Why Plot Comes Last (and Other Cozy Crime Secrets) with Fliss Chester
What if plot was the last thing on a mystery writer’s mind? In this episode of Ray of Light, Eleanor Ray sits down with cozy crime author Fliss Chester to talk about her brand new series set in Cornwall, beginning with Murder in a Cornish Tea Shop — out now! Fliss shares how setting and…
What Makes an Editor Say Yes — with Phoebe Morgan | Ray of Light Podcast
What does it really take to get a top editor’s attention — and keep it past the first page? Phoebe Morgan is a fiction publisher at Simon & Schuster and the author of five psychological thrillers, so she knows what it’s like on both sides of the submission email. In this episode, Phoebe pulls back…
All Her Fault Author Andrea Mara on Crime Writing, TV Adaptation & the Stories We Tell About Mothers
“Sarah Snook is going to play the lead.” That’s the email that changed everything for bestselling crime novelist Andrea Mara. In this episode of Ray of Light, Andrea shares her journey from writing thrillers about motherhood’s deepest fears to watching her novel All Her Fault become a TV series starring Sarah Snook (Succession) and Dakota…
See the Stars is out in paperback today!
I’m very happy to share that See the Stars is out in paperback today ✨ This is a book very close to my heart — a gentle, hopeful story about burnout, belonging, and finding your way back to the things that once lit you up. It’s been described by readers as “pure magic” and “a heart-warming hug of a book”, and…
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