LWW-6: What are the biggest challenges and the greatest joys of being a full-time writer? - a podcast by Lesbians Who Write

Welcome to episode six of Lesbians Who Write, where Clare & TB riff on many topics, including the major one: what are the biggest challenges and the greatest joys of being a full-time writer?



First up, they chat about their weeks. Clare reveals she spends an inordinate amount of time every day trying and failing to get tickets for theater and football. It's a sad state of affairs. However, she did manage to get some tickets to see a musical this week, so all was not lost. Plus, she launched her new second-chance romance You're My Kind and it's doing kinda well, so hurrah!



TB reveals she's started work on a new series that she's writing with Clare and Harper Bliss. Set in the sleepy Cotswolds, the series will feature three books to start, one by each author, and all the characters will live in the same village and know each other. They're being written now, so expect them to drop in June/July. Exciting!



TB then reveals her greatest joys of the day job. First, being her own boss. Although she does still shout at herself for being stupid sometimes. Second, when her writing touches readers, that makes things all worthwhile. Third, she's fulfilling her childhood dream of being a writer. All pretty epic joys! Clare echoes those and reveals she never thought she'd be a fiction writer because someone once told her she wouldn't be much good at it and she believed them. Not anymore!



Challenges include when friends and family ask when you're going to write “a real book” (ie: without so many lesbians). Also, they discuss the difficulties of navigating the work/life balance and getting enough exercise and veg for a healthy lifestyle. But TB reveals she's taken a (green) leaf out of Clare's book and is now walking and eating veg like a ninja. Score!



Plus, Clare reveals she doesn't own pajamas. TB is outraged.

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