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	Pub. Date	Title	Duration
	11 Oct 2019	Ep. 11 - David Baldacci	00:50:41
Welcome to a new season of The Page One Podcast! We kick off this season in great style with a chat with world-renowned and bestselling thriller writer, David Baldacci. Since releasing his first book, Absolute Power, in 1997, David has gone on to create iconic characters like King & Maxwell, Amos Decker and Will Robie. With 130 million books sold, David is still at the top of his game and earlier this year released his latest novel, One Good Deed, a 1940s set thriller with new character, Aloysius Archer. We had the pleasure of talking to David about how he began his writing career, how he got his big break and what keeps him writing. We also learned that breaking the rules can help you progress, and talk about what it felt like to have his very first book turned into a blockbuster movie with Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman. Links: Buy David's latest book, One Good Deed, and his many others on Amazon. The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	18 Oct 2019	Ep. 12 - Craig Robertson	00:57:51
Craig Robertson spent 20 years as a journalist for Scottish Sunday newspaper reporting on stories such as 9/11, the Omagh Bombings and the Dunblane shootings before changing career to become a bestselling crime writer. His books, featuring police photographer Tony Winter and his wife DI Narey, have become firm favourites for crime lovers everywhere. We had a great chat with Craig about how he broke in with his first book, Random, and why he made Tony Winter a police photographer. We also hear how Craig goes about writing his books, why he's come to value planning, and what he loves (and doesn't love) about researching his books. Links: Buy Craig's latest book, The Photographer, and all his others on Amazon. Stealing Hollywood - Screenwriting tips for authors by Alexandra Sokoloff Wikipedia page for Enrique Metinides The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	25 Oct 2019	Ep. 13 - A L Knorr	00:56:17
Abby-Lynn Knorr is a bestselling author of urban fantasy young adult novels. Her bestselling Elemental Origins series of novels follow a group of friends over one summer as they discover they have secret powers that they will need to use together to help save the world. We had a really interesting chat with Abby about how she has made a massive success of self-publishing (19 novels in 3 years!) She gives out a huge number of helpful hints and tips to those who fancy going down the self-published route, and we chat about why she chose that over the traditional publishing path. We also talk about where she gets her ideas for her novels, and what she has planned for the future. Links: Buy all of Abby’s books on Amazon Read more about Abby's books on her website Book Gorilla Prolific Works The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	01 Nov 2019	Ep. 14 - Christopher Golden	01:01:16
Christopher Golden is the award-winning, bestselling author of novels such as The Myth Hunters, Of Saints and Shadows, Ararat and many more. He is also a fan of the team-up, collaborating with authors such as (previous Page One Podcast guest) Tim Lebbon on novels such as Blood of the Four and The Map of Moments. He has also worked with comics legend Mike Mignola on Hellboy novels, and frequently writes for and edits horror anthology books, such as the recent Hex Life. We had a great chat with Chris about how he got his start in writing, what keeps him writing and how he has managed to write 110 books in 25 years. Chris also gives numerous helpful hints and tips for aspiring writers, the most important of which can be distilled into one word: Hustle! Tune in to find out what Chris means and why it could help you break into the industry. Links: Buy Chris's books on Amazon Learn more about Chris on his website The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	08 Nov 2019	Ep. 15 - Jim Zub	00:55:26
Jim Zub is a Canadian comic book writer, artist, animator and teacher who has worked on comics such as Marvel's Avengers: No Surrender, IDW's Dungeons & Dragons, and his own creator-owned comics including Skullkickers and Wayward with Image Comics. He also teaches animation at Seneca College in Toronto, and still finds time to offer advice to people wanting to work in the comics industry via his website and on social media. We had a great chat with Jim about how playing Dungeons & Dragons as a young boy helped form his love of storytelling, and talked about how he got his break in comics, working his way up from web comics to working with Image and Marvel. What we learned is that Jim's advice is great for any writer who wants to tell stories, regardless of whether they want to write comics, novels, movies or more. Links: Check out Jim's website for writing tips and to buy his comics Support Jim on his Patreon and get access to more writing advice and scripts The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	15 Nov 2019	Ep. 16 - Andy McNab	00:48:07
Andy McNab was the British Army's most highly decorated serving soldier when he finally left the SAS. Since then Andy has become one of the world’s bestselling writers, drawing on his insider knowledge and experience. His debut book, Bravo Two Zero, was a huge success worldwide and told the true account of a mission in the Gulf War that went awry. As well as three nonfiction bestsellers including Bravo Two Zero, he is the author of the bestselling Nick Stone series and the Tom Buckingham thrillers and his latest is Whatever It Takes, a fast-paced revenge thriller. He has also written a number of books for children, as well as several screenplays. Andy was great fun on our chat, telling us about how it was through the British Army that he learned to read and write, how Bravo Two Zero came about, and giving us lots of useful hints and tips on writing thrilling stories. We also talk about his work in Hollywood, and chat about his future plans. Links: Buy Whatever It Takes and Andy's other books on Amazon The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	22 Nov 2019	Ep. 17 - Ian Dallas	00:56:27
Ian Dallas is the creative director of Giant Sparrow, an indie game studio responsible for some of the most mind-provoking games of recent years. Their first game, The Unfinished Swan, won Best Debut Game at the 2013 Video Game BAFTAs, as well as awards for innovation. The follow-up, What Remains of Edith Finch, won Game of the Year at the BAFTAs, and is a remarkable study of grief and family, the likes of which would previously have been unthinkable in the medium of video games. We chat to Ian about how he and his team create these games, and what the writing process involves. We also hear what inspires Ian's ideas, and discuss the unique storytelling challenges presented by the video game format. Links: Learn more about Giant Sparrow and their games The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	29 Nov 2019	Ep. 18 - Stuart Heritage	01:13:22
Stuart Heritage is a writer and columnist for The Guardian, The Times, Esquire and many other publications. His columns on TV programmes are always both informative and hilarious, a tradition that carried on when he wrote his first book: a biography of his brother entitled Don’t be a dick, Pete (which we think is genuinely one of the funniest books we have read in years!) His follow-up is a satirical take on fairytales, entitled Bedtime Stories for Worried Liberals. Our chat with Stuart was great fun as we learned how he broke into journalism via website impersonation of Charlie Brooker, how he goes about writing his columns, and why he chose to make his brother the subject of his first book. Links: Buy Don’t be a dick, Pete and Bedtime Stories for Worried Liberals on Amazon Read Stuart’s Guardian columns here The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	06 Dec 2019	Ep. 19 - Claire Askew	01:06:37
Claire Askew is the award-winning author of the DI Helen Birch crime series. The first book in the series, All the Hidden Truths, deals with the aftermath of a college shooting in Edinburgh and won the McIlvanney Debut Prize at the Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival. The next book in the DI Birch series, What You Pay For, is a blistering follow-up which has also been shortlisted for the McIlvanney and CWA Awards. We had a great chat with Claire, exploring the long and winding process to the publication of All The Hidden Truths (which included her taking the brave step of leaving her first agent), discuss why the idea of overnight success as an author is a myth - and why believing in writer's block is a dangerous thing! Links: Buy All The Hidden Truths and What You Pay For on Amazon Sign up to Claire's Patreon for lots of writing advice! The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	13 Dec 2019	Ep. 20 - Richard Morgan - Part 1	01:05:48
Richard Morgan is the author of ground-breaking sci fi and fantasy novels. His debut novel, Altered Carbon, was the first to feature the infamous antihero, Takeshi Kovacs, and was recently adapted into a successful Netflix series. Since then, he has added to the Kovacs series with Broken Angels and Woken Furies, written the fantasy series, A Land Fit For Heroes, and much more. His most recent novel, Thin Air, is the sequel to his 2007 novel, Black Man (also known as Thirteen). We had an epic chat with Richard about his passion for sci fi, writing and much more! So much more, in fact, that we decided it would be best to split this episode into two parts! In this first part, Richard tells us about the long road to breaking through with Altered Carbon, and we hear about why breaking some of the conventional rules about getting published led to his success. Links: Buy Altered Carbon, Thin Air and Richard’s other books on Amazon Visit Richard’s page to find out more The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Thanks to Simon Stoke for his audio assistance. Check out his music academy classes at www.subsineacademy.com! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	16 Dec 2019	Ep. 21 - Richard Morgan - Part 2	01:01:12
Richard Morgan is the author of ground-breaking sci fi and fantasy novels. His debut novel, Altered Carbon, was the first to feature the infamous antihero, Takeshi Kovacs, and was recently adapted into a successful Netflix series. Since then, he has added to the Kovacs series with Broken Angels and Woken Furies, written the fantasy series, A Land Fit For Heroes, and much more. His most recent novel, Thin Air, is the sequel to his 2007 novel, Black Man (also known as Thirteen). This is the second half of our epic chat with Richard about his passion for sci fi, writing and much more! Check out the first half of the chat in episode 20! In this part, we talk to Richard about how he builds the worlds for his stories, and when and when not exposition and info dumping works to help the reader. We also talk about whether literary rules are there to be broken, and hear about how Altered Carbon made its way from page to screen with the Netflix adaptation. Links: Buy Altered Carbon, Thin Air and Richard’s other books on Amazon Visit Richard’s page to find out more The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Thanks to Simon Stoke for his audio assistance. Check out his music academy classes at www.subsineacademy.com! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	14 Feb 2020	Ep. 22 - Sarah Pinborough	01:12:58
Sarah Pinborough is the Sunday Times and New York Times number one bestselling author of over 20 books, including her smash hit, Behind Her Eyes and the just released Dead To Her. She’s also written for TV, and adaptations of her books 13 Minutes and Behind Her Eyes will soon be appearing on Netflix. We had great fun talking to Sarah about how she became an author, why she enjoys writing across genres, and how she came up with THAT twist in Behind Her Eyes (but no spoilers, we promise!). We also talked in detail about how her latest book, Dead To Her, came to be, and discussed what it’s like to land a huge book deal - and why book tours aren’t always all they are cracked up to be! Links: Buy Dead to Her in the US now (out in the UK in the summer!) Buy Sarah’s other books on Amazon The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	21 Feb 2020	Ep. 23 - Dave Cook	01:25:22
Dave Cook is the writer and creator of indie comics such as Bust, Vessels and the hugely successful cyberpunk comic, Killtopia. We had a great chat with Dave about how he began writing comics and then turn them into a reality. We talked about teaming up with artists, the importance of conventions and how welcoming the comics community can be if you are wanting to be part of it. We also discussed the themes behind Killtopia, and what is next in the series… Links: Buy Killtopia on Amazon Check out Dave's other comics on his site, Card Shark Comics The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	28 Feb 2020	Ep. 24 - Gareth L Powell	00:45:32
Gareth L Powell is an award-winning British sci-fi author whose amazing worlds have found him a loyal following. Best known for his Embers of War trilogy, his novels have twice won the British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel and have been finalists for both the Locus Award in the US and the Seiun Award in Japan. He is also the first person to have had individual work shortlisted in the Best Novel, Best Short Fiction, and Best Nonfiction categories of the BSFA Award in the same year. We had a really interesting chat with Gareth about how he broke into writing, and where he comes up with his amazing ideas. We also chatted about how he is beloved on Twitter by all writers as he freely gives out help and advice - and even got some of that help and advice ourselves! Links: Buy Gareth's books on Amazon Check out Gareth's author page Sign up to Gareth's Patreon The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	06 Mar 2020	Ep. 25 - Jonathan Whitelaw	01:04:10
After working in Scottish politics, Jonathan Whitelaw moved into journalism before becoming an author. Subjects he has covered in the press have varied from breaking news, the arts, culture and sport to fashion, music and even radioactive waste - with everything in between. He's also a regular reviewer and talking head on shows for the BBC and STV. His debut novel was Morbid Relations, a darkly comic tale about a struggling Scottish comedian was followed up by Hellcorp in which the devil sets up a company to look after the sins of the world while he has a vacation! That has now become a series, with the latest book, The Man in the Dark, continuing the Hellcorp story. The novels are darkly comic thrillers, as we discuss, as much crime fiction as fantasy. During our enjoyable chat with Jonathan, we hear about how writing fiction differs from journalism, and the route he took to publication - without an agent. We also talk about what inspired the Hellcorp series, and find out whether Jonathan really prefers God or the Devil... Links: Buy Jonathan’s books on Amazon The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	13 Mar 2020	Ep. 26 - Christian Divine	01:17:45
Christian Divine is a screenwriter and video game writer whose credits include the seminal cyberpunk game Deus Ex. More recently, Christian was lead writer on the amazing Life Is Strange games from DontNod Entertainment which tell the stories of teenage kids with supernatural powers growing up in small-town USA. We had a really interesting chat with Christian about how he came to be a writer, and how writing for video games differs from other mediums. He talked to us about why video game writers are only now starting to get the recognition that they deserve, and how video games have grown up quickly. And for fans of Life Is Strange - yes, we also chat about the use of that word and why Christian was proven correct in the end! Links: Buy Life is Strange and Life is Strange 2 Follow Christian on Twitter The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	20 Mar 2020	Ep. 27 - M R Carey Returns!	00:59:47
It's the Return of the Mike as friend of the podcast Mike Carey returns to chat with us about his latest novel, The Book of Koli, set in a post-apocalyptic Britain. We also had time to talk about his latest comic series, The Dollhouse Family, and gained lots of hints and tips about how to create new worlds. Links: Buy The Book of Koli and Mike's other books Buy The Dollhouse Family The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	27 Mar 2020	Ep. 28 - Neil Forsyth	01:08:12
Neil Forsyth is a Scottish author and screenwriter who has written critically acclaimed TV shows such as Eric, Ernie and Me, as well as the infamous Bob Servant, the Dundee cheeseburger svengali portrayed by Brian Cox on TV, and now a Twitter phenomenon. Most recently, he created and wrote the hit BBC show Guilt, a dark crime comedy about two brothers whose night home from a wedding doesn't quite go to plan. We had great fun chatting with Neil about how he moved from freelance journalism into novel writing and then screenwriting. He had many hints and tips to share, as well as sharing the very amusing background behind his first fiction novel, Let Them Come Through. Links: Buy Neil's books Neil's website Read the scripts for Guilt The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	03 Apr 2020	Ep. 29 - Harriet Tyce	01:15:06
Harriet Tyce is a Sunday Times Bestselling Author whose debut novel, Blood Orange, was a huge hit and featured on Richard & Judy’s Book Club list in 2019. A domestic noir set in the UK legal world, it is a twisty tale of murder and quite a few flawed characters! We had a really interesting chat with Harriet, hearing about how the long path to her debut with Blood Orange, how being selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club was transformational, and how writing courses really can help you be successful in your writing career. We also talk about her upcoming novel, The Lies You Told, the struggle of being creative during the coronavirus epidemic, chat about the benefits of audiobooks and much more! Links: Buy Harriet’s books Harriet’s website The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	10 Apr 2020	Ep. 30 - Struan Murray	01:04:01
Struan Murray is a young Scottish author, whose recently released debut novel Orphans of the Tide has received rave reviews, even earning him comparisons to Philip Pullman. A dark gothic kids fantasy, it’s easy to see why people think of stories such as Northern Lights. We had great fun chatting to Struan about his long process to getting published, including the value of writing courses, and also getting to know people in the publishing industry. We also hear how he manages to juggle his day job as a lecturer in Oxford with being a professional author, and hear about how Orphans of the Tide got its name. Links: Buy Orphans of the Tide Struan's website Curtis Brown Creative website The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	17 Apr 2020	Ep. 31 - Laura Lam	01:05:23
Laura Lam is a sci fi and fantasy author whose latest book is Goldilocks, a bold, thought-provoking and high concept feminist dystopian thriller, best described as a cross between The Martian and The Handmaid's Tale. We've been lucky enough to read it, and it is a good one! We loved hearing from Laura about all the research she put into Goldilocks to make sure it rang true, and also had a great discussion about her teaching on the creative writing Masters course at Napier University in Edinburgh. We also hear about her upcoming novel, Seven Devils, which she co-wrote with Elizabeth May, as well as hearing why Laura thinks we should all watch Batman & Robin again (EDIT - we shouldn't). Links: Buy Goldilocks now Learn about the MA in Creative Writing at Napier The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	29 May 2020	Ep. 32 - Alex De Campi	01:13:50
Alex De Campi is a comics writer and author, who has been nominated for numerous Eisner awards and has recently collaborated with film director Duncan Jones on the graphic novel, Madi, the latest chapter in his Moon series of films. She has also just released her highly anticipated novel debut, The Scottish Boy, a thrilling adventure set in medieval Britain. We had a great chat with Alex talking about how she broke into the comics industry, what her process is when she is creating comics, and talk about her very busy slate of projects, including The Scottish Boy, Madi, Bad Karma and much more! Links: Buy The Scottish Boy now Back Madi on Kickstarter Get Bad Karma now Check out all things Alex on her website The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	05 Jun 2020	Ep. 33 - Alexandra Sokoloff	01:02:42
Alexandra Sokoloff is the bestselling, Thriller Award-winning and Bram Stoker and Anthony Award-nominated author of thirteen supernatural, paranormal and crime thrillers. The New York Times has called her “a daughter of Mary Shelley” and her books “Some of the most original and freshly unnerving work in the genre.” As a screenwriter she has sold original suspense and horror scripts and written novel adaptations for numerous Hollywood studios (Sony, Fox, Disney, Miramax), for producers such as Michael Bay, David Heyman, Laura Ziskin and Neal Moritz. She is also the workshop leader of the internationally acclaimed Screenwriting Tricks for Authors workshops, based on her Screenwriting Tricks for Authors workbooks and blog. Her bestselling, Thriller Award-nominated Huntress/FBI books follow a haunted FBI agent on his hunt for that most rare of criminals: a female serial killer. The series smashes genre conventions and combats violence against women on the page, screen, and real life. The series is being developed for television with Alex as writer/producer. We had a great chat with Alexandra, hearing how she started out as a screenplay reader in LA, and why she made the jump from screenwriting to novels. We also hear about how screenwriting structure can help you write a better novel, and get lots of tips on structuring a great story. Links: Buy The Huntress books and Stealing Hollywood Access Alexandra's screenwriting tips for authors on YouTube Learn more about Alexandra The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	12 Jun 2020	Ep. 34 - Thomas Welsh	01:07:44
Thomas Welsh is an award winning urban fantasy and short story author based in Scotland. He was the winner of the Elbow Room fiction prize for And Then I was Floating and has also been published in The 404 Ink F Word Collection, Pseudopod and Leicester Writes. More recently, he has released Anna Undreaming and its sequel, Anna and the Midnight Road, the first two parts of his urban fantasy Metiks Fade Trilogy. A man of many talents, he also writes for video games, and was lead writer on the recently released and acclaimed Cloudpunk. We had a great chat with Thomas about the unusual route he took to breaking into both the world of novels and video game writing, and he gave us lots of practical hints and tips for getting started in those industries. We also chatted about publishing contracts, as well as hearing his thoughts on why the original Blade Runner doesn't work for him. Links: Buy Thomas' books here Buy Cloudpunk on Steam The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	19 Jun 2020	Ep. 35 - Chris Brookmyre	00:57:39
Chris Brookmyre was a journalist before becoming a full-time novelist with the publication of his award-winning debut Quite Ugly One Morning, which established him as one of Britain’s leading crime novelists. His 2016 novel Black Widow won both the McIlvanney Prize and the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award. Writing under the name Ambrose Parry, he has also co-written (along with his wife, Dr Marisa Haetzman) thrilling mystery books set in 19th Century Edinburgh. Chris' novels have sold more than two million copies in the UK alone. We had a great chat with Chris, learning about his route to the publication of Quite Ugly One Morning when he was only 26, and chat about his sci-fi stories such as Places in the Darkness and Bedlam. We also hear about how he and Marisa craft the Ambrose Parry novels, and how that process of co-writing has informed his solo novels. Links: Buy Chris's books here Buy the Ambrose Parry books here Visit Chris's website The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	26 Jun 2020	Ep. 36 - Sheila O'Flanagan	00:50:36
Sheila O'Flanagan is an international bestselling author of books such as The Hideaway, What Happened That Night and Suddenly Single. All of her books center around strong female protagonists who find themselves in difficult situations that mean they have to find their inner strength. Her latest book, The Women Who Ran Away, is out in July. We had a great chat with Sheila, hearing about how she swapped a life working in finance for that of a bestselling author, and got great insights from her on the writing process, including how she approaches revising her drafts, and also talked about her work with Fighting Words, the literary centre set up by Roddy Doyle. Links: Buy Sheila's books here Visit Sheila's website Learn about Fighting Words The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	03 Jul 2020	Ep. 37 - Tendai Huchu	01:08:56
Tendai Huchu is a Zimbabwean author who now lives in Edinburgh, and whose first novel, The Hairdresser of Harare, was a huge hit, being nominated for The Guardian's Not the Booker Prize. He followed that up with The Maestro, The Magistrate and The Magician, and is soon to release the first book in The Library of the Dead series, about a young girl who delivers messages for ghosts in a post-apocalyptic Edinburgh. We have great fun talking with Tendai and hearing how he The Hairdresser of Harare lead to his breakthrough into the industry, and also why he would recommend new writers start with short stories rather than novels. We also talk about African representation in the literary scene, and how the lack of opportunities can hold great writing back purely on the basis of where they come from. On top of that, we talk about how invaluable editors can be in improving your stories, and also hear what he's been watching during lockdown. Links: Buy Tendai's books here Visit Tendai's website Buy Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi's The First Woman Watch Kingdom on Netflix Watch Cook Off on Netflix The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	10 Jul 2020	Ep. 38 - Adam Christopher	01:15:26
Adam Christopher’s debut novel Empire State was SciFiNow’s Book of the Year and a Financial Times Book of the Year. The author of Made To Kill, Standard Hollywood Depravity and Killing Is My Business, Adam’s other novels include Seven Wonders, The Age Atomic and The Burning Dark. A contributor to the New York Times bestselling Star Wars: From A Certain Point Of View 40th anniversary anthology, Adam has also written the official tie-in novels for the hit CBS television show Elementary, and the award-winning Dishonored video game franchise, and with Chuck Wendig, wrote The Shield for Dark Circle/Archie Comics. He is also currently writing a tie-in novel based on the hit Disney+ show, The Mandalorian. We had a fascinating and fun chat with Adam, talking about how he sold his first books direct to a publisher without an agent (his advice: don;t!), and how he took advantage of a chance opportunity to get into writing tie-in novels. We also hear about the differences in writing tie ins and original novels, and discuss how he remains so prolific. Links: Buy Adam's books here Visit Adam's website Watch The Searchers online Get Can You Speak Venusian by Patrick Moore Watch Devs on BBC iPlayer The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	17 Jul 2020	Ep. 39 - Joe Cornish	01:19:43
Joe Cornish is the writer and director of films such as Attack the Block and The Kid Who Would be King. He began his career working with his comedy partner Adam Buxton on the brilliant The Adam and Joe Show on Channel 4, before co-writing first Ant-man and then The Adventures of Tintin with Edgar Wright. Recently, he, Edgar, Nira Park and Rachael Prior have formed Complete Fiction Production to continue to bring their ideas to life. We had a great fun chat with Joe about his career, how he writes his screenplays and the advantages of writing for your own movies as opposed to work for hire writing. We get updates on what he is working on now, including the adaptation of Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash and Jonathan Stroud's Lockwood and Co. We also hear how it feels to be given notes on your screenwriting by Steven Spielberg (together with a great impression) and why making movies spoofs with soft toys on the Adam and Joe Show helped his directing career in more ways than attending film school! Links: Watch Attack the Block Watch The Kid Who Would Be King Read Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Joe's Quantum of Solace song Adam and Joe discuss Pierce Brosnan in Taffin The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	24 Jul 2020	Ep. 40 - David Quantick	00:59:26
David Quantick is the Emmy-award winning writer of Veep, The Thick of It, TV Burp and much more. He has worked with comedy legends such as Harry Hill and Chris Morris, and is currently continuing his longstanding contribution with Armando Iannucci on his latest series, Avenue 5. He is also a journalist, having worked many years for the NME, and more recently began to write novels, the most recent of which is Night Train, a horror mystery set on a train in a post-apocalyptic world. On top of all that, he’s also written some great books on writing, including How to Write Everything and How to Be a Writer. Our chat with David was great fun, hearing about how he developed his creative writing skills writing gossip columns on the NME and where the famous Star Wars rant from Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It came from (see the link to the relevant clip!). He also has some great hints and tips on how to generate ideas, and we even get to hear about what it’s like to win an Emmy, and what you do with it while you are at the after-party… Links: Buy Night Train and David’s other novels Visit David’s website Watch Malcolm Tucker talking about Star Wars on The Thick of It Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	31 Jul 2020	Ep. 41 - Paul Tremblay	01:05:22
Paul Tremblay has won the Bram Stoker, British Fantasy, and Massachusetts Book awards and is the author of The Cabin at the End of the World, Disappearance at Devil’s Rock, A Head Full of Ghosts, the crime novels The Little Sleep and No Sleep Till Wonderland, and the short story collection, Growing Things and Other Stories. His latest novel, Survivor Song, is a terrifying thriller about an outbreak of a disease (so rather timely!) We chatted with Paul about how he came late to a love of reading and writing, but has since made up for it in a big way! We also get his hints and tips for crafting a horror story, and learn about his work on the board of the Shirley Jackson award. And we hear why he would pick Paranormal Activity over Midsommar every time... Links: Buy Survivor Song and Paul's other novels Visit Paul's website Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	07 Aug 2020	Ep. 42 - Stephen Graham Jones	00:55:54
Stephen Graham Jones is the author of twenty-five or so novels and collections, and there’s some novellas and comic books in there as well. Stephen’s been an NEA recipient, has won the Texas Institute of Letters Award for Fiction, the Independent Publishers Award for Multicultural Fiction, a Bram Stoker Award, four This is Horror Awards, and he’s been a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award and the World Fantasy Award. He’s also made Bloody Disgusting’s Top Ten Horror Novels, and his latest book, The Only Good Indians is already getting rave reviews. We had an inspiring chat with Stephen about how he manages to write so many great stories, and get his insights on what makes a scary horror story. We also hear his amazing story about how his first novel came about, discuss how he writes so quickly, and of course learn whether he prefers a real book or an ebook... Links: Buy The Only Good Indians and Stephen's other books Visit Stephen's website Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	04 Sep 2020	Ep. 43 - Alastair Campbell	01:25:57
Alastair Campbell is best known for his role as Tony Blair’s chief spokesman and strategist. He has written several bestselling non-fiction and fiction books, including The Blair Years and Winners. A former 'Mind Champion of the Year', he is an ambassador for several mental health charities. His latest book, Living Better, is his honest, moving and life affirming account of his lifelong struggle with depression. We had a fascinating and fun chat with Alastair about how he moved from journalism into politics, and how important writing has been to him throughout his life. We chat about why he felt it was important to write Living Better now, and also get to hear whether he would rather have Burnley win the Premier League or Scotland win the World Cup… Links: Buy Living Better and Alastair’s other books Visit Alastair’s website Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	11 Sep 2020	Ep. 44 - Lauren Beukes	01:01:33
Lauren Beukes is the award-winning author of novels such as Zoo City, Broken Monsters, and, of course, the international bestseller, The Shining Girls. Her latest novel, Afterland, is a noir road-trip set in a post-pandemic America where 99.9% of the men have all been wiped out. We had a lot of fun chatting to Lauren about her writing career, hearing about how she managed to get her first publishing deal, and also how The Shining Girls catapulted her to international fame. We also talked about her love of collaboration, and what it is like to release a post-pandemic novel during a pandemic… Links: Buy Afterland and Lauren’s other books Visit Lauren’s website Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	18 Sep 2020	Ep. 45 - Ian Dunt	01:07:36
Ian Dunt is a political commentator and journalist. He is editor of politics.co.uk, an energetic presence on Twitter, and appears as a pundit on BBC TV, Sky News and Al-Jazeera. He is also the author of two books - Brexit: What the Hell Happens Now? and the just released How To Be A Liberal, which is an important, interesting and entertaining guide to the principles and practices of liberalism and shows why it remains our most powerful weapon to shatter the shiny lies of populists. We had great fun chatting with Ian as he told us about how he got started in journalism and hear about how he manages to distill complicated issues into easy-to-understand and entertaining pieces (clue - it's all thanks to Batman!). We also found out about the hell he went through writing How To Be a Liberal (it was worth it, Ian!) and learn about his unique but definitely soon-to-be popular "drunken drafting" technique. Oh, and of course we find out whether he prefers real books or e-books... (Warning - this episode is quite sweary!) Links: Buy How to Be a Liberal and Brexit: What the Hell Happened Visit politics.co.uk Follow Ian on Twitter Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	25 Sep 2020	Ep. 46 - Dirk Maggs	01:45:24
Dirk Maggs is the genius behind the audio adaptations of stories such as The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy, The X Files, the William Gibson Alien 3 adaptation - and of course, Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, which has been a huge (and well deserved) hit on Audible. We talk to Dirk to find out how he forged this career, and learn that he in effect created the idea of these “audio movies” (as he calls them) from scratch. From starting out at the BBC to working with Douglas Adams on the Hitchhiker’s Guide adaptation, right up to hearing about how he adapted the supposedly “impossible to adapt” The Sandman into such a brilliant production. Along the way, he gives us great hints and tips on writing for audio, and also drops in some great anecdotes about the likes of Adam West and James McAvoy! (We highly recommend listening to the whole episode, but The Sandman stuff starts at about 66 minutes!) Links: Listen to The Sandman on Audible And all his other amazing Audio Movies! Visit Dirk’s website Follow Dirk on Twitter Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	02 Oct 2020	Ep. 47 - Owen Nicholls	01:08:53
Owen Nicholls is a screenwriter with a Masters in Scriptwriting from the University of East Anglia. His first screenplay -- a biopic of the filmmakers Powell and Pressburger -- was optioned to Bedlam Productions, the BAFTA and Academy Award-winning producers of The King's Speech. His work has appeared in Empire and NME, and in 2018 he was selected for the Escalator Scheme run by the National Centre For Writing. Love, Unscripted is his first novel. We had a great time talking with Owen about the differences between screenwriting and novel writing, and hear why he decided to make Love, Unscripted his first novel. He also gives some great advice about writing in both formats, and we hear why he think Fight Club is really a rom com... Links: Buy Love, Unscripted now! Follow Owen on Twitter Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	09 Oct 2020	Ep. 48 - Cathy Bramley	00:56:26
Cathy Bramley is the Sunday Times Top Ten best-selling author of THE LEMON TREE CAFE. Her other romantic comedies include Ivy Lane, Appleby Farm, Wickham Hall, Conditional Love, The Plumberry School of Comfort Food and White Lies and Wishes. Cathy turned to writing after spending eighteen years running her own marketing agency. Her latest book is My Kind of Happy. We had a great chat with Cathy, hearing about why she decided to start writing books, and how she planned (and made a huge success of) self-publishing her first book - a story which includes The Guinness Book of World Records! We also talk about her unusual but successful approach of serialising her novels, and also get lots of great hints and tips on writing. And, of course, she tells us whether she prefers ebooks or real books... Links: Buy My Kind of Happy and Cathy's other books Visit Cathy's website Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	15 Oct 2020	Ep. 49 - Benjamin Dreyer	01:11:46
Benjamin Dreyer is vice president, executive managing editor and copy chief of Random House US. He has overseen books by writers including Michael Chabon, Edmund Morris, Suzan-Lori Parks, Michael Pollan, Peter Straub, and Calvin Trillin. He has copyedited books by authors including EL Doctorow, David Ebershoff, Frank Rich and Elizabeth Strout. He has also recently written Dreyer's English, a brilliant and highly amusing grammar and style guide. He has also created the related card game Stet! in which players test their copyediting skills. We had great fun chatting to Benjamin as we find out how he stumbled into the publishing world, learn about the differences between a copy editor and "editor editor" (as he calls them) and hear about what happens when authors don't take kindly to copy editing suggestions! We also get a sneak preview of his next book, and, of course, find out whether he prefers real books or ebooks (hint: Tariq wasn't happy...!) Links: Buy Dreyer's English and Stet! Follow Benjamin on Twitter Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	23 Oct 2020	Ep. 50 - Peng Shepherd	00:59:20
Peng Shepherd was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, where she rode horses and trained in classical ballet, and has lived in Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, London, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York, and Las Vegas. Her first novel, The Book of M, won the 2019 Neukom Institute for Literary Arts Award for Debut Speculative Fiction, and was chosen as a best book of the year by Amazon, Elle, Refinery29, and The Verge, as well as a best book of the summer by the Today Show and NPR On Point. A graduate of the NYU MFA program, Peng is the recipient of a 2020 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as the Elizabeth George Foundation’s emerging writers 2016 grant. Her next novel, The Cartographers, comes out in 2021. We had a great chat with Peng about her route to publication, and hear about her amazingly quick path to picking up an agent and a publisher. We also hear about her writing process (no planning!) and find out that she may be the only person in the world who doesn't know the ending to Game of Thrones... Links: Buy The Book of M now Follow Peng on Twitter Visit Peng's website Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	30 Oct 2020	Ep. 51 - Joe Abercrombie	01:11:14
Joe Abercrombie's debut fantasy novel, The Blade Itself, was a huge hit when it was published in 2006, and was swiftly followed by the other books in what became The First Law Trilogy. Since then, he's never really stopped writing, with a series of acclaimed standalone and young adult novels. Most recently, he has returned the the world of the First Law with the first two books of the Age of Madness trilogy, A Little Hatred and The Trouble with Peace. The final book in the trilogy, The Wisdom of Crowds, is out in 2021. We had great fun chatting with Joe as he told us how he transitioned from working as TV editor to writing novels, and how he reworked a far-too-pompous fantasy novel into the darkly humourous The Blade Itself. We also hear how he manages to keep completing these epic fantasy stories when others in the same genre seem to struggle, find out how he crafts these imaginary worlds, and talk about whether The First Law will ever come to TV or film... Links: Buy Joe's books now! Visit Joe's website Follow Joe on Twitter Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	06 Nov 2020	Ep. 52 - Daniel Abraham	01:26:10
Daniel Abraham is a bestselling science fiction and fantasy author who has written books including the bestselling The Expanse series of books (along with Ty Franck, under the joint name of James SA Corey), which is now a smash hit series on Amazon Prime. He has also written screenplays for The Expanse, written graphic novel adaptations of George R R Martin's Game of Thrones books. We had great fun chatting with Daniel, hearing about how he moved into the writing world, how The Expanse came about from playing a role playing game and chat about the differences between writing for TV, novels and comics. We also get some great advice on how to deal with confrontational social media users, chat about why there is a snobbery against some genre fiction and hear whether or not there will be any more Expanse after next year's novel, Leviathan Falls... Links: Buy Daniel's books (and James SA Corey's books) Visit Daniel's website Follow Daniel on Twitter Follow James SA Corey on Twitter Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	04 Dec 2020	Ep. 53 - Alex Garland	01:41:10
Alex Garland is the critically acclaimed writer and director of movies such as Ex Machina, Annihilation and, most recently, the TV series Devs. His career began with the bestselling novel, The Beach, before he moved on to writing screenplays for films such as 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Never Let Me Go and Dredd. We had a really enjoyable and fascinating chat with Alex about why he ended up returning his advance for more novels to turn to screenplays instead, and why he felt he had to move on to directing his own screenplays. We also had a deep dive into the craft of writing (and reading!) and even find time to chat about video game writing as well! Links: Watch Devs on BBC iPlayer Watch Annihilation on Netflix Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	11 Dec 2020	Ep. 54 - Matt Ruff	01:09:48
Matt Ruff is the author of books such as Fool on The Hill, The Mirage, and Lovecraft Country, which has just been turned into a successful TV show on HBO and Sky Atlantic. His latest novel is 88 names, a cyberpunk/romance mashup set in a virtual world. We had a really interesting chat with Matt, hearing about how he was always destined to be a writer, and why doing creative writing at Cornell helped kickstart his career (but not for the reasons you think!) We also chat about the controversies that can come from writing diverse characters from a different background from yourself, and learn that there may be more Lovecraft Country on the way! Links: Buy Lovecraft Country and Matt's other books Visit Matt's website Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	18 Dec 2020	Ep. 55 - Jennie Fields	00:55:05
Jennie Fields received an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and is the author of the novels Lily Beach, Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, The Middle Ages, and The Age of Desire. A Chicago native, Jennie was inspired by her own mother’s work as a University of Chicago-trained biochemist in the 1950s for her latest novel, Atomic Love. We had a great chat with Jennie about juggling a day job with being a writer (she was previously a highly successful creative director at various New York ad agencies) and hear about the type of research that she does for her historical fiction novels. We also explore the real-life inspirations behind Atomic Love, and of course find out whether she prefers real books or ebooks (clue: Tariq was very happy with her answer!) Links: Buy Atomic Love and Jennie's other books Visit Jennie's website Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	25 Dec 2020	Page One Sessions - Sarah Pinborough and Tim Lebbon	01:04:11
Earlier this year, we chatted with friends of the podcast Sarah Pinborough and Tim Lebbon about how they have been writing during the COVID-19 lockdown, heard about their latest projects, got reading recommendations and much more! This episode is also available as a video podcast on our YouTube site: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s. Be sure to tune in to The Page One Podcast every week for in depth discussions with writers about their writing process and how they got into the industry. Links: Buy Sarah's books, including her latest, Dead to Her Buy Tim's books, including his latest, Eden The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	01 Jan 2021	Page One Sessions - Laura Lam and Adrian J Walker	00:57:08
Back in the summer of 2020, we recorded this episode of the Page One Sessions with Laura Lam and Adrian J Walker. We discussed all manner of things, including whether living through a real-life pandemic would alter the way they tell their future-set stories, how they had been writing during the COVID-19 lockdown, heard about their latest projects, got reading recommendations and much more! This episode is also available as a video podcast on our YouTube site: https://youtu.be/F1kPGk37DJA Be sure to tune in to The Page One Podcast every week for in depth discussions with writers about their writing process and how they got into the industry. Links: Buy Laura's latest books, Goldilocks and Seven Devils Buy Adrian's latest books latest book, The End of the World Survivor's Club and The Human Son Listen to your favourite writers every week on The Page One Podcast: https://www.writegear.co.uk/podcast. The Page One Sessions are brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one. Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	08 Jan 2021	Ep. 56 - Sharon Bolton	00:57:48
Sharon Bolton is the bestselling author of mystery crime novels such as Sacrifice, Blood Harvest and the highly successful Lacey Flint series. Her most recent book, The Split, is a tense twisty thriller which was chosen for Richard and Judy's Book Club at the end of 2020. We had a great chat with Sharon, hearing about how she almost became a Mills and Boon writer before swerving to mystery thrillers. She tells us why she published her first books under the name SJ Bolton, why that changed and we hear about what it was like to have her first book adapted into a movie. We also learn whether there will be any more Lacey Flint novels in the future... Links: Buy The Split and Sharon's other books Visit Sharon's website Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	15 Jan 2021	Ep. 57 - Helen Lederer	00:53:39
Helen Lederer began her career in stand-up comedy at London’s famous Comedy Store, as part of the early 80s comedians including French & Saunders, Rik Mayall, Ade Edmonson and Harry Enfield and became famous for portraying Catriona in all six series of Absolutely Fabulous. She has also developed a prolific writing career, writing for radio, TV and more recently books, including Losing It, which was nominated for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comedy writing. She is also the found of the Comedy Women in Print Prize, which seeks to find an promote new women's voices in writing. Our chat with Helen is predictably fun and interesting as we hear about how she broke into the stand up scene in the 80s, and hear about her techniques for writing stand up. We also learn about how to read whether a joke is landing with an audience (and what to do if it doesn't), and find out what other writing she has planned in the future. Links: Buy Losing it and Helen's other books Look into the Comedy Women in Print Prize Follow Helen on Twitter Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	22 Jan 2021	Ep. 58 - Allie Reynolds	00:57:09
Allie Reynolds is a former professional snowboarder turned author whose debut thriller, Shiver, is out now. We chat to Allie about her long route to publishing, hearing how she found her agent, and learn about what it felt like when Shiver became the subject of a ten publisher auction. We also hear about the importance of revising your work for submission, as well as how she is coping with that difficult second novel syndrome... Links: Buy Shiver now Visit Allie's website Visit Jericho Writers Visit Curtis Brown Creative Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	29 Jan 2021	Ep. 59 - Cherie Jones	01:03:18
Cherie Jones' debut novel ‘How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House‘ has been receiving rave reviews from the likes of Bernardine Evaristo, who called it "A hard-hitting and unflinching novel from a bold new writer". Her short stories have variously been published in PANK, Cadenza, Eclectica, The Feminist Wire and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. She’s a fellowship awardee of the Vermont Studio Centre and completed her MA with distinction at Sheffield Hallam University, where she was awarded the Archie Markham Award and the A.M Heath prize. We chat to Cherie to hear how she juggles her day job as a lawyer with writing (clue: she gets up VERY early!) and hear about her route to publishing. We also talk about how her stories begin with one character's voice speaking to her, and hear about why she wanted to write such a hard-hitting novel. Links: Buy How the One Armed Sister Sweeps Her House Visit Cherie's website Follow Cherie on Twitter Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	05 Feb 2021	Ep. 60 - Mari Hannah	01:10:10
Multi-award winning Mari Hannah is the author of the Kate Daniels series of police procedurals, the Ryan and O'Neil crime series and the Stone and Oliver series. Her latest book in the Kate Daniels series, Without a Trace, is out now and won Capital Crime Book of the Year in 2020. We had a great chat with Mari, hearing about how she moved into writing and her path to publishing - a tale which includes her first novel being dropped at the last moment by a small local publisher. That turned out to be the best thing ever though, as it allowed her to land a great agent and secure a publishing deal with Pan MacMillan that started her hugely successful career. We also hear about what she has planned next, and hear about how Kate Daniels will be brought to TV by Stephen Fry's production company! Links: Buy Without a Trace and Mari's other books Visit Mari's website Follow Mari on Twitter Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	12 Feb 2021	Ep. 61 - Nick Hornby	01:10:55
Nick Hornby is the bestselling author of eight novels, including High Fidelity and About a Boy, and his latest, Just Like You, along with several works of non-fiction including his ground-breaking debut, Fever Pitch. He has written numerous award-winning screenplays for film and television including Brooklyn, Wild and, most recently, State of the Union. We had a great chat with Nick hearing about how he broke into writing and pitched Fever Pitch to an agent. We also learn about the difference between writing memoir and fiction, and hear about his love of writing screenplays - including hearing about his latest screenwriting project involving one of the biggest bands in history! Links: Buy Just Like You and Nick's other books Visit Nick's website Follow Nick on Twitter Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	19 Feb 2021	Ep. 62 - Helen Whitaker	01:00:36
Helen Whitaker is author of the acclaimed comedy, The School Run, and most recently, I Give It A Year. She is also an accomplished journalist, writing for publications such as Glamour, Marie Claire, Women's Fitness and more, and is currently deputy editor of British Airways' in-flight magazine, High Life. We had a fun chat with Helen, learning about how she moved into journalism, and how writing features has helped her as a novelist. We also hear about why she wanted to write I Give It A Year (and the dangers of planning a book around a year which turned out to be hit by a pandemic!) Plus, at the very end, Tariq dishes out some Christmas shopping advice (only two months too late...) Links: Buy I Give It A Year now! Visit Helen's website Follow Helen on Twitter Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	26 Feb 2021	Ep. 63 - Robert Dinsdale	00:54:34
Robert Dinsdale is the author of novels including The Harrowing, Little Exiles, The Toymakers and most recently, Paris By Starlight. The magic-infused worlds he had created with his last two books have led to comparisons with Erin Morgenstern and Neil Gaiman. We enjoyed chatting to Robert about his writing journey and hearing about his time as a literary agent, before he flipped sides and became an author himself. We also learn about why getting that first novel published isn't always the breakthrough you thought it would be, but also why focusing on writing the stories you want to tell can be the way to really engage with readers. In Robert's case, that was deciding to tell story with a magical side, and led to The Toymakers becoming his breakthrough novel. And as he tells us, that magical storytelling combines with contemporary issues in Paris By Starlight. Links: Buy Paris By Starlight and Robert's other books Visit Robert's website Follow Robert on Twitter Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	05 Mar 2021	Ep. 64 - Peter Moffat	00:57:11
Peter Moffat is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter who has written shows such as Silk, Criminal Justice (which was adapted into The Night Of for HBO) and most recently, Your Honor, which stars Bryan Cranston. We had great fun chatting with Peter, learning about how his previous career as a criminal barrister has helped with his writing, and hear how he moved into TV work after writing plays. He tells us all about what it's like to be a showrunner on a US TV show, and how that differs from writing for UK TV, and why you can never do enough research for your stories. Links: Watch Your Honor See the trailer for Your Honor Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	26 Mar 2021	Ep. 65 - Margaux DeRoux	01:05:28
Margaux DeRoux comes from a family of painters, and writes historical fiction that centers on art and artists. Before turning to fiction, she was a teacher, a waitress, and a marketer in Silicon Valley. Her debut novel, The Lost Diary of Venice, features two impossible love stories which are fatefully connected by one artistic legacy that leaps between the mysteries of late-Renaissance Venice and the dramas of present-day America. We had a great chat with Margaux about how her discovery of a real Venetian treatise inspired her novel, and hear about her path to publishing. She tells us about her 5am starts to get the book written, and the importance of research when writing historical fiction. Plus we chat about The Crown and The Great British Bake Off (no spoilers!) Links: Buy The Lost Diary of Venice Visit Margaux's website Follow Margaux on Twitter Check out what agents have on their wishlists right now! Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	02 Apr 2021	Ep. 66 - Annalee Newitz	01:16:51
Annalee Newitz writes science fiction and nonfiction. They are the author of the book Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age, and the novels The Future of Another Timeline, and Autonomous, which won the Lambda Literary Award. As a science journalist, they are a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times, and have a monthly column in New Scientist. They have published in The Washington Post, Slate, Popular Science, Ars Technica, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic, among others. They are also the co-host of the Hugo Award-winning podcast Our Opinions Are Correct. Previously, they were the founder of io9, and served as the editor-in-chief of Gizmodo. We had great fun chatting with Annalee about how they managed to juggle their interests in both science and writing to form a unique and successful career. We hear about how the opportunity to found the successful website io9 came about, and how to select which stories to write as fiction and which as non-fiction. We also veer wildly off-topic on several occasions (in a good way!) and discuss how despite appearances, technological advancements over time aren't always the leaps forward we sometimes think they are. Links: Buy Four Lost Cities and Annalee's other books now Visit Annalee's website Visit io9 Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	09 Apr 2021	Ep. 67 - Charlie Jane Anders	01:10:39
Charlie Jane Anders is an award-winning author and journalist who was a founding member of the popular site io9 and whose latest novel, Victories Greater Than Death, is out next week and kicks off a new YA trilogy. She's also the author of All the Birds in the Sky, which won the Nebula, Crawford and Locus awards, Choir Boy, which won a Lambda Literary Award, and The City in the Middle of the Night. Her short fiction has appeared in Tor.com, Boston Review, Tin House, Conjunctions, the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Wired Magazine, Slate, Asimov's Science Fiction, Lightspeed, ZYZZYVA, Catamaran Literary Review, McSweeney's Internet Tendency and tons of anthologies. Her story "Six Months, Three Days" won a Hugo Award, and her story "Don't Press Charges And I Won't Sue" won a Theodore Sturgeon Award. Charlie Jane also organizes the monthly Writers With Drinks reading series, and co-hosts the podcast Our Opinions Are Correct with last week's guest, Annalee Newitz. We had great fun chatting with Charlie Jane about her writing career, learning how she broke into the industry, and how it felt when All The Birds In the Sky won all those awards. We also hear about her new YA trilogy, and discuss how easy it is (or isn't!) to make changes to a trilogy once the first book is out. Plus we hear what she's been reading and watching, and hear about which Marvel TV show she would love to be writing! Links: Pre-order/buy Victories Greater Than Death and Charlie Jane's other books Visit Charlie Jane's website Visit io9 Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	16 Apr 2021	Ep.68 - Jeff VanderMeer	01:00:16
Jeff VanderMeer’s NYT-bestselling Southern Reach trilogy has been translated into over 35 languages. The first novel, Annihilation, won the Nebula Award and Shirley Jackson Award, and was made into a movie by Paramount in 2018. Recent works include Dead Astronauts, Borne (a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award), The Strange Bird. These novels, set in the Borne universe, are being developed for TV by AMC and continue to explore themes related to the environment, animals, and our future. His latest book, Hummingbird Salamander, is out this week and already getting rave reviews. We had great fund talking with Jeff and learning about how he crafts his unique stories. We talked about how his work defies categorisation, why he likes to experiment with his writing and what themes are important to him in his writing. We also get his thoughts on the adaptation of Annihilation into a movie, and find out about how his unique writing process helps him get into the heads of his characters. Links: Buy Hummingbird Salamander and Jeff's other books Visit Jeff's website Follow Jeff on Twitter Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	23 Apr 2021	Ep. 69 - DV Bishop	01:19:21
D. V. Bishop is the author of the Cesare Aldo mysteries set in Renaissance Florence, and published by Pan Macmillan. Before his debut as an author, David had a varied career, from journalism to editing some of the UK's biggest comics at Judge Dredd The Megazine and 2000AD, before becoming an award-winning screenwriter and TV dramatist. City of Vengeance won the Pitch Perfect competition at the Bloody Scotland crime fiction festival in 2018, and he was awarded a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship by the Scottish Book Trust while writing the novel. We had great fun learning about David's journey, hearing about how he landed the editor job at 2000AD, and talk in detail about why has wanted to write City of Vengeance for twenty years. As David is also the head of Creative Writing at Napier University, we also get some great tips on writing (use all five senses!), talk about plotting vs pantsing, and much more! Links: Buy City of Vengeance now! Visit David's website Follow him on Twitter Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	30 Apr 2021	Ep. 70 - Miranda Malins	01:07:19
Miranda Malins is a writer and historian specialising in the history of Oliver Cromwell, his family and the politics of the Interregnum period following the Civil War. She studied at Cambridge University, leaving with a PhD, and continues to speak at conferences and publish journal articles and book reviews. She also enjoys being a Trustee of the Cromwell Association. Given her love of that period of history, it is no surprise that her debut novel, The Puritan Princess, is a beautifully written historical novel focusing on Cromwell's youngest daughter. We had a really fun and interesting chat with Miranda, talking about the differences in writing about history and historical fiction, and whether authenticity or accuracy is best to strive for in the latter. We also hear about her journey into publishing after a career as a historian and a lawyer, and talk about a shared love of audiobooks! Links: Buy The Puritan Princess now Visit Miranda's website Follow her on Twitter Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	07 May 2021	Ep. 71 - Helen O'Hara	01:13:14
Helen O'Hara is best known for her work at Empire magazine, where she is currently editor-at-large and features regularly on their renowned podcast. She has also been published regularly in newspapers such at The Guardian and The Telegraph, and has written a number of books, the most recent of which is Women vs Hollywood. We had great fun chatting with Helen about her career and hear how she landed the job at Empire, what she learned on the job about writing reviews, and why she wanted to write Women vs Hollywood now. We hear why editing can be the best way to learn about writing, chat about why men get an easier time in Hollywood than women, and discuss ways people can get started in film reviewing. We also get her take on Zack Snyder's Justice League - which then leads to a long and rambling discussion at the end of the podcast about Marvel v DC... Links: Buy Women vs Hollywood now! Follow Helen on Twitter Listen to the Empire Podcast Capital Crime New Voices competition Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	14 May 2021	Ep. 72 - David Nicholls	01:11:09
David Nicholls is the award-winning author of books such as Starter for Ten, Us, One Day and, most recently, Sweet Sorrow. He has also won awards for his screenwriting, from his contributions to Cold Feet to the adaptations of both his own books such as Starter for Ten and One Day and the likes of Patrick Melrose and Great Expectations. We loved chatting with David about how he got his start in his writing career, moving from an actor to a screenwriter to, eventually, a novelist, and then back to screenwriting. We discuss the differences between the two formats, and why the feedback on screenwriting is often harsher than in prose writing. We also talk about how to adapt a book to film, and hear about what he is working on next. Links: Buy David's books now! Follow David on Twitter Watch Patrick Melrose on NOW TV Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	21 May 2021	Ep. 73 - Nikki Smith	00:55:28
Nikki Smith studied English Literature at the University of Birmingham and went on to forge a career in finance; working for companies including a city bank and a trampoline park. She’d always wanted to write, and prompted by someone she hadn’t seen since school contacting her to ask if she’d ever done anything with her writing, signed up for a Curtis Brown creative writing course in 2017. She went on to win a short story competition and mentorship by the author Amanda Reynolds before being accepted for representation by Sophie Lambert at C+W. Her debut novel, ALL IN HER HEAD, went on submission in January 2019 and she accepted a pre-empt offer for a two book deal by Orion ten days later. LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO is her second novel and out now. We had a great chat with Nikki about how she managed to swap accountancy for writing, and how the day job helped instill a discipline which has proven useful in writing. We also hear about her new novel, and chat about first and third person perspectives, and whether there can ever be too much "head-jumping" in first person novels. Links: Buy Look What You Made Me Do now! Visit Nikki's website Follow her on Twitter Check out the Curtis Brown Creative Writing courses Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	28 May 2021	Ep. 74 - Holly Seddon	01:11:04
Holly Seddon is the bestselling author of books such as Try Not to Breathe, Don't Close Your Eyes, and her latest, The Hit List. In between writing these great books, she also manages to host a great writing podcast (a great one to listen to alongside this one...!) called Honest Authors, which looks at the realities of life as a published author. We had great fun chatting with Holly, hearing about how she found and was picked up by her agent in the space of a lunchtime (!), how she swapped agents, and discussing the ups and downs of being a published author. We also hear why she now always plans her stories and find out how she continues to find great ideas and characters for her books. Links: Buy The Hit List now! Visit Holly's website Follow Holly on Twitter Listen to the Honest Authors podcast Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	04 Jun 2021	Ep. 75 - Nina Allan	01:20:13
Nina Allan has won the British Science Fiction Award, the Novella Award, the Kitschies Red Tentacle and France’s Grand Prix de L’Imaginaire. Her first published piece of fiction appeared in a magazine called Dark Horizons in 2002. Since then, her stories have featured in numerous magazines and anthologies including The Year’s Best Science Fiction, Best Horror of the Year and The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime. Her latest book, The Good Neighbours, is released on 10 June 2021. We loved talking to Nina about her lifelong love of speculative fiction, including science fiction, the gothic, weird fiction and good old fashioned ghost stories and why she is particularly interested in work that tests the boundaries of genre: playing with philosophical ideas, savouring language, and experimenting with form. We talked about how SFF and horror cons can be a great place for budding writers to make connections, and hear about her rather unique redrafting process! Links: Buy The Good Neigbours and Nina's other books now! Visit Nina's website Cymera Festival 2021 Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	01 Jul 2021	Ep. 76 - The Desmond Elliott Prize Shortlist Nominees: AK Blakemore, Rebecca Watson, Eley Williams	01:30:16
In this special episode, we talk with all three of the nominees for the 2021 Desmond Elliott Prize, the showcase award for debut authors from the National Centre for Writing. First up, we talk with AK Blakemore, author of The Manningtree Witches, a brilliant literary historical fiction novel set in England in 1643. AK is the author of two full-length collections of poetry: Humbert Summer (Eyewear, 2015) and Fondue (Offord Road Books, 2018), which was awarded the 2019 Ledbury Forte Prize for Best Second Collection. She has also translated the work of Sichuanese poet Yu Yoyo (My Tenantless Body, Poetry Translation Centre, 2019). Her poetry and prose writing has been widely published and anthologised, appearing in the The London Review of Books, Poetry, Poetry Review and The White Review, among others. Then we chat with Rebecca Watson, author of the incredible little scratch, an experimental literary novel told in immediate first person. Rebecca is one of The Observer‘s 10 best debut novelists of 2021. Her work has been published in the TLS, The Guardian, Granta and elsewhere. In 2018, she was shortlisted for the White Review Short Story Prize. She works part-time as Assistant Arts Editor at the Financial Times and lives in London. Finally, we speak with Eley Williams, author of The Liar's Dictionary, a dual timeline literary novel revolving around false entries in dictionaries. Eley lectures at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her short story collection Attrib. and Other Stories (Influx Press) won the James Tait Black Prize and the Republic of Consciousness Prize. The Liar’s Dictionary is her debut novel. Links: Read about the Desmond Elliott Prize Buy The Manningtree Witches Buy little scratch Buy The Liar's Dictionary Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	16 Jul 2021	Ep. 77 - Caroline Hulse	01:00:47
Caroline Hulse is the author of Like a House on Fire and The Adults. All The Fun of the Fair is her latest novel which has just been released. Her books have been published in fourteen languages and optioned for television. We had great fun chatting with Caroline, hearing about how she moved from HR into writing, why she still works in an office (as an author!) and why she abandoned writing suspense novels for humour. We also get great advice about outrunning your fear as a writer, learn why she loves to plan meticulously, and even get some great board game recommendations from her! Links: Buy All The Fun of The Fair and Caroline's other books Visit Caroline's website Follow Caroline on Twitter Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	23 Jul 2021	Ep. 78 - MJ Arlidge	01:03:01
MJ Arlidge is a man of many talents, being a novelist, screenwriter and producer. Having started out as a storyliner for Eastenders on the BBC, he went on to work on celebrated British shows such as Monarch of the Glen and Silent Witness, before creating his own hit shows such as Mistresses and Cape Wrath. He came to the world of novels in his 40s, when Eeny Meeny was released to huge success. Its protagonist, DI Helen Grace has since featured in many more books, with the latest being the recently released Truth or Dare. It was great fun chatting with Matthew about his career, and hearing about the many differences between the TV and publishing world. We hear about how his experience in the TV world helped him pitch his first novel, and learn about the differences in getting notes in each industry (hint - there normally aren't three editors in one room in the publishing world!) Links: Buy Truth or Dare and Matthew's other books Follow him on Twitter The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	30 Jul 2021	Ep. 79 - Philip Gwynne Jones	00:43:09
Philip Gwynne Jones spent twenty years in the IT industry before realising he was congenitally unsuited to it, and now works as a writer, teacher and translator. He lives in Venice with his wife Caroline. His first novel, “The Venetian Game”, was a Waterstones Thriller of the Month and a Times Top 5 bestseller. “The Venetian Legacy”, the fifth in the Nathan Sutherland series, was published in April 2021. We loved chatting with Philip and hearing about how he accidentally became a bestselling author. We hear about how he manages to make Venice almost a character in its own right in his novels, and learn how his protagonist, Nathan Sutherland came about. We also chat about whether he is a planner or pantser, and ask whether he would ever write a novel set outside Venice. Links: Buy The Venetian Legacy and Philip's other books Visit Philip's website Follow Philip on Twitter The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	06 Aug 2021	Ep. 80 - Imran Mahmood	00:58:27
As well as being a successful novelist, Imran Mahmood is a practising barrister with over 30 years' court experience. His first book, You Don't Know Me, was chosen by Simon Mayo as a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Choice for 2017 and longlisted for Theakston Crime Novel of the Year and for the CWA Gold Dagger award. It's currently being adapted for TV. His latest book, I Know What I Saw, is just out. We loved chatting with Imran about how he got into writing and how his day job as a criminal barrister helps shape his stories. We also stand back in awe as he tells us how he balances that day job, the writing, TV work and having a young family (while also reading about 5 books at once)! Links: Buy I Know What I Saw and Imran's other books here Follow Imran on Twitter The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	13 Aug 2021	Ep. 81 - C Robert Cargill	01:23:38
C. Robert Cargill started out as a film reviewer for one of the internet's first film sites, aintitcool.com, before moving into the world of movies himself, writing films such as Sinister and Dr Strange. Not content with taking the movie world by storm, he has also become a bestselling novelist, and his most recent book, Day Zero, is a prequel to the brilliant Sea of Rust. We loved chatting with Cargill about his varied career, learning about how he used the access he had as a film reviewer as a crash course in film studies, how a chance meeting with his friend Scott Derrickson in Vegas led to Sinister being pitched, written and green-lit in record time, and why he loves working in both the film and book world. We also talk about learning to accept that a lot of great work you write as a screenwriter may never get made, and discuss when and when not to take advice from others on your work. Links: Buy Day Zero and Cargill's other books Follow Cargill on Twitter The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	20 Aug 2021	Ep. 82 - Abir Mukherjee and Vaseem Khan (The Red Hot Chilli Writers)	01:21:22
This week we have not one but two great guests! Abir Mukherjee is the bestselling author of the Sam Wyndham series of crime novels set in Raj era India. His debut, A Rising Man, won the CWA Endeavour Dagger for best historical crime novel of 2017. His latest, Death in the East, was nominated for the Theakston Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2021. Vaseem Khan is the author of two crime series set in India, the Baby Ganesh Agency series set in modern Mumbai, and the Malabar House historical crime novels set in 1950s Bombay. He is also an award-winning author and his latest, The Dying Day, is out now. As well as being award-winning authors, Abir and Vaseem also host the popular literary podcast, The Red Hot Chilli Writers (on which our very own Tariq Ashkanani recently appeared as a guest!) We had a great time speaking with both Abir and Vaseem, and in between the jokes we even managed to talk about writing! We heard about the very different paths they took to becoming published and talk about the role that luck and timing can have in becoming a successfully published author. We also chat about favourite books, hear why Abir is always trying to take Vaseem to KFC and may even mention the name of Vaseem's new book once or twice... Links: Buy Death in the East and Abir's other books now Buy The Dying Day and Vaseem's other books now Visit Abir's website Visit Vaseem's website Visit The Red Hot Chilli Writers website The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	27 Aug 2021	Ep. 83 - Duncan Hamilton	00:47:36
Duncan Hamilton is an award-winning non-fiction author and sports journalist. His first book, Provided You Don't Kiss Me:20 Years with Brian Clough, won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, and award he has subsequently won another two times. He has just released his first fiction novel, Injury Time. We had a really interesting chat with Duncan about his route into sports journalism and hear what led him to move into the world of books. We talk about how he picks his subjects for his non-fiction books and find out why he has decided to move into the world of novel writing with Injury Time. We also have a chat about why football (soccer for our US listeners!) never seems to work in movies, and, given this episode was recorded just before the Euro 2020 final, Marco and him briefly discuss prospects for their respective teams... Links: Buy Duncan's books The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	03 Sep 2021	Ep. 84 - Cate Quinn	01:07:20
Catherine Quinn is a bestselling fiction author whose books are published in over fifteen countries. She writes contemporary thrillers as Cate Quinn, and her historical thrillers are published under the pen name CS Quinn. Catherine’s was a travel and lifestyle journalist for The Times, The Guardian and The Mirror, alongside many magazines. Prior to journalism and fiction, her background in historic research won prestigious postgraduate funding from the British Art Council. Combining research skills with far-flung travel experiences helped her delve into different communities and worlds to create page-turning thrillers in interesting locations. We had great fun chatting with Cate about her writing journey, hearing about how she was diverted from her first historical thriller to self-publish erotica under a pen name, how that led back to a traditional publishing deal for her historical fiction and finding out why she has now moved into contemporary fiction with her latest novel, Black Windows. We talk about marketing when you are self-publishing, building email lists of readers, and how writing out of sequence can help with the "murky middle" of your book! Plus we chat about her food blog and ask about the worst thing she has eaten on her travels... Links: Buy Black Widows Buy the CS Quinn books Read Cate's food blog Follow Cate on Twitter Visit Cate's website The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	10 Sep 2021	Ep. 85 - Tariq Ashkanani	01:06:38
Yes, the tables are turned this week as our very own Tariq Ashkanani joins us as a guest rather than interviewer to tell us about the path to publishing his debut novel, Welcome to Cooper, which currently sits high on Amazon's Kindle Store! Tariq explains his rather convoluted path to becoming a writer, and how the spark for his brilliant debut came after attending a short story writing class. We also talk about the trials and tribulations of finding an agent, hear how he honed his writing voice - and of course find out once and for all whether he will pick ebooks as his favourite medium... Links: Buy Welcome To Cooper now! The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	22 Oct 2021	Ep. 86 - Alan Johnson	00:49:53
Alan Johnson was an MP for 20 years and served as Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Health for the Labour Governments of Blair and Brown. After leaving the Cabinet, he wrote his first memoir, This Boy, which was an instant success, and followed that up with two more volumes of memoirs, Please, Mister Postman and The Long and Winding Road. This year he has published his first novel, The Late Train to Gipsy Hill. Our fun chat with Alan covers why he always wanted to be a writer (and rock musician - blame The Beatles for both), how he kept writing during his political career, and why fiction has been his goal from the start. We talk about the difference in writing memoirs and fiction, hear what inspired The Late Train to Gipsy Hill, and also talk about his experience as a contestant on The Masked Singer! Links: Buy The Late Train to Gypsy Hill now! Watch Alan on The Masked Singer The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	29 Oct 2021	Ep. 87 - Stuart Turton	01:05:14
Stuart Turton is a former journalist and the author of the award-winning, genre-mashing The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. His second book, The Devil and the Dark Water was released in October 2020 and became an instant smash hit. We had a great time chatting to Stuart about how an early love of Agatha Christie mysteries eventually led to his becoming a writer. He tells us why he would prefer it if his name didn’t appear on the cover of his books, why he never wants to be pigeon-holed into writing one type of story and discusses the planning that went into The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. We also hear about his roundabout journey to becoming a writer, which includes perhaps the most unique pre-writing job we’ve had from a guest (it involves shotguns and camels…!) Links: Buy Stuart's books now! The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	05 Nov 2021	Ep. 88 - Blake Crouch	00:52:43
Blake Crouch is a bestselling novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of the novel, Dark Matter, for which he is writing the screenplay for Sony Pictures. His international-bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy was adapted into a television series for FOX, executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan, that was Summer 2015's #1 show. His latest book, Recursion, was a bestseller which is also being adapted by Netflix. We loved talking to Blake and hearing about how it was a decision to stop writing “small” stories that kickstarted what appeared to be a failing career as a novelist. That first big story was Pines, and since then he has had success after success. We also hear about how his unique and complicated ideas develop into novels, and the difficult process that goes into them. Links: Buy Blake's books now! Visit Blake's website Watch Wayward Pines The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	12 Nov 2021	Ep. 89 - Dominic Nolan	00:56:20
Dominic Nolan is the author of the Abigail Boone novels, Past Life and After Dark. His most recent novel, Vine Street, is a historical thriller based on real events in 1930s Soho, and has already been garnering rave reviews. We had a really interesting chat with Dominic about his path to publishing, and talk about why it took some time between his getting an agent and his first book being published. We also talk about how not to pitch a novel, and talk about the research that went into crafting Vine Street. Links: Buy Dominic's books now! The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	19 Nov 2021	Ep. 90 - Catriona Ward	01:07:13
Catriona Ward won the August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel for her debut, Rawblood, and again for Little Eve, making her the first woman to win the prize twice. Little Eve, which also won the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel, will soon be republished. Her latest novel, The Last House on Needless Street, has received rave reviews and became an instant bestseller. We loved chatting with Catriona and hearing about how she tackles writing about the horror in her novels (clue: make sure you have some time to do other things as well!) We also hear about the long seven year journey to get her first novel published, and how that process contrasts with her writing approach now. There’s also time to chat briefly about the upcoming film adaptation of The Last House on Needless Street! Links: Buy Catriona's books now! The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	26 Nov 2021	Ep. 91 - Joanne Harris	01:05:46
Joanne Harris MBE is the international bestselling author of books such as Chocolat and The Gospel of Loki. A prolific author, she has written nearly twenty books in addition to numerous short stories. Her latest novel is A Narrow Door, a psychological thriller set in an English grammar school. She is also currently Chair of the Society of Authors. We loved chatting with Joanne about all things writing-related, including how finding an agent has (and hasn’t) changed since she broke in, the current state of the publishing industry and how social media isn’t all bad for writers! We also deep-dive into her writing process, talking about planning, revising and why reading your writing aloud is the best tool a writer has. Links: Buy A Narrow Door and Joanne's other books now! Visit Joanne's website Follow Joanne on Twitter The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	03 Dec 2021	Ep. 92 - Simon Beckett	00:47:34
Simon Beckett taught English as a foreign language in Spain, installed cavity wall installation and played in various unsuccessful bands before becoming a freelance journalist and author. Since then, he has become an international bestselling author thanks to his David Hunter crime thrillers. The series has been translated into 29 languages. Simon’s novels have appeared in The Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller list and become No.1 international bestsellers, selling 12 million copies worldwide. As well as the David Hunter series, he is the author of five standalone thrillers: Fine Lines, Animals, Where There’s Smoke, Owning Jacob and most recently The Lost, the first in the Jonah Colley series. We had a great chat with Simon talking about the ups and down of the publishing industry and why you can never sit on your laurels as an author. We hear why he wanted to write about a new character with The Lost and talk about how to push through those difficult moments as a writer. Links: Buy The Lost and Simon's other books! Visit Simon's website Follow Simon on Twitter The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	10 Dec 2021	Ep. 93 - Jon Ingold	01:13:48
Jon Ingold is the founder and narrative director of Inkle Studios who have made hugely popular narrative games such as 80 Days, Overboard! and Heaven's Vault. He is also a published author and has just released a two-volume novel set in the Heaven's Vault world. We had a fascinating chat with Jon about the differences between fiction and interactive fiction - and found out that in many ways, they are not all that different after all. We talked about his inspirations for interactive fiction, and how he structures these stories both from a technical and narrative perspective. He tells us why he wanted to revisit the world of Heaven's Vault as a book, and we also find time to talk about the latest film adaptation of Dune... Links: Buy Heaven's Vault the novel now! Follow Jon on Twitter Visit Inkle's website The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	17 Dec 2021	Ep. 94 - Hugh Howey	01:18:32
Hugh Howey is the author of the bestselling sci fi series, Wool, which is now being turned into a show for Apple TV. In addition, he wrote the Molly Fyde and Beacon 23 series, and is currently working on the next installment of the Wool universe. We had a great chat with Hugh about his career, and heard about the brave and ultimately life-changing decision he made to self-publish his own works (which in turn led to him turning down $1m dollars to keep the rights to Wool). He offers a unique and fascinating insight into the world of publishing, talks about why there should be no stigma around self-publishing and why Amazon can be good for writers and readers. Links: Buy Hugh's books now Visit Hugh's website Follow Hugh on Twitter The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	31 Dec 2021	Ep. 95 - Chris Hammer	00:59:38
Chris Hammer is a leading Australian crime fiction novelist, author of international bestsellers Scrublands, Silver and Trust. Scrublands was shortlisted for major writing awards in Australia, the UK and the United States. In the UK it was named the Sunday Times Crime Novel of the Year 2019 and won the prestigious UK Crime Writers’ Association John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award. His latest, published as Treasure and Dirt in Australia and New Zealand and Opal Country internationally, is out soon. We had great fun chatting with Chris about his writing career, learning how he moved from journalism into writing fiction via a couple of non-fiction books. We also talk about what inspired Scrublands and hear about why he thinks it has taken so long for Australian crime fiction to take off internationally. On top of that, he tells us about his process and talks about why he wanted to leave his previous protagonist, Martin Scarsden, alone for a while to write Opal Country. Links: Buy Opal Country now! Visit Chris' website Follow Chris on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	11 Feb 2022	Ep. 96 - Tasmina Perry talks writing, pseudonyms and launching her own publishing imprint	01:26:01
Tasmina Perry is the internationally bestselling author of fourteen novels including Kiss Heaven Goodbye, Private Lives and Guilty Pleasures. Her books have been translated into twenty languages and sold over two million copies worldwide. She is a former lawyer turned award-winning journalist and was editing the UK edition of In Style magazine when her debut novel Daddy's Girls went into the top ten and became one of the biggest selling debuts of the years. She also writes thrillers under the pseudonym JL Butler. Mine - her first novel in that pen name has been optioned by Sony Pictures. Her second JL Butler novel, Unfaithful, is out now. We had great fun chatting with Tasmina about her unusual route into writing (hint - it involves a random interview with one of Britain's biggest boybands) and how she has made such a huge success of her career. We hear about the importance of planning, why pseudonyms can be good and bad, why she's decided to launch her own publishing imprint instead of signing a new trad publishing deal - and what happened when Donald Trump asked her to ghostwrite for him! Links: Buy Unfaithful and Tasmina's other books now Visit Tasmina's website Follow Tasmina on Twitter Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	18 Feb 2022	Ep. 97 - Lilja Sigurðardóttir talks us about writing scandi noir, translations, Eurovision, and becoming the next Dan Brown	01:04:06
Lilja Sigurðardóttir is an Icelandic crime-writer born in 1972. She is the author of novels, stage plays and screenplays. Her latest latest book, White as Snow (Náhvít jörð) is the third in a series of thrillers featuring financial investigator Áróra and police detective Daníel. We had great fun chatting with Lilja about her interesting route into writing (thank you, Dan Brown!), talked about the importance of good translations and discussed the growing appeal of foreign stories in English-speaking countries. We also talk about Iceland's love of Eurovision (the competition and Will Ferrell's film) and learn about the hefty price of books in Iceland! Links: Buy Lilja's books now! Visit Lilja's website Follow Lilja on Twitter Hear about Page One - The Writer's Notebook on The Writing and Marketing Show Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	11 Mar 2022	Ep. 100 - Ian Rankin talks about his career, why Scottish crime fiction is so big and talks about taking on the task of co-writing a posthumous William McIlvanney book	01:02:36
Ian Rankin is an international superstar of crime writing, with bestsellers across the globe and is the creator of one of the best-known fictional policeman, John Rebus. We are so delighted that Ian was able to come down to our studio to talk about his stellar writing career. We hear how that began, where Rebus came from and talk about the impact of Scottish crime writing on the genre. We also talk about what it was like to co-write a posthumous William McIlvanney novel, The Dark Remains, and lean what he has planned next! This special episode is available as both an audio podcast and as a full video interview on Youtube! COMPETITION! WIN SIGNED BOOKS AND YOUR OWN PAGE ONE NOTEBOOK To celebrate our 100th episode, we are also holding an exciting competition! 3 winners will receive: A copy of The Dark Remains by Ian Rankin and William McIlvanney (signed by Ian Rankin!) A Page One notebook (signed by Ian Rankin!) An assorted bundle of books from some of our previous guests. Please note that some of these books are proof copies and so may differ slightly from retail versions. 2 additional winners will receive a Page One notebook signed by Ian Rankin! Just follow the instructions below to enter – Good luck! WAYS TO ENTER: 1. Sign up to our newsletter (sign up details at bottom of page here: https://www.writegear.co.uk/podcast) 2. Tag a friend who would like to win a bundle of books and our notebook – Each tag counts as a separate entry! 3. Follow us on at least one of our social media channels: a. Twitter - @ukPageOne b. Facebook – www.facebook.com/ukpageone c. Instagram – @ukPageOne 4. Share the competition post on social media on your feed or story (this isn't a necessary step but counts as a bonus entry!) Competition open until 11.59pm GMT on 30 March 2022. Entries received after that date will not be counted. Winners will be announced on episode 104 of Page One – The Writers Podcast which will be released on 1 April 2022. Winners will also be notified by email and announced on our social media. Links: Buy The Dark Remains and Ian's other books Visit Ian's website Follow Ian on Twitter Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	25 Feb 2022	Ep. 98 - Will Carver talks about writing dark crime fiction, injecting humour and dealing with rejection as a writer	00:56:59
Will Carver is the acclaimed author of unique, dark crime novels such as Good Samaritans, The Beresford and, most recently, Psychopaths Anonymous. We had great fun chatting with Will, hearing about how he broke into the industry and also how he found himself having to start his writing career again when publishing contracts dried up. We also discuss why his books are either loved or hated (with no in-between) and also learn about the year he saved not one but two lives! Links: Buy Will's books now! Follow Will on Twitter Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	04 Mar 2022	Ep. 99 - Anna Mazzola talks historical fiction, the difficulties of writing across genres, prologues and more!	01:05:17
Anna Mazzola is the a writer of historical thrillers and Gothic fiction. Her novels explore the impact of crime and injustice. Her debut novel, The Unseeing, is based on the life of a real woman called Sarah Gale who was convicted of aiding a murder in London in 1837. It won an Edgar Allan Poe Award in the US and was nominated for the Historical Writers’ Association’s Debut Crown in the UK. Her second novel, The Story Keeper, is out now. It follows a folklorist’s assistant as she searches out dark fairytales and stolen girls on the Isle of Skye in 1857. The Story Keeper was nominated for the Highland Book Prize. Her third novel, The Clockwork Girl, set in Paris in 1750 and based partly on the story of the vanishing children of Paris, will be published by Orion in March 2022. She is currently working on her fourth novel, a ghost story set in Fascist Italy. We had a really fun chat with Anna, talking about how she juggles her legal and writing careers, the difficulties of writing stories that span genres and so don't neatly fit into expected categories, why prologues are good and much more! We learn about her next book(s) and talk about why sometimes it is best to get the first draft done and then fix it afterwards. Links: Buy The Clockwork Girl and Anna's other books now! Visit Anna's website Follow Anna on Twitter Hear about Page One - The Writer's Notebook on The Writing and Marketing Show Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @write_gear Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/ Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	18 Mar 2022	Ep. 101 - Georgia Pritchett talks about writing for The Thick of It, Veep, Succession and more!	01:05:05
Georgia Pritchett is an award-winning screenwriter who has worked on some of the best shows on television including Spitting Image, Smack The Pony, The Thick of It, Veep, Succession and, most recently, The Shrink Next Door, the hit Apple TV show starring Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd. On top of all that, she has also recently released a hilarious memoir entitled My Mess is a Bit of a Life. We had great fun talking with Georgia and hearing how she got her start on radio before moving into TV and then writing for Jo Brand. We learn about why Armando Iannucci compares writing a script to making gravy, and how the writing process differs for UK and US TV. We also talk Succession, chat about making horrible characters likeable and hear what Georgia is working on next. Links: Buy My Mess is a Bit of a Life Watch Succession now! The White House Correspondent's Dinner/Veep sketch Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @ukPageOne Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ukPageOne Follow us on Instagram: @ukPageOne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	25 Mar 2022	Ep. 102 - James Oswald talks about how self-publishing helped him sell 350k copies of his books and why he moved into trad publishing	00:55:58
James Oswald is the author of the bestselling Inspector Maclean series of novels, as well as the fantasy series, The Ballad of Sir Benfro, and more. His latest book, All That Lives, is the twelfth in the Inspector Maclean series. It was really interesting hearing how James made his breakthrough via self-publishing and how his success there led to traditional publishers bidding to try and get the rights to his novels. We also talked about how he juggles being a farmer with his writing, why publishers always say they want something new, even if that's not always the case, and hear about his latest book, All That Lives. On top of that, we talk about his love of comics and what he has planned in the future. Links: Buy All That Lives and James's other books now Visit James's website Follow James on Twitter Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @ukPageOne Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ukPageOne Follow us on Instagram: @ukPageOne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	01 Apr 2022	Ep. 103 - Fonda Lee on waiting for that breakthrough novel as an author, the importance of authenticity in any story, what inspired Jade City and the rest of the Green Bone Saga and much more!	01:17:57
Fonda Lee is the author of the epic fantasy Green Bone Saga, beginning with Jade City, continuing in Jade War, and concluding in Jade Legacy. She is also the author of the science fiction novels Zeroboxer, Exo and Cross Fire. Fonda is a winner of the World Fantasy Award, as well as a three-time winner of the Aurora Award (Canada’s national science fiction and fantasy award), and a multiple finalist for the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and the Oregon Book Award. A new novella set in the Green Bone Saga universe, The Jade Setter of Janloon, is out soon We had a great chat with Fonda, talking about writing fantasy novels that eschew the usual medieval European setting and the importance of authenticity when writing about different cultures. She also tells us why authors should be okay with waiting for that breakthrough novel, and talks about what inspired her to write the Green Bone Saga. Links: Buy the Green Bone Saga and Fonda's other books now! Visit Fonda's website Follow Fonda on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	08 Apr 2022	Ep. 104 - Ben Aaronovitch tells us about swapping screenwriting for prose, where the idea for Rivers of London came from and more!	00:57:01
Ben Aaronovitch is the bestselling author of the Rivers of London series, the latest of which, Amongst Our Weapons, is just out! Before becoming a successful author, Ben worked in screenwriting, writing episodes of Doctor Who, Casualty and more - but it was only when he was working as a bookseller in Waterstones that the idea of writing novels struck him. It was great fun chatting with Ben about his career, hearing about the highs and lows, where the idea for Rivers of London came from and why he thinks it has become such a massive success. On top of that, we talk about the buying habits of different genre readers, structure of stories and why he can't choose between real books, ebooks and audiobooks... Links: Buy Amongst Our Weapons and Ben's other books now! Visit Ben's website Follow Ben on Twitter Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @ukPageOne Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ukPageOne Follow us on Instagram: @ukPageOne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	15 Apr 2022	Ep. 105 - Leroy Kincaide talks about storytelling and writing and directing his first feature film, The Last Rite	00:56:34
Leroy Kincaide is a former professional wrestler who moved from the world of the squared circle to creating stories from behind the camera as a writer/director. His first feature, The Last Rite, is available to stream now. We had a really interesting chat with Leroy, learning how he largely taught himself how to create his own feature film, from writing to directing and editing. We talk about how he visualises stories in his mind's eye first before committing them to paper, and find out what inspired The Last Rite. Links: Watch The Last Rite now! Follow Leroy on Twitter Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @ukPageOne Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ukPageOne Follow us on Instagram: @ukPageOne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	20 May 2022	Ep. 106 - Mary Kenney tells us about writing video games and playing the sandbox worlds of The Walking Dead and Spider-Man	01:01:02
Mary Kenney is a brilliant writer of video games and comic books from The Walking Dead to the recent smash hit PS5 game, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. She is currently working on a new Wolverine game for Marvel and Sony. She also has Gamer Girls, a YA non-fiction novel about the women who built the video games industry, coming out in July 2022. We loved chatting with Mary, hearing how she broke into writing for video games, talking about the unique opportunities and challenges that writing in that field covers, hearing about what it’s like writing such iconic characters - and also getting some fun and interesting insight into the steps needed for all that voice-acting you hear in your favourite games! Links: Pre-order Gamer Girls now! Buy Spider-Man: Miles Morales Visit Mary's website Follow Mary on Twitter We're recording a live show with the brilliant Adrian Tchiakovsky at Cymera Festival on 4 June 2022! It's free but you need a ticket, which you can grab here: https://www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera2022-events/2022/5/16/page-one. Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @ukPageOne Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ukPageOne Follow us on Instagram: @ukPageOne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	27 May 2022	Ep. 107 - Sam Holland talks about writing serial killers, tells us how she plans her novels, and chats about her debut novel, The Echo Man	00:59:54
A self-confessed serial killer nerd, Sam Holland studied psychology at university then spent the next few years working in HR, before quitting for a full-time career in writing. Her debut novel, The Echo Man, is out now. We had great fun chatting with Sam, hearing about how she crafted her debut novel while working in HR, and talking about coming up with one of those ideas that seems so brilliant, you're sure someone must have done it before. We talk about her research into serial killers, how she uses image boards for getting into her characters' heads and much more! Links: Buy The Echo Man now Follow Sam on Twitter We're recording a live show with the brilliant Adrian Tchiakovsky at Cymera Festival on 4 June 2022! It's free but you need a ticket, which you can grab here: https://www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera2022-events/2022/5/16/page-one. Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @ukPageOne Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ukPageOne Follow us on Instagram: @ukPageOne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
	03 Jun 2022	Ep. 108 - Rob Hart talks about using spec fiction to write about real world issues, editing in reverse and more!	00:52:53
Rob Hart is the author of six novels, including The Paradox Hotel and The Warehouse, as well as the short story collection Take-Out, Scott Free with James Patterson, and a Star Wars short story. The Warehouse sold in more than 20 countries and was optioned for film by Ron Howard. We really enjoyed talking to Rob about his move from journalism to writing novels, finding out why he shifted from crime to sci fi, and hearing why he wanted to write an "issues" novel with The Warehouse. We also chat about his editing process and the importance of diversity in popular fiction. Links: Buy The Warehouse now! Buy The Paradox Hotel in the US Follow Rob on Twitter Visit Rob's website We're recording a live show with the brilliant Adrian Tchiakovsky at Cymera Festival on 4 June 2022! It's free but you need a ticket, which you can grab here: https://www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera2022-events/2022/5/16/page-one. Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one Follow us on Twitter: @ukPageOne Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ukPageOne Follow us on Instagram: @ukPageOne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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