Page One - The Writer's Podcast
Episodes
Ep. 212 - Delilah S. Dawson on writing for IP projects and how she writes so quickly
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this episode as a full video interview on our YouTube channel!Delilah S. Dawson is the New York Times bestselling writer of Star Wars: Phasma, G...
Drafting Notes - Ten Books That Have Influenced Us - 10-6
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What books influenced you as a reader and writer? That's what we're looking at on today's special episode of Drafting Notes as we break down numbers 1...
Ep. 211 - Jay Kristoff on writing flawed characters, playing with formatting and more
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this episode as a full video interview on our YouTube channelJay Kristoff is a #1 international, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author...
The Page One Christmas Special 2024 feat. Anna Mazzola, Abir Mukherjee & Vaseem Khan
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this episode as a full video podcast on YouTubeWe're joined by not one, not two, but three brilliant authors for our end of year Christmas speci...
Ep. 210 - Crime author Jo Callaghan on overcoming personal grief and rejection to write an award-winning novel
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jo Callaghan works full time as a senior strategist, carrying out research into the future impact of AI and genomics on the workforce. She was a stude...
Ep. 209 - Barnaby Walter on meticulous planning and writing to market
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Barnaby Walter is (as B.P. Walter) the author of A Version of the Truth (published in the US as The Couple's Secret), Hold Your Breath, The Dinner Gue...
Ep. 208 - Adam Howorth on why he wanted to follow the music industry model for publishing his debut
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Howorth was until recently Communications Director for Apple, helped launch the iPhone and once bought Steve Jobs a hot chocolate. Now he spends ...
Ep. 207 - Genoveva Dimova on bringing Slavic fantasy to readers with The Witch's Compendium of Monsters
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Genoveva Dimova is a Bulgarian fantasy author and archaeologist based in Scotland. Her debut novel inspired by Slavic folklore, Foul Days, came o...
Drafting Notes - Are you a planner or a pantser? Is one method better than the other?
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this as a full video episode on our YouTube channel!On this week's episode, we talk about that age-old writing divide - Planners v Pantsers! Som...
Ep. 206 - Chloe C. Peñaranda on how she used TikTok to grow her fantasy loving audience
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CHLOE C. PEÑARANDA is the USA Today bestselling author of The Nytefall Trilogy and An Heir Comes to Rise Series. A lifelong avid ...
Drafting Notes - Ep. 2 - How to deal with all the waiting in publishing
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this as a full video episode on our YouTube channelOn this week's episode, we ask the question many writers face: how do we deal with all the wa...
Ep. 205 - Graham Bartlett on how he set up his crime writing consultancy business
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Graham Bartlett is a former police officer, having risen to Chief Superintendent of Brighton and Hove before turning to writing when he left after 30 ...
Page One Extra - The Andromeda Award
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this episode as a full video interview on our YouTube ChannelThe Andromeda Award was launched in 2024 by UTA and C&W to seek out and support...
Drafting Notes Episode 1 - Reworking old drafts
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this as a full video episode on our YouTube channelWelcome to the first episode in a new series of podcast episodes (which after this episode wi...
Ep. 204 - Crime author Harry Fisher on buying your rights back from a publisher
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Harry Fisher is a native of Leith (the port for Edinburgh) so that’s where his crime thrillers are set. Prior to his debut, Harry had never written ...
Ep. 203 - John Connolly on selling cross-genre stories
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Connolly is a bestselling author of mystery and supernatural fiction. With over 30 published works, including the popular Charlie Parker series, ...
Ep. 202 - Labyrinth author Kate Mosse on writing historical fiction and not worrying what publishers want
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this episode as a full video interview on our YouTube channel!Kate Mosse is the award-winning author of novels, short story collections, essays,...
Ep. 201- David Goodman shares how perseverance led to a publishing deal for his debut, A Reluctant Spy
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this episode as a full video interview on our YouTube channelDavid Goodman is a novelist and short fiction writer of thrillers and science ficti...
Ep. 200 - Lee Child and Andrew Child on creating and writing Jack Reacher and handing over the legacy
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this episode as a full video interview on our YouTube channel!Lee Child is the author of more than two dozen New York Times bests...
Thank You - and the Next Chapter of Page One!
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Ep. 199 - Deborah Harkness on accidentally becoming a best-selling author
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 198 - Mark Lawrence on writing fantasy epics without any planning
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Lawrence is a best-selling fantasy author. His first trilogy, THE BROKEN EMPIRE, has been universally acclaimed as a ground-breaking work of fant...
Ep. 197 - Dan Malakin on honing his craft on short stories and how he constantly changes his writing process
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Malakin is a crime/thriller writer and data security consultant. His short stories have been widely published both in print and online, and he has...
Ep. 196 - Conn Iggulden on why he loves his characters and how his approach to historical fiction has changed
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today, with bestselling series on Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan a...
Ep. 195 - Ilaria Bernardini on writing in both Italian and English and the difference in novel and screenwriting
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ilaria Bernardini is one of Italy’s leading novelists, now writing novels in the English language, and an exciting emerging screenwriter. She has fi...
Ep. 194 - Bloody Scotland Festival Director Bob McDevitt on organising literary festivals and the thorny subject of funding
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this episode as a full video interview on our YouTube channelBob McDevitt is festival director for Scotland's premier crime writing festival, Bl...
Ep. 193 - Gollancz Deputy publisher Gillian Redfearn on what catches her eye as an editor
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this episode as a full video interview on our YouTube channelGillian Redfearn is deputy publisher at Gollancz, publishing authors from Joe Aberc...
Ep. 192 - Literary Agents of the Year Becky Brown and Norah Perkins on why authors should think about their wills
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this episode as a full video interview on our YouTube channelBecky Brown and Norah Perkins are both literary agents with a twist - they founded ...
Ep. 191 - Literary agent Julie Crisp on the red flags she sees in query letters and more
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this episode as a full video interview on our YouTube channelJulie Crisp is a literary agent and editor with over fifteen years’ experience wo...
Ep. 190 - Literary agent John Baker on why he likes to take big swings as an agent
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this episode as a full video interview on our YouTube channelJohn Baker is a literary agent for Bell Lomax Moreton, focused on sci fi, fantasy a...
Ep. 189 - Literary agent Jonny Geller on the importance of query letters and the role of an agent
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this episode as a full video interview on our YouTube channelJonny Geller joined Curtis Brown in 1993 as an assistant after a short career as an...
Ep. 188 - Literary agent Francesca Riccardi on how to hook an agent - and what to avoid!
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this episode as a full video interview on our YouTube channelFrancesca Riccardi is a literary agent with Kate Nash Literary Agency who has over ...
Ep. 187 - Kim Sherwood on having her dreams come true when being asked to write James Bond
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 186 - Jasper Fforde on crafting unique worlds and daring himself to develop his ideas
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jasper Fforde is the critically acclaimed author of The Last Dragonslayer series: THE LAST DRAGONSLAYER, THE SONG OF THE QUARKBEAST and THE EYE OF ZOL...
Ep. 185 - Eliza Chan on the differences between short and long-form storytelling, and hitting The Sunday Time No 1 slot with her debut novel
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eliza Chan is a Scottish-born speculative fiction author. Her short fiction has been published in The Dark, Podcastle, Fantasy Magazine and The B...
Ep. 184 - Gareth Brown on selling his huge debut hit, The Book of Doors, and why pragmatism and patience is so important as a writer
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gareth Brown has been writing novels since he was a teenager. His first published novel - The Book of Doors - will be released in the UK (Ba...
Ep. 183 - Antony Johnston on the differences in writing for comics, books and video games
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Antony Johnston is one of the most versatile writers of the modern era, with a body of work spanning books, film, graphic novels, videogames, and non-...
Ep. 182 - James Logan talks about his debut fantasy novel The Silverblood Promise
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
James Logan (also known as James Long) has worked for years in the publishing industry, currently as Senior Commissioning Editor for Orbit. But for ye...
Page One Extra - Agents Felicity Blunt and Gráinne Fox on the importance of literary book fairs
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is also available as a full video interview on our YouTube channelFelicity Blunt has been a literary agent with Curtis Brown since 2005, ...
Where have we been?!
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We know - we've been away far longer than we said. This is a very short explanation/apology for that and a teaser of our imminent return! Hosted on Ac...
Christmas Special 2023 - Authors Nicholas Binge & David Goodman discuss their 2023 writing & reading highlights with us
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is also available as a full video episode on our YouTube channel!A slightly different - but bumper-length - episode this time as we are j...
Ep. 181 - Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey on writing with another author, why authors shouldn't be ashamed of making money and more!
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cassandra Khaw is an award-winning game writer, and USA Today bestseller. Khaw's work can be found in places like Fantasy & Science Fiction, Light...
Ep. 180 - Gareth Rubin on why he wanted to write a tête-bêche novel, why he loathes writing and more!
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gareth Rubin writes about social affairs, travel and the arts for British newspapers. In 2013 he directed a documentary about therapeutic art at the B...
Ep. 179 - Susan Lewis on writing 50 bestsellers, why screenwriting was her apprenticeship, and George Clooney's pot-bellied pig...
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Lewis is the internationally bestselling author of fifty books across the genres of family drama, thriller, suspense and crime. She is also the ...
Ep. 178 - Ian Moore tells us why he is happy to have left standup for novel writing, and discusses cosy crime and why his latest is a more serious crime story
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Moore is a leading stand-up comedian, known for his sharp, entertaining punditry, who regularly headlines at London’s world-famous Comedy Store....
Ep. 177 - Caimh "CK" McDonnell on moving from stand-up to novel writing, and why he enjoys jumping between self-publishing and trad
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Caimh McDonnell is the internationally bestselling author of the Dublin Trilogy which is set in his hometown. His debut novel A Man with One of Those ...
Ep. 176 - RJ Barker on the worst writing advice he ever received and more
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
RJ Barker is a critically acclaimed and award-winning author of fantasy fiction. He won the 2020 British Fantasy Society (BFS) Robert Holdstock a...
Ep. 175 - Sunyi Dean on the fickleness of being an author and why she wants to raise the curtain on the publishing industry
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sunyi Dean is a biracial autistic author who was born in Texas, grew up in Hong Kong, and now resides in North England. She writes speculative fiction...
Ep 174 - Alexander Darwin on how to succeed in self-publishing and making the change to trad
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alexander Darwin is an author living near Boston with his wife and three daughters. Outside of writing, he teaches and trains martial arts (Brazilian ...
Ep. 173 - Mark Edwards on how he made such a success of self-publishing, the ups and downs of a writing career and more
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Edwards writes psychological thrillers about scary things happening to ordinary people. He has sold more than four million copies of his books an...
Ep. 172 - Lauren Beukes returns to talk multiverses, why AI is bad for writers and tells us about the growing South African literary scene
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We have a rare returning guest this week as the brilliant Lauren Beukes joins us to tell us what she has been up to since her first appearance on the ...
Ep. 171 - Dean Koontz on writing twists and why writing across genres keeps things interesting as an author
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When he was a senior in college, Dean Koontz won an Atlantic Monthly fiction competition and has been writing ever since. His books are publ...
Ep. 170 - Alasdair Beckett-King on the differences in writing comedy, video games and novels
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alasdair Beckett-King is a man of many talents - an award-winning comedian, video game writer and now also author of children's books, he has a very f...
Ep. 169 - Screenwriter and author Fflur Dafydd on switching between screen and novel writing, the difficulties of adapting her own work and more.
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fflur Dafydd is an award winning novelist, screenwriter and musician, who writes in Welsh and English. She has published five novels, one short story ...
Ep. 168 - Graeme Macrae Burnet on breaking into novels late on, the huge impact of being Booker-shortlisted and more
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Graeme Macrae Burnet is the author of the Booker shortlisted His Bloody Project, Booker longlisted Case Study, The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau and ...
Ep. 167 - Veronica Henry on moving from writing for TV to becoming a bestselling author and why deadlines are helpful
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Veronica Henry started her writing career in radio television, writing for shows such as The Archers, Heartbeat and Holby City, before she decided to ...
Ep. 166 - Heidi Swain on finding a publisher before an agent, the joys of writing longhand and more!
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Heidi Swain is a Sunday Times Bestselling Author who writes commercial fiction for Simon and Schuster. She has three series set in fictitious Wynbridg...
Ep. 165 - Jack Jordan talks moving from self-pub to trad and why thinking of how to pitch your book can be an important first step
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Jordan is the global bestselling author of Anything for Her, My Girl, A Woman Scorned, Before Her Eyes, and Night by Night an...
Page One Extra - PR director Alison Barrow & author Premee Mohamed on how a publicity campaign helps a book's success
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
(Originally released on our sister podcast feed, Page One Extra, on 16 June 2023)We talk with Transworld PR Director Alison Barrow (recent winner of P...
Page One Extra - Dr Strange screenwriter C Robert Cargill joins us to tell us why the writers strike is happening
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
(Originally released on our sister podcast feed, Page One Extra, on 8 May 2023)In this special episode (available in full video on our YouTube channel...
Ep 164 - Screenwriter and novelist Cole Haddon on how Hollywood nearly broke him and why he turned to novels
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cole Haddon is an Australian-American novelist, screenwriter, and journalist. Dracula, his first television commission, was produced by NBC and S...
Ep. 163 - Nick Harkaway on turning ideas into stories, why Gnomon nearly broke him and why he wants to write a Star Wars movie
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Harkaway is the bestselling author of hugely imaginative speculative thrillers such as The Gone Away World, Tigerman and Gnomon. He has also rel...
Ep. 162 - Juliet E McKenna on the importance of checking your book contracts, the resurgence of fantasy and sci fi fiction and more
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Juliet E. McKenna is the author of 15 epic fantasy novels set in the world of Einarinn, as well as several novellas and countless short stories r...
Ep. 161 - Louise Swanson joins us to talk about the importance of grabbing the opportunities when they arise as an author
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Louise Swanson (aka Louise Beech) has always wanted to be a writer, even if the road to being published was a long one. An award-winning short story w...
Ep. 160 - Abigail Burdess on swapping comedy TV writing for dark thrillers and the importance of character consistency
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Abigail Burdess has written for TV and film, as well as appearing as an actor in a number of TV shows. A woman of many talents, she has also just rele...
Ep. 159 - Elliot Sweeney on writing hard-boiled crime and the assistance writing courses can give new writers
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elliot Sweeney works as a community psychiatric nurse but has recently released his debut crime novel, The Next To Die, a hard-boiled crime thriller n...
Ep. 158 - Jen Williams on why planning can ruin the joy of writing, and why she is (temporarily) swapping fantasy for crime
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jen Williams lives in London with her partner and their small ridiculous cat. A fan of pirates and dark folklore from an early age, these days she wri...
Page One Extra - Screenwriter strikes, encouraging news for self-published authors - and are ebook prices good for writers?
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this debut episode (available to watch as a full video episode on YouTube), we bring you all the latest writing news as we see encouraging reports ...
Ep. 157 - Nicholas Binge on his novel Ascension, and what really happens when publishers fight over your book
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is also available as a full video interview on our YouTube channelNicholas Binge is an author of speculative thrillers, literary science-...
Ep. 156 - Stig Abell on how a love of crime fiction informs his writing and the importance of tactility in fiction
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stig Abell is an English journalist, newspaper editor and radio presenter. He currently co-presents the Monday to Thursday breakfast show on Times Rad...
Ep. 155 - Charlie Stross on writing cross-genre SF, why changes at publishers can affect even established writers, and more!
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Stross is a full-time science fiction writer and resident of Edinburgh, Scotland. The author of six Hugo-nominated novels and winner of the 20...
Ep. 154 - Anne O'Brien on the importance of research and accuracy in historical fiction
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sunday Times Bestselling author Anne O’Brien was born in West Yorkshire. After gaining a BA Honours degree in History at Manchester University and a...
Ep. 153 - Ayisha Malik on elevator pitches, ghost-writing, accepting your first draft will be bad, and more!
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ayisha Malik is a British writer, whose debut novel Sofia Khan is Not Obliged was released in 2015. She went on to write a sequel - The Other Half of ...
Ep. 152 - Sarah Lee talks about using fiction as a teaching method, how journalism skills help her writing, and more!
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Lee has been a journalist and editor for the past twenty-five years, working across news and features and writing for regional and national news...
Ep. 151 - Ian Green on writing the stories you want to tell, worldbuilding and more
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Green is a fantasy writer born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He is the author of The Rotstorm epic fantasy series published by the Ad Astra imprint ...
Ep. 150 - Ryan Cahill on how he made such a success of self-publishing
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Cahill is the hugely successful self-published author of the Bound and the Broken series, starting with Of Blood and Fire and most recently relea...
Ep. 149 - Louise Candlish on how modern tech changed crime stories, researching, and more!
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sunday Times bestselling author Louise Candlish is the author of 16 novels, including her brand-new thriller The Only Suspect, set in 199...
Ep. 148 - Jane Harper talks about why Australia is the perfect setting for her books and the importance of execution over ideas
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Harper is the author of bestsellers The Dry, Force of Nature, The Lost Man, The Survivors and now, Exiles. Her books are published in 40 territor...
Ep. 147 - Elle Connel (aka Lucy Ribchester) discusses the differences in writing historical crime fiction vs contemporary crime fiction
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elle Connel is the pseudonym of Lucy Ribchester, whose previous novels, The Hourglass Factory and The Amber Shadows, were historical th...
Ep. 146 - Tom Hindle talks locked room murder mysteries, red herrings and more!
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Hindle is the exciting new voice on the murder mystery scene, where his debut novel, A Fatal Crossing was a huge hit when it came out in 2022. His...
Ep. 145 - Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin talk about writing together and how creators can break the chokehold of big companies
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist and journalist. He is the author of many books, most recently CHOKEPOINT CAPITALISM (with Rebecca ...
Ep. 144 - Jenny Bayliss talks about the importance of persistence in finding an agent, planning Christmas books and writing scenes out of order
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A former professional cake baker, Jenny Bayliss is the author of The Twelve Dates of Christmas, A Season for Second Chances, and, most ...
Ep. 143 - Karen Swan talks about her strict schedule of two books a year, idea generation and setting stories at Christmas
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Swan is the Sunday Times top three bestselling author of twenty books and her novels sell all over the world. She writes two books eac...
Ep. 142 - Kirsty Eyre talks about writing comedy, prize ceremonies, food puns and much more!
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kirsty Eyre is the winner of the inaugural Comedy Women in Print award (2019). Her debut novel, Cow Girl was released in Summer 2020 and was also shor...
Ep. 141 - Richard Swan talks self-publishing, becoming a debut author again and bestseller lists
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Swan is a former commercial litigator and now a bestselling author. Between 2015 and 2018, Richard self-published The Art of War Trilogy, a se...
Ep. 140 - Scott Lynch talks worldbuilding, planning, new Locke Lamora stories and much more!
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Lynch was born in St.Paul, Minnesota in 1978. He sold his first novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora, in 2004. In addition to his writing, ...
Ep. 139 - Hollywood manager Bob Bookman talks about turning books into movies, including Jurassic Park and Silence of the Lambs
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is also available on our YouTube channel as a full video episode! Watch it hereBob Bookman is a Hollywood manager and literary agent who ...
Ep. 138 - Editor David Downing talks about the process of developmental editing and working with authors to polish their stories
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is also available on our YouTube channel as a full video episode! Watch it hereThis week, our series of industry insider episodes continu...
Ep. 137 - Karen Sullivan, founder of Orenda Books, talks about how she selects books to publish and much more!
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is also available on our YouTube channel as a full video episode! Watch it hereOur series of industry episodes continues as we chat with ...
Ep. 136 - Publishing Director of Viper Books Miranda Jewess talks about what she looks for when commissioning books and lots more!
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is also available on our YouTube channel as a full video episode! Watch it hereThis week, our series of industry episodes continues as we...
Ep. 135 - Literary agent Jamie Cowen talks about querying, synopses, working with authors on manuscripts and more!
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is also available on our YouTube channel as a full video episode! Watch it hereOur series of industry episodes continues as we talk with ...
Ep. 134 - US literary agent Eric Smith talks about querying, author comps, and gives other hints and tips on getting your query right
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is also available on our YouTube channel as a full video episode! Watch it hereOur special series of episodes chatting with leading figur...
Ep. 133 - Literary agent Juliet Mushens talks about what she looks for in a query letter and more
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is also available on our YouTube channel as a full video episode! Watch it hereIn the first of a special series of industry episodes foll...
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
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hamdy is a Sunday Times and international bestselling author and screenwriter who writes topical, thought-provoking novels, often inspired b...
Ep 131 - Diana Reid talks about writing her debut bestseller in lockdown and the challenges of the second novel
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Diana Reid is a Sydney-based writer. Her debut novel, Love & Virtue, was an Australian bestseller and winner of the ABIA Book of the Year Awa...
Ep. 130 - Gordon J Brown talks pseudonyms, crime fiction settings and the Bloody Scotland festival
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gordon J. Brown (AKA Morgan Cry) is the author of nine crime thriller novels set in Spain, Scotland and the US. He is also a founding board director o...
Ep 129 - Shauna Lawless talks about how an hour a day can be all you need to write and more
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shauna Lawless is a debut author whose gripping new historical fantasy novel, The Children of Gods and Fighting Men, intertwines Irish mythology with ...
Ep. 128 - Kasim Ali talks to us about writing without planning, the importance of representation in fiction and... vampires?!
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kasim Ali works at Penguin Random House. He was longlisted for the B4ME Short Story Prize (hosted by his now UK publisher Fourth Estate), and GOOD INT...
Ep. 127 - Adam Simcox talks about using script-writing as a way to plan his novels and how he dealt with rejection during the submission process
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Simcox is a London-based filmmaker who has shot commercials for brands such as McLaren, Primark and Unilever, and music videos for Britpop vetera...
Ep. 126 - Michael Spicer tells us how he created the world-famous Man in the Room Next Door sketches and more!
13 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is one of a special series of short episodes speaking to some of the best comedians appearing at this year's Edinburgh Fringe! These episodes wil...