Gemma Tizzard
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@gem_tizz
Marketing bod. Writer. Reader. Extra in the movie of your life. (She/Her) Rep’d by @juliasreading Debut novel @headlinepg GRACE OF THE EMPIRE STATE out now.
Switched it up from novel writing and today I finished the first draft of my first feature length screenplay. Woooo! Just out here, doing the thing, trying to make @Massawyrm (and myself) proud. 😎
“It’s not a job for the faint of heart, or the impatient. But for those of us with brains that crave this kind of work, it is bliss.” @gem_tizz breaks down the challenges (and rewards) of researching for historical fiction. lithub.com/gemma-tizzard-…
#GraceoftheEmpireState by @gem_tizz is out soon on 28th January 2025 from @headlinepg - Grace O'Connell, a show dancer, takes her twin brother's place as a steelworker on the Empire State Building, disguised as him, to support their family. #BookTwitter amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D8FKDX5V
#GraceoftheEmpireState by @gem_tizz is a wonderful story of courage, sacrifice, resilience and love set against the perils of depression-era New York. Heart-warming, romantic, and on times utterly nerve-wracking, I loved every minute of it! Out 28/1/25 @headlinepg @SheriseHobbs
10 years ago I was still stuck in the query trenches (lost & confused). Here’s a few things I’ve learned about writing/publishing in the past decade 🧵 1. Resilience. Rejection is part of the job. It gets easier. It’s not that your work isn’t good it’s that it isn’t a good fit.
