Her handmade jewelry and digital art, including that used for the Tart Words Mary Stewart podcasts, is inspired by favorite books and authors. She writes fiction and nonfiction, reviews books for Publishers Weekly, edits the online journal Society 19, and works with authors to shape, publish, and market their work. Join me as I share tart bites, tart thoughts, and Tart Words. I talk to writers about their latest book and what inspires them chat with fellow author Suzanne Fox about what writers can learn from reading their favorite authors and share fast and easy recipes for anyone looking for a sweet treat. Please forgive any typos or grammatical errors.
Transcribed by Otter.ia Lightly edited by Linda.
Like this episode? Leave a review or rating! If the backstory you’ve put in isn’t needed right now, take it out be ruthless.
You may find the story works better in a different POV.īackstory – Think about what the reader needs to know at this point in order to understand the story world. POV – If you’re feeling stuck in your story, try changing the POV for several paragraphs or a page and see if that makes a difference. When you read the story, do you find it easy to keep track of the characters and the story arcs? Mary Stewart feeds the reader backstory in teaspoonfuls as the reader needs to know the information. When you read the story, do you like the immediacy that first person brings, or do you prefer books written in a different POV? Think about how different this would be in third person POV.
Madam, Will You Talk? is written in first person POV. It was first published in 1955 by Hodder & Stoughton and is now available in ebook editions. In this episode of Tart Words, Linda and Suzanne are discussing Mary Stewart’s book Madam, Will You Talk?, and how she uses POV (Point of View) and Backstory in this twisted tale of murder, betrayal, and love.
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