Are you a women in your middle age? Then maybe you should write a novel about one.

Alexandra Potter has published dozens of romcoms about 20 year olds finding love during her two decades as a women's fiction author. However she recently took a big leap of faith in her writing by focusing on the experience of a middle aged woman and that feeling that your life just isn't how you planned. Her book, Confessions of a 40-something F*** up is now being turned into a TV series.

Hear why she made the change and her tips for writing comedy in this episode.

Resources mentioned: 

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott and Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert: 

Catch up with Alexandra via her website at https://www.alexandrapotter.com/ or via Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/alexandrapotter/

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