Join these success-starved wordwranglers as they stumble towards their shared ambition: to become proper writers!
Learning from guests like bestselling authors and BAFTA-winning writers. Setting themselves writing tasks and trying to improve their craft. Discussing how to get past all the things that stop us writing. And hopefully taking you on a journey with them to become successful writers!
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Join these success-starved wordwranglers as they stumble towards their shared ambition: to become proper writers!
Learning from guests like bestselling authors and BAFTA-winning writers. Setting themselves writing tasks and trying to improve their craft. Discussing how to get past all the things that stop us writing. And hopefully taking you on a journey with them to become successful writers!
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So, here we are again for the actually now offically award winning Failing Writers Podcast.
You were perhaps hoping this was the competition reveal episode weren’t you?
Well, look, it’s not that one… not yet, however, we’ve got a little treat for you today. ’Specially for long time fans of the podcast.
Someone we’ve had on before and was a delight from start to finish.
Someone who's just self published a book, and has come to talk to us all about their experiences of putting a book out into the world, all on their own*
Anyway, I won’t say any more in case I ruin the surprise, but you should definitely have a listen.
What I will say though, is that our mystery guest is also a genuine fan of Scrivener.
And if you’d like to join the thousands of people who swear by the wonderful writing app Scrivener, why not go to https://www.literatureandlatte.com/store/scrivener
and download it now!
It’s currently only £55 - which is already a bargain, BUT if you’d like 20% off on us - simply use the code failing at checkout and it will only cost you… wait… quick bit of arithmetic… erm… roughly… wait… is it £44?
I think so!
So that’s blummin great innit?
Anyway… if you like the sound of our guest’s book… you can purchase it right here: https://amzn.eu/d/eKujSNA
Please do support the indie book world! It makes a helluva difference to your fellow writers, as I’m sure you know.
*OK, maybe not entirely on their own.
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Maps? What's that got to do with writing?
Men? How are they relevant in 2025? Oh no… wait … Er.
OK... let me explain what’s going on today... by introducing you
to (another) 2 handsome and charismatic young men.
Jay Foreman – comedian, singer songwriter (bloody great songs-look em up!) & Map-enthusiast.
And Mark Cooper-Jones – Ex-geography teacher, producer & comedian. Both… now… primarily You-Tubers. (Ha! because that’s a real job.)
Together, they are… Map Men. An absolutely genius bit of infotainment, which I’m willing to bet my last rolo, that you will love:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfxy4_sBQdxy3A2lvl-y3qWTeJEbC_QCp
Tell me I’m wrong! I dare you!
But, right… and here’s the important bit…. they’ve written a book! A brilliant book, which like their show is both brain-engorging and extremely funny.
Here’s a link to purchase several copies for yourself, your family & friends:
And while we’re on the subject of books. Have you ever tried writing one?
It’s bloody difficult isn’t it?
Yeah. Seriously. Who knew?
So may I be so bold as to recommend that you try using Scrivener. It has more features than you’ll ever need! However that does mean that if you do need one, Scrivener has got it!
It just makes writing easier. Not just for books either, but also for plays and screenplays and radio plays and non-fiction and stuff.
PLUS – if you go to https://www.literatureandlatte.com/store/scrivener
You can make 20% of the price of Scrivener completely disappear by using the magic word “failing” at checkout. (You could even simultaneously imagine that you’re a flamboyant 80s stage magician with a white tiger and an open collared shirt while you do it, if that’s the kind of thing you enjoy doing.)
And then – our HYPEWRITER feature! Where you send us something you’ve written that you’re proud of and then we go and celebrate the living babaganoosh out of it.
(If you’d like to join in, just send a bit of writing - roughly 5 – 8 mins-worth - to failingwriterspodcast@gmail.com – explain what it is, why you wrote it and a bit about yourself and you could feature on the pod!)
This week we introduce the extraordinarily talented Aaron J Courts, who sent us a lovely piece called Pass & Review.
You can find out more about Aaron here:
https://aaroncourts.substack.com
And behold. The shownotes are done for another episode.
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You know those writers who seem to have managed effortlessly to harness the awesome power of social media to hook increasing numbers of readers into their gravitational pull?
Well good for them!
No but seriously, wouldn’t it be fascinating to talk to someone who’s become an actual viral sensation themselves and find out what their strategy was?
(That’s your cue to stop reading and crack on with listening to this episode btw.)
BUT WAIT, THESE CAPITAL LETTERS STOPPED YOU IN YOUR TRACKS DIDN’T THEY?
Well that’s good, because now I can tell you all about our sponsor, the indispensable writing app: Scrivener!
The writing app that you can get 20% off! by going to https://www.literatureandlatte.com/store/scrivener and using the code: failing
(I promise you won’t regret it.)
So there you go. How to blow up on TikTok? A chat with a lovely writer? Some great advice about not reading reviews? A discount of some amazing writing software? What more could you want?
Ah you want to know how to get your hands on a copy of Autumn’s excellent romance novel?
OK. Fair enough. Should have seen that coming.
Just click on this link…
https://www.authorautumnwoods.com
What? You still want more? Wow… you’re in quite a demanding mood today aren’t you?
Well… you’re in luck, m’friend. Cos this week in our regular Hype-Writer feature we’ve got a darkly disturbing but excellent little extract from last year’s flash fiction competition winner, Katie Holloway!
She’s promised to post more of Cups of Tea at the End of the World on her substack – so keep your eyes peeled here:
https://substack.com/@loseyourselfbooks
Right. Ya happy now?
Phew.
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Finally.
I know, I know.
It's that time of year we all look forward to.
The leaves begin to loosen their grip. The sky is pregnant with it's autumnal offerings.
Jon gets poetic.
But aside from all that - it's the bloody Failing Writers Five Hundred Pound Flash Fiction Competition, in association with Scrivener!
That's the bit we're really all excited about.
That's when Tommy and I hunker down, curl up and bask in your beautiful little stories.
(I'm not even joking here, it genuinely is a joyful experience.)
So have a listen to the episode - find out everything you need to know in order to enter the competition, including the little phrase you have to include in your story... and be in with a chance of winning that 500 squids!
This years judge is the delightful Sarah Lewis from writers HQ.
Sign up now for a whole smorgasbord of helpful stuff. Workshops. Advice. Masterclasses. and of course the brilliant (and free!) Flash Face Off. Which we urge you to join in with - After all, it could be the thing that takes your flash piece from great to really blummin' marvellous!
Finally we wrap things up with an unusual but brilliant bit of poetry from the very talented free-styling-street-poet: Isaiah Frati.
check him out here:
Insta: @___reaver
And finally... A GIGANTIC THANK YOU to our wonderful sponsor Scrivener yet again, for sponsoring the podcast, and the competition.
If you'd like to get your hands on the writing software that really matters - get yourself to https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview
and get 20% off with the code: failing
Right.
Go on then... crack on! You've got until midday October 24th. We can't wait to read your submissions!
Good luck.
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Aaaaand PART 2:
This week we're looking at the extremes of the indie publishing industry.
From the fantastic BlueMoose Books...
Where we speak to founder, Kevin Duffy about the highs and... well... mostly highs to be honest... of being a very successful indie publisher.
Right over to the very opposite end of the spectrum, where our second
guest, Janeen, tells us about the very ugly experience she had when approached
by a 'so called publisher'.
Followed by a discussion about the various publishing scams designed to part well intentioned writers from their cash - and how to avoid them.
And now's a good time as any to mention that this series of The Failing Writers Podcast is sponsored very kindly by Scrivener.
Fancy trying their world class writing software?
Then get yourself over to https://www.literatureandlatte.com for a month's free trial.
and if you use the code: failing … then hey presto, bish bash bosh, bob’s yer uncle...
you'll get 20% OFF!
Also, please consider supporting the writers and publishers
mentioned in these 2 episodes!
Here are Janeen’s links: Including a link to the book that nearly cost her a lot of money - the very same book featured on Hype-writer this week! Dot Exe.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dot-Exe-Janeen-Leese-Taylor-ebook/dp/B0DV7DZ9YL
https://x.com/InkAndSmudge?t=QRkcSP-WtYQy3ymoVfpfow&s=09
https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0BLP33ZVY
And here’s a couple of brilliant online resources mentioned in the ep:
A list of known scammers:
https://writerbeware.blog/scam-archive/
Including the company that tried to scam Janeen:
https://writerbeware.blog/2023/12/01/author-complaints-at-l-r-price-publications-ltd/
And Jill’s Book Café, with a list of indie publishers:
https://jillsbookcafe.blog/independent-publishers/
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PART 1… it’s double-bill time!
It suddenly occurred to us that we didn’t know much about independent publishers. And that doesn’t sit well with us - Not knowing stuff about the world of writing. So we reached out to our lovely online writer friends, and found a few people happy to talk about their experience of being published by a small press.
And what we found out was very eye opening!
About the pros and cons… How different publishers work with their writers… How widely they publish… What to expect from the relationship and why you might want to consider approaching a small press yourself!
Massive thanks to Scrivener for sponsoring the podcast.
Don’t forget you can get 20% off this glorious writing software at https://www.literatureandlatte.com by using our sneaky, little secret code: failing
Here are the details of the excellent people we waffled with:
We talked to Chris W McGuinness:
https://chriswmcguinness.wordpress.com
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hellbound-Bastards-Chris-W-McGuinness/dp/B0F2HY8DRM
https://alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com
Then we had a natter with flash maven Kathryn Aldridge-Morris:
https://www.kamwords.com/about-me
https://www.dahliapublishing.co.uk/product/cold-toast
Followed by YA writer Luke Palmer:
And last but undoubtedly not least: Genevieve Marenghi-Daly
Keep an eye out for her debut released on October 10th 2025…
https://www.burtonmayersbooks.com
And don’t forget… next week we continue our investigation into indie publication – when we chat with Kevin Duffy of BlueMoose Books.
Then…. go digging into the darker side of publishing…
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10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Bbbrrbuummmbbbb....Lift off...fffwwoooooooooshhhhhhh.
This week we launch into a good ole' natter with the brilliant Doug Naylor, co-creator & writer of Red Dwarf.
We talk about his excellent new children's book, and its space-ship based iterations.
We talk more generally about writing children's stories.
We talk about how Doug learned the craft of writing comedy.
We talk about how many times he and Rob pitched Red Dwarf unsuccessfully.
We talk about they went about developing an episode.
We talk about the abortive US version of Red Dwarf
We find out if it's likely there'll be another series of Red Dwarf
and we talk about persistence and 'actually finishing things' (which simultaneously inspires and upsets us.)
All very interesting and useful stuff from an actual real-life legend - we think you'll agree!
Buy his excellent book hither:
Binge Red Dwarf here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b008ncn6/red-dwarf
aaaand probably don't watch this TOTP version of The Chicken Song, unless you want to spend the entire evening (and an entire sleepless night) with it rolling around and around in your head. (Yes. That happened.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OiZNGYmvg8
Also... you'll be wanting a link to Scrivener, won't you? So that you can get 20% off their popular and amazing writing software?
Well you can do that here: by using the code: failing
https://www.literatureandlatte.com/
I know. We're very very good to you.
But hey, you deserve it, for being discerning enough to listen to The Failing Writers Podcast.
Well that just about wraps it up... other than to say: check out Hype Writer this week and the talented Solomon Atkinson-Padmore
This is his website... there's all kinds of goodies here so don't forget to check it out:
Thanks for listening, and being part of our little community!
See ya next time.
Jon & Tom.
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We've got Ben Aaronovitch on the pod this week.
I mean, what else do you need to know?
That's the important bit.
Just that.
Ben Aaronovitch.
On this podcast.
Oh, apart from to say THANK YOU to our amazing sponsor Scrivener.
Which you can get right now.. with 20% off - as long as you use our special code FAILING.
Just pop along to https://www.literatureandlatte.com/
Oh... and one other thing!
Check out our HYPE-WRITER feature this week - We've got listener Genevieve Marenghi-Daly's brilliant little piece: 'Team Drinks'
(INSTA: @genevievemarenghi)
OK.
Pretty sure that's it.
Now here's some Aaronovitch details as promised...
Ben's website:
https://www.benaaronovitch.com/
Buy Stone & Sky
https://www.orionbooks.co.uk/titles/ben-aaronovitch/stone-and-sky/9781473226715/
Buy 'em all!
https://www.waterstones.com/author/ben-aaronovitch/27460
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For many, the idea of having their book published is an actual dream. A beautiful, glorious, waking dream. But for others, perhaps even most writers, the dream isn't quite as dreamy as people might imagine.
So let's draw back the curtain and have a little peek at the actual, unfiltered, no-bull realities of giving birth to a beautiful baby book, with the supremely talented (and honest) journalist and author, Hamilton Nolan.
And if you too want to be all professional and authory, you could do a lot worse than getting yourself a copy of Scrivener.
It's a brilliant bit of software that honestly and genuinely makes writing easier.
Use our cheeky little code FAILING and get yourself 20% off the usual cost! Go to https://www.literatureandlatte.com right now.
And you'd assume, wouldn't you, that THAT might be all. Because any more of this aural nourishment could easily result in indigestion.
Well no. Sorry, but you should undo your belt a couple o' notches and ready yourself for pudding. Because we've got our brand new feature starting this week.
Yep. It's HYPE-WRITER! Where you send us a bit of writing you're real proud of. Could be your novel, could be a piece of flash, could be a short story, could be an article, could be a comedy sketch, could be a play, could be a sitcom episode. OR... it could be a poem, which is what we've got this week from the talented Guy Jones, founder of Hothouse Theatre, Nottingham:
https://www.hothousetheatre.com/
Insta: @hothouse_theatre
If you'd like to send us a bit of writing you're proud of so we can hype YOU up - send it over to failingwriterspodcast@gmail.com with a bit of blurb about it, and you could see your name in lights*
*Forgive us a bit of hyperbole. x
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Well oh my gosh, haven’t we got a right proper banger for you today?
I know. We spoil you.
But it’s only cos you’ve been so good recently.
Yeah. Don’t be coy. You have.
So we thought. Oh heck, why not…
Let’s do an episode with the lovely Jessica Knappett. She of Inbetweeners / Drifters / Avoidance / Ghosts / Travel Man / Taskmaster and countless other stuff on telly- fame. BUT… also… you may not be aware... a very experienced and talented writer.
So pin back yer lug’oles and get comfy for a really fascinating chattanooga choo choo all the way to Jessicatown.
Here’s Jessica Knappett’s delightful podcast, now you've realised you need more Jess in your life:
https://podfollow.com/1744320313
And then, when you’re done listening to all that, and you’re all jazzed up on a cocktail of oxytocin and inspiration juice… why not make like a proper writer and get yourself a copy of SCRIVENER!
You can get 20% off with the code FAILING at https://www.literatureandlatte.com
And finally finish that pesky novel / screenplay / sitcom / poetry collection / academic book about the sexual proclivities of sea lions.
Finally. Please don’t forget to send in some writing you're reaaal proud of.
Then we can start our HYPE-WRITER feature, and start spreading love across the globe.
Wait, that sounds bad.
Spreading glory and huge, well deserved celebrations of YOU... to the world.
Clunky, but it’ll do.
x
Photograph of Jessica by Jiksaw.
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OK, first things first, before you read any more of this, go to https://www.literatureandlatte.com and get yaself 20% off Scrivener right now with the code: FAILING
Done that?
Brilliant. First step towards becoming a proper writer - DONE.
Perfect.
Now... it’s time to settle the score, turn the tables, slip the shoe onto the other foot. Tom sets up a chat with Samia Rida, who’s taking her one woman play to Edinburgh. A cunning way of encouraging Jon and Katie to crack on with their play.
Will it work?
Find out in this week’s episode, as we chat to Samia about how you go about taking a show to Edinburgh, the benefits of taking your writing into your own hands and turning it into a show, the trauma and comedy inherent in being kidnapped and taken to Saudi Arabia, the life of artists generally, and lots of other stuff that you’ll have to listen to the show to find out.
Samia’s play is called Kidnap, it’s on at the Gilded Balloon in Edinburgh from 30th July to the 10th August, and it sounds excellent! Get your tix here:
https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/samia-rida-kidnap
Samia on Instagram:
@rida_samia
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Hello Children, welcome to another lovely wuvvly episode of The Failing Writers Podcast in association with Scrivener, a podcast for people who love to write and want to move ever closer to the elusive realm of success.
In this episode we’re looking at writing done especially for you. Yes you, my Kiddiewinklepops. All the younger humans upon this little space rock we call Earth.
Why?
Because we are turning the spotlight on co-host Tommy Turner. He’s been a bit of a naughty boy and not been writing very much recently. Can you believe that?
Oh you can.
Well, perhaps with a bit of inspiration from fabulotastimungouscintilliously brilliant middle grade author Thomas Taylor, he of Malamander fame, it might just be our turn to turn Turner into a page turning turn.
Let’s see shall we?
Righteeho… enough of this bothersome blather…. on with the show…
Oh wait… don’t forget that if you want to write like one of those successful, professional writers – get yourself a copy of SCRIVENER!
With our super secret magical code, you can get 20% off!
Just go to https://www.literatureandlatte.com and pop in the code FAILING
And for some SUPERB aged 7 – 12-ish books (Although I loved reading it and I’m quite a bit older than 12 – so maybe just ignore the whole age-thing) check out Thomas Taylor’s Eerie on Sea series:
Visit Eerie on Sea here:
Buy Malamander here:
https://eerie-on-sea.com/about-the-books/malamander/
Check out Thomas and his other stuff here:
https://www.thomastaylor-author.com
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Poetry, as Percy Bysshe Shelley once said, lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar.
And so, off we go, to try and defamiliarise the things which stare us in the face every blummin’ day. Relationships. Words. Coffee. Social Media. Prejudice. Siblings. Aging. Home. Industrial Estates. Nature. Sex. Love. Yep. We’re off to a poetry night, aren’t we? To find out what they’re all about. Who goes to them. What the poetry is like, and whether it’s something every writer should have a go at.
Poetry Jam in Durham to be precise. Wish us luck!
Here’s Kate Fox’s lovely new book:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sycamore-Gap-2024-celebration-those/dp/0008735611
Here’s organiser Steve Urwin:
@urwin_steve on X.
http://steveurwintalkingpen.blogspot.com/
And here are the guest poets:
Rach Lydon. Insta & Threads: @rachwritesreal
Gaeron Southern: https://gaeransouthern.wordpress.com
Julie Egdell: https://aliceinwinterland.weebly.com
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Right.
This week you're in for a treat. Cos, this week on the Failing Writers Podcast in association with Scrivener.... we've got a fantastic guest....
Pardon? Scrivener? You know! The brilliant writing app? Yeah. What's that? you've been thinking about buying a copy for a while?
Well... you're in luck! Just use our code "FAILING" and you can get 20% off right now! just go to https://www.literatureandlatte.com and make writing easier for yourself!
OK... where was I? Oh yes.... we've got a fantastic guest... Libbie Hawker. Writer of lots of historical fiction and lit fic... as well as "Take off Your Pants."
When it comes to writing guides, Take off Your Pants is a modern classic. It's a method that gives writers a scaffold to outline a great story, without necessarily nailing down all the plot points in your book. So it can work for plotters and even for pantsters! Designed to help you write your book more quickly and efficiently and make sure you end up with a really well considered, satisfying story.
So you'll definitely want to listen. In fact, probably stop reading this and crack on if I were you.
Actually before you stop reading, you might also like to know, we're revealing our writing goals for the rest of the year, as well as yours too!
You can find everything Libbie related here:
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Welcome back to the Failing Writers Podcast - Sponsored by the brilliant and indispensable writing software: Scrivener.
Get 20% off Scrivener right now, by using the code FAILING at https://www.literatureandlatte.com/
OK. Now, People… buckle up.
You’re about to enter the Murverse.
Cos our guest this week is the lovely Mur Lafferty. A scifi / fantasy writer and podcaster whose refreshingly candid insights into writing and publishing caught our eye a while ago.
Being a fan of all things brutally honest, we thought it would be a fascinating exercise to join Mur in drilling down into the dark corners of our psyches by asking those horribly uncomfortable questions about writing. The idea being, that hopefully they might shed some light on the ways we could face down some of our demons.
And so… we created… THE WHEEL OF TERROR. A random-spinny-machine designed to pick all the questions we’d rather not answer.
There is no escape from the Wheel of Terror.
Why not ask yourself the questions? (See all the questions at the bottom of the show-notes)
Find out more and connect with Mur here: as well as finding a list of her books... (‘Six Wakes’ is the book Jon read and enjoyed.)
And check out Mur’s podcast “I Should Be Writing” here:
https://podfollow.com/79085800
1 What is holding you back from being one of the most celebrated writers of our time? (Oh… you have a list…)
2 What’s your biggest weakness as a writer?
3 What’s your current criteria for ’success’?
4 Why do you reaaaally write? I mean… the deep, gnawing, psychological need inside you… what actually IS it?
5. What’s the most common thing that prevents you writing?
6. Is there a project you regret giving up on?
7. Are you easily distractable by electronic devices? If so what’s the app you go to most?
8. What’s the last thing you used as an excuse to not write?
9. What was your absolute worst moment as a writer?
10. When the doubt demons come at night, what do they whisper?
11. What one thing (in relation to writing) would you like to be known for in the future?
12. What do you usually think when you read back your first draft?
13. Which writer are you most jealous of?
14. What is your most embarrassing success daydream?
15. Who is responsible for making you think you’d be a good writer?
16. At what point in a project do you tend to get stuck?
AND THEN, DON’T FORGET TO ASK THE QUESTION:
IF THIS IS A PROBLEM, WHAT’S YOUR STRATEGY TO OVERCOME IT?
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First of all, thank you SCRIVENER for sponsoring Season 5!
You can try Scrivener free for 30 days. And if you love it, (which you will) you can use the code FAILING and get 20% off, you lucky, lucky duckies.
https://www.literatureandlatte.com/
OK... This week, be prepared to have your beautiful, unsullied little brain absolutely stuffed to the brim with a gigantic, Haribo party-bag of sugary treats.
We reveal our new sponsor - Did I mention it's the amazing writing app, SCRIVENER?
We welcome the wonderful ADAM BUXTON onto the podcast to talk about memoir writing, journaling, agonising research, and the ups and downs of dredging up old memories.
Then, as though you're not already sick and bloated with aural glory.... as promised.... Tom tosses an array of sweet, sweet Clerihews into the crowd. Short, easy to swallow, biographical poems designed to make you chuckle and groan simultaneously.
And DO NOT FORGET to buy Adam's book here: It will be bloody excellent, we promise.
https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/ramble-book-2-adam-buxton/7722311
Or for the full Buckles experience... pre-order the audiobook.
And if you haven't read the first one yet... here's a link to that:
https://www.waterstones.com/book/ramble-book/adam-buxton/9780008293338
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We nattered and we caterwauled 'bout lyrics, punk and bands,
and we shed a little light upon how melody can expand,
and we talked of books and words and how they sometimes change a man,
and by the end, our mate Paul Armfield had another couple o' fans.
Lyrics. Are they different to poems? Are they an art form all of their very own?
Is it best to write lyrics and then fit the music around them?
How do the words of songs develop?
All will be revealed in this episode of The Failing Writers Podcast where we talk to the extremely talented and delightful Singer-Songwriter and bookstore manager Paul Armfield.
Whose brilliant new album is all about books!
Check out his tour dates and buy his music here:
We also discuss dream interpretation, an imminent open mic poetry night and Clerihews.
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Hello.
Come here.
A little closer.
Closer.
Don’t be afraid.
There. That’s it.
I’m going to tell you a story.
A story about an author called C.J. Tudor.
Who many years ago, waaay way back in season 1, episode 13, joined the Failing Writers Podcast for a harmless little natter.
Back when they were just podcasting children, playing down in the basement of obscurity.
Meanwhile, however, C.J. was on the way up. Climbing the stairs. Up, up she rose. Up to the very attic of literary accomplishment.
And there she’s lived ever since.
But wait.
What's that?
There’s something up there with her.
Something hiding in the shadows.
Something shapeless and malevolent. Watching. Waiting.
What could it be?
What could haunt such a successful writer, with its grim, brooding presence?
Let's find out, shall we? As we catch up with C.J. Tudor again, 4 years on.
You can buy Caz’s books here:
(Yooooou’ll be sorry if you dooooon’t)
https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/131110/c-j-tudor
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Wow. We've actually come back! Who would have thunk such a thing was possible?
Wel, here we are, and first thing on the menu is a delicious breakfast at Bettys Tea Rooms - a proper Yorkshire institution. Second on the menu was asking bestselling debut author of A List Of Suspicious Things, Jennie Godfrey, a list of excellent questions!
Bon apetit!
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Hello Worldwrights, The Failing Writers are now on a little sabbatical, plotting, (or possibly pantsing) the next season of the podcast and maybe... maybe... even writing some stuff? I'd like to think so anyway.
In absentia, they've decided to bring you all 6 episodes of Anything 4 U, which some of you may remember being occasionally mentioned on the podcast.
Yes... it's the lost classic.... The cult hit that got away... it's Dave's radio sitcom! Here to entertain you while you wait for the new season, with a few familiar voices, so you don't miss us too much.
Happy listening.
EPISODE 6: FINISHED
Many years ago a simple undertaker made a blood oath to the Godfather of the Herringthorpe Mafia. Now, armed with incriminating CCTV footage of an urn theft, the conniving cremator tricks Jed and Bobby into taking that oath onto themselves. Being forced to choose between his best mate and the love of his life may well be too much for Jed. After all, when they said they'd do Anything 4U, this isn't what they had in mind.
Starring
Peter Dickson, Dave Baird, Tom Turner, Della Phillips, Gabriella Ashcroft, Emma Clarke, Elinor Hamilton, Sarah Sealey, Jon Rand, Katie Rand and Pete Nottage
Anything 4U is a full cast audio sitcom following the micro jobbing adventures of Jed and Bobby. From walking the dog or mowing the lawn to faking a DNA test or fulfilling a blood oath to the mafia, anything you know you have to do, but just don't want to..they'll do it for you!
Award winning writer Dave Baird and mega producer Rik Watson create a raft of outrageous characters, brought to life by some of the best voice actors in the business.
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