Death Of 1000 Cuts

On this episode I chat about finding your north star when you're making creative stuff. Why write? Why make books? Where do you find validation & meaning in an uncertain & unpredictable world? & are seatbelt laws a good thing or an unconscionable assault on personal liberty? This is a writing ramble episode, which means I talk discursively about where I'm at this week & try to transmute that into some actionable lessons. Hope it helps. If you want to support me & read some stuff I've done please check out the Death Of 1000 Cuts Bookshop. There's a selection of books for writers, & some books by me: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/deathof1000cuts Please check out 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/ Support the show by dropping me a few beans: www.ko-fi.com/timclare And you can get in touch via the 'Contact Me' link on my website: www.timcl

In this episode I talk about how to structure your nonfiction to create compelling entry points to complex topics. That's your biography, history, memoir, science writing, and it even works for fiction too. Go grab yourself a copy of COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It from the Death Of 1000 Cuts page on Bookshop.org: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/books-by-tim-clare Here's the Death Of 1000 Cuts bookshop with books for writers & by guests on the show: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/deathof1000cuts Support Death Of 1000 Cuts through my ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare Get in touch via the Contact Me link on my website: www.timclarepoet.co.uk

In this episode I talk about the publishing industry, who gets to make books, which books get supported, & what we need to do to support a diverse range of people to write books. It's a bit ranty in places, but it ends in a place of gratitude, on a positive note, so that's neat. If you'd like to support my career as an author, grab a copy of my new book COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coward-Why-Anxious-What-About/dp/1838853103/ If you'd like to support the show, you can drop me a few beans here: https://ko-fi.com/timclare

In this episode I talk about what it feels like one week into your new book coming out. I report from the book tour, share my thoughts on when - & if - you 'make it' as a writer, & I admit to my own continuing issues with self doubt & self criticism. I hope it's useful to hear. Support the show: www.ko-fi.com/timclare And please buy my new book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It.

In this episode I talk about the process an author goes to from submitting a book to publication. Actually, I talk about a lot of other stuff before I get to that, but I get there in the end. This is a writing ramble, an unedited, unscripted episode of the podcast - and this might be one of the more circumlocutionary iterations of this format. In my defence, I had a cold while I was recording. Please consider anything I say in this episode non-canon. If you'd like to pre-order a copy of my forthcoming book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It you can get a signed one here: https://storysmithbooks.com/product/coward-tim-clare/ Or you can go the megacorp route: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coward-Why-Anxious-What-About/dp/1838853103/ Drop me a line or submit your 250 words of your first page via the Contact Me link here: www.timclarepoet.co.uk And drop me a few beans to support the show here: www.ko-fi.com/timclare

In this episode I talk about the difficulties surrounding talking about your Work In Progress, and the social games and invisible rules around how we're supposed to talk about our own work. You can pre-order signed copies of my new book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It here (email the shop for overseas orders): https://storysmithbooks.com/product/coward-tim-clare/ Ebook pre-orders: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coward-Why-Anxious-What-About-ebook/dp/B09KCNWGD7/ Audiobook (read by me): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coward-Why-Anxious-What-About/dp/B09S1F7S44/ And if you'd like to support the show, you can drop me a few beans here: www.ko-fi.com/timclare That's it. Thank you.

In this episode, I chat about my forthcoming book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It. I talk a bit about how I came to write it, why it mattered to me, & how I had to change what I planned to write when I discovered reality was more complicated. You can pre-order signed copies of COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It here: https://storysmithbooks.com/product/coward-tim-clare/ Or if you prefer ebook, here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coward-Why-Anxious-What-About-ebook/dp/B09KCNWGD7/ And if you'd like to support the show, you can drop me a few beans here: www.ko-fi.com/timclare Finally, drop me a line via the Contact Me button here: www.timclarepoet.co.uk

In this episode I chat with author and psychologist Dr Lucy Foulkes about her book, LOSING OUR MINDS: What Mental Illness Really Is And What It Isn't. We talk about psychological research, mental health, and getting to the bottom of the words we use to talk about our inner lives and experiences of challenging emotions. LOSING OUR MINDS: What Mental Illness Really Is And What It Isn't: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Losing-Our-Minds-Mental-Illness/dp/184792638X/ Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Mental-Illness-Really-what/dp/1529113377/ You can pre-order my forthcoming book COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It here: https://storysmithbooks.com/product/coward-tim-clare/ Support the show here: www.ko-fi.com/timclare

In this episode, I chat with poet & author Hannah Jane Walker, about poetry, sensitivity, & how we can manage & celebrate sensitivity. We talk about an artist's responsibility to their audience, the upsides of being highly sensitive, & some tactics for managing the trickier parts of sensitivity. Buy Hannah's book, SENSITIVE: The Power of Feeling in a World That Doesn't: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sensitive-Hannah-Walker/dp/1783254556/ Pre-order signed copies of my new book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It from Storysmith Books here: https://storysmithbooks.com/product/coward-tim-clare/ And if you'd like to support the show drop me a few beans here: www.ko-fi.com/timclare Finally, if you want to get in touch, click on the 'Contact Me' button here: www.timclarepoet.co.uk

In this episode I chat with author Huma Qureshi about her fiction and nonfiction, and her memoir HOW WE MET. We talk about the stories that opened her eyes to what books can do, the freedoms of fiction and how you go about taking real people's rights and feelings into account when you write nonfiction. We also talk about expectations readers bring to texts by authors of different background, and resisting those expectations. Grab a copy of HOW WE MET: A Memoir of Love and Other Misadventures here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-we-met/huma-qureshi/9781783966110 The short story collection THINGS WE DO NOT TELL THE PEOPLE WE LOVE is here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/things-we-do-not-tell-the-people-we-love/huma-qureshi/9781529368673 Pre-order signed copies of my new book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It from Storysmith Books here: https://storysmithbooks.com/product/coward-tim-clare/ And if you'd like to support the show drop me a few beans here: www.ko-fi.com/timclare Fina

I chat with Prof Pete Etchells about video games, the stories they tell, and his book LOST IN A GOOD GAME: Why We Play Video Games and What They Can Do For Us. Please do support Pete by checking out his book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Good-Game-video-games/dp/1785784811 You can support the show via my Ko-fi page here: www.ko-fi.com/timclare You can pre-order my forthcoming book COWARD from Storysmith Books here: https://storysmithbooks.com/product/coward-tim-clare/ Thank you.

In this episode, I chat with author Cathy Rentzenbrink about writing down our lives, and her new book about writing autobiography, WRITE IT ALL DOWN. Grab a copy of WRITE IT ALL DOWN here: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Cathy-Rentzenbrink/Write-It-All-Down--How-to-Put-Your-Life-on-the-Page/26365074 Support the podcast here: www.ko-fi.com/timclare

In this episode I talk about feeling like you 'fit in' in the publishing world, my own experiences, & why feeling like an insider or outsider - whether you are or not - shouldn't be your barometer for success. If you like the podcast & want me to make more please support me via my Ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare Want to pre-order my new book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It? It's out May 2022. Here are some pre-order links for the hardback or ebook: https://www.waterstones.com/book/coward/tim-clare/9781838853105 https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/coward-3 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coward-Why-Anxious-What-About/ If you want to drop me a line, click the 'Contact Me' link on my website: www.timclarepoet.co.uk

In this episode, I respond to a piece of advice for first-time non-fiction authors I read back in August, explaining why I disagree and giving my own take. It's basically about what's better - giving the reader clear, committed answers to questions, or dealing in shades of grey. I also explain how I think this relates to fiction writing, and why it matters. If you enjoy this episode and you want to help me keep making podcast, drop me a few beans here: www.ko-fi.com/timclare You can also get in touch via the 'contact me' button on my website: www.timclarepoet.co.uk And my new book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It, is available for pre-order. Please do put in a pre-order, and take a look at it here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/coward/tim-clare/9781838853105

In this episode I talk about my progress with my project to write a new novel, and why I think I've stalled. I reflect on where I think I've stumbled so far, and my plans for getting back on track. Recorded while I had Covid, so maybe disinfect your earphones after listening. If you want to listen to previous episodes in the Writing A Novel series, they're on this playlist: https://soundcloud.com/timclare/sets/writing-a-novel If you enjoy the podcast and would like to drop me a few beans, my Ko-fi page is here: www.ko-fi.com/timclare And if you want to pre-order my forthcoming book, COWARD, all about anxiety, it's here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/coward/tim-clare/9781838853105

In this episode I look at the first page of a listener's story with author Nate Crowley and we suggest ways to improve it. What is too much information, and what is too little? How can you employ the art of the telling detail? If you'd like to read Nate Crowley's new Warhammer 40k novel, THE TWICE-DEAD KING, you can grab a copy here: https://www.4tk.co.uk/the-twice-dead-king-ruin-hb.html He's also on Twitter here: @frogcroakley And you can support the show via my Ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare

Hi everyone. On this one I chat with author, poet, screenwriter and director Molly Naylor about the graphic novel she created with artist Lizzy Stewart, LIGHTS, PLANETS, PEOPLE! It's about an astronomer who has to give an inspirational speech and is thinking back over the choices she's made throughout her life. We get into a good chat about collaborating, how to submit a graphic novel to an agent, the culture surrounding the publishing industry, and how the pandemic (temporarily) helped some writers who struggle with self-doubt. You can grab LIGHTS, PLANETS, PEOPLE! here: https://averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/product/lights-planets-people-by-molly-naylor-lizzy-stewart Here's Molly's website: www.mollynaylor.com Here's illustrator Lizzy Stewart's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizzy_stewart/ And go on then, if you want to drop me a bean or 3, you can do so via my Ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare

In this episode I chat with author Chris Farnell about his early interest in the fantastic, what makes good Science Fiction and Fantasy, and about his satirical SF series FERMI'S PROGRESS. You can grab the novellas from independent e-book publisher Scarlet Ferret here: https://scarletferret.com/books/fermis-progress-season-pass (they're also on Amazon) You can follow Chris on Twitter: @thebrainofchris If you like this show and want to support me, drop me a bean or two here: www.ko-fi.com/timclare That's it. That's the show.

In this episode, I chat about the rewards of writing creative nonfiction and make the case for why you should try it. And hey, this episode marks over a million listens for the podcast. Thank you! Help out the podcast by dropping me a few beans: www.ko-fi.com/timclare Drop me a line via my website: www.timclarepoet.co.uk

Me and author Nate Crowley host a very special festive-themed episode of Death Of 1000 Cuts. We look at a story set at the North Pole by a listener, and suggest ways to make it better. And quite possibly several ways to make it worse. If you want to grab a copy of Nate Crowley's NOTES FROM SMALL PLANETS you can here: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Nate-Crowley/Notes-from-Small-Planets/22869592 You can support the show via my Ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare And you can get in touch with me here: www.timclarepoet.co.uk