Episode 8

Lindsey Kelk on writing Romantic Comedies

Published on: 14th December, 2022

Lindsey Kelk is a Sunday Times bestselling author of over 20 novels. Her latest The Christmas Wish is a hilarious and delightful time loop story set during a family Christmas. Lindsey and I chat about subverting Hallmark movie tropes, being a full time novelist in a much maligned genre and the realities of being working class in the publishing industry.

The Christmas Wish is a joy and is out now in hardback.

Links

The Christmas Wish - Lindsey Kelk

The Change - Kirsten Miller

Her Majesty's Royal Coven - Juno Dawson

Book Lovers - Emily Henry

This Time Tomorrow - Emma Straub

Book Proposal Group January 2023 - pennywincerwrites.com/bookproposalgroup

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You can find Lindsey on instagram - @lindseykelk and on Twitter @LindseyKelk

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Penny on Instagram - @pennywincer

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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

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.