The Failing Writers Podcast The Failing Writers Podcast

Have you ever been to Scarfolk? It's a strange, yet hauntingly familiar place. Join us as we take a bus trip into the mind of the man who dreamt it all up, Richard Littler.
Plus we take a look at another listener's bit o' writing they've kindly sent in to share with the class. This week we try and make Madelyn Postman cry...
Find out more about Richard here...
https://scarfolk.blogspot.com
and here...
https://www.richardlittler.com/
And thanks Mark@getcarterproductions.co.uk for letting us use those bangin' music tracks in Data Double! https://www.totim.audio/music


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If comedy writing is your thing, we've got a real treat for you. This week we talk to the super talented and rather prolific Robert Popper. From how he broke into the industry via Steve Coogan and The Comic Strip to his smash hit sitcom Friday Night Dinner. We also chat about Robin Cooper, The Timewaster Letters, South Park, Look Around You, and plenty more besides.Robert’s Wikipedia Plus, in our regular 'Dare To Share' feature (where we have a look at what our listeners have been writing, read it out, then discuss it) we look at an excerpt from J. Aaron Courts' 'Hot Box'.See more from Aaron here:https://www.instagram.com/aaron.courts/ https://aaroncourts.substack.com

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The great Carl Reiner once said “Improvisation is just writing in front of an audience”. So we figured if we could brush up on our improv skills it's bound to make us better writers... right?This week improv extraordinaire, and official Comedy Store Player, Ruth Bratt talks to us about her life, her craft and the eating habits of her cat... before putting us to the test with our own improvised play. What could possibly go wrong?Go and see Ruth with the legendary Comedy Store Players here:https://comedystoreplayers.comGet your ticket for Showstopper! The Improvised Musical here:https://showstopperthemusical.com

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Unfortunately we're not able to include show notes this week, for legal reasons.Thanks for listening.www.floraopil.comFind out more about Flora here

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Writing can be a solitary business. All those hours spent with nothing but a blank page and a bottomless coffee cup.On reflection we reckon it's probably good to interact with other human beings occasionally.It can stop you going full fruit-loops. (You know...dressing as your main character and wandering around the house talking to yourself.)It can help you find friendly Alpha / Beta readers.It can boost the learnies.It can even help you become more productive... apparently.So this week, we thought we'd have a look at the benefits of reaching out to other writers. Be it through communities like Writers' HQ, classes, retreats or social media.And in the process we stumble across a writer who is living proof of just how beneficial reaching out to others can be...and then some!Check out Writers' HQ here:https://writershq.co.ukBuy Sam's excellent book here:https://geni.us/PuzzlemakersAnd thanks to Jennifer Last for sharing her excellent Not Dead Girl extract!

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Join Tom & Jon on another rambly exploration.This time we're off back to the 1840s to take a good, hard look at the Brontë sisters. Who were Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë? What were they like? How is it possible that three sisters all wrote so brilliantly? Why are they still so revered by readers across the world? and what was the deal with Branwell?Pack a rain coat, a poetry book and a flask of tea and come with us o'er the moors, as we chat to experts: biographer - Lucasta Miller, English Lit Professor - Gregory Dart, and the lovely folk at the Brontë Museum in Haworth, to learn more about these fascinating and extraordinary writers.Lucasta's Website:https://www.lucastamiller.com/theauthorBuy The Brontë Myth:https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/355538/the-bronte-myth-by-lucasta-miller/9780099287148Visit The Brontë Parsonage Museum:https://www.bronte.org.ukAnd thank you to Professor Gregory Dart - a total legend.See him give Philomena Cunk a run for her money here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beP0rZIITmI

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