The Writing Life

#23 Designing dual narratives with Winnie M Lee

This week we have an interview with author Winnie M Li, writer of the novel Dark Chapter which was described by the Guardian as "a defiant retelling of personal trauma". Please note that this episode discusses assault, which some listeners may find distressing. Asking the questions this week is Elspeth Latimer, a UEA postgraduate researcher in crime fiction who worked on the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival with us, courtesy of a CHASE (Consortium of the Humanities and Arts South-East England)placement. Hosted by Simon Jones, writer and Digital Marketing Manager at the National Centre for Writing. Find out more about the National Centre for Writing: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/ Links: Noirwich: https://noirwich.co.uk Music by Bennet Maples: https://sonicfruit.co.uk/

#22 The Value of Editing With Georgia De Chamberet

This week we're talking with Georgia de Chamberet, founder-director of BookBlast. Georgia has had a long and varied career as an editor, translator and agent, including being a senior editor at Quartet Books and commissioning editor at Robin Clark before setting up BookBlast in the late '90s. Georgia was in town with the BookBlast 10x10 Tour, which is described as "a carnival of authors, poets, translators and publishers." In association with Waterstones, the tour involved nine publishers in nine cities across England, with Galley Beggar Press featuring at the Norwich stop. Hosted by Simon Jones, writer and Digital Marketing Manager at the National Centre for Writing. Find out more about the National Centre for Writing: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/ Links: Christmas Open House: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/whats-on/christmas-open-house-at-dragon-hall/ Dragon Hall Christmas Salon: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/whats-on/dragon-hall-salon-the-christmas-edition/ BookBlast: https://www.bookblast.com/ NanoWriMo: https://nanowrimo.org/ Music by Bennet Maples: https://sonicfruit.co.uk/

#21 NaNoWriMo Progress Report

This week we're checking in with a selection of NaNoWriMo writers to find out how close they are to hitting 50,000 words and hear their tips for surviving the month. Hosted by Simon Jones, writer and Digital Marketing Manager at the National Centre for Writing. Find out more about the National Centre for Writing: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/ Links: Christmas Open House: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/whats-on/christmas-open-house-at-dragon-hall/ NanoWriMo: https://nanowrimo.org/ The Thirst podcast: https://twitter.com/thethirst Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Music by Bennet Maples: https://sonicfruit.co.uk/

#20 How to put podcasts into your novel with Matt Wesolowski

Matt Wesolowski is the author behind Six Stories and Hydra. In today's episode we talk to him about the notion of 'hybrid writing' - incorporating other forms such as podcasts, emails, Reddit threads into novels. Also discussed: pink glue sticks. Hosted by Simon Jones, writer and Digital Marketing Manager at the National Centre for Writing. Find out more about the National Centre for Writing: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/ Mentioned events: Matt's blog post about 'hybrid writing': https://noirwich.co.uk/2018/09/06/what-is-a-hybrid-writer/ Noirwich Crime Writing Event: https://noirwich.co.uk/ Links: NaNoWriMo: https://nanowrimo.org Music by Bennet Maples: https://sonicfruit.co.uk/