New York Times bestselling author, Ashley Audrain, spoke to me about giving herself permission to write sh*tty first drafts, writing in public, and her second novel THE WHISPERS.
Ashley Audrain’s debut novel, The Push, was a New York Times, Sunday Times (London), #1 international bestseller, and a Good Morning America Book Club pick. It has sold in more than 40 territories, and a limited TV series is currently in development.
Her latest, The Whispers, is described as “ … a propulsive page-turner about four families whose lives are changed when the unthinkable happens – and what is lost when we give in to our own worst impulses.”
The New York Times Book Review wrote, "Expertly, subtly and powerfully rendered …. [The Whispers] delivers a sucker-punch ending you’ll have to read twice to believe.” And #1 New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune called it, “[An] electrifying … razor-sharp page-turner.”
Ashley Audrain previously worked as the publicity director of Penguin Books Canada, and prior to that, worked in public relations.
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In this file, Ashley Audrain and I discussed:
- Why she felt intimidated by writers while working in PR
- How to write claustrophobic, voyeuristic fiction
- Why she is drawn to the darker side of literature
- Tapping into the messiness of midlife ennui
- How to escape your kids
- And a lot more!
Show Notes:
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