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Page One - The Writer"s Podcast

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

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Page One Extra - Dr Strange screenwriter C Robert...

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2023/07/05

(Originally released on our sister podcast feed, Page One Extra, on 8 May 2023)In this special episode (available in full video on our YouTube channel) dedicated to the recently announced Writers Guild of America strike, we take a look at why it's happening, what writers want, and what is likely to happen from here.C Robert Cargill (screenwriter of Dr Strange, Sinister, The Black Phone and more) joins us to give more details from the inside, and tells us what we can do to help.Links:Find out more

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Ep 164 - Screenwriter and novelist Cole Haddon on how...

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2023/06/09

Cole Haddon is an Australian-American novelist, screenwriter, and journalist.Dracula, his first television commission, was produced by NBC and Sky Living starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and he has gone on to develop dozens of feature films and TV series around the globe – most recentlyGenocidal Organfor director Park Chan-wook (Old Boy) and the rock musicalZombie Broadwayfor The Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart and director Jonas Åkerlund (Lords of Chaos). His graphic novels have been published by Dark Horse

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Ep. 163 - Nick Harkaway on turning ideas into...

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2023/06/02

Nick Harkaway is the bestselling author of hugely imaginative speculative thrillers such as The Gone Away World, Tigerman and Gnomon. He has also released two thrillers under the name Aiden Truhen. His latest book is a hugely enjoyable futuristic detective thriller, Titanium Noir.We really enjoyed speaking with Nick about his career, hearing about his foray into scriptwriting, and how he eventually turned his hand to novel writing after many years. We hear about how he managed to write the

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Ep. 162 - Juliet E McKenna on the importance of...

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2023/05/26

Juliet E. McKenna is the author of 15 epic fantasy novels set in the world of Einarinn,as well as several novellas and countless short stories ranging from SF to steampunk and alternate history. Her contemporary fantasyGreen Mannovels, published by indie Wizard’s Tower Press, have sold over 28,000 copies since 2018. She has been a judge for the World Fantasy Awards, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the James White Award and the Aeon Award, and has, herself, been shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award

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Ep. 161 - Louise Swanson joins us to talk about the...

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2023/05/19

Louise Swanson (aka Louise Beech) has always wanted to be a writer, even if the road to being published was a long one. An award-winning short story writer, her debut novel, How to be Brave, was released in 2015. Since then, she has since written a range of books from romance to crime to her latest book, End of Story, which is a dystopian speculative thriller.We had a really interesting chat with Louise, talking about dealing with rejections when starting out, and how she seized a chance opportunity

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Ep. 160 - Abigail Burdess on swapping comedy TV...

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2023/05/12

Abigail Burdess has written for TV and film, as well as appearing as an actor in a number of TV shows. A woman of many talents, she has also just released her first novel, Mother's Day, which is a dark thriller - with some very dark humour in it!We had great fun chatting with Abbie about her writing journey, and hearing about the differences in writing for the screen and the page. We hear about the very different notes that you get back as a novel writer, as well as talking about how her experiences

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Ep. 159 - Elliot Sweeney on writing hard-boiled crime...

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2023/05/05

Elliot Sweeney works as a community psychiatric nurse but has recently released his debut crime novel, The Next To Die, a hard-boiled crime thriller narrated by misanthropic ex-copper turned PI, Dylan Kasper.We had a really interesting chat with Elliot. learning about how he moved from writing shorts to having his full-time debut published, and how the Curtis Brown helped with that. We also talked about opportunities for writers from more diverse and underprivileged backgrounds, and discussed what

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Ep. 158 - Jen Williams on why planning can ruin the...

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2023/04/28

Jen Williams lives in London with her partner and their small ridiculous cat. A fan of pirates and dark folklore from an early age, these days she writes horror-tinged crime thrillers with strong female leads as well as character-driven fantasy novels with plenty of banter and magic. In 2015 she was nominated for Best Newcomer in the British Fantasy Awards, and two of her books in her Winnowing Flame trilogy won Best Fantasy Novel at the British Fantasy Awards.We had a great chat with Jen about her

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Page One Extra - Screenwriter strikes, encouraging...

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2023/04/27

In this debut episode (available to watch as a full video episode on YouTube), we bring you all the latest writing news as we see encouraging reports about physical book sales, hear why self-published authors are often doing better than their trad published counterparts and look across to America, where a Hollywood writers' strike is looming. Plus, we look at some of the big book deals from the London Book Fair, and are joined by guest author Sam Holland to talk about the ever-shrinking price of

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Ep. 157 - Nicholas Binge on his novel Ascension, and...

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2023/04/21

This episode is also available as a full video interview on our YouTube channelNicholas Binge is an author of speculative thrillers, literary science-fiction, and horror. His novels include Ascension and Professor Everywhere. Binge has lived in Singapore, Switzerland, and Hong Kong, and is based in Edinburgh, UK, where he teaches literature and works on new books. His most recent novel, Ascension, is being published by Harper Voyager (UK) and Riverhead Books (US) in April. It is also being

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Ep. 156 - Stig Abell on how a love of crime fiction...

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2023/04/14

Stig Abell is an English journalist, newspaper editor and radio presenter. He currently co-presents the Monday to Thursday breakfast show on Times Radio with Aasmah Mir. He has also written a number of non-fiction books and has just had his first fiction novel, Death Under a Little Sky, published with Harper Collins.We had a really fun and interesting chat with Stig, hearing how his literary agent at first didn't want to read his crime novel "in case it is rubbish" - but fortunately she loved it and

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Ep. 155 - Charlie Stross on writing cross-genre SF,...

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2023/04/07

Charles Stross is a full-time science fiction writer and resident of Edinburgh, Scotland. The author of six Hugo-nominated novels and winner of the 2005, 2010, and 2014 Hugo awards for best novella, he has won numerous other awards and been translated into at least 12 other languages. His award-winning series include the long-running Merchant Princes series and The Laundry Files. His latest book, Season of Skulls, is out in May 2023.It was amazing to be able to chat with Charlie, a real legend of

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Ep. 154 - Anne O'Brien on the importance of research...

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2023/03/10

Sunday Times Bestselling author Anne O’Brien was born in West Yorkshire. After gaining a BA Honours degree in History at Manchester University and a Master’s in Education at Hull, she lived in East Yorkshire for many years as a teacher of history. Today she has sold over a million copies of her books in the UK and internationally. She lives with her husband in an eighteenth-century timber-framed cottage in the depths of the Welsh Marches in Herefordshire. The area provides endless inspiration for

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Ep. 153 - Ayisha Malik on elevator pitches,...

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2023/03/03

Ayisha Malik is a British writer, whose debut novel Sofia Khan is Not Obliged was released in 2015. She went on to write a sequel - The Other Half of Happiness - in 2017. Both books tackle the topic of dating as a young Muslim woman and were very well received.As well as writing, Ayisha has a wealth of experience on the opposite side of the typewriter, working as a publicist for Penguin Random House and as a literary consultant for Cornerstones.Her latest novel is The Movement, which follows the

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Ep. 152 - Sarah Lee talks about using fiction as a...

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2023/02/24

Sarah Lee has been a journalist and editor for the past twenty-five years, working across news and features and writing for regional and national newspapers, as well as commissioning for women’s true-life magazines. More recently she has focused her attention on the world of travel, creating luxury blogLiveShareTravel, and working with destinations and brands worldwide on storytelling marketing campaigns and conferences through her company, Captivate. Her debut novel, An Ocean Apart, came out last

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Ep. 151 - Ian Green on writing the stories you want...

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2023/02/17

Ian Green is a fantasy writer born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He is the author of The Rotstorm epic fantasy seriespublished by the Ad Astra imprint of Head Of Zeus beginning 2021 with The Gauntlet and the Fist Beneath. Its sequel, The Gauntlet and the Burning Blade, came out in 2022, and the final part of the trilogy will be released in August 2023. Ian has a PhD in clinical epigenetics, and his short fiction has been widely broadcast and performed including winning the BBC Radio 4 Opening Lines

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Ep. 150 - Ryan Cahill on how he made such a success...

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2023/02/10

Ryan Cahill is the hugely successful self-published author of the Bound and the Broken series, starting with Of Blood and Fire and most recently releasing Of War and Ruin, which was so popular that The Broken Binding website was broken because so many people were trying to buy it!We had a really fun and fascinating chat with Ryan about all things self-publishing, including why he chose that route over traditional publishing, how he built his list of readers and hearing how detailed each step in the

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Ep. 149 - Louise Candlish on how modern tech changed...

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2023/02/03

Sunday Timesbestselling author Louise Candlish is the author of 16 novels, including her brand-new thrillerThe Only Suspect, set in 1995 and described by the Daily Mail as 'a perfect mix of nostalgia and menace'. It is published in hardback, ebook and audio in February 2023. Louise's #1 bestsellerOur Housewonthe British Book Awards 2019 Crime & Thriller Book of the Year and is now a smash-hit 4-part ITV drama starring Martin Compston, Tuppence Middleton and Rupert Penry-Jones (view the full

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Ep. 148 - Jane Harper talks about why Australia is...

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2023/01/27

Jane Harper is the author of bestsellers The Dry, Force of Nature, The Lost Man, The Survivors and now, Exiles. Her books are published in 40 territories worldwide, with more than 3.5 million copies sold to date. Jane has won numerous awards for writing, including the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel, the British Book Awards Crime and Thriller Book of the Year, the Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year and the Australian Indie Awards Book of the Year. The major motion picture

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Ep. 147 - Elle Connel (aka Lucy Ribchester) discusses...

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2023/01/20

Elle Connel is the pseudonym of Lucy Ribchester, whose previous novels,The Hourglass FactoryandThe Amber Shadows, were historical thrillers. Her previous work has won her a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award, a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship, and short-listings for the Costa Short Story Award and Manchester Fiction Prize. Down by the Waterwas her first book as Elle Connel and her latest is You Can Stay.We had a really interesting chat with Lucy all about how she found an agent, only to then

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