Page One - The Writer's Podcast

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New episodes every Friday! On Page One - The Writer's Podcast, we talk to writers of all descriptions (authors, screenwriters, comic writers and more) about their writing process and how they craft their next great works. We also explore their career, including how their first big break happened, and discuss the ups and downs along the way. We learn something new every episode, and we hope you do as well. Page One is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/shop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 2d ago

    Adventures in Publishing-land: AI Literary Awards?! Plus, Author-led AI movies and Patterson's Romantasy Debut

    Watch as a full video episode on YouTube After a slightly longer than expected break between episodes, we are back to discuss - you guessed it - AI! First up, we are looking to France, where a prize for AI-written novels has been announced (), then we talk about bestselling authors teaming up with AI to make films and TV series…! Not great. Finally, we chat about Romantasy’s new entrant - a small writer named James Patterson… 00:00 Intro 01:21 From the Slush Pile - Listener Comments 08:56 Oh là là - French Fiction AI Prize 21:38 Production Prompts - Big Authors, Bad Tech 35:01 Chasing the Maas Market - Patterson’s Romantasy Debut 45:51 Stranger Than Fiction - Nadine's Idea Factory 49:58 The Final Chapter - RIP Patrick Stewart & Entertainment Catch-up Links: New prize launches for books co-written by AI Authors First - the new AI book-to-film studio James Patterson is writing a romantasy with this Scottish author Australian woman charged with lacing colleague's curry with snail poison Adventures in Publishing-land is brought to you by STET Podcasts - the one stop shop for all your writing podcast needs, featuring Page One - The Writer's Podcast, The Conversation with Nadine Matheson and more! Find all our shows here! Follow us on Bluesky Follow us on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Adventures in Publishing-land: AI Literary Awards?! Plus, Author-led AI movies and Patterson's Romantasy Debut

  2. 6d ago

    Narrative Damage - From the Dust - Part 2: The Mansion | Delta Green Actual Play

    As we continue our short break, we bring you the second part of our Delta Green adventure from our sister channel, Narrative Damage. Watch as a full video episode on our YouTube channel New York, 1993. Our four mismatched agents begin to investigate the mansion that Delta Green believes is linked to the disappearances of three young children. What they start to uncover is both troubling and unsettling. Can they find out the truth before it begins to eat away at their own lives? Narrative Damage is a TTRPG podcast that asks authors to put down their pens, pick up the dice and tell stories together. Cast: Benedict Anning, author of Atomic Coffin - Agent Meridian Tariq Ashkanani, author of The Hollow Boys - Agent Midnight Nicholas Binge, author of Abyss - Agent Mercator David Goodman, Author of Solitary Agents - Agent Myriad With Marco Rinaldi as The Handler Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this document are © Narrative Damage excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property. "From The Dust" written by Dennis Detwiller and published by Arc Dream Publishing. Opening Credits music - The Legacy of Hades by Jok'a'Face (Code: VRTXXQOXR8HQPELK) Background music - Monument Studios Chapters 00:00 Start 00:35 Previously on From The Dust 02:40 Opening credits 04:30 Player introductions and chat 06:40 The investigation continues... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Narrative Damage - From the Dust - Part 2: The Mansion | Delta Green Actual Play

  3. Oct 23

    Narrative Damage: From The Dust - Part 1: Green Box | Delta Green Actual Play

    We're on a short break from Page One, but enjoy this episode from our sister show, Narrative Damage. Watch as a full video episode on YouTube New York, 1993. In the sweltering heat of late summer, four mismatched operatives are activated by Delta Green to take part in Operation Blister II. Three young children have gone missing and Delta Green believe it is linked to an old mansion in the Red Hook area of the city. Will our agents find out what happened before the Unnatural threat strikes again? Narrative Damage is a TTRPG podcast that asks authors to put down their pens, pick up the dice and tell stories together. Cast: Benedict Anning, author of Atomic Coffin - Agent Meridian Tariq Ashkanani, author of The Hollow Boys - Agent Midnight Nicholas Binge, author of Abyss - Agent Mercator David Goodman, Author of Solitary Agents - Agent Myriad With Marco Rinaldi as The Handler Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this document are © Narrative Damage excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property. "From The Dust" written by Dennis Detwiller and published by Arc Dream Publishing. Opening Credits music - The Legacy of Hades by Jok'a'Face (Code: VRTXXQOXR8HQPELK) Background music - Monument Studios Chapters 00:00 Start 00:35 Intro 02:30 Opening credits 04:16 Player introductions and chat 06:57 The investigation begins... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Narrative Damage: From The Dust - Part 1: Green Box | Delta Green Actual Play

  4. Oct 16

    Ep. 289 - Wes Browne on Writing Appalachian Crime

    Watch as a full video interview on YouTube Wes Browne lives within the Kentucky River Basin in Madison County, Kentucky. He has practiced law as a criminal defense attorney, prosecutor, and public defender in Appalachia for over 25 years. He's also a coach, a poker player, and helps run his family's pizza shops. His book They All Fall the Same won the 2025 Weatherford Award for Fiction, becoming the first crime novel to earn the distinction. It was also named one of The Best Books of 2025 at mid-year by Book Riot, one of 2025's Biggest Mysteries and Thrillers by Goodreads, one of 2025's Best Books by Read or Dead, and is a Libro.fm Bookseller Pick. His 2020 debut Hillbilly Hustle was named one of Merriam-Webster's Best Lockdown Reads. We had a great time chatting with Wes and hearing how he always harboured ambitions of being a writer despite his diverse career choices. We hear about how his work as a criminal lawyer helps inform his stories, and why he wants to write stories set in Appalachia. Links: Buy We All Fall The Same now Follow Wes on Instagram Visit Wes' website Support us on Patreon and get the podcast early and ad-free, along with other great benefits, including a bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ukpageone Listen to authors telling stories together on our sister show, Narrative Damage 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 Facebook Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Bluesky Follow us on Threads Page One - The Writer's Podcast is part of STET Podcasts - the one stop shop for all your writing and publishing podcast needs! Follow STET Podcasts on Instagram and Bluesky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. Oct 9

    Ep. 288 - Literary agent Diana Beaumont on how to catch an agent's attention

    Watch as a full video interview on YouTube Diana Beaumont is a literary agent with DHH Literary Agency. She started agenting with Rupert Heath Literary Agency in 2011 before moving to TAG and Marjacq Scripts. Before that she was senior commissioning editor at Transworld. Diana was chosen as one of The Bookseller’s Rising Stars of 2012, was a nominee for RNA Agent of the Year 2019, and was shortlisted for Literary Agent of the Year 2022 at the British Book Awards. Her list comprises 'smart commercial' fiction and non-fiction and includes a wide range of bestselling and prize-winning authors in the UK and internationally. We loved having the chance to chat with Diana, learning about how she moved from editing to becoming a literary agent, hearing about what her day-to-day as an agent is like, and talking about what catches her attention in queries. In particular, we have an in-depth discussion about what to include (and not include) in the query letter, and also talk about whether social media is important for querying authors, and why the publishing market seems so difficult right now. Links: Diana's page at DHH Literary Agency Follow Diana on Instagram Support us on Patreon and get the podcast early and ad-free, along with other great benefits, including a bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ukpageone Listen to authors telling stories together on our sister show, Narrative Damage 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 Facebook Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Bluesky Follow us on Threads Page One - The Writer's Podcast is part of STET Podcasts - the one stop shop for all your writing and publishing podcast needs! Follow STET Podcasts on Instagram and Bluesky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. Oct 5

    Adventures in Publishing-land: Memoir Myths, Broken Publisher PR Promises and Ethics in Agency

    On this episode of AIPL, there isn't even a mention of AI! Instead, we talk about how a recent change to Agent ethics guidelines in the US are questionable at best, discuss how publisher's PR promises are often empty (and whether anything could be done to stop that), and dive into a debate about whether memoirs should be fact-checked or should be left to be almost fictional in some cases... 00:00 Intro 01:06 From the Slush Pile - Listener Comments 11:03 Pay to Play? US Agents Ethics Row 18:35 Marketing Myths - Publishing's Empty Promises 27:33 Memoir or Myth - Does Truth Matter? 43:32 Stranger Than Fiction - Nadine's Idea Factory 50:20 The Final Chapter - Entertainment Catch-up Links: DGB resign from the Association of American Literary Agents Who holds publishers to their promises? Earl Spencer apologises to Piers Morgan for error in memoir Fact checking doesn't apply to memoirs, says ex-Bloomsbury boss What happened in the failed execution of Christa Pike? Adventures in Publishing-land is brought to you by STET Podcasts - the one stop shop for all your writing podcast needs, featuring Page One - The Writer's Podcast, The Conversation with Nadine Matheson and more! Find all our shows here! Follow us on Bluesky Follow us on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. Oct 2

    Ep. 287 - CL Hellisen on Navigating the Publishing Grind

    Watch this as a full video interview on YouTube CL Hellisen, formerly published as Cat Hellisen, is a South African author living in Scotland who writes speculative and fantasy fiction across adult, young adult, and middle-grade genres. Their published works include When the Sea is Rising Red, House of Sand and Secrets, and Beastkeeper, along with numerous award-winning short stories featured in publications such as Tor.com and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Their latest novel is The Shape of Monsters. We had a great time chatting with Cat, hearing about world-building in secondary world fantasy and navigating the ups and downs of changing literary agents. We also talk about the reality of securing an audiobook-first deal before landing a print release, the craft differences between short fiction and novels, and we get some interesting anecdotes about writing routines, dealing with industry tropes, and keeping motivated through awards and release days! Links: Buy The Shape of Monsters now Follow CL on Bluesky Visit CL's website Support us on Patreon and get the podcast early and ad-free, along with other great benefits, including a bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ukpageone Listen to authors telling stories together on our sister show, Narrative Damage 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 Facebook Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Bluesky Follow us on Threads Page One - The Writer's Podcast is part of STET Podcasts - the one stop shop for all your writing and publishing podcast needs! Follow STET Podcasts on Instagram and Bluesky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. Sep 25

    Ep. 286 - Jon Gracey on the storytelling power of games

    Watch as a full video interview on our YouTube channel In this special crossover episode with our sister podcast, Narrative Damage, we chat with the brilliant Jon Gracey! Jon is a writer, actor, producer, games designer and much more! Host of the hugely popular Blood on the Clocktower live, Jon also designs board games and appears regularly on No Rolls Barred as well as other gaming channels playing both board games and roleplaying games. His debut novel will be set in the world of Blood on the Clocktower. We loved chatting to Jon in the studio, hearing how he first got into sketch comedy before moving into the world of games. We talk about how to craft a good sketch show, hear why Blood on the Clocktower live has been such a huge success, and chat about why he wanted to write a novel set in that world. We also discuss the narrative power of both video games and TTRPGs, and how that storytelling differs from other mediums. Links: Follow Jon on Instagram Visit Jon's website Watch the Jon Parkin video that Jon talks about in the episode Support us on Patreon and get the podcast early and ad-free, along with other great benefits, including a bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ukpageone Listen to authors telling stories together on our sister show, Narrative Damage 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 Facebook Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Bluesky Follow us on Threads Page One - The Writer's Podcast is part of STET Podcasts - the one stop shop for all your writing and publishing podcast needs! Follow STET Podcasts on Instagram and Bluesky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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New episodes every Friday! On Page One - The Writer's Podcast, we talk to writers of all descriptions (authors, screenwriters, comic writers and more) about their writing process and how they craft their next great works. We also explore their career, including how their first big break happened, and discuss the ups and downs along the way. We learn something new every episode, and we hope you do as well. Page One is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/shop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    STET Podcasts
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    370
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    ℗ & © 2024 Write Gear Limited
  • Show Website
    Page One - The Writer's Podcast

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