
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 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

Dec 1, 2017 • 16min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 5 Day 5
The Week 5 theme is 'Psyche Exam' and today we explore the unstable world of early memories, as surreal jumping-off points for fiction.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765k#oid=1908_1

Dec 1, 2017 • 15min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 5 Day 4
This is an 8 week course getting you match-fit for finishing your novel, in just 10 minutes of writing a day. Today's episode continues our journey into our most challenging, deepest emotions.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Dec 1, 2017 • 26min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 5 Day 3
Week 5 is all about emotions and motivation, and today we take an in-depth look at just how far that can take you as a writer, and some decisions you face about the places you're ready to go.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Nov 29, 2017 • 17min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 5 Day 2
Our 8 week writing boot camp continues with a week on psychology, both inside and outside your novel. Today we take a deeper look into emotions, and learn that sometimes, less is... more than less? More or less.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#=oid1908_1
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