{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8dbb4cae-1b0e-4001-b986-bd956560c6b9/62851f5610106800135f756a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Scott Kershaw, author of 'The Game' - Debut writer discusses his journey to being published, writing anywhere, and how agents help","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60ef0dd059ecdb1bc24de1e1/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Scott Kershaw has had an interesting route to being published. Leaving school with few qualifications, he signed up as a mature student in college. Whilst there, his work was spotted by the Head of Writing at Hull University, and despite having no A Levels or even filling in a UCAS application, he was offered a place and graduated with a First Class Degree in Creative Writing.</p><p><br></p><p>It's all led to his debut, 'The Game'. It follows five strangers from across the globe who receive a warning that their most loved person is in danger, and the only way to save them is to play... the game. </p><p><br></p><p>We discuss how he worked on the idea with his agent, also how he's managed to write in between renovating a house, and how music changes his writing mood.</p><p><br></p><p>PLUS, you can hear the first full chapter of 'The Game' audiobook at the end of the show.</p><p><br></p><p>Support us at patreon.com/writersroutine</p><p><br></p><p>@writerspod</p><p>writersroutine.com</p>","author_name":"Dan Simpson"}