Harriet Evans: Reinvention, Identity, and the Joy of Writing

The Conversation with Nadine Matheson

Ever wondered how authors navigate their identities, genres and maintaining a writing career? Join me in conversation with Harriet Evans, the Sunday Times best-selling author, renowned for her heartwarming family dramas like 'A Place for Us' who is stepping into new territory with her latest work. Under the pen name Harriet F. Townsend, she unveils a thrilling twist in her career with 'D is for Death', a captivating cozy crime murder mystery.
From the complexities of the murder mystery genre to the challenges of ghostwriting for celebrities, we cover it all.
D is for Death
1935. Dora's on the first train to London, having smuggled herself out of the house in the middle of the night to escape her impending marriage. But unluckily for her, Dora's fiance is more persistent than most and follows.
As Dora alights at Paddington station, she is immediately forced to run from the loathsome Charles Silk-Butters. She ducks into the London Library to hide and it is there, surrounded by books, where she should feel most safe, that Dora Wildwood stumbles across her first dead body.
Having been thrown into the middle of a murder scene, it's now impossible to walk away. Indeed, Dora's certain she will prove an invaluable help to the gruff Detective Inspector Fox who swiftly arrives on the scene. For as everyone knows, it's the woman in the room who always sees more than anyone else: and no one more so than Dora herself...
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Capitole

1. The Evolution of Authorship in Publishing (00:00:00)

2. Discovering Writing Identity and Genre (00:12:45)

3. The Relationship Between Author and Reader (00:19:20)

4. Navigating Author-Publisher Relationships (00:30:25)

5. Balancing Authorship and Self-Care (00:42:50)

6. Navigating Authorial Responsibilities and Boundaries (00:50:49)

7. Exploring the Murder Mystery Genre (00:59:04)

8. Celebrity Authors and Content Creation (01:11:01)

9. Navigating Introversion and Extroversion (01:16:58)