33 episodes
The Joy of Writing Mark Carew
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A podcast that ran from April 2020 to July 2021 featuring: 1) In-depth conversations with fellow writers about their work (mostly their novels, which I read cover to cover!)2) Discussions of the nitty-gritty of writing - is it really a joy?3) Advice for new and aspiring writers - as in how to write a novelNew episodes due in 2024! Let me know what you would like to hear on my new blog at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18857302.Mark_Carew@Mark__Carew
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Episode 33: Sally O'Reilly, creative writing lecturer, on how to write a book
Excellent advice, from a senior lecturer in creative writing at the Open University, on all stages of writing a novel. How to start, keep going, and produce a draft ready for submission to an agent.
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Episode 32: Sally O'Reilly on the natural history of a writing career
What can a writer expect from a "writing career"? Ups and downs, highs and lows, of course! With experience comes wisdom. Learning about writing, books, readers, and the publishing industry never stops.
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Episode 31: Dark Aemilia by Sally O'Reilly
My guest is Sally O'Reilly, author of Dark Aemilia, published by Myriad in 2014. Aemilia Lanyer meets William Shakespeare in the time of the plague, witchcraft, and a dying Queen Elizabeth, in this vividly imagined novel, rich in historical detail and speculation on who really wrote Macbeth.
Publisher: https://myriadeditions.com/books/dark-aemilia/
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Episode 30: Fiona Melrose on how to write a book
We discuss several topics in this episode. How the act and art of writing books is central to Fiona's life. How her intuitive approach to writing translates into advice for her creative writing students. And how receiving fancy stationery as a present when young was an inspiration to write stories in the first place.
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Episode 29: Fiona Melrose on Midwinter
My guest is Fiona Melrose, author of Midwinter, published by Corsair in 2016. We discuss the book, its themes of coming to terms with grief and a fractured family, and how living in Suffolk informed the story.
Publisher: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/fiona-melrose/midwinter/9781472151780/
Midwinter is available in hardcover, paperback and ebook. -
Episode 28: All about NaNoWriMo and why you should give it a go, with Elizabeth Haynes
Elizabeth Haynes is a best selling crime author - seven of her published novels started life in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), a community-supported writing event where writers try and write a novel of 50,000 words in the month of November. Learn about how NaNoWriMo works and why it's a good idea for writers to give it a go.