Chloe Timms
@clotimms.bsky.social
Writer at Inside Soap Magazine | Author of THE SEAWOMEN (HodderBooks) she/her ♿ | Agent: Nelle_Andrew | Podcast: Confessions of a Debut Novelist
Today I'm talking to Silvia Saunders about her award-winning novel Homesick, what kept her going after 10 years of querying and tips for writing funny scenes @harpercollins.bsky.social
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August 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Today I'm talking to Silvia Saunders about her award-winning novel Homesick, what kept her going after 10 years of querying and tips for writing funny scenes @harpercollins.bsky.social
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Sorry to be so basic.
July 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Sorry to be so basic.
The Traitors at The Proms was so much fun! Incredible orchestra and performers - plus all the special guests were a real treat!
July 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Traitors at The Proms was so much fun! Incredible orchestra and performers - plus all the special guests were a real treat!
Today I'm talking to Krystelle Bamford about her unique greek chorus novel Idle Grounds, creating dread for her child protagonists and the reader and why Krystelle recommends her experience with an early career agent
@HutchHeinemann
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@HutchHeinemann
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July 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Today I'm talking to Krystelle Bamford about her unique greek chorus novel Idle Grounds, creating dread for her child protagonists and the reader and why Krystelle recommends her experience with an early career agent
@HutchHeinemann
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@HutchHeinemann
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Today I’m talking to Mel Pennant about her crime novel A Murder for Miss Hortense, how Mel was inspired by her grandmother and what it’s like to write a novel when you’re used to writing plays @johnmurrays.bsky.social
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July 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Today I’m talking to Mel Pennant about her crime novel A Murder for Miss Hortense, how Mel was inspired by her grandmother and what it’s like to write a novel when you’re used to writing plays @johnmurrays.bsky.social
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Today I'm talking to Barnaby Martin about his exciting dystopian novel The Quiet, his tips for writing a changed society and how his writing career began with video essays on YouTube @panmacmillan.bsky.social
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June 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Today I'm talking to Barnaby Martin about his exciting dystopian novel The Quiet, his tips for writing a changed society and how his writing career began with video essays on YouTube @panmacmillan.bsky.social
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Today I’m talking to Lisa Smith about her historical novel Jamaica Road. We discuss how the idea came from a writing exercise and voices that wouldn't leave her alone, using real newspaper extracts to make the political backdrop come alive
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June 19, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Today I’m talking to Lisa Smith about her historical novel Jamaica Road. We discuss how the idea came from a writing exercise and voices that wouldn't leave her alone, using real newspaper extracts to make the political backdrop come alive
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Had a lovely time at the @womensprize.bsky.social ceremony last night! It's been a dream come true to be involved with the trust. Huge congrats to Rachel Clarke and Yael van der Wouden as well as all the nominees!
June 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Had a lovely time at the @womensprize.bsky.social ceremony last night! It's been a dream come true to be involved with the trust. Huge congrats to Rachel Clarke and Yael van der Wouden as well as all the nominees!
Today I'm talking to Seán Hewitt about his literary novel Open, Heaven, using 1st person perspective to explore what love feels like and why you should frame a query letter as you giving agents an amazing opportunity
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June 12, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Today I'm talking to Seán Hewitt about his literary novel Open, Heaven, using 1st person perspective to explore what love feels like and why you should frame a query letter as you giving agents an amazing opportunity
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Today I'm talking to @niamhsquared.bsky.social about her contemporary novel Ordinary Saints, why she deleted her first 20k words and how entering a competition to give herself a deadline changed her life @manillapress.bsky.social
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June 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Today I'm talking to @niamhsquared.bsky.social about her contemporary novel Ordinary Saints, why she deleted her first 20k words and how entering a competition to give herself a deadline changed her life @manillapress.bsky.social
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Today I’m talking to Claire Gleeson about her novel Show Me Where It Hurts, writing empathetically about familicide and grief, and how to fit writing around a busy life
@sceptrebooks.bsky.social
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@sceptrebooks.bsky.social
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May 29, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Today I’m talking to Claire Gleeson about her novel Show Me Where It Hurts, writing empathetically about familicide and grief, and how to fit writing around a busy life
@sceptrebooks.bsky.social
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@sceptrebooks.bsky.social
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Asha from Corrie wants a word
May 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Asha from Corrie wants a word
Today I'm talking to Niloufar Lamakan about her romance novel Aged to Perfection, changing the narrative about women in their 60s and working with a digital first publisher which doesn't require an agent
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May 15, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Today I'm talking to Niloufar Lamakan about her romance novel Aged to Perfection, changing the narrative about women in their 60s and working with a digital first publisher which doesn't require an agent
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Confessions of a Debut Novelist is back! And a brilliant episode with @katekemp.bsky.social about The Grapevine, the challenge of writing from a 12-year-old's POV and how she used social media to take the plunge in taking her writing seriously
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May 8, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Confessions of a Debut Novelist is back! And a brilliant episode with @katekemp.bsky.social about The Grapevine, the challenge of writing from a 12-year-old's POV and how she used social media to take the plunge in taking her writing seriously
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I cannot resist a Harris Dickinson movie but Babygirl was one of the least erotic things I've ever witnessed. In fact I could not stop thinking of the infamous Celebrity Big Brother moment with George Galloway.
May 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I cannot resist a Harris Dickinson movie but Babygirl was one of the least erotic things I've ever witnessed. In fact I could not stop thinking of the infamous Celebrity Big Brother moment with George Galloway.
Instead of the usual episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist today, a little notice to say I'll be taking a very short break to recover from pneumonia. Big thank you to @jenniegauthor.bsky.social for recording the announcement for me!
April 24, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Instead of the usual episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist today, a little notice to say I'll be taking a very short break to recover from pneumonia. Big thank you to @jenniegauthor.bsky.social for recording the announcement for me!
Today I'm talking to @celiasilvani.bsky.social about her gripping bookclub novel Baby Teeth, how her research helped her delve into the world of internet forums and cults and why you should never send out the first draft of your manuscript to agents @orionbooks.bsky.social
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April 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Today I'm talking to @celiasilvani.bsky.social about her gripping bookclub novel Baby Teeth, how her research helped her delve into the world of internet forums and cults and why you should never send out the first draft of your manuscript to agents @orionbooks.bsky.social
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Today I'm talking to Louise Hegarty about her puzzle box mystery novel Fair Play, how absorbing so many Poirot novels helped her find the voice for her detective and the reason she didn't have to look for an agent but was discovered
@picadorbooks.bsky.social
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@picadorbooks.bsky.social
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April 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Today I'm talking to Louise Hegarty about her puzzle box mystery novel Fair Play, how absorbing so many Poirot novels helped her find the voice for her detective and the reason she didn't have to look for an agent but was discovered
@picadorbooks.bsky.social
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@picadorbooks.bsky.social
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Today I'm talking to Katie Buckley about her literary novel Hero, why she loves autofiction, what to do when you don’t have an instinct for plot and why you need to be emotionally ready before you start querying agents
@tinderpress.bsky.social
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@tinderpress.bsky.social
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March 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Today I'm talking to Katie Buckley about her literary novel Hero, why she loves autofiction, what to do when you don’t have an instinct for plot and why you need to be emotionally ready before you start querying agents
@tinderpress.bsky.social
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@tinderpress.bsky.social
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You have to feel sorry for the poor staffer who had to dress as a watermelon to flog this outfit for ITV Preloved on eBay!
March 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
You have to feel sorry for the poor staffer who had to dress as a watermelon to flog this outfit for ITV Preloved on eBay!
Today I'm talking all things romance and enemies to lovers with Bianca Gillam and her publishing based novel Bad Publicity. Bianca used to work in publishing and she gives advice about building a "package" for your book
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
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@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
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March 20, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Today I'm talking all things romance and enemies to lovers with Bianca Gillam and her publishing based novel Bad Publicity. Bianca used to work in publishing and she gives advice about building a "package" for your book
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
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@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
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Yes, I read *that* Facebook memoir. Loved it. Nothing really surprised me but still deeply fascinating.
March 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Yes, I read *that* Facebook memoir. Loved it. Nothing really surprised me but still deeply fascinating.
Yesterday it was a real honour to speak at London Book Fair alongside @kitdewaal.bsky.social and Claire Shanahan about inequality and why we still need the @womensprize.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Yesterday it was a real honour to speak at London Book Fair alongside @kitdewaal.bsky.social and Claire Shanahan about inequality and why we still need the @womensprize.bsky.social
Today I'm talking to @womensprize.bsky.social's long-listed author Sanam Mahloudji about The Persians, how this novel started life as a short story and how she impressed an agent at a book event by asking an insightful question
@4thestatebooks.bsky.social
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@4thestatebooks.bsky.social
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March 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Today I'm talking to @womensprize.bsky.social's long-listed author Sanam Mahloudji about The Persians, how this novel started life as a short story and how she impressed an agent at a book event by asking an insightful question
@4thestatebooks.bsky.social
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@4thestatebooks.bsky.social
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I'm speaking at Authors' HQ at The London Book Fair tomorrow with @kitdewaal.bsky.social about The @womensprize.bsky.social Years on: Why We Still Need to Tackle Inequality for Female Writers
Really looking forward to it!
Really looking forward to it!
March 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I'm speaking at Authors' HQ at The London Book Fair tomorrow with @kitdewaal.bsky.social about The @womensprize.bsky.social Years on: Why We Still Need to Tackle Inequality for Female Writers
Really looking forward to it!
Really looking forward to it!