Write For Your Life

Iain and Donna talk about Eurovision and Miley Cyrus (naturally), Studio Ghibli and writers' influences, keeping up with the internet and staying close to our stories, plus whether...

This week, Iain and Donna talk about the death of the novel and the trials and tribulations of working from home. You can also listen to the second part of our look at the publishi...

This week, Donna talks about pressure and what it must be like to be both a poet and the daughter of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes. Iain talks about how we faff around deciding what ...

This week Iain and Donna talk about Donna Tartt winning the Pulitzer Prize and how come she takes so long to write her books. Then it's on to Shannon Hale who's told her readers sh...

The Write for Your Life podcast is back and it’s on 5by5! Toot toot! In this first episode back on the ol’ airwaves, Iain and Donna talk about writing staycations, quitting your jo...

In the final episode of the Write for Your Life podcast for 2013, Iain and Donna look back at some of their highlights from the last 12 months. From best books read to most memorab...

In this episode of the Write for Your Life podcast, Iain and Donna talk about the importance of keeping up with what’s going on in the publishing industry. We then go on to cover t...

In this week’s episode of the Write for Your Life podcast, Iain and Donna look at what it takes to be a ‘creative person’. Are we/they particularly special? A bunch of nonsensical ...

In this episode of the Write for Your Life podcast, Iain and Donna talk about interviews, social media and how much of yourself you should share with the world. We also answer a li...

In this week's episode of the Write for Your Life podcast, Iain and Donna discuss the thorny issue of having a full-time job and writing fiction in your spare time. Is it more than...

In this 101st episode of the Write for Your Life podcast, Iain and Donna put their reading, writing, and publishing pet hates into Room 101. Or at least they do when the other lets...

In this, the 100th episode of the Write for Your Life podcast, Iain talks about some of his favourite episodes, but much of the show is dedicated to reading habits. How do you choo...