In this episode I take a look at the first page of a reader's work & offer tips on improving it. We talk about word order, tenses, world building & the power of the telling detail. If you like the show and would like to support me, you can drop me a few beans via my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare And here's the Death Of 1000 Cuts Discord link if you'd like to join our online community: https://discord.gg/Gr7nNU3jjv Please buy my latest book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It, which is available in hardback, ebook & audiobook (narrated by me): https://www ..read more

In this episode I chat with author Guy Gunaratne about their second novel, MISTER, MISTER, trickster narrators running away with the story, & why it's ok to take your writing seriously. Grab a copy of MISTER, MISTER by Guy Gunaratne here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10577/9781472250230 If you like the show and would like to support me, you can drop me a few beans via my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare And here's the Death Of 1000 Cuts Discord link if you'd like to join our online community: https://discord.gg/Gr7nNU3jjv Please buy my latest book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We C ..read more

In this episode I chat with author James L Sutter about creating worlds and his new queer YA romance novel, DARKHEARTS. You can grab a copy of DARKHEARTS here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Darkhearts-James-L-Sutter/dp/1839133376/ If you like the show and would like to support me, you can drop me a few beans via my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare And here's the Death Of 1000 Cuts Discord link if you'd like to join our online community: https://discord.gg/Gr7nNU3jjv Please buy my latest book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It, which is available in hardback, ebook & aud ..read more

In today's episode I chat with Emma Gannon, novelist and author of THE SUCCESS MYTH, a book about the ways in which we can end up chasing things we don't really want, & how that keeps us away from actual wellbeing. Grab THE SUCCESS MYTH here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10577/9781911709206 Here's Emma's substack, The Hyphen: https://substack.com/@emmagannon If you like the show and would like to support me, you can drop me a few beans via my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare And here's the Death Of 1000 Cuts Discord link if you'd like to join our online community: https://discord.gg/Gr7nNU3 ..read more

In this episode I chat with author and comedian Alasdair Beckett-King about his new book, writing for children, pastiche, and comedy. Grab a copy of Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum by Alasdair Beckett-King: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Montgomery-Bonbon-Murder-at-Museum/dp/1529501040/ If you like the show and would like to support me, you can drop me a few beans via my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare And here's the Death Of 1000 Cuts Discord link if you'd like to join our online community: https://discord.gg/Gr7nNU3jjv Please buy my latest book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We ..read more

The first episode of the new season. I talk about writing, and love. If you like the show and would like to support me, you can drop me a few beans via my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare And here's the Death Of 1000 Cuts Discord link if you'd like to join our online community: https://discord.gg/Gr7nNU3jjv Please buy my latest book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It, which is available in hardback, ebook & audiobook (narrated by me): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coward-Why-Anxious-What-About/dp/1838853103 ..read more

This is the last episode in Season 5 of Death Of 1000 Cuts, where I round up my thoughts after quite a few years of the show. We'll be back for Season 6 soon! Please buy my latest book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It, which is available in hardback, ebook & audiobook (narrated by me): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coward-Why-Anxious-What-About/dp/1838853103/ If you like the show and would like to support me, you can drop me a few beans via my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare And here's the Death Of 1000 Cuts Discord link if you'd like to join our online community: ht ..read more

In this unscripted, unedited episode, I talk about where I am with my writing and the podcast, and what's to come. Here's the recent episode of the BBC's Crowdscience I co-presented: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct3j8d Please buy my latest book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It, which is available in hardback, ebook & audiobook (narrated by me): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coward-Why-Anxious-What-About/dp/1838853103/ If you like the show and would like to support me, you can drop me a few beans via my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare And here's the Death Of 100 ..read more

In this episode I talk about dealing with impostor syndrome while writing. Please buy my latest book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It, which is available in hardback, ebook & audiobook (narrated by me): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coward-Why-Anxious-What-About/dp/1838853103/ If you like the show and would like to support me, you can drop me a few beans via my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare And here's the Death Of 1000 Cuts Discord link if you'd like to join our online community: https://discord.gg/Gr7nNU3jjv ..read more

In this episode, the latest in the Writing a Novel series, I look at some opening pages of published novels, and see if we can learn anything about what makes a compelling opening. The novels are in the commercial Fantasy/historical genres. Hopefully this will help me out figuring out how to open my own novel! Here are the 3 books I talk about in this episode, with links if you'd like to buy them. THE DESERT PRINCE by Peter V Brett: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10577/9780008309817 THE OBSIDIAN TOWER by Melissa Caruso: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10577/9780356513195 IRON QUEEN by Joanna Courtney: ht ..read more