We are delighted to welcome back Orion Publisher Emad Akhtar to critique our latest round of One Page Punch-Ups. These are pages sent in by our Chart Topper Patreons. We read them and critique them and all learn a little something that we can use in our writing.

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Another one of our listeners is an award winner! Kirsty Eyre won the inaugural Comedy Women in Print "Unpublished" award for her novel Cow Girl this year. We speak to Kirsty, Harper Fiction editor Martha Ashby and comedy legend Helen Lederer about the award and how you can get involved along with great tips on writing comedy and for entering the competition.

We welcome Kate back to the podcast to celebrate the release of her new book for writers Pitch Power- discover what makes your book irresistible & how to sell it. Most authors hate writing pitches and queries but Kate LOVES IT. The book outlines seven steps to perfect your book's pitch. Kate also takes some of our listeners' blurbs and offer tips on how to improve them.

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PWA founder Chris Banks was on hand to give us greater insight into how to use PWA's reports on readibility, style, dialogue, repetition, sticky sentences and glue indexes, more effectively.

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"Bad language" is a divisive issue for writers. Some revel in it, others work hard to keep it clean. Dr Emma Byrne is the author of Swearing Is Good For You, which takes a look a scientific at the benefits of cussing. In this really entertaining and informative episode we talk to Emma Byrne about the history of swearing, its negative associations and the uses of swearing in fiction for both adults and children.

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The highlights from our latest live show in which we swap productivity tips and launch our biggest ever challenge yet - the BXP2020 challenge. If you want to make 2020 your best writing year, you'll want to hear this.

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Dana Kaye gives us great insight into how you can network while overcoming anxieties, and she answers our listener questions on building relationships with bloggers, reviewers and readers.

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Chris Banks, founder of ProWritingAid, tells us how a skiing accident led to him developing ProWritingAid, which has become the leading analytical tool for writers all over the world. He gives us some great tips on how it can improve your writing.

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Kate Harrison returns to the podcast with a Deep Dive special where she takes a look at blurbs from our listeners' books and gives tips on how to make them stand out and convert browsers to readers. Kate's forthcoming book Pitch Power gives authors ????