My Name is Yip with Paddy Crewe - JU169

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  <a href="http://bit.ly/JoinedUpiTunes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iTUNES</a>   <a href="http://bit.ly/JoinedUpStitcher" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">STITCHER</a>   <a href= "https://spoti.fi/2KhjnRS" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">SPOTIFY</a>   <a href= "http://bit.ly/JoinedUpOvercast" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">OVERCAST</a></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><a href= "https://joinedupwritingpodcast.wordpress.com/join-the-mailing-list/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here.</a></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>It’s episode 169 with Paddy Crewe author of gripping new debut novel, ‘My Name Is Yip’. I chat to Paddy about how Wallace and Gromit proved to be the unlikely inspiration for his protagonist, his approach to research and why he thinks you can’t take any shortcuts with the creative process.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Paddy was born in Stockton-on-Tees. After swapping a passion for Sport for a love of writing, he studied at Goldsmiths, University of London. His first novel, <em>My Name Is Yip, </em>is published by Penguin on May 5^th and available everywhere you can buy books.​</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><strong>Don’t forget – Joined Up is YOUR SHOW so keep <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/JUPodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">tweeting me</a>, leave your comments below, check out our <a href= "http://www.facebook.com/joinedupwritingpodcast" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook page</a> and the brand new <a href= "https://joinedupwritingpodcast.wordpress.com/join-the-mailing-list/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">newsletter and mailing list</a>. It’s totally free to sign up and you’ll get a FREE motivational PDF to download – ’10 Tips For Surviving NaNoWriMo, The First Dra