The Writing Life
Episodes
From Teacher To Writer: Ashley Hickson-Lovence
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"If you write, you're a writer." This week we talk to Ashley Hickson-Lovence about the creation of his debut novel The 392, and how he had to fit writ...
Taking Yourself Seriously - with Cat Woodward
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Poet Cat Woodward talks to Flo about taking her writing seriously and why she publishes with small presses. Plus a reading of one of the poems from he...
Leaving Your Job To Become A Writer - with Nuril Basri
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Do not be limited by the things that surround you." That's the advice from Nuril Basri, who joins us on the podcast this week to talk about his journ...
How To Pitch To An Agent - Ed Wilson
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Agent Ed Wilson joins the pod today to discuss what an agent does, why - and when - writers need them and also how to *become* an agent. If you're abo...
How To Work With An Editor - Ashley Stokes
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Writer and editor Ashley Stokes joins us on the podcast to talk about the editing process, how it is essential to the writing process and the best way...
Six Top Tips For Writing Crime Fiction - Julia Crouch Part 2!
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Crouch returns to the pod to share her six top tips for writing crime fiction. Most of this applies to ALL fiction, and as a concentrated burst ...
Anyone can be a writer - with Julia Crouch Part One!
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Crouch is the Queen of Domestic Noir, writer of Her Husband's Lover and The Long Fall, designer of our Start Writing Crime Fiction course and re...
How Mentoring Can Help Your Writing
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Katri Skala joins us on the pod to talk about her work mentoring writers, and how mentoring can help writers identify their goals. Host...
Structuring non-fiction with Ed Parnell
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Parnell is on the pod to talk about his first non-fiction book, Ghostland. He discusses his obsession with structure, how to pitch a non-fiction bo...
Making a living as a literary translator with Ekaterina Petrova
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On the pod today we have literary translator and non-fiction writer Ekaterina Petrova. Ekaterina is from Bulgaria, and was our visiting resident for 1...
How to get children excited about writing with Ruthie Collins
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ruthie Collins joins us on the pod to talk about her efforts to excite young children about writing, most recently during a writing residency in Great...