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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. 262 - Izzy Broom on changing from a pantser to a...

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2026/04/10

Watch as a full video episode on YouTubeIzzy (Isabelle) Broom is the author of 12 escapist books and has been published in 14 overseas territories. In 2015, she won The Great British Write Off with her short story, The Wedding Speech, which was later adapted into a prize-winning short film. Her fifth novel, One Thousand Stars and You, was awarded Contemporary Romance Novel of the Year at the 2019 RNAs. Formerly a Book Reviews Editor at heat magazine and Woman & Home, Izzy still works for

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Drafting Notes - How to Write Unlikeable Characters...

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2026/04/08

Watch as a full video episode on our YouTube channelDo your characters have to likeable? No! There are plenty of brilliant books and movies with horrible protagonists. So what makes them work? How do you write characters who are deeply flawed and unlikeable without turning the reader or viewer off? We discuss it all on this week's episode of Drafting Notes, while also discussing some of our favourite unlikeable characters.Drafting Notes is a series in which one award-winning writer (Tariq) and one

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Ep. 261 - Katalina Watt on moving from short stories...

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2026/04/03

Watch as a full video interview on YouTubeKatalina Watt is the instant Sunday Times Bestselling author of Saltswept. They were selected for a 2025 Literature Matters Award from the Royal Society of Literature and served as the AIR Literature UNESCO 2024 Writer in Residence for Konstkollektivet in Sweden. A finalist for the 2023 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine as founding Audio Director for khōréō, Katalina is also a Writing Coach at The Novelry .We loved chatting with Katalina about the transition

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44:43

Adventures in Publishing-land: Did AI Kill This Book?...

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2026/03/30

Watch as a full video episode on YouTubeThis week, we lead with the scandal that has the industry in a frenzy, with Hachette pulling the release of Mia Ballard’s horror novel Shy Girl after viral claims that the prose was generated by AI. We discuss the YouTube video with over a million views that started the fire, the author’s defense involving an "acquaintance," and what this means for the future of "human" storytelling.Staying on AI (when don't we talk about AI?), we discuss the UK government's

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Ep. 260 - Deborah Masson on the validation of...

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2026/03/27

Deborah Masson was born and bred in Aberdeen, Scotland. After a varied career including marketing, reporting for a local newspaper, and a stint as a postie, she turned her hand to writing the crime fiction she always loved. Her debut novel, Hold Your Tongue, won the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year and is the first in her DI Eve Hunter series. Her new standalone thriller, I’ll Be Watching You, is out now.We had a fantastic time chatting with Deborah about her journey from writing "fairies at

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Drafting Notes - How to Write A Great Twist (Without...

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2026/03/25

Watch as a full video episode on our YouTube channelOn today's Drafting Notes, we discuss twists and reveals! Are they the same thing? What makes some twists land and others miss the mark? What are some example of good twists (some spoilers here, but we announce that in the episode!)? And do you always need a twist in a novel?Drafting Notes is a series 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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1:11:15

Ep. 259 - Abigail Dean on Telling Stories After the...

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2026/03/20

Watch as a full video interview on our YouTube channelAbigail Dean is a writer from Manchester, living in south London. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, the Observer, the Times and the New York Times. Abigail’s first novel, GIRL A, was an instant Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller. Her third novel, THE DEATH OF US, is out now.We loved chatting with Abigail and hearing about how she switched a legal career for writing, and why she likes to explore the aftermath of crime in her books

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1:12:23

Narrative Damage - Call of Cthulhu: Loki's Gift - Part 1

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2026/03/19

A bonus episode for Page One listeners - for the next parts of this story, be sure to subscribe to our Narrative Damage podcast!Watch as a full video episode on YouTubeDescend into madness with us as our cast of three authors swap pens for dice in the first part of this Call of Cthulhu scenario."I must know why my son took his own life."When Lord Gladstone calls three hardy investigators to his London mansion on a cold rainy evening in October 1896, they awaken old scars - and create new ones. What

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56:45

Adventures in Publishing-Land: The "Human Authored"...

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2026/03/16

Watch as a full video on YouTubeThis episode of Adventures in Publishing-land dives deep into the battle for the "human soul" of the industry, featuring a frontline interview on the newest weapons in the author’s arsenal. We sit down with Anna Ganley and Sam Blake from the Society of Authors to discuss their new "Human Authored" scheme which launched at the London Book Fair. We explore the strategy behind the new logo and the message behind "Don't Steal This Book," the empty protest volume signed by

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1:30:08

Ep. 258 - Mike Mason on writing horror and building...

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2026/03/13

Watch as a full video interview on our YouTube channelIn the final of our cross-over interview episodes with Narrative Damage, we chat with the brilliant Mike Mason!Mike Mason is an award-winning game designer and writer, and the creative director for theCall of Cthulhutabletop roleplayinggame. As well as being the commissioning editor and lead writer for the line, Mike also works closely with artists and cartographers to shape the look and art forCall of Cthulhu.It was great speaking with Mike and

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1:23:04

Ep. 257 - Dennis Detwiller On Why Every Writer Should...

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2026/03/06

Watch as a full video interview on our YouTube channelDennis Detwiller is an illustrator, writer and designer who has worked in the field of video games, card games and tabletop roleplaying games. He worked on Magic: The Gathering, and is a co-creator of the award-winning TTRPG, Delta Green, including being author of the legendary Impossible Landscapes campaign.We loved having the opportunity to speak with Dennis, who told us how he stumbled into and then out of the world of video games, and how he

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Drafting Notes - Imposter Syndrome in Writing (And...

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2026/03/04

Watch this episode as a full video episode on YouTubeOn this week's Drafting Notes, we are discussing whether professional editing/critique services are useful to first-time authors. On the one hand, you are getting professional feedback on your writing, but on the other, they are often very expensive! So is the reward worth the cost? We discuss our own thoughts and experiences!Drafting Notes is a series in which one award-winning writer (Tariq) and one hopefully soon-to-be-published writer (Marco)

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47:23

Adventures in Publishing-land: Agents Rail Against...

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2026/03/02

Watch as a full video on YouTubeThis week on Adventures in Publishing-land, we’re heading to San Francisco to look at Bindery Books. This startup is turning "bookfluencers" into acquiring editors, letting communities choose their own bestsellers. Is this the "Taylor’s Version" of publishing, or a risky bet on "tastemakers"? Plus, we discuss top literary agencies sounding the alarm on "formulaic" and "flattened" AI-generated queries, and also return to the topic of genre snobbery, and why fantasy is

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Ep. 256 - Sydney Amanuel on What Tabletop RPGs Teach...

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2026/02/27

Watch as a full video interview on YouTubeWelcome to the first in a short series of cross-over episodes with our new podcast, Narrative Damage - a podcast where some of your favourite authors gather together to rolll dice, craft worlds and tell stories together through the medium of tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs)!For our first guest, we are delighted to chat with the brilliant Sydney Amanuel. Sydney is an actor and designer from New York. While she is usually spotted in films and TV, she also

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Ep. 255 - TM Logan on Selling 3m Thrillers, TV...

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2026/02/20

Watch this episode as a full video interview on YouTubeTM Logan is the bestselling author of thrillers that have sold over three million copies in the UK and been translated into 22 languages worldwide. A former national newspaper journalist, Tim is also the author of The Holiday — a Richard & Judy Book Club pick adapted for TV — as well as The Catch, The Dream Home, The Mother, The Curfew, Trust Me, Lies and 29 Seconds. His latest novel, The Weekend, is out on 26 February.We had a great chat

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47:41

Adventures in Publishing-land: How AI ‘Wrote’ 200...

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2026/02/16

Watch as a full video on YouTubeThis week, we’re unpacking the controversy surrounding Emerald Fennell’s "Wuthering Heights" adaptation. From historically inaccurate corsets to Margot Robbie’s "raunchy" take on Cathy, we debate how far a retelling can stray before it loses the source material entirely.Plus, we look at how one writer used AI to publish 200 novels in a single year, allegedly earning six figures. But is she a writer? And after a century of dominance, are paperbacks shuffling toward

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1:06:43

Ep. 254 - Rebecca Hannigan on Writing Twists and...

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2026/02/13

Watch as a full video interview on YouTubeRebecca Hannigan has an MA in Creative Writing Crime Fiction from UEA, graduating in 2023. She won the UEA/Little Brown Crime Prize for her dissertation. She has also been shortlisted for Virago/The Pool’s Best New Crime Writer. Her first novel, Darkrooms, is out now.We had a great chat with Rebecca, hearing about her experience of getting a masters in crime writing and how that helped her with her debut, Darkrooms. We also discuss the anxiety that can build

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Ep. 253 - Weird Fiction and the Unsettling: Inside...

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2026/02/06

Watch as a full video interview on YouTubeJacob Rollinson was born in England in 1984. He is currently based in East Sussex, employed as an academic librarian. Jacob has a PhD in creative and critical writing from the University of East Anglia. He is always looking things up, and he never knows where his next interest is going to take him: he has delivered papers and joined panels on topics ranging from literature and archive work to translation of Classical Chinese poetry, journalism and human

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Drafting Notes - Are Professional Critique Services...

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2026/02/04

Watch this episode as a full video episode on YouTubeOn this week's Drafting Notes, we are discussing whether professional editing/critique services are useful to first-time authors. On the one hand, you are getting professional feedback on your writing, but on the other, they are often very expensive! So is the reward worth the cost? We discuss our own thoughts and experiences!Drafting Notes is a series in which one award-winning writer (Tariq) and one hopefully soon-to-be-published writer (Marco)

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Adventures in Publishing-land: Gen AI’s impact on...

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2026/02/02

Watch as a full video episode on YouTubeIn this week's episode of Adventures in Publishing-land, we dive into the heated debate surrounding Val McDermid and the use of sensitivity readers to revise backlist titles. Should books be treated as historical artifacts, or is updating them a necessary step for modern audiences?Plus, we’re tackling two massive shifts in the industry: We break down the Society of Authors' "Brave New World" report, which reveals a staggering 86% of creators are already seeing

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