Page One - The Writer's Podcast
New episodes every Friday!
On Page One - The Writer's Podcast, we talk to writers of all descriptions (authors, screenwriters, comic writers and more) about their writing process and how they craft their next great works. We also explore their career, including how their first big break happened, and discuss the ups and downs along the way. We learn something new every episode, and we hope you do as well.
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 277
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Ep. 230 - Beth Lewis on Telling Women's Stories in the Wild West
Beth Lewis is the author of five novels so far, including her debut, THE WOLF ROAD. My latest novel, THE RUSH, came out in the UK on 10th June 2025 and is out in the US on the 7th October. It was Jul…
Page One Extra - 5 Books That Influenced DV Bishop for Carnival of Lies
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D. V. BISHOP writes the award-winning Cesare Aldo historical thrillers, published by Pan Macmillan. A writer of many narrative forms, his love for …
Adventures in Publishing-land - Debut episode!
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Welcome to the very first episode of Adventures in Publishing-la…
Ep. 229 - Fiona Cummins on moving from journalism to writing fiction
Fiona Cummins is an award-winning former journalist and a graduate of the Faber Academy Writing a Novel course. Rattle, her debut novel, was the subject of a huge international auction and has been t…
Ep. 228 - Jane Johnson on how her editing experience made her a better author
Jane Johnson is a novelist, historian, and publisher. She is the UK publisher of many bestselling authors, including George R.R. Martin. She has written for both adults and children, including the be…
Ep. 227 - Michael Cordy on using science as inspiration for his stories
Michael Cordy's debut novel,The Miracle Strain/Messiah Code, was published in over twenty-five languages and reached the top five in the Sunday Times Bestseller List. Disney bought the film rights f…
Drafting Notes - Does Networking Help as an Author? And How Do You Do It?
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Networking. It's a word that is very corporate and as a result off-putting to a lot of writers, but can it help? What are the best ways to go about it, ei…
Ep. 226 - CL Taylor on finding twists as she writes
C.L. Taylor is the nine times Sunday Times bestselling author of eleven gripping stand-alone psychological thrillers: THE ACCIDENT, THE LIE, THE MISSING, THE ESCAPE, THE FEAR, SLEEP, STRANGERS, HER L…
Drafting Notes - Writing Short Stories vs Writing Novels
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It's often assumed that writing novels and short stories use the same skill sets, but is that really true? What can writing short stories teach yo…
Ep. 225 - Kate Foster on making historical characters feel modern
Kate Foster worked as a national newspaper journalist for more than twenty years before becoming an author. Growing up in Edinburgh, she became fascinated by its history and often uses it as inspirat…
Drafting Notes - Dealing with Rejection as a Writer
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On this week's Drafting Notes, we are discussing that issue that every writer needs to deal with: Rejection! How do you handle it? Is there e…
Ep. 224 - Stuart MacBride on why he loves the thrill of the blank page
Stuart MacBride is the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae and Ash Henderson novels. He’s also published standalones, novellas, and short stories, as well as a slightly twisted ch…
Ep. 223 - Andrew Hunter Murray on moving from writing for TV to writing novels
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Andrew Hunter Murray is a writer, broadcaster and comedian. He co-hosts the award-winning podcast No Such Thing As A Fish, which has…
Ep. 222 - Julian Simpson of The Lovecraft Investigations on writing compelling audio drama
Julian Simpson is a London-based writer and director known for his work across film, TV, and audio, including on Spooks, Hustle, Hotel Babylon, New Tricks, and Doctor Who. He’s also the co-founder of…
Ep. 221 - Elif Shafak on why authors must never self-censor when writing
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Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist and storyteller, whose 21 books—translated into 58 languages—include The Island of Miss…
Ep. 220 - Robert Jackson Bennett on how fantasy can be a framework for any type of story
Robert is the author of The Tainted Cup, The Divine Cities trilogy and The Founders Trilogy. A Drop of Corruption, the sequel to The Tainted Cup, is out now. His work has received the Edgar Award, th…
Drafting notes - Researching Your Story
On this episode of Drafting Notes, we talk about the importance of research: how it can spur ideas, how to go about it with difficult topics, what to include (and not include) in your writing and muc…
Ep. 219 - Frances White on writing crossover fantasy fiction
Frances White is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Voyage of the Damned, a queer fantasy murder mystery at sea. A Nottingham resident, Frances is a creative writing graduate from Royal Holloway …
Drafting Notes - Pushing Past Bad Writing Days
On this episode, we are talking about how to deal with those days that every writer has when you just aren't feeling it. What do you do if you are doubting what you've written? Push through or stubbo…
Ep. 218 - David Hewson on historical v contemporary fiction
David Hewson’s novels have been translated worldwide, from Italian to Japanese, with his debut, Semana Santa, filmed with Mira Sorvino. His work spans Italy, Spain, Denmark, and Amsterdam, including …