Charles Cumming: What It Really Takes to Become A Best Selling Spy Novelist

About this episode

James interviews bestselling spy novelist Charles Cumming about the journey of becoming a writer in the espionage genre.

Send us Fan Mail Calling all budding espionage writers… In this solo episode, James sits down with one of the most respected names in modern spy writing, Charles Cumming, author of the critically acclaimed Box 88 series - novels celebrated for their psychological depth, moral tension and razor-sharp realism. But this isn’t just a conversation about spy stories. It’s about beginnings. How does a spy novelist actually get started? What sparks the first book? How do you land an agent, secure a p...

People in this episode

Host: James

Guest: Charles Cumming

Topics covered

• spy writing
• novel beginnings
• literary agents
• psychological depth
• moral tension

Keywords

• spy novelist
• writing process
• literary career
• Box 88
• agent securing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Box 88

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