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

This week we interview Sam Blake, creator of Cat Connelly, who we all immediately fell in love with as a strong female detective character. Sam is a best selling crime writer and an Irish Crime Novel of the Year Shortlist'er.  Then Linda reads from her WIP and we finally find out what happened to Eli's money while Steph foxes us all with her "Name The Novel". 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 find out who's been writing what over the summer, there's some very big news for one of our members, we interview the winner of our short story competition, creative writing tutor, aspiring novelist & blogger, Alizon Brunning Robertson and find out what's on Mary Ridley's 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 reveal the winner of our Summer Short Story Competition, Theresa reads from her "Work In Progress" set in a dystopian future, we all discuss our writing goals for the summer break and reminisce about our favourite episodes then Steph and author Caroline England 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?".

Today we're talking about pacing; how to handle time transitions, flashbacks, about slowing things down & picking up the pace. Theresa's going to test us on "Name The Novel" and share her word of the week, while Heather reads from her "Work In Progress". 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 interrogate more unsuspecting holidaymakers to find out what they are reading, Nicola shares three of her new poems and we interview Caroline England author of "My Husband's Lies". 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 "The Kindle King" Kevin Long, founder of Babysteps Publishing and also the author of "The Prosecco Effect" Laura Wilkinson about the pros and cons of self-publishing.  Heather reads from her "Work In Progress", Theresa discusses her "Word Of The Week" and Nicola shares what's on her 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?".

This week we interview Asia Mackay, author of "Killing It" which is not only predicted to be huge this summer but which has already been optioned for the film version. Nicola reviews writing software, we accost people on the beach to see what they are reading, Steph reads from her Work In Progress and, as always, we reveal two bedside table books. 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 all about dazzling dialogue this week! We share our recent "drama workshop" where Theresa showed us how to add depth to dialogue, we discuss our writing lives and Stephanie reads from her Work In Progress then shares "3 Simple Rules" to keep in mind when writing dialogue. 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?".

Today we talk about how to start your book, the first five pages. How important is it get that right, how many pages does it take for you to get into a book? What matters to you in the first five pages of a new book? Stephanie reads from hers and Theresa and Liz Stoker 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?".

How do you move your reader from one scene to the next without breaking the fictive dream? This week we discuss ways to transition in writing. Linda reads from her Work In Progress. 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 what makes a thriller, interview Laura Marshall, author of "Friend Request" and her forthcoming book "Three Little Lies" then share our own favourite thriller writers. Nicola reads from her work in progress. 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?".

When is it ok to use profanities or blasphemy when writing? What about the "N" word or the "C" word? How do you find out if your characters would even have known that expression you are thinking of using? We interview a former Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Heather & Pat read and Nicola foxes even Theresa with her "Name The Novel" choice this week! 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 update you on "Our Writing Lives", then explore The Detective in fiction, sharing some of our favourites.  We talk about what makes The Detective such an iconic figure and muse on what kind of detective character we would love to create.  Pat reads from her Work In Progress. 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 regularly write short stories as part of our Write Club meetings but do we like reading them? We discuss our favourites and Stephanie interviews Carys Bray, successful short story writer while Theresa reads one of her own short stories. 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 talk poetry, poems then we interview prolific and published poet and artist Neil Fawcett, who turns out to be delightfully down to earth and a lover of The Mani, in Greece, too. 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 catch up with Mary Magdalene and interview Charlie Bell, co-creator of Eddy Nugent, author of "Picking Up The Brass", a hilarious look at what real life was really like in the British Army in the Eighties, focusing on the training experiences of young Eddy Nugent, and then briefly following him into the first years of his military service. 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 talk about how to Show Not Tell this week. The whole team is present again so it's a fun session with Nicola reading from her work in progress and Theresa giving us her word of the week. 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 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?".

Would joining a writing group - real or virtual - help your writing? We are obviously 100% sold on the idea but Steph and Theresa talk to newly retired English teacher, Andy Larter of Eastcott Writing Group about how they do things there!  He shares some useful tips on how to get a writing group started and how to find a venue. 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 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 also join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".

We discuss plotting with author Liz Harris and bring each other up to date with our own writing progress. Pat reads her Work In Progress and Chris Heath & Steph 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 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 also join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".

This week we debate print books, ebooks and audio - which do we like and use ourselves? Will new formats change the future of writing? Our previous guest authors join in the debate. Linda reads from her Work In Progress and Mary Magdelene has a revelation.  Heather and Tom Bromley 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 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 also join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?".