Write For Your Life

This week’s Write for Your Life podcast sees Iain and Donna talk about publishing and franchises. Should publishers still be hunting for mega-selling tentpole titles, or is there a...

This week Iain and Donna talk about the state of the poetry business and how difficult it is to get your work out there. Also, Donna’s secret letter from Seamus Heaney! Other topic...

In this week's episode of the Write for Your Life podcast, Iain talks about his experience performing at the Coventry Literary Festival last week. It's all good, and there is some ...

In this week’s episode, Iain and Donna talk about chimpanzees, Thomas Hardy’s grave, being creative when you’re busy, busy, busy, and innovative ways to promote your book. It’s an ...

Iain kicks off this week’s show by announcing a new permanent co-host in the marvellous Donna Sørensen! Other topics include the show’s move to 5by5, whether apps that make writers...

This week, Iain is joined by Shawn Mihalik, author of The Flute Player, a novella published by Asymmetrical Press. Topics include how to write short fiction, the difference between...

Iain is joined by Donna Sørensen to talk about that horrid thing called author envy. You know, where we decide that everyone else has got a better book deal, website and marketing ...

This week, Iain is joined by Robert Mills to talk about how freelance writers need to think carefully about the way they present themselves online, especially if they also have a f...

Iain is joined by Donna Sørensen to talk about literary prizes for female authors. It's a conversation that leads to all sorts of related topics, including assumptions, perceptions...

Iain is joined by author Lily Dunn whose fantastic debut novel , Shadowing the Sun, was published in 2008. They chat about the various trials and tribulations that come with writin...

This week, Iain is joined by Nathan Filer, whose hotly anticipated debut novel, The Shock of the Fall, is published by HarperCollins in May. They cover lots of topics, hence the ca...

Iain is joined by poet and copywriter, Donna Sørensen, to talk about the effect of place on writing. From bizarre road accidents in Dublin to swallow murmurations in Somerset, wher...