What does it take to get your brilliant story published? Writer and teacher Sophia Bennett (SJ Bennett) and her guests explore the techniques authors use to get writing and create something that agents and editors can get excited about.

'Writing is rewriting' - but sometimes it is also listening. We hope you enjoy the conversation.

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