Writing Royalty with Emma Royal
Julia Derbyshire Julia Derbyshire

Writing Royalty with Emma Royal

Today I speak with Emma Royal about writing royalty in fiction, from research to the art of creating a believable character for actual historical figures.

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All about Bonkbusters
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All about Bonkbusters

Remember the Bonkbuster? If you love Jilly Cooper, Judith Krantz, Jackie Collins or Shirley Conran, then this is the episode for you. And yes, we talk about THAT goldfish scene.

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World building with Emma Jackson
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World building with Emma Jackson

A fascinating chat with plenty of great tips about world building with Emma Jackson, co-host of the SFF Podcast and writer of WITCH YOU WERE HERE.

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Getting reviews with Anita Chapman
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Getting reviews with Anita Chapman

In today’s Book Bite, I speak with Anita Chapman, whose debut self-published novel The Venice Secret, has amassed over 2000 reviews since March. Find out her secrets here.

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The Art of “Collabo-Writing”
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The Art of “Collabo-Writing”

Listen to this entertaining and informative conversation with Sarah Ferguson (a.k.a. the Duchess of York) and her writing partner, Marguerite Kaye, on the process of “collabo-writing” or writing a book together with a partner.

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Writing Advice with Jo Lyons
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Writing Advice with Jo Lyons

Join Juila for a chat with author Jo Lyons who shares some amazing, practical writing advice that even had Julia scribbling notes.

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Melissa Addey & the ALLi Income Survey
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Melissa Addey & the ALLi Income Survey

Join us for a fascinating chat with Melissa Addey from the Alliance of Independent Authors where we discuss their recent Self-Published Author Income Survey. It’s actually positive news for once!

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Writing Advice with Katherine Faulkner
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Writing Advice with Katherine Faulkner

After talking us through her book choices on Monday (and her thrilling journalist background), now Katherine Faulkner is ready to impart some valuable writing advice, discuss how she explores women's friendships in her books, whether the label "mum noir" really applies to her books and the power of putting location front and centre...

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Writing Advice with Lindsey Kelk
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Writing Advice with Lindsey Kelk

A short, but sweet follow-up chat from Monday’s longer episode, in this book bite Lindsey Kelk shares her top writing advice. A MUST listen.

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Places in Fiction with Lucy Hooft
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Places in Fiction with Lucy Hooft

In today’s Book Bite, we have a fascinating chat with author Lucy Hooft (who is not a spy) about how she’s used her extensive travels to influence place in her novels.

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Writing Advice with Richard Swan
Julia Derbyshire Julia Derbyshire

Writing Advice with Richard Swan

Back by popular demand, and also because we've already recorded this, today's Book Bites features the return of Sunday Times-bestselling SFF author Richard Swan.

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