Today I chat to writer and performer Molly Naylor, about the basics of what makes a story work, vulnerability, and constructing a career in the Arts. Molly co-wrote the Sky comedy drama After Hours, has brought several solo shows to the Edinburgh Fringe, is a poet, playwright and runs the night True Stories Live in Norwich, where people get on stage and tell true stories from their lives. We get into a good discussion of what makes a story work on stage, (and I think the lessons hold for any story, true or otherwise) telling stories as an identity rather than a process, making yourself vulnerable and how to handle that - loads of really useful, practical stuff. Hey! You can get Molly Naylor's poetry collection BADMINTON here: https://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/badminton-pre-order If you'd like to check out more of her work, here's her website: https://www.mollynaylor.com/ Like to help me on the - ridiculous, hubristic - #Roadto1500 ? Pre-order my upcoming novel THE ICE HOUSE right now: https://wordery.com/the-ice-house-tim-clare-9781786894816#oid=1908_1 If you pre-order via wonderful independent bookshop Mr B's Emporium, they deliver worldwide, and I'll drop in to sign all copies. If, by some miracle, they were to get over 100 pre-orders, I'll write a little bit of material to ship with each one: https://mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-ice-house/ And my debut novel, THE HONOURS, set in the same world as THE ICE HOUSE, is available for you to grab straight away: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1 Ooh. And if you'd like to drop the podcast a buck or two, you can! Right here: www.ko-fi-.com/timclare THANK YOU!

This episode I chat to Australian Fantasy novelist Garth Nix. His career spans over two decades and he's sold more than 5 million books around the world. We chat about how he got started, his love of libraries and Dungeons & Dragons, Tolkien, his time working in publishing, his breakout novel Sabriel and how he wrote it, his philosophy on planning versus discovering as you write, his writing routine, advice on what an amazing first page looks like, and more. Why not try SABRIEL by Garth Nix: https://wordery.com/sabriel-garth-nix-9780007137312#oid=1908_1 Or MISTER MONDAY: https://wordery.com/mister-monday-garth-nix-9780007175017#oid=1908_1 Or perhaps THE FALL: https://wordery.com/the-fall-garth-nix-9780007261192#oid=1908_1 Each the beginning of great Fantasy series! And oh hey, you could also read my novel, THE HONOURS: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1 Why not help me out and pre-order the sequel, THE ICE HOUSE? Out May 2019. #roadto1500 ! https://wordery.com/the-ice-house-tim-clare-9781786894816#oid=1908_1 Finally you can drop the show a few bucks via my Ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare

Buy THE HONOURS: mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-honours/ Pre-order THE ICE HOUSE: mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-ice-house/ This week the podcast is dedicated to exploring my first novel, THE HONOURS. Today's episode is an unscripted chat about writing the sequel, THE ICE HOUSE. Where it came from, things I love, what matters to me as a writer. That kind of business. Also, a final, impassioned stump speech for you to join me on the Road to 1500. My hope for this week, aside from entertaining and informing you, is that you find yourself enthusiastic to support my work through buying THE HONOURS for yourself and friends, and also preordering the forthcoming sequel, THE ICE HOUSE. If you think helping me in this way would bring you some happiness, then kindly click one of the links below, and please do let me know once you've done so, so I can thank you. THE HONOURS PURCHASE LINKS Why not buy THE HONOURS via Mr B's Emporium? A brilliant independent bookshop who do worldwide shipping and are really great. They do a gift-wrap option so you can support me, an indie bookstore AND a friend who gets an ace present: mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-honours/ THE HONOURS via Wordery, with free worldwide shipping: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1 THE HONOURS via Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Honours-Tim-Clare/dp/1782114769 THE HONOURS Ebook: www.amazon.co.uk/Honours-Tim-Clar…ok/dp/B00O45B8JE THE HONOURS Audiobook: www.amazon.co.uk/The-Honours/dp/B00TSQKG1K THE ICE HOUSE PRE-ORDER LINKS The wonderful Mr B's Emporium have a pre-order link for THE ICE HOUSE. They deliver worldwide, and I'll make sure I pop in round publication time and sign any stock they've got, so any pre-orders via this link will - unless I have some terrible accident - by signed by me. If they get 100 pre-orders before launch, I'll make a little bit of exclusive extra content and throw that in with the books too: mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-ice-house/ THE ICE HOUSE via Wordery, with free worldwide shipping: wordery.com/the-ice-house-tim-clare-9781786894816 THE ICE HOUSE via Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Ice-House-Tim-Clare/dp/1786894815 THE ICE HOUSE Ebook: www.amazon.co.uk/Ice-House-Tim-Cl…ok/dp/B07K33598R Here's the blurb for THE HONOURS. 1935. NORFOLK. Its newest resident, Miss Delphine Venner, is determined to uncover the secrets of the Hall’s elite society, which has taken in her gullible mother and unstable father. As she explores the house and discovers the secret network of hidden passages that thread through the estate, Delphine uncovers a world more dark and threatening than she ever imagined. With the help of head gamekeeper Mr Garforth, Delphine must learn the bloody lessons of war and find the soldier within herself in time to battle the deadly forces amassing in the woods . . . The Honours is a dark, glittering and dangerously unputdownable novel which invites you to enter a thrilling and fantastical world unlike any other.

Buy THE HONOURS: mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-honours/ Pre-order THE ICE HOUSE: mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-ice-house/ This week the podcast is dedicated to exploring my first novel, THE HONOURS. Today's episode dives into the research I did so I could write about 1930s England and the gun-obsessed protagonist, Delphine. I talk as honestly as I can about how I used research as a displacement activity, to avoid the scary work of actually starting the novel. And how my own life ended up providing the key piece of inspiration, when I finally remembered to look up. My hope for this week, aside from entertaining and informing you, is that you find yourself enthusiastic to support my work through buying THE HONOURS for yourself and friends, and also preordering the forthcoming sequel, THE ICE HOUSE. If you think helping me in this way would bring you some happiness, then kindly click one of the links below, and please do let me know once you've done so, so I can thank you. THE HONOURS PURCHASE LINKS Why not buy THE HONOURS via Mr B's Emporium? A brilliant independent bookshop who do worldwide shipping and are really great. They do a gift-wrap option so you can support me, an indie bookstore AND a friend who gets an ace present: mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-honours/ THE HONOURS via Wordery, with free worldwide shipping: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1 THE HONOURS via Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Honours-Tim-Clare/dp/1782114769 THE HONOURS Ebook: www.amazon.co.uk/Honours-Tim-Clar…ok/dp/B00O45B8JE THE HONOURS Audiobook: www.amazon.co.uk/The-Honours/dp/B00TSQKG1K THE ICE HOUSE PRE-ORDER LINKS The wonderful Mr B's Emporium have a pre-order link for THE ICE HOUSE. They deliver worldwide, and I'll make sure I pop in round publication time and sign any stock they've got, so any pre-orders via this link will - unless I have some terrible accident - by signed by me. If they get 100 pre-orders before launch, I'll make a little bit of exclusive extra content and throw that in with the books too: mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-ice-house/ THE ICE HOUSE via Wordery, with free worldwide shipping: https://wordery.com/the-ice-house-tim-clare-9781786894816 THE ICE HOUSE via Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Ice-House-Tim-Clare/dp/1786894815 THE ICE HOUSE Ebook: www.amazon.co.uk/Ice-House-Tim-Cl…ok/dp/B07K33598R Here's the blurb for THE HONOURS. 1935. NORFOLK. Its newest resident, Miss Delphine Venner, is determined to uncover the secrets of the Hall’s elite society, which has taken in her gullible mother and unstable father. As she explores the house and discovers the secret network of hidden passages that thread through the estate, Delphine uncovers a world more dark and threatening than she ever imagined. With the help of head gamekeeper Mr Garforth, Delphine must learn the bloody lessons of war and find the soldier within herself in time to battle the deadly forces amassing in the woods . . . The Honours is a dark, glittering and dangerously unputdownable novel which invites you to enter a thrilling and fantastical world unlike any other.

Buy THE HONOURS: mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-honours/ Pre-order THE ICE HOUSE: mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-ice-house/ This week the podcast is dedicated to exploring my first novel, THE HONOURS. This second episode looks at four figures who achieved notoriety between the wars in Britain, and re-examines their reputations - in the eyes of many - as 'monsters'. Who were they? Why were they so quickly forgotten? And do monsters really exist? My hope for this week, aside from entertaining and informing you, is that you find yourself enthusiastic to support my work through buying THE HONOURS for yourself and friends, and also preordering the forthcoming sequel, THE ICE HOUSE. If you think helping me in this way would bring you some happiness, then kindly click one of the links below, and please do let me know once you've done so, so I can thank you. THE HONOURS PURCHASE LINKS Why not buy THE HONOURS via Mr B's Emporium? A brilliant independent bookshop who do worldwide shipping and are really great. They do a gift-wrap option so you can support me, an indie bookstore AND a friend who gets an ace present: mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-honours/ THE HONOURS via Wordery, with free worldwide shipping: wordery.com/the-honours-tim-cla…82114765#oid=1908_1 THE HONOURS via Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Honours-Tim-Clare/dp/1782114769 THE HONOURS Ebook: www.amazon.co.uk/Honours-Tim-Clar…ok/dp/B00O45B8JE THE HONOURS Audiobook: www.amazon.co.uk/The-Honours/dp/B00TSQKG1K THE ICE HOUSE PRE-ORDER LINKS The wonderful Mr B's Emporium have a pre-order link for THE ICE HOUSE. They deliver worldwide, and I'll make sure I pop in round publication time and sign any stock they've got, so any pre-orders via this link will - unless I have some terrible accident - by signed by me. If they get 100 pre-orders before launch, I'll make a little bit of exclusive extra content and throw that in with the books too: mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-ice-house/ THE ICE HOUSE via Wordery, with free worldwide shipping: https://wordery.com/the-ice-house-tim-clare-9781786894816 THE ICE HOUSE via Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Ice-House-Tim-Clare/dp/1786894815 THE ICE HOUSE Ebook: www.amazon.co.uk/Ice-House-Tim-Cl…ok/dp/B07K33598R Here's the blurb for THE HONOURS. 1935. NORFOLK. Its newest resident, Miss Delphine Venner, is determined to uncover the secrets of the Hall’s elite society, which has taken in her gullible mother and unstable father. As she explores the house and discovers the secret network of hidden passages that thread through the estate, Delphine uncovers a world more dark and threatening than she ever imagined. With the help of head gamekeeper Mr Garforth, Delphine must learn the bloody lessons of war and find the soldier within herself in time to battle the deadly forces amassing in the woods . . . The Honours is a dark, glittering and dangerously unputdownable novel which invites you to enter a thrilling and fantastical world unlike any other.

Buy THE HONOURS: https://mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-honours/ Pre-order THE ICE HOUSE: https://mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-ice-house/ This week the podcast is dedicated to exploring my first novel, THE HONOURS. This first episode is about adventure stories, their roots in social justice, and how the British establishment used them to send a generation to their deaths. My hope for this week, aside from entertaining and informing you, is that you find yourself enthusiastic to support my work through buying THE HONOURS for yourself and friends, and also preordering the forthcoming sequel, THE ICE HOUSE. If you think helping me in this way would bring you some happiness, then kindly click one of the links below, and please do let me know once you've done so, so I can thank you. THE HONOURS PURCHASE LINKS Why not buy THE HONOURS via Mr B's Emporium? A brilliant independent bookshop who do worldwide shipping and are really great. They do a gift-wrap option so you can support me, an indie bookstore AND a friend who gets an ace present: https://mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-honours/ THE HONOURS via Wordery, with free worldwide shipping: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1 THE HONOURS via Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Honours-Tim-Clare/dp/1782114769 THE HONOURS Ebook: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Honours-Tim-Clare-ebook/dp/B00O45B8JE THE HONOURS Audiobook: https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Honours/dp/B00TSQKG1K THE ICE HOUSE PRE-ORDER LINKS The wonderful Mr B's Emporium have a pre-order link for THE ICE HOUSE. They deliver worldwide, and I'll make sure I pop in round publication time and sign any stock they've got, so any pre-orders via this link will - unless I have some terrible accident - by signed by me. If they get 100 pre-orders before launch, I'll make a little bit of exclusive extra content and throw that in with the books too: https://mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-ice-house/ THE ICE HOUSE via Wordery, with free worldwide shipping: https://wordery.com/the-ice-house-tim-clare-9781786894816#oid=1908_1 THE ICE HOUSE via Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ice-House-Tim-Clare/dp/1786894815 THE ICE HOUSE Ebook: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ice-House-Tim-Clare-ebook/dp/B07K33598R Here's the blurb for THE HONOURS. 1935. NORFOLK. Its newest resident, Miss Delphine Venner, is determined to uncover the secrets of the Hall’s elite society, which has taken in her gullible mother and unstable father. As she explores the house and discovers the secret network of hidden passages that thread through the estate, Delphine uncovers a world more dark and threatening than she ever imagined. With the help of head gamekeeper Mr Garforth, Delphine must learn the bloody lessons of war and find the soldier within herself in time to battle the deadly forces amassing in the woods . . . The Honours is a dark, glittering and dangerously unputdownable novel which invites you to enter a thrilling and fantastical world unlike any other.

In this episode I chat to author R F Kuang about her debut novel THE POPPY WAR. We chat Fantasy, grimdark, character arcs, representation of marginalised people, Shonen Manga, maintaining a positive attitude towards your work and writing great fight scenes. You get grab a copy of THE POPPY WAR here: https://wordery.com/the-poppy-war-rf-kuang-9780008239800#oid=1908_1 Here's NK Jemisin's BROKEN EARTH TRILOGY that Rebecca recommends: https://wordery.com/the-broken-earth-trilogy-n-k-jemisin-9780316527194#oid=1908_1 Here's my novel, THE HONOURS: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1 I'd be very grateful if you pre-order my upcoming novel, THE ICE HOUSE: https://wordery.com/the-ice-house-tim-clare-9781786894816#oid=1908_1 And if you want to chuck the podcast something direct for upkeep, here's my Ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare

This episode is all about how readers can best help authors they love. Where and when should you buy their books? What's the best way of sharing praise? What can you do to boost authors you want to see more of? And is it possible to do all of this while getting big benefits for yourself, like - I don't know - maybe increased resistance to illness and a longer life? Come with me, friends. If you're a reader who loves books or an author who wants to know how best your readers can help you, I break down in thorough detail everything you need to know. If you want to read the text version of today's episode, complete with links to studies supporting various claims, and links to all the sites I mention, here it is: http://www.timclarepoet.co.uk/17-best-ways-boost-authors/ If you think what I do is good and you'd like to show your love and help me do more of it, click here to pre-order my new novel THE ICE HOUSE: https://wordery.com/the-ice-house-tim-clare-9781786894816#oid=1908_1 While you're pre-ordering you can pick up a copy of my first novel, THE HONOURS, and get it to read straight away: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1 And you can always bung me a couple of beans via this site: ko-fi.com/timclare Here's the Hive website supporting local UK bookshops: https://www.hive.co.uk/ And if you're in the US, Indiebound supports independent bookshops: https://www.indiebound.org/ Have a lovely week, and thank you for listening.

This is the Death Of 1000 Cuts Pitch Rush Special episode. 55 authors, 55 novels looking for agents and editors. I read out a rapid-fire showcase of 100-word synopses and extracts. This is a great episode to listen to if you're trying to figure out how to pitch your novel, how to write a synopsis, how to write a query letter, and what makes the best extract of your work to share. It's also a great episode to listen to if you're interested in finding new talent! If you fancy supporting me and this podcast, please buy my novel, THE HONOURS: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1 You can also drop me a few quid via my Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/timclare Here are the authors and novel titles, in order. Full extracts on my website, www.timclarepoet.co.uk Number 1 Thomas Russell The Curse Of The Go Force Warriors 5 Number 2 Neil Hughes 'The Shop Before Life' Number 3 JOYCE CHNG DRAGON PHYSICIAN (YA) Number 4 Christopher Galvin ARTHUR SMALLWOOD'S QUEST FOR MAGIC Number 5 Joseph Sale Against Such Reckless Hate Number 6 Lola Phoenix The Fifth Kingdom Number 7 All That The Light Touches Thomas Carson Number 8 Laura Sweeney Chasing Waterfalls Number 9 Nolan Dean Moonflower Number 10 Marisa Noelle When the Raven Mocker Calls Number 11 SAFER TO BE FEARED C O Vollmer Number 12 M S Clements THE THIRD MAGPIE Number 13 GABRIEL'S WINDMILLS Romi La Paz Number 14 Lon E. Varnadore Void Emissary Number 15 James Otsa I TOO WAS IN ARCADIA Number 16 David Court RECREANT Number 17 Stephanie Nicholls Of Kings & Queens Number 18 Elissa Soave How Will You Love Me? Number 19 Jennifer Kennedy Galloping Catastrophe - A year in the life of a menopausal woman Number 20 Bill Bradbury Woke Number 21 Umar Abubakar Sidi The Autobiography of a Power Monger Number 22 Ann Godridge The Witch House Number 23 Emae Church Earth 101 Number 24 Sara-Mae Tuson Selina and the Six Lost Songs Number 25 From: Ruby Parker Riverborne Number 26 Callum Beesley The Carer Number 27 Judith Parker The Bumblebee Princess Number 28 Hayley Gullen Another Age Number 29 Liam Garnett The Stowaway Number 30 Nicky Abell-Francis The ETERNAL BOND Number 31 ELISABETH STRAW CONTROL ALT DELETE Number 32 Lorna Eifflaender Locusts Number 33 Jane Flett Not a Witch Number 34 Rebecca Milton Oracle Number 35 Mark David Goodson The Eighth Morning Number 36 Simon K Brown Faders Number 37 Angelita Bradney Saint Michael Number 38 Ian Murphy WORDS OF ADVICE FOR THE DEAD Number 39 Matthew Leach After the End Number 40 Kirsteen Stewart The Mandrake Number 41 Daniel James Grandma, the Devil and Me Number 42 Tracey S. Rosenberg Title: JANE ELLIOTT Number 43 Trasie Sands Freaky Yarn Number 44 CLARE ZINKIN A MIGHTY STRANGER Number 45 Fíona Scarlett Title: BOYS DON'T CRY Number 46 Alex Delve So Say the Dead Number 47 Jenny Adamthwaite Drawing Breath Number 48 Rebecca McCormick Teenage Wasteland Number 49 Maurice Suckling Novel's title: Do These Shapes Tessellate? Number 50 Helen Loney 'The Book Club Murders' Number 51 Heather Hughson Jump Point Number 52 Stuart Johnstone The Red Doors Number 53 Peter O’Connor The Cloud Number 54 Luke Spry Blood of the Phoenix Number 55 Charlotte Levin An Explanation of Love

In this episode I chat to author R O Kwon about her novel THE INCENDIARIES. We talk about the pain of losing her faith and how her yearning for God lit the fuse that would become THE INCENDIARIES, a story about characters pulled into a religious terrorist sect. We talk about the 10 years the novel took to write, how she dealt with the challenge of writing convincingly about fanaticism, and what it's like being a cool author. She also opens up about some personal creative quirks, and I actually ask the question 'what's your favourite letter of the alphabet?' because that is how a serious adult interviews a writer about literature. But I genuinely wanted to know! If you'd like a copy of THE INCENDIARIES with free shipping it'd be churlish of me to stop you, and I will in fact aid you - click this link to order it with free worldwide shipping: https://wordery.com/the-incendiaries-r-o-kwon-9780735213890#oid=1908_1 And you can read my novel, THE HONOURS, by ordering it here: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1 And oh, go on then - running this podcast costs me a lot of time and actual money. If you'd like to support the podcast you can drop me a few quid here: www.ko-fi.com/timclare Thank you!