Charlie and Louise Morrish discuss the extensive efforts the latter went to in order to be published, the networking she did prior to that, and how she's giving back to the writing community.
Please note there is a very mild swear word at the end of this episode.
A transcript is available on my site
General references:
Goldfinch Books
Owner Gary is Gary Clark of The Interland series
Books mentioned by name or extensively:
Louise Morrish: Operation Moonlight
Louise Morrish: Women Of War
The Writer's And Artists' Yearbook
Release details: recorded 17th July 2024; published 4th November 2024
Where to find Louise online: Website || Twitter || Instagram
Where to find Charlie online: Website || Twitter || Instagram || TikTok
Discussions
01:11 The early days of Louise's writing and the Faber Academy course
03:54 The importance of networking with others
05:32 Struggling to get anywhere, submitting to the Penguin Random House First Novel Competition, and winning
12:27 Persevering in the face of rejection
14:30 Class, and, then, novels in the drawer
17:53 The process Louise used when submitting to all the agents and talking about shyness and gaining confidence
27:16 More on the writing groups Louise runs and 'giving back'
31:52 About Louise's books, Operation Moonlight, and Women Of War
37:07 Being a librarian and seeing your own books in the libraries
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