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How Award-Winning & Bestselling Author Candice Carty-Williams Writes

How Award-Winning & Bestselling Author Candice Carty-Williams Writes

FromThe Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience


How Award-Winning & Bestselling Author Candice Carty-Williams Writes

FromThe Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience

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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Sep 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

#PodcastersForJustice
Bestselling, award-winning author Candice Carty-Williams, spoke to me about the tragicomic nature of being, winning "Book of the Year" at the British Book Awards, and her latest "People Person."
Candice Carty-Williams is a TV producer, culture writer, and author of the international bestseller Queenie, a book that was named a best book of the year by NPR, TIME, PARADE, The Guardian, Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire, and many others.
She also became the first black woman to win the "Book of the Year" award at the British Book Awards for Queenie in 2020.
Her latest novel is People Person, a book described as an "... insightful novel about the power of family — even when they seem like strangers." The Guardian called it, “A big-hearted story of a young woman coming to terms with her complicated London family from the author of the game-changing Queenie.”
Candice created and launched the Guardian 4th Estate BAME Short Story Prize in 2016, the first initiative of its kind in book publishing for underrepresented writers. 
She has written for The Guardian, i-D, Vogue, every iteration of The Sunday Times (London), BEAT magazine, Black Ballad, and more.
Her original drama, "Champion," will be airing on BBC One in the U.K., and on Netflix globally, in 2023.
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In this file Candice Carty-Williams and I discussed:

Her early career in book marketing and the disparities she saw in publishing

The inciting incident that inspired her latest

How to balance humor and depth in fiction

Why tragedy plus time equals comedy

Great advice from Toni Morrison

And a lot more!

Show Notes:

candicecartywilliams.com


People Person By Candice Carty-Williams (Amazon)

Guardian 4th Estate BAME Short Story Prize

Candice Carty-Williams on Instagram

Candice Carty-Williams on Twitter

Kelton Reid on Twitter


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Released:
Sep 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Kelton Reid studies the habits, habitats, and brains of a wide spectrum of renowned writers to learn their secrets of productivity and creativity. Tune in each week to learn how great writers keep the ink flowing, the cursor moving, and avoid block. Explore our archives at writerfiles.fm to find interviews with notable guests that include bestselling authors John Scalzi (Old Mans War), Greg Iles (Natchez Burning), Jay McInerney (Bright Lights, Big City), Kevin Kelly (founder of WIRED magazine), Emma Donoghue (Oscar Nominee for Room), Maria Konnikova (The Confidence Game), Andy Weir (The Martian), Dan Buettner (The Blue Zones), Austin Kleon (Steal Like an Artist), Daniel Pink (When), and serial guest hosts: neuroscientist Michael Grybko, journalist Adam Skolnick, and short story writer Robert Bruce.