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<p>New episodes every Friday!</p><br><p>On Page One - The Writer's Podcast, we talk to writers of all descriptions (authors, screenwriters, comic writers and more) about their writing process and how they craft their next great works. We also explore their career, including how their first big break happened, and discuss the ups and downs along the way. We learn something new every episode, and we hope you do as well.</p><br><p>Page One is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Order yours now: <a href="https://www.writegear.co.uk/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.writegear.co.uk/shop</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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April 18, 2025
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/z68VvskCsQc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Watch this episode as a full video interview on YouTube</a></p><br><p>Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist and storyteller, whose 21 books—translated into 58 languages—include The Island of Missing Trees, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World, and The Forty Rules of Love. A fellow and Vice President of the Royal Society of Literature, she holds a PhD in political science, has taught at Oxford University, and is a celebrated voice for women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and freedom of expression. Her latest book, There Are Rivers in the Sky, is out in paperback now.</p><br><p>We loved speaking with Elif and hearing about how and why she moved from writing in Turkish to English, and how she found the transition. We also speak about censorship, including the need to not self-censor as you write, and how she uses her writing to explore important and topical themes.</p><br><p>Links:</p><p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/search?keywords=elif+shafak" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy Elif's books now</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/shafakelif" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow Elif on Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://www.elifsafak.com.tr/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visit Elif's website</a></p><br><p>Support us on Patreon and get great benefits!: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ukpageone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/ukpageone</a></p><br><p>Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTcwZnBmNkJJWjhpMkxKaHQ2bmEzM3NyeFdNZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttUjl6YlBITU5sblhyUUIzeVR5Rll2bXVKcC1jNUVBZVdEV2lleTB2MDB5ejlqOEw2RlNZWHNBQ0E0Z2RXSE9ReHRQTGhqNmEzRVVkdHBZcGE5OHlTYWNkVzIxdlE4d2hmNDVVX25tWTBDUWJlX2Q4WQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.writegear.co.uk%2Fpage-one&v=JcQfKlXfayI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ukPageOne" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Facebook</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ukpageone/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Instagram</a></p><br><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ukpageone.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Bluesky</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.threads.net/@ukpageone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Threads</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 11, 2025
<p>Robert is the author of The Tainted Cup, The Divine Cities trilogy and The Founders Trilogy. A Drop of Corruption, the sequel to The Tainted Cup, is out now. His work has received the Edgar Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Phillip K. Dick Citation of Excellence, and he has been shortlisted for the World Fantasy, British Fantasy, and Locus Awards. He also dug a very good french drain in his backyard back in 2019.</p><br><p>We had a great chat with Robert, hearing about why he moved into writing fantasy after early award success with other genres, and why he believes it is a framework for any kind of story you want to tell. We also hear why he now plans his novels rather than pantsing as he did before, and we talk about the importance of finding the heart of the story before you start writing.</p><br><p>Links:</p><p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/search?keywords=robert+jackson+bennett" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy Robert's books now</a></p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/robertjbennett.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow Robert on Bluesky</a></p><p><a href="https://www.robertjacksonbennett.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visit Robert's website</a></p><br><p>Support us on Patreon and get great benefits!: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ukpageone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/ukpageone</a></p><br><p>Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTcwZnBmNkJJWjhpMkxKaHQ2bmEzM3NyeFdNZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttUjl6YlBITU5sblhyUUIzeVR5Rll2bXVKcC1jNUVBZVdEV2lleTB2MDB5ejlqOEw2RlNZWHNBQ0E0Z2RXSE9ReHRQTGhqNmEzRVVkdHBZcGE5OHlTYWNkVzIxdlE4d2hmNDVVX25tWTBDUWJlX2Q4WQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.writegear.co.uk%2Fpage-one&v=JcQfKlXfayI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ukPageOne" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Facebook</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ukpageone/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Instagram</a></p><br><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ukpageone.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Bluesky</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.threads.net/@ukpageone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Threads</a></p><p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-midnight-king-tariq-ashkanani/7713080?ean=9781805222279" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy Tariq's new book, The Midnight King!</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 9, 2025
<p>On this episode of Drafting Notes, we talk about the importance of research: how it can spur ideas, how to go about it with difficult topics, what to include (and not include) in your writing and much more! And once you have all your notes, how do you organise them?</p><br><p>Drafting Notes is a new series of podcast episodes in which one award-winning writer (Tariq) and one hopefully soon-to-be-published writer (Marco) discuss various writing issues as they occur to them! </p><br><p>Drafting Notes episodes are available at least three months early if you join our Patreon - check it out and get this and other great benefits!: https://www.patreon.com/ukpageonehttps://www.patreon.com/ukpageone</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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