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Christmas Special 2023 - Authors Nicholas Binge & David Goodman discuss their 2023 writing & reading highlights with us

105 min • 22 december 2023

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A slightly different - but bumper-length - episode this time as we are joined by authors Nick Binge and Dave Goodman for our review of 2023!

Nick is a previous podcast guest and is an internationally bestselling author of speculative fiction, sci-fi, and horror. His novels include Ascension and Professor Everywhere.

Dave is a thriller and SFF novelist and short story author with stories in Clarkesworld and Analog. His debut novel is coming from a major publisher in 2024.

We loved finishing off the year chatting with Dave and Nick about their writing highlights and hearing about what they have planned for 2024. Plus, we discuss each others' highlights on the reading and viewing front, as well as finding out about everyone's favourite Christmas movie...

Christmas Special 2023 - Authors Nicholas Binge & David Goodman discuss their 2023 writing & reading highlights with us

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Ep. 233 - Laura Shepherd Robinson on moving from politics to page-turners

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Ep. 232 - Amelia Blackwell on bringing Jane Austen to the Modern Day

Ep. 231 - Jonathan Lee on what editing taught him about writing

Ep. 230 - Beth Lewis on Telling Women's Stories in the Wild West

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Ep. 229 - Fiona Cummins on moving from journalism to writing fiction

Ep. 228 - Jane Johnson on how her editing experience made her a better author

Ep. 227 - Michael Cordy on using science as inspiration for his stories

Drafting Notes - Does Networking Help as an Author? And How Do You Do It?

Ep. 226 - CL Taylor on finding twists as she writes

Drafting Notes - Writing Short Stories vs Writing Novels

Ep. 225 - Kate Foster on making historical characters feel modern

Drafting Notes - Dealing with Rejection as a Writer

Ep. 224 - Stuart MacBride on why he loves the thrill of the blank page

Ep. 223 - Andrew Hunter Murray on moving from writing for TV to writing novels

Ep. 222 - Julian Simpson of The Lovecraft Investigations on writing compelling audio drama

Ep. 221 - Elif Shafak on why authors must never self-censor when writing

Ep. 220 - Robert Jackson Bennett on how fantasy can be a framework for any type of story

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Ep. 219 - Frances White on writing crossover fantasy fiction

Drafting Notes - Pushing Past Bad Writing Days

Ep. 218 - David Hewson on historical v contemporary fiction

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Ep. 217 - Nadine Matheson on what it's really like having your debut novel go to auction

Drafting Notes - Writing and the Day Job

Ep. 216 - Simon Scarrow on writing historical fiction and why he loves researching

Drafting Notes - Writing to Market

Ep. 215 - Trevor Wood on using fiction to explore societal issues

Drafting Notes - The Dos and Don'ts of Self-Promotion As An Author - What Works and What Doesn't?

Ep. 214 - Chris McQueer on why becoming a full-time writer wasn't the dream he thought it would be

Ep. 213 - Annabel Campbell on developing The Outcast Mage from an early story and special editions of books

Drafting Notes - Ten Books That Have Influenced Us - 5-1

Ep. 212 - Delilah S. Dawson on writing for IP projects and how she writes so quickly

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Ep. 211 - Jay Kristoff on writing flawed characters, playing with formatting and more

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Ep. 210 - Crime author Jo Callaghan on overcoming personal grief and rejection to write an award-winning novel

Ep. 209 - Barnaby Walter on meticulous planning and writing to market

Ep. 208 - Adam Howorth on why he wanted to follow the music industry model for publishing his debut

Ep. 207 - Genoveva Dimova on bringing Slavic fantasy to readers with The Witch's Compendium of Monsters

Drafting Notes - Are you a planner or a pantser? Is one method better than the other?

Ep. 206 - Chloe C. Peñaranda on how she used TikTok to grow her fantasy loving audience

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Ep. 205 - Graham Bartlett on how he set up his crime writing consultancy business

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Ep. 204 - Crime author Harry Fisher on buying your rights back from a publisher

Ep. 203 - John Connolly on selling cross-genre stories

Ep. 202 - Labyrinth author Kate Mosse on writing historical fiction and not worrying what publishers want

Ep. 201- David Goodman shares how perseverance led to a publishing deal for his debut, A Reluctant Spy

Ep. 200 - Lee Child and Andrew Child on creating and writing Jack Reacher and handing over the legacy

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Ep. 198 - Mark Lawrence on writing fantasy epics without any planning

Ep. 197 - Dan Malakin on honing his craft on short stories and how he constantly changes his writing process

Ep. 196 - Conn Iggulden on why he loves his characters and how his approach to historical fiction has changed

Ep. 195 - Ilaria Bernardini on writing in both Italian and English and the difference in novel and screenwriting

Ep. 194 - Bloody Scotland Festival Director Bob McDevitt on organising literary festivals and the thorny subject of funding

Ep. 193 - Gollancz Deputy publisher Gillian Redfearn on what catches her eye as an editor

Ep. 192 - Literary Agents of the Year Becky Brown and Norah Perkins on why authors should think about their wills

Ep. 191 - Literary agent Julie Crisp on the red flags she sees in query letters and more

Ep. 190 - Literary agent John Baker on why he likes to take big swings as an agent

Ep. 189 - Literary agent Jonny Geller on the importance of query letters and the role of an agent

Ep. 188 - Literary agent Francesca Riccardi on how to hook an agent - and what to avoid!

Ep. 187 - Kim Sherwood on having her dreams come true when being asked to write James Bond

Ep. 186 - Jasper Fforde on crafting unique worlds and daring himself to develop his ideas

Ep. 185 - Eliza Chan on the differences between short and long-form storytelling, and hitting The Sunday Time No 1 slot with her debut novel

Ep. 184 - Gareth Brown on selling his huge debut hit, The Book of Doors, and why pragmatism and patience is so important as a writer

Ep. 183 - Antony Johnston on the differences in writing for comics, books and video games

Ep. 182 - James Logan talks about his debut fantasy novel The Silverblood Promise

Page One Extra - Agents Felicity Blunt and Gráinne Fox on the importance of literary book fairs

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