Meet Kristen Bailey, author of 10 books, including stand-alone novels Sex Ed, the RNA Romantic Comedy Award nominated Great Sexpectations, and her latest release, Five Gold Rings. We chat about becoming an author, the perception versus the reality of writing for a living, and the imposter syndrome that success doesn't banish.

Learn the true ups and downs of being an author, the sometimes brutal nature of book publishing, and the joy of hearing fans engage with your work.

Get to know Kristen better with our New2theScene presenter, and receive an insight into juggling the raising of a family with writing to deadlines... whilst earwigging!

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Contains references to adult content.