{"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-bd956560c6b9/68e6540fd798804c9e2a0d47?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Nicholas Binge, author of 'Extremity' - Speculative Fiction writer discusses whether the idea dictates the form, the tricky switch to being full-time, and his path to publication","description":"<p>Nicholas Binge has lectured in creative writing, co-hosts the 'Binge Reading Book Club' podcast, and has just published his 4th book. It's called 'Extremity'.</p><p><br></p><p>It follows up the success of 'Professor Everywhere', which won the Proverse Prize for Literature, 'Dissolution', and the bestselling, 'Ascension'. 'Extremity' is a time-travelling police procedural. It follows Julia Torgrimsen, brought out of retirement to investigate the murder of a billionaire she once worked with. When she finds the body... there's an identical one right next to it.</p><p><br></p><p>We discuss how this book came to be a novella - does the idea dictate the form? Also, you can hear why he found it tricky becoming a full-time writer, why he always tries to celebrate the small wins, and about his winding path to publication.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is sponsored by IngramSpark. Try it now at ingramspark.com/learnmore</p><p><br></p><p>Support the show at - </p><p>patreon.com/writersroutine</p><p>ko-fi.com/writersroutine</p><p><br></p><p>Get a copy of the book - uk.bookshop.org/shop/writersroutine</p><p><br></p><p>Get the newsletter - writersroutine.substack.com</p><p><br></p><p>@writerspod</p><p>writersroutine.com</p>","author_name":"Dan Simpson"}