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Ashley Audrain, author of THE WHISPERS
FromWriters on Writing: A Weekly Podcast for Writers, Readers, & Book Lovers
Ashley Audrain, author of THE WHISPERS
FromWriters on Writing: A Weekly Podcast for Writers, Readers, & Book Lovers
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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Sep 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Ashley Audrain’s debut novel, The Push, was an instant New York Times bestseller. She has served as the publicity director of Penguin Books Canada, and prior to that, worked in public relations. She lives in Toronto, where she and her partner are raising their two young children. The Whispers is her second novel and a #1 international bestseller.
Ashley joins Barbara DeMarco-Barrett to talk about writing interiority, the importance of the ticking clock, writing unlikeable characters, writing chronologically, naming characters, and why she writes short chapters.
For more information on Writers on Writing and additional writing tips, visit our Patreon page. To listen to past interviews, visit our website.
(Recorded on August 11, 2023) Host: Barbara DeMarco-BarrettCo-Host: Marrie StoneMusic and sound editing: Travis Barrett
Ashley joins Barbara DeMarco-Barrett to talk about writing interiority, the importance of the ticking clock, writing unlikeable characters, writing chronologically, naming characters, and why she writes short chapters.
For more information on Writers on Writing and additional writing tips, visit our Patreon page. To listen to past interviews, visit our website.
(Recorded on August 11, 2023) Host: Barbara DeMarco-BarrettCo-Host: Marrie StoneMusic and sound editing: Travis Barrett
Released:
Sep 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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