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Ep. 235 - J.R. Dawson on retelling myths and legends

18 juli | 55 min

Ep. 234 - Carlo Lucarelli on drawing inspiration from history for his crime novels

16 juli | 48 min

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

9 maj | 81 min

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

18 april | 65 min

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

11 april | 53 min

Drafting notes - Researching Your Story

9 april | 22 min

Ep. 219 - Frances White on writing crossover fantasy fiction

4 april | 49 min

Drafting Notes - Pushing Past Bad Writing Days

2 april | 20 min

Ep. 218 - David Hewson on historical v contemporary fiction

28 mars | 68 min

Page One Extra - 5 Books That Influenced Me In Writing... Dissolution with Nick Binge

26 mars | 31 min

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

21 mars | 73 min

Drafting Notes - Writing and the Day Job

19 mars | 16 min

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

14 mars | 56 min

Drafting Notes - Writing to Market

12 mars | 17 min

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

7 mars | 65 min

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

5 mars | 19 min

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

28 februari | 59 min

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

21 februari | 51 min

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

19 februari | 36 min

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

14 februari | 61 min

Drafting Notes - Ten Books That Have Influenced Us - 10-6

12 februari | 37 min

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

7 februari | 83 min

The Page One Christmas Special 2024 feat. Anna Mazzola, Abir Mukherjee & Vaseem Khan

20 december 2024 | 78 min

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

13 december 2024 | 63 min

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

6 december 2024 | 63 min

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

29 november 2024 | 50 min

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

22 november 2024 | 55 min

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

20 november 2024 | 19 min

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

15 november 2024 | 53 min

Drafting Notes - Ep. 2 - How to deal with all the waiting in publishing

13 november 2024 | 15 min

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

8 november 2024 | 64 min

Page One Extra - The Andromeda Award

7 november 2024 | 34 min

Drafting Notes Episode 1 - Reworking old drafts

6 november 2024 | 15 min

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

1 november 2024 | 58 min

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

25 oktober 2024 | 64 min

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

18 oktober 2024 | 50 min

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

11 oktober 2024 | 64 min

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

4 oktober 2024 | 94 min

Thank You - and the Next Chapter of Page One!

27 september 2024 | 4 min

Ep. 199 - Deborah Harkness on accidentally becoming a best-selling author

26 juli 2024 | 80 min

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

19 juli 2024 | 59 min

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

12 juli 2024 | 68 min

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

5 juli 2024 | 63 min

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

28 juni 2024 | 58 min

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

21 juni 2024 | 58 min

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

14 juni 2024 | 53 min

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

31 maj 2024 | 54 min

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

24 maj 2024 | 43 min

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

17 maj 2024 | 56 min

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

10 maj 2024 | 56 min

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

3 maj 2024 | 44 min

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

26 april 2024 | 74 min

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

19 april 2024 | 67 min

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

12 april 2024 | 56 min

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

5 april 2024 | 60 min

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

29 mars 2024 | 79 min

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

22 mars 2024 | 84 min

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

12 mars 2024 | 37 min

Where have we been?!

26 februari 2024 | 2 min

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

22 december 2023 | 105 min

Ep. 181 - Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey on writing with another author, why authors shouldn't be ashamed of making money and more!

27 oktober 2023 | 63 min

Ep. 180 - Gareth Rubin on why he wanted to write a tête-bêche novel, why he loathes writing and more!

20 oktober 2023 | 59 min

Ep. 179 - Susan Lewis on writing 50 bestsellers, why screenwriting was her apprenticeship, and George Clooney's pot-bellied pig...

13 oktober 2023 | 50 min

Ep. 178 - Ian Moore tells us why he is happy to have left standup for novel writing, and discusses cosy crime and why his latest is a more serious crime story

6 oktober 2023 | 47 min

Ep. 177 - Caimh "CK" McDonnell on moving from stand-up to novel writing, and why he enjoys jumping between self-publishing and trad

29 september 2023 | 73 min

Ep. 176 - RJ Barker on the worst writing advice he ever received and more

22 september 2023 | 58 min

Ep. 175 - Sunyi Dean on the fickleness of being an author and why she wants to raise the curtain on the publishing industry

15 september 2023 | 51 min

Ep 174 - Alexander Darwin on how to succeed in self-publishing and making the change to trad

8 september 2023 | 62 min

Ep. 173 - Mark Edwards on how he made such a success of self-publishing, the ups and downs of a writing career and more

1 september 2023 | 82 min

Ep. 172 - Lauren Beukes returns to talk multiverses, why AI is bad for writers and tells us about the growing South African literary scene

25 augusti 2023 | 58 min

Ep. 171 - Dean Koontz on writing twists and why writing across genres keeps things interesting as an author

18 augusti 2023 | 60 min

Ep. 170 - Alasdair Beckett-King on the differences in writing comedy, video games and novels

11 augusti 2023 | 68 min

Ep. 169 - Screenwriter and author Fflur Dafydd on switching between screen and novel writing, the difficulties of adapting her own work and more.

4 augusti 2023 | 61 min

Ep. 168 - Graeme Macrae Burnet on breaking into novels late on, the huge impact of being Booker-shortlisted and more

28 juli 2023 | 70 min

Ep. 167 - Veronica Henry on moving from writing for TV to becoming a bestselling author and why deadlines are helpful

21 juli 2023 | 45 min

Ep. 166 - Heidi Swain on finding a publisher before an agent, the joys of writing longhand and more!

14 juli 2023 | 50 min

Ep. 165 - Jack Jordan talks moving from self-pub to trad and why thinking of how to pitch your book can be an important first step

7 juli 2023 | 64 min

Page One Extra - PR director Alison Barrow & author Premee Mohamed on how a publicity campaign helps a book's success

6 juli 2023 | 60 min

Page One Extra - Dr Strange screenwriter C Robert Cargill joins us to tell us why the writers strike is happening

5 juli 2023 | 40 min

Ep 164 - Screenwriter and novelist Cole Haddon on how Hollywood nearly broke him and why he turned to novels

9 juni 2023 | 64 min

Ep. 163 - Nick Harkaway on turning ideas into stories, why Gnomon nearly broke him and why he wants to write a Star Wars movie

2 juni 2023 | 74 min

Ep. 162 - Juliet E McKenna on the importance of checking your book contracts, the resurgence of fantasy and sci fi fiction and more

26 maj 2023 | 71 min

Ep. 161 - Louise Swanson joins us to talk about the importance of grabbing the opportunities when they arise as an author

19 maj 2023 | 52 min

Ep. 160 - Abigail Burdess on swapping comedy TV writing for dark thrillers and the importance of character consistency

12 maj 2023 | 64 min

Ep. 159 - Elliot Sweeney on writing hard-boiled crime and the assistance writing courses can give new writers

5 maj 2023 | 55 min

Ep. 158 - Jen Williams on why planning can ruin the joy of writing, and why she is (temporarily) swapping fantasy for crime

28 april 2023 | 74 min

Page One Extra - Screenwriter strikes, encouraging news for self-published authors - and are ebook prices good for writers?

27 april 2023 | 53 min

Ep. 157 - Nicholas Binge on his novel Ascension, and what really happens when publishers fight over your book

21 april 2023 | 75 min

Ep. 156 - Stig Abell on how a love of crime fiction informs his writing and the importance of tactility in fiction

14 april 2023 | 54 min

Ep. 155 - Charlie Stross on writing cross-genre SF, why changes at publishers can affect even established writers, and more!

7 april 2023 | 66 min

Ep. 154 - Anne O'Brien on the importance of research and accuracy in historical fiction

10 mars 2023 | 48 min

Ep. 153 - Ayisha Malik on elevator pitches, ghost-writing, accepting your first draft will be bad, and more!

3 mars 2023 | 54 min

Ep. 152 - Sarah Lee talks about using fiction as a teaching method, how journalism skills help her writing, and more!

24 februari 2023 | 45 min

Ep. 151 - Ian Green on writing the stories you want to tell, worldbuilding and more

17 februari 2023 | 71 min

Ep. 150 - Ryan Cahill on how he made such a success of self-publishing

10 februari 2023 | 75 min

Ep. 149 - Louise Candlish on how modern tech changed crime stories, researching, and more!

3 februari 2023 | 62 min

Ep. 148 - Jane Harper talks about why Australia is the perfect setting for her books and the importance of execution over ideas

27 januari 2023 | 51 min

Ep. 147 - Elle Connel (aka Lucy Ribchester) discusses the differences in writing historical crime fiction vs contemporary crime fiction

20 januari 2023 | 62 min

Ep. 146 - Tom Hindle talks locked room murder mysteries, red herrings and more!

13 januari 2023 | 60 min

Ep. 145 - Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin talk about writing together and how creators can break the chokehold of big companies

23 december 2022 | 60 min

Ep. 144 - Jenny Bayliss talks about the importance of persistence in finding an agent, planning Christmas books and writing scenes out of order

14 december 2022 | 47 min

Ep. 143 - Karen Swan talks about her strict schedule of two books a year, idea generation and setting stories at Christmas

9 december 2022 | 66 min

Ep. 142 - Kirsty Eyre talks about writing comedy, prize ceremonies, food puns and much more!

2 december 2022 | 55 min

Ep. 141 - Richard Swan talks self-publishing, becoming a debut author again and bestseller lists

25 november 2022 | 87 min

Ep. 140 - Scott Lynch talks worldbuilding, planning, new Locke Lamora stories and much more!

18 november 2022 | 90 min

Ep. 139 - Hollywood manager Bob Bookman talks about turning books into movies, including Jurassic Park and Silence of the Lambs

11 november 2022 | 65 min

Ep. 138 - Editor David Downing talks about the process of developmental editing and working with authors to polish their stories

4 november 2022 | 52 min

Ep. 137 - Karen Sullivan, founder of Orenda Books, talks about how she selects books to publish and much more!

28 oktober 2022 | 49 min

Ep. 136 - Publishing Director of Viper Books Miranda Jewess talks about what she looks for when commissioning books and lots more!

21 oktober 2022 | 50 min

Ep. 135 - Literary agent Jamie Cowen talks about querying, synopses, working with authors on manuscripts and more!

14 oktober 2022 | 52 min

Ep. 134 - US literary agent Eric Smith talks about querying, author comps, and gives other hints and tips on getting your query right

7 oktober 2022 | 42 min

Ep. 133 - Literary agent Juliet Mushens talks about what she looks for in a query letter and more

30 september 2022 | 45 min

Ep. 132 - Adam Hamdy on how Judge Reinhold kickstarted his writing career, why he frontloads his planning, and why he wrote his latest novel, The Other Side of Night

23 september 2022 | 57 min

Ep 131 - Diana Reid talks about writing her debut bestseller in lockdown and the challenges of the second novel

16 september 2022 | 41 min

Ep. 130 - Gordon J Brown talks pseudonyms, crime fiction settings and the Bloody Scotland festival

9 september 2022 | 59 min

Ep 129 - Shauna Lawless talks about how an hour a day can be all you need to write and more

2 september 2022 | 59 min

Ep. 128 - Kasim Ali talks to us about writing without planning, the importance of representation in fiction and... vampires?!

26 augusti 2022 | 63 min

Ep. 127 - Adam Simcox talks about using script-writing as a way to plan his novels and how he dealt with rejection during the submission process

19 augusti 2022 | 63 min

Ep. 126 - Michael Spicer tells us how he created the world-famous Man in the Room Next Door sketches and more!

13 augusti 2022 | 39 min

Ep. 125 - Tom Lucy talks about getting into comedy at the age of 16, and tells us how he generates his ideas

12 augusti 2022 | 26 min

Ep. 124 - Amy Gledhill tells us why she tries to avoid writing when preparing her stand up shows

12 augusti 2022 | 24 min

Ep. 123 - Sunil Patel tells us why he always felt destined for comedy and talks about how he crafts his shows

11 augusti 2022 | 23 min

Ep. 122 - Jack Barry tells us why he became a comedian rather than a spy, and talks about the analytical process that goes into stand up

11 augusti 2022 | 26 min

Ep. 121 - Schalk Bezuidenhout on why he doesn't write out his jokes in advance, the differences between UK and South African stand-up and more!

10 augusti 2022 | 30 min

Ep. 120 - Tessa Coates discusses writing stand-up, creating talking TV mice with Greg Daniels and much more!

10 augusti 2022 | 39 min

Ep. 119 - Jessica Fostekew tells us about how she writes her brilliant stand-up shows

9 augusti 2022 | 22 min

Ep. 118 - Jacob Hawley talks about how he crafts his stand-up shows

9 augusti 2022 | 29 min

Ep. 117 - Adrian Tchaikovsky talks about his brilliant books, telling us all about his planning, worldbuilding and much more!

5 augusti 2022 | 60 min

Ep. 116 - Lorraine Wilson talks about the distinction between literary and commercial fiction and whether it matters, the importance of setting and more!

28 juli 2022 | 53 min

Ep. 115 - Victoria Selman talks changing agents, why she is a planner rather than a pantser, and hitting the bestseller lists with her fourth novel

21 juli 2022 | 53 min

Ep. 114 - Janice Hallett talks about moving from screenwriting to novel writing with the smash-hit novel, The Appeal

15 juli 2022 | 52 min

Ep. 113 - Chris Whitaker talks about writing We Begin At The End, how he took a very unusual route into writing and why he starts his books in the middle

8 juli 2022 | 61 min

Ep. 112 - Martha Wells talks about writing The Murderbot Diaries, how they saved her writing career, and more!

1 juli 2022 | 56 min

Ep. 111 - Ed McDonald talks writing dark fantasy, why writers need to deal with rejection and more!

24 juni 2022 | 70 min

Ep. 110 - Jane Shemilt chats about swapping medicine for writing, whether writing courses help and more!

17 juni 2022 | 54 min

Ep. 109 - Nicholas Meyer talks about writing for Star Trek, the influence of Sherlock Holmes on his work, and how to deal with notes from producers and editors

10 juni 2022 | 91 min

Ep. 108 - Rob Hart talks about using spec fiction to write about real world issues, editing in reverse and more!

3 juni 2022 | 53 min

Ep. 107 - Sam Holland talks about writing serial killers, tells us how she plans her novels, and chats about her debut novel, The Echo Man

27 maj 2022 | 60 min

Ep. 106 - Mary Kenney tells us about writing video games and playing the sandbox worlds of The Walking Dead and Spider-Man

20 maj 2022 | 61 min

Ep. 105 - Leroy Kincaide talks about storytelling and writing and directing his first feature film, The Last Rite

15 april 2022 | 57 min

Ep. 104 - Ben Aaronovitch tells us about swapping screenwriting for prose, where the idea for Rivers of London came from and more!

8 april 2022 | 57 min

Ep. 103 - Fonda Lee on waiting for that breakthrough novel as an author, the importance of authenticity in any story, what inspired Jade City and the rest of the Green Bone Saga and much more!

1 april 2022 | 78 min

Ep. 102 - James Oswald talks about how self-publishing helped him sell 350k copies of his books and why he moved into trad publishing

25 mars 2022 | 56 min

Ep. 101 - Georgia Pritchett talks about writing for The Thick of It, Veep, Succession and more!

18 mars 2022 | 65 min

Ep. 100 - Ian Rankin talks about his career, why Scottish crime fiction is so big and talks about taking on the task of co-writing a posthumous William McIlvanney book

11 mars 2022 | 63 min

Ep. 99 - Anna Mazzola talks historical fiction, the difficulties of writing across genres, prologues and more!

4 mars 2022 | 65 min

Ep. 98 - Will Carver talks about writing dark crime fiction, injecting humour and dealing with rejection as a writer

25 februari 2022 | 57 min

Ep. 97 - Lilja Sigurðardóttir talks us about writing scandi noir, translations, Eurovision, and becoming the next Dan Brown

18 februari 2022 | 64 min

Ep. 96 - Tasmina Perry talks writing, pseudonyms and launching her own publishing imprint

11 februari 2022 | 86 min

Ep. 95 - Chris Hammer

31 december 2021 | 60 min

Ep. 94 - Hugh Howey

17 december 2021 | 79 min

Ep. 93 - Jon Ingold

10 december 2021 | 74 min

Ep. 92 - Simon Beckett

3 december 2021 | 48 min

Ep. 91 - Joanne Harris

26 november 2021 | 66 min

Ep. 90 - Catriona Ward

19 november 2021 | 67 min

Ep. 89 - Dominic Nolan

12 november 2021 | 56 min

Ep. 88 - Blake Crouch

5 november 2021 | 53 min

Ep. 87 - Stuart Turton

29 oktober 2021 | 65 min

Ep. 86 - Alan Johnson

22 oktober 2021 | 50 min

Ep. 85 - Tariq Ashkanani

10 september 2021 | 67 min

Ep. 84 - Cate Quinn

3 september 2021 | 67 min

Ep. 83 - Duncan Hamilton

27 augusti 2021 | 48 min

Ep. 82 - Abir Mukherjee and Vaseem Khan (The Red Hot Chilli Writers)

20 augusti 2021 | 81 min

Ep. 81 - C Robert Cargill

13 augusti 2021 | 84 min

Ep. 80 - Imran Mahmood

6 augusti 2021 | 58 min

Ep. 79 - Philip Gwynne Jones

30 juli 2021 | 43 min

Ep. 78 - MJ Arlidge

23 juli 2021 | 63 min

Ep. 77 - Caroline Hulse

16 juli 2021 | 61 min

Ep. 76 - The Desmond Elliott Prize Shortlist Nominees: AK Blakemore, Rebecca Watson, Eley Williams

1 juli 2021 | 90 min

Ep. 75 - Nina Allan

4 juni 2021 | 80 min

Ep. 74 - Holly Seddon

28 maj 2021 | 71 min

Ep. 73 - Nikki Smith

21 maj 2021 | 55 min

Ep. 72 - David Nicholls

14 maj 2021 | 71 min

Ep. 71 - Helen O'Hara

7 maj 2021 | 73 min

Ep. 70 - Miranda Malins

30 april 2021 | 67 min

Ep. 69 - DV Bishop

23 april 2021 | 79 min

Ep.68 - Jeff VanderMeer

16 april 2021 | 60 min

Ep. 67 - Charlie Jane Anders

9 april 2021 | 71 min

Ep. 66 - Annalee Newitz

2 april 2021 | 77 min

Ep. 65 - Margaux DeRoux

26 mars 2021 | 65 min

Ep. 64 - Peter Moffat

5 mars 2021 | 57 min

Ep. 63 - Robert Dinsdale

26 februari 2021 | 55 min

Ep. 62 - Helen Whitaker

19 februari 2021 | 61 min

Ep. 61 - Nick Hornby

12 februari 2021 | 71 min

Ep. 60 - Mari Hannah

5 februari 2021 | 70 min

Ep. 59 - Cherie Jones

29 januari 2021 | 63 min

Ep. 58 - Allie Reynolds

22 januari 2021 | 57 min

Ep. 57 - Helen Lederer

15 januari 2021 | 54 min

Ep. 56 - Sharon Bolton

8 januari 2021 | 58 min

Page One Sessions - Laura Lam and Adrian J Walker

1 januari 2021 | 57 min

Page One Sessions - Sarah Pinborough and Tim Lebbon

25 december 2020 | 64 min

Ep. 55 - Jennie Fields

18 december 2020 | 55 min

Ep. 54 - Matt Ruff

11 december 2020 | 70 min

Ep. 53 - Alex Garland

4 december 2020 | 101 min

Ep. 52 - Daniel Abraham

6 november 2020 | 86 min

Ep. 51 - Joe Abercrombie

30 oktober 2020 | 71 min

Ep. 50 - Peng Shepherd

23 oktober 2020 | 59 min

Ep. 49 - Benjamin Dreyer

15 oktober 2020 | 72 min

Ep. 48 - Cathy Bramley

9 oktober 2020 | 56 min

Ep. 47 - Owen Nicholls

2 oktober 2020 | 69 min

Ep. 46 - Dirk Maggs

25 september 2020 | 105 min

Ep. 45 - Ian Dunt

18 september 2020 | 68 min

Ep. 44 - Lauren Beukes

11 september 2020 | 62 min

Ep. 43 - Alastair Campbell

4 september 2020 | 86 min

Ep. 42 - Stephen Graham Jones

7 augusti 2020 | 56 min

Ep. 41 - Paul Tremblay

31 juli 2020 | 65 min

Ep. 40 - David Quantick

24 juli 2020 | 59 min

Ep. 39 - Joe Cornish

17 juli 2020 | 80 min

Ep. 38 - Adam Christopher

10 juli 2020 | 75 min

Ep. 37 - Tendai Huchu

3 juli 2020 | 69 min

Ep. 36 - Sheila O'Flanagan

26 juni 2020 | 51 min

Ep. 35 - Chris Brookmyre

19 juni 2020 | 58 min

Ep. 34 - Thomas Welsh

12 juni 2020 | 68 min

Ep. 33 - Alexandra Sokoloff

5 juni 2020 | 63 min

Ep. 32 - Alex De Campi

29 maj 2020 | 74 min

Ep. 31 - Laura Lam

17 april 2020 | 65 min

Ep. 30 - Struan Murray

10 april 2020 | 64 min

Ep. 29 - Harriet Tyce

3 april 2020 | 75 min

Ep. 28 - Neil Forsyth

27 mars 2020 | 68 min

Ep. 27 - M R Carey Returns!

20 mars 2020 | 60 min

Ep. 26 - Christian Divine

13 mars 2020 | 78 min

Ep. 25 - Jonathan Whitelaw

6 mars 2020 | 64 min

Ep. 24 - Gareth L Powell

28 februari 2020 | 46 min

Ep. 23 - Dave Cook

21 februari 2020 | 85 min

Ep. 22 - Sarah Pinborough

14 februari 2020 | 73 min

Ep. 21 - Richard Morgan - Part 2

16 december 2019 | 61 min

Ep. 20 - Richard Morgan - Part 1

13 december 2019 | 66 min

Ep. 19 - Claire Askew

6 december 2019 | 67 min

Ep. 18 - Stuart Heritage

29 november 2019 | 73 min

Ep. 17 - Ian Dallas

22 november 2019 | 56 min

Ep. 16 - Andy McNab

15 november 2019 | 48 min

Ep. 15 - Jim Zub

8 november 2019 | 55 min

Ep. 14 - Christopher Golden

1 november 2019 | 61 min

Ep. 13 - A L Knorr

25 oktober 2019 | 56 min

Ep. 12 - Craig Robertson

18 oktober 2019 | 58 min

Ep. 11 - David Baldacci

11 oktober 2019 | 51 min

Ep. 10 - Peter James

11 juni 2019 | 55 min

Ep. 9 - Tim Lebbon

24 maj 2019 | 74 min

Ep. 8 - Mark Billingham

17 maj 2019 | 45 min

Ep. 7 - Helen Fitzgerald

3 maj 2019 | 48 min

Ep. 6 - M R Carey

26 april 2019 | 66 min

Ep. 5 - Ed James

18 april 2019 | 81 min

Ep. 4 - Adrian J Walker

11 april 2019 | 52 min

Ep. 3 - Sergio Casci

4 april 2019 | 65 min

Ep. 2 - Roz Watkins

27 mars 2019 | 55 min

Ep.1 - G J Moffat

19 mars 2019 | 59 min

Drafting Notes Episode 1 - Reworking old drafts

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Ep. 235 - J.R. Dawson on retelling myths and legends

Ep. 234 - Carlo Lucarelli on drawing inspiration from history for his crime novels

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

Page One Extra - 5 Books That Influenced Sarah Pinborough with We Live Here Now

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

Page One Extra - 5 Books That Influenced DV Bishop for Carnival of Lies

Adventures in Publishing-land - Debut episode!

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

Drafting notes - Researching Your Story

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

Page One Extra - 5 Books That Influenced Me In Writing... Dissolution with Nick Binge

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

Drafting Notes - Ten Books That Have Influenced Us - 10-6

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

The Page One Christmas Special 2024 feat. Anna Mazzola, Abir Mukherjee & Vaseem Khan

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

Drafting Notes - Ep. 2 - How to deal with all the waiting in publishing

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

Page One Extra - The Andromeda Award

Drafting Notes Episode 1 - Reworking old drafts

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

Thank You - and the Next Chapter of Page One!

Ep. 199 - Deborah Harkness on accidentally becoming a best-selling author

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

Where have we been?!

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

Ep. 181 - Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey on writing with another author, why authors shouldn't be ashamed of making money and more!