Here’s the full podcast Episode Notes We won’t call this a relaunch but a new beginning. Can you write a novel during lockdown? People often think that period of isolation would be the ideal environment for finally getting down to writing or completing that novel. But the truth is that writing anything much longer than […]

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Here’s the full podcast Episode Notes In this episode, we’re how to maintain the motivation you need to finish your writing projects. There are three prongs of attack! Pairing Match an activity that you enjoy with your writing, e.g. listening to a favourite soundtrack. It’s important that the enjoyable activity is one that you are […]

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Episode Notes In this episode, we’re discussing the difference between showing and telling in our writing. Why is it important and what can we do about it? It’s a commonly touted piece of advice that we should show rather than tell in our writing but it only goes so far. Advice shouldn’t be followed slavishly […]

Episode Notes Today we’re looking at the craft of writing convincing endings for each chapter of our novels and stories. This podcast was written in response to a listener question in the Writing Talk Podcast Facebook group. If you have questions or issues that you’d like me to discuss, commenting in the group is a […]

Episode Notes Today we’re looking at the craft of writing engaging and believable characters in our novels and stories. In many ways this is an unanswerable question, but like many aspects of writing fiction, it’s an interesting question to investigate. Listening to the actor Michael Sheen on the topic of his approach to portraying real […]

Episode Notes How Can We Deal With a Sense of Being Overwhelmed? The first step is to take a step back. Gain some distance and find a more productive perspective. Writing is a joy and not the most stressful job in the world! Don’t compare yourself with others nor try to emulate them. Each career […]

Episode Notes Writing Science Fiction Live In this episode I take the piece of writing from the previous week and rework it into an opening scene of a science fiction piece. As before, this piece was streamed live (although this time on Facebook rather than Youtube) and written ‘cold’, i.e. with no preparation. This makes […]

Here’s the eighteenth episode of the Writing Talk Podcast. In this episode of the Writing Talk Podcast, we’re looking at the method I use to format my ebooks and paperback books. Hope you enjoy listening. Regrettably, due to a technical problem, the show notes of this older episode were lost. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Here’s the seventeenth episode of the Writing Talk Podcast. In this episode of the Writing Talk Podcast, we’re looking at setting the scene and the role of research in fiction writing. Plus this week’s writers’ toolbox tip and some listener feedback. There’s also a quick review of my news. Hope you enjoy listening. Regrettably, due […]

Here’s the sixteenth episode of the Writing Talk Podcast. In this episode of the Writing Talk Podcast, we’re looking at organising your writing and keeping it organised. Plus this week’s writers’ toolbox tip and some listener feedback. There’s also a quick review of my news. Hope you enjoy listening. Regrettably, due to a technical problem, […]