Page One - The Writer's Podcast
1) Drafting Notes - Should You Save Your Best Ideas - Or Use Them All Now?
Watch as a video episode on YouTube!Ideas are like gold dust, they say. But are they? Should you hold some back to put in future books, or should you put everything you have into the one you are writi...Show More
2) Ep. 242 - Elodie Harper on how changing genres helped her get her big break
Watch as a full video interview instead!Elodie Harper is a bestselling author whose Wolf Den trilogy has won wide acclaim. The first book The Wolf Den, was a book of the month for both Waterstone...Show More
3) Drafting Notes - Writing Your Query Letter
Drafting Notes is a new series of podcast episodes in which one award-winning writer (Tariq) and one hopefully soon-to-be-published writer (Marco) discuss various writing issues as they occur to them!...Show More
4) Ep. 241 - Natalie Jayne Clark on how she got a book deal in a week
Natalie Jayne Clark is a neurodivergent writer and poet based in Perth, Scotland. The view as she writes is the ever-changing vista of trees and clouds lining the top of Kinnoull Hill. Her debut ...Show More
5) Drafting Notes - Do Judge a Book by its Cover - Why your cover matters
We all know the old saying "Don't judge a book by its cover" - but the trouble is, many people do! That's why trad publishers spend lots of money on designers for book covers! We discuss the differenc...Show More
6) Ep. 240 - Catriona Silvey on time travel, rom coms and exploring different kinds of stories
Watch this episode as a full video interview on YouTubeCatriona Silvey was born in Glasgow and grew up in Scotland and England. After collecting an unreasonable number of degrees from various universi...Show More
7) Drafting Notes - Getting Feedback as a Writer
Watch as a full video episode on our YouTube channelWhether you are just starting our or are established, feedback can be invaluable for a writer. When should you seek feedback, and how can you find r...Show More
8) Ep. 239 - David Mamet on how boredom and solitude can make you a better writer
David Mamet is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American playwright, screenwriter, director, novelist, and essayist, born November 30, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois. He is renowned for his breakthrough in theate...Show More
9) Drafting Notes - How important are book launches for sales?
Watch as a full video episode on our YouTube channelOn this week's Drafting Notes, inspired by the publication of Tariq's book, The Midnight King, we are talking book launches. How important are they?...Show More
10) Ep. 238 - MK Hardy on writing as a pair for The Needfire
Watch this episode as a full video interview on YouTubeMK Hardy is the pen name for two geeky women living and writing together in Scotland. Their debut Sapphic Gothic Horror, The Needfire, comes...Show More