{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f848a3ac377a91236af94ae/60639f874f277b380ab17616?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Naoise Dolan - Author of Exciting Times","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f848a3ac377a91236af94ae/1617140774521-599a15cf240b3d73cee390ef4d947a6a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Naoise was shortlisted for The&nbsp;Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year&nbsp;award in 2020. Her debut novel <a href=\"https://www.naoise.xyz/novels\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Exciting Times</a> was a Sunday Times bestseller and has been shortlisted for several awards, widely translated and optioned for TV. Exciting Times is out now in paperback and has been longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. Naoise also writes essays, criticism and features.</p><p><br></p><p>We chatted about her writing process, securing an agent, releasing a novel during lockdown, her next book and advice she has for aspiring authors.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow the podcast:&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/shescreativepod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.com/shescreativepod</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/shescreativepod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.instagram.com/shescreativepod/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/shescreativepod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com/shescreativepod</a></p><p><a href=\"https://ko-fi.com/shescreativepod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ko-fi.com/shescreativepod</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Naoise:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.naoise.xyz/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.naoise.xyz/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.naoise.xyz/novels\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.naoise.xyz/novels</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/NaoiseDolan\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/NaoiseDolan</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/naoisedolan/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/naoisedolan/</a></p>","author_name":"Claire Hutchison"}