Did you know that coming up with a half-decent title is one of the hardest bits of writing a book. No? Well, it is. Matt chats to Piers Torday, Jo Nadin and Usborne editor Becky Walker about the dark art of title-creating.

Abi has written four books, the Dreamsnatcher, the Shadow Keeper, the Night Spinner and Sky Song. She chatted with Matt about the perils of social media, how rejection can sometimes be a good thing, and writing inclusive characters.

This podcast comes with free baby cries and added Highlander. YUM!

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Matt dons his enviro-trousers and chats to Piers Torday about a brilliant initiative started by children's authors to raise awarness about the environmental damage caused by single-use plastics. Check out authors4oceans.org for more info on how you can help.

Matt chats to songwriter, singer & producer Liz Horsman about how she writes songs, the expectant hum of machines, and how reality TV inspired her to write a dance hit.

Tracks featured are Heavy High, Tomorrow is a Long Time and Real Joy.

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Lee Stuart Evans is a writer on some of the funniest shows on the telly. He has just written a novel called Words Best Sung that had an unusual route to publication. So, Matt wanted to have a chinwag with him about that and what it's like to write for some of the country's top comics, like Sean Lock and Frank Skinner.

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Matt is joined by Piers Torday to chat about some of their favourite books that they have read in 2017. Inevitably though, they end up talking about Donald Trump. Happy new year.

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The happiest of Christmasses to you all. Please enjoy a bit of writing from Christmas Past. A story I tried (and failed) to get published a few years ago. See you in 2018.

Despite 2017 being dominated by all kinds of hellish news about the mini-brained, cloth-headed nincompoops we elect as our leaders, there have been some good things too. In this episode, Matt chats to award-winning author, Polly Ho-Yen about some of the best books she has read in 2017.

A little Christmas treat in the form of a reworking of an old, favourite podcast. Matt chats to Farmer Bob about the very English tradition of village pantomime.

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In this episode, Gabrielle and Matt wallow in 80s videogame nostalgia. If the words Jet Set Willy, Acorn Electron, or Atari mean anything to you then you're going to love this one!

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