It's a writing ramble episode. I talk about humour, shades of meaning and playing about with status dynamics in your fiction (and life!).

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In this episode, I look at the first page of a listener's story and suggest ways they could improve it. I cover show, don't tell, close third-person, what details you choose to focus on, and when to start your story.

My book The Game Changers: How Playing Games Changed the World and Can Change You Too is available in shops & here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-game-…ean=9781805301349

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On this episode, I talk about the emphasis on having 'a strong voice' as a writer, and how I think you should actually develop your voice as an author. I use US slam poetry as an example and finish by deconstructing impostor syndrome. Hope you enjoy it.

My book The Game Changers: How Playing Games Changed the World and Can Change You Too is available in shops & here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-game-…ean=9781805301349

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In this episode I chat with writer and comedian Robin Ince about his new book, Normally Weird & Weirdly Normal. We talk about comedy, ADHD, autism, neurodiversity & how he wrote about those things throughout his books, including his other titles The Importance of Being Interested, I'm a Joke and So Are You & Bibliomaniac.

You can get Normally Weird & Weirdly Normal from your local bookshop, online, or here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/normally-…ean=9781472638458

My book The Game Changers: How Playing Games Changed the World and Can Change You Too is available in shops & here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-game-…ean=9781805301349

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In this episode I share my 7 Laws of Writing, which are all wrong, but useful.

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Want to buy my latest book about tabletop games, The Game Changers? Click here: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-game-changers-how-playing-games-changed-the-world-and-can-change-you-too-tim-clare/7687024

The US version is called Across The Board & is available here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/across-the-board-tim-clare/1146125261

In today's episode, I talk about my new book, THE GAME CHANGERS: How Playing Games Changed The World and Can Change You Too. I try to explain why I wanted to write a 'whole ass' book about tabletop games, and how the process changed me. I also give a bit of insight into how to pitch and sell a nonfiction book.

You can buy The Game Changers via the links below!

Hardback: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-game-changers-how-playing-games-changed-the-world-and-can-change-you-too-tim-clare/7687024?ean=9781805301349

Ebook: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Game-Changers-Playing-Changed-Change-ebook/dp/B0CW154PHH/

Audiobook: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Game-Changers-Playing-Changed-Change/dp/B0CVNJRJ5Y/

It will be available in the US next year under the title ACROSS THE BOARD.

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On this episode I chat with novelist & game designer Holly Gramazio about making games & writing stories. We talk about her work turning spaces into invitations to play games, & how she used those skills when coming to write her first novel, THE HUSBANDS.

Read Holly's novel THE HUSBANDS here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Husbands-hilariously-original-romantic-ACTUALLY-ebook/dp/B0CCTPZMBR/

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On this episode I chat with author Lamorna Ash about her nonfiction writing, from getting to know a Cornish fishing community in her book Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Town, to exploring contemporary faith and Christianity in her new book, Don't Forget We're Here Forever: A New Generation's Search for Religion. We talk about the challenges and rewards of writing nonfiction, how her background in anthropology informs her work, & how writing about topics you really care about can change your life.

You can grab Lamorna's book Dark, Salt, Clear here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Salt-Clear-Cornish-Fishing/dp/1526600056/

You can pre-order Don't Forget We're Here Forever here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dont-Forget-Were-Here-Forever/dp/1526663147/

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A new unscripted chat about writing.

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In this episode, I talk about being in-between projects, teaching creative writing, & how external motivation is actually ok.

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