Latest Writer's mindset Podcast Episodes
The Writer's Toolbox - The Writing Workshop
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - January 28, 2022 11:00 - 17 minutesEpisode 52 - The Writer’s Toolbox - The Writing Workshop In this episode, Pete and Laura chat about the tool of a writing workshop. What Is A Writing Workshop? How Does A Writing Workshop Run? What Is The Aim Of a Writing Workshop? Why Is A Writing Workshop Useful For People Who Want To Wr...
Formatting Your Work
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - January 21, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutesTHE WRITERS’ ROOM - Formatting Your Writing. This week in the Writers’ Room, Pete and Laura talk about how to format your work. When formatting your work, there are a couple of different things to consider. How you layout your writing in a document on the page. How your format your work for...
Formatting Your Work
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - January 21, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutesTHE WRITERS’ ROOM - Formatting Your Writing. This week in the Writers’ Room, Pete and Laura talk about how to format your work. When formatting your work, there are a couple of different things to consider. How you layout your writing in a document on the page. How your format your work for...
New Year, New Goals! Writing in 2022
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - January 14, 2022 13:00 - 37 minutesEpisode 50 - New Year, New Goals! Writing in 2022. In this episode, Pete and Laura chat about the difference between New Year Resolutions or New Year Intentions. Pete talks about his newsletter – The Art of Memorialising as well as his ‘Intentions’ to increase the % of his income from online p...
Guest Interview - Derbyshire Author - Shirley Mann
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - January 07, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutesEpisode 49 - Guest Interview - Derbyshire Author - Shirley Mann Shirley Mann is a journalist who has worked across newspapers, radio and television. She spent most of her career working as a reporter, producer, and presenter for the BBC on programmes across radio and television, including Radi...
The Writer’s Toolbox - The Tool of Journaling
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - December 10, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutesEpisode 48 - The Writer’s Toolbox - The Tool of Journaling In this episode, Pete and Laura chat about journaling. What exactly is journaling? How can this help us as writers? Journaling is getting your thoughts from your head onto paper. But what are some benefits of Journaling? Journalin...
The Writer's Toolbox - The Tool of Creativity
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - December 03, 2021 11:00 - 14 minutesEpisode 47 – The Writer's Toolbox – The Tool of Creativity Writing is an act of creation. When we write, we bring new ideas, stories, even people, into existence. The more we write, the more we learn to craft and shape narrative. We learn what sounds good and we develop extra levels of creati...
The Writer's Toolbox - The Tool of Creativity
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - December 03, 2021 11:00 - 14 minutesEpisode 47 – The Writer's Toolbox – The Tool of Creativity Writing is an act of creation. When we write, we bring new ideas, stories, even people, into existence. The more we write, the more we learn to craft and shape narrative. We learn what sounds good and we develop extra levels of creati...
Where Do Ideas Come From?
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - November 26, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutesTHE WRITERS’ ROOM - Where Do Ideas Come From? Where do ideas come from? Do find you have a never-ending supply of creativity coursing through your mind? Or do you struggle to find inspiration? In this episode, Pete and Laura chat about creativity – where they find ideas spark and how they dev...
Who Else Thinks Technology Can Hinder Or Help Our Writing?
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - November 19, 2021 14:00 - 46 minutesTHE WRITERS’ ROOM - Who Else Thinks Technology Can Hinder Or Help Our Writing? Do you find technology helps you write, or does it become something else you can use to procrastinate and put off writing your novel? Pete lists 19 – yes 19! Software, apps or platforms he thinks he might use to publ...
How To Write Crime Mystery Fiction - Guest Interview Tom Mead
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - November 12, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutesEpisode 44 - How To Write Crime Mystery Fiction - Guest Interview Tom Mead Tom Mead is a Midlands-based author. He has previously written for Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine (amongst various others). He is a great admirer of golden age authors of the locked-...
The Writer’s Toolbox - The Tool of NaNoWriMo
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - November 05, 2021 12:00 - 16 minutesEpisode 43 - The Writer’s Toolbox - The Tool of NaNoWriMo NaNoWriMo = National Novel Writing Month. It started back in 1999 in the States and has grown into a vast community. It’s a non-profit organisation, with the sole aim of helping you to tell your story. The challenge is to write 1,700 w...
The Writer’s Toolbox - A Writing Tribe
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - October 29, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutesEpisode 42 – The Writer’s Toolbox – A Writing Tribe In this episode, Pete and Laura take another delve into The Writer’s Toolbox and add the tool of a Writing Tribe to the toolbox. Writing can feel lonely. Not just the act of tapping away at the keys, but losing yourself in your work and wonde...
Guest Interview - Chris Gregory - How To Write Audio Drama
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - October 22, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutesEpisode 41 - Guest Interview - Chris Gregory - How To Write Audio Drama Chris Gregory is the founder of the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast. Alternative Stories have provided content to BBC and North American radio stations, represented the UK at the International Radio Drama F...
Guest Interview Derbyshire Poet - Karey Lucas-Hughes
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - October 15, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutesWe are back in the writers’ room and we have a guest in our hot seat this week! The Derbyshire poet - Karey Lucas-Hughes. Karey was born and grew up in north London in the 1960s. She studied French and English at Lancaster University before spending a few years living and working in Tokyo, Japa...
Should You Focus On One Writing Idea at A Time?
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - October 08, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutesTHE WRITERS’ ROOM - Should You Focus On One Writing Idea At A Time? “What you stay focused on will grow.” ― Roy T. Bennett There is a metaphor describing the delicate balance of holding many projects on the go at the same time - plate spinning. Like the circus act, with all the plates spinning...
The Writer's Toolbox - The Tool of Life Documentation
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - October 01, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutesEpisode 38 – The Writer’s Toolbox – The Tool of Life Documentation In this episode, Pete and Laura take another delve into The Writer’s Toolbox and add the tool of life documentation as a writer. Creative writing has many benefits, but often it can be intimidating to start. One way to dive in...
The Writer's Toolbox - The Tool of Life Documentation
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - October 01, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutesEpisode 38 – The Writer’s Toolbox – The Tool of Life Documentation In this episode, Pete and Laura take another delve into The Writer’s Toolbox and add the tool of life documentation as a writer. Creative writing has many benefits, but often it can be intimidating to start. One way to dive in...
The Writer's Toolbox - Finding Motivation To Write
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - September 24, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutesEpisode 37 – The Writer’s Toolbox – The Tool of Motivation In this episode, Pete and Laura take another delve into The Writer’s Toolbox and add the tool of motivation as a writer. How Do You Write When You Don’t Feel Like It? There are days when we feel like we could write forever. When we k...
Guest Interview - Alex Davis - How To Write Ghost Stories
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - September 17, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutesWe have a guest in The Writers’ Room this week - Alex Davis. Alex is an author and literature professional based in Derby. Today he joins Pete and Laura to talk about How To Write A Ghost Story. As a writer, Alex has published a novel - THE LAST WAR - a science-fiction novel and a non-fiction b...
Guest Interview - Alex Davis - How To Write Ghost Stories
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - September 17, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutesWe have a guest in The Writers’ Room this week - Alex Davis. Alex is an author and literature professional based in Derby. Today he joins Pete and Laura to talk about How To Write A Ghost Story. As a writer, Alex has published a novel - THE LAST WAR - a science-fiction novel and a non-fiction b...
How To Find Time To Write
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - September 10, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutesEpisode 35 - How Do I Find Time To Write? In THE WRITERS’ ROOM - How Do I Find Time To Write? Finding time to write feels impossible. There is always something else that seems more important. As they say, a writer’s house is never as clean as just before they sit down to write! But in all ser...
Happy First Birthday Derbyshire Writing School!
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - September 03, 2021 10:00 - 19 minutesEpisode 34 - Derbyshire Writing School – Happy 1st Birthday! Derbyshire Writing School is one-year-old! Our aim has always been to create courses, workshops and resources that balanced the creative and the practical. Derbyshire Writing School — Creative writing taught the way it should be: ...
Season One Finale
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - June 25, 2021 11:00 - 45 minutesWe have reached the last episode of season one! For 33 weeks we’ve shown up week in and week out and have lots of fun creating this podcast, but this isn’t goodbye, it’s see you soon. Taking 9 weeks off for summer, we will work hard to plan and create the best podcast episodes about writing. W...
How To Review Writing Goals
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - June 18, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutesEpisode 32- How To Review Writing Goals Pete and Laura are back in the writers’ room. Back in January we shared an episode about writing goals (Episode 10). We looked at how to set writing goals and how to measure them, but 6 months into the year where are we with these goals? Join us this we...
Guest Interview - Lucy Thorpe - How Do I Become A Freelance Writer?
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - June 11, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutesEpisode 31 - Guest Interview - Lucy Thorpe - How Do I Become A Freelance Writer? Lucy Thorpe is a freelance writer who works with brands and publications in health, lifestyle, beauty and marketing. Lucy writes content, copy, editorial and provides marketing services to businesses around the wor...
Episode 30 - The Writer’s Toolbox - The Tool of Editing
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - June 04, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutesEpisode 30 - The Writer’s Toolbox - The Tool of Editing In this episode, Pete and Laura take another delve into The Writer’s Toolbox and add the tool of editing as a writer. Hate it or love it, editing is a huge part of writing. We can’t avoid it, so it’s best to embrace it and ensure it’s pa...
The Writer’s Toolbox - The Tool of Editing
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - June 04, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutesEpisode 30 - The Writer’s Toolbox - The Tool of Editing In this episode, Pete and Laura take another delve into The Writer’s Toolbox and add the tool of editing as a writer. Hate it or love it, editing is a huge part of writing. We can’t avoid it, so it’s best to embrace it and ensure it’s pa...
Episode 29 - The Writer’s Toolbox - Constructing Characters
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - May 28, 2021 10:00 - 17 minutesEpisode 29 - The Writer’s Toolbox - Constructing Characters In this episode, Pete and Laura take another delve into The Writer’s Toolbox and add the tool of constructing characters as a writer. This week we are looking at the tool of characterisation and specifically ‘how to get inside your c...
The Writer’s Toolbox - Constructing Characters
Begin - Derbyshire Writing School Podcast - May 28, 2021 10:00 - 17 minutesEpisode 29 - The Writer’s Toolbox - Constructing Characters In this episode, Pete and Laura take another delve into The Writer’s Toolbox and add the tool of constructing characters as a writer. This week we are looking at the tool of characterisation and specifically ‘how to get inside your c...
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