Episode 33 In Conversation with Philippa East

Philippa East grew up in Scotland and originally studied Psychology and Philosophy before training as a Clinical Psychologist. She writes psychological thrillers / psychological suspense novels, and her debut Little White Lies was longlisted for the Guardian's "Not-The-Booker" prize and shortlisted for the CWA Dagger for best debut of 2020. Her further novels include Safe and Sound, I’ll Never Tell, and A Guilty Secret. Philippa lives in Lincolnshire with her spouse and cat, and continues to work as a psychologist and therapist. What you can expect in this episode:11:00 - failing as a writer, even when we do everything right18:00 - Writing on brand, building a reputation and a profile as a writer21:00 - Here's where we get into editing26:40 - A first draft of a manuscript on paper can look exactly the same as a completely finalised manuscript30:00 - Structural edits43:00 - The editorial letter with the editors thoughts on your novel47:00 - Tech tip: be sure to save the original document with a new name to work on with your edits53:00 - It's a collaboration - your editor has your best interests at heart1:00:30 - Failing better and the rungs on the ladderPhilippa's booksLittle White Lies (Feb 2020)Safe and Sound (Feb 2021)I’ll Never Tell (Jan 2023)A Guilty Secret (coming Feb 2024) - available to pre-orderPhilippa's Twitter TutorialsPhilippa's editing thread on TwitterPhilippa's Story Grid thread on Twitter - and you can also search #PhilippasTutorialsPhilippa's social media linksTwitter: https://twitter.com/philippa_east (@philippa_east)Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philippa.east.7/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philippa_east_author/ (@philippa_east_author)YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGmuYBbitKjO2yhfGSR4SgQPhilippa's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philippa-East/e/B07S3JQDGKStory Grid - Podcast, (Podcast episode 1 on Apple) Twitter, Support the showJoin me on Substack - here - for more insights into writing and being published, as well as mindset tips and tools. You can subscribe to get access to much more from me, including workshops and coaching.If you would like to show your love for the podcast, please consider buying me a coffee through BuyMeACoffee.com. This gives you an opportunity to make a small, one-off donation - you are not committed to regular payments. Making the podcast earns me no money, and in fact costs me a fair bit, but I do it for the love, and because I have such fun talking with wonderful authors. Even if you can't afford to buy me a coffee, simply letting me know that you love the podcast means a lot to me. Please take a moment to leave a star rating, write a review, or share the episode with others you know who will benefit from listening in, or you can tag me in social media when you share an episode that you love with your followers.My website is http://www.zoerichards.co.uk where you can discover how you can work with me, and you can find me on TwiX and Instagram as @zoerichardsukAnd finally my debut novel, Garden of Her Heart, is out now and you can buy your copy here.Happy writing, and may the wo...