Ep. 269 - Callum McSorley on Mixing Noir and Humour

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Drafting Notes - Stop writing boring dialogue

On this week's Drafting Notes, we are talking about... talking! Writing dialogue convincingly is something a lot of writers find tricky, and we discuss things to watch out for, what makes dialogue sound convincing (not necessarily realistic), and talk about some examples of what ...  Show more

Adventures in Publishing-land: Nobel AI Scandal, Silicon Serpents & The Children's Literacy Crisis

Watch as a full video episode on YouTubeThis week, we're expanding on our discussion from the last episode about the depressing HarperCollins report on children's reading habits. Author and teacher Cailean Steed joins us to break down the underlying data and explain exactly how h ...  Show more

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