Write, Damn It! with Zoe Richards

In this episode I share the journey I've been on since December 2021, and what happened from starting my first draft in February 2022 of the book I now have a publishing deal for. And it really does …

Philippa East grew up in Scotland and originally studied Psychology and Philosophy before training as a Clinical Psychologist. She writes psychological thrillers / psychological suspense novels, and …

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The one where we get into talking about ADHD and neuro-diversity. This is a fascinating conversation with non-fiction author, Angela Kirwin, who has known she has ADHD from her late teens.

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We can all be affected by traps, fears and patterns of behaviour that don't necessarily help us. In this episode you can find out about some of the common traps, fears and patters, and learn a simple…

Have you ever come across STARR? Or maybe you know it as STAR? It's an interview technique - yes, I know, this is a writing podcast, but bear with me here. Even though this is a technique to use in i…

When it comes to our writing, to querying, to doing any publicity as a writer, we need to be able to answer the question 'who am I?' But that's not the only way this question can be helpful - we can …

Sarah Hilary is the guest I chat with on this week's episode - and forgive me for it being a longer than usual episode, but I couldn't bring myself to delete any of our conversation. Sarah is such an…

I used to do bouldering - climbing without ropes. And it's all about learning from the basics, and problem solving. In this episode I look at how we as writers can benefit from seeing ourselves as pr…

Would some useful coaching questions help you get over your overwhelm and stop you feeling stuck with your writing? Get a pen and paper for this episode, and jot down the questions - if you want to g…

There are many reasons we get stuck with our writing - and one, that in some ways is a gift, is when we have so many ideas that we don't know which to focus on. In this episode I share a simple techn…

Fascinating conversation with JD Kirk, the pen name of multi-award-winning author, screenwriter, and writer of comics, Barry Hutchison. 

Born and raised in Fort William in the Highlands of Scotland, J…

I've been watching how my agent goes about her role within the editing process, and I've learned 4 really helpful things. As a result, I am now taking a different approach to my editing, and I think …

What if being too focused on getting an agent or a publishing deal is impacting on our writing? Product can become much more important than process and performance if we focus on outcome over experie…

A few years ago I was on a course and the tutor repeatedly told us that there are no rules ... and then in the feedback on my writing from the tutor and fellow students it became clear that there are…

Nigel Stewart is the guest this week. He's published 4 books, and is currently working on his 5th. His latest book is Justinian's Daughters, based in St Davids in South Wales.

We talked about imposter…

As we go in search of imperfection, it helps to understand the impact of cognitive bias through both the expert beginner syndrome and imposter syndrome, and what we can do about it. In this slightly …

Feedback is a bit of a rollercoaster, isn't it? I've had some that made me so happy, and others that made wonder why I've bothered writing. And I'll admit it, once I got feedback that stopped me writ…

Failing as a writer is a given - we are going to fail. And brush ourselves off, and fail again. Every step of the way. Listen in to Episode 16, and join the failure train. It's all part of the journe…

'Read, read, read. Write, write, write. Submit, submit, submit.' Jeevani Charika shares her top tip for keeping motivated and getting the writing done, as well as sharing thoughts on the routine she …