In this episode of Where Writers Go, join Kathryn for a walk, a listen, and a nosey around a local library. We will take in our surroundings, people watch, and let our imagination run wild.

Kathryn will share the history of British libraries, why they are a true pioneer for creative freedom, and why it is so important you use yours.

Together, we will learn about style and tone in storytelling,with exercises for you to try and experiment with.

This podcast is perfect for creative writers, daydreamers,and anyone seeking story inspiration from real places.

Chapters:

00:00 - 02:38 - Into

02:38 - 03:57 - Today's location

03:57 - 12:55 - Guided Walk

12:55 - 14:35 - Background on the Walk

14:35 – 26:53 – History of British Libraries

26:53 - 29:15 - Creative Breakdown - What Can You Take Fromthe Walk?

29:15 - 33:09 – What did Kathryn create?

33:09 – 38:25 - Style and Tone in Storytelling

38:25 – 39:53 – Today’s Writing Exercise

39:53 – 41:49 – Outro, Thank Yous and Credits

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If this episode sparks your creativity, tag @WhereWritersGoand let us know how the prompt inspired you. And don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share Where Writers Go to help more writers find their next story.

Resources:

Terror Tapes on Spotify (Kathryn’s other podcast)

Corpus of British Medieval Library Catalogues

Celebrating 175 Years of Public Libraries

From Industrial Slums to Learning Hubs

Join Kathryn for a walk around London's Chinatown and see what stories you can create.

Discover the history of the area and hear what 'plot' is in storytelling: why it's important and how to do it. Then you'll get to try it out for yourself, using an exercise based on the creative walk.

Chapters:

00:00 - 02:25 - Into

02:25 - 03:20 - Today's location

03:21 - 11:25 - Guided Walk

11:25 - 13:00 - Background on the Walk

13:00 - 21:52 - Background on Chinatown and the Flamingo Club

21:52 - 27:43 - Creative Breakdown - What Can You Take From the Walk?

27:43 - 37:55 - What is Plot?

37:55 - 43:32 - Writing Exercise

43:32 - 45:00 - Outro

45:00 - 45:38 - Thank You and Credits

If this episode sparks ideas and stories in you, I would love to hear from you. Tag @WhereWritersGo and let Kathryn know how the walk and the prompt inspired you.And don't forget to like and subscribe, it really does help others find the podcast, and lets you know when new episodes are released.

Resources on the area:

London's Chinatown: A Tale of Two Places

Soho in the 1950s

The Flamingo Jazz Club

Step into the buzz and bustle of London life and discover how perspective shapes every story. In this episode of Where Writers Go, writer and host Kathryn Georghiou takes you on an immersive walk from Borough Market to The Boot and Flogger, one of London’s most characterfulpubs.

Along the way, you’ll tune into the hum of city conversationsand uncover how real voices can inspire fictional characters.

Together, we’ll explore the craft of point of view (POV); how a story changes depending on who’s telling it and why choosing the right perspective can transform your writing.

In this episode, you will:

• Experience an atmospheric guided walk through Borough Market.
• Learn how to use observation and eavesdropping for character development.
• Discover the history and setting of The Boot and Flogger, a hidden gem near London Bridge.
• Get a creative writing prompt to help you experiment with POV in your own stories.

This podcast is perfect for creative writers, journallers, and anyone seeking story inspiration from real places.

Resources mentioned:

• Borough Market - Our Story
• Jericho Writers - Points of View in Fiction

If this episode sparks your creativity, share yourreflections with Kathryn — tag @WhereWritersGo and let us know how the prompt inspired you.
And don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share Where Writers Go to help more writers find their next story.

Step into the ancient woodland of Queen’s Wood, North London, and let your imagination wander.

In this episode of Whispers in the Woods, Kathryn Georghiou takes you on a guided creative writing walk designed to help you see stories all around you.

🌿 Act 1 – The Walk:
Find a quiet space, put on your headphones, and join Kathryn under the canopy. Listen to the whispers of the trees and discover what stories the woods might be hiding.

🌫️ Act 2 – The History:
Uncover the mystical and eerie history of Queen’s Wood, from ancient legends to ghostly folklore, and see how setting can help shape the stories we tell.

(For more, visit the Friends of Queen’s Wood website.)

🖋️ Act 3 – The Writing Prompt:
Kathryn shares how she found her characters among the trees, and gives you a writing exercise to help you imagine who walks your story’s paths, what they seek, and what they hide.

Now it’s your turn. Grab your notebook, breathe in the forest air, and start writing your story.

🎧 Listen, imagine, write — and don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share this episode to inspire more writers like you.

In this episode of the Where Writers Go creative writing podcast, I take you on a sensory-rich walk and storytelling journey around the seaside town of Cleveleys on the Lancashire coast, so relax and enjoy the walk.

Then, I will share more information about Cleveleys, so you have a better understanding of where we’ve just been.

Next, I will talk about the importance of ‘SETTING’ in creative writing and storytelling, and give you a writing prompt and exercise to practise yourself, designed to help you develop setting in fiction and spark new ideas for your own stories.

I really enjoyed making this podcast and writing my own story based on the guided walk, and I hope you enjoy it too.

If you try the exercises yourself, please let me know in the comments, and don’t forget to like, follow, and subscribe to the Where Writers Go podcast for more writing prompts, story ideas, and creative inspiration for authors and storytellers.

Written, recorded, and edited by Kathryn Georghiou

Theme music from Freesounds

SFX from ProSounds and Kathryn's Field Recordings

Today’s Where Writers Go podcast is called ‘From Park to Page,’ and we’re heading to Alexandra Palace in North London, also known as Ally Pally to the locals.

Once we’ve been there, I will discuss what we heard, what I took from the walk, and what you can use to create your own stories.

Then I will talk about ‘theme’ and set you an exercise to experiment with ‘themes’ in your own writing.

So, take a moment, relax, close your eyes if you can or zoneout if you can’t, and let’s visualise the journey.

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Every fortnight, I will release a new podcast followed by a writing prompt based on one of the fundamentals of story structure. They are: theme, setting, POV, characters, plot, and style/tone. Releasing one every two weeks means you have time to practise the writing prompts from this podcastbefore we learn something new in the next.

So make sure you like, subscribe and follow the Where Writers Go Podcast to find out when new episodes are released.

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Where Writers Go is written, recorded, and edited by Kathryn Georghiou.

The theme music is from FreeSounds and the SFX are from the BBC.

Find out more about Where Writers Go, the podcast forwriting inspiration.