Episode 12

Episode 12 - Christina Sweeney-Baird - The End of Men

Published on: 5th May, 2021

On the podcast today, Christina Sweeney-Baird, talks about her debut, The End of Men; a prescient debut about the effects of a virus that only kills males.

Not only did Sweeney-Baird write her debut before the pandemic hit, she also balances writing life with the demands of being a full time Corporate Litigation Lawyer. Christina tells us how she manages her time, and how an earlier manuscripts can act as training for subsequent drafts.

We also discuss the benefits of writing within a genre - how the specific rules of plot help as building blocks to a novel.

It's a jam-packed episode and The End of Men looks set to be the runaway hit of the summer - enjoy!

Due to wifi troubles, Christina's sound cuts out a couple of times, but it's so informative that it's 100% worth sticking with it.

Links

Letters To Camondo by Edmund De Waal

Nothing But Blue Sky - Kathleen MacMahon

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V E Schwab

The Handmaids Tale - Margaret Atwood

You can find Christina Sweeney-Baird on Instagram @christinasweeneybaird

Not Too Busy To Write at Bookshop.org

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Not Too Busy To Write
Writing amongst life's many other demands
Penny Wincer is not too busy to write. Except of course, sometimes she is too busy to write as much as she would like. Join Penny as she has conversations with other writers about writing, publishing and creativity whilst juggling all the demands on them such as motherhood, caring and other paid work.

Penny Wincer is the author of Tender (Hodder, June 2020), a mother of two, a non-fiction writing coach and an Australian and long-term resident of London. She’s currently writing her second narrative non-fiction book, Home Matters (July 2024) and working on her first novel.

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Penny Wincer is the author of Tender: The Imperfect Art of Caring (Hodder, June 2020) and is a single parent to two kids, one of whom is disabled. She is also a non-fiction book coach and an Australian and long-term resident of London. She’s currently writing her second non-fiction book and working her first novel.