S6 Ep55: Bella Mackie, novelist

The very funny and frank Bella Mackie is with me today. We met in August to talk about the writing of her three bestselling books: the nonfiction hit Jog On: How Running Saved My Life , and the witty murder novels How to Kill Your Family and What a Way to Go – a new genre that we dub 'sarcastic crime'. Bella opens up about accepting defeat on a failed manuscript, learning her craft on the job, and battling with structure. And we discuss all of that while her dog Barney wanders around us at her kitchen table. Browse and buy Bella's books here: Read Bella's newsletter on privilege and honesty, 'Do influencers owe you transparency?': Pre-order my book In Writing: Conversations on Inspiration, Perspiration and Creative Desperation : This season of In Writing is sponsored by Curtis Brown Creative – the renowned writing school run by the literary and talent agency. Use code INWRITING20 for £20 off your first online writing course. Eligible courses can be found here: See me and Anna Metcalfe at Stratford Literary Festival on 26 October:

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S6 Ep55: Bella Mackie, novelist is an episode from In Writing with Hattie Crisell.

This episode is 47:24 long.

This episode was published on Oct 18, 2024.

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