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54 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
51 episodes
since Oct. 27, 2021
episodic
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Tom Pepperdine interviews author, James Goodhand, about his writing process. James explains how important human psychology is to his books, why inspiration doesn't always equate to quality, and the great advice he got from his childhood drum teacher. James's Instagram is here: https://www.instagram…

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Tom Pepperdine interviews The New York Times bestselling author, Caitlin Rozakis, about her writing process. Caitlin explains how she uses outlines for character arcs as well as the plot before she starts drafting, how her world building can sometimes change elements of the story, and why she neede…
Tom Pepperdine interviews author, screenwriter, and award-winning podcaster, Mark Stay, about his writing process. Mark talks about having a central dramatic argument to each story, how he develops realistic characters, and going through the five stages of grief when receiving feedback. Mark's book…
Tom Pepperdine interviews the #1 Sunday Times-bestselling author, Eliza Chan, about her writing process. Eliza explains how her frustration with tradition folklore and mythology inspires her writing, what she enjoyed about writing her first sequel, and how her appetite affects her writing. Eliza's …
Tom Pepperdine interviews best selling author, M. R. Carey, about his writing process. Mike explains which habits from his comic writing career proved to benefit his novel writing, how Once Was Willem was written during a procrastination period, and the one element of his process many other writer…
Tom Pepperdine interviews award winning author, Trip Galey, about his writing process. Trip discusses how he discovered the most important part of learning to write, his experience of writing a novel as part of his PhD, and the benefits of dating a professional proofreader. You can get information …
Tom Pepperdine interviews multi-award winning author, Donal Ryan, about his writing process. Donal discusses how it felt revisiting old characters for his latest novel, what techniques he uses to progress the story, and the benefits of unplugging and enjoying life. You can buy Donal's most recent a…
Tom Pepperdine interviews the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of the Book of Tea duology, Judy I. Lin, about her writing process. Judy discusses her approach to world building, the benefit of listening to music whilst writing, and why her best motivator is guilt. Judy's website is here: https:…
Tom Pepperdine interviews the wonderful historical fiction author, Sean Lusk, about his writing process. Sean discusses the benefits of writing retreats, why he based his second book on Mary Wartley Montague, and how he literally runs away from his writing problems in a forest in the Highlands. Sea…
Tom Pepperdine interviews Sunday Times best selling author, Lissa Evans, about her writing process. Lissa discusses the importance of libraries and research, how she approaches complex characters, and why it takes over two years for her to finish a manuscript. Lissa's website is here: https://www.l…
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