On this week's Drafting Notes, we are talking about the moment nearly every aspiring author dreams of - the call with the agent. But what should you do? What questions to ask? Should you accept rep immediately? Join us to find out!
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Patreon backers now have early access to this week's episode with @charlotterobinson.bsky.social, who tells us about how she got into TV producing, and the differences between TV and novel writing.
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A promotional graphic with a geometric, crystalline background in shades of purple, pink, and blue. At the top is the "CYMERA" logo, followed by the text "Scotland’s Festival of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Writing." Large text in the center reads "2026 Programme NOW LIVE." A dark blue diagonal banner at the bottom contains white text: "WHERE YOU CAN CATCH ME AT THIS YEAR’S CYMERA FESTIVAL!"
A promotional graphic for a live event at the Cymera Festival. A dark blue banner at the top reads "LIVE ACTUAL PLAY WITH SOME TOP AUTHORS! (PLUS IT’S FREE!)". Below, the event title is "Narrative Damage Live Play" scheduled for Friday, June 5, 2026, from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM. It features the "Call of Cthulhu" logo and a headshot of a man with glasses (me!) next to the "Narrative Damage" podcast logo. The description details a spooky RPG adventure set in 1890s Edinburgh.
A promotional graphic for an in-person workshop at Cymera Festival titled "Press Record: A Writer’s Guide to Podcasting with Marco Rinaldi." The event is scheduled for Saturday, June 6, 2026, from 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM. The image features a headshot of me and a picture of a studio microphone. A dark blue banner at the bottom reads: "LEARN ABOUT PODCASTING (HOW I SPEND 99% OF MY TIME...!)" The text describes an interactive workshop covering equipment, editing, and distribution.
A promotional graphic for a "Live Podcast Recording: Page One The Writer's Podcast." The event is scheduled for Saturday, June 6, 2026, from 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM. The graphic includes the "Page One" logo with a set of orange headphones. A dark blue diagonal banner at the bottom states: "AND A LIVE RECORDING OF PAGE ONE WITH A TOP AUTHOR!" The background displays the festival's blue and purple geometric theme.
I've signed up to host a lot of events @cymerafestival.co.uk this year - which is great (don't worry, I will also find plenty of time to attend 'barcon' in between all these!) Lots of fun events, including a first live actual play of @narrativedamagerpg.bsky.social with some amazing author-players!
A fun episode today as we chat with @mytholder.bsky.social about all things fiction writing (RPG chat coming next week on @narrativedamagerpg.bsky.social!)
He tells us about the difficulty of comparing yourself to others as a novel writer...
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Patreon backers now have early access to our episode with @mytholder.bsky.social, who talks to us about his novel writing (TTRPG writing chat with him coming soon in an episode of @narrativedamagerpg.bsky.social!)
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A promotional graphic for STET Podcasts detailing the schedule for the week of April 13th. The lineup includes: Monday, 13 April: Adventures in Publishing-land covering "Shy Girl" fallout, editors using AI, scam editor emails, and Freida McFadden’s big secret. Tuesday, 14 April: The Conversation (Ep. 205) featuring Stig Abel. Thursday, 16 April: Speed Binges from The Binge Reading Bookclub discussing the book based on the film 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke. Friday, 17 April: Page One - The Writer's Podcast (Ep. 263) featuring Gareth Hanrahan on the differences in writing novels and RPGs. The image features social media handles for YouTube, Instagram, and BlueSky at @STETPODCASTS and notes that the shows are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
A busy week! Adventures in Publishing-Land! Stig Abel on @theconversation.bsky.social! Speed Binges from @bingereadingbooks.bsky.social! And Gareth Hanrahan on @ukpageone.bsky.social!
Really enjoyed today's episode of Page One with @isabellebroom.bsky.social - a funny and fascinating exploration of a multi-threaded writing career.
On today's episode, we are joined by the brilliant @isabellebroom.bsky.social, who tells us all about moving from journalism to novel writing, and about her new novel, The House of Hidden Letters.
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Logan Roy, Dr House, Tony Soprano... Everyone likes an unlikeable character, right? Or at least, we like the ones who are compelling. We talk about the dos and dont's of writing unlikeable characters in today's Drafting Notes!
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Despite the largeness of my head here, I am VERY excited to share this post. Page One is up there with the absolute best writing podcasts out there and I was honoured to be invited on as a guest 🤓
Patreon backers now have early access to this week's episode with the brilliant @isabellebroom.bsky.social! Izzy tells us how her career in journalism helped ready her for edits on her books!
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Katalina Watt joins us this week to talk about moving from working in publishing to novel writing, helping other writers craft their stories, and talks about their bestselling debut, Saltswept
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Mid-list and Bestseller Patreon backers now have access to this week's episode with the brilliant Katalina Watt, who tells us about moving from short stories to a bestselling debut novel with Saltswept!
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A YouTube thumbnail for Page One - The Writer's Podcast (Ep. 260) titled "WRITING THE GRANITE CITY WITH DEBORAH MASSON." The image features a portrait of author Deborah Masson on the right and her book cover for "I'll Be Watching You" on the left. The background is a yellow-tinted, stylised view of Aberdeen. The Page One podcast logo is in the bottom left corner.
Scottish crime writer Deborah Masson joins us to talk about writing crime novels set in her home town, and the validation of winning awards as an author
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If you enjoyed the first part of our playthrough of Loki's Gift last week, don't forget the second part is only available on @narrativedamagerpg.bsky.social! Subscribe on YouTube or your podcast app so you don't miss it - the mystery deepens this week!
On today's episode of Drafting Notes, we are talking twists - what makes a good one? What makes a bad one? And what are some of our favourites (spoilers discussed!)
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Patreon backers now have access to this week's interview with Deborah Masson, who tells us about the importance of winning @bloodyscotland.bsky.social's debut prize...
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Patreon backers now have early access to this week's episode with the brilliant Abigail Dean! She tells us all about why she likes to explore the aftermath of crime in her stories.
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A promotional graphic for STET Podcasts showing the lineup for the week of March 16th. The schedule includes: Monday, 16 March: Adventures in Publishing-land discussing the SOA human-authored scheme, Grammarly's bad gamble, and pirated books being sued. Tuesday, 17 March: The Conversation (Ep. 199) featuring Andi Osho. Friday, 20 March: Page One - The Writer's Podcast (Ep. 259) featuring Abigail Dean on exploring the aftermath of crime in her books. The image includes social media handles @STETPODCASTS for YouTube, Instagram, and BlueSky, and notes that the shows can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Forgot to post the schedule yesterday! Special episode of Adventures in Publishing-land out yesterday featuring an interview with the Society of Authors, and two great interviews on @theconversation.bsky.social and @ukpageone.bsky.social this week!
On today's episode of Adventures in Publishing-land, we speak with Anna Ganley & Sam Blake of @societyofauthors.bsky.social about the new Human Authored scheme. Plus, we talk about London Book Fair, and the Grammarly 'expert' scandal
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The last of our cross-over interview episodes with @narrativedamagerpg.bsky.social this week and it's a good one!
Bonus pic of Mike with his Page One notebook!
Early access to this week's episode is now up on Patreon - it's our last cross-over interview episode with @narrativedamagerpg.bsky.social as we chat with the brilliant Mike Mason, creative director for Chaosium and Call of Cthulhu!
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@kierongillen.bsky.social Hi Kieron, we'd love to have you on the podcast to chat about all things writing (and RPGs)... is there a way to send you a message so we can give you more details and see if it sounds of interest?
Glad it arrived!
Excellent episode - I find the whole skill of TTRPG writing absolutely fascinating.
This is the second of our cross-over episodes with @narrativedamagerpg.bsky.social and it's a great chat with one of the best TTRPG writers out there - don't miss it! And don't forget to subscribe to Narrative Damage on YouTube & podcast app as there will soon be lots of exclusive content on there!
On today's episode of Drafting Notes, we are discussing that horrible sensation that nearly every writer feels: Imposter syndrome! Why do we feel it, and how should we deal with it? We discuss!
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Patreon backers now have access to our second cross-over episode with @narrativedamagerpg.bsky.social featuring Delta Green co-creator and writer, Dennis Detwiller, who tells us about how to engage readers.
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In a special cross-over episode with our new spin-off podcast, @narrativedamagerpg.bsky.social, Sydney Amanuel of The Glass Cannon joins us to talk about roleplaying games and how you can tell great stories with them.
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