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Poet, novelist and founder of the Alliance of Independent Authors, Orna Ross, on her career from traditional to indie publishing,... more
Debut novelist Cecile Pin, author of Wandering Souls (nominated for the Women's Prize for Fiction, 2023), on her writing choices.... more
Jasmine Richards, editor, writer, and award-winning founder of StoryMix Studio, talks to us about the business of children’s publishing and... more
Writer Huma Qureshi on how you know you’re ready to write a memoir. Plus, the importance of role models, writing... more
Oliver Burkeman @oliverburkeman, author of Four Thousand Weeks, on his process for writing impactful articles, reevaluating our relationship with time,... more
Award-winning writer and historian Rebecca Stott on how she balances researching and writing, accuracy in historical fiction and the importance... more
Authors and writing coaches Bec Evans (@eva_bec) and Chris Smith (@beprolifiko) on techniques that have helped thousands of writers get... more
Jay Clouse (@Jay Clouse), entrepreneur, writer and host of The Creative Elements Podcast on professional content creation, finding your niche... more
Author and co-founder of Banshee Press, Eimear Ryan (@eimear_ryan) on her 13-year journey to writing her award-nominated debut book, the... more
Award winning novelist and screenwriter Tom Rob Smith (Child 44 Trilogy & American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace)... more
Novelist Laura Kay (@lauraelizakay) on her writing journey from journalism to novels, how her writing career was launched from Penguin... more
Christy Lefteri, the international-best selling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo and Songbirds on finding inspiration from real life, how... more
Award-winning novelist Jean Kwok talks about her writing journey from poverty to becoming a bestselling author, how she drafts and... more
Award-winning writer and the founder of The Good Agency, Nikesh Shukla (@nikeshshukla), on the journey to becoming a writer, running... more
Entrepreneur, publisher and writer Derek Sivers (@sivers) on giving away $22 million, breaking rules, why “If it’s not a hell... more
New York Times Bestselling author and ghostwriter Daniel Paisner on how he landed his first ghostwriting job, how the ghostwriting... more
Celebrated and award-winning nonfiction writer Pragya Agarwal on moving from academia to commercial and big idea nonfiction, finding her voice,... more
Bestselling children’s book author, Soman Chainani @SomanChainani about his early days working in the film industry, overcoming failure and rejection,... more
Bonnie MacBird (@macbird), screenwriter and author behind HarperCollins' Sherlock Holmes mysteries talks about her early career working for Universal, co-writing... more
Bestselling Indie Author and podcast Joanna Penn (@thecreativepenn) on what it means to be an indie writer today, the mindset... more
Internationally renowned poet David Whyte (@whytedw) on his life and craft as a poet, writer, and speaker. We explore poetic... more
Bestselling author Beth Kempton (@DoWhatYouLoveXx) about her journey into writing, from her first published book Freedom Seeker to her latest... more
How can we escape the trap of overworking and spend more time on our creative work? Journalist, writer and hybrid... more
Bestselling historical fiction writer Stacey Halls (@stacey_halls) on her path from rejection to becoming an award-winning author, researching and plotting... more
Bestselling author and behavioral design expert, Nir Eyal @nirandfar) on what it means to be ‘Indistractible’, and how we can... more
Substack co-founder and writer Hamish McKenzie on the future of newsletters, how to make it on Substack and why he... more
Bestselling writer Julia Cameron on how to listen to your intuition, essential tools every writer needs and how to overcome... more
Award-winning author, Will Storr (@wstorr) on The Science of Storytelling, his Sacred Flaw technique, how he approaches his nonfiction writing,... more
Writer, growth marketer and independent creative Steph Smith on launching side projects quickly, how she evolved her blog (400k readers)... more
Journalist, author and writing coach Rebecca Schiller on the art of writing a memoir, writing uncomfortable truths, her recent ADHD... more
Award-winning Young Adult writer and screenwriting tutor (Northwestern University) Kat Falls on Brainstorming Like a Screenwriter, challenging your characters, writing... more
Writer, creative entrepreneur and co-founder of Kickstarter, Yancey Strickler, on his career from a music journalist to launching crowd-funding platform... more
New York Times Bestselling Author Katherine May on writing memoirs, writing through fallow periods, finding our natural rhythm, and how... more
Psychotherapist and podcaster Emma Reed Turrell on how she developed her writing practice alongside her day job, how to stop... more
#1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction, and Carnegie winner Ruta Sepetys about the art of researching and... more
Blogger, author, podcaster Natalie Lue (Baggage Reclaim) on how she launched her successful blog and expanded into writing books and... more
NY Times Bestselling Author and Oxford University Tutor, Marti Leimbach, on the art and craft of writing and plotting a... more
TV and film agent Nish Panchal (Curtis Brown) on his role as an agent, an insight into how the TV... more
Award-winning investigative journalist and Channel 4 News’ presenter Cathy Newman talks about how she juggles creative projects, writing under pressure... more
BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Selina Lim (Sex Education, Hanna) talks about how she broke into the industry and takes us on a... more
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Blogger, author, podcaster Natalie Lue (Baggage Reclaim) on how she launched her successful blog and expanded into writing books and launching a... more