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Service95 Book Club With Dua LipaService952
Sentimental GarbageJustice for Dumb Women3
Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book ClubPlosive4
Jane Austen's Paper TrailThe Conversation5
The New Yorker: FictionThe New Yorker6
The Radio 2 Book ClubBBC Radio 27
The Book ReviewThe New York Times
Get To Know: How To Write A Book
Unlock your inner writer.
- 22/07/2024
How to Write a Book | 1. IDEA (Part 1)In this first episode of How to Write a Book, Elizabeth Day’s new podclass series, hosts Sara Collins, Sharmaine Lovegrove and Nelle Andrew discuss coming up with ideas. Just where do ideas for books come from? How do you know if they’re any good, or even if they’re right for you to pursue? Our expert podclass provides answers to all of this - and even a lesson in how to know when your idea might be ready to send to an agent. And we could not have a more experienced bunch to guide you on this journey. Sara Collins is the bestselling novelist and screenwriter currently serving as a judge for the 2024 Booker Prize. Her debut novel, The Confessions of Frannie Langton, won the Costa book awards in 2019 and she later wrote the TV screenplay. Nelle Andrew is a literary agent and former Agent of the Year at the British Book Awards, and Sharmaine Lovegrove is the co-founder and managing director of Dialogue Books, an inclusive imprint at a major publishing house. Each of them is an expert in one stage of the publishing journey…. and all are literary nerds (in the best possible way). Together, Sara, Sharmaine and Nelle are your on-hand writing community giving you the push you need to get started on that novel, memoir, or piece of non fiction you've always dreamed of writing. We hope you enjoy our part 1 & part 2 on IDEA. If you don’t want to wait for next week’s episode, you can subscribe now and binge them all at once by tapping ‘subscribe’. You’ll get to listen to all episodes ad-free and get exclusive subscriber access to How To Fail and Failing With Friends. Books discussed in these episodes include: • The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins • The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett • Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden • Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth • The Color Purple by Alice Walker • Scissors, Paper, Stone by Elizabeth Day • Paradise City by Elizabeth Day • Magpie by Elizabeth Day We also talk about Christopher Booker, Kit de Waal, The Seven Basic Plots and Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park. Executive produced by Elizabeth Day for Daylight Productions and Carly Maile for Sony Music Entertainment. Produced by Imogen Serwotka. Please do get in touch with us, your writing community, with thoughts, feedback and more at: howtowriteabook.daylight@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices- 29/07/2024
How to Write a Book | 2. IDEA (Part 2)In this episode of How to Write a Book, Elizabeth Day’s new podclass series, hosts Sara Collins, Sharmaine Lovegrove and Nelle Andrew continue their discussion of IDEA. Just where do ideas for books come from? How do you know if they’re any good, or even if they’re right for you to pursue? Our expert podclass provides answers to all of this - and even a lesson in how to know when your idea might be ready to send to an agent. And at the end, you’ll hear Elizabeth provide her own reflections on how the lessons discussed relate to her own writing journey. We hope you enjoy our part 1 & part 2 on IDEA and stay tuned for next week’s chat on…VOICE. Books discussed in these episodes include: • The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins • The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett • Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden • Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth • The Color Purple by Alice Walker • Scissors, Paper, Stone by Elizabeth Day • Paradise City by Elizabeth Day • Magpie by Elizabeth Day We also talk about Christopher Booker, Kit de Waal, The Seven Basic Plots and Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park. Executive produced by Elizabeth Day for Daylight Productions and Carly Maile for Sony Music Entertainment. Produced by Imogen Serwotka. Please do get in touch with us, your writing community, with thoughts, feedback and more at: howtowriteabook.daylight@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices- 05/08/2024
How to Write a Book | 3. VOICE (Part 1)In this third episode of How to Write a Book, Elizabeth Day’s new podclass series, hosts Sara Collins, Sharmaine Lovegrove and Nelle Andrew discuss finding your voice. What constitutes an authorial voice? And how does it differ from a narrative voice, or a character’s voice? Do they require vulnerability to cultivate? And how can they come together, like a perfectly pitched symphony? Our expert podclass provides answers to all of this, as well as how to make your voice stand out; and even where to find it. Together, Sara, Sharmaine and Nelle are your on-hand writing community giving you the push you need to get started on that novel, memoir, or piece of non fiction you've always dreamed of writing. Books and authors discussed in these episodes include: • The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins • Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez • Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn • Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov • The Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom Wolfe • Vanity Fair, William Thackeray • Bronte sisters • Jane Fallon We also talk about: Margaret Atwood, James Baldwin, Tony Morrison, Marian Keyes, Jojo Moyes, John le Carré, Emily Henry, Jane Fallon, Dorothy Koomson, Beth O’Leary, Kit de Waal, Grace Paley and the Brontes. Executive produced by Elizabeth Day for Daylight Productions and Carly Maile for Sony Music Entertainment. Produced by Imogen Serwotka. Please do get in touch with us, your writing community, with thoughts, feedback and more at: howtowriteabook.daylight@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices- 12/08/2024
How to Write a Book | 4. VOICE (Part 2)In this fourth episode of How to Write a Book, Elizabeth Day’s new podclass series, hosts Sara Collins, Sharmaine Lovegrove and Nelle Andrew continue their discussion about finding your voice. What constitutes an authorial voice? And how does it differ from a narrative voice, or a character’s voice? Do they require vulnerability to cultivate? And how can they come together, like a perfectly pitched symphony? Our expert podclass provides answers to all of this, as well as how to make your voice stand out; and even where to find it. Together, Sara, Sharmaine and Nelle are your on-hand writing community giving you the push you need to get started on that novel, memoir, or piece of non fiction you've always dreamed of writing. And, at the end, Elizabeth provides her final reflections. We hope you enjoyed this week’s episode on voice. Stay tuned for next week’s conversation on…CHARACTER. Books and authors discussed in these episodes include: • The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins • Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez • Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn • Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov • The Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom Wolfe • Vanity Fair, William Thackeray • Bronte sisters • Jane Fallon We also talk about: Margaret Atwood, James Baldwin, Tony Morrison, Marian Keyes, Jojo Moyes, John le Carré, Emily Henry, Jane Fallon, Dorothy Koomson, Beth O’Leary, Kit de Waal, Grace Paley and the Brontes. Executive produced by Elizabeth Day for Daylight Productions and Carly Maile for Sony Music Entertainment. Produced by Imogen Serwotka. Please do get in touch with us, your writing community, with thoughts, feedback and more at: howtowriteabook.daylight@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices- 19/08/2024
How to Write a Book | 5. CHARACTERIn the fifth episode of How to Write a Book, Elizabeth Day’s new podclass series, hosts Sara Collins, Sharmaine Lovegrove and Nelle Andrew discuss the art of creating characters. Just what makes a compelling character - need they be likeable? And just how much should we come to know them, before writing them into existence? Or could it be that they might surprise us one day, right there on the page? In this kaleidoscopic and…ahem…characterful conversation, Sara, Nelle and Sharmaine share their expertise with their trademark wit and wisdom…and they almost come to blows over the concept of ‘English Love ’(you have to listen to find out why). At the end, Elizabeth offers her own reflections on the conversation. Together, Sara, Sharmaine and Nelle are your on-hand writing community giving you the push you need to get started on that novel, memoir, or piece of non fiction you've always dreamed of writing. We hope you enjoy our fifth episode. Stay tuned for the next week’s chat on… DIALOGUE. If you don’t want to wait for next week’s episode, you can subscribe now and binge them all at once by tapping ‘subscribe’. You’ll get to listen to all episodes ad-free and get exclusive subscriber access to How To Fail and Failing With Friends. Books and authors discussed in this episode include: •The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins •Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen •The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera •Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston •The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith •Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe •The Art of Storytelling by Will Storr •The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro •The Party by Elizabeth Day •Judy Blume We also talk about: •Peaky Blinders Executive produced by Elizabeth Day for Daylight Productions and Carly Maile for Sony Music Entertainment. Produced by Imogen Serwotka. Please do get in touch with us, your writing community, with thoughts, feedback and more at: howtowriteabook.daylight@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices- 26/08/2024
How to Write a Book | 6. DIALOGUEIn the sixth episode of How to Write a Book, Elizabeth Day’s new podclass series, hosts Sara Collins, Sharmaine Lovegrove and Nelle Andrew discuss crafting excellent dialogue. This week’s dialogue between these three experts covers the best exchanges they’ve come across; how to make dialogue work - from setting the subtext on fire, to distinguishing between characters through the words they utter; and the interplay between internal and external dialogue. One of the hardest things to master, dialogue can often fall flat - and part of the secret to making it come alive lies in getting to know your characters. Nelle, Sara and Sharmaine show you how. And, at the end, Elizabeth pops into the studio to offer her own final reflections. Together, Sara, Sharmaine and Nelle are your on-hand writing community giving you the push you need to get started on that novel, memoir, or piece of non fiction you've always dreamed of writing. We hope you enjoy our fourth episode. Stay tuned for the next week’s chat on… PLOT. Books discussed in this episode include: • The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins • The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margeret Atwood • Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert • Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes • Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld • Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout Films discussed in this episode include: • Marriage Story • Past Lives • Amadeus • Anatomy of a Fall We also talk about: • John Berger, Hilary Mantel and Grayson Perry • Succession Executive produced by Elizabeth Day for Daylight Productions and Carly Maile for Sony Music Entertainment. Produced by Imogen Serwotka. Please do get in touch with us, your writing community, with thoughts, feedback and more at: howtowriteabook.daylight@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices