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| S4 Ep17: A Shortcut To Querying Success | 22 Sep 2024 | 01:02:31 | |
Are you querying? or nearly querying? Maybe you’re fearing querying? Or merely getting weary and a bit teary querying? Well let’s hear from three writers who’ve been down in those querying trenches for a while now. Find out how they're approaching it, what agents' responses have been like and how they’re holding up under pressure. Because when it comes to finding an agent, it’s more often than not, a long and painful process. No matter how talented a writer you are. Byddi Lee: Byddi’s website: https://www.byddilee.com Byddi's Books: Özgür Uyanık: Short stories MEN ALONE https://www.parthianbooks.com/products/men-alone-short-stories?_pos=1&_sid=53c734e1d&_ss=r Short story from the collection, BANTER: https://nation.cymru/culture/short-story-banter/ Novel CONCEPTION: https://www.fairlightbooks.co.uk/conception/ THREADS https://www.threads.net/@liberatedsleepless SUBSTACK https://ozguruyanik.substack.com Mari Stewart: Mari’s website: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4 Ep16: Let's put off procrastinating, with Oliver Burkeman | 09 Sep 2024 | 00:46:57 | |
... What? Did 2 weeks just fly by since the last episode? No flippin' way. Time, I think, we had a chat about time. The fact that there's never enough of it. Especially for writing. Why is that? Well Oliver Burkeman might just have some answers. Prepare to face the subject of time and limitation face-on. Get ready to completely re-think how we view those precious hours, minutes and seconds. And ask... 'what would happen if we spent less of it worrying about the fact it's running out, and more of it just... being in it.' Or even becoming time itself? Might this shift in thinking actually help us stop procrastinating? and start spending more of our time doing the things that actually matter? Hopefully, yes. But what does actually matter? You might have to answer that one yourself. Regardless, whatever you do, you should definitely spend the next forty five minutes wasting your time listening to Oliver Burkeman. Get a load of Oliver's brilliant 400 Weeks here: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/fourthousandweeks Get free incredible anti-procrastinatory tips here: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/posts And get Oliver's sparkly, life changing new book here: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/meditationsformortals Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4 Ep7: Robert Popper | 15 Apr 2024 | 01:23:44 | |
If comedy writing is your thing, we've got a real treat for you. This week we talk to the super talented and rather prolific Robert Popper. From how he broke into the industry via Steve Coogan and The Comic Strip to his smash hit sitcom Friday Night Dinner. We also chat about Robin Cooper, The Timewaster Letters, South Park, Look Around You, and plenty more besides. Robert’s Wikipedia Plus, in our regular 'Dare To Share' feature (where we have a look at what our listeners have been writing, read it out, then discuss it) we look at an excerpt from J. Aaron Courts' 'Hot Box'. See more from Aaron here: https://www.instagram.com/aaron.courts/ https://aaroncourts.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S1 Ep13: A chat with CJ Tudor | 18 Jul 2021 | 00:51:28 | |
This week, we talk to brilliant thriller-mystery-horror writer C.J. Tudor. Topics covered: Dog walking, the 1980s and what it's like when one of the biggest authors in the world decides to say something rather nice about your book. Music by Dano Songs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S1 Ep12: Rejections | 11 Jul 2021 | 00:45:31 | |
This week (as the more astute of you may have gathered from the title of this episode) we talk about rejections – including a surprise for Tom and Jon that Dave has been keeping up his sleeve for over a decade! Plus there's an exciting announcement about our first live show. Enjoy! Music by Dano Songs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S1 Ep11: I can't believe it's Caimh! (That rhymes by the way!?) | 04 Jul 2021 | 00:53:06 | |
This week we talk to multi-talented writer Caimh McDonnell about hecklers, dogs and successful self publishing. And we witness a huge moment in the history of podcasting; the release of Dave's brand new catchphrase! https://whitehairedirishman.com/podcast/ https://whitehairedirishman.com/caimhs_books/ https://davidgaughran.com/ Gary Delaney - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qja1VIOBVcs Music by Dano Songs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S1 Ep10: Logs, trees and beats | 27 Jun 2021 | 01:05:31 | |
What's a log line? How are they useful? How should you do them? These are all questions we really should have considered before recording a podcast about them. But as you'll hear, we get through it ok and actually find it really useful in the end. Plus, look out for an exclusive "arboreal narrative" reveal from Jon and the real highlight of the whole episode; Dave trying to be cool by making sounds like he's about to swallow a wasp. Music by Dano Songs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S1 Ep9: A nice chat with Beth Chalmers | 20 Jun 2021 | 00:55:08 | |
We thoroughly enjoy a lovely chinwag with Beth Chalmers this week. She's a hugely successful writer with sketch shows, dramas, programmes like Horrible Histories and much, much more to her name. We talk about what goes on behind the scenes, the pitching process and eventually we manage to squeeze some top tips out of her too. Enjoy!! Beth's current TV series "Mystic" (co-written with long time collaborator Amy Shindler) is currently on the iplayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m000kxr2/mystic Music by Dano Songs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S1 Ep8: From first pages to review rages | 13 Jun 2021 | 01:02:23 | |
In this week's audio smorgasbord (let's call it a smaudiosbord), inspired by our chat with OMJ Ryan in episode 7, we present back our first pages of our best-selling crime novels and then we have a bit of a natter about reviews - whether they're good, bad... or should just be blummin' ignored. We also find out about the time that Jon got blacklisted from the local writer's group and shortly after that, Dave unsuccessfully tries to find a book for 15 seconds. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outliers_(book) Music by Dano Songs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S1 Ep7: OMG it's OMJ Ryan | 06 Jun 2021 | 00:51:17 | |
This week we talk to crime fiction author OMJ Ryan and we find out the answer to questions like; What happens when you quit your job to become an author? What do you call a competition where you have to dig up hidden snooker balls? And, what happens when you give a critical review of a book written by the person you're currently interviewing, which you thought was anonymous but it turns out it wasn't?! Awkward! (But also hilarious). Oh, and DON'T MENTION COATS. https://www.omjryan.com/blog-avenue https://www.amazon.co.uk/OMJ-Ryan/e/B07RSZS4BP/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coats_in_detective_fiction Music by Dano Songs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S1 Ep6: Robot Writers | 30 May 2021 | 00:53:58 | |
This time out, we talk about our "work in progress" and then touch upon important issues such as houmous on nipples, one of us being a better director than George Lucas and take the challenge to see if we can tell the difference between things written by us or by a super smart AI computer. Thanks for listening. Links from the show... Make your own pretend person. Maybe print it out and frame it, pop it on your desk and pretend you've got a friend! https://thispersondoesnotexist.com Music by Dano Songs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S1 Ep5: Ideas about ideas! | 23 May 2021 | 00:58:59 | |
Due to recent events we’ve had to swap our episodes around a bit. So this week we’re using our experience as advertising creatives to discuss creativity and where ideas come from. Then we take a long hard look into the future and begrudgingly welcome the unstoppable rise of our, soon to become, robot overlords Useful links TED talk on creativity - https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_harford_a_powerful_way_to_unleash_your_natural_creativity The Creative Penn Podcast. (12th Feb) episode https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2021/02/12/the-artist-in-the-machine/ Tom Scott’s YouTube AI generated episode https://youtu.be/TfVYxnhuEdU 'Sunspring' short Sci-fi film: https://youtu.be/LY7x2Ihqjmc Write your own story/get AI to write one for you here shortlyAI.com Music by Dano Songs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S1 Ep4: Aural Sex | 16 May 2021 | 00:53:52 | |
Well, here it is. The episode literally no-one has been waiting for. Packed to the brim with smut and naughtiness, with a few rib-ticklers thrown in for your enhanced pleasure. Plus some very high quality chat about our worst jobs ever. Enjoy! (Well, try to enjoy it... or just lie back and think of England, it's up to you). Music by DanoSongs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4 Ep6: Improv Your Writing - with Ruth Bratt | 08 Apr 2024 | 00:47:24 | |
The great Carl Reiner once said “Improvisation is just writing in front of an audience”. So we figured if we could brush up on our improv skills it's bound to make us better writers... right? This week improv extraordinaire, and official Comedy Store Player, Ruth Bratt talks to us about her life, her craft and the eating habits of her cat... before putting us to the test with our own improvised play. What could possibly go wrong? Go and see Ruth with the legendary Comedy Store Players here: https://comedystoreplayers.com Get your ticket for Showstopper! The Improvised Musical here: https://showstopperthemusical.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S1 Ep3: Erotica's a hard one | 09 May 2021 | 01:02:54 | |
This week we have a good old fashioned chin-wag about our ongoing writing projects – including a unique take on the murder mystery genre and a truly amazing idea for a play. Then we seamlessly segue into talking about the time Dave and Tom met a Hollywood big-wig... and probably slightly embarrassed themselves. Oh, and we make foolish promises that will no doubt come back to haunt us all in Episode 4 next week. Music by DanoSongs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S1 Ep2: Teenangstasaurus | 02 May 2021 | 00:46:36 | |
This episode sees us bravely digging out our embarrassing teenage poetry and sharing it shamelessly with the world. We talk about what writing we're trying to work on at the moment and a few other fantastically interesting bits and bobs as well. Which is nice. Music by DanoSongs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S1 Ep1: There's No Hope | 02 May 2021 | 00:55:39 | |
In our first ever episode we have a chat about why we started the podcast, we talk about those little things that prevent us from becoming internationally renowned bestselling authors and about how we write. There's a bit more waffle in there too about various bits and bobs... but, y'know, it's our first ever podcast, give us a break. Music by DanoSongs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S1: Episode 0 - Introducing failure | 26 Apr 2021 | 00:04:05 | |
Tom, Jon and Dave welcome you to the Failing Writers Podcast. Come on a journey of self-development with us as we attempt to transform ourselves, and maybe even you, from failures to nailing it-ers. Listen to this first to find out what it's all about. Music by DanoSongs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4 Ep5: The Interview That Went A Bit Wrong | 01 Apr 2024 | 00:56:15 | |
Unfortunately we're not able to include show notes this week, for legal reasons. Thanks for listening. www.floraopil.com Find out more about Flora here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4 Ep4: Writers Unite! with Sarah from Writers' HQ & Debut Novelist Samuel Burr | 18 Mar 2024 | 01:19:45 | |
Writing can be a solitary business. All those hours spent with nothing but a blank page and a bottomless coffee cup. On reflection we reckon it's probably good to interact with other human beings occasionally. It can stop you going full fruit-loops. (You know...dressing as your main character and wandering around the house talking to yourself.) It can help you find friendly Alpha / Beta readers. It can boost the learnies. It can even help you become more productive... apparently. So this week, we thought we'd have a look at the benefits of reaching out to other writers. Be it through communities like Writers' HQ, classes, retreats or social media. And in the process we stumble across a writer who is living proof of just how beneficial reaching out to others can be...and then some! Check out Writers' HQ here: https://writershq.co.uk Buy Sam's excellent book here: https://geni.us/Puzzlemakers And thanks to Jennifer Last for sharing her excellent Not Dead Girl extract! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4 Ep3: The Full Brontë | 04 Mar 2024 | 01:23:46 | |
Join Tom & Jon on another rambly exploration. This time we're off back to the 1840s to take a good, hard look at the Brontë sisters. Who were Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë? What were they like? How is it possible that three sisters all wrote so brilliantly? Why are they still so revered by readers across the world? and what was the deal with Branwell? Pack a rain coat, a poetry book and a flask of tea and come with us o'er the moors, as we chat to experts: biographer - Lucasta Miller, English Lit Professor - Gregory Dart, and the lovely folk at the Brontë Museum in Haworth, to learn more about these fascinating and extraordinary writers. Lucasta's Website: https://www.lucastamiller.com/theauthor Buy The Brontë Myth: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/355538/the-bronte-myth-by-lucasta-miller/9780099287148 Visit The Brontë Parsonage Museum: https://www.bronte.org.uk And thank you to Professor Gregory Dart - a total legend. See him give Philomena Cunk a run for her money here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beP0rZIITmI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4 Ep2: Jessica Bull - Miss Austen Investigates | 26 Feb 2024 | 00:57:06 | |
As an aspiring young writer it's easy to be put off by even the most well intentioned constructive criticism...what's not so easy is to revisit that critique many years later and be inspired to write a novel that has publishers literally fighting each other for the chance to print it. Join us for a fascinating interview as Jessica Bull, author of the much anticipated "Miss Austen Investigates" describes the downs and very significant ups of her writing journey. Buy Miss Austen Investigates here: https://shor.by/MissAusten Jessica’s soash: Twitter: @NovelistJessica (https://twitter.com/NovelistJessica) Instagram: @jessicabullnovelist (https://www.instagram.com/jessicabullnovelist/) author pic by Cassie Baruc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4 Ep1: Danny Wallace | 19 Feb 2024 | 01:19:04 | |
Aaaaaand we're back! The Failing Writers return for what some are calling the fourth season of this spectacular podcast. We look forward to a whole new smorgasbord of writing tips, challenges, goals and cock-ups plus a raft of interviews with some of the biggest names in the writing world. Starting with a real corker courtesy of writer, presenter and thoroughly lovely fella Danny Wallace. So hold tight and keep your legs and elbows tucked in at all times... it's gonna be a hell of a ride! Danny stuff: https://dannywallace.com Preorder Danny's new book here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/393456/somebody-told-me-by-wallace-danny/9781529931181 Phil Oddy's Echoes: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Echoes-Entanglement-Book-Phil-Oddy/dp/B0CSRZVPQZ Danny's photo: www.selashiloniphoto.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep27: Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas (pt2) | 01 Jan 2024 | 00:57:29 | |
Happy New Year Folks! We continue our seasonal ghost stories with a handful of listener-written tales. So gather around the hearth with us again as we bring you a selection of eerie yarns, to make your timbers shiver. Massive thanks to our fantastic contributors: AB Finlayson: https://abfinlayson.com Threads: a.b.finlayson Craig Margolis: X: @damnblankpage Steve Salisbury: X: @SalisburyWriter Threads: salisbury.writer Christian Fieldhouse Steven Stilbech: X: @stilbech Simon Curtis: X: @simonmcurtis Geoffrey G. N. Harrison: https://www.deaf-duck.uk Threads: gharrisonauthor (In this weeks episode, we also completely forgot to mention that Simon Curtis sent us a brilliant M.R. James Christmas picture quiz! Check the blog to see how many M.R. James stories you can recognise from his natty little sketch!) A history of ventriloquist dummies coming to life: It appears Gerald Kersh was one of the first to publish such a story in 1939 called “The Extraordinarily Horrible Dummy," this was adapted by screenwriter John Baines for the Dead of Night movie. Dead of Night Movie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_of_Night Magic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_(1978_film) Goosebumps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goosebumps_(film) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep26: Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas (pt1) | 25 Dec 2023 | 01:15:03 | |
Please accept this as a most cordial invitation to accompany Jon, Tom and as yet unnamed guests for an evening of traditional ghost story telling. We have chosen the most atmospheric venue we could acquire at short notice and now request your company, to consummate this joyously Victorian Christmas night of heebiejeebies. Please bring only yourself. We shall provide the spirits. Talking Scared: https://talkingscaredpod.com/about/ Michelle Paver: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/talking-scared/id1530064310?i=1000638347893 The King: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/talking-scared/id1530064310?i=1000623833730 Dark Matter: https://michellepaver.com/dark-matter/ ‘Cherry Ripe’ Painting https://fineartamerica.com/featured/cherry-ripe-detail-john-everett-millais.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep25: Alec Worley: Fantasy, Sci-fi, Horror & Comics. | 11 Dec 2023 | 01:30:40 | |
Alec Worley is an award-lacking (his own words!) author from South London. He writes comics, fiction and audio drama about swords, fangs and lasers. He’s best known for his work on 2000 AD (home of Judge Dredd), Star Wars, and for legendary horror director John Carpenter. He's one of those really annoyingly talented people, with an eye for story and an ear for dialogue. You know the ones. He's also a dead nice bloke. You can read his newsletter, ‘Agent of Weird: Exploring the Write Fantastic’ (alecworley.substack.com) Or find out more on his website alecworley.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AlecWorley Dredge Runners audio drama: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/178999229X?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=library_overflow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4 Ep15: How do you know if your writing is good enough? | 26 Aug 2024 | 00:44:19 | |
Well, that’s the summer hiatus done with - and we're back with an episode which asks the question, "how do you know if your writing is good enough?" In an attempt to answer that question, we’re going to be looking at a couple of Tom’s flash fiction stories and asking if, why, and how, one of them is slightly less rubbish than the other. Both stories were entered into the same competition, but only one of them got published. Can Dave guess which one is which? Can YOU guess which one is which? Well, to answer either of those questions, you're gonna have to have a listen, aren't you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep24: Word Games: The League of the Lexicon | 27 Nov 2023 | 01:08:06 | |
Out of the blue, someone sent us a game. A game all about words and etymology and language - the very stuff we LOVE. So, we decided that we'd get together and play the game to see if it's any good, and have a chat with the bloke who created it. That game is The League of the Lexicon. That bloke is Joshua Blackburn and this is the podcast where all of the above takes place. To try your hand at a few questions and maybe even win a copy of the game - click here! Here's where you can find out more about the game, and maybe even order one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep23: The Runners Up | 13 Nov 2023 | 00:43:58 | |
We couldn't let the amazing stories that made it to the final short-list go un-read and un-heard... so here they are. Plus there's a nice little chat with the overall winner of our £500 prize, Manu St Thomas. Enjoy!! Still not had your fix? Geddaload o' these beauties.... "God of Ramen" (shortlisted for a Flash Fiction Magazine competition in 2022) - https://flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2022/11/10/god-of-ramen/ "I Have an Invisible Cat" (nr. 7, winner of the Globe Soup July 2022 micro-fiction challenge) - https://www.globesoup.net/cats "The Man Who Married the Sea" (nr. 10, winner of the Globe Soup May 2022 micro-fiction challenge) - https://www.globesoup.net/blue "Dinner" - https://101words.org/dinner/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep22: Nanowrimo Special: How NOT to write a novel with Howard Mittelmark | 06 Nov 2023 | 00:54:29 | |
NaNoWrimOhNo! It's that time of year again when words-per-day becomes the currency. So we thought we'd bring you even more words... Words of novel-writing wisdom! No, no... not from us... obviously. From novelist and longtime book editor Howard Mittelmark. Co-writer of How NOT to Write A Novel. A fantastic book full of the pitfalls most writers fall into when they're setting off along the long and arduous road to Novelton, Nebraska. So join us for some entertaining and enlightening chitchat, and learn things about yourself you've long suspected, but have been deliberately ignoring for years. We can't guarantee any of this will help with your word count, but we all need to take breaks, right? How Not To Write A Novel: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56677/how-not-to-write-a-novel-by-sandra-newman-howard-mittelmark/9780141038544 Howard's novel - 'Written Out': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Written-Out-Howard-Mittelmark/dp/157962572X Hire Howard... https://howardmittelmark.com/editorial/ National Novel Writing Month: https://nanowrimo.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep21: Writing Ghost Stories: with Stephen Volk & Ciaran O'Keeffe | 30 Oct 2023 | 01:33:01 | |
With the help of two expert spookologists: Stephen Volk - horror writer & mastermind behind the BBCs infamous 'GHOSTWATCH', and Dr Ciaran O'Keeffe - famed ghostbuster & parapsychologist, we're attempting to figure out what gives us the heebie jeebies, so that we can all go away and write the world's GREATEST EVER GHOST STORY. That invitation extends to you too, listeners! We want your submissions for our Traditional Ghost Story Christmas Special later in the year. So get writing - and hopefully we can all sit down round the fire and share a little anthology of all our spooky stories in December. Here's the link to buy Stephen's brilliant new ghost story book: http://tartaruspress.com/volk-the-good-unknown.html Coffinmaker's Blues, Stephen's excellent book of horror essays: https://www.pspublishing.co.uk/coffinmakers-blues-ebook-by-stephen-volk-5605-p.asp and Stephen's website: https://www.stephenvolk.net/the-good-unknown.html Also, Afterlife: Lost Loved Ones is out on audiobook (Bafflegab) on Halloween! Don’t forget you can also follow what Ciaran's up to on Twitter / X https://twitter.com/ciaranokeeffe?lang=en and don't miss him on Danny Robbins new TV series Uncanny: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001rckl/uncanny-series-1-1-case-1-miss-howard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep20: How to write a book using ChatGPT - Andy Stanton | 23 Oct 2023 | 01:29:07 | |
Well... there's a lot of talk about whether it's right or wrong to use AI to write your book for you. But that's not what this episode is about really. I mean, we touch on that and discuss it. You can't just ignore the moral questions, can you? But we mostly have a natter with Andy Stanton. An author of some repute. He's written a new book, using ChatGPT, but perhaps not quite as you would imagine. Benny The Blue Whale is a journey through the workings of the mind of a genius writer, and through the "mind" of ChatGPT. https://oneworld-publications.com/work/benny-the-blue-whale/ Episode cover image created using https://hotpot.ai/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep19: 2023 Flash Fiction Competition Winners! | 15 Oct 2023 | 00:43:29 | |
AND THE WINNER IS......... announced in the podcast. Plus the runners up and some highly commended entries, and as many of the superb entries that we can mention. It's been a brilliant comp this year - with some amazing stories submitted. Listen to see if you've won, and to hear the winning entries in all their glory! Huge thanks to our judge, Kathy Hoyle - and to our brilliant sponsors Scrivener! https://kathyhoyle.com/ https://www.literatureandlatte.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep18: The Bookshop Episode | 08 Oct 2023 | 01:07:51 | |
October 14th is BOOKSHOP DAY! So here's a little episode... well... it started out as a little episode... to celebrate the humble bookshop. Jon visits his local store to find out more about the art of selling paper and ink. In the process discovering the formula for writing the quintessential indie bookshop bestseller. The boys share the names of the bookshops they would open and.. well gosh... they just... have so many incisive and fascinating things to say about books and writing and candles and shelving... so... you definitely won't want to miss any of it. And then... as if you're not already stuffed to the very brim with amazing podcast content... off we go... on a whistle stop tour of THE GREATEST BOOKSHOPS ON THE PLANET. We're too good to you. We really are. Jon's local: https://www.grovebookshop.com Goldfinch Books in Alton: https://www.goldfinch-books.com Bookshop.org: https://uk.bookshop.org El Ateneo Grand Splendid in Buenos Aires: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Ateneo_Grand_Splendid Shakespeare and Company in Paris: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com Livraria Lello in Porto: https://www.livrarialello.pt/en/home Barter Books in Alnwick: https://www.barterbooks.co.uk Also... don't forget you can get 20% off Scrivener if you're quick! 'urry up and go to https://www.literatureandlatte.com, Hit '+Add Discount' on the pay page - and use the code FAILING The lovely pastel picture of Grove Bookshop used for the episode art is by Jon's dad, Clive Rand. Who sells all his work to raise money for The Royal National Lifeboat Institution. https://www.cliverand.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep17: A Simon Armitage, Stanza Stone Special. For National Poetry Day 2023 | 02 Oct 2023 | 01:40:57 | |
This week we're out and about tracking down poetry for National Poetry Day 2023. We take to the Yorkshire hills in search of the Stanza Stones. Join us on our adventure and help us celebrate some of the work of our current Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage. http://www.stanzastones.co.uk/ https://www.simonarmitage.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep16: Oliver Mol - Train Lord | 25 Sep 2023 | 01:12:36 | |
Imagine being a writer and not actually writing! Oh wait. That's us. Imagine being a writer and NOT BEING ABLE TO WRITE! That was Oli. He had a 10 month long migraine that almost literally killed him. Listen to his fascinating story and hear how he tried to made sense of it all through his autofiction book: Train Lord. We talk about writing the truth, finding roots, failed orgies and about just how bloody hard writing can be. You can buy Oli's fantastic book Train Lord direct from: Penguin UK: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/444219/train-lord-by-mol-oliver/9780241525081 Penguin Australia: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/train-lord-9780241525074 As well as all the usual places. Plus we remind you, as if you needed reminding, about our £500 flash fiction contest in association with the wonderful Scrivener app. For 20% off Scrivener in September... 'urry up and go to https://www.literatureandlatte.com, Hit '+Add Discount' on the pay page - and use the code FAILING You're absolutely bloody welcome. x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep15: Emma Healey | 18 Sep 2023 | 01:19:03 | |
Hello again. This time out we're having a nice sit down with author Emma Healey. Her debut novel, Elizabeth is Missing, (which has been described as "bloody brilliant, honestly, you should read it Tom, it's funny and sad and intriguing. Proper mint it is.") has sold over a million copies and won the Costa First Novel Award. Plus it ended up being made into a film by the BBC, starring the late Glenda Jackson, who it turns out performed her own stunts. (That will make sense when you listen) Find out more about Emma here... https://www.emmahealey.co.uk/ Here's where you can support Alzheimer's Society... https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/navigation/make-donation and don't even think about forgetting to remember the Failing Writers Podcast £500, 500 word Flash Fiction Competition in association with Scrivener*. (*An amazing writing app that facilitates the makey-upping of books a whole tonne-load. Which suggests you should really go to https://www.literatureandlatte.com, Hit '+Add Discount' on the pay page - use the code FAILING and get 20% off the indispensable Scrivener app!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4 Ep14: How to become a full-time author... maybe | 08 Jul 2024 | 00:52:44 | |
Do you have what it takes to quit your day job and follow your dreams to become a full time author? Well, there's only one way to find out...and that's to listen to our interview with J C Duncan! Hear how he bravely decided to give himself a year to become a professional writer and, even bravelier, decided to tell everyone about it! Plus home made knives, Vikings and our usual top quality chat! Find out more about our most excellent guest (and check out that sword!) HERE: www.jcduncan.co.uk. Buy his Vikingly books here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/J-C-Duncan/author/B08WCYR1DR And check out his #oneyeartopro threads here: https://x.com/JCDuncanauthor/status/1707002271010079150 https://twitter.com/JCDuncanauthor/status/1708465357424365671 https://twitter.com/JCDuncanauthor/status/1719670719628358012 https://twitter.com/JCDuncanauthor/status/1732823188453650477 https://twitter.com/JCDuncanauthor/status/1741821890270798104 https://twitter.com/JCDuncanauthor/status/1753131464768532959 https://x.com/JCDuncanauthor/status/1755575800626073768 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep14: £500 flash fiction contest - entry details! | 04 Sep 2023 | 01:13:42 | |
DO YOU LIKE WRITING? DO YOU LIKE FREE MONEY? WHAT ABOUT HILARIOUS AND GOBSMACKING PODCASTING? Yeah? Well then blummin' well enter the Failing Writers Podcast £500, 500 word Flash Fiction Competition in association with Scrivener, you noodle-face. PLUS make writing easier and go to https://www.literatureandlatte.com, Hit '+Add Discount' on the pay page - use the code FAILING and get 20% off the indispensable Scrivener app! But before you do any of that... listen to this episode! Not only will you hear the phrase you have to use in your story. You will also hear an amazetesticles chat with the fabulously talented, award winning flash fiction writer Kathy Hoyle - who’s basically going to tell you how to win. I mean, you’d be a proper nugget-munch to miss that one, wouldn’t you? CHECK OUT THE BLOG POST FOR ALL THE T's AND ALL THE C's Kathy’s website: https://kathyhoyle.com Flash Face Off!: https://writershq.co.uk/creative-writing-retreats/flash-face-off-challenges/ Kathy’s Top Ten Tips for Writing Flash: https://writershq.co.uk/ten-top-tips-for-writing-flash-fiction/ Kathy’s astonishing little novella in flash book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C79T4QVP?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_JGN4ZF0ESYQY0BC3KFDZ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep13: A chat with Patrick Ness | 21 Aug 2023 | 01:26:43 | |
This time out we chat with award-winning, best-selling Patrick Ness. Author of young adult books, including The Chaos Walking trilogy and A Monster Calls - his newest book Different For Boys - as well as books for adults n all, like. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/patrick-ness (Not to be confused with Patrick Nest, a bee keeper from Godalming, Surrey. Although, I'm not sure how you could become confused, they've got completely different names). https://patrickness.com/ Also this episode, we've got a rather chilling listener WIP from Kalina Holzapfel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep12: Where does the word etymology come from? | 07 Aug 2023 | 01:42:46 | |
Well, in answer to the question in the title... we're not sure. We should have asked our guests really - because they are self-confessed word-nerds. Authors and language bloggers, Jess Zafarris and Paul Anthony Jones (you might know Paul as "Haggard Hawks") are two people obsessed with the roots, origins and use of language. So, we thought we'd bring them together for a big ol' chat about interesting word things. Jess - https://uselessetymology.com/ Paul - https://www.paulanthonyjones.com/ https://www.haggardhawks.com Also! In this week's "W.I.P. Me a New One" we look at an excerpt from Hayley Price's sapphic fantasy - The Vermillion Ribbon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep11: Storytime! | 24 Jul 2023 | 01:38:09 | |
Hello there. Welcome to our little podcast. Do you like stories? Would you like to hear some now? Well click play, and you'll get to listen to loads of them! Somehow this episode has turned into a bit of a story-a-thon. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep10: Crime Writing with Mark Billingham | 10 Jul 2023 | 01:22:35 | |
You might know Mark Billingham as the prolific and award winning crime fiction author. We know him as a really nice bloke who we had a really lovely chat with. But we didn't think that even an interview as excellent as the one we enjoyed with Mark was enough for our amazing listeners. So, we also get stuck into another WIP, this time from listener Gayle Ramage, who shares her Scottish vampire story with us! Thanks for listening! Here's info about Mark's latest book - available in all good bookshops... https://uk.markbillingham.com/the-last-dance/ Mark's TITANS: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16927.Dashiell_Hammett https://www.george-pelecanos.com https://www.jamesleeburke.com https://www.michaelconnelly.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep9: Jack Meggitt-Phillips | 26 Jun 2023 | 01:23:50 | |
This time out we talk to middle-grade kids' author Jack Meggitt-Phillips. We chat about his big break, about badgers and sexy fizzy drinks bottles. You know, all the usual stuff. We also check out another WIP from a listener and... and... erm... well, that's about it really. Jack's details: https://twitter.com/meggittphillips?lang=en Some of Jack's books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beast-Bethany-Collection-Meggitt-Phillips-Revenge/dp/9124154911/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=jack+meggitt&qid=1687556188&sr=8-4 Jack's top 5 middle-grade funny books... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amphigorey-Fifteen-Books-Edward-Gorey/dp/0399504338/ref=sr_1_2?crid=26AXKS1XWG5UM&keywords=edward+gorey&qid=1687422426&s=books&sprefix=edward+gorey%2Cstripbooks%2C68&sr=1-2https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Rainbow-Grey/dp/B097YT66BF/ref=sr_1_3?crid=W030LZEE1D4A&keywords=laura+ellen+anderson&qid=1687422517&s=books&sprefix=laura+ellen+anderson%2Cstripbooks%2C65&sr=1-3https://www.amazon.co.uk/Day-My-Bum-Went-Psycho/dp/0330400894https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Stink/dp/B0BS1MZ9Z6/ref=sr_1_7?crid=28PDPPRQDC1DG&keywords=jenny+mclachlan&qid=1687422651&s=audible&sprefix=jenny+mc%2Caudible%2C77&sr=1-7https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Underpants-of-Chaos/dp/B09DRH1HJH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ONQJ6XVGC5E4&keywords=the+underpants+of+chaos&qid=1687422706&s=audible&sprefix=the+underpants+of+chaos%2Caudible%2C70&sr=1-1 Jack's podcast, about advertising: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-history-of-advertising-podcast/id1455036275 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep8: A (Joanna) Frank Discussion About The World Of Publishing | 19 Jun 2023 | 01:08:39 | |
Last week we talked to Louise Voss, who spoke to us about her first agent, Joanna Frank. So, this week we talk to Joanna Frank, who speaks to us about Louise Voss. She also chats about her journey through the publishing industry, taking in pretty much every stop along the way. PLUS get some top tips for pitching and querying, as Joanna kindly shares with us her “dos” and “don’ts” when approaching an agent. We also take a look at another work in progress too, this time from listener S.G.Sangster. (@ScarlettGraceHS) In yet another amazing instalment of… THE FAILING WRITERS PODCAAAAAAAAST!!! Check out Joanna’s literary services at https://joannafrank.co/ And here's just a couple of the brilliant authors she's worked with... (sorry we couldn't mention them all!) Check 'em out! https://www.carolinemontague.co.uk https://www.simonberthon.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep7: That's it, I quit... | 12 Jun 2023 | 01:23:36 | |
Hello. Look at you reading the show notes! So... what have we got to tell you about? Erm, well, I guess the main bit is that we're talking to author Louise Voss this week. A bit back she tweeted that she was packing it all in because her enthusiasm balloon had been well and truly popped. We have a chat with her about that and other bits'n'bobs. Then in our Work In Progress feature, listener Donal Fogarty has sent in a short story, with a very, very interesting backstory. There's a few other things we talk about - but best that you just hear them on the podcast, not really worth mentioning in the show notes. So, go on, less reading more listening please. Press the play button.
Buy Louise Voss' latest book here... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kerry-Tucker-Learns-Live-heartbreaking-ebook/dp/B0B7S9H2D3
And the one Louise was especially proud of... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Old-You-Louise-Voss/dp/1912374110
Mark Edwards (Louise's erstwhile writing partner)... https://www.markedwardsauthor.com
The rest of Donal's story... https://donalfogarty.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/tomorrow-james-and-the-blue-cat.pdf ...and his blog Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep6: Laura Barton Interview | 29 May 2023 | 01:13:07 | |
Fancy going for a spin with us? ‘Cos we’re about to head off in this ole, beat up Cadillac. Laura Barton is at the wheel and she’s got the windows down and the radio up. Jon’s nodding seriously to the majestic growl of Johnny Cash and Tommy’s got his head out the window, forcing air up his nose like a blood hound. And we’re here and we’re alive and just shooting the breeze about sad songs, rock stars, lost love, writing, Betjeman, Springsteen, journalism, and turnips… for some reason. Yeah. I’m not entirely sure why, but turnips seem to… crop up, so… Laura's new book - Sad Songs https://www.waterstones.com/book/sad-songs/laura-barton/9781529406948 Laura's BBC "Notes on music" https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/m000t4t5 Laura's sad songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElygSMtokAw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP6a-7MP91g Jon's sad song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhDnyPsQsB0 Tom's sad song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVfaf43W9cM Some other things that crop up: The amazing producers of ‘Notes’ http://www.fallingtree.co.uk/about/ Rebecca Solnit; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Solnit Laura’s novel, Twenty-One Locks: https://www.waterstones.com/book/twenty-one-locks/laura-barton/9780857381217 Shape note singing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyrUhdBHOg8 Cold Mountain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Mountain_(film) John Betjeman & Jim Parker’s Banana Blush Album https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lCyv7pJrrVekvs4QdgFQfNYwwEb3XS9w0 How to grow really nice turnips https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/turnips/grow-your-own Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep5: There was a podcast about limericks... | 22 May 2023 | 01:26:33 | |
Hello. Welcome to our limerick special! In celebration of National Limerick Day, on the 12th of May, we’ve had a good delve into where limericks came from, what they mean to people and we’ve even had a crack at writing some ourselves too. A huge thank you to our fantastic contributors: Fred Hornaday - https://kingoflimericks.com Doug Harris – limerick collector extraordinaire Dr Matthew Potter - https://www.limerick.ie/limerick-museum The people of www.reddit.com/r/limericks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S4 Ep 13: Tune that name! All about pseudonyms | 24 Jun 2024 | 00:56:58 | |
A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet...but would he have written that line if he wasn't called Shakespeare? This week Jon, Tom and Dave (or possibly Rod, Jane and Freddy) look into pseudonyms, nom-de-plumes, pen names...and basically just being someone else for a bit. Does your name affect your chances of success? Does it even have an impact on how you write? Join us to find out as the Failing Writers try to become the not-so-failing writers....for at least one chapter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| S3 Ep4: Ian McMillan | 15 May 2023 | 01:25:41 | |
Eh up Chucks. Int’ episode this week, we bants wit’ Bard o’ Barnsley ‘imsen, like. Ye know the fella: that one who does all that poetry, and is ont’ wireless: BBC’s T’Verb. Yeah. Reight Yorkshire Talker ‘e is. Aye! That’s ‘im. Ian McMillan. There’s also some other little surprises for ya, which you’ll ‘ave to find out by usin’ yer lug’oles. Ian McMillan’s ‘My Sand Life My Pebble Life' https://www.waterstones.com/book/my-sand-life-my-pebble-life/ian-mcmillan/9781472982940 The Verb: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tnsf/episodes/downloads Pantoums: https://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poems/best/pantoum Luke Wright: https://poetryarchive.org/poet/luke-wright/ David Wheatley’s poetry and other books... https://www.waterstones.com/author/david-wheatley/45754 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
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