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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. 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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Drafting Notes - Dealing with Rejection as a Writer

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2025/05/28

Watch this as a full video episode on our YouTube channel!On this week's Drafting Notes, we are discussing that issue that every writer needs to deal with: Rejection! How do you handle it? Is there ever a point in your career where you don't have to deal with it (spoiler: no). And what are our thoughts on being resilient when you receive those rejections?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)

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Ep. 224 - Stuart MacBride on why he loves the thrill...

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2025/05/23

Stuart MacBride is the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae and Ash Henderson novels. He’s also published standalones, novellas, and short stories, as well as a slightly twisted children’s picture book for slightly twisted children.His latest book, This House of Burning Bones, is out now.Despite some technical difficulties (explained at the start!) we enjoyed chatting with Stuart and hearing about how he loves the thrill of the blank page and how every story starts with him

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Ep. 223 - Andrew Hunter Murray on moving from writing...

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2025/05/16

Watch this episode as a full video interview on our YouTube channelAndrew Hunter Murray is a writer, broadcaster and comedian. He co-hosts the award-winning podcast No Such Thing As A Fish, which has received 500 million downloads and toured the world. He also writes jokes and journalism for Private Eye magazine, hosts the Eye's podcast Page 94, presents BBC Radio 4’s Friday night comedy The Naked Week, and spent 14 years writing BBC2’s QI.His first novel, The Last Day, was a Sunday Times Top 10

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Ep. 222 - Julian Simpson of The Lovecraft...

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2025/05/09

Julian Simpson is a London-based writer and director known for his work across film, TV, and audio, including on Spooks, Hustle, Hotel Babylon, New Tricks, and Doctor Who. He’s also the co-founder of Storypunk and the creator of acclaimed audio dramas like The Lovecraft Investigations. He is currently running a Kickstarter for the next chapter of The Lovecraft Investigations, focusing on 20th Century occultist, Aleister Crowley.We had great fun chatting with Julian and hearing about how he first got

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Ep. 221 - Elif Shafak on why authors must never...

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2025/04/18

Watch this episode as a full video interview on YouTubeElif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist and storyteller, whose 21 books—translated into 58 languages—include The Island of Missing Trees, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World, and The Forty Rules of Love. A fellow and Vice President of the Royal Society of Literature, she holds a PhD in political science, has taught at Oxford University, and is a celebrated voice for women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and freedom of

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Ep. 220 - Robert Jackson Bennett on how fantasy can...

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2025/04/11

Robert is the author ofThe Tainted Cup, The Divine Cities trilogy and The Founders Trilogy. A Drop of Corruption, thesequel to The Tainted Cup, is out now. His work has received the Edgar Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Phillip K. Dick Citation of Excellence, and he has been shortlisted for the World Fantasy, British Fantasy, and Locus Awards. He also dug a very good french drain in his backyard back in 2019.We had a great chat with Robert, hearing about why he moved into writing fantasy

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Drafting notes - Researching Your Story

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2025/04/09

On this episode of Drafting Notes, we talk about the importance of research: how it can spur ideas, how to go about it with difficult topics, what to include (and not include) in your writing and much more! And once you have all your notes, how do you organise them?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 them! Drafting Notes episodes are available

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Ep. 219 - Frances White on writing crossover fantasy...

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2025/04/04

Frances White is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Voyage of the Damned, a queer fantasy murder mystery at sea. A Nottingham resident, Frances is a creative writing graduate from Royal Holloway University of London. When not writing, Frances can be found sewing nerdy costumes or researching obscure historical facts.We loved speaking to Frances and hearing about how Voyage of the Damned came to be, and why she thinks it has found such success. We also talk about the importance of queer

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Drafting Notes - Pushing Past Bad Writing Days

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2025/04/02

On this episode, we are talking about how to deal with those days that every writer has when you just aren't feeling it. What do you do if you are doubting what you've written? Push through or stubbornly try and fix it? We offer our thoughts and possible solutions - some more serious than others!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 them

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Ep. 218 - David Hewson on historical v contemporary...

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2025/03/28

David Hewson’s novels have been translated worldwide, from Italian to Japanese, with his debut, Semana Santa, filmed with Mira Sorvino. His work spans Italy, Spain, Denmark, and Amsterdam, including the Nic Costa series in Rome, the Pieter Vos books in Amsterdam, and his adaptations of The Killing in Copenhagen. A former journalist for The Times and The Sunday Times, he turned to fiction full-time in 2005. His latest book, When the Germans Come, is out now.We had a great chat with David, hearing how

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Page One Extra - 5 Books That Influenced Me In...

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2025/03/26

Watch this as a full video episode on YouTube!Nicholas Binge is a bestselling author of speculative thrillers, literary science fiction, and horror. His novels include Extremity (2025), Dissolution (2025), Ascension (2023) and Professor Everywhere (2020). Binge is based in Edinburgh, UK, where he also lectures in creative writing.Regular listeners will know Nick as he has been on the pod not once but twice (does this make him our first three-peat guest?) We had a great chat with Nick, hearing about

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Ep. 217 - Nadine Matheson on what it's really like...

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2025/03/21

Nadine Matheson lives in London and is a criminal solicitor. In 2016, she won the City University Crime Writing Competition and completed the Creative Writing (Crime/Thrillers Novels) Master’s Degree with distinction in 2018. In 2019, Nadine signed with A.M. Heath Literary Agents and her debut crime fiction novel, The Jigsaw Man, was won by HQ (HarperCollins) in a six-publisher auction. The best-selling ‘The Jigsaw Man’ was published in 2021, has been translated into fifteen languages and has been

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Drafting Notes - Writing and the Day Job

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2025/03/19

Watch as a full video episode on YouTube!How to find the time to write? Even published authors often have day jobs, and so it can be tricky to find the time to write. In this episode of Drafting Notes, we discuss how we manage to do it, and what writing habits and techniques help us get words on the page. Let us know if you have any different methods!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)

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Ep. 216 - Simon Scarrow on writing historical fiction...

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2025/03/14

Simon Scarrow’s passion for writing began at an early age. After a childhood spent travelling the world, he pursued his great love of history as a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. His Roman soldier heroes Cato and Macro made their debut in 2000 in UNDER THE EAGLE, and have subsequently appeared in many bestsellers in the Eagles of the Empire series, including CENTURION, THE GLADIATOR and THE BLOOD OF ROME. His latest book, DEATH IN BERLIN, is out now, and his is on a tour of the UK for

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Drafting Notes - Writing to Market

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2025/03/12

We often hear that authors shouldn't write to market, shouldn't chase trends... but how true is that? Is it always a bad thing? And even if not writing to market, how important is it to keep an eye on the market as you write? We discuss it all in this 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 various writing issues as they occur to them! This series is a

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Ep. 215 - Trevor Wood on using fiction to explore...

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2025/03/07

Trevor Wood served 16 years as a Writer (not what you think it is) before branching out into journalism and then writing plays. From there, he moved into writing novels, with his debut, MAN ON THE STREET, winning the CWA New Blood award and the Crimefest Debut Crime Novel of the Year. His latest book, The Silent Killer, was published in July 2024 and is just out in paperback.We had a great chat with Trevor, learning what a Royal Navy Writer actually does, hearing about why he moved away from comedy

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Drafting Notes - The Dos and Don'ts of Self-Promotion...

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2025/03/05

Watch the full episode now on our YouTube channelSelf-promotion for authors of all levels is increasingly important in today's busy publishing world - even with a traditional publishing deal, authors are encouraged to promote their own books. But what works, what doesn't - and how do you get over that "cringe" factor of promoting your own work? We discuss it all in this episode of Drafting Notes - a Patreon timed exclusive!Drafting Notes episodes are available at least three months early if you join

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Ep. 214 - Chris McQueer on why becoming a full-time...

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2025/02/28

Chris McQueeris a Scottish writer and spoken art performer. Writing in the Scottish vernacular, he is known for his dark comedy and surreal humour. He is best known for his two published collections of short storiesHingsandHWFG. His debut novel, Hermit, is out now.We had a great chat with Chris, hearing about how he first decided to start writing his stories on Twitter, and why becoming a full-time writer wasn't all it is cracked up to be. We hear about why he has moved from short stories to novels,

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Ep. 213 - Annabel Campbell on developing The Outcast...

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2025/02/21

Annabel Campbell writes fantasy with fierce female characters and disaster wizards, and believes everything is improved by dragons. She lives in a tiny village in Scotland, where most of her neighbours are sheep. She has a PhD in cardiovascular science, and when not making things up for a living, she works as a Medical Writer. Her debut novel, The Outcast Mage, is out now.We had great fun chatting with Annabel and hearing that The Outcast Mage grew from a story she wrote when she was 14! Plus, we

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