This week Michelle is joined by Genevieve Wheeler, author of the hugely successful book, Adelaide. Genevieve’s book touches on mental health, romance, grief, love, relationships, trauma, friendships, and so much more. This is a book that is relatable, heartbreaking, beautiful and thought provoking all at once, and we are so excited for you to hear how this story came about from Genevieve herself. She tells us all about how she got into writing, how the story was born, her connection to London where the book is set, and what it feels like to have such a successful first novel. Genevieve is such a wonderful human being, and you will not want to miss this conversation with this amazing new author.
In This Episode, Michelle Talks About
- Genevieve’s journey to releasing her debut novel
- Genevieve’s connection to London
- How it feels to have such a successful first novel
Genevieve’s journey to releasing her debut novel
Genevieve tells us about how she had started her career by doing some freelance writing, and always had the dream of one day writing a book but just didn’t know what story she would tell. She had written a freelance article about an Instagram influencer which got the attention of an editor who approached Genevieve to write a proposal based on Instagram culture, but after that book didn’t get picked up, she used her own experiences and some real-life aspects from a crazy year to pour her heart into what has now become a huge success, Adelaide.
Genevieve’s connection to London
How it feels to have such a successful first novel
Genevieve shares with us how surreal and wonderful it feels to have people reading and connecting with her book and Adelaide, and how she finds it hard to wrap her head around since there is so much of herself in the book. She also talks about all the wonderful messages she receives from people who reach out to her telling her how they connected with it and how much it meant to them. She tries to respond to them all as much as she can, because she feels like it is such a gift for someone to take the time to read it, enjoy it, and feel compelled to reach out. It’s such a lovely gesture.
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