<p>Life finally seems to be settling down for Ian Fleming after so much -- shoot, I spoke too soon: looks like he's actually becoming a father after a 14 year affair with a married woman. Oh, and she wants to get married now that her current husband is divorcing her. If your world got shaken up like this, how would you handle it? Well, Ian Fleming took to obsessively writing his first novel, which happened to feature a certain 00-agent that would one day take the world by storm. Tune in for part five of our Ian Fleming series to learn more about the earliest stages of writing the world's most famous secret agent -- James Bond. (Ep. 010)</p>

Life finally seems to be settling down for Ian Fleming after so much -- shoot, I spoke too soon: looks like he's actually becoming a father after a 14 year affair with a married woman. Oh, and she wants to get married now that her current husband is divorcing her. If your world got shaken up like this, how would you handle it? Well, Ian Fleming took to obsessively writing his first novel, which happened to feature a certain 00-agent that would one day take the world by storm. Tune in for part five of our Ian Fleming series to learn more about the earliest stages of writing the world's most famous secret agent -- James Bond. (Ep. 010)

Ian Fleming Part 5: Pen to Paper, Mr. Bond.

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The Biographers is a deep-dive biography podcast that aims to tell the full and complete stories of history’s most fascinating and influential characters. Join hosts Daniel Newman and Akiva Meola as they take you through the expansive and entertaining stories of various historic figures. In a time where short-form, hardly-researched videos flood TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram, we are doing the exact opposite. The Biographers gives you the chance to learn the full life stories of historic figures, both famous and obscure, without cutting corners. With hour-long, deep-dive research, we provide a bigger, better story than what’s in your feed. If you love true crime, but are craving stories about people who truly made a difference, then you’ve just discovered your new favorite podcast.

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