London Writers' Salon

Nov 20 2024 121 ep. 57 mins 45
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A deep dive into the habits, mindsets, tools, craft secrets and creative practices bestselling writers use to write novels, plays, poetry, and articles. Hosted by the co-founders of the London Writers' Salon, Matt & Parul.

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#121: Kate Mosse — From Aspiring Writer to Literary Game-Changer, Launching The Women's Prize For Fiction, Writing Historical Fiction, Finding Success After Rejection

Nov 20 2024 60 mins  
Literary Legend Kate Mosse on writing 11 + novels, finding her voice with her fifth novel, researching historical fiction, pushing past doubt, dealing with rejection and how she launched the Women's Prize For Fiction.

#120: Dr. Isaac Prilleltensky — Wellness For Writers, How to Matter, Writing Non-Fiction, Building Communities, Why You Should Stay Away From Narcissists

Nov 04 2024 57 mins  
Dr. Isaac Prilleltensky on ‘mattering’ and how we can use his research findings to write more, worry less about our status and embrace a lightness in our creative work.

#119: Penny Wincer — Home Design For Writers, How To Transform Any Space Into A Space to Write, Writing Non-Fiction Proposals, Balancing Creativity with Life’s Demands

Oct 18 2024 63 mins  
Penny Wincer, an author, writer and non-fiction book coach on how writers can think deeply about their living spaces and the art of writing narrative non fiction.

#118: Sam Copeland — How to Catch The Eye Of A Literary Agent, Compelling Pitch Letters & Writing Funny Children’s Fiction

Sep 29 2024 52 mins  
Literary Agent (RCW Agency) and children’s author Sam Copeland on what he’s looking for in his submissions pile, how to write a compelling pitch letter, what he thinks about submitting to agents internationally and how he constructs funny middle-grade fiction.

#117: Kate Young — Writing Cookbooks, Viral Blogs, Plotting Romcoms and Writing Sex Scenes

Sep 23 2024 58 mins  
Award-winning cookbook writer, blogger and novelist Kate Young on how she turned her blog into a series of cookbooks, and her approach to plotting and writing rom coms.

#116: ​Pádraig Ó Tuama — Using poetry to notice the world, Knowing when a poem is done, How to strengthen your poetry writing

Sep 14 2024 17 mins  
Practical advice from Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama on writing and editing poetry and expanding your world with poetry. Highlights from a previous episode. For the full episode, listen to interview episode #103.

#115: Rachel Blackmore & Literary Agent Juliet Pickering — Getting Published, Historical Fiction, Making Your Pitch Stand Out & Inside a Literary Agent’s World

Sep 04 2024 66 mins  
Rachel and her literary agent, Juliet Pickering. We discuss Costanza's path to publication, what makes manuscripts stand out to agents, and techniques for crafting 'outrageously evocative' fiction.

#114: David Whyte - Reads poems: A Seeming Stillness, A Song for the Salmon and Start Close In. Plus Writing Rituals, Fallow Periods and Frontiers

Aug 27 2024 19 mins  
A curation of our favourite questions and poems from our interview with poet David Whyte (Ep #32)

#113: Lyn Slater — How to Reinvent Yourself At All Ages, Becoming An Accidental Icon, The Reality of Going Viral, Blogging for Pleasure, Writing Memoir & Moving Beyond Fame

Aug 17 2024 62 mins  
Lyn Slater on going viral with her blog, Accidental Icon in her 60s, writing memoir How to Be Old and starting a Substack in her 70s and why being old can be the most invigorating phase of life—full of rebellion, reinvention, connection, and creativity.

#112: Olivia Petter — The Power of Vulnerability, Finding Your Niche in Journalism, Viral Posts, Writing about Love, Relationships & Culture

Aug 10 2024 66 mins  
Olivia Petter, award-winning journalist & author on breaking into journalism, the power of vulnerability, writing about consent and celebrity (Gold Rush), finding her niche in journalism and landing a book deal.