Page One - The Writer's Podcast
Page One - The Writer's Podcast
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The Page One Christmas Special 2024 feat. Anna Mazzola, Abir Mukherjee & Vaseem Khan
We're joined by not one, not two, but three brilliant authors for our end of year Christmas special!
Anna Mazzola is the award-winning author of five historical crime or Gothic novels. She is now also writing legal thrillers under the name Anna Sharpe. Her latest book, Notes on A Drowning, is out January 2025.
Abir Mukherjee is the Times bestselling author of the Wyndham & Banerjee series of crime novels set in Raj-era India which have sold over 400,000 copies worldwide and been translated into 15 languages. His latest book, Hunted, is on many of the best crime thrillers of the year lists for 2024.
Vaseem Khan is the author of two award-winning crime series set in India and the upcoming Qua...
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Crime author Jo Callaghan on overcoming personal grief and rejection to write an award-winning novel
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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 student of the Writers’ Academy Course (Penguin Random House) and was longlisted for the Mslexia Novel Writing Competition and Bath Novel Competition. After losing her husband to cancer in 2019 when she was just forty-nine, she started writing In the B...
Crime and horror author Barnaby Walter on meticulous planning and writing to market
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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 Guest and more. He was born and raised in Essex and after spending his childhood and teenage years reading compulsively, he worked in bookshops then went to the University of Southampton to study Film and English followed by an MA in Film & Cultural ...
Author Adam Howorth on why he wanted to follow the music industry model for publishing his debut
Просмотров 129Месяц назад
Adam Howorth was until recently Communications Director for Apple, helped launch the iPhone and once bought Steve Jobs a hot chocolate. Now he spends his time creating tense and otherworldly storylines such as with his debut novel FALLEN FEATHERS, which Stephen Fry has called "Enthralling." We had a good chat with Adam, hearing how he came to writing fiction late on, what he loves about it, and...
Genoveva Dimova on bringing Slavic fantasy to readers with her books Foul Days & Monstrous Nights
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Genoveva Dimova is a Bulgarian fantasy author and archaeologist based in Scotland. Her debut novel inspired by Slavic folklore, Foul Days, came out in June 2024, with the sequel, Monstrous Nights, just out in October. When she’s not writing, she likes to explore old ruins, climb even older hills, and listen to practically ancient rock music. We had a great chat with Gen, hearing about how she s...
Are you a planner or a pantser as a writer? Is one approach to writing better than the other?
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On this week's episode, we talk about that age-old writing divide - Planners v Pantsers! Some writers need to outline every plot detail before they start to write, while other like to, well, fly by the seat of their pants. Is one method better than the other - and are they as different as they first appear? Drafting Notes is a new series of podcast episodes (which after the first few episodes w...
Chloe C. Peñaranda on using TikTok to grow her audience and moving from self to trad publishing
Просмотров 862 месяца назад
CHLOE C. PEÑARANDA is the USA Today bestselling author of The Nytefall Trilogy and An Heir Comes to Rise Series. A lifelong avid reader and writer, Chloe discovered her passion for storytelling in her early teens. Her stories have been spun from years of building on fictional characters and exploring Tolkien-like quests in made up worlds. During her time at the University of the West of Scotlan...
How can authors deal with all the waiting in querying and publishing?
Просмотров 1662 месяца назад
On this week's episode, we ask the question many writers face: how do we deal with all the waiting? Whether it's from agents, editors or others, much of publishing involves waiting hopefully for news. We discuss some of the ways we try and deal with that, and also suggest ways that others can try to minimise the anxiety! Drafting Notes is a new series of podcast episodes (which after the first ...
Former cop and crime author Graham Bartlett on how he set up his crime writing consultancy business
Просмотров 1052 месяца назад
Former cop and crime author Graham Bartlett on how he set up his crime writing consultancy business
Agents Clare Conville & Byrd Leavell discuss The Andromeda Award for sci fi & fantasy writers
Просмотров 2022 месяца назад
Agents Clare Conville & Byrd Leavell discuss The Andromeda Award for sci fi & fantasy writers
How can authors or screenwriters rework old material when writing their stories?
Просмотров 1572 месяца назад
How can authors or screenwriters rework old material when writing their stories?
Self-published to trad and back again: Harry Fisher on buying your rights back from a publisher
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Self-published to trad and back again: Harry Fisher on buying your rights back from a publisher
Charlie Parker author John Connolly on selling cross-genre stories and his writing journey
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Charlie Parker author John Connolly on selling cross-genre stories and his writing journey
Labyrinth author Kate Mosse on writing historical fiction and not worrying what publishers want
Просмотров 3963 месяца назад
Labyrinth author Kate Mosse on writing historical fiction and not worrying what publishers want
Author David Goodman shares how perseverance led to a publishing deal for his debut, A Reluctant Spy
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Author David Goodman shares how perseverance led to a publishing deal for his debut, A Reluctant Spy
Lee Child talks about creating Jack Reacher and Andrew Child tells us about continuing the legacy
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Lee Child talks about creating Jack Reacher and Andrew Child tells us about continuing the legacy
Thank you - and the Next Chapter of Page One - The Writer's Podcast
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Thank you - and the Next Chapter of Page One - The Writer's Podcast
Discovery of Witches author Deborah Harkness on accidentally becoming a best-selling novelist
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Discovery of Witches author Deborah Harkness on accidentally becoming a best-selling novelist
Author Mark Lawrence on writing fantasy epics without any planning
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Author Mark Lawrence on writing fantasy epics without any planning
Dan Malakin on honing his craft on short stories and how he constantly changes his writing process
Просмотров 1656 месяцев назад
Dan Malakin on honing his craft on short stories and how he constantly changes his writing process
Conn Iggulden on why he loves his characters and how his approach to historical fiction has changed
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Conn Iggulden on why he loves his characters and how his approach to historical fiction has changed
Ilaria Bernardini on writing in both Italian & English and the difference in novel and screenwriting
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Ilaria Bernardini on writing in both Italian & English and the difference in novel and screenwriting
Bloody Scotland's Bob McDevitt on organising literary festivals and the thorny subject of funding
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Bloody Scotland's Bob McDevitt on organising literary festivals and the thorny subject of funding
Gollancz editor Gillian Redfearn on discovering Joe Abercrombie & what catches her eye as an editor
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Gollancz editor Gillian Redfearn on discovering Joe Abercrombie & what catches her eye as an editor
Literary Agents of the Year Becky Brown & Norah Perkins on why authors must think about their wills!
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Literary Agents of the Year Becky Brown & Norah Perkins on why authors must think about their wills!
Literary agent Julie Crisp on the red flags she sees in query letters and more
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Literary agent Julie Crisp on the red flags she sees in query letters and more
Literary agent John Baker on why he likes to see stories that take big risks
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Literary agent John Baker on why he likes to see stories that take big risks
Literary agent Jonny Geller on the importance of query letters and the role of an agent
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Literary agent Jonny Geller on the importance of query letters and the role of an agent
Literary agent Francesca Riccardi on how to hook an agent - and what to avoid!
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Literary agent Francesca Riccardi on how to hook an agent - and what to avoid!
Author Kim Sherwood on having her dreams come true when being asked to write James Bond
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Author Kim Sherwood on having her dreams come true when being asked to write James Bond