{"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/635eb5b34bd1220012a21eb5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 49. Eloise Smith - Sister to a Star","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 Eloise Smith about her middle grade novel Sister to a Star. In this episode we talk about what advertising taught her about writing for children, her unusual route to publication where her book deal came before an agent and writing something personal you care about rather what you <em>think</em> kids will like.&nbsp;</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 Sister to a Star: <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9781912626717\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9781912626717</a></p><p>Follow Eloise on Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/itsmeEloise\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@itsmeEloise</a></p><p><a href=\"https://eloisesmith.net\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://eloisesmith.net</a></p><p><a href=\"https://goldeneggacademy.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://goldeneggacademy.co.uk</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"}