Podcast Episodes

Flash and Nano Fiction with Charles Remington

Writer and editor Charles Remington joins Richie in the Writers' Toolshed to talk about nano fiction, a niche of flash fiction.

How do you write nano fiction? Where do you find ideas? Why should you …

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Making the Most of Self-Isolation

Coronavirus craziness has gripped the globe. How can writers make the most of all this free time?

In this episode, Richie discusses a few ways writers can help people in this time of great need, as we…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

How to Write Short Stories and Get Them Published

In this episode, Richie struggles to say hello, JM’s cats make a few guest appearances, and somewhere in between, we talk about short stories—why you should write them, how to write them, and how to …

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Historical Fiction with Paul Cunningham

In this episode, JM interviews historical fiction author Paul Cunningham. Paul is the author of the book "Contention," which details "the most chaotic year in Roman history" following the death of Ne…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Worldbuilding

In this episode, Richie and JM tackle a source of joy and frustration for perhaps every fantasy writer: world-building.

They discuss their favourite bits of advice on introducing those juicy world-bui…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Is The Novel Dead?

A few weeks back, Richie carried out a bit of research inspired by the comments of a professional book reviewer named Damien Walter. Walter argued that the novel is dead, that the decline in quality …

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

Twisting Fantasy Tropes

In this episode, we tackle fantasy tropes. How can writers twist conventional fantasy ideas to create unique and interesting angles? We look at a few examples and discuss some ways of finding origina…

Published on 5 years, 9 months ago

Medieval Settings in Fantasy

In this shorter episode, JM and Richie discuss a cliche they didn't get round to discussing in episode one: medieval settings in the fantasy genre. It's a hot topic amongst readers and writers at the…

Published on 5 years, 9 months ago

Fantasy Clichés

In our very first episode, we're looking at fantasy clichés. What are they? Why are they bad? How can you avoid them? How can you use them? We tackle the chosen one, wise old mentors, fantasy races, …

Published on 5 years, 9 months ago

The Promo

A brand new monthly podcast looking at all things writing, fantasy fiction, and building your author platform. Hosted by Richie Billing (https://richiebilling.com) and JM Williams (https://jmwilliams…

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago