Secrets and Spies Podcast: Current Affairs | Geopolitics | Intelligence

S7 Ep28: How to Write a Spy Thriller with Stephen England

Apr 14, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
How to Write a Novel in 13 Years
02:24 • 2min
3
The Origins of Harry Nichols
04:24 • 3min
4
The Importance of Balance in the Genre
07:29 • 4min
5
The Ethics of Writing in the Spy Genre
11:43 • 5min
6
The Shadow Warriors
16:35 • 4min
7
The Evolution of the Shadow Warrior Series
20:14 • 2min
8
Pandora's Grave
22:18 • 3min
9
Nichols: A Novelist's Journey
25:29 • 4min
10
How to Write a Book That Doesn't Outline
29:49 • 3min
11
The Art of Outlining
33:16 • 2min
12
How to Write a First Draft
35:04 • 3min
13
How to Get Feedback Early on in a Book
37:37 • 4min
14
The Shadow Warrior Series Is Primarily the Journey of Harry Nichols
41:16 • 2min
15
The Shadow Warrior Series and Nichols' Journey
43:30 • 5min
16
The Ethics of Writing in This Genre
48:31 • 5min
17
The Uncertainty of the Fictional Narrative
53:14 • 4min
18
The Disservice of the Genre
56:51 • 3min
19
The Interplay of Traditional Intelligence Services in the World of Terror
59:32 • 3min
20
AI Chatbots and the Fiction Market
01:02:58 • 2min
21
The Shadow Warrior
01:04:58 • 3min
22
The Permissions of a Chatbot
01:08:11 • 2min
23
How to Be a Good Writer of Fiction
01:10:31 • 2min
24
Sun Dye's the Day
01:12:54 • 6min
25
How to Rewrite a Story
01:18:37 • 2min
26
Secrets and Spies
01:20:27 • 2min