Write Club The Podcast | For Aspiring Writers, Published Authors & Readers Everywhere

We interview Morgen Bailey, who's an author, editor, competition columnist & judge, Nicola reads from her work in progress, Theresa shares her word of the week, we catch up on our writing lives over Christmas and Linda and Eve White share what's on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley, Linda Jack Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share guest readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be an aspiring writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".

This week we have some big news, we discuss effective critiquing and check out some online sites where you can get critiqued. Linda tells us what Kurt Vonnegut thought of her early work. Nicola reveals her new website for writers and Steph reads from her new, rather sinister work in progress. Pat is back in her "Grammar Police" guise and Heather and listener Lucy Honey share what's on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley, Linda Jack Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share guest readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be an aspiring writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".

It's not only Winnie The Pooh Day but we have a heart-warming interview with Craig Smith, New Zealand based creator of the now world-famous Wonky Donkey. Heather reads from her new Work In Progress and we patch Nicola and Linda through from the UK and USA respectively for various parts of the show! Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley , Linda Jack Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share guest readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".

We interview Eve and Ludo from the Eve White Literary Agency, Theresa reads from her new fairytale WIP, Linda reveals something from her new favourite website and Nicola and Tim Cocker share what's on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley , Linda Jack Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share guest readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".

Over the year, here at Write Club The Podcast, we have endeavoured to be both educational and entertaining as well as interviewing some cracking guests. In this episode, we each look back over the year and take on an impossible task, choosing just one or two of our "favourite bits".   Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley , Linda Jack Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share guest readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?". If you like what you hear, come and join our community! Firstly, "Like" our FB Page using the link on this page & you'll enjoy reminders of new episodes, then join our lively private Facebook Group (the link to that is on the FB Page) and join in the conversation.

This week we explore Christmas in novels and discuss how you could update a festive classic. Talking of which, Nicola puts some classics through the Hemingway Test and Linda reads from her "work in progress". Fantasy writer Peter Flannery shares what is on his bedside table. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley , Linda Jack Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share guest readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".

This week we hear from Theresa, who's found some amazing gifts for writers, Pat reads and Heather shares her "Word Of The Week". We all talk about what we would like for Christmas and Linda and Sam Blake share what's on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley , Linda Jack Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share guest readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?". If you like what you hear, come and join our community! Firstly, "Like" our FB Page using the link on this page & you'll enjoy reminders of new episodes, then join our lively private Facebook Group (the link to that is on the FB Page) and join in the conversation.

It's all very festive around here, with Linda sharing brilliant Christmas gifts for readers (and for writers next week), Theresa's got a seasonal "Word Of The Week" to share, while Nicola reads her WIP. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley , Linda Jack Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share guest readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?". If you like what you hear, come and join our community!  Firstly, "Like" our FB Page using the link on this page & you'll enjoy reminders of new episodes, then join our lively private Facebook Group (the link to that is on the FB Page) and join in the conversation.

It's our First Birthday on the podcast and we're joined by some very special guests! Stephanie reads from a new Work In Progress, Pat tells us all about the Happy Birthday tune, we share what difference doing the podcast has made to both our lives and our writing. Theresa and Monica Stott share what's on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley, Linda Jackim Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share celebrity guest author readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".

We all agree that creating a strong sense of place is very important in a great book and we share some passages from our favourite books that have made us want to visit. We also discuss some useful writing exercises to help create a sense of place.  Heather reads from one of her longer short stories which is partly set overseas. Nicola and Keziah Frost share the books on their bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley, Linda Jackim Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share celebrity guest author readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".

We discuss fairy tales, their origins, form and how they have stood the test of time. Theresa has some big news and she reads her latest work in progress, which is appropriately a fairytale. Steph and Sam Blake share what's on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley, Linda Jackim Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share celebrity guest author readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".

Heather and Nicola are massive fans of the fantasy genre and were delighted to interview best-selling fantasy writer Peter Flannery, author of "First & Only" and "Battle Mage".  He gave us some awesome general writing tips.  Elsewhere in the show, Linda reads the latest adventures of Mary Magdalene and Nicola shares a techie tip.   Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley, Linda Jackim Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share celebrity guest author readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".

We look back on the writing and poetry from two World Wars and discuss how life changed for women in particular around that time. Pat reads the concluding part of her long short story and we are all shocked! We discuss our writing lives and Linda and Pat share the novels on their bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley, Linda Jackim Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share celebrity guest author readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".

We interview "late starter" author Keziah Frost whose debut novel "The Reluctant Fortune Teller" has just been published. We discuss the illustrious company she keeps, while our own late starter Nicola Cairncross reads from her first novel. Heather and Laura Wilkinson tell us what's on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley, Linda Jackim Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share celebrity guest author readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".

We discuss creativity, where does it come from, how does it show itself and how can we get some more of it! Stephanie reads from a new Work In Progress, while Theresa and Julian Coen share what's on their bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley, Linda Jackim Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share celebrity guest author readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".

A packed week in which Theresa reads her latest travel piece, we discuss rejection letters, we find out about the Booker Prize (& Not The Booker) while Steph & Sam Blake share what books we would find on their bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley, Linda Jackim Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share celebrity guest author readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".

It's Mental Health Awareness Week and we discuss writers who suffered, as well as how mental health is dealt with in novels. Steph tells us about the research she did for "Lacking Grace" and we update each other on how our writing lives are going. Heather reads from her WIP and Nicola and Jackie Smith share what is currently on their bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley, Linda Jackim Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share celebrity guest author readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".

It's Black History Month and we discuss how this came about, some of our favourite authors and get very distracted by unusual names! Pat reads from her work in progress which is taking a very sinister turn and Linda and Alizon Brunning Robertson share what's on their bedside table. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley, Linda Jackim Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share celebrity guest author readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".

We discuss secondary characters; their role, importance and how to create them. Nicola reads a scene featuring two of her secondary characters and Heather and Laura Marshall reveal what is on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley, Linda Jackim Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share celebrity guest author readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".

Travel Blogging is our theme and we interview Monica Stott of TheTravelHack.com and Jackie Smith from TravelInWrite.com. Pat talks about French words in common use in the English Language, Stephanie reads from her Work In Progress and Theresa and Naomi Kruger share the books on their bedside table. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley, Linda Jackim Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share celebrity guest author readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing and what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".