
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

Nov 28, 2017 • 20min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 5 Day 1
Week 5 of the 8 week writing boot camp begins - this week the theme is 'Psyche Exam'. Writing needs feeling! But how to tap into it? And how can you keep yourself feeling good in the process?
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Nov 24, 2017 • 19min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 4 Day 6
Week 4 comes to a close with a final episode on style and how to make it work for you. We're halfway through! Eep!
Please consider supporting the podcast by buying my novel, THE HONOURS: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Nov 24, 2017 • 20min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 4 Day 5
Our adventures in style continue, as we find new ways of reinventing and discovering a scene we thought we knew.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Nov 24, 2017 • 15min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 4 Day 4
Another day, another writing challenge in our 8 week writing boot camp. Daily 10 minute exercises that combine, Voltron-esque, to form a fully-functional fiction workout to get you match-fit for finishing that novel.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Nov 22, 2017 • 24min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 4 Day 3
Today it's time to channel your inner artiste as we transform a simple autobiographical scene into a poignant, richly evocative extract from one of the greatest, most moving novels of the modern era.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Nov 21, 2017 • 14min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 4 Day 2
Week 4 of our 8 week writing course continues as we take yesterday's work and alchemise it into something bigger, better, and more... storyish.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Nov 21, 2017 • 14min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 4 Day 1
We start week 4 of our 8 week Couch to 80k writing boot camp. Today, we begin to delve into the mysteries and terrible power of STYLE.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Nov 19, 2017 • 46min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 3 Reflections
Tim Clare (me) discusses what we've covered so far, talks a bit about failure and the inner critic and how they relate to writing, and looks ahead to Week 4. This is just a chat episode and you don't need to listen to it if you're working through the course.
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Nov 18, 2017 • 18min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 3 Day 6
Week 3 comes to a close as we bring together what we've learned so far in an extra-challenging exercise. Only 5 more weeks to go!
Please buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1

Nov 17, 2017 • 14min
Death Of 1000 Cuts - Couch To 80k - Week 3 Day 5
The latest episode in our 8-week writing course, taking you from wherever you are to match-fit and ready to write a novel in just 10 minutes a day.
If you like the podcast, you can support it by buying my novel, THE HONOURS: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1
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