Jennie Fields, author of 'Atomic Love' - Spy drama writer talks about bending genre, keeping track of tenses, and getting started late.

Jennie Fields' 5th novel is 'Atomic Love', it's a twisting spy drama with a side of romance set in 1950's Chicago. It tells the story of Rosalind, a worker on the Manhattan Project, who is recruited to the CIA. We chat about how she brought such an evocative era to life, bending the rules of the spy genre. You can hear how the idea came from her family history, and things she discovered about her mum and the Manhattan Project.We talk about the luxurious writing room she has, why she gets started late in the day, and how much she knows about a novel before she gets to work on it.To grab a copy of 'Atomic Love', click here - https://amzn.to/3knnIUKThis episode is supported by the new book from Steven Butler and Steven Lenton. To get the 4th novel in the 'Nothing to See Here Hotel' Series, 'The Fiend of the Seven Sewers', click here - https://amzn.to/3oiBlXWPlease do support us on Patreon - patreon.com/[email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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