Write Your Novel
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 8 - Paul Mendez: Point of View
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Mendez joins Yvonne Battle Felton in conversation to examine his semi-autobiographical novel Rainbow Milk and the significance of the point of vi...
Episode 7 - Carmen Marcus: Rhythm & Language
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Carmen Marcus joins Yvonne to explore how she used the technique of rhythm and language in her novel How Saints Die. The story is seen through the eye...
Episode 6 - David Nicholls: Dialogue
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Nicholls joins Yvonne to delve into how he used the device of dialogue throughout his novel Sweet Sorrow. Nicholls reveals his thought processes...
Episode 5 - Alex Wheatle: Tension
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Wheatle MBE joins Yvonne to discuss the device of tension in his book Cane Warriors. Tension can drive a story, develop character and help to gri...
Episode 4 - Irenosen Okojie: Description
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nudibranch is the latest short story collection from Irenosen Okojie and she joins Yvonne to examine her use of description in this work. Irenosen exp...
Episode 3 - Sarah Moss: Setting
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Moss joins Yvonne to talk about setting within her novel Summerwater. The setting of a novel plays an important role not just in driving the nar...
Episode 2 - Pat Barker: Developing Character
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pat Barker CBE is in conversation with Yvonne to explore how she developed the characters in her novel The Silence of the Girls. Complex characters he...
Episode 1: Jennifer Makumbi - Structure
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How to structure a novel is explored by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi with her book The First Woman. She tells Yvonne the decisions she made in creating ...