Julia Crouch is the Queen of Domestic Noir, writer of Her Husband's Lover and The Long Fall, designer of our Start Writing Crime Fiction course and regular attendee of the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival. In today's episode she joins us to discuss her twisty-turny career and how becoming a writer doesn't always happen in the most obvious of ways. It's a great listen for anybody starting out, or wondering how to take their next step.

Today's episode is brought to you by the Early Career Awards, supported by Arts Council England. The Early Career Awards are a new form of literary prize run by the National Centre for Writing, accompanied by resources, professional development and industry advice for new writers.

Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna.

Find more early career writer resources: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/1-beginnings/

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Music by Bennet Maples.