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Confessions of a Debut Novelist

Episode 27. Chloë Ashby - Wet Paint

Season 1, Ep. 27

In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Chloë Ashby about her debut literary novel Wet Paint. In this episode we discuss revisiting past emotions to write characters’ feelings authentically, finding trusted readers, and how her novel writing process has changed now she's writing her second book.


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https://www.chloeashby.com


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