In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I talk to Mairi Chong about her crime novel, Death By Appointment, the first in a series of 7 books. In this chat we discuss the cathartic power of writing, how Mairi gets inspired by eavesdropping and why cosy crime is such an appealing genre in these uncertain times. Buy Death By Appointment: https://amzn.to/3zOQwhIFollow Mairi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MairiChongMairi's blog post about mental health and writing: http://booksbywomen.org/write-to-heal-heal-to-write/https://www.mairichong.comFollow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimmsPre-order Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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