EP410: Jenny Ashcroft — “Self-Perpetuating Support.”

Jenny Ashcroft has always been fascinated with the past and how extraordinary events can change the lives of ordinary people. With her new novel, The Echoes of Love, Jenny takes us to Crete in 1936, and she reveals her best resources for researching and writing historical fiction. And Jenny talks about finding your writing peers and supporting one another (and why your family probably won’t understand what you’re doing!).

And in the extended version for Patreons and Academates, the two Marks discuss the relationship between authors, agents and publishers, writing for the fun of it, how research can unearth unexpected nuggets and much more!

WE DISCUSS…

That moment when you realise you have a story…
How to balance historical fact with fictional characters
And she tells us how one idea came about after she was “Just idly typing something”…

PODCAST

This Week’s Links:

Learn more about the Womentoring project here: https://twitter.com/womentoringp
Mr Stay’s blog on the Sitges Film Festival… https://markstaywrites.com/2022/10/19/unwelcome-at-the-sitges-film-festival/
Mr Stay’s interview with Ben Aaronovitch at Waterstones, Canterbury… https://youtu.be/TRfzUUx4VC4

Shaun Dyer Academy Links:

The Theatre Challenge: https://www.the1448projects.org
Shaun’s website: pictopirate.com
Shaun’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/PictoPirate

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