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
Page One Extra - 5 Books That Influenced Me In Writing... Dissolution with Nick Binge
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Nicholas Binge is a bestselling author of speculative thrillers, literary science fiction, and horror. His novels include Extremity (2025), Dissolution (…
Ep. 217 - Nadine Matheson on what it's really like having your debut novel go to auction
Nadine Matheson lives in London and is a criminal solicitor. In 2016, she won the City University Crime Writing Competition and completed the Creative Writing (Crime/Thrillers Novels) Master’s Degree…
Drafting Notes - Writing and the Day Job
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How to find the time to write? Even published authors often have day jobs, and so it can be tricky to find the time to write. In this episode of Drafting Note…
Ep. 216 - Simon Scarrow on writing historical fiction and why he loves researching
Simon Scarrow’s passion for writing began at an early age. After a childhood spent travelling the world, he pursued his great love of history as a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. His Roma…
Drafting Notes - Writing to Market
We often hear that authors shouldn't write to market, shouldn't chase trends... but how true is that? Is it always a bad thing? And even if not writing to market, how important is it to keep an eye o…
Ep. 215 - Trevor Wood on using fiction to explore societal issues
Trevor Wood served 16 years as a Writer (not what you think it is) before branching out into journalism and then writing plays. From there, he moved into writing novels, with his debut, MAN ON THE ST…
Drafting Notes - The Dos and Don'ts of Self-Promotion As An Author - What Works and What Doesn't?
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Self-promotion for authors of all levels is increasingly important in today's busy publishing world - even with a traditional publishing deal, authors…
Ep. 214 - Chris McQueer on why becoming a full-time writer wasn't the dream he thought it would be
Chris McQueer is a Scottish writer and spoken art performer. Writing in the Scottish vernacular, he is known for his dark comedy and surreal humour. He is best known for his two published collections…
Ep. 213 - Annabel Campbell on developing The Outcast Mage from an early story and special editions of books
Annabel Campbell writes fantasy with fierce female characters and disaster wizards, and believes everything is improved by dragons. She lives in a tiny village in Scotland, where most of her neighbou…
Drafting Notes - Ten Books That Have Influenced Us - 5-1
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What books influenced you as a reader and writer? We continue our countdown of the top ten books that influenced us as writers - from number 5 to number 1!
(Befor…
Ep. 212 - Delilah S. Dawson on writing for IP projects and how she writes so quickly
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Delilah S. Dawson is the New York Times bestselling writer of Star Wars: Phasma, Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire, Inquisitor: Rise of th…
Drafting Notes - Ten Books That Have Influenced Us - 10-6
What books influenced you as a reader and writer? That's what we're looking at on today's special episode of Drafting Notes as we break down numbers 10-6 on our own list of 10 books. *Before the comm…
Ep. 211 - Jay Kristoff on writing flawed characters, playing with formatting and more
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Jay Kristoff is a #1 international, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction. He is the winner…
The Page One Christmas Special 2024 feat. Anna Mazzola, Abir Mukherjee & Vaseem Khan
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We're joined by not one, not two, but three brilliant authors for our end of year Christmas special!
Anna Mazzola is the award-winning author of fi…
Ep. 210 - Crime author Jo Callaghan on overcoming personal grief and rejection to write an award-winning novel
Jo Callaghan works full time as a senior strategist, carrying out research into the future impact of AI and genomics on the workforce. She was a student of the Writers’ Academy Course (Penguin Random…
Ep. 209 - Barnaby Walter on meticulous planning and writing to market
Barnaby Walter is (as B.P. Walter) the author of A Version of the Truth (published in the US as The Couple's Secret), Hold Your Breath, The Dinner Guest and more. He was born and raised in Essex and …
Ep. 208 - Adam Howorth on why he wanted to follow the music industry model for publishing his debut
Adam Howorth was until recently Communications Director for Apple, helped launch the iPhone and once bought Steve Jobs a hot chocolate. Now he spends his time creating tense and otherworldly storylin…
Ep. 207 - Genoveva Dimova on bringing Slavic fantasy to readers with The Witch's Compendium of Monsters
Genoveva Dimova is a Bulgarian fantasy author and archaeologist based in Scotland. Her debut novel inspired by Slavic folklore, Foul Days, came out in June 2024, with the sequel, Monstrous Nights, ju…
Drafting Notes - Are you a planner or a pantser? Is one method better than the other?
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On this week's episode, we talk about that age-old writing divide - Planners v Pantsers! Some writers need to outline every plot detail befor…
Ep. 206 - Chloe C. Peñaranda on how she used TikTok to grow her fantasy loving audience
CHLOE C. PEÑARANDA is the USA Today bestselling author of The Nytefall Trilogy and An Heir Comes to Rise Series. A lifelong avid reader and writer, Chloe discovered her passion for storytelling in he…