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#65 – Clare Flynn – Write Through The Roof
Podcast interview with historical novelist, Clare Flynn
‘Read everything I could get my little hands on.’
Episode 65 – Clare Flynn – Show Notes- Instinctive pantser who occasionally tries to plot
- The first book took 15 years to write but now tries to be more disciplined
- Writes most days
- Two solutions if the words are hard – walk away or force herself to write
- ‘Edit as you go’ person
- Once a week writing group to share work-in-progress
- Nanowrimo – to kick start a book or finish a book off
- Tea, coffee and water and wine o’clock
- Displacement: theme comes from childhood experiences, relationship problems, PTSD and impact of war, self discovery, religious bigotry
- Reading: taught to read by her father
- Learnt from editor; tough but also positive
- Read aloud
- Writing two books at once; keeps the writing fresh
- Classics: Hardy, Brontes, Anya Seton, Jean Plaidy, Agatha Christie, Mary Stewart, Tolstoy, Zola, Kate Atkinson, Amor Towles, historical research
- Hybrid publishing
- Storms Gather Between Us
‘A competitive person, even if the competition is myself.’
‘It’s got to have highs & lows and lights & darks.’
Links- Clare Flynn
- On Amazon
- On Facebook, Instagram & Twitter
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