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Ep. 117 - Adrian Tchaikovsky talks about his brilliant books, telling us all about his planning, worldbuilding and much more!
60 hours 29 mins; August 04, 2022
Ep. 116 - Lorraine Wilson talks about the distinction between literary and commercial fiction and whether it matters, the importance of setting and more!
52 mins; July 28, 2022
Ep. 115 - Victoria Selman talks changing agents, why she is a planner rather than a pantser, and hitting the bestseller lists with her fourth novel
53 mins; July 21, 2022
Ep. 114 - Janice Hallett talks about moving from screenwriting to novel writing with the smash-hit novel, The Appeal
52 mins; July 14, 2022
Ep. 113 - Chris Whitaker talks about writing We Begin At The End, how he took a very unusual route into writing and why he starts his books in the middle
61 hours 9 mins; July 07, 2022
Ep. 112 - Martha Wells talks about writing The Murderbot Diaries, how they saved her writing career, and more!
56 mins; June 30, 2022
Ep. 111 - Ed McDonald talks writing dark fantasy, why writers need to deal with rejection and more!
70 hours 11 mins; June 23, 2022
Ep. 110 - Jane Shemilt chats about swapping medicine for writing, whether writing courses help and more!
54 mins; June 16, 2022
Ep. 109 - Nicholas Meyer talks about writing for Star Trek, the influence of Sherlock Holmes on his work, and how to deal with notes from producers and editors
91 hours 17 mins; June 09, 2022
Ep. 108 - Rob Hart talks about using spec fiction to write about real world issues, editing in reverse and more!
52 mins; June 02, 2022
Ep. 107 - Sam Holland talks about writing serial killers, tells us how she plans her novels, and chats about her debut novel, The Echo Man
59 mins; May 26, 2022
Ep. 106 - Mary Kenney tells us about writing video games and playing the sandbox worlds of The Walking Dead and Spider-Man
61 hours 2 mins; May 19, 2022
Ep. 105 - Leroy Kincaide talks about storytelling and writing and directing his first feature film, The Last Rite
56 mins; April 14, 2022
Ep. 104 - Ben Aaronovitch tells us about swapping screenwriting for prose, where the idea for Rivers of London came from and more!
57 mins; April 07, 2022
Ep. 103 - Fonda Lee on waiting for that breakthrough novel as an author, the importance of authenticity in any story, what inspired Jade City and the rest of the Green Bone Saga and much more!
77 hours 57 mins; March 31, 2022
Ep. 102 - James Oswald talks about how self-publishing helped him sell 350k copies of his books and why he moved into trad publishing
55 mins; March 24, 2022
Ep. 101 - Georgia Pritchett talks about writing for The Thick of It, Veep, Succession and more!
65 hours 5 mins; March 17, 2022
Ep. 100 - Ian Rankin talks about his career, why Scottish crime fiction is so big and talks about taking on the task of co-writing a posthumous William McIlvanney book
62 hours 36 mins; March 10, 2022
Ep. 99 - Anna Mazzola talks historical fiction, the difficulties of writing across genres, prologues and more!
65 hours 17 mins; March 03, 2022
Ep. 98 - Will Carver talks about writing dark crime fiction, injecting humour and dealing with rejection as a writer
56 mins; February 24, 2022
Ep. 97 - Lilja Sigurðardóttir talks us about writing scandi noir, translations, Eurovision, and becoming the next Dan Brown
64 hours 6 mins; February 17, 2022
Ep. 96 - Tasmina Perry talks writing, pseudonyms and launching her own publishing imprint
86 hours 1 min; February 10, 2022
Ep. 95 - Chris Hammer
59 mins; December 30, 2021
Ep. 94 - Hugh Howey
78 hours 32 mins; December 16, 2021
Ep. 93 - Jon Ingold
73 hours 48 mins; December 09, 2021
Ep. 92 - Simon Beckett
47 mins; December 02, 2021
Ep. 91 - Joanne Harris
65 hours 46 mins; November 25, 2021
Ep. 90 - Catriona Ward
67 hours 13 mins; November 18, 2021
Ep. 89 - Dominic Nolan
56 mins; November 11, 2021
Ep. 88 - Blake Crouch
52 mins; November 04, 2021
Ep. 87 - Stuart Turton
65 hours 14 mins; October 28, 2021
Ep. 86 - Alan Johnson
49 mins; October 21, 2021
Ep. 85 - Tariq Ashkanani
66 hours 38 mins; September 09, 2021
Ep. 84 - Cate Quinn
67 hours 20 mins; September 02, 2021
Ep. 83 - Duncan Hamilton
47 mins; August 26, 2021
Ep. 82 - Abir Mukherjee and Vaseem Khan (The Red Hot Chilli Writers)
81 hours 22 mins; August 19, 2021
Ep. 81 - C Robert Cargill
83 hours 38 mins; August 12, 2021
Ep. 80 - Imran Mahmood
58 mins; August 05, 2021
Ep. 79 - Philip Gwynne Jones
43 mins; July 29, 2021
Ep. 78 - MJ Arlidge
63 hours 1 min; July 22, 2021
Ep. 77 - Caroline Hulse
60 hours 47 mins; July 15, 2021
Ep. 76 - The Desmond Elliott Prize Shortlist Nominees: AK Blakemore, Rebecca Watson, Eley Williams
90 hours 16 mins; June 30, 2021
Ep. 75 - Nina Allan
80 hours 13 mins; June 03, 2021
Ep. 74 - Holly Seddon
71 hours 4 mins; May 27, 2021
Ep. 73 - Nikki Smith
55 mins; May 20, 2021
Ep. 72 - David Nicholls
71 hours 9 mins; May 13, 2021
Ep. 71 - Helen O'Hara
73 hours 14 mins; May 06, 2021
Ep. 70 - Miranda Malins
67 hours 19 mins; April 29, 2021
Ep. 69 - DV Bishop
79 hours 21 mins; April 22, 2021
Ep.68 - Jeff VanderMeer
60 hours 16 mins; April 15, 2021
Ep. 67 - Charlie Jane Anders
70 hours 39 mins; April 08, 2021
Ep. 66 - Annalee Newitz
76 hours 51 mins; April 01, 2021
Ep. 65 - Margaux DeRoux
65 hours 28 mins; March 25, 2021
Ep. 64 - Peter Moffat
57 mins; March 04, 2021
Ep. 63 - Robert Dinsdale
54 mins; February 25, 2021
Ep. 62 - Helen Whitaker
60 hours 36 mins; February 18, 2021
Ep. 61 - Nick Hornby
70 hours 55 mins; February 11, 2021
Ep. 60 - Mari Hannah
70 hours 10 mins; February 04, 2021
Ep. 59 - Cherie Jones
63 hours 18 mins; January 28, 2021
Ep. 58 - Allie Reynolds
57 mins; January 21, 2021
Ep. 57 - Helen Lederer
53 mins; January 14, 2021
Ep. 56 - Sharon Bolton
57 mins; January 07, 2021
Page One Sessions - Laura Lam and Adrian J Walker
57 mins; December 31, 2020
Page One Sessions - Sarah Pinborough and Tim Lebbon
64 hours 11 mins; December 24, 2020
Ep. 55 - Jennie Fields
55 mins; December 17, 2020
Ep. 54 - Matt Ruff
69 hours 48 mins; December 10, 2020
Ep. 53 - Alex Garland
101 hours 10 mins; December 03, 2020
Ep. 52 - Daniel Abraham
86 hours 10 mins; November 05, 2020
Ep. 51 - Joe Abercrombie
71 hours 14 mins; October 29, 2020
Ep. 50 - Peng Shepherd
59 mins; October 22, 2020
Ep. 49 - Benjamin Dreyer
71 hours 46 mins; October 15, 2020
Ep. 48 - Cathy Bramley
56 mins; October 08, 2020
Ep. 47 - Owen Nicholls
68 hours 53 mins; October 01, 2020
Ep. 46 - Dirk Maggs
105 hours 24 mins; September 24, 2020
Ep. 45 - Ian Dunt
67 hours 36 mins; September 17, 2020
Ep. 44 - Lauren Beukes
61 hours 33 mins; September 10, 2020
Ep. 43 - Alastair Campbell
85 hours 57 mins; September 03, 2020
Ep. 42 - Stephen Graham Jones
55 mins; August 06, 2020
Ep. 41 - Paul Tremblay
65 hours 22 mins; July 30, 2020
Ep. 40 - David Quantick
59 mins; July 23, 2020
Ep. 39 - Joe Cornish
79 hours 43 mins; July 16, 2020
Ep. 38 - Adam Christopher
75 hours 26 mins; July 09, 2020
Ep. 37 - Tendai Huchu
68 hours 56 mins; July 02, 2020
Ep. 36 - Sheila O'Flanagan
50 mins; June 25, 2020
Ep. 35 - Chris Brookmyre
57 mins; June 18, 2020
Ep. 34 - Thomas Welsh
67 hours 44 mins; June 11, 2020
Ep. 33 - Alexandra Sokoloff
62 hours 42 mins; June 04, 2020
Ep. 32 - Alex De Campi
73 hours 50 mins; May 28, 2020
Ep. 31 - Laura Lam
65 hours 23 mins; April 16, 2020
Ep. 30 - Struan Murray
64 hours 1 min; April 09, 2020
Ep. 29 - Harriet Tyce
75 hours 6 mins; April 02, 2020
Ep. 28 - Neil Forsyth
68 hours 12 mins; March 26, 2020
Ep. 27 - M R Carey Returns!
59 mins; March 19, 2020
Ep. 26 - Christian Divine
77 hours 45 mins; March 12, 2020
Ep. 25 - Jonathan Whitelaw
64 hours 10 mins; March 05, 2020
Ep. 24 - Gareth L Powell
45 mins; February 27, 2020
Ep. 23 - Dave Cook
85 hours 22 mins; February 20, 2020
Ep. 22 - Sarah Pinborough
72 hours 58 mins; February 13, 2020
Ep. 21 - Richard Morgan - Part 2
61 hours 12 mins; December 15, 2019
Ep. 20 - Richard Morgan - Part 1
65 hours 48 mins; December 12, 2019
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