Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Page One - The Writer's Podcast
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| Thank You - and the Next Chapter of Page One! | 27 Sep 2024 | 00:04:08 | |
Watch the full video on our YouTube channel! As we get ready to launch Episode 200, we wanted to do a short thank you video for sticking with us over the past five years - and to let you know of our exciting plans to come! Please check out our newly launched Patreon (you can join for free to get access to our Discord, plus great benefits for higher tiers!): https://www.patreon.com/ukpageone Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 199 - Deborah Harkness on accidentally becoming a best-selling author | 26 Jul 2024 | 01:20:06 | |
Deborah Harkness is the best-selling author of numerous novels. Her debut, A Discovery of Witches, was an immediate best-seller, hitting #2 on the New York Times list, and was also a bestseller in the UK, France and Germany. The initial trilogy in the All Souls series has been translated into 37 languages. Her latest book in the series, The Black Bird Oracle, is just out. We loved chatting with Deb and hearing how she became an author almost by accident thanks to a rainy holiday and a visit to a bookshop. What started as an academic thought experiment about what would happen if witches and vampires are real soon ballooned into a 1100 page draft, leading to her debut novel. We discussed her process, research, and also why you shouldn't chase trends as an author. Links: Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 190 - Literary agent John Baker on why he likes to take big swings as an agent | 17 May 2024 | 00:56:18 | |
Watch this episode as a full video interview on our YouTube channel John Baker is a literary agent for Bell Lomax Moreton, focused on sci fi, fantasy and horror. He is the Secretary of the Association of Author's Agents and is co-chair of the AAA Bridge Committee. He also serves on the Kingston University MA Publishing Advisory Board. He is building a small but unique list of authors, who all share a passion for subverting expectations and creating rich new worlds of adventure, including authors like AM Shine, whose book The Watchers is soon to be a film produced by M Night Shyamalan. We had great fun chatting with John about how he got started in the world of agenting, and hearing why he enjoys writing that takes a big swing and is different from what people might expect. Plus, he tells us about the importance of query letters and what can help make a query stand out in the thousands that he receives each year. Links: Visit Bell Lomax Moreton's website Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 106 - Mary Kenney tells us about writing video games and playing the sandbox worlds of The Walking Dead and Spider-Man | 20 May 2022 | 01:01:02 | |
Mary Kenney is a brilliant writer of video games and comic books from The Walking Dead to the recent smash hit PS5 game, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. She is currently working on a new Wolverine game for Marvel and Sony. She also has Gamer Girls, a YA non-fiction novel about the women who built the video games industry, coming out in July 2022. We loved chatting with Mary, hearing how she broke into writing for video games, talking about the unique opportunities and challenges that writing in that field covers, hearing about what it’s like writing such iconic characters - and also getting some fun and interesting insight into the steps needed for all that voice-acting you hear in your favourite games! Links: We're recording a live show with the brilliant Adrian Tchiakovsky at Cymera Festival on 4 June 2022! It's free but you need a ticket, which you can grab here: https://www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera2022-events/2022/5/16/page-one. Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @ukPageOne Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ukPageOne Follow us on Instagram: @ukPageOne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 105 - Leroy Kincaide talks about storytelling and writing and directing his first feature film, The Last Rite | 15 Apr 2022 | 00:56:34 | |
Leroy Kincaide is a former professional wrestler who moved from the world of the squared circle to creating stories from behind the camera as a writer/director. His first feature, The Last Rite, is available to stream now. We had a really interesting chat with Leroy, learning how he largely taught himself how to create his own feature film, from writing to directing and editing. We talk about how he visualises stories in his mind's eye first before committing them to paper, and find out what inspired The Last Rite. Links: Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @ukPageOne Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ukPageOne Follow us on Instagram: @ukPageOne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 104 - Ben Aaronovitch tells us about swapping screenwriting for prose, where the idea for Rivers of London came from and more! | 08 Apr 2022 | 00:57:01 | |
Ben Aaronovitch is the bestselling author of the Rivers of London series, the latest of which, Amongst Our Weapons, is just out! Before becoming a successful author, Ben worked in screenwriting, writing episodes of Doctor Who, Casualty and more - but it was only when he was working as a bookseller in Waterstones that the idea of writing novels struck him. It was great fun chatting with Ben about his career, hearing about the highs and lows, where the idea for Rivers of London came from and why he thinks it has become such a massive success. On top of that, we talk about the buying habits of different genre readers, structure of stories and why he can't choose between real books, ebooks and audiobooks... Links: Buy Amongst Our Weapons and Ben's other books now! Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @ukPageOne Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ukPageOne Follow us on Instagram: @ukPageOne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 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! | 01 Apr 2022 | 01:17:57 | |
Fonda Lee is the author of the epic fantasy Green Bone Saga, beginning with Jade City, continuing in Jade War, and concluding in Jade Legacy. She is also the author of the science fiction novels Zeroboxer, Exo and Cross Fire. Fonda is a winner of the World Fantasy Award, as well as a three-time winner of the Aurora Award (Canada’s national science fiction and fantasy award), and a multiple finalist for the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and the Oregon Book Award. A new novella set in the Green Bone Saga universe, The Jade Setter of Janloon, is out soon We had a great chat with Fonda, talking about writing fantasy novels that eschew the usual medieval European setting and the importance of authenticity when writing about different cultures. She also tells us why authors should be okay with waiting for that breakthrough novel, and talks about what inspired her to write the Green Bone Saga. Links: Buy the Green Bone Saga and Fonda's other books now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 102 - James Oswald talks about how self-publishing helped him sell 350k copies of his books and why he moved into trad publishing | 25 Mar 2022 | 00:55:58 | |
James Oswald is the author of the bestselling Inspector Maclean series of novels, as well as the fantasy series, The Ballad of Sir Benfro, and more. His latest book, All That Lives, is the twelfth in the Inspector Maclean series. It was really interesting hearing how James made his breakthrough via self-publishing and how his success there led to traditional publishers bidding to try and get the rights to his novels. We also talked about how he juggles being a farmer with his writing, why publishers always say they want something new, even if that's not always the case, and hear about his latest book, All That Lives. On top of that, we talk about his love of comics and what he has planned in the future. Links: Buy All That Lives and James's other books now Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @ukPageOne Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ukPageOne Follow us on Instagram: @ukPageOne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 101 - Georgia Pritchett talks about writing for The Thick of It, Veep, Succession and more! | 18 Mar 2022 | 01:05:05 | |
Georgia Pritchett is an award-winning screenwriter who has worked on some of the best shows on television including Spitting Image, Smack The Pony, The Thick of It, Veep, Succession and, most recently, The Shrink Next Door, the hit Apple TV show starring Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd. On top of all that, she has also recently released a hilarious memoir entitled My Mess is a Bit of a Life. We had great fun talking with Georgia and hearing how she got her start on radio before moving into TV and then writing for Jo Brand. We learn about why Armando Iannucci compares writing a script to making gravy, and how the writing process differs for UK and US TV. We also talk Succession, chat about making horrible characters likeable and hear what Georgia is working on next. Links: Buy My Mess is a Bit of a Life The White House Correspondent's Dinner/Veep sketch Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @ukPageOne Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ukPageOne Follow us on Instagram: @ukPageOne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 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 | 11 Mar 2022 | 01:02:36 | |
Ian Rankin is an international superstar of crime writing, with bestsellers across the globe and is the creator of one of the best-known fictional policeman, John Rebus. We are so delighted that Ian was able to come down to our studio to talk about his stellar writing career. We hear how that began, where Rebus came from and talk about the impact of Scottish crime writing on the genre. We also talk about what it was like to co-write a posthumous William McIlvanney novel, The Dark Remains, and lean what he has planned next! This special episode is available as both an audio podcast and as a full video interview on Youtube! COMPETITION! WIN SIGNED BOOKS AND YOUR OWN PAGE ONE NOTEBOOK
To celebrate our 100th episode, we are also holding an exciting competition!
3 winners will receive:
2 additional winners will receive a Page One notebook signed by Ian Rankin!
Just follow the instructions below to enter – Good luck!
WAYS TO ENTER:
1. Sign up to our newsletter (sign up details at bottom of page here: https://www.writegear.co.uk/podcast) 2. Tag a friend who would like to win a bundle of books and our notebook – Each tag counts as a separate entry! 3. Follow us on at least one of our social media channels: a. Twitter - @ukPageOne b. Facebook – www.facebook.com/ukpageone c. Instagram – @ukPageOne 4. Share the competition post on social media on your feed or story (this isn't a necessary step but counts as a bonus entry!) Competition open until 11.59pm GMT on 30 March 2022. Entries received after that date will not be counted. Winners will be announced on episode 104 of Page One – The Writers Podcast which will be released on 1 April 2022. Winners will also be notified by email and announced on our social media. Links: Buy The Dark Remains and Ian's other books Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 99 - Anna Mazzola talks historical fiction, the difficulties of writing across genres, prologues and more! | 04 Mar 2022 | 01:05:17 | |
Anna Mazzola is the a writer of historical thrillers and Gothic fiction. Her novels explore the impact of crime and injustice. Her debut novel, The Unseeing, is based on the life of a real woman called Sarah Gale who was convicted of aiding a murder in London in 1837. It won an Edgar Allan Poe Award in the US and was nominated for the Historical Writers’ Association’s Debut Crown in the UK. Her second novel, The Story Keeper, is out now. It follows a folklorist’s assistant as she searches out dark fairytales and stolen girls on the Isle of Skye in 1857. The Story Keeper was nominated for the Highland Book Prize. Her third novel, The Clockwork Girl, set in Paris in 1750 and based partly on the story of the vanishing children of Paris, will be published by Orion in March 2022. She is currently working on her fourth novel, a ghost story set in Fascist Italy. We had a really fun chat with Anna, talking about how she juggles her legal and writing careers, the difficulties of writing stories that span genres and so don't neatly fit into expected categories, why prologues are good and much more! We learn about her next book(s) and talk about why sometimes it is best to get the first draft done and then fix it afterwards. Links: Buy The Clockwork Girl and Anna's other books now! Hear about Page One - The Writer's Notebook on The Writing and Marketing Show Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 98 - Will Carver talks about writing dark crime fiction, injecting humour and dealing with rejection as a writer | 25 Feb 2022 | 00:56:59 | |
Will Carver is the acclaimed author of unique, dark crime novels such as Good Samaritans, The Beresford and, most recently, Psychopaths Anonymous. We had great fun chatting with Will, hearing about how he broke into the industry and also how he found himself having to start his writing career again when publishing contracts dried up. We also discuss why his books are either loved or hated (with no in-between) and also learn about the year he saved not one but two lives! Links: Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 97 - Lilja Sigurðardóttir talks us about writing scandi noir, translations, Eurovision, and becoming the next Dan Brown | 18 Feb 2022 | 01:04:06 | |
Lilja Sigurðardóttir is an Icelandic crime-writer born in 1972. She is the author of novels, stage plays and screenplays. Her latest latest book, White as Snow (Náhvít jörð) is the third in a series of thrillers featuring financial investigator Áróra and police detective Daníel. We had great fun chatting with Lilja about her interesting route into writing (thank you, Dan Brown!), talked about the importance of good translations and discussed the growing appeal of foreign stories in English-speaking countries. We also talk about Iceland's love of Eurovision (the competition and Will Ferrell's film) and learn about the hefty price of books in Iceland! Links: Hear about Page One - The Writer's Notebook on The Writing and Marketing Show Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 189 - Literary agent Jonny Geller on the importance of query letters and the role of an agent | 10 May 2024 | 00:55:37 | |
Watch this episode as a full video interview on our YouTube channel Jonny Geller joined Curtis Brown in 1993 as an assistant after a short career as an actor. He became a literary agent in 1995 after discovering a novel on the unsolicited pile which went on to sell rights around the world. After taking part in a Management Buyout in 2001, he became CEO of the Agency in 2012 and is now CEO of The Curtis Brown Group, the parent company of Curtis Brown agency, C&W, Ed Victor Ltd, Curtis Brown Creative (CBC), Tavistock Wood, Markham Froggatt and Irwin, Cuba Productions and Chair of CBC. Jonny represents a wide range of globally significant writers including novelists, memoirists, Journalists, former Prime Ministers, thought leaders, business people, actors, musicians and screenwriters. Jonny has previously been awarded Literary Agent of the Year and has been listed on The Bookseller’s 150 every year since its inception. He has also been named one of the Evening Standard's 1000 Most Influential People in London and was profiled in The Telegraph. We had a great time chatting with Jonny and hearing how he got into agenting. We also hear why he thinks query letters are so important, and dive into what an agent's role really involves for their authors. Links: Visit the Curtis Brown website Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 96 - Tasmina Perry talks writing, pseudonyms and launching her own publishing imprint | 11 Feb 2022 | 01:26:01 | |
Tasmina Perry is the internationally bestselling author of fourteen novels including Kiss Heaven Goodbye, Private Lives and Guilty Pleasures. Her books have been translated into twenty languages and sold over two million copies worldwide. She is a former lawyer turned award-winning journalist and was editing the UK edition of In Style magazine when her debut novel Daddy's Girls went into the top ten and became one of the biggest selling debuts of the years. She also writes thrillers under the pseudonym JL Butler. Mine - her first novel in that pen name has been optioned by Sony Pictures. Her second JL Butler novel, Unfaithful, is out now. We had great fun chatting with Tasmina about her unusual route into writing (hint - it involves a random interview with one of Britain's biggest boybands) and how she has made such a huge success of her career. We hear about the importance of planning, why pseudonyms can be good and bad, why she's decided to launch her own publishing imprint instead of signing a new trad publishing deal - and what happened when Donald Trump asked her to ghostwrite for him! Links: Buy Unfaithful and Tasmina's other books now Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 95 - Chris Hammer | 31 Dec 2021 | 00:59:38 | |
Chris Hammer is a leading Australian crime fiction novelist, author of international bestsellers Scrublands, Silver and Trust. Scrublands was shortlisted for major writing awards in Australia, the UK and the United States. In the UK it was named the Sunday Times Crime Novel of the Year 2019 and won the prestigious UK Crime Writers’ Association John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award. His latest, published as Treasure and Dirt in Australia and New Zealand and Opal Country internationally, is out soon. We had great fun chatting with Chris about his writing career, learning how he moved from journalism into writing fiction via a couple of non-fiction books. We also talk about what inspired Scrublands and hear about why he thinks it has taken so long for Australian crime fiction to take off internationally. On top of that, he tells us about his process and talks about why he wanted to leave his previous protagonist, Martin Scarsden, alone for a while to write Opal Country. Links: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 94 - Hugh Howey | 17 Dec 2021 | 01:18:32 | |
Hugh Howey is the author of the bestselling sci fi series, Wool, which is now being turned into a show for Apple TV. In addition, he wrote the Molly Fyde and Beacon 23 series, and is currently working on the next installment of the Wool universe. We had a great chat with Hugh about his career, and heard about the brave and ultimately life-changing decision he made to self-publish his own works (which in turn led to him turning down $1m dollars to keep the rights to Wool). He offers a unique and fascinating insight into the world of publishing, talks about why there should be no stigma around self-publishing and why Amazon can be good for writers and readers. Links: The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 93 - Jon Ingold | 10 Dec 2021 | 01:13:48 | |
Jon Ingold is the founder and narrative director of Inkle Studios who have made hugely popular narrative games such as 80 Days, Overboard! and Heaven's Vault. He is also a published author and has just released a two-volume novel set in the Heaven's Vault world. We had a fascinating chat with Jon about the differences between fiction and interactive fiction - and found out that in many ways, they are not all that different after all. We talked about his inspirations for interactive fiction, and how he structures these stories both from a technical and narrative perspective. He tells us why he wanted to revisit the world of Heaven's Vault as a book, and we also find time to talk about the latest film adaptation of Dune... Links: Buy Heaven's Vault the novel now! The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 92 - Simon Beckett | 03 Dec 2021 | 00:47:34 | |
Simon Beckett taught English as a foreign language in Spain, installed cavity wall installation and played in various unsuccessful bands before becoming a freelance journalist and author. Since then, he has become an international bestselling author thanks to his David Hunter crime thrillers. The series has been translated into 29 languages. Simon’s novels have appeared in The Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller list and become No.1 international bestsellers, selling 12 million copies worldwide. As well as the David Hunter series, he is the author of five standalone thrillers: Fine Lines, Animals, Where There’s Smoke, Owning Jacob and most recently The Lost, the first in the Jonah Colley series. We had a great chat with Simon talking about the ups and down of the publishing industry and why you can never sit on your laurels as an author. We hear why he wanted to write about a new character with The Lost and talk about how to push through those difficult moments as a writer. Links: Buy The Lost and Simon's other books! The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 91 - Joanne Harris | 26 Nov 2021 | 01:05:46 | |
Joanne Harris MBE is the international bestselling author of books such as Chocolat and The Gospel of Loki. A prolific author, she has written nearly twenty books in addition to numerous short stories. Her latest novel is A Narrow Door, a psychological thriller set in an English grammar school. She is also currently Chair of the Society of Authors. We loved chatting with Joanne about all things writing-related, including how finding an agent has (and hasn’t) changed since she broke in, the current state of the publishing industry and how social media isn’t all bad for writers! We also deep-dive into her writing process, talking about planning, revising and why reading your writing aloud is the best tool a writer has. Links: Buy A Narrow Door and Joanne's other books now! The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 90 - Catriona Ward | 19 Nov 2021 | 01:07:13 | |
Catriona Ward won the August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel for her debut, Rawblood, and again for Little Eve, making her the first woman to win the prize twice. Little Eve, which also won the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel, will soon be republished. Her latest novel, The Last House on Needless Street, has received rave reviews and became an instant bestseller. We loved chatting with Catriona and hearing about how she tackles writing about the horror in her novels (clue: make sure you have some time to do other things as well!) We also hear about the long seven year journey to get her first novel published, and how that process contrasts with her writing approach now. There’s also time to chat briefly about the upcoming film adaptation of The Last House on Needless Street! Links: The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 89 - Dominic Nolan | 12 Nov 2021 | 00:56:20 | |
Dominic Nolan is the author of the Abigail Boone novels, Past Life and After Dark. His most recent novel, Vine Street, is a historical thriller based on real events in 1930s Soho, and has already been garnering rave reviews. We had a really interesting chat with Dominic about his path to publishing, and talk about why it took some time between his getting an agent and his first book being published. We also talk about how not to pitch a novel, and talk about the research that went into crafting Vine Street. Links: The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 88 - Blake Crouch | 05 Nov 2021 | 00:52:43 | |
Blake Crouch is a bestselling novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of the novel, Dark Matter, for which he is writing the screenplay for Sony Pictures. His international-bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy was adapted into a television series for FOX, executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan, that was Summer 2015's #1 show. His latest book, Recursion, was a bestseller which is also being adapted by Netflix. We loved talking to Blake and hearing about how it was a decision to stop writing “small” stories that kickstarted what appeared to be a failing career as a novelist. That first big story was Pines, and since then he has had success after success. We also hear about how his unique and complicated ideas develop into novels, and the difficult process that goes into them. Links: The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 87 - Stuart Turton | 29 Oct 2021 | 01:05:14 | |
Stuart Turton is a former journalist and the author of the award-winning, genre-mashing The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. His second book, The Devil and the Dark Water was released in October 2020 and became an instant smash hit. We had a great time chatting to Stuart about how an early love of Agatha Christie mysteries eventually led to his becoming a writer. He tells us why he would prefer it if his name didn’t appear on the cover of his books, why he never wants to be pigeon-holed into writing one type of story and discusses the planning that went into The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. We also hear about his roundabout journey to becoming a writer, which includes perhaps the most unique pre-writing job we’ve had from a guest (it involves shotguns and camels…!) Links: The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 188 - Literary agent Francesca Riccardi on how to hook an agent - and what to avoid! | 03 May 2024 | 00:44:25 | |
Watch this episode as a full video interview on our YouTube channel Francesca Riccardi is a literary agent with Kate Nash Literary Agency who has over fifteen years of experience in the publishing industry, starting at RNIB where she transcribed books into accessible formats for blind and partially sighted readers. She has since worked in sales and marketing roles at publishers Canelo, Atlantic Books, Constable & Robinson and HarperCollins. Francesca reads widely, especially across popular commercial genres, but is a particular fan of crime and thrillers, and loves a dogged detective or unusual sleuth. She also enjoys books about unusual family dynamics, toxic friendships and people keeping secrets. We had a great time speaking with Francesca, hearing about what she looks for in queries and what aspiring authors should - and shouldn't - do to hook that agent! Plus, we hear how her time in publishing helps her in her role as an agent, and discuss how important the different parts of a query package are. Links: Visit the Kate Nash Literary Agency Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 86 - Alan Johnson | 22 Oct 2021 | 00:49:53 | |
Alan Johnson was an MP for 20 years and served as Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Health for the Labour Governments of Blair and Brown. After leaving the Cabinet, he wrote his first memoir, This Boy, which was an instant success, and followed that up with two more volumes of memoirs, Please, Mister Postman and The Long and Winding Road. This year he has published his first novel, The Late Train to Gipsy Hill.
Our fun chat with Alan covers why he always wanted to be a writer (and rock musician - blame The Beatles for both), how he kept writing during his political career, and why fiction has been his goal from the start. We talk about the difference in writing memoirs and fiction, hear what inspired The Late Train to Gipsy Hill, and also talk about his experience as a contestant on The Masked Singer! Links: Buy The Late Train to Gypsy Hill now! Watch Alan on The Masked Singer The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 85 - Tariq Ashkanani | 10 Sep 2021 | 01:06:38 | |
Yes, the tables are turned this week as our very own Tariq Ashkanani joins us as a guest rather than interviewer to tell us about the path to publishing his debut novel, Welcome to Cooper, which currently sits high on Amazon's Kindle Store! Tariq explains his rather convoluted path to becoming a writer, and how the spark for his brilliant debut came after attending a short story writing class. We also talk about the trials and tribulations of finding an agent, hear how he honed his writing voice - and of course find out once and for all whether he will pick ebooks as his favourite medium... Links: The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 84 - Cate Quinn | 03 Sep 2021 | 01:07:20 | |
Catherine Quinn is a bestselling fiction author whose books are published in over fifteen countries. She writes contemporary thrillers as Cate Quinn, and her historical thrillers are published under the pen name CS Quinn. Catherine’s was a travel and lifestyle journalist for The Times, The Guardian and The Mirror, alongside many magazines. Prior to journalism and fiction, her background in historic research won prestigious postgraduate funding from the British Art Council. Combining research skills with far-flung travel experiences helped her delve into different communities and worlds to create page-turning thrillers in interesting locations. We had great fun chatting with Cate about her writing journey, hearing about how she was diverted from her first historical thriller to self-publish erotica under a pen name, how that led back to a traditional publishing deal for her historical fiction and finding out why she has now moved into contemporary fiction with her latest novel, Black Windows. We talk about marketing when you are self-publishing, building email lists of readers, and how writing out of sequence can help with the "murky middle" of your book! Plus we chat about her food blog and ask about the worst thing she has eaten on her travels... Links: The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 83 - Duncan Hamilton | 27 Aug 2021 | 00:47:36 | |
Duncan Hamilton is an award-winning non-fiction author and sports journalist. His first book, Provided You Don't Kiss Me:20 Years with Brian Clough, won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, and award he has subsequently won another two times. He has just released his first fiction novel, Injury Time. We had a really interesting chat with Duncan about his route into sports journalism and hear what led him to move into the world of books. We talk about how he picks his subjects for his non-fiction books and find out why he has decided to move into the world of novel writing with Injury Time. We also have a chat about why football (soccer for our US listeners!) never seems to work in movies, and, given this episode was recorded just before the Euro 2020 final, Marco and him briefly discuss prospects for their respective teams... Links: The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 82 - Abir Mukherjee and Vaseem Khan (The Red Hot Chilli Writers) | 20 Aug 2021 | 01:21:22 | |
This week we have not one but two great guests! Abir Mukherjee is the bestselling author of the Sam Wyndham series of crime novels set in Raj era India. His debut, A Rising Man, won the CWA Endeavour Dagger for best historical crime novel of 2017. His latest, Death in the East, was nominated for the Theakston Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2021. Vaseem Khan is the author of two crime series set in India, the Baby Ganesh Agency series set in modern Mumbai, and the Malabar House historical crime novels set in 1950s Bombay. He is also an award-winning author and his latest, The Dying Day, is out now. As well as being award-winning authors, Abir and Vaseem also host the popular literary podcast, The Red Hot Chilli Writers (on which our very own Tariq Ashkanani recently appeared as a guest!) We had a great time speaking with both Abir and Vaseem, and in between the jokes we even managed to talk about writing! We heard about the very different paths they took to becoming published and talk about the role that luck and timing can have in becoming a successfully published author. We also chat about favourite books, hear why Abir is always trying to take Vaseem to KFC and may even mention the name of Vaseem's new book once or twice... Links: Buy Death in the East and Abir's other books now Buy The Dying Day and Vaseem's other books now Visit The Red Hot Chilli Writers website The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 81 - C Robert Cargill | 13 Aug 2021 | 01:23:38 | |
C. Robert Cargill started out as a film reviewer for one of the internet's first film sites, aintitcool.com, before moving into the world of movies himself, writing films such as Sinister and Dr Strange. Not content with taking the movie world by storm, he has also become a bestselling novelist, and his most recent book, Day Zero, is a prequel to the brilliant Sea of Rust. We loved chatting with Cargill about his varied career, learning about how he used the access he had as a film reviewer as a crash course in film studies, how a chance meeting with his friend Scott Derrickson in Vegas led to Sinister being pitched, written and green-lit in record time, and why he loves working in both the film and book world. We also talk about learning to accept that a lot of great work you write as a screenwriter may never get made, and discuss when and when not to take advice from others on your work. Links: Buy Day Zero and Cargill's other books The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 80 - Imran Mahmood | 06 Aug 2021 | 00:58:27 | |
As well as being a successful novelist, Imran Mahmood is a practising barrister with over 30 years' court experience. His first book, You Don't Know Me, was chosen by Simon Mayo as a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Choice for 2017 and longlisted for Theakston Crime Novel of the Year and for the CWA Gold Dagger award. It's currently being adapted for TV. His latest book, I Know What I Saw, is just out. We loved chatting with Imran about how he got into writing and how his day job as a criminal barrister helps shape his stories. We also stand back in awe as he tells us how he balances that day job, the writing, TV work and having a young family (while also reading about 5 books at once)! Links: Buy I Know What I Saw and Imran's other books here The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 79 - Philip Gwynne Jones | 30 Jul 2021 | 00:43:09 | |
Philip Gwynne Jones spent twenty years in the IT industry before realising he was congenitally unsuited to it, and now works as a writer, teacher and translator. He lives in Venice with his wife Caroline. His first novel, “The Venetian Game”, was a Waterstones Thriller of the Month and a Times Top 5 bestseller. “The Venetian Legacy”, the fifth in the Nathan Sutherland series, was published in April 2021. We loved chatting with Philip and hearing about how he accidentally became a bestselling author. We hear about how he manages to make Venice almost a character in its own right in his novels, and learn how his protagonist, Nathan Sutherland came about. We also chat about whether he is a planner or pantser, and ask whether he would ever write a novel set outside Venice. Links: Buy The Venetian Legacy and Philip's other books The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 78 - MJ Arlidge | 23 Jul 2021 | 01:03:01 | |
MJ Arlidge is a man of many talents, being a novelist, screenwriter and producer. Having started out as a storyliner for Eastenders on the BBC, he went on to work on celebrated British shows such as Monarch of the Glen and Silent Witness, before creating his own hit shows such as Mistresses and Cape Wrath. He came to the world of novels in his 40s, when Eeny Meeny was released to huge success. Its protagonist, DI Helen Grace has since featured in many more books, with the latest being the recently released Truth or Dare. It was great fun chatting with Matthew about his career, and hearing about the many differences between the TV and publishing world. We hear about how his experience in the TV world helped him pitch his first novel, and learn about the differences in getting notes in each industry (hint - there normally aren't three editors in one room in the publishing world!) Links: Buy Truth or Dare and Matthew's other books The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 77 - Caroline Hulse | 16 Jul 2021 | 01:00:47 | |
Caroline Hulse is the author of Like a House on Fire and The Adults. All The Fun of the Fair is her latest novel which has just been released. Her books have been published in fourteen languages and optioned for television. We had great fun chatting with Caroline, hearing about how she moved from HR into writing, why she still works in an office (as an author!) and why she abandoned writing suspense novels for humour. We also get great advice about outrunning your fear as a writer, learn why she loves to plan meticulously, and even get some great board game recommendations from her! Links: Buy All The Fun of The Fair and Caroline's other books Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 187 - Kim Sherwood on having her dreams come true when being asked to write James Bond | 26 Apr 2024 | 01:14:28 | |
Kim Sherwood is an award-winning novelist and a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Edinburgh. Her debut novel Testament (2018) won the Harper’s Bazaar Big Book of the Year Award and the Bath Novel Award, was shortlisted for the Author’s Club Best First Novel Award, and longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize. In 2019, Kim was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. Kim is currently writing a series of Double O novels for the Ian Fleming Estate and HarperCollins, expanding the James Bond universe with a new cast of Double O agents for the 21st century. The first title, Double or Nothing, was released in 2022, and the follow-up, A Spy Like Me, is just out. We loved chatting with Kim and hearing how a very last-minute decision to enter the Bath Novel Award changed her writing life, as well as talking about just how she managed to land the dream job of writing the new Bond novels. We talk about what it's like to write for a franchise that is so big and beloved, and discuss the pros and cons that can bring. Links: Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 76 - The Desmond Elliott Prize Shortlist Nominees: AK Blakemore, Rebecca Watson, Eley Williams | 01 Jul 2021 | 01:30:16 | |
In this special episode, we talk with all three of the nominees for the 2021 Desmond Elliott Prize, the showcase award for debut authors from the National Centre for Writing. First up, we talk with AK Blakemore, author of The Manningtree Witches, a brilliant literary historical fiction novel set in England in 1643. AK is the author of two full-length collections of poetry: Humbert Summer (Eyewear, 2015) and Fondue (Offord Road Books, 2018), which was awarded the 2019 Ledbury Forte Prize for Best Second Collection. She has also translated the work of Sichuanese poet Yu Yoyo (My Tenantless Body, Poetry Translation Centre, 2019). Her poetry and prose writing has been widely published and anthologised, appearing in the The London Review of Books, Poetry, Poetry Review and The White Review, among others. Then we chat with Rebecca Watson, author of the incredible little scratch, an experimental literary novel told in immediate first person. Rebecca is one of The Observer‘s 10 best debut novelists of 2021. Her work has been published in the TLS, The Guardian, Granta and elsewhere. In 2018, she was shortlisted for the White Review Short Story Prize. She works part-time as Assistant Arts Editor at the Financial Times and lives in London. Finally, we speak with Eley Williams, author of The Liar's Dictionary, a dual timeline literary novel revolving around false entries in dictionaries. Eley lectures at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her short story collection Attrib. and Other Stories (Influx Press) won the James Tait Black Prize and the Republic of Consciousness Prize. The Liar’s Dictionary is her debut novel. Links: Read about the Desmond Elliott Prize Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 75 - Nina Allan | 04 Jun 2021 | 01:20:13 | |
Nina Allan has won the British Science Fiction Award, the Novella Award, the Kitschies Red Tentacle and France’s Grand Prix de L’Imaginaire. Her first published piece of fiction appeared in a magazine called Dark Horizons in 2002. Since then, her stories have featured in numerous magazines and anthologies including The Year’s Best Science Fiction, Best Horror of the Year and The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime. Her latest book, The Good Neighbours, is released on 10 June 2021. We loved talking to Nina about her lifelong love of speculative fiction, including science fiction, the gothic, weird fiction and good old fashioned ghost stories and why she is particularly interested in work that tests the boundaries of genre: playing with philosophical ideas, savouring language, and experimenting with form. We talked about how SFF and horror cons can be a great place for budding writers to make connections, and hear about her rather unique redrafting process! Links: Buy The Good Neigbours and Nina's other books now! Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 74 - Holly Seddon | 28 May 2021 | 01:11:04 | |
Holly Seddon is the bestselling author of books such as Try Not to Breathe, Don't Close Your Eyes, and her latest, The Hit List. In between writing these great books, she also manages to host a great writing podcast (a great one to listen to alongside this one...!) called Honest Authors, which looks at the realities of life as a published author. We had great fun chatting with Holly, hearing about how she found and was picked up by her agent in the space of a lunchtime (!), how she swapped agents, and discussing the ups and downs of being a published author. We also hear why she now always plans her stories and find out how she continues to find great ideas and characters for her books. Links: Listen to the Honest Authors podcast Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 73 - Nikki Smith | 21 May 2021 | 00:55:28 | |
Nikki Smith studied English Literature at the University of Birmingham and went on to forge a career in finance; working for companies including a city bank and a trampoline park. She’d always wanted to write, and prompted by someone she hadn’t seen since school contacting her to ask if she’d ever done anything with her writing, signed up for a Curtis Brown creative writing course in 2017. She went on to win a short story competition and mentorship by the author Amanda Reynolds before being accepted for representation by Sophie Lambert at C+W. Her debut novel, ALL IN HER HEAD, went on submission in January 2019 and she accepted a pre-empt offer for a two book deal by Orion ten days later. LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO is her second novel and out now. We had a great chat with Nikki about how she managed to swap accountancy for writing, and how the day job helped instill a discipline which has proven useful in writing. We also hear about her new novel, and chat about first and third person perspectives, and whether there can ever be too much "head-jumping" in first person novels. Links: Buy Look What You Made Me Do now! Check out the Curtis Brown Creative Writing courses Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 72 - David Nicholls | 14 May 2021 | 01:11:09 | |
David Nicholls is the award-winning author of books such as Starter for Ten, Us, One Day and, most recently, Sweet Sorrow. He has also won awards for his screenwriting, from his contributions to Cold Feet to the adaptations of both his own books such as Starter for Ten and One Day and the likes of Patrick Melrose and Great Expectations. We loved chatting with David about how he got his start in his writing career, moving from an actor to a screenwriter to, eventually, a novelist, and then back to screenwriting. We discuss the differences between the two formats, and why the feedback on screenwriting is often harsher than in prose writing. We also talk about how to adapt a book to film, and hear about what he is working on next. Links: Watch Patrick Melrose on NOW TV Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 71 - Helen O'Hara | 07 May 2021 | 01:13:14 | |
Helen O'Hara is best known for her work at Empire magazine, where she is currently editor-at-large and features regularly on their renowned podcast. She has also been published regularly in newspapers such at The Guardian and The Telegraph, and has written a number of books, the most recent of which is Women vs Hollywood. We had great fun chatting with Helen about her career and hear how she landed the job at Empire, what she learned on the job about writing reviews, and why she wanted to write Women vs Hollywood now. We hear why editing can be the best way to learn about writing, chat about why men get an easier time in Hollywood than women, and discuss ways people can get started in film reviewing. We also get her take on Zack Snyder's Justice League - which then leads to a long and rambling discussion at the end of the podcast about Marvel v DC... Links: Capital Crime New Voices competition Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 70 - Miranda Malins | 30 Apr 2021 | 01:07:19 | |
Miranda Malins is a writer and historian specialising in the history of Oliver Cromwell, his family and the politics of the Interregnum period following the Civil War. She studied at Cambridge University, leaving with a PhD, and continues to speak at conferences and publish journal articles and book reviews. She also enjoys being a Trustee of the Cromwell Association. Given her love of that period of history, it is no surprise that her debut novel, The Puritan Princess, is a beautifully written historical novel focusing on Cromwell's youngest daughter. We had a really fun and interesting chat with Miranda, talking about the differences in writing about history and historical fiction, and whether authenticity or accuracy is best to strive for in the latter. We also hear about her journey into publishing after a career as a historian and a lawyer, and talk about a shared love of audiobooks! Links: Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 69 - DV Bishop | 23 Apr 2021 | 01:19:21 | |
D. V. Bishop is the author of the Cesare Aldo mysteries set in Renaissance Florence, and published by Pan Macmillan. Before his debut as an author, David had a varied career, from journalism to editing some of the UK's biggest comics at Judge Dredd The Megazine and 2000AD, before becoming an award-winning screenwriter and TV dramatist. City of Vengeance won the Pitch Perfect competition at the Bloody Scotland crime fiction festival in 2018, and he was awarded a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship by the Scottish Book Trust while writing the novel. We had great fun learning about David's journey, hearing about how he landed the editor job at 2000AD, and talk in detail about why has wanted to write City of Vengeance for twenty years. As David is also the head of Creative Writing at Napier University, we also get some great tips on writing (use all five senses!), talk about plotting vs pantsing, and much more! Links: Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep.68 - Jeff VanderMeer | 16 Apr 2021 | 01:00:16 | |
Jeff VanderMeer’s NYT-bestselling Southern Reach trilogy has been translated into over 35 languages. The first novel, Annihilation, won the Nebula Award and Shirley Jackson Award, and was made into a movie by Paramount in 2018. Recent works include Dead Astronauts, Borne (a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award), The Strange Bird. These novels, set in the Borne universe, are being developed for TV by AMC and continue to explore themes related to the environment, animals, and our future. His latest book, Hummingbird Salamander, is out this week and already getting rave reviews. We had great fund talking with Jeff and learning about how he crafts his unique stories. We talked about how his work defies categorisation, why he likes to experiment with his writing and what themes are important to him in his writing. We also get his thoughts on the adaptation of Annihilation into a movie, and find out about how his unique writing process helps him get into the heads of his characters. Links: Buy Hummingbird Salamander and Jeff's other books Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 67 - Charlie Jane Anders | 09 Apr 2021 | 01:10:39 | |
Charlie Jane Anders is an award-winning author and journalist who was a founding member of the popular site io9 and whose latest novel, Victories Greater Than Death, is out next week and kicks off a new YA trilogy. She's also the author of All the Birds in the Sky, which won the Nebula, Crawford and Locus awards, Choir Boy, which won a Lambda Literary Award, and The City in the Middle of the Night. Her short fiction has appeared in Tor.com, Boston Review, Tin House, Conjunctions, the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Wired Magazine, Slate, Asimov's Science Fiction, Lightspeed, ZYZZYVA, Catamaran Literary Review, McSweeney's Internet Tendency and tons of anthologies. Her story "Six Months, Three Days" won a Hugo Award, and her story "Don't Press Charges And I Won't Sue" won a Theodore Sturgeon Award. Charlie Jane also organizes the monthly Writers With Drinks reading series, and co-hosts the podcast Our Opinions Are Correct with last week's guest, Annalee Newitz. We had great fun chatting with Charlie Jane about her writing career, learning how she broke into the industry, and how it felt when All The Birds In the Sky won all those awards. We also hear about her new YA trilogy, and discuss how easy it is (or isn't!) to make changes to a trilogy once the first book is out. Plus we hear what she's been reading and watching, and hear about which Marvel TV show she would love to be writing! Links: Pre-order/buy Victories Greater Than Death and Charlie Jane's other books Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 186 - Jasper Fforde on crafting unique worlds and daring himself to develop his ideas | 19 Apr 2024 | 01:06:54 | |
Jasper Fforde is the critically acclaimed author of The Last Dragonslayer series: THE LAST DRAGONSLAYER, THE SONG OF THE QUARKBEAST and THE EYE OF ZOLTAR, SHADES OF GREY, the Nursery Crime books: THE BIG OVER EASY and THE FOURTH BEAR and the Thursday Next novels: THE EYRE AFFAIR, LOST IN A GOOD BOOK, THE WELL OF LOST PLOTS, SOMETHING ROTTEN, FIRST AMONG SEQUELS, ONE OF OUR THURSDAYS IS MISSING and THE WOMAN WHO DIED A LOT. His latest book is RED SIDE STORY, a sequel to Shades of Grey. We really enjoyed this chat with Jasper, hearing about how he dealt with initial rejections, and why you must persist with your writing in order to make it better. We also chat about not writing to market and hear how he develops initial ideas to full story, including the concept of the "narrative dare" that he as an author makes with himself. Plus, we talk about his rather unique author website! Links: Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 66 - Annalee Newitz | 02 Apr 2021 | 01:16:51 | |
Annalee Newitz writes science fiction and nonfiction. They are the author of the book Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age, and the novels The Future of Another Timeline, and Autonomous, which won the Lambda Literary Award. As a science journalist, they are a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times, and have a monthly column in New Scientist. They have published in The Washington Post, Slate, Popular Science, Ars Technica, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic, among others. They are also the co-host of the Hugo Award-winning podcast Our Opinions Are Correct. Previously, they were the founder of io9, and served as the editor-in-chief of Gizmodo. We had great fun chatting with Annalee about how they managed to juggle their interests in both science and writing to form a unique and successful career. We hear about how the opportunity to found the successful website io9 came about, and how to select which stories to write as fiction and which as non-fiction. We also veer wildly off-topic on several occasions (in a good way!) and discuss how despite appearances, technological advancements over time aren't always the leaps forward we sometimes think they are. Links: Buy Four Lost Cities and Annalee's other books now Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 65 - Margaux DeRoux | 26 Mar 2021 | 01:05:28 | |
Margaux DeRoux comes from a family of painters, and writes historical fiction that centers on art and artists. Before turning to fiction, she was a teacher, a waitress, and a marketer in Silicon Valley. Her debut novel, The Lost Diary of Venice, features two impossible love stories which are fatefully connected by one artistic legacy that leaps between the mysteries of late-Renaissance Venice and the dramas of present-day America. We had a great chat with Margaux about how her discovery of a real Venetian treatise inspired her novel, and hear about her path to publishing. She tells us about her 5am starts to get the book written, and the importance of research when writing historical fiction. Plus we chat about The Crown and The Great British Bake Off (no spoilers!) Links: Check out what agents have on their wishlists right now! Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ep. 64 - Peter Moffat | 05 Mar 2021 | 00:57:11 | |
Peter Moffat is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter who has written shows such as Silk, Criminal Justice (which was adapted into The Night Of for HBO) and most recently, Your Honor, which stars Bryan Cranston. We had great fun chatting with Peter, learning about how his previous career as a criminal barrister has helped with his writing, and hear how he moved into TV work after writing plays. He tells us all about what it's like to be a showrunner on a US TV show, and how that differs from writing for UK TV, and why you can never do enough research for your stories. Links: See the trailer for Your Honor Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||