The Failing Writers Podcast

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*quickly draws an animal vaguely resembling a cat, possibly typing, on a T-shirt.

Maybe!

Absolutely welcome. A copy of @scrivenerapp.bsky.social and some glorious limited edition FWP merch being processed as we speak! (Way more coveted than the £500 obvs)

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Thanks for entering, Katie! Well done. We bloody loved your story! And the speed!

And the winner is…

to be found here: pod.fo/e/3331dd

Yvette has good taste

Check out Map Men, @JayForeman.bsky.social & @markcooperjones.bsky.social in this week’s ep.

Talking about their brilliant book This Way Up - OUT THIS WEEK @HarperCollins.bsky.social and about collaborative writing, working in different mediums… & Mark’s beautiful 🧠❤️

Listen here!
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Did this in Edinburgh with the lovely Veronique. Can highly recommend!

Ha! I’ve done that before.
(& yes, clocks a-tickin’ - 3 days left - chop chop- let’s go!) 😃

You make a fair point

Blummin lovely chatting to ‘viral sensation’ (yep, that’s what I’m going with) @autumnwoods-author.bsky.social about getting TikTok to work for you, writing on a phone🤯 and planting your feet firmly on the ground while the world goes crazy.
Hit that bio link

⏰ There’s still plenty o time to enter our £500 flash fiction contest! In assoc’ with @scrivenerapp.bsky.social
300 words
Theme: “a lie”
Head of judgery the amazing @fictionalsarah.SubStack.com from @writershq.bsky.social
£4 entry fee
Deadline midday Fri Oct 24
Info here: failingwriterspodcast.com

Please tell me this is just some publicity stunt and not actually true. 😳

Amazing cover! 😮

Thanks Anika! 🫶

Ah thanks. ❤️

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Nice. Oh… wait… I spot a glaring omission! 😮😁

The Failing Writers Podcast - the world's bestest writing podcast ever... probably The Failing Writers Podcast is a writing podcast for everyone who has ever wanted to write a book... then put the kettle on instead.

May I alert you to a rather joyful £500 writing competition you perhaps didn’t know you needed in your life, but in fact absolutely do…?
www.failingwriterspodcast.com
#flashfiction

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😂 although, if you’d rather be paid in pants, I’m sure we could arrange something.

And awaaay! Our 300 word flash FICTION competition is officially go. With the marvellous Sarah Lewis from @writershq.bsky.social taking the gavel. Have a squizz at the latest episode for the FACTS about how to get your grubby mitts on that 500 knicker

pod.fo/e/3331dd

Julia Roberts narration of the BBC TV adaptation of Leonard and Hungry Paul @ronanhession.bsky.social is in the can as they say.

Transmission date is confirmed and I'll let you know very, very soon.

We established BM in Nov 2005 and now our second book is made into a TV drama.

Bloody Magic!

S5 Ep14: Small Independent Publishers Pt1

Thanks to the Failing Writers podcast for having me and other writers on to chat about indie/snall press publishing.

Give the episode a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/5Gxx...

2/2
Then in Part2, hear from the amazing @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
Plus the darker side of the biz with scam victim @inkandsmudge.bsky.social
And all the ways you can avoid the sharks!

Considered publishing through a small press? Click the link in our bio for all the skinny in our doublebill on indie publishers.
In part 1 we talk to happy customers:
@cwmcguinness.bsky.social
@kazbarwrites.bsky.social
#lukepalmer
@stgenevieve.bsky.social
… then … 1/2 🧵

For those of you just waking up in the UK, sitting down to lunch in Goa, or enjoying your afternoon in Sydney, you'll be the first to read Issue 89 of SmokeLong Quarterly! www.smokelong.com/issue-eighty...

Ha. Thanks Mark. Oh I’m certain there’ll be plenty more failing where that came from! 😄

Thanks Anders. We’re disgustingly chuffed.