EP09: Joe Abercrombie | Dancing Naked in the Rain
Joe burst onto the fantasy scene in 2003 with his debut The Blade Itself. His books have climbed high up the Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, and he had some unusual advice for writers when we spoke to him at GollanczFest. ABOUT JOE: Joe Abercrombie is a British fantasy writer and author of […]
Continue readingEP08: NaNoWriMo & The Muddy Middle | Grant Faulkner
We are delighted to welcome NaNoWriMo’s Grant Faulkner back to the podcast in mid-November, where we discuss strategies for coping with the ‘muddy middle’. Those second-act blues where a storyteller can get completely lost or overwhelmed. ABOUT GRANT: Grant Faulkner is the Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month – aka NaNoWriMo, co-founder of the […]
Continue readingEP05: NaNoWriMo | How to Write 50,000 Words in Month | Grant Faulkner
Every November hundreds of thousands of writers start their annual challenge of writing 50,000 words in one month. It’s called NaNoWriMomo (National Novel Writing Month). We get to speak with executive Director Grant Faulkner in the hectic run-up to NaNoWriMo, who shares his tips for both first-timers and veterans who make up the world’s most incredible writing community and […]
Continue readingEP04: Joanne Harris | Chocolat & Sheds
Best known for her novel Chocolat, which sold well over a million copies and was made into a movie starring Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche, Joanne has written over twenty books, including Runemarks and Gospel of Loki, which were based on Norse legend. We spoke with her about writing, aspiration and sheds. The Podcast Click […]
Continue readingEP03: Million-Selling Indie Author | Shannon Mayer
From farrier to million-selling indie author, USA Today bestseller, and writing machine, Shannon bestows wisdom, inspiration, and a quote that we want on t-shirts and bumper stickers. PODCAST Click to Tweet: @TheShannonMayer Your muse is your bitch! You have to make it work for you #amwriting @bestsellerxp Thanks for listening and joining us. Have some feedback […]
Continue readingEP02: Bestselling Editors | Sam Eades & Juliet Ewers – Orion Books
Ian Rankin, Neil Gaiman, Michael Connelly have worked with them and now they get us cornered. Juliet Ewers and Sam Eades are commissioning editors at the Orion Publishing Group. They explain just what an editor does, the common mistakes that writers make, and give us a big slap of a reality-check. PODCAST Click to Tweet: […]
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