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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a woman at the start of a midlife crisis needs a creative project. So writer, journalist and broadcaster Harriet Minter is writing a book…..
A “chick-lit” novel (don’t worry, we’ll be discussing that term).
A genre that is both critiqued and loved in equal parts.
Join Harriet for the writing journey, as she navigates story arcs, character traits and plots. In every episode you’ll hear from authors who have been there and done it and friends who can help crack problems that Harriet has been dealing with in her novel that week.
How do you tackle the seemingly mammoth task of writing a book to create a compelling, funny, emotive, heartwarming page-turner?
A Truth Universally Acknowledged is here to find out.
A “chick-lit” novel (don’t worry, we’ll be discussing that term).
A genre that is both critiqued and loved in equal parts.
Join Harriet for the writing journey, as she navigates story arcs, character traits and plots. In every episode you’ll hear from authors who have been there and done it and friends who can help crack problems that Harriet has been dealing with in her novel that week.
How do you tackle the seemingly mammoth task of writing a book to create a compelling, funny, emotive, heartwarming page-turner?
A Truth Universally Acknowledged is here to find out.
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
37 minutes
English
United States
15 episodes
since Nov. 16, 2021
episodic
explicit content
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All hail the queen, Marian Keyes.
Brace yourself it’s going full fan-girl in this week's episode as Harriet is joined by Author (and fellow Marian fan) Kate Leaver.
Rachel’s Holiday by Marian Keyes is one of Harriet’s all-time favourite books, it’s adored by many and could be considered the …
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This week the tables are turned, and Harriet gets her fair share of questioning!
Joining Harriet this week is prolific author Dorothy Koomson. Dorothy has written an incredible 17 books and as you’ll hear - she does NOT write books she isn’t wholly passionate about.
Dorothy gives Harri…
“You take something good and make it really dark.”
A fellow Harriet is joining Harriet on this week’s A Truth Universally Acknowledged! Harriet Tyce writes crime fiction novels. She wrote her first book “Blood Orange”, which was a big hit, as a result of her MA in crime writing.
In thi…
From blog to book, how “Yinka” came into being.
Lizzie Demilola Blackburn is a first-time author with her debut novel “Yinka Where is Your Husband?” out on 31st of March. Lizzie first created her main character on her blog and tells Harriet about the benefits of entering writing competitions. …
“It’s fucking rude not to give the reader a happy ending”
In this episode of A Truth Universally Acknowledged Harriet talks to Author Sarra Manning.
The pair discuss the need for a good romance novel in the world today and why people aren’t as damning towards men, who are at the end of the day, al…
“Comedy is the glue that holds the pain together”
Joining Harriet in this episode is Ayisha Malik, described as “one of the most exciting authors writing today”.
Harriet and Ayisha discuss how they have both felt the need to write a wonderfully “literary” novel and why this pressure exists ov…
"Loss is the price we pay for love."
Helen Paris is a theatre maker and author, her latest book Lost Property is "a portrait of loss in all its forms" for which she took on work experience at Baker Street's lost property building learning about the items which line the walls and stories they hold, …
Why do we write?
That’s one of the many questions host Harriet Minter is exploring in the second series of A Truth Universally Acknowledged. In this first episode, Harriet is joined by Writer and Broadcaster Christina Patterson, Christina’s latest book “Outside The Sky Is Blue” is a lif…
“I had to decimate the idea in my head that happiness is dependent on being in a relationship.”
Harriet is ending on the topic that started the podcast in a very satisfying full-circle moment (it’s like she’s been thinking about plot or something?!) Why is women’s fiction so overlooked? She is join…
How can you be creative when life gets in the way; emotions are high and you’re just not in the right headspace?
Amanda Prowse wrote her first book at 43 after recovering from cancer. In this episode, Harriet and Amanda examine how “the right time” never really exists and how women are often …
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