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The Writing Life

The Writing Life

National Centre for Writing

We’re a podcast for anyone who writes. Every week we talk to writers about their writing journeys and techniques, from early career debuts to self-publishers and narrative designers. We’ve featured Margaret Atwood, Jackie Kay, Sara Collins, Antti Tuomainen, Val McDermid, Sarah Perry, Elif Shafak and many more! The Writing Life is produced by the National Centre for Writing at Dragon Hall in Norwich.
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The Writing Life - Changing direction with Antti Tuomainen
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09/27/19 • 27 min

The King of Helsinki Crime and the 'funniest writer in Europe' Antti Tuomainen joins us on the pod to talk about his books including The Man Who Died and Little Siberia, plus how the crime fiction genre is the perfect engine for telling stories. Many thanks to the Finnish Literature Exchange (FILI) for supporting Antti's visit to the UK. Meanwhile, Steph and Simon introduce the Early Career Awards, launched TODAY, including the news that we are now running the Desmond Elliott Prize. We also share the writing prompt from our first drop-in writing session; "Out of the ashes rose..." Fill in the rest by sending us your microfiction responses on Twitter @writerscentre! Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna. Find out more: nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk Early Career Awards: http://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/early-career-awards/ Noirwich: noirwich.co.uk
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The Writing Life - BookTube & Your Online Platform - with Leena Norms
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03/06/20 • 36 min

Prominent BookTuber Leena Norms joins us to talk about developing and maintaining an online profile, handling abuse and her parallel careers on YouTube and in the publishing industry. Also, she politely explains to Simon what BookTube actually means. Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna, who are joined by special guest - and BookTube afficionado - Vicki Maitland. Find out more about what we do: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk Leena's website: https://www.leenanorms.com/ Leena on Twitter: https://twitter.com/leenanorms
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The Writing Life - From Teacher To Writer: Ashley Hickson-Lovence
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02/26/20 • 28 min

"If you write, you're a writer." This week we talk to Ashley Hickson-Lovence about the creation of his debut novel The 392, and how he had to fit writing time in and around his job of being a teacher. Ashley shares his journey from poet to teacher to novelist and talks about his next project. Interview by Florence Reynolds. Meanwhile, Simon and Steph introduce the Norfolk & Norwich Festival's City of Literature strand which was announced last week. Hosted by Steph McKenna and Simon Jones. More about our work: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/ City of Literature events: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/city-of-literature-at-norfolk-norwich-festival/ NNF: https://nnfestival.org.uk/ Music by Bennet Maples.
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The Writing Life - Leaving Your Job To Become A Writer - with Nuril Basri
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02/14/20 • 25 min

"Do not be limited by the things that surround you." That's the advice from Nuril Basri, who joins us on the podcast this week to talk about his journey from a rural village in Indonesia to leaving his job to become a writer. Nuril is talking with Kate Griffin. Hosted by Steph McKenna and Simon Jones, who also talk about the newly announced Early Career Awards judges and other exciting upcoming events. Nuril Basri was born in a village in West Java, Indonesia, and raised in a staunchly Islamic community. Nuril has worked in a variety of positions—cashier, tutor, accounts manager, waiter, etc.—the combined experience of which has served to enrich his characters and settings. Nuril is the author of six novels. Find out more about what we do: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk Music by Bennet Maples.
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The Writing Life - #54 Henry Sutton On Noirwich 2019
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07/22/19 • 19 min

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Today we have an interview with Mandy Stanley, a children's author and illustrator who has created a huge number of books over her career. Although she was traditionally published by the likes of HarperCollins, for her latest book in the Lettice series she decided to self-publish. We talked to her about why she took that route, and her top tips for anybody looking to self-publish their own children's picture books. Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna from Dragon Hall in Norwich. Find out more about our work at https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk Mandy's website: http://mandystanley.com Music by Bennet Maples.
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How many episodes does The Writing Life have?

The Writing Life currently has 468 episodes available.

What topics does The Writing Life cover?

The podcast is about How To, Podcasts, Books, Education and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on The Writing Life?

The episode title '#67 Balancing a job & writing with Yrsa Sigurðardóttir' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Writing Life?

The average episode length on The Writing Life is 42 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Writing Life released?

Episodes of The Writing Life are typically released every 6 days, 19 hours.

When was the first episode of The Writing Life?

The first episode of The Writing Life was released on Mar 18, 2011.

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