{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d26e496b9ed80ab57e7f4af/62c71122051b120014efe730?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 113 - Chris Whitaker talks about writing We Begin At The End, how he took a very unusual route into writing and why he starts his books in the middle","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5d26e496b9ed80ab57e7f4af/1646909684513-1d45e6ab25ff65ecd91dc0741fca54d8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Chris Whitaker is a bestselling crime writer whose debut, <em>Tall Oaks</em>, won the CWA debut dagger award. His latest crime novel, <em>We Begin At The End</em>, has been an international bestseller and has been optioned to Disney. Most recently, he wrote the brilliant YA novel, <em>The Forevers</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>We had great fun chatting with Chris, hearing about how he found writing after a very traumatic period in his life and how it helped him deal with that trauma. We also talked about planning, why he starts in the middle of his novels, how he gets such authentic US settings even though he is based in the UK and more! Plus, we hear the latest on the upcoming TV adaptation of <em>We Begin At The End</em> and get some info on his next book!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chris-Whitaker/e/B01BVGQFVY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Chris's books now!</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.chriswhitaker.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Chris's website</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/WhittyAuthor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Chris on Twitter</a></p><p><br></p><p>Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ukPageOne\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ukPageOne</a></p><p>Follow us on Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ukPageOne\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com/ukPageOne</a></p><p>Follow us on Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ukpageone/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ukPageOne</a></p>","author_name":"STET Podcasts"}