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Page One - The Writer's Podcast
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Drafting Notes - Are you a planner or a pantser? Is one method better than the other?
19 mins; November 20, 2024
Ep. 206 - Chloe C. Peñaranda on how she used TikTok to grow her fantasy loving audience
53 mins; November 14, 2024
Drafting Notes - Ep. 2 - How to deal with all the waiting in publishing
14 mins; November 13, 2024
Ep. 205 - Graham Bartlett on how he set up his crime writing consultancy business
64 hours 25 mins; November 07, 2024
Page One Extra - The Andromeda Award
33 mins; November 07, 2024
Drafting Notes Episode 1 - Reworking old drafts
14 mins; November 06, 2024
Ep. 204 - Crime author Harry Fisher on buying your rights back from a publisher
57 mins; November 01, 2024
Ep. 203 - John Connolly on selling cross-genre stories
63 hours 50 mins; October 24, 2024
Ep. 202 - Labyrinth author Kate Mosse on writing historical fiction and not worrying what publishers want
50 mins; October 17, 2024
Ep. 201- David Goodman shares how perseverance led to a publishing deal for his debut, A Reluctant Spy
64 hours 25 mins; October 10, 2024
Ep. 200 - Lee Child and Andrew Child on creating and writing Jack Reacher and handing over the legacy
93 hours 41 mins; October 04, 2024
Thank You - and the Next Chapter of Page One!
4 mins; September 27, 2024
Ep. 199 - Deborah Harkness on accidentally becoming a best-selling author
80 hours 6 mins; July 25, 2024
Ep. 198 - Mark Lawrence on writing fantasy epics without any planning
58 mins; July 18, 2024
Ep. 197 - Dan Malakin on honing his craft on short stories and how he constantly changes his writing process
67 hours 40 mins; July 11, 2024
Ep. 196 - Conn Iggulden on why he loves his characters and how his approach to historical fiction has changed
62 hours 30 mins; July 04, 2024
Ep. 195 - Ilaria Bernardini on writing in both Italian and English and the difference in novel and screenwriting
58 mins; June 27, 2024
Ep. 194 - Bloody Scotland Festival Director Bob McDevitt on organising literary festivals and the thorny subject of funding
57 mins; June 20, 2024
Ep. 193 - Gollancz Deputy publisher Gillian Redfearn on what catches her eye as an editor
53 mins; June 13, 2024
Ep. 192 - Literary Agents of the Year Becky Brown and Norah Perkins on why authors should think about their wills
54 mins; May 30, 2024
Ep. 191 - Literary agent Julie Crisp on the red flags she sees in query letters and more
43 mins; May 23, 2024
Ep. 190 - Literary agent John Baker on why he likes to take big swings as an agent
56 mins; May 17, 2024
Ep. 189 - Literary agent Jonny Geller on the importance of query letters and the role of an agent
55 mins; May 09, 2024
Ep. 188 - Literary agent Francesca Riccardi on how to hook an agent - and what to avoid!
44 mins; May 02, 2024
Ep. 187 - Kim Sherwood on having her dreams come true when being asked to write James Bond
74 hours 28 mins; April 25, 2024
Ep. 186 - Jasper Fforde on crafting unique worlds and daring himself to develop his ideas
66 hours 54 mins; April 18, 2024
Ep. 185 - Eliza Chan on the differences between short and long-form storytelling, and hitting The Sunday Time No 1 slot with her debut novel
55 mins; April 11, 2024
Ep. 184 - Gareth Brown on selling his huge debut hit, The Book of Doors, and why pragmatism and patience is so important as a writer
59 mins; April 04, 2024
Ep. 183 - Antony Johnston on the differences in writing for comics, books and video games
79 hours 14 mins; March 29, 2024
Ep. 182 - James Logan talks about his debut fantasy novel The Silverblood Promise
84 hours 1 min; March 22, 2024
Page One Extra - Agents Felicity Blunt and Gráinne Fox on the importance of literary book fairs
36 mins; March 12, 2024
Where have we been?!
2 mins; February 26, 2024
Christmas Special 2023 - Authors Nicholas Binge & David Goodman discuss their 2023 writing & reading highlights with us
105 hours 13 mins; December 21, 2023
Ep. 181 - Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey on writing with another author, why authors shouldn't be ashamed of making money and more!
62 hours 31 mins; October 26, 2023
Ep. 180 - Gareth Rubin on why he wanted to write a tête-bêche novel, why he loathes writing and more!
58 mins; October 19, 2023
Ep. 179 - Susan Lewis on writing 50 bestsellers, why screenwriting was her apprenticeship, and George Clooney's pot-bellied pig...
50 mins; October 12, 2023
Ep. 178 - Ian Moore tells us why he is happy to have left standup for novel writing, and discusses cosy crime and why his latest is a more serious crime story
46 mins; October 05, 2023
Ep. 177 - Caimh "CK" McDonnell on moving from stand-up to novel writing, and why he enjoys jumping between self-publishing and trad
72 hours 39 mins; September 28, 2023
Ep. 176 - RJ Barker on the worst writing advice he ever received and more
58 mins; September 21, 2023
Ep. 175 - Sunyi Dean on the fickleness of being an author and why she wants to raise the curtain on the publishing industry
51 mins; September 14, 2023
Ep 174 - Alexander Darwin on how to succeed in self-publishing and making the change to trad
62 hours 11 mins; September 07, 2023
Ep. 173 - Mark Edwards on how he made such a success of self-publishing, the ups and downs of a writing career and more
82 hours 0 mins; August 31, 2023
Ep. 172 - Lauren Beukes returns to talk multiverses, why AI is bad for writers and tells us about the growing South African literary scene
57 mins; August 24, 2023
Ep. 171 - Dean Koontz on writing twists and why writing across genres keeps things interesting as an author
60 hours 14 mins; August 17, 2023
Ep. 170 - Alasdair Beckett-King on the differences in writing comedy, video games and novels
68 hours 16 mins; August 10, 2023
Ep. 169 - Screenwriter and author Fflur Dafydd on switching between screen and novel writing, the difficulties of adapting her own work and more.
61 hours 5 mins; August 03, 2023
Ep. 168 - Graeme Macrae Burnet on breaking into novels late on, the huge impact of being Booker-shortlisted and more
70 hours 24 mins; July 27, 2023
Ep. 167 - Veronica Henry on moving from writing for TV to becoming a bestselling author and why deadlines are helpful
44 mins; July 20, 2023
Ep. 166 - Heidi Swain on finding a publisher before an agent, the joys of writing longhand and more!
50 mins; July 13, 2023
Ep. 165 - Jack Jordan talks moving from self-pub to trad and why thinking of how to pitch your book can be an important first step
64 hours 0 mins; July 06, 2023
Page One Extra - PR director Alison Barrow & author Premee Mohamed on how a publicity campaign helps a book's success
60 hours 17 mins; July 06, 2023
Page One Extra - Dr Strange screenwriter C Robert Cargill joins us to tell us why the writers strike is happening
39 mins; July 05, 2023
Ep 164 - Screenwriter and novelist Cole Haddon on how Hollywood nearly broke him and why he turned to novels
64 hours 5 mins; June 08, 2023
Ep. 163 - Nick Harkaway on turning ideas into stories, why Gnomon nearly broke him and why he wants to write a Star Wars movie
74 hours 9 mins; June 01, 2023
Ep. 162 - Juliet E McKenna on the importance of checking your book contracts, the resurgence of fantasy and sci fi fiction and more
71 hours 6 mins; May 25, 2023
Ep. 161 - Louise Swanson joins us to talk about the importance of grabbing the opportunities when they arise as an author
51 mins; May 18, 2023
Ep. 160 - Abigail Burdess on swapping comedy TV writing for dark thrillers and the importance of character consistency
63 hours 54 mins; May 11, 2023
Ep. 159 - Elliot Sweeney on writing hard-boiled crime and the assistance writing courses can give new writers
54 mins; May 04, 2023
Ep. 158 - Jen Williams on why planning can ruin the joy of writing, and why she is (temporarily) swapping fantasy for crime
73 hours 32 mins; April 27, 2023
Page One Extra - Screenwriter strikes, encouraging news for self-published authors - and are ebook prices good for writers?
53 mins; April 27, 2023
Ep. 157 - Nicholas Binge on his novel Ascension, and what really happens when publishers fight over your book
74 hours 49 mins; April 20, 2023
Ep. 156 - Stig Abell on how a love of crime fiction informs his writing and the importance of tactility in fiction
53 mins; April 13, 2023
Ep. 155 - Charlie Stross on writing cross-genre SF, why changes at publishers can affect even established writers, and more!
65 hours 53 mins; April 06, 2023
Ep. 154 - Anne O'Brien on the importance of research and accuracy in historical fiction
47 mins; March 09, 2023
Ep. 153 - Ayisha Malik on elevator pitches, ghost-writing, accepting your first draft will be bad, and more!
53 mins; March 02, 2023
Ep. 152 - Sarah Lee talks about using fiction as a teaching method, how journalism skills help her writing, and more!
44 mins; February 23, 2023
Ep. 151 - Ian Green on writing the stories you want to tell, worldbuilding and more
71 hours 22 mins; February 16, 2023
Ep. 150 - Ryan Cahill on how he made such a success of self-publishing
75 hours 5 mins; February 09, 2023
Ep. 149 - Louise Candlish on how modern tech changed crime stories, researching, and more!
61 hours 40 mins; February 02, 2023
Ep. 148 - Jane Harper talks about why Australia is the perfect setting for her books and the importance of execution over ideas
50 mins; January 26, 2023
Ep. 147 - Elle Connel (aka Lucy Ribchester) discusses the differences in writing historical crime fiction vs contemporary crime fiction
62 hours 5 mins; January 19, 2023
Ep. 146 - Tom Hindle talks locked room murder mysteries, red herrings and more!
59 mins; January 12, 2023
Ep. 145 - Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin talk about writing together and how creators can break the chokehold of big companies
59 mins; December 22, 2022
Ep. 144 - Jenny Bayliss talks about the importance of persistence in finding an agent, planning Christmas books and writing scenes out of order
46 mins; December 14, 2022
Ep. 143 - Karen Swan talks about her strict schedule of two books a year, idea generation and setting stories at Christmas
65 hours 54 mins; December 08, 2022
Ep. 142 - Kirsty Eyre talks about writing comedy, prize ceremonies, food puns and much more!
55 mins; December 01, 2022
Ep. 141 - Richard Swan talks self-publishing, becoming a debut author again and bestseller lists
87 hours 16 mins; November 24, 2022
Ep. 140 - Scott Lynch talks worldbuilding, planning, new Locke Lamora stories and much more!
90 hours 18 mins; November 17, 2022
Ep. 139 - Hollywood manager Bob Bookman talks about turning books into movies, including Jurassic Park and Silence of the Lambs
65 hours 23 mins; November 10, 2022
Ep. 138 - Editor David Downing talks about the process of developmental editing and working with authors to polish their stories
52 mins; November 03, 2022
Ep. 137 - Karen Sullivan, founder of Orenda Books, talks about how she selects books to publish and much more!
48 mins; October 27, 2022
Ep. 136 - Publishing Director of Viper Books Miranda Jewess talks about what she looks for when commissioning books and lots more!
50 mins; October 20, 2022
Ep. 135 - Literary agent Jamie Cowen talks about querying, synopses, working with authors on manuscripts and more!
52 mins; October 13, 2022
Ep. 134 - US literary agent Eric Smith talks about querying, author comps, and gives other hints and tips on getting your query right
41 mins; October 06, 2022
Ep. 133 - Literary agent Juliet Mushens talks about what she looks for in a query letter and more
45 mins; September 29, 2022
Ep. 132 - Adam Hamdy on how Judge Reinhold kickstarted his writing career, why he frontloads his planning, and why he wrote his latest novel, The Other Side of Night
57 mins; September 22, 2022
Ep 131 - Diana Reid talks about writing her debut bestseller in lockdown and the challenges of the second novel
41 mins; September 15, 2022
Ep. 130 - Gordon J Brown talks pseudonyms, crime fiction settings and the Bloody Scotland festival
59 mins; September 08, 2022
Ep 129 - Shauna Lawless talks about how an hour a day can be all you need to write and more
58 mins; September 01, 2022
Ep. 128 - Kasim Ali talks to us about writing without planning, the importance of representation in fiction and... vampires?!
62 hours 51 mins; August 25, 2022
Ep. 127 - Adam Simcox talks about using script-writing as a way to plan his novels and how he dealt with rejection during the submission process
62 hours 45 mins; August 18, 2022
Ep. 126 - Michael Spicer tells us how he created the world-famous Man in the Room Next Door sketches and more!
38 mins; August 13, 2022
Ep. 125 - Tom Lucy talks about getting into comedy at the age of 16, and tells us how he generates his ideas
25 mins; August 12, 2022
Ep. 124 - Amy Gledhill tells us why she tries to avoid writing when preparing her stand up shows
24 mins; August 12, 2022
Ep. 123 - Sunil Patel tells us why he always felt destined for comedy and talks about how he crafts his shows
23 mins; August 11, 2022
Ep. 122 - Jack Barry tells us why he became a comedian rather than a spy, and talks about the analytical process that goes into stand up
25 mins; August 11, 2022
Ep. 121 - Schalk Bezuidenhout on why he doesn't write out his jokes in advance, the differences between UK and South African stand-up and more!
29 mins; August 10, 2022
Ep. 120 - Tessa Coates discusses writing stand-up, creating talking TV mice with Greg Daniels and much more!
39 mins; August 10, 2022
Ep. 119 - Jessica Fostekew tells us about how she writes her brilliant stand-up shows
22 mins; August 09, 2022
Ep. 118 - Jacob Hawley talks about how he crafts his stand-up shows
28 mins; August 09, 2022
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