#110: Beth Morrey — Writing Funny, Upmarket Fiction

07/08/24 • 58 min

Sunday Times Bestseller Beth Morrey (Saving Missey, Lucky Day) on her journey as a writer and TV producer and writing humorous upmarket books while exploring darker themes. We talk about her latest book Lucky Day and what it means to stop saying ‘yes’ and start living for yourself.

ABOUT BETH MORREY

Previously Creative Director at RDF Television, Beth Morrey now writes full time. Her debut novel, Saving Missy, was a Sunday Times bestseller and longlisted for the Authors' Club First Novel Award. Beth lives in London with her husband, two sons and two poodles.

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📄 Interview Transcript (unedited)
Saving Missy
Beth’s Website
Beth’s latest book, Lucky Day: US/ UK
Follow Beth on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

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ABOUT BETH MORREY

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📄 Interview Transcript (unedited)
Saving Missy
Beth’s Website
Beth’s latest book, Lucky Day: US/ UK
Follow Beth on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

For show notes, transcripts and to attend our live podcasts visit: podcast.londonwriterssalon.com.

For free writing sessions, join free Writers’ Hours: writershour.com.

FOLLOW LONDON WRITERS’ SALON

Twitter: twitter.com/WritersSalon

Instagram: instagram.com/londonwriterssalon

Facebook: facebook.com/LondonWritersSalon

If you’re enjoying this show, please rate and review this show!

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#109: Nora Neus — Turn Your Ideas Into Newsworthy Stories, Pitching Articles, Books and Graphic Novels

Nora Neus, Emmy-nominated producer, writer, and freelance journalist (CNN, Vice News, The Washington Post) and creator of the Long Form Lab on finding a story from the seed of an idea, how writers can discover and use their strengths and how to choose which media to use for a potential story.

ABOUT NORA NEUS

Nora Neus is an Emmy-nominated journalist whose reporting has appeared in CNN, VICE News, the Washington Post, and more. Neus field-produced Anderson Cooper’s coverage of the 2017 white nationalist riot in Charlottesville, Virginia for CNN. She is the co-author of the YA graphic novel Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria.

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#111: Charlie Hoehn — Launching Bestselling Nonfiction; Why Play is Key For Happiness & Marketing For Writers

Marketing strategist, editor and author Charlie Hoehn on the key things bestselling authors do to create a successful and shareable books.

We talk about:

Helping Ramit Sethi and Tim Ferriss launch their books
How to test and launch a nonfiction idea
Creating a brand around your book,
Effective marketing strategies
The merits of self-publishing and the minimum he would accept for a traditional publishing deal
Overcoming burnout and the importance of play.

ABOUT CHARLIE HOEHN

Charlie Hoehn is a 3-time New York Times bestselling editor, 5-time author, and the founder of Author Alliance. For three years, Charlie was Tim Ferriss’ Director of Special Projects and first full-time hire. Together, they launched The 4-Hour Body to #1 New York Times, #1 Barnes & Noble, and #1 Amazon overall.

Charlie is also a creative director and video editor. Previously, he was Head of Multimedia for Scribe Media, where he produced over 500 videos and 300 podcast episodes — including two viral sizzle reels for David Goggins, and courses enrolled in by more than 20,000 students. To date, he's created six viral videos, with more than a million views each.

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