People want to feel supported and safe at work – and inspired to innovate. What can people working at large corporations do to create this kind of environment? Saskia Mureau is the Director of Customer Digital at the Port of Rotterdam where she is harnessing digital systems to reduce emissions. She is passionate about creating inclusive workplaces where psychological safety and collaboration drive meaningful change. In this episode, Kamila sits down with Suchi to talk about why she chose to work at large corporations rather than startups. Saskia also reflects on her personal experiences, including navigating IVF while at work, and discusses how organizations can foster environments where employees feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. Links: Saskia Mureau on Linkedin WHO infertility research BCG 2024 report on psychological safety in the workplace Suchi Srinivasan on LinkedIn Kamila Rakhimova on LinkedIn About In Her Ellement: In Her Ellement highlights the women and allies leading the charge in digital, business, and technology innovation. Through engaging conversations, the podcast explores their journeys—celebrating successes and acknowledging the balance between work and family. Most importantly, it asks: when was the moment you realized you hadn’t just arrived—you were truly in your element? About The Hosts: Suchi Srinivasan is an expert in AI and digital transformation. Originally from India, her career includes roles at trailblazing organizations like Bell Labs and Microsoft. In 2011, she co-founded the Cleanweb Hackathon, a global initiative driving IT-powered climate solutions with over 10,000 members across 25+ countries. She also advises Women in Cloud, aiming to create $1B in economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs by 2030. Kamila Rakhimova is a fintech leader whose journey took her from Tajikistan to the U.S., where she built a career on her own terms. Leveraging her English proficiency and international relations expertise, she discovered the power of microfinance and moved to the U.S., eventually leading Amazon's Alexa Fund to support underrepresented founders. Subscribe to In Her Ellement on your podcast app of choice to hear meaningful conversations with women in digital, business, and technology.…
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Write Club The Podcast | For Aspiring Writers, Published Authors & Readers Everywhere
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Write Club The Podcast | For Aspiring Writers, Published Authors & Readers Everywhere
Write Club The Podcast | For Aspiring Writers, Published Authors & Readers Everywhere
A weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley , Linda Jack Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week where they'll share guest readings and interviews, along with what they're reading, what they're writing, what it's really like to be a writer. You can join in the weekly "Name the Novel" quiz and find out "What's On The Bedside Table?". If you like what you hear, come and join our community! Firstly ...
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The Riff Raff Podcast: Writers community | Debut authors | Getting published
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The Riff Raff Podcast: Writers community | Debut authors | Getting published
Amy Baker & Rosy Edwards: Authors and co-founders of The Riff Raff
The Riff Raff is a writers' community co-founded by authors Amy Baker and Rosy Edwards. The Riff Raff Podcast features interviews with debut authors who offer tips, inspiration and inside advice on the challenges of getting published.
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The Riff Raff Podcast: Writers community | Debut authors | Getting published
Amy Baker of The Riff Raff chats to debut author, Stephanie Scott, about her beautiful novel, What's Left of Me is Yours. They discuss how to effectively write about people falling in love, how to take inspiration from real life and craft it into your own narrative, and how to effectively combine extensive research with letting your novel guide you…
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The Riff Raff Podcast: Writers community | Debut authors | Getting published
Di Amy Baker & Rosy Edwards: Authors and co-founders of The Riff Raff
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The Riff Raff Podcast: Writers community | Debut authors | Getting published
Di Amy Baker & Rosy Edwards: Authors and co-founders of The Riff Raff
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The Riff Raff Podcast: Writers community | Debut authors | Getting published
Di Amy Baker & Rosy Edwards: Authors and co-founders of The Riff Raff
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The Riff Raff Podcast: Writers community | Debut authors | Getting published
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The Riff Raff: Episode 77 - Richard Roper
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Amy Baker of The Riff Raff chats to Richard Roper, author of Something to Live For, about how on Earth you write something 'life-affirming', the art of receiving and applying feedback and how writing chronologically helped him to stay motivated. Music: bensound.comDi Amy Baker & Rosy Edwards: Authors and co-founders of The Riff Raff
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Stephanie's in the Chair, Heather reads from her Work In Progress, Linda stumps us all with her "Name The Novel" and Theresa delves deep in some little known punctuation. Then we all look back over the last two years and pick out our favourite episodes, highlighting what we have learned and our endless gratitude to all our literary guests. Write Cl…
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Write Club The Podcast | For Aspiring Writers, Published Authors & Readers Everywhere
Heather's in the Chair, Theresa updates up on Ronela's adventures, Stephanie shares some colourful language and Pat asks us to "Name The Novel". Everyone discusses editing and share their favourite editing tips, tricks and tools, before Nicola shares what's on her Bedside Table. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, publishe…
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Theresa's in the Chair, Pat reads the conclusion of her "Maggie" story for critique, Linda shares some Famous Last Words and we discuss the qualities of good Heroes & even better Villains, naming a few favourites. Pat shares what's on her bedside table. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers ever…
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The Riff Raff Podcast: Writers community | Debut authors | Getting published
Amy Baker of The Riff Raff chats to debut author Daniel James about his novel, The Unauthorised Biography of Ezra Maas. They discuss his genre-busting novel, which combines multiple disciplines, questioning the concept of truth, and playing with your readers expectations. Music by www.bensound.comDi Amy Baker & Rosy Edwards: Authors and co-founders of The Riff Raff
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Pat's in the chair, Theresa foxes with 'Name The Novel', Heather reads, Nicola enlightens and challenges with a new platform to share your stories, then Linda reveals what's on her bedside table. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Wors…
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096 | Dialogue Tags & Pat Reads
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Linda's in the Chair, Nicola challenges remotely with Name The Novel, Pat's updating us on Maggie's romantic life, Heather's losing the plot and we discuss dialogue tags. We update each other on our writing lives then Stephanie shares what's on her bedside table. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and re…
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095 | Plot Points & Linda Reads
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Heather's in the Chair and Linda's reading her work in progress. Pat refreshes us on the semi-colon and manages to make it fun and interesting! We all discuss plot points using our own works as examples and Theresa's shares what's on her bedside table. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers every…
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Write Club The Podcast | For Aspiring Writers, Published Authors & Readers Everywhere
This week Theresa, Linda, Pat and Heather are toughing it out on their own, with Nicola and Stephanie beaming in their contributions from afar. They discuss Therapeutic Reading, after Stephanie wonders if anyone has been called 'pretty' and if so, if they really know what it means. In the spirit of the song lyric discussion last week, Nicola's 'wor…
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The Riff Raff Podcast: Writers community | Debut authors | Getting published
Amy Baker of The Riff Raff chats to Lara Prescott, author of instant New York Times Bestseller, The Secrets We Kept - a book inspired by the CIA plot to infiltrate Soviet Russia, not via propaganda, but via the novel, Doctor Zhivago. Amy and Lara discuss how books can change the world, writing historical fiction based on real life events and using …
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Heather's in the Chair this week, Pat is setting 'Naming The Novel', Theresa is reading from her 'Work In Progress' and everyone's discussing song lyrics. Nicola and Anne Zouroudi tell us what's on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie …
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092 | Writing Features & Linda Reads
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This week Theresa sets the "Name The Novel", Nicola gets us free writing, Linda updates us on Mary Magdalene's travels and travails. Then we talk about writing features, before catching up on our own writing lives then Stephanie shares what's on her bedside table. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and r…
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091 | Poets Of Instagram & Nicola Reads
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Linda beats us all with her "Name The Novel" while Nicola makes us all laugh with her WIP. Stephanie has a little rant and we discuss the "Poets Of Instagram" phenomena and interview Amy Lee Tempest (apologies for the slight distortion on the sound but it's a great interview!). Heather and John Lomas Bullivant share what's on their respective bedsi…
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090 | Talking Settings & Stephanie Reads
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This week we discuss setting, we interview Becca Puglisi, Nicola foxes even Theresa with her "Name The Novel", Stephanie reads from her WIP, Heather amuses albeit briefly and Pat shares what's on her bedside table. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa S…
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089 | AudioBooks & Heather Reads
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This week we are celebrating Nicola's non-fiction book going onto Audible, talking about whether we enjoy listening to audiobooks & podcasts and how easy or difficult it is to make this happen, as an author. Heather reads from her Work In Progress, Pat amuses & educates and Stephanie sets the "Name The Novel" challenge. Theresa and Helen Suddards s…
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The Riff Raff Podcast: Writers community | Debut authors | Getting published
Amy Baker of The Riff Raff writers' community chats to Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, author of Sarong Party Girls, about inhabiting your characters to create a believable first person narrative, revelling in your story's details & conveying perspective shifts in your characters. They also discuss writing to tight deadlines, using humour to provide levity to …
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This week we discuss narrative non-fiction and interview Rita Wilson about her book "Greek Lessons: A Cultural Odyssey". Pat reads from her Work In Progress, Theresa explores the redundant letter yogh, and Linda and Xander Cansell share what's on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, publishe…
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087 | Writing Horror & Theresa Reads
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We are back after our summer break and as well as catching up with "Our Writing Lives" we are talking about writing horror. Theresa brings us up to date with Ronela's adventures and Linda tries to catch us out with British slang. Pat asks us to "Name The Novel" and Nicola shares what's on her bedside table. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show f…
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The Riff Raff Podcast: Writers community | Debut authors | Getting published
Amy Baker, author and Founder of The Riff Raff, chats to Ashley Hickson-Lovence about his debut novel, The 392. We discuss those special moments that spark book ideas, writing about one event from multiple perspectives, the challenges of taking on 11 different voices, and the art of editing a finale. Music: www.bensound.com/…
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Write Club The Podcast | For Aspiring Writers, Published Authors & Readers Everywhere
In the last podcast of the season, we discuss dialogue and Linda reads from her work in progress. Nicola shares a techie tip, Theresa foxes us with 'Name The Novel' and Stephanie and Yiorgos Hadjimatheou share what's on their bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join…
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Write Club The Podcast | For Aspiring Writers, Published Authors & Readers Everywhere
This week we are joined by a special guest, Alizon Robertson, live in the studio! Alizon shares some tips on effective foreshadowing and Nicola reads from her WIP where she attempts to use foreshadowing. Discover how effective she is and also, which books are on Heather and Alizon's bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiri…
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084 | Writing Memoir & Stephanie Reads
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How does writing memoir differ from historical fiction and creative fiction? We discuss and Linda interviews Ann Richardson, who facilitates a popular memoir writing group. Nicola chooses this week's challenge for Name The Novel, Heather enlightens us on the difference between Creole and Cajun and Pat Woolfe and Helen Suddards share what they are r…
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Amy Baker of The Riff Raff chats to Catherine Kirwan, author of Darkest Truth about the art of the cliffhanger, showing your characters through the choices they make and how taking yourself to your setting can eliminate writers block. Music: bensound.comDi Amy Baker & Rosy Edwards: Authors and co-founders of The Riff Raff
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083 | Believable & Memorable Characters
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We discuss believable & memorable characters; how to write them and those that stand out for us from our favourite books. Heather reads from her new Work In Progress, Pat enlightens us about the use of the hyphen. Theresa and Claire Handscombe share what's on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writ…
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082 | Talking Genre and Pat Reads
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This week we're keeping it all in-house and talking genre, while we get specific using Nicola and Linda as guinea pigs. Pat is reading from her Work In Progress while Theresa shares a Word Of The Week. Linda and Theresa also share what's on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published auth…
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081 | Cosy Crime (Or Is It?) & Interview With Anne Zouroudi
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Packed episode this week with Theresa reading from her WIP, Linda updating us on words that have been added to the English Dictionary, we all talk about our Writing Lives, Heather interviews Anne Zouroudi and Nicola and Helen Suddards share what is on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, pub…
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080 | What's Hot For Summer & Simone Hubbard Interview
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We discuss the hottest summer reads, Theresa tests us with Name The Novel, Linda reads from her Work In Progress, then Nicola reveals who is writing the Game Of Thrones prequel. Heather and Pat interview Simone Hubbard before Steph and John Lomas Bullivant tell us what's on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show fo…
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079 | Well-being For Writers & Nicola Reads
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We're talking about well-being for writers and Nicola reads her travel Work In Progress. Linda sets the Name The Novel, Theresa interviews Helen Suddards (and gets an unexpected yoga lesson) while Heather and Angela King share what's on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors …
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The Riff Raff Podcast: Writers community | Debut authors | Getting published
Amy Baker chats to Wayétu Moore, author of She Would Be King about writing flawed characters, finding the balance between writing as an art and writing as a craft and how vital it is to get away from your desk in pursuit of inspiration. Music: www.bensound.comDi Amy Baker & Rosy Edwards: Authors and co-founders of The Riff Raff
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Write Club The Podcast | For Aspiring Writers, Published Authors & Readers Everywhere
This week we update you on our writing lives, Theresa reads from her Work In Progress, we're discussing Plot Versus Structure, then listener Frank Carver and Pat share what's on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoke…
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Write Club The Podcast | For Aspiring Writers, Published Authors & Readers Everywhere
This week we're talking themes, Heather reads, Theresa amuses and educates and Kate MacDonald shares what's on her bedside table. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa Stoker, Heather Worsley, Linda Jack Werlein, Pat Woolfe & Nicola Cairncross each week …
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The Riff Raff Podcast: Writers community | Debut authors | Getting published
Amy Baker chats to Joanne Ramos, author of The Farm. They discuss how Joanne's experience of straddling two worlds helped her to write her novel, training yourself in the habit of writing and choosing your characters to best convey the issues you want to cover. Music: www.bensound.comDi Amy Baker & Rosy Edwards: Authors and co-founders of The Riff Raff
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Write Club The Podcast | For Aspiring Writers, Published Authors & Readers Everywhere
This week we are talking about Flash Fiction, Steph & Linda interview Gail Aldwin, Pat reads and Nicola shares some techie tips on screenwriting, from Las Vegas. Theresa and Matt Owen share what's on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephani…
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The Riff Raff Podcast: Writers community | Debut authors | Getting published
Amy Baker of The Riff Raff chats to Elizabeth Macneal, author of Sunday Times Bestseller, The Doll Factory, about perfecting the slang of a time period, using objects to link your characters and resisting the urge to write within the parameters of genre. Music: www.bensound.comDi Amy Baker & Rosy Edwards: Authors and co-founders of The Riff Raff
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Write Club The Podcast | For Aspiring Writers, Published Authors & Readers Everywhere
Historical Crime Fiction is the topic this week with a great interview with author Angela King. Stephanie reads from "Lacking Grace" and Heather shares her word of the week. Xander Cansell and Stephanie share what is currently on their bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everyw…
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Write Club The Podcast | For Aspiring Writers, Published Authors & Readers Everywhere
Nicola reads from her WIP, Steph shares a Word Of The Week, we update listeners on Our Writing Lives and Bambi Lynn, JF Penn and Peter Flannery tell us how they became self-published authors, giving us some great tips along the way. Nicola and Graham Smith share what's on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for …
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The Riff Raff Podcast: Writers community | Debut authors | Getting published
Amy Baker chats to Nicole Flattery, author of Show Them a Good Time, about how themes reveal themselves in the writing, getting to know your characters through redrafting and giving yourself space to be funny. Music: www.bensound.comDi Amy Baker & Rosy Edwards: Authors and co-founders of The Riff Raff
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Write Club The Podcast | For Aspiring Writers, Published Authors & Readers Everywhere
We are joined by crime-writer Noelle Holten this week, Linda brings us up to date with Mary Magdelene and Steph's in charge on Name The Novel. Heather educates and entertains and Theresa and Bambi Lynn shares what's on their bedside tables this week. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywh…
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072 | Writing For TV & An Interview With Matt Owen
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On Bill's birthday (again!) we're talking about writing for TV with an interview with Matt Owen, Theresa sets a more difficult "Name The Novel" than last week, Heather shares a poem all about us, the Write Club ladies, and Nicola shares a techie tip. Linda and Sara Gangai from the Winchester Writers' Festival share what's on their respective bedsid…
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Amy Baker of The Riff Raff chats to Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton. We discuss Sara's early obsession with books and drive to write the type of narrative she hadn't found before, the role of female anger in her novel, and the mess and magic of the writing process. Music: www.bensound.com.…
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It's all about short story writing today, with a fascinating interview with prize-winning novelist and short story writer, Sarah Bower. Steph reads from her Work In Progress "Lacking Grace" and Theresa shares her word of the week. Nicola and Morgan Bailey share the books on their bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring …
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070 | Transmedia & Children's Brands
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We interview John Lomas Bullivant from Kickback Media about transmedia and children's brands. Nicola reads from her Work In Progress, Steph educates or entertains, Heather and Judith Henagan share what's on their bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Ro…
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The Riff Raff Podcast: Writers community | Debut authors | Getting published
The Riff Raff chat to Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient. We discuss how to make every scene of your book iconic, summarising the beats of your story via props and the importance of writing from the heart. Music: www.bensound.comDi Amy Baker & Rosy Edwards: Authors and co-founders of The Riff Raff
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On April Fool's Day, we are sharing updates on our writing lives, we count up the size of our Tsundokus and discuss our favourite literary pranks. Steph and Eve White share what's on their respective bedside tables. Write Club The Podcast is a weekly show for aspiring writers, published authors and readers everywhere. Join Stephanie Rouse, Theresa …
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068 | Crowdfunded Publishing & Linda Reads
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Ever thought of crowdfunding your novel, literary festival or collection of short stories? This week we talk to people who have done all three, also Xander Cansell from Unbound. We have a guest 'Name The Novel', Linda reads from her Work In Progress and Nicola attempts to explain internal & external story values. Sharing the books on their bedside …
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