On Episode #17 of the Book Talk Today podcast, we are joined by Phil Bowne.

Phil is a writer for the 'The Wombles', a children's entertainment brand.

We discussed his book, 'Cows Can't Jump'.

0:00 - Introduction 

1:19 - Promo for the book 

2:08 - Throwback 

3:21 - Creative inspiration behind 'Cows Can't Jump' 

5:04 - How the expanded on the story  

6:56 - Political references in the book 

12:46 - Horse track story 

14:40 - How does Phil approach story? 

16:30 - Aun's writing experience in accounting college 

18:25 - The power of historical fiction 

20:54 - Fiction vs Non-Fiction storytelling 

22:07 - Phil's approach to writing 

24:33 - Processes and systems of writing 

26:51 - Benefits of hand writing 

29:31 - Reading on a Kindle vs iPad vs Paperback 

31:28 - Benefits of listening and reading at the same time 

36:22 - Different approaches of learning 

36:59 - Approach to reading widely 

38:20 - Phil's favourite era in history and mudlarking 

40:38 - Phil and Aun's fascination with historical fiction 

43:33 - Education systems (nearly a rant) 

44:02 - Back to Non-Fiction 

46:44 - Journaling and uncovering past experiences 

52:23 - The importance of a routine 

53:53 - The power of walking 

56:16 - Having structure in your day 

56:58 - Treat yourself as if you're someone responsible for looking after 

1:00:13 - Finding a bridge between Fiction and Non-Fiction 

1:01:28 - Journalists and writing 

1:03:25 - Defining book genres 

1:05:05 - 3 tips for new writers 

1:08:16 - Difficulties of getting published 

1:12:05 - Time blocking  

1:16:00 - Life coach/Guru/Influencer 

1:17:13 - Outro

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