Episodes to download
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Lesson Eighteen: Writer’s Block
Sun 4 Jun 2017
Discover Ray Bradbury’s simple trick for overcoming writer’s block.
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Lesson Seventeen: What I Learned from James Baldwin
Sun 4 Jun 2017
Novelist Caryl Phillips considers what we can learn from the great American writer.
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Lesson Sixteen: Dealing with Critics
Sun 4 Jun 2017
If you’re going to put your work out in the world, someone’s going to take a pop at it.
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Lesson Fifteen: Write and Repeat
Sun 28 May 2017
“Easy reading is damned hard writing,” says Maya Angelou.
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Lesson Fourteen: In Search of a Character with Graham Greene
Sun 28 May 2017
Hear how Graham Greene gradually evolves a character.
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Lesson Twelve: A Workshop with Allen Ginsberg
Sun 21 May 2017
How often do you get the chance to attend a lecture by one of the Beats?
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Lesson Ten: Find your Story
Sun 21 May 2017
Waiting for the muse to strike? Give it up and get writing.
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Lesson Eight: The Writer’s Mind
Sun 21 May 2017
The subconscious mind can be the writer’s greatest helper – or nastiest foe.
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Lesson Seven: Routines and Rituals
Sun 21 May 2017
Yes, we need talent – but we also need discipline.
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Lesson Four: Creating Characters
Sun 21 May 2017
How nosy are you about your protagonist? Do you know what she eats for breakfast?
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Lesson Three: Getting Better Acquainted with Words
Sun 21 May 2017
How do we recognise a hell-raising word from one that just wants a quiet life?
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Lesson Two: Sell your Heart
Sun 21 May 2017
How do we find a voice? Figure out what’s ours – and only ours – to say?
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Lesson One: The Importance of Reading
Sun 21 May 2017
If you want to write – read. Marinate your mind in the sentence and the word.
