The Versatile Writer

The final episode in Season 7. Thank you for listening. 

E8 looks at trouble shooting. Creatives (like me) often get overwhelmed when things don't go right. Thus, I give several anecdotes on what the…

S7E7 Ghostwriting.

In this penultimate episode of The Versatile Writer podcast, I look at what exactly ghostwriting is, how it is not a 'dodgy area of the industry', how to get into it, and what to e…

E5 of S7 Punctuation looks at why we use it, why we should use it, how it helps to give the reader a better reading experiences, and what a handful of the types of punctuation available.

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Ep5 of S7 covers Characters Pt 2.

This episode summarizes Pt 1 with names and their meanings then goes on to look at character skills, family trees, and even accents.

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All opinions given …

Ep4 of Season 7 is Mood.

I touch upon mood, atmosphere, and tone within fiction casting my eye (and memory) over Dickens through to King. I mention DC Comics' Batman and the movie adaptation of the n…

Ep 3 of Season 7 of The Versatile Writer.

Taking charge of your writing is about pushing aside those fears of inadequacy, the insecurities, the procrastination, and the writers block and getting on t…

Episode 2 of Season 7 of The Versatile Writer. 

In this episode, I look at Length. I begin with a cheeky glint in my metaphorical eye, but continue with:

. length of paragraphs

. length of chapters

.…

Welcome back to Season 7 of The Versatile Writer.

The first of this season's episodes looks at:

. character names

. their meanings

. which names work well for which genre (in my opinion)

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The final episode of S6 looks at self care for writers. Covers mental health.

Big thanks to those authors on social media who participated including:

Facebook: Emma Louise, Samantha Nix, Cher Worth, …

Writers either love them or hate them. Where do you stand? 

Pseudonyms can be extremely useful for writers, or a waste of time. 

I put the idea out to the writing community on twitter. Responses are …

Many writers have access to their own writing resources based upon the genres they write. If you don't, however, why not try prompts or an idea's box?

Lots of help included. :) 

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What ar…

Within creative writing, we have so many challenges - most of which is about how they're viewed or framed. I experienced several different challenges with my latest novel from formatting issues to ho…

As a writer you have expectations of where ideas will take you. But what if the 10k story is really 50k o the 100k is really just 5k long? Our expectations of stories can hit us hard.

And so can the …

***SPOILERS***

In this episode I dissect my latest (currently unpublished) novel so I can understand how it was created and, in turn, listeners can apply this take to their stories too.

THERE ARE MAS…

Isn't is odd how we feel when a piece of art we've come to love in one medium, gets our backs up when it's been adapted to another?

Books to movies, small screen to big, games to movies, even Tv show…

The Art of Handwriting kicks off the first episode of Season 6 of The Versatile Writer.

Do you ever give thought to how your handwriting looks to others?

Did you know it gives away a lot about your i…

The last episode of Season 5. The topic this week is on Spring Cleaning and Self Care. We writers are not always great at taking care of the things outside of our writing, so here's a reminder to car…

The second in this two-parter on writing tips. After over 3 decades in the biz, I've picked up a few titbits here and there so sharing them with you is an organic next step :)

This is the pen-ultimat…

Sequels are generally either intended or 'found' from previously written work. They're also a sensible option to exploit if the first book sold particularly well.

But here's a completely different ta…

Writing is one thing and publishing is another, but what about marketing the book? And, don't forget as a writer, you're now also in business. It's all a massive beast and a lot to contend with becau…