{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Runaway Train, with Ava Glass","description":"About Ava Glass: Ava Glass is a former civil servant and journalist who once worked closely with spies. She lives in the same town in the south of England as Christopher Steele. But this is, of course, a coincidence. She joined me on Uncorking a Story to talk about her career and latest novel, Alias Emma. In this episode, Mike and Ava discuss:&amp;nbsp;  Being captured by writing while living on the careening train of life.&amp;nbsp; Your first published book not being your first attempt at writing a book.&amp;nbsp; Surprises in the publishing industry.&amp;nbsp; Worrying too much and living the advice you would tell your younger self.&amp;nbsp;  Key Takeaways:&amp;nbsp;  Reading is not necessarily the path to being a writer, but it does help cultivate an active imagination.&amp;nbsp; Story ideas can come from anywhere - careers, television, news articles, travel, and so many more places. Keep your eyes and ears open and you will become inspired. You can learn a lot about yourself as you write fiction.&amp;nbsp; No chapter gets more rewritten than chapter one. You don\u2019t have to worry if it is awful, because it is just going to be rewritten.&amp;nbsp;  &quot;Making things up for a living is the ultimate indulgence of your inner child. I make up people; I make up stories. I tell stories to myself constantly. I feel like, in every book, I'm going to be telling stories to people. So that is the ultimate gift I could give my inner kid.&quot; \u2013 Ava Glass Buy Alias Emma Amazon: https:\/\/amzn.to\/3PtYFhW Bookshop.org: https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/54587\/9780593496794 Connect with Ava Website: https:\/\/www.avaglass.uk\/&amp;nbsp; Instagram:https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avaglassbooks\/ Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/AvaGlassBooks Connect with Mike Carlon: Website: https:\/\/uncorkingastory.com\/ Youtube:  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSvS4fuG3L1JMZeOyHvfk_g Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uncorkingastory\/ Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/uncorkingastory Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uncorkingastory LinkedIn:  https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/uncorking-a-story\/ ","author_name":"Uncorking a Story","author_url":"https:\/\/uncorkingastory.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24381252\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/136389537"}