Chris Paling

Chris Paling, a BBC radio producer, had an auspicious start as a writer, accidentally stumbling across a very starry agent with his first attempt at writing a novel. That novel didn’t actually sell though, along with several others, and later in his career, after he had been published, Chris began to keep a diary of his musings about the industry. Not originally intended for publication, that diary is in fact now published as A Very Nice Rejection Letter, a lovely, very funny book. Chris is really good on that sort of sixth sense as to whether something is working or not, and we also talked a lot about whether writing is really a dialogue with yourself or something you are desperate for other people to hear. You can find me on Twitter at @francescasteele and Instagram at @Francesca_steele Don’t forget that I list my guests' books at my online shop . This helps fund the podcast so please do buy there! Also do rate or review the podcast on your app - it helps more people find out about Write-Off, and also I just really like seeing the reviews! The lovely Scott Elliott helped me produce this season. Please do consider him for all your pod needs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Chris Paling is an episode from Write-Off with Francesca Steele by Francesca Steele.

This episode is 41:03 long.

This episode was published on Mar 24, 2022.

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