Beachy Books Podcast

Philip starts 2016 off with a short ramble on his writing resolutions… Philip Bell, published author, writer and publisher at Beachy Books, rambles on about writing while on his country rambles. He rambles about writing, children’s books, publishing, self publishing, and anything to do with books and literature. With thanks to Dan O’Neill, who composed the wonderful … Continue reading "2016 Writing Resolutions – Beachy Rambles – Beachy Books Podcast – Episode 9" See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Philip rambles about story structure, his current story for children, being inspired by Enid Blyton's Famous Five stories, and that awful moment when you think your story might be sh*t! Philip Bell, published author, writer and publisher at Beachy Books, rambles on about writing while on his country rambles. He rambles about writing, children's books, … Continue reading "Story Structure – Beachy Rambles – Beachy Books Podcast – Episode 8" See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Philip's brain is in the ‘bubbly thoughts' stage and he rambles about how he gets his ideas, serendipity, juxtaposing random ideas to make new ones, and he looks at some impressive hairy bullocks. Philip Bell, published author, writer and publisher at Beachy Books, rambles on about writing while on his country rambles. He rambles about … Continue reading "Bubbly Thoughts – Beachy Rambles – Beachy Books Podcast – Episode 7" See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Philip rambles about his anguish over wanting to write what he truly loves while considering how much commercial aspirations and genres can alter his vision. Philip Bell, published author, writer and publisher at Beachy Books, rambles on about writing while on his country rambles. He rambles about writing, children's books, publishing, self publishing, and anything to do … Continue reading "Prostituting Your Art – Beachy Rambles – Beachy Books Podcast – Episode 6" See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Philip rambles about the realities of how many books you're likely to sell via traditional publishing or self, and the joys of a small, appreciative audience. Philip Bell, published author, writer and publisher at Beachy Books, rambles on about writing while on his country rambles. He rambles about writing, children's books, publishing, self publishing, and … Continue reading "Write for love – Beachy Rambles – Beachy Books Podcast – Episode 5" See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Philip rambles about the highs and lows of seeing his published and self-published books in shops. Could retailers do more? Could authors and publishers do more? Philip Bell, published author, writer and publisher at Beachy Books, rambles on about writing while on his country rambles. He rambles about writing, children's books, publishing, self publishing, and … Continue reading "Your Book in a Shop – Beachy Rambles – Beachy Books Podcast – Episode 4" See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Philip rambles about his new Writers' Room. Does a writer need a Writers' Room? Do you need a space to write? Where do you write? Philip Bell, published author, writer and publisher at Beachy Books, rambles on about writing while on his country rambles. He rambles about writing, children's books, publishing, self publishing, and anything … Continue reading "Writers' Rooms – Beachy Rambles – Beachy Books Podcast – Episode 3" See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Philip rambles about his experiences publishing with Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), ebook formatting, accessibility of ebooks and the joys of formatting for multiple eReaders. But does he even own a Kindle? Philip Bell, published author, writer and publisher at Beachy Books, rambles on about writing while on his country rambles. He rambles about writing, children's … Continue reading "Embrace the Kindle – Beachy Rambles – Beachy Books Podcast – Episode 2" See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Philip rambles about editing. Do you need an editor? Should a writer also edit their own work? Why do we edit? How do we edit? Who has the final say? The joys of punctuation, thoughts on twitter, oh and mispronouncing Trask and smörgåsbord. Philip Bell, published author, writer and publisher at Beachy Books, rambles on … Continue reading "The Writer Editor – Beachy Rambles – Beachy Books Podcast – Episode 1" See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is the short, pilot episode of Beachy Rambles, as a warm-up to give you a flavour of what's to come. It's not very in-depth, but worth listening just to hear me fall over! Subscribe and get episodes as I publish them. Philip Bell, published author, writer and publisher at Beachy Books, rambles on about … Continue reading "Beachy Books Podcast – Beachy Rambles – Pilot Episode" See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.