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#110: Beth Morrey — Writing Funny, Upmarket Fiction

London Writers' Salon

07/08/24 • 58 min

Sunday Times Bestseller Beth Morrey (Saving Missey, Lucky Day) on her journey as a writer and TV producer and writing humorous upmarket books while exploring darker themes. We talk about her latest book Lucky Day and what it means to stop saying ‘yes’ and start living for yourself.

ABOUT BETH MORREY

Previously Creative Director at RDF Television, Beth Morrey now writes full time. Her debut novel, Saving Missy, was a Sunday Times bestseller and longlisted for the Authors' Club First Novel Award. Beth lives in London with her husband, two sons and two poodles.

RESOURCES & LINKS

📄 Interview Transcript (unedited)
Saving Missy
Beth’s Website
Beth’s latest book, Lucky Day: US/ UK
Follow Beth on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

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#100: Clara Vulliamy — Crafting Picture Books and Older Children's Stories, Dealing with Rejection, Finding Your Voice

London Writers' Salon

03/30/24 • 61 min

Clara Vulliamy, a children’s author of over 30 books talks about how she approaches collaboration, and what she’s learned from decades in the world of children's publishing as an author and illustrator.

ABOUT CLARA VULLIAMY

Clara Vulliamy is the daughter of author-illustrator Shirley Hughes and architect John Vulliamy. Her first experience of making pictures was being allowed to use up her Mum’s paints at the end of the day, which she says ‘was like scraping the icing out of the bowl after baking’. She studied Fine Art at Chelsea School of Art, The Ruskin and The Royal Academy. After graduating she began illustrating in newspapers and magazines, and doing a weekly cartoon in The Guardian. She started writing and illustrating children’s books when she had a family of her own, and she’s been hooked ever since. She’s made 30 + books, including the Dixie O Day series, Marshmallow Pie, Dotty Detective and many others. Her latest series The Dog Squad is out with HarperCollins.

RESOURCES & LINKS

Clara’s website
Clara on Twitter and Instagram
The Dotty Detective Series
The Dog Squad Series
The Marshmallow Pie Series
Orange Beak Studio
Clara’s mother Shirley Hughes
London Writers’ Salon course, Write a Children’s Picture Book

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#083: Peter Komolafe — Rewriting Your Relationship with Money & Visualising Success, Writing Non-Fiction, Building A Brand

London Writers' Salon

11/18/23 • 63 min

Nonfiction writer and financial advisor Peter Komolafe, on pulling himself out of homelessness, struggles with debt through to becoming a financial expert. We explore how we might rewrite our relationship with money, his 5 "BASIC" principles of financial security, how visualisation helped him achieve his goals, and his experience writing The Money Basics.

Peter also shares his advice on how he utilized platforms like YouTube, and his podcast to build his brand.

ABOUT PETER KOMOLAFE

Peter Komolafe founded Conversation of Money (a YouTube Channel and weekly Podcast) in 2020 to have conversations he wished someone had with him when he was in his twenties. Peter has been featured on Lorraine, Steph’s Packed Lunch, BBC World Service, The Times, The Express, ITV and has appeared as the Financial Expert on Secret Spenders: Beat the Price Rises on Channel 4. He's also the author of The Money Basics.

RESOURCES & LINKS

Peter's podcast The Conversation of Money
Peter's new book The Money Basics
Peter's YouTube channel
The Richest Man in Babylon
Compound Internet calculator
Book a discovery call with Peter
Connect with Peter on Instagram

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#078: Chris Guillebeau — Embracing Experimentation in Money-Making and Creativity, Plus Writing Non-Fiction and Tools for Creators

London Writers' Salon

10/14/23 • 59 min

New York Times-bestselling author Chris Guillebeau (Side Hustle School podcast) on the new rules of money, how people are making money in the new economy and his philosophy for how we as creators can experiment with new technology and platforms and turn creativity into income.

ABOUT CHRIS GUILLEBEAU

Chris is an entrepreneur, explorer, and New York Times-bestselling author. He visited every country in the world (193 in total) before his 35th birthday. He’s the author of eight books: The Art of Non-Conformity, The $100 Startup, The Happiness of Pursuit, Born for This, and Side Hustle. Chris is also the founder and host of the podcast Side Hustle School, which is downloaded more than 2 million times per month. His latest book is Gonzo Capitalism: How to Make Money in an Economy That Hates You

RESOURCES & LINKS

Chris’s last interview on the London Writers’ Salon Podcast: How to Spark a Movement and Build a Readership (and Make Money Doing It)
Gonzo Capitalism by Chris Guillebeau
Side Hustle by Chris Guillebeau
The 100 Dollar StartUp by Chris Guillebeau
Side Hustle School
“ChatGPT for you” by Seth Godin
“The Big Picture and the Small Details” by Chris Guillebeau
https://maven.com/
https://gumroad.com/

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#106: David Heinemeier Hansson — Turning Blogs into Bestselling Books, Writing Non-Fiction, Books as Products, Selling 1 million copies, Rethinking Work, Finding Meaning In Business & Writing

London Writers' Salon

06/01/24 • 70 min

David Heinemeier Hansson, serial entrepreneur and bestselling author on his 14-year journey to selling millions of copies of his books, why you should view your books as valuable products, and how he has co-written and marketed his books—all while running multiple successful businesses, including Basecamp, Ruby on Rails, and Hey.com. Plus how he used his blog to create a viral book, why his editing process took years and why he’s certain that working more than 40 hours a week isn’t smart.

ABOUT DAVID HEINEMEIER HANSSON

David Heinemeier Hansson is the creator of Ruby on Rails and co-owner of 37signals. He is also a Le Mans class-winning racing driver, antitrust advocate, investor in Danish startups, frequent podcast guest, and family man. His bestselling books include Rework and Remote: Office Not Required and Getting Real.

RESOURCES & LINKS

📄 Interview Transcript (unedited)
Ruby on Rails
37 Signals
Hey.com
Getting Real
Rework
Remote: Office Not Required
Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber
On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs: A Work Rant
David on Tim Ferris’s podcast, episode #195: The Power of Being Outspoken
Stoicism Resources from Tim Ferris
DHH on the Daily Stoic

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#105: Krystal Sutherland — Secrets To Writing a Page-Turner, Writing Young Adult Fantasy & Thrillers, How to Motivate Yourself, Amazon Studios

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05/18/24 • 58 min

Young Adult Bestselling author Krystal Sutherland on the reality of hitting the New York Times Bestseller list, how she constructs compelling hooks and endings for each chapter, moving across genres, and her advice for getting your book done and creating a page-turner.

ABOUT KRYSTAL SUTHERLAND

Krystal Sutherland is the New York Times and indie bestselling author of House of Hollow, A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares and Our Chemical Hearts, which was adapted into a film by Amazon Studios. Her books have been published in more than twenty countries and nominated for the Carnegie Medal and YA Book Prize, among others. Originally from Australia, she has lived on four continents and currently calls London home.

RESOURCES & LINKS

Follow Krystal:

Website
Instagram: @km_sutherland

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#104: Rupal Patel — Lessons from the CIA, Building A Creative Practice, Prioritising Time & Writing Non-Fiction

London Writers' Salon

05/04/24 • 66 min

Rupal Patel, an ex-CIA agent and author of From CIA to CEO on applying CIA tools to your personal and creative life. Plus she gives us tips for how to create more time and how to pitch a non-fiction book.

RESOURCES & LINKS

📄 Interview Transcript (unedited)
From CIA to CEO
Rupal’s TED Talk, My Unexpected Discovery About Working at the CIA
Rupal’s website

ABOUT RUPAL PATEL

The daughter of Indian immigrants, Rupal Patel is a born-and-bred New Yorker now living near London. Her unconventional career as a CIA analyst and successful entrepreneur has taken her from dusty briefing rooms in jungles and war zones to the gilded halls of NATO and Capitol Hill. As a CEO, leadership consultant, and strategic advisor, she now helps founders, corporate leaders, and next-generation change-makers lead in powerful, meaningful ways while building mental toughness and unshakable resilience.

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#103: Pádraig Ó Tuama — Reading, Analysing & Writing Poetry; Making A Living as a Poet

London Writers' Salon

04/27/24 • 62 min

The poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama tells us about his journey into poetry, how he knows a poem is complete and how poets might practice noticing. He also reads from his collection and deconstructs his poetry. We also discuss what it means to make a living as a poet.

ABOUT PÁDRAIG Ó TUAMA

Pádraig Ó Tuama is a theologian, writer, and conflict transformation practitioner. His books include In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World; Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community; Sorry For Your Troubles; Borders & Belonging and Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World. He hosts the On Being Studios podcast Poetry Unbound with Krista Tippett’s studio.

RESOURCES & LINKS

📄 Interview Transcript (unedited)
On Being Studios podcast Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World
In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World
Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community
Sorry For Your Troubles
Borders & Belonging
Readings from the Book of Exile
Concerning the Prayer I Cannot Make by Jane Mead
Having Confessed by Patrick Kavanagh
Pádraig’s Substack, Poetry Unbound

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#116: Pádraig Ó Tuama — Using poetry to notice the world, Knowing when a poem is done, How to strengthen your poetry writing

London Writers' Salon

09/14/24 • 17 min

Practical advice from Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama on writing and editing poetry and expanding your world with poetry. Highlights from a previous episode. For the full episode, listen to interview episode #103

ABOUT PÁDRAIG Ó TUAMA

RESOURCES & LINKS

Follow Pádraig

Pádraig’s Substack, Poetry Unbound

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