Joanna Nadin's guest appearances

Joanna Nadin

The Bestseller Experiment

Podularity Books Podcast

In the Reading Corner

Spieling The Beans

Prepublished

Hétvezérségek

Karen Ball

Adele Geras

David Gaughran

Tina Dietz

Ayisha Malik

Peter Rabbit

Bryan Cranston

Andrew Chapman

Noam Chomsky

Sarah Mills

Jennie Nash

James Swallow

Darren Hardy

Samuel Johnson

James Oswald

OwlTail

Jo is the author of the Penny Dreadful series and the Rachel Riley books, and we discuss the importance of funny books for children, and her tips on how to write them. I think her partnership with Chris Hoy and the illustrator Clare Elsom in the Flying Fergus series is the model for celebrity publishing, so listen out. It can be done well!  We discuss the habit of writing, the accountability of Zoom writing sessions in lockdown – highly recommended, even now – and getting your book made into a BAFTA-winning TV show. Does it change your life? Am I talking to Jo as she lounges by her pool in the South of France? What are the average hourly earnings for writers, by the way?  When we spoke, Jo’s latest adult novel, The Talk of Pram Town, was about to be launched. I absolutely loved this book. It’s set between the 1980s of the royal wedding, and the late 1960s, telling the story of Jean, her runaway daugther Connie and her daughter Sadie. When Connie dies, Jean takes her granddaughter back to Harlow in Essex, where Connie grew up. I think of it as a story of Essex, sex and secrets. It’s heartbreaking and funny and true. Jo’s prose is brilliant and her dialogue is spot on. It didn’t get the launch it deserved because of lockdown, so do look out for it. Links: Jo's website: https://joannanadin.com Bath Spa MA for writers for children and young adults: https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/courses/pg-writing-for-young-people/ Bristol University MA Creative Writing: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/2021/arts/ma-creative-writing/ Jo All Alone TV series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8047424/ Lollies book awards (for laugh out loud books): https://shop.scholastic.co.uk/lollies. Be Amazing! An inspiring guide to being your own champion by Sir Chris Hoy: https://www.waterstones.com/book/be-amazing-an-inspiring-guide-to-being-your-own-champion/sir-chris-hoy/9781406394733 Jo and Sir Chris Hoy talking about writing the Flying Fergus series together: https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-on-demand/chris-hoy-and-joanna-nadin Into The Woods by John Yorke: https://www.waterstones.com/book/into-the-woods/john-yorke/9780141978109 The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-science-of-storytelling/will-storr/9780008276973 The Bestseller Experiment podcast with John Yorke as guest: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep034-into-the-woods-with-john-yorke/ 

Jo is the author of the Penny Dreadful series and the Rachel Riley books, and we discuss the importance of funny books for children, and her tips on how to write them. I think her partnership with Chris Hoy and the illustrator Clare Elsom in the Flying Fergus series is the model for celebrity publishing, so listen out. It can be done well!  We discuss the habit of writing, the accountability of Zoom writing sessions in lockdown – highly recommended, even now – and getting your book made into a BAFTA-winning TV show. Does it change your life? Am I talking to Jo as she lounges by her pool in the South of France? What are the average hourly earnings for writers, by the way?  When we spoke, Jo’s latest adult novel, The Talk of Pram Town, was about to be launched. I absolutely loved this book. It’s set between the 1980s of the royal wedding, and the late 1960s, telling the story of Jean, her runaway daugther Connie and her daughter Sadie. When Connie dies, Jean takes her granddaughter back to Harlow in Essex, where Connie grew up. I think of it as a story of Essex, sex and secrets. It’s heartbreaking and funny and true. Jo’s prose is brilliant and her dialogue is spot on. It didn’t get the launch it deserved because of lockdown, so do look out for it. Links: Jo's website: <a href="https://joannanadin.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://joannanadin.com</a> Bath Spa MA for writers for children and young adults: <a href="https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/courses/pg-writing-for-young-people/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/courses/pg-writing-for-young-people/</a> Bristol University MA Creative Writing: <a href="http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/2021/arts/ma-creative-writing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/2021/arts/ma-creative-writing/</a> Jo All Alone TV series: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8047424/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8047424/</a> Lollies book awards (for laugh out loud books): <a href="https://shop.scholastic.co.uk/lollies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://shop.scholastic.co.uk/lollies</a>.  Be Amazing! An inspiring guide to being your own champion by Sir Chris Hoy: <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/be-amazing-an-inspiring-guide-to-being-your-own-champion/sir-chris-hoy/9781406394733" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.waterstones.com/book/be-amazing-an-inspiring-guide-to-being-your-own-champion/sir-chris-hoy/9781406394733</a> Jo and Sir Chris Hoy talking about writing the Flying Fergus series together: <a href="https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-on-demand/chris-hoy-and-joanna-nadin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-on-demand/chris-hoy-and-joanna-nadin</a> Into The Woods by John Yorke: <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/into-the-woods/john-yorke/9780141978109" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.waterstones.com/book/into-the-woods/john-yorke/9780141978109</a> The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr: <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-science-of-storytelling/will-storr/9780008276973" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-science-of-storytelling/will-storr/9780008276973</a> The Bestseller Experiment podcast with John Yorke as guest: <a href="https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep034-into-the-woods-with-john-yorke/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep034-into-the-woods-with-john-yorke/</a>

#30 Talking about the habit of writing with Joanna Nadin

My guest this week is Dr Joanna Nadin. Starting out as a journalist, she soon entered the world of politics, working in Downing Street helping craft Blair’s speeches. She then turned to novel writing and has since become a hugely prolific, multi-award-winning author. Predominantly writing books for children and young adults, she's been shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Prize, the Carnegie Medal, and the Queen of Teen award along with winning many more. One of her novels, Joe All Alone, was recently adapted for the screen by the BBC and has subsequently won a BAFTA and been nominated for an Emmy. On campus at Bath Spa University, where she also works as a lecturer in Creative Writing, our conversation covered how writing a speech is like writing a novel, how you turn dry subject matter into a compelling narrative, what Roald Dahl was like to meet in person, the other side of spin, and how good rhetoric can alter neurological chemistry.

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Joanna Nadin has written over 70 award-winning books for children and adults and recently inspired Mr. Stay to completely re-write his middle-grade children’s book. She shares a flood of amazing writing tips with us and tells us why she loves to make readers cry. To support the show, check out bestsellerexperiment.com/support Our novel Back To […] The post EP150: Joanna Nadin – The Queen of Bloody Everything appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment.

Joanna Nadin has written over 70 award-winning books for children and adults and recently inspired Mr. Stay to completely re-write his middle-grade children’s book. She shares a flood of amazing writing tips with us and tells us why she loves to make readers cry. To support the show, check out <a href="http://bestsellerexperiment.com/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bestsellerexperiment.com/support</a> Our novel Back To […] The post <a href="https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep150-joanna-nadin-the-queen-of-bloody-everything/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP150: Joanna Nadin – The Queen of Bloody Everything</a> appeared first on <a href="https://bestsellerexperiment.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bestseller Experiment</a>.

EP150: Joanna Nadin - The Queen of Bloody Everything

My daughters, Livi and Abby, interviewed Joanna Nadin (far right below, with fellow authors after the Queens of Teen event) before her talk at the Bath Children’s Literature Festival last month. Click here to listen to the interview. [9:56]

Joanna Nadin – Queen of Teen