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March 26, 2020
Tools for writers, Word, Scrivener, good old-fashioned paper – Ep 8 FREE podcast for writers
Welcome back to So You Want To Be A Writer! This episode, we delve into the various tools a writer might use. And not just for the writing – for research, developing characters and plots, keeping track of what’s what in your story world. And a few apps that can stop you frittering away too […]
March 25, 2020
Devising characters for your novel – Ep 7 FREE podcast for writers
What’s going to happen in your story? That might seem to be the key question. But there’s a question that’s even more important – who does it happen to? In today’s episode, we talk about how to devise characters for a novel. Characters who’ll create the most interesting story for your plot situation, characters who’ll […]
March 24, 2020
How to plan a novel – Ep 6 FREE podcast for writers
Today we’re talking about writing fiction. How do you plan a novel before you start the writing? What should you think about to write an effective plan? Why is it worth doing this instead of letting your imagination fly wherever it wants? How much leeway should you leave for spur-of-the-moment inspiration? What are some of […]
March 23, 2020
How to plan a non-fiction book – Ep 5 FREE podcast for writers
Books are big. They turn out better if you plan before you write! Many yonks ago, in my first publishing job, my role was to plan and commission how-to books, deciding content, researching what readers needed, briefing contributors, shooting down the troubles that inevitably arose. Since then, I’ve also worked on a lot of the […]
March 22, 2020
Introduction to self-publishing – Ep 4 FREE podcast for writers
Last time, Peter and I gave a beginner’s guide to traditional publishing. In today’s episode we’re giving a starter for self-publishing. A caveat! This show was recorded 5 years ago, August 2015, so some of our knowledge and discussions may appear a trifle quaint and out of date. However, the general trajectory of the self-publishing […]
March 21, 2020
How do you get your book out into the world? Q&A on getting published: Ep 3 FREE podcast for writers
The book that you created as files on your hard drive… eventually ends up between covers, sitting on a shelf or an e-shelf, perhaps next to other books you admire, ready to be read by strangers. Exciting! But how does it get there? That’s what we’re discussing today in episode 3 of So You Want […]
March 20, 2020
How, exactly, do you learn to write professionally? So You Want To Be A Writer – Ep 2 FREE podcast
This is probably the most F of FAQs – how do you learn the basics for writing professionally. Is it necessary to take courses? What about all the famous writers who we know just did it themselves, made stuff up and wrote it down, following their inner star. Courses are helpful, but the good news […]
March 19, 2020
Stuck at home? Completely FREE course to help you write your book – Ep 1 Starting writing
Hello! As the world gets strange and uncertain around us, we’re all turning more to creative, imaginative activities. So you might like this completely free resource – So You Want To Be A Writer, a show originally recorded for Surrey Hills Radio about writing, reading, booklife, publishing, self-publishing and everything else wordy. My co-host is […]
March 15, 2020
Memoir: how we write about ourselves – an interview with Peter Selgin @PeterSelgin
How do we write about ourselves? How do we write a memoir that will have value for others? How do we find the necessary level of truth, empathy and self-examination? How reliably are we remembering and does that even matter? What about the other people who are part of our story – how do we […]
March 10, 2020
Your first pages – 5 more book openings critiqued by a literary agent (and me!) at @Litopia
Last Sunday I guested again at Litopia, an online writers’ colony and community. Every week they have a YouTube show, Pop-Up Submissions, where five manuscripts are read and critiqued live on air by literary agent Peter Cox @agentpete and a guest, or sometimes two (this time we had PR agent Kaylie Finn @kaylie_finn ). The […]
