Yangsze Choo – How debut success changes future plans

Yangsze Choo’s debut novel ‘The Ghost Bride’, was released 10 years ago, and has been adapted by Netflix. Her follow-up ‘The Night Tiger’, was a BBC 2 ‘Between the Covers’ pick, a Reese Witherspoon Book Pick, and was selected for the UK’s Big Jubilee Read. She’s a New York Times bestseller.

Her 3rd novel in the last 10 years is ‘The Fox Wife’. Set in 1908 Manchuria, it weaves in folklore and myth, it’s a quest for love, and a murder mystery.

We discuss changes in her routine over the last 10 years, and why she takes her time, brooding over a low word-count. You can also hear how much impact the weather has., and how much debut success can affect what you follow up with. We chat about the tantalising prospect of streaming and film rights, how that changes how you plan future novels, and why we all think differently.

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