Death Of 1000 Cuts Tim Clare

In this episode I take a look at the first page of a reader's work & offer tips on improving it. We talk about word order, tenses, world building & the power of the telling detail.

If you like the show and would like to support me, you can drop me a few beans via my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare

And here's the Death Of 1000 Cuts Discord link if you'd like to join our online community: https://discord.gg/Gr7nNU3jjv

Please buy my latest book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It, which is available in hardback, ebook & audiobook (narrated by me): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coward-Why-Anxious-What-About/dp/1838853103/

In this episode I chat with author Guy Gunaratne about their second novel, MISTER, MISTER, trickster narrators running away with the story, & why it's ok to take your writing seriously.

Grab a copy of MISTER, MISTER by Guy Gunaratne here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10577/9781472250230

If you like the show and would like to support me, you can drop me a few beans via my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare

And here's the Death Of 1000 Cuts Discord link if you'd like to join our online community: https://discord.gg/Gr7nNU3jjv

Please buy my latest book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It, which is available in hardback, ebook & audiobook (narrated by me): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coward-Why-Anxious-What-About/dp/1838853103/

This episode is an unedited, unplanned talk about creative writing, the perils of writing tips, & the ups & downs of the writing process.

If you like the show and would like to support me, you can drop me a few beans via my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare

And here's the Death Of 1000 Cuts Discord link if you'd like to join our online community: https://discord.gg/Gr7nNU3jjv

Please buy my latest book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It, which is available in hardback, ebook & audiobook (narrated by me): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coward-Why-Anxious-What-About/dp/1838853103/

In this episode I chat with author James L Sutter about creating worlds and his new queer YA romance novel, DARKHEARTS.

You can grab a copy of DARKHEARTS here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Darkhearts-James-L-Sutter/dp/1839133376/

If you like the show and would like to support me, you can drop me a few beans via my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare

And here's the Death Of 1000 Cuts Discord link if you'd like to join our online community: https://discord.gg/Gr7nNU3jjv

Please buy my latest book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It, which is available in hardback, ebook & audiobook (narrated by me): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coward-Why-Anxious-What-About/dp/1838853103/

In today's episode I chat with Emma Gannon, novelist and author of THE SUCCESS MYTH, a book about the ways in which we can end up chasing things we don't really want, & how that keeps us away from actual wellbeing.

Grab THE SUCCESS MYTH here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10577/9781911709206

Here's Emma's substack, The Hyphen: https://substack.com/@emmagannon

If you like the show and would like to support me, you can drop me a few beans via my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare

And here's the Death Of 1000 Cuts Discord link if you'd like to join our online community: https://discord.gg/Gr7nNU3jjv

Please buy my latest book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It, which is available in hardback, ebook & audiobook (narrated by me): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coward-Why-Anxious-What-About/dp/1838853103/

In this episode I chat with author and comedian Alasdair Beckett-King about his new book, writing for children, pastiche, and comedy.

Grab a copy of Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum by Alasdair Beckett-King: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Montgomery-Bonbon-Murder-at-Museum/dp/1529501040/

If you like the show and would like to support me, you can drop me a few beans via my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare

And here's the Death Of 1000 Cuts Discord link if you'd like to join our online community: https://discord.gg/Gr7nNU3jjv

Please buy my latest book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It, which is available in hardback, ebook & audiobook (narrated by me): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coward-Why-Anxious-What-About/dp/1838853103/