Latest Writer's mindset Podcast Episodes
Guest Interview - Derbyshire Author - Sarah Ward
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - October 28, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutesEpisode 75 - Guest Interview - Derbyshire Author - Sarah Ward In this episode, Pete and Laura chat with Derbyshire author Sarah Ward. Sarah is the author of four contemporary crime novels set in the Derbyshire Peak District. The Daily Mail described her debut novel, In Bitter Chill, as a ‘Tens...
Am I Real Writer?
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - October 21, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutesEpisode 74 - Am I A Real Writer? - In this episode, Pete and Laura head over to The Writer’s Room to chat about and try to answer the question - Am I A Real Writer? Section One: THE WRITERS’ ROOM. In this section, we explore writing problems and struggles by answering your questions. What ma...
The Writer’s Toolbox – The Tool of Creative Courage
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - October 14, 2022 10:00 - 18 minutesEpisode 73 - The Writer’s Toolbox – The Tool of Creative Courage “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” ― William Faulkner In this ‘Toolbox’ episode, Pete and Laura chat about the tool of ‘Creative Courage.’ Creative courage is not only ab...
The Writer’s Toolbox – The Tool of Creative Courage
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - October 14, 2022 10:00 - 18 minutesEpisode 73 - The Writer’s Toolbox – The Tool of Creative Courage “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” ― William Faulkner In this ‘Toolbox’ episode, Pete and Laura chat about the tool of ‘Creative Courage.’ Creative courage is not only ab...
Guest Interview - Cat Mitchell - Publishing 101
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - October 07, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutesEpisode 72 - Guest Interview - Cat Mitchell - Publishing 101 In this episode, Pete and Laura chat with Cat Mitchell about publishing. Cat Mitchel is a lecturer in writing and publishing, and teaches on the Publishing MA course and the Writing and Publishing BA course at Derby University. Ca...
Guest Interview – Alex Davis – What is Genre?
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - September 30, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutesEpisode 71 - Alex Davis – Guest Interview – What is Genre? In this episode, Pete and Laura head over to The Writer’s Room to chat with a regular visitor to the podcast - Alex Davis. Alex currently works as an Associate Lecturer in Creative and Professional Writing for the University of Derby a...
Guest Interview – JC Niala - Writer, poet, and playwright.
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - September 23, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutesEpisode 70 - Guest Interview–JC Niala JC Niala is a writer, poet, and playwright, and a keen grower. She is specifically interested in how our imaginations of nature affect how we treat it. Her artists' journal of poems Portal: 1918 Allotment (Fig, 2022) uses poetry, prose, and art to docume...
Guest Interview – Fly On The Wall Indie Press
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - September 16, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutesEpisode 69 Isabelle Kenyon – Guest Interview – Fly On The Wall Indie Press In this episode, Pete and Laura head over to The Writer’s Room to chat with Isabelle Kenyon. Isabelle Kenyon is a northern writer and the author of 5 chapbooks including Growing Pains - (Indigo Dreams Publishing Ltd) an...
Guest Interview - The Derbyshire Writing School Interns
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - September 09, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutesEpisode 68 - The Derbyshire Writing School Interns In this episode, Pete and Laura head over to The Writer’s Room to chat with three student interns who spent time at Derbyshire Writing School this summer. We’ve been working with the University of Derby to offer three paid internships over the...
Happy Second Birthday - Derbyshire Writing School!
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - September 02, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutesEpisode 67 - Happy Second Birthday Derbyshire Writing School! We are back! In this episode, Pete and Laura head over to The Writer’s Room to talk about their summer, and update you on their writing and celebrate Derbyshire Writing School’s second birthday! PERSONAL PROJECTS – In this section, ...
'Begin' - Season 2 Finale!
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - May 27, 2022 09:00 - 45 minutesEpisode 66 - Season 2 Finale In this episode, Pete and Laura head over to The Writer’s Room to review the highs and lows and lessons learned in the last 33 episodes before they head off on Summer break. THE WRITERS’ ROOM - Let’s review the last 33 weeks:- Pete and Laura ask What were the h...
Guest Interview – Lauren Davison - Could Writing Be Good For You?
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - May 13, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutes‘The beginning is the most important part of the work.’ Begin – the podcast about creative writing by Laura Stroud and Pete Billingham, the founders of Derbyshire Writing School. We can help you get the words out of your head and into the world with our podcast. You’ll find ideas, inspiration and...
Do I Need An Author Platform?
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - May 06, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutesEpisode 64 - Do I Need An Author Platform? In this episode, Pete and Laura head over to The Writer’s Room to ask - Do I Need An Author Platform? THE WRITERS’ ROOM - In this section we explore writing problems and struggles by answering your questions. You are a writer, but you need the world ...
Do I Need An Author Platform?
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - May 06, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutesEpisode 64 - Do I Need An Author Platform? In this episode, Pete and Laura head over to The Writer’s Room to ask - Do I Need An Author Platform? THE WRITERS’ ROOM - In this section we explore writing problems and struggles by answering your questions. You are a writer, but you need the world ...
The Writer’s Toolbox - The Tool of a Writing Retreat
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - April 22, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutesEpisode 63 The Writer’s Toolbox – The Tool of a Writing Retreat Here at Derbyshire Writing School, we’re launching our first set of mini-writing retreats and it’s we thought it would be a good idea to talk about a writing retreat is a tool you could and should add to your writing toolbox. I...
Guest Interview – Peter Billingham – 'Gathering Rosebuds' – How to Write a Memoir
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - April 15, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutesWe are back in the writers’ room and we have a guest in our hot seat this week! In this special edition Laura and Pete chat about publishing his book - Gathering Rosebuds in Kerala. Laura asks Pete: You’ve finished. You’ve hit publish. How do you feel? What is a rosebud? What was the harde...
The Writer's Toolbox - The Tool of A Literary Agent
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - April 08, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutesEpisode 61 - The Writer’s Toolbox - The Tool of a Literary Agent In this episode, Pete and Laura head over to The Writing Room to chat about The Tool of a Literary Agent for a writer. THE WRITERS’ ROOM - The Tool of a Literary Agent What is a literary agent, and how will this tool help us ...
The Writer's Toolbox - The Tool of A Literary Agent
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - April 08, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutesEpisode 61 - The Writer’s Toolbox - The Tool of a Literary Agent In this episode, Pete and Laura head over to The Writing Room to chat about The Tool of a Literary Agent for a writer. THE WRITERS’ ROOM - The Tool of a Literary Agent What is a literary agent, and how will this tool help us ...
Guest Interview – Dawn Brookes – What is a Literature Festival?
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - March 25, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutesEpisode 60 - Guest Interview Derbyshire Author - Dawn Brookes - What is a Literature Festival? We are back in the writers’ room and we have a guest in our hot seat this week! We are really pleased to welcome back Derbyshire author Dawn Brookes. Dawn has been on the podcast before, you can li...
Guest Interview - Charlotte Lunn - Is Poetry Good For You?
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - March 18, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutesEpisode 59 - Guest Interview - Charlotte Lunn - Is Poetry Good For You? We are back in the writers’ room and we have a guest in our hot seat this week! It’s Derbyshire Writing School’s very own guest poetry facilitator – Charlotte Lunn. Charlotte Lunn is a published poet, workshop facilitator...
The Writer's Toolbox - How To Develop The Tool of a Writing Habit
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - March 11, 2022 11:00 - 23 minutesEpisode 58 - The Writer's Toolbox - How To Develop The Tool of a Writing Habit Everyone is different and has different writing goals and values. Gretchen Wilson says it well ... “We won’t make ourselves more creative and productive by copying other people’s habits, even the habits of geniu...
The Writer's Toolbox - How To Develop The Tool of a Writing Habit
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - March 11, 2022 11:00 - 23 minutesEpisode 58 - The Writer's Toolbox - How To Develop The Tool of a Writing Habit Everyone is different and has different writing goals and values. Gretchen Wilson says it well ... “We won’t make ourselves more creative and productive by copying other people’s habits, even the habits of geniu...
Three Books That Changed My Life
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - March 04, 2022 11:00 - 47 minutesEpisode 57 - Three Books That Changed My Life THE WRITERS’ ROOM - In this episode, Pete and Laura chat about three books that impacted their lives. Pete's Books How I Raised Myself From Failure to Success in Selling – Frank Bettger The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen Covey ...
The Truth About Writing
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - February 25, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutesIn this episode, we're going to share eight truths we have learned about writing. Pete and Laura's List Write For Yourself Writing Will Always Be Hard Write Every Day If You Let It, Writing Will Give You Structure Write To Understand Yourself No-one Will Care About Your Book As Much As Y...
What's The Truth of Writing?
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - February 25, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutesEpisode 56 - What's The Truth of Writing? THE WRITERS’ ROOM - What Is The Truth About Writing? In this episode, we're going to share eight truths we have learned about writing. Pete and Laura' Short List of Truths of Writing Write For Yourself Writing Will Always Be Hard Write Every Day...
The Writer's Toolbox - The Tool of Writing Sprints
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - February 18, 2022 11:00 - 16 minutesEpisode 55 - The Writer's Toolbox - The Tool of Writing Sprints Do you want to write faster, more efficiently and with fewer errors? If so, the answer is simple: start writing in sprints. In this episode, we tell you more about how you can add the tool of writing sprints to your writer’s t...
The Writer's Toolbox - The Tool of Writing Sprints
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - February 18, 2022 11:00 - 16 minutesEpisode 55 - The Writer's Toolbox - The Tool of Writing Sprints Do you want to write faster, more efficiently and with fewer errors? If so, the answer is simple: start writing in sprints. In this episode, we tell you more about how you can add the tool of writing sprints to your writer’s t...
The Writer's Toolbox - The Tool of A Newsletter
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - February 11, 2022 11:00 - 19 minutesEpisode 54 - The Writer’s Toolbox - The Tool of A Newsletter ‘I want people to read what I have to say.’ How? Start a newsletter for free! In this episode, Pete and Laura chat about the tool of writing a newsletter. It’s easy to get your words published and have some engaging content of your...
The Writer's Toolbox – The Tool of A Newsletter
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - February 11, 2022 11:00 - 19 minutesEpisode 54 - The Writer’s Toolbox - The Tool of A Newsletter In this episode, Pete and Laura chat about the tool of writing a newsletter. It’s easy to get your words published and have some engaging content of yours out into the world in a few minutes. It might just look a little different fro...
Guest Interview – Fiona Thomas – How To Make a Living As A Freelance Writer
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - February 04, 2022 11:00 - 41 minutesEpisode 53 – Guest Interview – Fiona Thomas We are back in the writers’ room and we have a guest in our hot seat this week! Fiona Thomas – from Fionalikestoblog.com Fiona Thomas is an author and freelance writer with work published in iPaper, Grazia, Happiful Magazine and Huffington Post. Her...
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