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
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
Dec 13, 2017 • 21min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 6 Day 5
In today's exercise we push past metaphors into word-mutations, stealing old text and reanimating it for your zombie horde. Great writers steal, legendary writers necromance.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#=oid1908_1
Dec 13, 2017 • 21min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 6 Day 4
Another installment of our 8 week fiction writing boot camp. This week we're looking at metaphors, similes and ways to play with language.
If you'd like to support the podcast, please buy my novel, THE HONOURS: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1
Dec 13, 2017 • 15min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 6 Day 3
The 8 week creative writing boot camp continues. This week is all about metaphors, similes, and messing with language.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765k#oid=1908_1
Dec 5, 2017 • 17min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 6 Day 2
On the latest episode of our 8 week writing boot camp we go metaphorically bananas for metaphors. Absolutely exploding jam sponge.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1
Dec 4, 2017 • 17min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 6 Day 1
This week, we're looking at similes and metaphors in fiction. Whoop!
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#=oid1908_1
Dec 3, 2017 • 21min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 5 Day 6
The final episode of Week 5, a week of exploring emotions, psychology and our very reasons for writing in the first place.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1
