Laura Shavin

Hmm... this rings a bell... Old Fools podcast with Ian and @quantick.bsky.social - lots of entertaining grumpiness (and mucho swears, be warned) Have a listen why don't you.

Always.

The Offcuts Drawer: Top Writers Share Their Best Worst Ideas Podcast where successful writers share their rejected scripts & unfinished writing. Performed by actors. Hosted by Laura Shavin.

May I suggest offcutsdrawer.com It's about writers rather than specific books, but often books are discussed.

Google recipes. Find one that looks tasty & has 50+ good reviews. Check ingredients, method & then read reviews: "swapped the salmon for chicken, even better", "lime makes it too sweet, used soy sauce instead" "Replaced tomato with chocolate, makes a tasty dessert".... I mean, what's the point??

See the funny faces! Well, the faces aren't funny but their voices say things that are & this is what the voices look like. There are some very entertaining scripts in this episode by BBC's Ed Reardon. Find out why they went awry and more... Also JUNE WHITFIELD
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The Way It Is, 4x series on R4, early 00's. Simon Evans was presenter Richard Richard, I was co-prez Lolly Swain + all other F parts (loads) Dave Lamb (Come Dine With Me) & Chris Pavlo played the rest. Writers on here @simonblackwell.bsky.social @jonholmes.bsky.social @dannyrobins.bsky.social + more

What would you do if the great June Whitfield insisted to you that the Beatles' heyday was during World War II? (No, obvs she's alive in this scenario smartarse) This is what @chdouglas.bsky.social did, very resourceful I thought. Hear the full episode here: offcutsdrawer.com/christopher-douglas

This looks fantastic, and what a great idea for a Xmas prez for the discerning coolhunter d'un certain age. Also I really want these designs available as posters, t-shirts and mugs - make it happen Q 🙏

The Fabulous Fails of Comedy Writer Christopher Douglas The writer & voice of BBC Radio 4's Ed Reardon's Week shares the comedy scripts that missed the mark, got rejected by commissioners or still remain unfinished.

Fan of Crossroads? Old-time British comedy greats? New-time Radio 4 curmudgeon Ed Reardon? This episode is right up your street. Christopher Douglas shares the comedy scripts the BBC turned down (the fools!) and tales of working with June Whitfield and beyond. offcutsdrawer.com/christopher-douglas

When you give your cartoonist pal an idea for a cartoon, he draws it beautifully, adds an extra gag, it gets published in Private Eye and he gives you a thankyou credit for it...

Now accepting offers for further work as "muse" ❤️👀🤩

Is that a Clark Kent pun in there fighting to get out..?

I don't just make this stuff up. This is a wee taster of the very real @pierstorday.bsky.social talking about writing for children and for theatre - and in the full ep sharing some lovely and funny stories about all the fails before the success. Ep is right here: offcutsdrawer.com/piers-torday

Ha! Right now I really resent this site doesn't allow me to like it with a laugh-y face rather than just a poe-faced like.

Is this for a Marvel character origin story?

I got it in 3. Now I feel vaguely ashamed.

Piers Torday - Children's Novelist & Playwright Former TV writer Piers Torday shares pieces of his failed writing projects in various genres before becoming an award-winning children's novelist and playwright

New podcast ep klaxon! Award-winning children's author & playwright @pierstorday.bsky.social shares the fascinating failures that led to his writing success with clips performed by @joxvox.bsky.social @kennyblyth.bsky.social @helgwyn.bsky.social & David Lane Pusey offcutsdrawer.com/piers-torday

Podcast thing. Shout out to the cast: Emma Clarke, Beth Chalmers, Chris Pavlo & Helen Goldwyn, with extra kudos to Ms Clarke for reading a poem that would make my stomach knot if it were me, plus it would have to be at gunpoint (no YOU'RE repressed and uptight, SHUT UP)
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I mean, full disclosure, me, but he and everyone else did this for Equity minimum just so it could get made. I bloody love him.
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The ultimate challenge. Can you watch this short video right til the end without looking away? My stomach's in knots - the finger in the mouth moment - yeeeeesh. Kudos AG, you've caused me actual physical cringe-pain.

fancy forty-five minutes of impeccable sketch comedy? here you go: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Adele Parks: Best-Selling Novelist Shares Her Early Mistakes Writer & Author Adele Parks shares the writing that never made it to publication, plus some of her earliest story attempts and and some very surprising poetry.

Adele Parks MBE joins The Offcuts Drawer! 📚 She’s sold 5m books, been translated into 30+ languages and here she opens up about the writing that never saw print. The drafts, the cuts, the hidden stories, plus some very NSFW (short) poetry. New episode out now. offcutsdrawer.com/adele-parks

Thank you. Pedants unite.

They SOUND interesting, with all that talk about writing struggles and rejection and failure, but what do they all LOOK LIKE? Well, funny you should ask... offcutsdrawer.com/lucy-v-hay

*puts marketing hat on* (it has hashtags on it) New #writing #podcast episode alert! The inspiring #author and #novelist Lucy V Hay, the power behind Bang2Write shares her unfinished and unproduced #writing, what inspired it and where each piece actually led. offcutsdrawer.com/lucy-v-hay

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Told you, didn't I.

Yay! One down...

So sorry for your loss.

Faces of the funny. Comedy writer @danielmaier.bsky.social (Harry Hill, Charlie Brooker etc) shares the sketches and stories waiting to be snapped up by producers and publishers... and this is what the performers look like. Check out how they sound: offcutsdrawer.com/dan-maier

The Offcuts Drawer - A Writing Podcast Celebrating Failure Podcast where successful writers share their rejected scripts, abandoned stories & unfinished writing. Performed by actors. Hosted by Laura Shavin.

Fan of Harry Hill? He's this week's guest on R4's Desert Island Discs. Great episode, and who should get a mention - not 1 but TWO of his writers who are my podcast guests: @quantick.bsky.social & (most recent ep) @danielmaier.bsky.social Check out both v funny episodes - 3 & 33 - offcutsdrawer.com

Well you've got to, haven't you, I mean it's the mighty @podnews.net... But then it is a great episode and @danielmaier.bsky.social 's offcuts are particularly good. Check it out offcutsdrawer.com/dan-maier