In this next instalment of my novel MAKING HEADLINES, Rachel pushes forward with a plan to steer her career up the ladder, but will it pay off? As well, she discovers she might not have the stomach for some of the more traumatic stories TV reporters have to cover.
Rachel Bentley features on the cover page for the novel MAKING HEADLINES
Rachel does however make a decisive step in her relationship with Tim but we realize she’s holding another secret about her personal life very much under wraps.
Learn more in this latest audio instalment of MAKING HEADLINES.
Alan Fletcher plays many male characters in Chapter Two, including Rachel’s News Director boss, Tony Nielson, several characters from the sports department, Charlie – a news cameraman, a senior police officer and again, Rachel’s boyfriend Tim. Take a listen and let me know which one you like best!
It’s coming up to the TEN year anniversary of the publication of my first novel MAKING HEADLINES with Harper Collins. I must say I probably should have done more to publicize the book at the time, but self-promotion can be awkward – not to mention the fact that I felt slightly disappointed my labour of love had only made the grade as an e-Book. SO now I’ve decided to use this milestone to try something fun that might also help garner interest.
Keep in mind that while I DID, in the past, work as a TV journalist and newsreader, MAKING HEADLINES is definitely a fictitious book! While I had an Arts Degree and was a qualified journalist, I went ‘back to school’ after I left Channel Ten to study the art of novel writing at RMIT where I obtained by Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing. And of course, during my studies, we were told to write about what we know best for our first novel. So this is what I’ve done. The main character, Rachel Bentley, lives a much more outrageous life than Jennifer Hansen!
Each week, I’m going to read half or a third of a chapter (depending on the length of each chapter) and post it here on my website so you can listen to it – like you would an audio book. I’ll post it here as an audio file so you can easily play it in the background while you get on with other things.
I’ll start with a general introduction to the novel, but afterwards will just get on with reading the book. Not sure how I’ll go reading the more ‘spicy’ sections, but that might provide some amusement! So here goes!
A SHORT TEASER FOR MAKING HEADLINES:
Stay tuned for the first intalment from Chapter One next week!
CHAPTER ONE – PART ONE
AND HERE IT IS! The first half of Chapter One from my novel MAKING HEADLINES. This is where we meet the main protagonist – Rachel Bentley – who is navigating her way through some tricky developments in her personal life as well as some challenges in the newsroom at Network Six where she works as a TV reporter.
I’m also thrilled that hubby ALAN FLETCHER has agreed to read the male voices from the novel, making this officially his first acting role since NEIGHBOURS ended. He does a wonderful job too! I hope you enjoy listening to this and I’m keen to hear your feedback. You can leave a comment on my Blog or direct message me on Instagram. My Instagram handle is jenahansen.
