My special guest on the podcast this month is LJ Shepherd, author of the stunning debut novel The Trials of Lila Dalton. We discuss first lines and opening pages, the benefits of attending festivals, the book that inspired her to choose her agent, and we get sneak peek into the notebook where she first jotted down her ideas for the novel that would become her debut. Oh, and her cat Coral pops in to say hello…
LINKS
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HOPE I GET OLD BEFORE I DIE by DAVID HEPWORTH
A GOD IN RUINS by KATE ATKINSON
THE WATCHMAKER OF FILIGREE STREET by NATASHA PULLEY
A TRIAL IN THREE ACTS by GUY MORPUSS
SCENES FROM A TRAGEDY by CAROLE HAILEY
THE CHILTERN KILLS CRIME FESTIVAL
DAVID GILMOUR’S LUCK AND STRANGE
Thanks to: Emily Stay for production assistance, Kai Newton for the edit & Dominic Currie for the jingle
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