“It just became untenable and something had to give. In fact, Stacey gave up her day job as a sub-editor on the magazine of a national newspaper only with the utmost reluctance, more than a year after landing her stellar book deal. Her second novel, The Foundling – also a bestseller – came out in 2020, and her third, Mrs England is to be published this summer. That novel – inspired by the 17th-century Pendle witch trials – went on to become the top-selling hardback debut novel of 2019, was a Richard & Judy pick and won a Betty Trask Award. Novelist Stacey Halls had every reason to ignore this directive, however, after signing a two-book deal for a six-figure sum in 2017 on the strength of her debut novel, The Familiars. “Don’t give up the day job” is the traditional advice given to those seeking to earn a living from writing.
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