Page One - The Writer's Podcast

209 Episodes

1. Ep. 147 - Elle Connel (aka Lucy Ribchester) discusses the differences in writing historical crime fiction vs contemporary crime fiction

   Published: 20/01/2023
2. Ep. 146 - Tom Hindle talks locked room murder mysteries, red herrings and more!

   Published: 13/01/2023
3. Ep. 145 - Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin talk about writing together and how creators can break the chokehold of big companies

   Published: 23/12/2022
4. Ep. 144 - Jenny Bayliss talks about the importance of persistence in finding an agent, planning Christmas books and writing scenes out of order

   Published: 14/12/2022
5. Ep. 143 - Karen Swan talks about her strict schedule of two books a year, idea generation and setting stories at Christmas

   Published: 09/12/2022
6. Ep. 142 - Kirsty Eyre talks about writing comedy, prize ceremonies, food puns and much more!

   Published: 02/12/2022
7. Ep. 141 - Richard Swan talks self-publishing, becoming a debut author again and bestseller lists

   Published: 25/11/2022
8. Ep. 140 - Scott Lynch talks worldbuilding, planning, new Locke Lamora stories and much more!

   Published: 18/11/2022
9. Ep. 139 - Hollywood manager Bob Bookman talks about turning books into movies, including Jurassic Park and Silence of the Lambs

   Published: 11/11/2022
10. Ep. 138 - Editor David Downing talks about the process of developmental editing and working with authors to polish their stories

    Published: 04/11/2022
11. Ep. 137 - Karen Sullivan, founder of Orenda Books, talks about how she selects books to publish and much more!

    Published: 28/10/2022
12. Ep. 136 - Publishing Director of Viper Books Miranda Jewess talks about what she looks for when commissioning books and lots more!

    Published: 21/10/2022
13. Ep. 135 - Literary agent Jamie Cowen talks about querying, synopses, working with authors on manuscripts and more!

    Published: 14/10/2022
14. Ep. 134 - US literary agent Eric Smith talks about querying, author comps, and gives other hints and tips on getting your query right

    Published: 07/10/2022
15. Ep. 133 - Literary agent Juliet Mushens talks about what she looks for in a query letter and more

    Published: 30/09/2022
16. Ep. 132 - Adam Hamdy on how Judge Reinhold kickstarted his writing career, why he frontloads his planning, and why he wrote his latest novel, The Other Side of Night

    Published: 23/09/2022
17. Ep 131 - Diana Reid talks about writing her debut bestseller in lockdown and the challenges of the second novel

    Published: 16/09/2022
18. Ep. 130 - Gordon J Brown talks pseudonyms, crime fiction settings and the Bloody Scotland festival

    Published: 09/09/2022
19. Ep 129 - Shauna Lawless talks about how an hour a day can be all you need to write and more

    Published: 02/09/2022
20. Ep. 128 - Kasim Ali talks to us about writing without planning, the importance of representation in fiction and... vampires?!

    Published: 26/08/2022