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    #10: From Writing in Lockdown to a Publishing Deal, with Kerry Downes

    January 31st, 2025 · 51 minutes

    In this episode, Kerry Downes joins Kerry (the regular one) to discuss how one writing course, taken after delving into fiction writing during lockdown, lead to her career as a author.

    Guest Starring: Kerry Downes

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    Links and Show Notes

    Pre-order Kerry's book, 'That Time Everything Was On Fire'
    Writing Your Novel — 3 Months | Curtis Brown Creative

    The course Kerry undertook to write her debut fiction novel.

    'Notes to Self' by Emilie Pine
    “If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.” — Toni Morrison
    "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." — Ernest Hemingway
    'The Midnight Library' by Matt Haig
    Faber Academy | Creative Writing Courses
    Follow Kerry Downes on Instagram