New York Times bestselling author, Ashley Audrain, spoke to me about giving herself permission to write sh*tty first drafts, writing in public, and her second novel THE WHISPERS.
Ashley Audrain’s debut novel, The Push, was a New York Times, Sunday Times (London), #1 international bestseller, and a Good Morning America Book Club pick. It has sold in more than 40 territories, and a limited TV series is currently in development. 
Her latest, The Whispers, is described as “ … a propulsive page-turner about four families whose lives are changed when the unthinkable happens – and what is lost when we give in to our own worst impulses.”
The New York Times Book Review wrote, "Expertly, subtly and powerfully rendered …. [The Whispers] delivers a sucker-punch ending you’ll have to read twice to believe.” And #1 New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune called it, “[An] electrifying … razor-sharp page-turner.”
Ashley Audrain previously worked as the publicity director of Penguin Books Canada, and prior to that, worked in public relations.
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In this file, Ashley Audrain and I discussed: 

Why she felt intimidated by writers while working in PR

How to write claustrophobic, voyeuristic fiction

Why she is drawn to the darker side of literature

Tapping into the messiness of midlife ennui

How to escape your kids

And a lot more!

Show Notes:

ashleyaudrain.com


The Whispers By Ashley Audrain (Amazon) 

Ashley Audrain Amazon Author Page

Ashley Audrain on Instagram

Ashley Audrain on Twitter

Kelton Reid on Twitter


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