{"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/6462889d10dbac0011c926ae?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 161 - Louise Swanson joins us to talk about the importance of grabbing the opportunities when they arise as an author","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5d26e496b9ed80ab57e7f4af/1646909684513-1d45e6ab25ff65ecd91dc0741fca54d8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Louise Swanson (aka Louise Beech) has always wanted to be a writer, even if the road to being published was a long one. An award-winning short story writer, her debut novel, How to be Brave, was released in 2015. Since then, she has since written a range of books from romance to crime to her latest book, End of Story, which is a dystopian speculative thriller.</p><p><br></p><p>We had a really interesting chat with Louise, talking about dealing with rejections when starting out, and how she seized a chance opportunity on Twitter to get her first book published. She told us about how she loves being 'genre fluid' as she puts it, and why she enjoys writing different kinds of stories. She also gives us the brilliant pitch for End of Story, as well as telling us about a secret Marilyn Monroe project that she has been working on...</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/end-of-story-the-most-original-thriller-you-ll-read-this-year-with-a-twist-you-won-t-see-coming-louise-swanson/7206547?ean=9781529396102\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy End of Story now</a></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/books?keywords=louise+beech\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy her books as Louise Beech</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/LouiseWriter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Louise on Twitter</a></p><p><a href=\"https://louisebeech.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Louise's website</a></p><p><br></p><p>Out now - a new video podcast from Page One featuring all the latest writing news - Page One Extra! For all episodes, released every two weeks, be sure to subscribe to our <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@pageonepodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel</a>, search for Page One Extra on your favourite podcast app, or follow this link: <a href=\"https://linktr.ee/ukpageone\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://linktr.ee/ukpageone</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: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTcwZnBmNkJJWjhpMkxKaHQ2bmEzM3NyeFdNZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttUjl6YlBITU5sblhyUUIzeVR5Rll2bXVKcC1jNUVBZVdEV2lleTB2MDB5ejlqOEw2RlNZWHNBQ0E0Z2RXSE9ReHRQTGhqNmEzRVVkdHBZcGE5OHlTYWNkVzIxdlE4d2hmNDVVX25tWTBDUWJlX2Q4WQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.writegear.co.uk%2Fpage-one&amp;v=JcQfKlXfayI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/ukPageOne\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ukPageOne\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Facebook</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ukpageone/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Instagram</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://writing.exchange/@PageOnePod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Mastodon</a></p>","author_name":"STET Podcasts"}