It's a First Draft (E20)

Romance (E23)

I talk about using tropes from other genres (while you get ready to work), spend 15 minutes thinking about how romance tropes could help my book (while you do 15 minutes of your own work), then sum up (while you relax). Book mentioned (that I haven’t already mentioned): The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good, by Kirsty Applebaum. Link to the list of romance tropes I used: https://jerichowriters.com/20-powerful-romance-tropes-and-how-to-make-them-original/ Sound for the 15 minutes: breeze in the cherry trees, with background curlew. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drawingfromtheinkwell.substack.com [https://drawingfromtheinkwell.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

It's OK to be Funny (E22)

I talk about what I’ve taken from the books I’ve been reading recently, and my wish to be a bit funnier in the book I’m writing. Then - as usual - there are 15 minutes of sound for you to do your creative work to, and then I come back and sum up. Books mentioned: The Bone Clocks, by David Mitchell; The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger; and The Wee Free Men, by Terry Pratchett. Sound for the 15 minutes: wind in the cherry trees, with background cuckoo, sheep and farm traffic. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drawingfromtheinkwell.substack.com [https://drawingfromtheinkwell.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Creative Admin (E21)

I talk about writing ups and downs, give us 15 minutes to get some work done - in my case, correcting voice typing - and wonder whether voice typing is as good a way of moving from notebook to computer as I thought it’d be. Podcast mentioned: Making Trouble with Molly Naylor: The Trouble with Time, featuring Ian McMillan. Sound for the 15 minutes: evening garden noises, including a male pheasant strutting about cooing to himself (and some louder noises when he calls - don’t be alarmed). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drawingfromtheinkwell.substack.com [https://drawingfromtheinkwell.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

It's a First Draft (E20)

Some particularly lovely sounds this week as spring springs round here (bees, lambs, all kinds of birds). Otherwise, me talking about a difficult writing week and giving myself (and you, if you need it) a pep-talk. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drawingfromtheinkwell.substack.com [https://drawingfromtheinkwell.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Sticking Point (E19)

I talk about quiet moments in books (scenes of lower conflict), my experience of re-reading a favourite childhood author, and making lists. But most importantly, I give you 15 minutes of gentle sound to do some creative work to. Book mentioned: The Magicians of Caprona, by Diana Wynne Jones. Podcast mentioned: Death of 1000 Cuts, hosted by Tim Clare. Sound for the 15 minutes: the burn (stream) beside my studio. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drawingfromtheinkwell.substack.com [https://drawingfromtheinkwell.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]