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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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Ep. 238 - MK Hardy on writing as a pair for The Needfire

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2025/08/01

Watch this episode as a full video interview on YouTubeMK Hardy is the pen name for two geeky women living and writing together in Scotland. Their debut Sapphic Gothic Horror,The Needfire, comes fromSolaris in the UK in July 2025. They were mentees in thePitch Wars2020-21 programme, and mentors forQueery Fest2022. They are organisers and facilitators for Scotland’sCymera Festival.We had great fun chatting with Morag and Erin, hearing about how they first came to write together, and talk about the

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Drafting Notes - Write What You Know: What Does It...

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2025/07/29

It's one of the most common pieces of writing advice: Write what you know. But what does it really mean? Does it mean that if you're from a small village, you shouldn't write about people in big cities? If you're a man, you shouldn't write about women? We think it's a bit more nuanced than that, and that the phrase is often misunderstood. But what do you think? Let us know in the comments!Drafting Notes is a new series of podcast episodes in which one award-winning writer (Tariq) and one hopefully

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Ep. 237 - M.H. Ayinde on combining sci fi and fantasy...

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2025/07/25

M. H. Ayinde was born in London’s East End. She is a runner, a lapsed martial artist, and a screen time enthusiast. She is the Sunday Times bestselling author of epic fantasy novel A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST (Orbit UK/Saga Press). Her short fiction has appeared in FIYAH Literary Magazine, F&SF, Fantasy Magazine, and elsewhere, and she was the 2021 winner of the Future Worlds Prize. She lives in London with three generations of her family and their Studio Ghibli obsession.We had great fun chatting

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Ep. 236 - Intisar Khanani on telling diverse stories...

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2025/07/23

Intisar Khanani is an award‑nominated American fantasy author and former public‑health consultant. Born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, she spent her childhood moving around—living in five U.S. states and time in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia—before settling in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband and two daughters. Her writing career began with the self‑published YA fantasy Thorn and has since expanded into acclaimed series such as The Dauntless Path and The Sunbolt Chronicles. Her latest work, Debts of Fire,

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Ep. 235 - J.R. Dawson on retelling myths and legends

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2025/07/18

J.R. Dawson's debut,The First Bright Thing,is a Golden Crown award winner. Her shorter works are in places such as F&SF, The Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018, and Lightspeed. Dawson lives on Dakota land in Minnesota with a loving spouse and three dogs. She is a professor at Drexel University's MFA program. Her second novel,The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World, is a loose sapphic retelling of Orpheus, and releases from Tor in July 2025.We had great fun chatting about how she

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Ep. 234 - Carlo Lucarelli on drawing inspiration from...

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2025/07/16

Carlo Lucarelli is an acclaimed Italian crime writer, journalist, screenwriter, and television presenter. He is best known for his detective novels, including the De Luca Trilogy and the Inspector Grazia Negro series, which have been widely translated and adapted for screen. Alongside his fiction, Lucarelli has hosted popular true crime TV shows in Italy and remains a prominent voice in Italian cultural life. His latest English-translated novel, The Darkest Winter, is out now.We had a really

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Ep. 233 - Laura Shepherd Robinson on moving from...

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2025/07/11

Laura Shepherd-Robinson is the award-winning, Sunday Times and USA Today bestselling author of four historical novels. Her books have been featured on BBC 2’s Between the Covers and Radio 4’s Front Row and Open Book. Her fourth novel, The Art of a Lie, is out now.We had great fun chatting with Laura and hearing how she decided to move from working in politics to writing, and learn about the research that goes into her novels. We also talk about planning, the effect of awards and more!Links:Buy The

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Page One Extra - 5 Books That Influenced Sarah...

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2025/07/09

Watch this episode as a full video episode on our YouTube channel!Sarah Pinborough is a New York Times bestselling and Sunday Times Number one and Internationally bestselling author who is published in over 25 territories worldwide. Having published more than 25 novels across various genres, her recent books include Behind Her Eyes and Insomnia, both of which have been adapted for TV. Her latest book, We Live Here Now, is out now.We had a really fun chat with Sarah, hearing about what she has been

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Ep. 232 - Amelia Blackwell on bringing Jane Austen to...

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2025/07/04

Amelia Blackwell has a master’s degree in Creative Writing, a corn snake called Colin, and a deep love of the works of Jane Austen. Although the Boleyns appear in her family tree, it’s through marriage, not blood, which is probably just as well. Georgiana Darcy’s most persistent suitor in her novelA Crime Through Time, Baron John de Halighwell, takes his name from one of Amelia’s distant great-grandfathers, who lived in a mansion that even Lady Catherine de Bourgh would admire. She has previously

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Ep. 231 - Jonathan Lee on what editing taught him...

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2025/07/02

Novelist and TV showrunner Jonathan Lee is the author of four novels, includingHigh DiveandThe Great Mistake. He is creator, executive producer & lead writer of the BBC/ Netflix drama series “The Bombing of Pan Am 103”. Other TV projects include originating and executive producing the documentary series “Who Killed Jill Dando?” (Netflix, 2023), a Top 10 show on the streamer in 47 countries.We enjoyed chatting with Jonathan and hearing how his experience as an editor taught him to be a better

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Ep. 230 - Beth Lewis on Telling Women's Stories in...

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2025/06/27

Beth Lewis is the author of five novels so far, including her debut, THE WOLF ROAD. My latest novel, THE RUSH, came out in the UK on 10th June 2025 and is out in the US on the 7th October. It was July’s Goldsboro Books Prem1ere Book Club pick and a BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick.We had a great chat with Beth, hearing about the influences that went into writing The Rush, and how she researches her historical fiction. Plus, we talk about how westerns have romanticised the period and erased the part that

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Page One Extra - 5 Books That Influenced DV Bishop...

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2025/06/25

Watch as a full video episode on our YouTube channelD. V. BISHOP writes the award-winning Cesare Aldo historical thrillers, published by Pan Macmillan. A writer of many narrative forms, his love for Italy and the Renaissance meant there could only be one setting for his crime fiction. He has previously guested on the main podcast way back in Episode 69. His latest book in the Cesare Aldo series, Carnival of Lies, is out on 26 June 2025.We had great fun chatting with David and hearing about his huge

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Adventures in Publishing-land - Debut episode!

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2025/06/23

Watch as a full video episode on YouTube!Subscribe to Adventures in Publishing-land's own feed for future episodes or watch on YouTube!Welcome to the very first episode of Adventures in Publishing-land! Join us as we discuss some of the biggest (and strangest) stories in publishing over the past few weeks.This week:00:17 Intro01:32 The Unbound Saga continues15:19 Authors hounded off social media - is it worth it?24: 41 Literary Estates and copyright - how long should it last?38:05 James Frey - the

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Ep. 229 - Fiona Cummins on moving from journalism to...

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2025/06/20

Fiona Cummins is an award-winning former journalist and a graduate of the Faber Academy Writing a Novel course.Rattle, her debut novel, was the subject of a huge international auction and has been translated into several languages. It received widespread critical acclaim from authors and reviewers. She has since written bestsellersThe Collector, The Neighbour, When I Was TenandInto the Darkin which she introduces DC Saul Anguish, a brilliant young detective with a dark past.Fiona lives with her

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Ep. 228 - Jane Johnson on how her editing experience...

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2025/06/18

Jane Johnson is a novelist, historian, and publisher. She is the UK publisher of many bestselling authors, including George R.R. Martin. She has written for both adults and children, including the bestselling novels The Tenth Gift and The Salt Road. Her latest book is Secrets of the Bees.We really enjoyed chatting with Jane and hearing how it was working with the Tolkien estate and bringing us the version of Lord of the Rings we all now know and love, as well as how she came to found the Voyager

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Ep. 227 - Michael Cordy on using science as...

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2025/06/13

Michael Cordy's debut novel,The Miracle Strain/Messiah Code, was published in over twenty-five languages and reached the top five in theSunday TimesBestseller List.Disney bought the film rights for $1.6 million.Another five novels followed:Crime Zero/The Crime Code,The Lucifer Code,The Venus Conspiracy,The SourceandThe Colour Of Death.All were published in the UK by Bantam Press and Corgi, and translated into several languages.Warner Bros optioned the film rights toThe Sourceand the producers ofLord

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Drafting Notes - Does Networking Help as an Author?...

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2025/06/11

Watch as a full video on our YouTube channel!Networking. It's a word that is very corporate and as a result off-putting to a lot of writers, but can it help? What are the best ways to go about it, either in person or online? And what shouldn't you do (learn about Marco's "Don't Be A Dick" rule...)Drafting Notes is a new series of podcast episodes in which one award-winning writer (Tariq) and one hopefully soon-to-be-published writer (Marco) discuss various writing issues as they occur to

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Ep. 226 - CL Taylor on finding twists as she writes

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2025/06/06

C.L. Taylor is the nine times Sunday Timesbestselling author of eleven gripping stand-alone psychological thrillers: THE ACCIDENT, THE LIE, THE MISSING, THE ESCAPE, THE FEAR, SLEEP, STRANGERS, HER LAST HOLIDAY, THE GUILTY COUPLE, EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE and her newest book, IT’S ALWAYS THE HUSBAND, published on 5th June 2025.We loved chatting with Cally and hearing perhaps the most unique story ever about how she got her agent, why she moved into writing psychological thrillers, and how she has drawn on

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Drafting Notes - Writing Short Stories vs Writing Novels

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2025/06/04

Watch as a full video episode on our YouTube channel!It's often assumed that writing novels and short stories use the same skill sets, but is that really true? What can writing short stories teach you about writing novels and vice versa? Should you always start out writing short stories? We discuss all this in the latest episode of Drafting Notes!Drafting Notes is a new series of podcast episodes in which one award-winning writer (Tariq) and one hopefully soon-to-be-published writer (Marco) discuss

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Ep. 225 - Kate Foster on making historical characters...

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2025/05/30

Kate Foster worked as a national newspaper journalist for more than twenty years before becoming an author. Growing up in Edinburgh, she became fascinated by its history and often uses it as inspiration for her stories. Her previous novels include The Maiden, which won the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year and was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, and The King’s Witches. The Mourning Necklace is her third novel.We had a great chat with Kate, hearing about how taking a writing

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