Not Too Busy To Write Huma Qureshi on fiction and borrowing from life
Award winning writer Huma Qureshi returns to the podcast to discuss her debut novel Playing Games, a story about two sisters, their very different ways of processing grief and the question over whether it's ok for a writer to take from real life. We talk about the challenges of moving from short to long form fiction, the pluses (and minuses) of having a two book deal and the pleasures of writing about a writer.
Huma is also a brilliant creative writing teacher and we discuss her style as a teacher and some of her favourite book recommendations for writers.
Playing Games is out Nov 9th
Links
Things We Do Not Tell The People We Love - Huma Qureshi
Huma's creative writing classes
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Recommended Books
American Wife - Curtis Sittenfeld
Help Yourself - Curtis Sittenfeld
Writers and Lovers - Lily King
Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri