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The Quack is a comedy personal blog featuring real-life facepalm moments & muddled observations told by British women's fiction author Mary Newnham. Visit TheQuack.blog Follow Mary on @marynewnhamwrites.
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On today's episode of the mini series, How to Author, I talk to romance novelist, Georgia Stone. (Friendship Fling, The Roommate Rule).
We talk about Georgia's journey from Bookstagrammer to self-publishing her first novel, to signing a book deal with Hodder. We discuss writing routines, building author communities, and using social media effectively. It's a bubbly conversation filled with tips and tricks to help any new author.
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In the first episode of the mini-series 'How to Author', I talk to best-selling novelist Fiona Gibson. ('The Woman Who Ran Away From Everything', 'The Full Nest', 'When Life Gives You Lemons'). We discuss Fiona's author journey, balancing family life, handling negative reviews, and her writing ticks. It's a lively conversation (lots of giggling) with solid advice for any writer.
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“'This isn’t happiness' is about a woman’s inner turmoil when the intimacy vanishes from a relationship…” *Puffs cigarette*
On this week's episode, I try my best to be cool as I launch my book, 'This isn't happiness', in Germany.
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In the lead-up to the launch of my debut novel, Amy Elman Doesn't Feel Sexy, I am asking three established authors for advice about the author life. Join me here on The Quack for the first episode of HOW TO AUTHOR—coming Monday, January 5th.
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"I, an adult, had made some characters in my head, and now I’m in a boardroom, having a professional discussion with another adult about them..."
It's Part 4 of the Story of Writing a Novel, and some remarkable things are starting to happen. Includes a failed therapy session and the creation of a Liverpudlian stripper.
(Note: there is some swearing in this episode. Also note, some dialogue has been exaggerated for creative purposes.)
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"We paused in front of the bed, where there was a display of red and white balloons." 🇫🇷🎈
I had my first romantic getaway in Paris. I was so concerned about discovering unflattering details about my new boyfriend that I had completely forgotten just how tricky I could be to travel with.
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I couldn't risk wasting time on real men when I had fictional men to worry about.
This week, we continue the story writing the book. This is the part where I try to get an agent and fail at dating — also known as 'The Cringe Era'.
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"I should have kids with names and a strong opinion on Peppa Pig, but somehow, at 34, I have found myself back in London..."
This week is about my move back to London as a 34-year-old. After leaving with a bad taste in my mouth at 26 (which inspired me to write a terrible poetry book), I never thought I'd come back to live in The Big Smoke, but here I am... maybe it's where I was supposed to be all along.
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"Oh, Mary, Mary, Mary, how do you expect to be a published author if you can't even score a high grade on a short story?"
This week on The Quack, we continue the series 'The Story of Writing a Novel.' I head back to university to do a Master's in creative writing. There is a drama involving my Metamorphosis book and a sharp learning curve about verbs.
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'That’s right, I thought in my haze, I have a boyfriend now.'
On this week's Quack, I celebrated my 34th birthday by taking my new boyfriend to his very first spa. Unfortunately, it was not the relaxing experience I had promised...
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This month has been a bit chaotic, so I will be returning on September 17th with more facepalm stories. Thank you guys! x
It seemed barbaric, and yet, she was so casual about it, as if she were demonstrating how to season a chicken.
With the help of Reddit reviews, I'm choosing my next birth control method. This episode also includes some seriously great ideas for male contraceptives.
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"It would be called Can of Worms. Sunday Times Bestseller list, here I come."
In this first episode of the series, I am going back to the very beginning when I attempted my first novel.
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I made the mistake of asking Dad, “But do billboards actually work?” I may as well have asked if Tottenham Hotspur was a synchronised swimming team.
This week is about growing up in an 80s advertising family and working out what my dad did for work.
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"The turnout was 50 girls and 10 terrified boys..."
This week is a flashback to my 2010 school prom...which wasn't anything like the ones in the movies.
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"I then remembered it wasn't football, so these grown-ups could be trusted not to punch each other in the face..."
I went to the rugby final on Saturday, which made me reflect on my football upbringing.
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“STOP! I LEFT THE CHEESE!” We twisted around and punted back to the boathouse to collect the cheese. 🧀
It's Hermione's birthday, and this year we all went punting in Oxford. I made the mistake of getting in the wrong boat....
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"I was biting into my vegetable kebab when I received a message from the Hinge bloke. I read the top line and rolled my eyes..."
It's been over a year since I've been on Hinge, but I'm now back on the dating horse. This is the story of my first online dating experience of 2025.
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"I did wonder, as I was walking around the Eiffel Tower in a red dress, whether, perhaps, I had watched too many movies..."
This week on The Quack, I reflect on the face-palm moments from my recent girls' trip to France. Includes a desperate scene of me trying to create a romantic moment by the Eiffel Tower, a game of charades with the Airbnb host, and an AI song about tariffs.
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"3 days into the challenge, I realised I wasn't the dazzling compliment giver I originally thought I was."
For Lent, instead of giving up cherry cola Tic-Tacs, I challenged myself to compliment 40 strangers in 40 days. Today, I have the results of how it went. (Not well).
Thank you for continuing to support. I have a few deadlines coming up, and so for now, The Quack will be coming out once a fortnight until life gets a little less crazy. On the plus side, I have some exciting novel news, which I will announce very soon. MN x
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