{"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/652c4e782681ee001222deaf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 2.39 Alex Hay - The Housekeepers","description":"<p>In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Alex Hay about his historical novel The Housekeepers. We discuss creating an ensemble cast of characters, how it took a clear idea and a story that felt fun and more “him” to attract an agent and how this novel turned him into a mega planner.&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 The Housekeepers: <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9781472299338\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9781472299338</a></p><p>Follow Alex: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AlexHayBooks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@AlexHayBooks</a></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"}