Death Of 1000 Cuts

In this episode I chat with author Chris Farnell about his early interest in the fantastic, what makes good Science Fiction and Fantasy, and about his satirical SF series FERMI'S PROGRESS. You can grab the novellas from independent e-book publisher Scarlet Ferret here: https://scarletferret.com/books/fermis-progress-season-pass (they're also on Amazon) You can follow Chris on Twitter: @thebrainofchris If you like this show and want to support me, drop me a bean or two here: www.ko-fi.com/timclare That's it. That's the show.

In this episode, I chat about the rewards of writing creative nonfiction and make the case for why you should try it. And hey, this episode marks over a million listens for the podcast. Thank you! Help out the podcast by dropping me a few beans: www.ko-fi.com/timclare Drop me a line via my website: www.timclarepoet.co.uk

Me and author Nate Crowley host a very special festive-themed episode of Death Of 1000 Cuts. We look at a story set at the North Pole by a listener, and suggest ways to make it better. And quite possibly several ways to make it worse. If you want to grab a copy of Nate Crowley's NOTES FROM SMALL PLANETS you can here: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Nate-Crowley/Notes-from-Small-Planets/22869592 You can support the show via my Ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare And you can get in touch with me here: www.timclarepoet.co.uk

In this episode me and author Nate Crowley chat about his work before looking at an author's first page and suggesting ways to make it better. If you want to grab a copy of Nate Crowley's NOTES FROM SMALL PLANETS you can here: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Nate-Crowley/Notes-from-Small-Planets/22869592 You can support the show via my Ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare And you can get in touch with me here: www.timclarepoet.co.uk

On this episode I chat with Simon Akam about his book THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD: THE BRITISH ARMY SINCE 9/11. We talk about writing nonfiction, dealing with sources, and how to handle when things go wrong, based on Simon's experiences when the army objected to some of the things he'd written, and his publisher didn't back him up. If you want to grab a copy of THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD you can get it here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-changing-of-the-guard/simon-akam/9781913348489 You can listen to the ALWAYS TAKE NOTES podcast here: https://www.alwaystakenotes.com/ And if you'd like to support Death Of 1000 Cuts you can bung me a few beans via my Ko-fi page here: www.ko-fi.com/timclare

In this episode I look at the first page of a listener's story and suggest ways to make it better. In this episode I talk about starting in the middle of things, when it's better to tell, not show, the art of motivation and making things interesting. If you enjoy the show and you want to be an official superfan while helping me make more episodes please drop me a few beans here: www.ko-fi.com/timclare And if you'd like to submit the first 250 words of your super-polished good-as-you-can-make-it novel or story, you can send them to me via my website: www.timclarepoet.co.uk

In this episode I talk about what I've been up to recently, the teaching I did, what's involved in editing and copyediting a book, some differences in process between fiction and non-fiction, George Orwell, doing interviews, my top three card games and avoidance behaviours. Phew! It must be a writing ramble. If you like the show and you'd like to help me keep going, you can drop a few beans into the war chest here: www.ko-fi.com/timclare And if you'd like to drop me a line, you can do so via the 'Contact Me' button here: www.timclarepoet.co.uk

In this episode I respond to a listener's email about how you know if it's time to throw in the towel. When, as a writer, should you quit? When is enough, enough? If you enjoy the show and you believe what I do is worth something, please drop me a few beans via my Ko-fi page - it's how I keep everything going: www.ko-fi.com/timclare

This is the 6th episode of the series where I take you with me on the process of trying to write a novel. It's been a few weeks... uh oh? Have I hit a snag already? On this episode I share my first 500 words and critique them, trying to drill down into where I think they fall short, and how I might move forward from here. If you want to hear previous episodes in the series they're all in a single Soundcloud playlist, here: https://soundcloud.com/timclare/sets/writing-a-novel If you'd like to support the show, you can drop me a few beans via my Ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare

In this episode I chat with artist John Allison about storytelling in comics. John is the creator of comics SCARY-GO-ROUND, BAD MACHINERY, GIANT DAYS and, most recently, STEEPLE. We chat about finding characters from their shape or look, the secret to making characters who feel real, how characters develop over time, writing good dialogue, and the particular flavour of English weirdness. A good jumping in point is STEEPLE, which you can read online here: https://steeple.church/comic/2020-02-17/ You can also follow John on Twitter: @badmachinery If you like the show and you'd like to support it so I can make more, you can drop me a few beans via my Ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare