Confessions of a Debut Novelist
Episode 2.1 Heather Darwent - The Things We Do To Our Friends
26 Jan 2023
Welcome to Season 2 of Confessions of a Debut Novelist! This week, I’m talking to Heather Darwent about her psychological suspense novel The Things We Do To Our Friends, which has just become a Sunday Times Bestseller. In this episode we discuss what it’s like to be a debut novelist with the added pressure of your book being compared to big, famous novels, her long journey to find an agent including rewriting and resubmitting, and why patience is key during the publication process. Confessions of a Debut Novelist Bookshop*Buy The Things We Do To Our Friends: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10990/9780241538821Follow Heather on Twitter: @HeatherDarwentFollow Chloe on Twitter: @clotimmsBuy Chloe's debut novel The Seawomen: https://linktr.ee/chloetimmschloetimms.co.uk *affiliate link - if you buy books linked to the Bookshop.org site, I may earn a commission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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