GBA 339 Lucy Ayrton

Published: July 25, 2018, 8:30 a.m.

b'In GBA 339 we get even better acquainted with Lucy. She talks about the process of creating her debut novel One More Chance; the writing process, getting it published and promoting it. She also talks about how skills picked up performing in spoken word Edinburgh Fringe shows have helped with all this, her journey as a writer and novelist, her interest in stories about mermaids, and lots of other things.\\n\\nOne More Chance is "Perfect for those who love gripping, contemporary, voice-driven drama and contemporary commercial women\'s fiction and suspense with an unusual edge."\\n\\nLucy plugs:\\n\\nOne More Chance:Trade Paperback/Digital/Audiobook:\\n\\nhttps://www.littlebrown.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9780349700212\\n\\nhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/One-More-Chance-Lucy-Ayrton/dp/0349700214\\n\\nDialogue Books:\\n\\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/mar/18/sharmaine-lovegrove-if-you-dont-have-diverse-workforce-wont-exist-dialogue-books-interview\\n\\nhttps://www.thebookseller.com/news/lovegrove-lead-new-inclusive-lbbg-imprint-dialogue-books-551496\\n\\nhttps://twitter.com/dialoguebooks\\n\\nI plug:\\n\\nMansplaining Masculinity: The Book https://unbound.com/books/mansplaining-masculinity/\\n\\nWhat About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity\\n\\nhttp://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/\\n\\nDown to a sunless sea: memories of my dad: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/down-to-a-sunless-sea-memories-of-my-dad-d1d2d3a61360\\n\\nThe Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/\\n\\nhttps://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-family-tree/id1113714688\\n\\nWe mention:\\n\\nStand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/\\nGetting Better Acquainted: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-69-lucy (this happened 6 years ago not 4 as Lucy said, maybe more than that tbh, we were both very different people then!)\\nLullabies to make your children cry: http://sabotagereviews.com/2013/07/01/lullabies-to-make-your-children-cry-by-lucy-ayrton/\\nThe Splitting of the Mermaid: http://sabotagereviews.com/2014/07/25/the-splitting-of-the-mermaid-by-lucy-ayrton/\\nHannah Gadsby: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jul/16/hannah-gadsby-trauma-comedy-nanette-standup-netflix\\nNanette: https://www.netflix.com/title/80233611\\nBen Aaronovich: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Aaronovitch\\nMarian Keyes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_Keyes\\n50 Shades of Grey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Shades_of_Grey\\nBrothers in Blood: https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9780349700281\\nDispatches - Syria\'s Disappeared: http://www.hddocumentary.com/channel-4-dispatches-syrias-disappeared-the-case-against-assad-2017/\\nWe Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062654618/we-crossed-a-bridge-and-it-trembled/\\nThe Surface Breaks: a reimagining of The Little Mermaid by Louise O\'Neill: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Surface-Breaks-reimagining-Little-Mermaid/dp/1407185535\\nThe Little Mermaid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid\\nHans Christian Andersen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen\\nAtargatis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atargatis\\nThe Mermaids and Mrs Hancock: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mermaid-Hancock-Imogen-Hermes-Gowar/dp/1911215728\\nOxford Shrunken Heads: https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/shrunkenheads\\nHuntarian Museum: https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums-and-archives/hunterian-museum/\\n\\nHelp more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review?\\n\\nFollow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!'