EP436: Dave Dawson — “Grammar Free in the UK”

Derek and Dave Philpott have been writing strange letters to famous musicians for ten years now, and getting even stranger ones back. Their first book, Dear Mr. Kershaw, became a cult hit and the follow-up Dear Mr. Pop Star was released by Unbound Publishing to more acclaim. And now they return with a Punk edition, Grammar Free in the UK, which is raising money for the charity Crisis. Dave tells us how these extraordinary projects came about, and how it first gained momentum when his dad saw how many Facebook friends he had and suggested, ‘Why not ask them for a tenner each?’

And in the extended version for Academy members and podcast Patrons, the Two Marks discuss using lyrics in fiction, letting go of your work, building communities and crowdfunding, Mr Stay almost forgets Oscar Wilde’s name, and much more!

WE DISCUSS…

How to wrangle pop stars
How to write in character and stay authentic
Quoting lyrics and how they got away with it…

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This Week’s Links:

Get a copy of Grammar Free in the UK here: https://grammarfreeintheuk.bandcamp.com/
Here’s the new edition of Dear Mr Pop Star:
https://amzn.to/3HBAwFe Amazon Worldwide
https://amzn.to/406zmc0 Amazon UK
Follow Dave and Derek on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/derek.philpott.1/
And Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/derek_and_dave_philpott/
Our episode with entertainment lawyers discussing using lyrics: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep032-legal-eagles-keith-mathieson-and-paul-joseph/
Karen Storey’s website… https://karenstoreyauthor.com/

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