EP469: Harriet Muncaster — “I Wanted to Create My Own World.”

Harriet Muncaster is an award-winning author and illustrator. Her Isadora Moon books have sold over two million copies worldwide. And in 2020, Muncaster also published Bad and Glittering, the first part of her middle-grade series Victoria Stitch. And now she’s here with the latest Victoria Stitch book Dark & Sparkling. Harriet reveals how she develops her incredible characters, shares how she divides her time between writing and illustration, and how she was driven to create her own worlds. And the two Marks discuss the importance of being childlike and end up being very childish and losing their marbles…

And in the extended version for Academy members and podcast Patrons, the Two Marks discuss the importance of practise, how writers can gauge the quality of their writing, Mr Stay discusses the Nautilus TV show and much more!

WE DISCUSS…

How Harriet started working on Victoria Stitch when she was 19
Overcoming the fear of imperfection
And why it’s perfectly normal for grown ups to play with dolls and toys…

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Discover more about Harriet here: https://harrietmuncaster.co.uk/
The blog about the creation of Victoria Stitch: https://harrietmuncaster.co.uk/creating-victoria-stitch
The Holly King book launch: Tuesday 26th September 2023, 18:30 at Waterstones, Canterbury – Rose Lane
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Our previous episodes with Kate Harrison:
Werner Herzog getting shot: https://youtu.be/n24jxqknB2s?si=ss6pMIgsDdvu8R3g

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