S14: Ep 1: From Tabloid Newspapers to Bestselling Author of Saga Fiction: Nancy Revell

Nancy, whose real name is Amanda (she writes under a pseudonym) claims she was a little annoying at school. But it was this curiosity and spirit that took her into the world of tabloid journalism where she worked on huge investigations for papers like the News of the World.But then life took Amanda along a path she didn’t expect. Her husband was diagnosed with a head and neck cancer and at the same time she found herself on her own IVF journey.Amanda used writing to help her (and others) navigate this hugely difficult time - using her humour and thoughts in a column about her experience. She had no idea this was going to take her to the world of fiction and writing saga novels.Her Shipyard Girls books have sold more than half a million copies and have reached No. 2 on the Sunday Times Bestsellers list.In this conversation we discuss:What it was really like working for tabloids like The News of the WorldWhat happened when Amanda and her husband had to face a cancer diagnosis and IVF at the same timeWhy we can never be sure where life will take us, but why Amanda believes it’s essential we all know what we really love.Amanda is open, brave and funny in this conversation, I felt like I’d known her for years. I hope you’ll love meeting her as much as I did. To learn more about Amanda and her Nancy Revell books you can find her here: https://amandarevellwalton.co.uk/To learn more about my books and to join my Next Chapter community (and I would SO love that!) you can find me here https://www.elliebarkerwrites.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.