Write For Your Life

Iain is on a solo mission to tell the world about rhythm and meter and how they have as much to do with prose and fiction as they do poetry. He reckons rhythm is what separates the...

Iain is joined once again by Manuela Boyle for a good old writing-related natter. First they talk about what it’s like to start a new, large-scale writing project. To be fair, it k...

Iain is joined by the marvellous Manuela Boyle to talk about the challenges that come when you have to change direction with your writing. Sometimes we do it by choice, sometimes i...

Iain talks to poet and Publicity Chief for The O’Brien Press, Donna Sørensen. Sending your work to literary agents, publishers and journals can be such a tricky business and often ...

Following Emma Newman’s post on the tricky nature of offering advice to writers (especially new writers), Iain offers his take on the subject. It is indeed difficult to pitch any k...

Iain says he's never really felt compelled to write until very recently, as he's reflected more on his aunt’s death. Suddenly he finds himself wanting to commit the experience – he...

Iain and Manuela Boyle look at the topic of personal branding for authors and seem to have slightly different points of view on the issue. It’s a tricky one. Should writers follow ...

On this week’s podcast Iain is joined by Kathryn White, widely published children’s author whose books include Here Comes The Crocodile and Ruby’s School Walk. They talk about the ...

In this latest podcast Iain talks about writing confidence, including how to deal with a lack of it and what you can do to get your confidence back....

Iain is joined by the marvellous Manuela Boyle and the theme is place. Interestingly, both come at the subject from opposite directions, which is kind of cool. Once they’ve covered...

Iain talks about what it’s like to write with an iPad. It’s not a review by any stretch, more a writer’s eye view of using this new and exciting piece of technology. And it is exci...

Iain takes to the mic to record a short podcast about what’s been going on in the publishing industry. He starts with the incredible scenes at Jonathan Franzen’s book launch, where...