
Death Of 1000 Cuts
Death Of 1000 Cuts is a podcast for fiction writers, full of motivational rants, writing exercises, interviews with authors, and detailed critiques of first pages submitted by you, the listeners. Everything you need to write more and better, and love it. Presented by Tim Clare, author of The Honours, The Ice House and We Can't All Be Astronauts, and stand-up poet.
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Latest episodes

Jan 16, 2018 • 38min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 7 Reflections
An extended episode of Death Of 1000 Cuts, where Tim Clare (that's me) talks about motivation, missteps, uncertainty, and building an attitude of exploration when attempting a novel.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Jan 11, 2018 • 18min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 7 Day 6
In the final episode of Week 7, Tim (that's me) has a special message for anyone who has been listening to the episodes without doing the exercises. Then it's on to the last exercise of the week, in preparation for Week 8: THE ULTIMATE WRITING SHOWDOWN.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Jan 9, 2018 • 16min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 7 Day 5
Today's exercise is about backtracking when you write your novel.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Jan 8, 2018 • 29min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 7 Day 4
In today's episode of the 8 week Couch to 80k writing boot camp, you can let yourself fantasise a little bit, and also seriously plan a little bit, what an ideal writing day would look like to you. Then I talk about the mechanics of making it happen.
Please support the podcast by buying my novel, THE HONOURS: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Jan 4, 2018 • 21min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 7 Day 3
Week 7 of the 8 week fiction boot camp continues with a warning about the limits of book blurbs and plans, then a headfirst no-planning dive straight into your novel's most exciting, climactic scene.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#=oid1908_1

Jan 2, 2018 • 1h 31min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - The Big Writing Motivation Episode
Want to write more, and better, and not hate it? On this special New Year motivation mega-episode, Tim Clare (that's me)will leave you so inspired that you may PASS OUT through pure joy and wake up 72 hours later having written an entire novel in a fugue state. Learn the two most common writing resolutions and why they're doomed to fail, hear the best way to custom-build your own writing goal - backed up by peer-reviewed studies - then get fired up with the 7 Steps to Kicking The Dick Off Your Writing. Death Of 1000 Cuts accepts no responsibility if your face MELTS OFF with sheer approval upon listening to this episode.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Dec 22, 2017 • 29min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 7 Day 2
Continuing our 8 week boot camp with daily writing exercises to get your fiction into top shape, today, we travel through time, into... THE FUTURE
Please support the podcast by buying my novel, THE HONOURS: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Dec 22, 2017 • 27min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 7 Day 1
The 8-week fiction writing boot camp continues as we set you up to work on a full-length novel. This week is all about marking out your waypoints and getting ready to set off on your adventure, without like, stumbling into a nest of panthers and getting your intestines ripped out.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Dec 18, 2017 • 53min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 6 Reflections
A longer bonus episode where I (Tim Clare) talk a bit about the Couch to 80k Writing Boot Camp so far, where I'm at with my writing life, and some advice on dealing with setbacks.
Please support the podcast by buying my novel, THE HONOURS: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Dec 14, 2017 • 20min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 6 Day 6
Week 6 concludes with the biggest metaphor of all - writing itself. What *is* writing? A game? A journey? A battle? Today we try an exercise to get to the bottom of what it means for you.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1
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