Is "Aunts aren't Gentlemen" the funniest Wodehouse?  It certainly is one of my favourites.  Here are ten exquisite quotations for you to relish.  You can read the blog post on which this episode is based at my rleighturner.com writing blog.  Thank you for listening!

In his book "On Writing", Stephen King explains how he never plans his books, but just gets started.  Should you plan a novel in advance, or not?  A few tips.  

You can read more tips about writing on my rleighturner.com writing blog.  More writing tips to follow!  Thank you for listening.  Comments and feedback humbly accepted.

"The Two Rooms" is a complete short story taken from the book "Seven Hotel Stories", available on Amazon.  I started writing these tales when fate brought me into contact with the type of luxurious hotels most of us can only dream of, in countries where hotels are the meeting place for the top people in society.  All the stories feature glamorous, petite Ms N - the world's best, and deadliest, hotel manager - and are narrated by her ally, the beautiful but naive Tatiana.  

I write a fresh "Hotel Story" each year as a birthday present to my partner, who is a senior hotel manager. "The Two Rooms" was a gift in 2011.  So far I have written fourteen of them.

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Is "50 Shades of Grey", by E L James, brilliant, entertaining erotic literature, or a misogynistic horror-show?  You can read the blog post on which this podcast is based at my robertpimm.com writing blog.  More books and writers to follow!  Thank you for listening.  Comments and feedback humbly accepted.

How does an ambassador - or anyone - combine writing with the day job? Can you find time for writing a book - or two, or eight?  Do writing targets help?  You can read more tips about writing on my rleighturner.com writing blog.  Do get in touch! #writing #writingtips #thrillers #thriller #international #books #book #booktok #stories #story