In this episode Jen talks to award-winning writer Liam Brown.

With a writing career spanning over a decade, Liam has lots of advice to give up and coming writers about keeping a writing routine, what its like to be considered both an "award-winning" writer and a "romantic novelist" after the commercial success of his novel Evergreens, as well as discussing his upcoming novel Fan Fiction and why it may be considered controversial, particularly by his previous employer!

Settle in for the first ever episode of the Prose and Pastries Podcast for conversations about writing, publishing and creativity.

You can buy Liam's novel Evergreens here: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/evergreens-what-if-you-could-stay-young-forever-what-if-you-never-had-to-grow-old-liam-brown/7415124?ean=9781915643834&next=t

Fan Fiction is due to be released by Orion Books in 2027

To find out more about Secret Writing Retreats day retreats and events for writers go to secretwritingretreats.co.uk

Thanks to Matt Dibbens at https://soundcloud.com/dibs-2 for the use of his music track Uncanny.

Prose and Pastries is a guest-led podcast about writing, publishing, and the long road to getting your work into the world.

In this trailer, I share my personal goal: to secure a literary agent and a traditional publishing deal and why I’ve created this podcast to learn from people who’ve already been there.

Each episode features honest, thoughtful conversations with published authors, literary agents, editors, and publishing professionals about what the publishing journey really looks like, from querying and rejection to book deals, confidence, and creative resilience.

Prose and Pastries is for writers who want clarity, courage, and companionship as they build a sustainable creative life.

Created by Jen from Secret Writing Retreats. New episodes coming soon.