306 Episodes

  1. How To Balance Story And Plot

    Published: 7/18/2022
  2. How To Structure A Novel

    Published: 6/24/2022
  3. SPECIAL: Wandering Words poems and soundscapes

    Published: 6/7/2022
  4. We Are Always Translating

    Published: 5/26/2022
  5. Research for writing with Megan Bradbury and Sam Ruddock

    Published: 4/21/2022
  6. The poetry process with Khairani Barokka

    Published: 3/21/2022
  7. From Taekwondo to literary translation with Mattho Mandersloot

    Published: 2/25/2022
  8. Translation as activism with Anam Zafar & Meena Kandasamy

    Published: 2/7/2022
  9. Lucy van Smit’s Writer’s Journal Workbook

    Published: 1/18/2022
  10. Sawad Hussain & Archana Madhavan on translating webtoons & Korean literature

    Published: 1/10/2022
  11. Andy Hamilton on writing in Longhand

    Published: 12/10/2021
  12. How to be self-published AND traditionally published with Nicola May

    Published: 12/3/2021
  13. Jarred McGinnis on blending fact and fiction in The Coward

    Published: 11/26/2021
  14. Derek Barretto‘s path to literary translation

    Published: 11/19/2021
  15. Jennifer Anne Champion on poetry and embroidery

    Published: 11/12/2021
  16. Adam Z Robinson on theatre, Patreon and adapting to Covid-19

    Published: 11/5/2021
  17. Editing & translating for young readers with Ella Micheler

    Published: 10/28/2021
  18. Writing fantasy with Nuraliah Norasid

    Published: 10/22/2021
  19. Going from self-publishing to traditional publishing with AE Warren

    Published: 10/15/2021
  20. Jenn Ashworth on writing fiction & non-fiction

    Published: 10/8/2021

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We're a weekly podcast for anyone who writes. We talk to writers about their writing journeys and techniques, from early career debuts to self-publishers and narrative designers. We've featured Margaret Atwood, Jackie Kay, Sara Collins, Antti Tuomainen, Val McDermid, Sarah Perry, Elif Shafak and many more! The Writing Life is produced by the National Centre for Writing at Dragon Hall in Norwich.