Writing Craft

This tune won Steve Lamacq's Round Table on BBC 6 Music - YES WAY.
BRAINS by Mega Emotion - from the Fake Feelings EP (April 2014)
Contact: megaemotion@hotmail.com 
Recorded and produced by Owen Turner at Sickroom Studios
www.thesickroom.co.uk 
Photography by Mark Hewlett. 
Design by Jan Robertson

B R A I N S

Ross talks to author Tim Clare about how storytelling can be used in the face of nihilism. Meanwhile, Mystery Inc ends up trapped inside an HP Lovecraft story.

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Imaginary Advice

38  Scooby Doo & The Black Sea of Infinity (w/ Tim Clare)

The first episode in an 8 week writing course that takes you from procrastination and uncertainty to full match-fitness, prepping you for writing and finishing a novel in just 10 minutes a day.

Please buy my novel, The Honours: wordery.com/the-honours-tim-cla…2114765#oid=1908_1

Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 1 Day 1

Ross Sutherland tries to train a neural net to do stand-up comedy.

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45  S.E.I.N.F.E.L.D.

Ross Sutherland explores the relationship between cinema, poetry and magic.

46  Incantations

In this episode I talk about creative ways of getting unstuck when you're working on a project, and showcase John August's Writer Emergency Pack - a deck of cards designed to help storymakers out of jams. I also review what I've learned from speaking to the various authors I've had as guests on the show so far, and talk about some key takeaways you can apply to your writing practice right now.

NOT ONLY THAT but I drill down into the idea of 'success' and 'failure' as an author, and what they might actually look like for different people. My position is that the most common standard of writing success is responsible for a great deal of suffering and neither conducive to happiness nor creativity.

Finally I announce the big Death Of 1000 Cuts listener survey. Please please please let me know your thoughts! What do you like about the show? What would you like to hear more of? What could you do with less of? Tell me! Gimme feedback!

This is a great episode to listen to if you want to know:
- what are a range of strategies writers use to break through blocks?
- is there just one way of writing successfully?
- how can I avoid burnout as a writer?
- how can I motivate myself?
- are setbacks normal?

Here's a link to John August's Writer Emergency Pack: https://writeremergency.com/

Please support the podcast and me by buying my novel, THE HONOURS: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

If you'd like to help me out with the hosting costs of the podcast, you can drop me a buck or two here: ko-fi.com/timclare

Here's the link to the LISTENER SURVEY - please fill it in! It only takes 5 minutes and I want to know what you think: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/FQ3C3VN

Thank you very much. I appreciate your support.

Death Of 1000 Cuts

Death Of 1000 Cuts - Season 2 Episode 18 - Getting Unstuck & Defining Success (Writing Ramble)

In this episode author Tim Clare takes a look at a listener's first page and suggests ways to make it better.

This is a great episode to listen to if you want to know:
- how can I be a better self-editor?
- how can I make my world-building great?
- what sort of things should I think about when designing a planet?
- what are good ways to introduce a character in a novel?
- how should I think about the 'flow' of a sentence?

If you enjoy this episode then for gawd's sake buy me book, THE HONOURS: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

And help me keep the podcast going by laying a few hot pence down on me via this handy-dandy site: https://ko-fi.com/timclare

Thank you!

Death Of 1000 Cuts - Season 2 Episode 20 - Untitled by M (1st Page Critique)

This episode I chat to multi-award-winning writer Helen MacDonald, author of H IS FOR HAWK, about finding the right words, finding your voice, and pushing through in the face of self-doubt.

We discuss her poetic influences, Top Gun, madness, painting and masculine crisis in interbellum England. We really dig down into how you might go about turning your experiences, traumas and big questions into meaningful writing that connects with others. And, as well as talking about how to deal with setbacks and doubt, we cover that so rarely discussed of topics: how to cope with success.

This is a great episode to listen to if you want to know:
- how can I find my voice as a writer?
- what sort of writing routine should I establish?
- how can writing poetry help with my prose?
- what's it like when your book does really well?
- what are some techniques for overcoming low self-confidence?

If you enjoy this episode and you haven't yet read H IS FOR HAWK, I suggest you click here to get it delivered (with free P&P) to your door. It really is as good as the reviews and awards say - I found it magnetically compelling: https://wordery.com/h-is-for-hawk-helen-macdonald-9780099575450#oid=1908_1

Oh, and I did a novel! If you like me and want to do me a solid, chuck me a few pence by buying my book, THE HONOURS, please: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

And you can support the podcast directly via my Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/timclare

Thank you so much for continuing to listen and share Death Of 1000 Cuts.

Death Of 1000 Cuts - Season 2 Episode 28 - Chatting With Helen MacDonald

Ross finds something in an old box of cassette tapes, and sets out to finish a story he started a long long time ago.

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52 The Man Who Saw Tomorrow [4TH BIRTHDAY EPISODE]

Ross Sutherland shares the same name as a Scottish Rugby team. If he searches for his name on Twitter, he tends to find a bunch of teenagers talking about murdering him at the weekend. 
Taken from a live show in Colchester Essex, December '18.

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55  The Other Ross Sutherland

A new short story by Tim Clare. 
Tim's new novel The Ice House is out now: 
https://canongate.co.uk/books/2531-the-ice-house/

59  Scarecrow

This episode of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writing Podcast talks about how your story fits into the various subgenres and how to meet your readers' expectations by giving them the stories they want. This is the first part in a long podcast series on making better science fiction and fantasy writers.

Episode 1: Science Fiction vs. Fantasy & why it matters

We need compassion to help us be tender with our difficulties and not close off to them in fear. This is how healing takes place. This meditation and visualization can help.

Wisdom In The Midst Of Difficulties - Jack Kornfield

This is Day 4 of the 100 Day Writing Challenge by Tim Clare, a free course via podcast for writers of all levels.

Each episode has a 10 minute writing exercise, including a timer, related to some aspect of the craft. Over days and weeks, these build together to help you gain confidence and get match fit for writing whatever you want.

This course was made possible by the generous support of Arts Council England, and by the support of listeners. If you'd like to help me create more free content for authors, you can support my career by buying my novels, THE ICE HOUSE and THE HONOURS, via the links below.

THE ICE HOUSE
Wordery: https://wordery.com/the-ice-house-tim-clare-9781786894816#oid=1908_1
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1786894815/

THE HONOURS
Wordery: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1782114769/

Or you can support the podcast, Death Of 1000 Cuts, by dropping a few bucks to my Ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare

100 Day Writing Challenge

100 Day Writing Challenge - Day 4

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Welcome to the Ink Feather Podcast, which explores the worlds of sci-fi and fantasy books through those who bring them to life. Every other week we chat with authors and industry pros about their books, including new releases and old favorites. I’m Lauren and this is episode 35, where I chat with bestselling author Adam Silvera!

It was lovely talking to Adam about his first fantasy book, INFINITY SON! We delved into the history of this story and the importance of fantasy to him. We talk about what it was like writing magic systems, how he chose to pace the plot, and also about mental health and work-life balance. 

There are lots of fun Harry Potter references, good humor, and a really insightful conversation into the writing and creating process of one of today's most popular authors. I hope you enjoy! 

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ADAM SILVERA- On writing fantasy, streamlining plot, mental health, and more!

Taken from the forthcoming split album from Norwich bands Mega Emotion and Lady Di – releases September 2020
#GetMorePlays

All songs written and performed by Lady Di.

Lady Di:
Lisa Horton: bass, vocals// Jan Robertson: drums, vocals // Iain Ross: guitar, vocals
credits
releases February 7, 2020
Recorded and produced by Owen Turner at The Sickroom // lyrics by Iain Ross // mastered at Carvery Cuts

P & C Fake Feelings Records 2020

I Know You Know I'm Perfect

AAAAA

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Welcome to the Ink Feather Podcast, which explores the worlds of sci-fi and fantasy books through those who bring them to life. We chat with authors and industry pros about their books, including new releases and old favorites. I’m Lauren and this is episode 41, where I chat with author Zoraida Cordova!

Zoraida is here today to talk about her new release, INCENDIARY. It's an epic fantasy with inspiration drawn from the Spanish Inquisition, and it has captivating characters and a wonderful magic system that feels really fresh. We dig into these things, as well as her writing style, balance during the quarantine, and more! 

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ZORAIDA CORDOVA: Fantasy, writing process, magic systems, and more!

Just a little something I made for a laugh.

Monkey Island. (Theme cover demo)

The inaugural episode of Writing Between the Lines. A podcast ostensibly on writing, literature and a few tangents here and there for good measure. 

Hosted by Steffan Jenkins, Aarushi Shetty and Tom Drage.

Theme music by Miracle of Sound

We're still working out all this podcasting stuff so chances are there will be a few issues cropping up here and there but we'll aim to have them sorted in future episodes.

Episode 1 - Fantasy

In this episode I talk about culture in writing as well as culture in our everyday life. I also read a fantasy short story that was one of the finalists in The Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition.

Writing Craft

Ilona Rapp