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Episode 68 - Building characters from the foundations up: how to develop compelling characters & backstory
This episode will guide you though the process of taking the raw material of your character research and ideas, and putting them through the...
Episode 67 - From Research to Reality: using the raw material of research to create compelling setting and backstory
You might have a lot of research for your story, but how do you apply it effectively to create a rich and compelling setting,...
Episode 66 - Conversation with Becky Chambers
My guest this week is the author Becky Chambers, author of the critically acclaimed novel 'The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet'. Becky’s...
Episode 65 - The Magpie and the Compost Heap: Curiosity and Curation for your future projects
In episode 64 we looked at what we can do to build and enhance setting in a current project, and in this episode we...
Episode 64 - Research Respect and Reasoning: building the foundations of your story setting
Great stories require a lot of research, but there's more to it than just surfing the net for a few interesting details. In this...
Episode 63 - Interview with Peter F Hamilton
This episode is a conversation with bestselling author Peter F Hamilton. In a career spanning nearly thirty years Peter has published seventeen books as...