{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61c35bbbbaae0b001418ba5c/635eb3281217ef0012e13ee7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 48. Claire Alexander - Meredith, Alone","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61c35bbbbaae0b001418ba5c/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Claire Alexander about her commercial novel Meredith, Alone. In this episode we discuss how she found herself writing in an unexpected genre, resisting the urge to self-edit when you’ve got limited time to write and what happens when your agent isn’t keen on your original title.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/debutconfessions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Confessions of a Debut Novelist Bookshop</a>*</p><p><br></p><p>Buy Meredith, Alone: <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9780241542408\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9780241542408</a></p><p>Follow Claire on Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ClaireAWriter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ClaireAWriter</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.claire-alexander.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.claire-alexander.co.uk</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.mushens-entertainment.com/blog/whats-in-a-name\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Claire's agent, Juliet Mushens's blog post about titles</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Chloe on Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/clotimms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@clotimms</a></p><p>Buy Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: <a href=\"https://linktr.ee/chloetimms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://linktr.ee/chloetimms</a></p><p><a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/61c35bbbbaae0b001418ba5c/episodes/chloetimms.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">chloetimms.co.uk</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>*affiliate link - if you buy books linked to the Bookshop.org site, I may earn a commission.</p>","author_name":"Chloe Timms"}