The best podcasts for writing great fiction

This was the first writing podcast I found and I'd still recommend the early episodes to anyone that's coming to fiction writing from scratch. It taught me so much about genre, scenes, acts, beats and the general structure of books. An editor (Shawn) is teaching new writer (Tim) how to write a book that works - and there's so much to learn along the way. Hear the brutal feedback, advice and re-writes as they discuss Tim's progression each week. I recommend starting at the beginning of the podcast because it changed a lot over the years since.

I love this podcast. If you're interested in getting an agent and being published then this is the perfect podcast to find out how to write those query letters, what the first three pages should be delivering, what to put in a query letter, how to tackle the dreaded synopsis... So much great advice comes through hearing agents and writers being interviewed on this podcast. A must for someone looking to get traditionally published one day.

I recently found Justin and Jon's podcast and I'm loving tuning in to hear two normal guys talking about writing as their hobby. I love hearing about the competitions they've entered, how they did, what they're writing, their preferred genres and their opinions and tips for fiction writing. It's like hanging out with a couple of people to chat writing and I don't have enough of this in my life. Plus, it's just really lovely to hear people doing this that aren't 'big name' writers or celebrities or Creative Writing degree people. It's very accessible and inspiring and I love it.

I've listened to Joanna's podcast for a while now. She's been in the self-publishing industry longer than most and has a very experienced grasp on publishing books and courses this way. If you want tips on how to have multiple streams of income through writing, then this is the podcast for you. It's a great way to keep up-to-date on the latest news from the publishing world and hear interviews with other writers on all kinds of topics related to writing. If you want book news, great guests and lots of practical tips - this is the place to go. Plus, she's also in England like I am.

This podcast is more for screenwriting but I think there's so much I can take from it for fiction writing too. Each episode is looking at the first-draft secrets behind famous movies. Al chats to screenwriters to find out about how/why/when they wrote these screenplays and what worked and what didn't. It's a fascinating insight into an area of films we don't always hear about - the writing.