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Bella Obsorne, author of 'The Promise of Summer' - Romantic writer talks about how characters meet genre, about busy years, and NaNoWriMo
Season 1 Episode 186
Bella Osborne has had a busy year. In the last 3 months, she's had 2 different books out with 2 different publishers.
'The Promise of Summer' is a ro…
4 years, 3 months ago
Alex Michaelides, author of 'The Maidens' - Critically acclaimed writer discusses following up on success, pushing through at a low point, and discovering he wasn't a screenwriter.
Season 1 Episode 185
Alex Michaelides is the only ever UK debut writer to go straight in at number 1 on the New York Times Bestseller list. His novel, 'The Silent Patient…
4 years, 3 months ago
Paul Rudnick, author of 'Playing the Palace' - Screenwriter discusses changing the script on set, writing for your heroes, and the precious writing space.
Season 1 Episode 184
Paul Rudnick is an acclaimed Hollywood scriptwriter. He's worked on 'Addams Family Values', 'The Stepford Wives' and the 'Sister Act' movies. Now, he…
4 years, 4 months ago
Random Routine - Critically-acclaimed author Bridget Collins runs us through her space and day
Season 1 Episode 183
A few years ago, Bridget Collins came on the show to talk us through her novel, 'The Binding'. It was a huge, genre-defying success, and she's gone o…
4 years, 4 months ago
Christina Sweeney-Baird, author of 'The End of Men' - Debut writer talks about speculative fiction, editing pandemics, and writing sprints.
Season 1 Episode 182
Christina Sweeney-Baird works as a lawyer. It's a busy full-on job, working all hours under the sun, and she had barely any time to write. Until a li…
4 years, 4 months ago
Random Routine - Crime and historical thriller author Helen Fields takes us through a day writing around her family
Season 1 Episode 181
Helen Fields first came on the show back in 2018.
Starting with 6 DI Callanach thrillers, Helen has written standalones, and her newest novel introduc…
4 years, 4 months ago
Jamie O'Connell, author of 'Diving for Pearls' - Debutant talks places as characters, refining structure, and the 500 word limit
Season 1 Episode 180
This week's guest taking us inside their working day is Jamie O'Connell. He's published short stories before, runs an editing and mentoring site call…
4 years, 4 months ago
Random Routine - Crime supremo Mark Billingham likes to get things done whenever he can
Season 1 Episode 179
This week's Random Routine comes from Mark Billingham.
His new book is 'Rabbit Hole', his 4th standalone thriller, which comes after his 15th Tom Thor…
4 years, 4 months ago
Claire McGowan, author of 'The Vanishing Triangle' - Crime writer talks about planning the twists, switching genres, and stepping into true crime.
Season 1 Episode 178
Claire McGowan goes by two names. Claire for crime thrillers, Eva Woods for women's fiction. We talk about how she switches between the two, and how …
4 years, 4 months ago
Random Routine - Bestselling geopolitical genius Tim Marshall on starting the day luxuriously
Season 1 Episode 177
This week's Random Routine comes from bestselling Tim Marshall. He came on the show back in November 2018.
Tim Marshall worked for some years as the D…
4 years, 5 months ago