Death Of 1000 Cuts

Sep 02 2024 379 ep. 48 mins 1.3k
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Death Of 1000 Cuts is a podcast for fiction writers, full of motivational rants, writing exercises, interviews with authors, and detailed critiques of first pages submitted by you, the listeners. Everything you need to write more and better, and love it. Presented by Tim Clare, author of The Honours, The Ice House and We Can't All Be Astronauts, and stand-up poet. Support the podcast at: https://ko-fi.com/B0B17913

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S7E9 - Chatting With Holly Gramazio

Sep 02 2024 84 mins  
On this episode I chat with novelist & game designer Holly Gramazio about making games & writing stories. We talk about her work turning spaces into invitations to play games, & how she used those skills when coming to write her first novel, THE HUSBANDS. Read Holly's novel THE HUSBANDS here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Husbands-hilariously-original-romantic-ACTUALLY-ebook/dp/B0CCTPZ

S7E8 - Chatting With Lamorna Ash

Aug 27 2024 86 mins  
On this episode I chat with author Lamorna Ash about her nonfiction writing, from getting to know a Cornish fishing community in her book Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Town, to exploring contemporary faith and Christianity in her new book, Don't Forget We're Here Forever: A New Generation's Search for Religion. We talk about the challenges and rewards of writing nonf

S7E7 - Teaching Writing (Writing Ramble)

Jul 22 2024 67 mins  
A new unscripted chat about writing. Want to support the show? Drop me a few beans at my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare Want to drop me a line? Click the 'Contact Me' button at: www.timclarepoet.co.uk Want to join the Death Of 1000 Cuts community? Find us on Discord, here: https://discord.gg/FfTTMCCH Pre-order my new book THE GAME CHANGERS here: t.co/12cYHDBGnu

S7E6 - The Paradox Of Choice (Writing Ramble)

Jul 04 2024 48 mins  
In this episode, I talk about being in-between projects, teaching creative writing, & how external motivation is actually ok. Want to support the show? Drop me a few beans at my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare Want to drop me a line? Click the 'Contact Me' button at: www.timclarepoet.co.uk Want to join the Death Of 1000 Cuts community? Find us on Discord, here: https://discor

S7E5 - Chatting With Aki Schilz

Jun 20 2024 71 mins  
Today I chat with Aki Schilz, Director of The Literary Consultancy, a UK-based organisation offering manuscript assessments, mentoring services & events for writers. We chat about the challenges facing writers today, what the publishing landscape can look like, & approaches we might take to building a writing life that meets our needs. You can find The Literary Consultancy & what

S7E4 - Chatting with Rowan Zeoli

Jun 13 2024 50 mins  
In this episode, I chat with journalist Rowan Zeoli about tabletop roleplaying games & the exploding live group storytelling phenomeon that is Actual Play. We chat shows like Critical Role & Dimension 20, discuss the politics of roleplaying, & what journalism & nonfiction writing are for in a shifting & tricky media landscape. There, I said 'media landscape' for the first & last ti

S7E3 - Dirty Cash

Jun 05 2024 70 mins  
In this episode I talk about some of the basics of how the publishing industry works and the kinds of deals authors get for their work. Want to support the show? Drop me a few beans at my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare Want to drop me a line? Click the 'Contact Me' button at: www.timclarepoet.co.uk Want to join the Death Of 1000 Cuts community? Find us on Discord, here: http

S5E2 - Who Am I Writing For (Writing Ramble)

May 21 2024 61 mins  
In this episode I talk about how to reclaim your creative joy. Want to support the show? Drop me a few beans at my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare Want to drop me a line? Click the 'Contact Me' button at: www.timclarepoet.co.uk Want to join the Death Of 1000 Cuts community? Find us on Discord, here: https://discord.gg/rR5prb6Z Pre-order my new book THE GAME CHANGERS here: ht

S7E1 - The Twelfth Spark by Matt

May 14 2024 61 mins  
Death Of 1000 Cuts is back. Hooray! To start this new season I take a look at a listener's first page and offer suggestions on how to make it better. Also there's a bit of a recap of what this podcast is about. Want to support the show? Drop me a few beans at my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare Want to drop me a line? Click the 'Contact Me' button at: www.timclarepoet.co.uk Wa

S6E7 - Across the Sand by Jess

Jun 26 2023 34 mins  
In this episode I take a look at the first page of a reader's work & offer tips on improving it. We talk about word order, tenses, world building & the power of the telling detail. If you like the show and would like to support me, you can drop me a few beans via my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare And here's the Death Of 1000 Cuts Discord link if you'd like to join our online