A podcast that ran from April 2020 to July 2021 featuring: 1) In-depth conversations with fellow writers about their work (mostly their novels, which I read cover to cover!) 2) Discussions of the nitty-gritty of writing - is it really a joy? 3) Advice for new and aspiring writers - as in how to write a novel New episodes due in 2024! Let me know what you would like to hear on my new blog at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18857302.Mark_Carew @Mark__Carew
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Legacy; Survival Stories will explore aspects of real life offshore emergencies and survival situations case study style. Listen to the eye witness accounts and discussions from survivors and first responders with your host Dan Latremouille.
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Legacy; Survival Stories - Mark Dives for his Dinnerware
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While we prepare season 2 of Legacy; Survival Stories, we wanted to keep you entertained. Here is a short story on the lighter side of things. Mark Carew tells us about his early career and some of the useful things he found at the bottom of the ocean floor. Hosted by Dan Latremouille Come visit us at https://legacysurvivalstories.buzzsprout.com Co…
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Episode 12. Puffin Noodle Soup with Jeffrey D Watters and Mark Carew
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It's the finale of season one for Legacy; Survival Stories. This week host Dan Latremouille welcomes back friends of the show Mark Carew and Jeffrey D. Watters for a more light hearted episode. Dan's taken a different approach this week. He's got a pocket of particularly "important" questions that lead to plenty of entertaining stories. Hosted by D…
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Episode 11. Flying Into Enemy Fire with Peter Gibbs
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This week on Legacy; Survival Stories, lifelong underwater escape specialist and friend of the show, Peter Gibbs is back. This time he takes us into the Falklands war. Serving as a commando helicopter crewman, Gibbs and squadron 8825 come under attack while moving 3000lbs of high explosive to the front lines. Hosted by Dan Latremouille Come visit u…
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Episode 10. Tragedy Strikes the FSO Nordic Apollo with Robert Boudreau
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This is a corrected version of our posted episode from September 21st. Thanks to friend of the show, Laura Phoenix for your keen ears! This week on Legacy; Survival Stories, Transport Canada marine safety inspector Robert Boudreau joins host Dan Latremouille. Robert takes us back to 1998 aboard the FSO Nordic Apollo and shares a tragic story about …
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Episode 10. Teaser: A Terrible Accident On Board the Nordic Apollo with Robert Boudreau
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Join Legacy; Survival Stories for a quick look into our next episode. Robert Boudreau joins host Dan Latremouille to talk about a terrible and sad accident on board the Nordic Apollo. Hosted by Dan Latremouille Come visit us at https://legacysurvivalstories.buzzsprout.com Contact us on... legacysurvivalstories@gmail.com twitter.com/legacy_survival …
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Episode 9. The Sinking Barge on the Set of Survivor with Dan Latremouille
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This week on Legacy; Survival Stories. Host Dan Latremouille gets in the hot seat to share a story about his time on the world famous reality show, Survivor. Tune in for a barge full of scaffolding, a touch of complacency and Dan under water. Hosted by Dan Latremouille Come visit us at https://legacysurvivalstories.buzzsprout.com Contact us on... l…
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Episode 9 Trailer: The Sinking Barge on the Set of Survivor with Dan Latremouille
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Stop in for a sneak peak of next week's episode of Legacy; Survival Stories. Host Dan Latremouille gets in the hot seat to share a story about his time on the world famous show, Survivor. Tune in for a barge full of scaffolding, a touch of complacency and Dan under water. Hosted by Dan Latremouille Come visit us at https://legacysurvivalstories.buz…
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Episode 8. The Capsizing of the Cap Rouge II with Derek Rogers
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Canadian Forces veteran and friend of the show Derek Rogers joins host Dan Latremouille for the harrowing story of a mission to rescue and recover crew onboard the capsized family fishing vessel Cap Rouge II near the mouth of the Fraser River. Hosted by Dan Latremouille Come visit us at https://legacysurvivalstories.buzzsprout.com Contact us on... …
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Episode 8 Trailer: The Capsizing of the Cap Rouge II with Derek Rogers
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Join us for a sneak peak into episode 8 of Legacy; Survival Stories. Canadian Forces veteran and friend of the show Derek Rogers joins host Dan Latremouille for the harrowing story of a mission to rescue and recover crew onboard the capsized family fishing vessel Cap Rouge II near the mouth of the Fraser River. Hosted by Dan Latremouille Come visit…
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Episode 7. Fire Aboard the Louis St. Laurent with Anthony Patterson
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On this weeks episode of Legacy; Survival Stories, master mariner and search master Anthony Patterson recounts a fire onboard the Canadian icebreaker Louis St. Laurent just seven days into his first voyage at sea. Hosted by Dan Latremouille Come visit us at https://legacysurvivalstories.buzzsprout.com Contact us on... legacysurvivalstories@gmail.co…
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Episode 7 Trailer: Louis St. Laurent with Anthony Patterson
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Get a sneak peak into this weeks episode, "Louis St. Laurent". Master mariner and search master Anthony Patterson recounts a fire onboard the icebreaker when he was just seven days into his first stint at sea. Hosted by Dan Latremouille Come visit us at https://legacysurvivalstories.buzzsprout.com Contact us on... legacysurvivalstories@gmail.com tw…
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Episode 6. Fire in the Sauna with Mark Carew
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Lifetime mariner and fully ticketed offshore installation manager Mark Carew joins host Dan Latremouille to take another look at human behaviour. This time he takes us onboard a decked out drill ship fully equipped with its own sauna. That was, until the fire. Get ready to sink into Legacy; Survival Stories. Hosted by Dan Latremouille Come visit us…
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Episode 5. Richard Powell & the Rowan Gorilla 1
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On December 15th 1988, the oil drilling rig, Rowan Gorilla 1 capsized in hurricane conditions 500 nautical miles southeast of Nova Scotia. Longtime oil and gas professional Richard Powell was one of 27 people who evacuated the rig and talks with host Dan Latremouille about that day. Get ready to sink into Legacy; Survival Stories. Hosted by Dan Lat…
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Episode 33: Sally O'Reilly, creative writing lecturer, on how to write a book
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Excellent advice, from a senior lecturer in creative writing at the Open University, on all stages of writing a novel. How to start, keep going, and produce a draft ready for submission to an agent. Please leave feedback at https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/24385928-restarting-the-podcastBy Mark Carew
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This week on Legacy; Survival Stories Lifelong underwater escape specialist Peter Gibbs recounts one of his earliest and most harrowing missions: the attempted rescue of the crew of the capsized cargo ship MV Lovat. Get ready to sink into Legacy; Survival Stories. Hosted by Dan Latremouille Come visit us at https://legacysurvivalstories.buzzsprout.…
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Episode 32: Sally O'Reilly on the natural history of a writing career
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What can a writer expect from a "writing career"? Ups and downs, highs and lows, of course! With experience comes wisdom. Learning about writing, books, readers, and the publishing industry never stops.By Mark Carew
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Get a sneak peak into this weeks episode, "MV Lovat". Lifelong underwater escape specialist Peter Gibbs recounts one of his earliest and most harrowing missions. The attempted rescue of the crew of the capsized cargo ship MV Lovat. Get ready to sink into Legacy, Survival Stories. Hosted by Dan Latremouille Come visit us at https://legacysurvivalsto…
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Episode 31: Dark Aemilia by Sally O'Reilly
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My guest is Sally O'Reilly, author of Dark Aemilia, published by Myriad in 2014. Aemilia Lanyer meets William Shakespeare in the time of the plague, witchcraft, and a dying Queen Elizabeth, in this vividly imagined novel, rich in historical detail and speculation on who really wrote Macbeth. Publisher: https://myriadeditions.com/books/dark-aemilia/…
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Episode 3. Human Behaviour in Emergency Situations with Mark Carew
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This week on Legacy Survival Stories, host Dan Latremouille is joined by Mark Carew, a master mariner and offshore installation manager with fourty years experience to talk about human behaviour in emergency situations. Hear about a crew that had praciticed for emergencies so well that when an emergency happened, they did exactly as they were taugh…
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Episode 1. Ryan's Commander with Derek Rogers
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This week on Legacy, Survival Stories, Canadian forces veteran and senior project manager for Total Response Solutions , Derek Rogers recounts the harrowing offshore helicopter rescue of the fishing vessel Ryan's Commander in Newfoundland, Canada. Hosted by Dan Latremouille Come visit us at https://legacysurvivalstories.buzzsprout.com Contact us on…
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Episode 2. The Septic Steward with Jeffrey D Watters
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Lifetime mariner Jeffrey D Watters, sits down with host Dan Latremouille to discuss an emergency medical situation that included a ruptured appendix, a cagey bosun and a daring patient transfer to a moving rescue craft. Hosted by Dan Latremouille Come visit us at https://legacysurvivalstories.buzzsprout.com Contact us on... legacysurvivalstories@gm…
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Legacy, Survival Stories, The podcast teaser
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Legacy, Survival Stories will explore various aspects of real-life emergencies in survival situations, case study style, by incorporating first-hand Survivor accounts, eyewitness descriptions and discussions of the lessons learned. We’ll interview survivors of actual incidents. Some incidents you probably heard of before and some you probably haven…
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Episode 30: Fiona Melrose on how to write a book
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We discuss several topics in this episode. How the act and art of writing books is central to Fiona's life. How her intuitive approach to writing translates into advice for her creative writing students. And how receiving fancy stationery as a present when young was an inspiration to write stories in the first place.…
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My guest is Fiona Melrose, author of Midwinter, published by Corsair in 2016. We discuss the book, its themes of coming to terms with grief and a fractured family, and how living in Suffolk informed the story. Publisher: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/fiona-melrose/midwinter/9781472151780/ Midwinter is available in hardcover, paperback and ebook…
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Episode 28: All about NaNoWriMo and why you should give it a go, with Elizabeth Haynes
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Elizabeth Haynes is a best selling crime author - seven of her published novels started life in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), a community-supported writing event where writers try and write a novel of 50,000 words in the month of November. Learn about how NaNoWriMo works and why it's a good idea for writers to give it a go.…
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Episode 27: Online book launches and the impact of Covid-19 on the creative spark, with Tyler Keevil
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Covid-19 has forced book launches, readings and festivals online to give a different experience for authors interacting with an audience. The current situation, however, has not always been so kind on the creative process, and has dampened many efforts to write and even to know what would be worth writing.…
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Episode 26: Tyler Keevil on how to write a book
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We discuss the creative writing courses Tyler teaches on, and how visiting authors are generous with their time and advice to students. Tyler's inspirational book is The Collector of Hearts: New Tales of the Grotesque, by Joyce Carol Oates.By Mark Carew
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Episode 25: Your Still Beating Heart, by Tyler Keevil
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My guest is Tyler Keevil, author of Your Still Beating Heart, to be published on 10 September, 2020. We discuss the book, its themes, and its compelling narrative voice. Publisher: https://myriadeditions.com/books/your-still-beating-heart/ Your Still Beating Heart is out in e-book and hardback.By Mark Carew
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Episode 24: Lizzie Enfield on success, and an influential book and author (Charles Dickens' Great Expectations)
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What is success to writers? Getting published? Making money? Fame? Lizzie and I discuss what counts as success and what writers might like to realistically aim for.By Mark Carew
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Episode 23: Publicising and marketing Finish Your Book, and writing the next one, with Lizzie Enfield
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All writers need at least some skills as publicist and marketeer of their own work. We learn from Lizzie what it means to take on these roles in support of her book. We also hear how she is getting on with book number 7.By Mark Carew
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Episode 22: Lizzie Enfield on how to write a book
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My guest is Lizzie Enfield, author of Finish Your Book: Complete Your Half-Written Novel. Published (Amazon) in July 2019. We discuss the book, and talk about advice to writers who would like to beat the block and finish their work.By Mark Carew
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Episode 21: Advice to aspiring authors from Tom Benjamin, and a book that inspired him
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Tom explains how he is wary of writing advice - one size does not fit all. It is one of the pleasures of this podcast that we get to hear such a range of advice and opinions on how to write! Tom talks more about his influential book: Naples '44, by Norman Lewis.By Mark Carew
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Episode 20: Reaction to publication of A Quiet Death in Italy, and the next book
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Tom talks about how he marked publication of his debut novel online, when a physical, social book launch was not possible. Tom's next book, The Hunting Season, is out soon. He discusses writing book 3.By Mark Carew
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Episode 19: A Quiet Death in Italy by Tom Benjamin
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My guest is Tom Benjamin, author of A Quiet Death in Italy, published by Constable/Hachette in 2019. We discuss the book, and how the city of Bologna and its history is a major theme. SPOILER ALERT! We discuss the book in detail! Publishers: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/tom-benjamin/a-quiet-death-in-italy/9781472131560/ A Quiet Death in Italy …
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Episode 18: Ed Parnell on how to write a book
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Listen to excellent advice from Ed, creative writing teacher, on how to write narrative non-fiction.By Mark Carew
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Episode 17: Ghostland with Ed Parnell, post-publication reaction and writing the next book
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Ghostland is out now in hardback and audiobook, and out on 15 October 2020 in paperback.By Mark Carew
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Episode 16: Ghostland: In Search of a Haunted Country, with Ed Parnell.
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My guest is Edward Parnell, author of Ghostland: In Search of a Haunted Country, published by William Collins in 2019. We discuss the book, and Ed's research into the writers and settings of some classic ghost stories. SPOILER ALERT! We discuss the book in detail! Author website https://edwardparnell.com/ Publishers: https://www.harpercollins.co.uk…
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Episode 15: Andy McDonnell on how to write a book
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Wonderful advice, and notes on an inspirational poetry collection, from Andy that will boost your creativity!By Mark Carew
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Episode 14: Reaction to publication of a debut poetry collection - Andy McDonnell on The Somnambulist Cookbook
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Publication of any work of art is a very personal experience, as you will hear!By Mark Carew
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Episode 13: The Somnambulist Cookbook by Andrew McDonnell
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My guest is Andrew McDonnell, author of The Somnambulist Cookbook, published by Salt in 2019. We discuss the book, which is Andy's debut poetry collection, and learn about his influences and the power of dreams. SPOILER ALERT! We discuss the book in detail! Author website: http://www.gatehousepress.com/lighthouse/about/ Publishers: https://www.salt…
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Episode 12: Louise Fein on how to write a book
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Perseverance is key as you will hear!By Mark Carew
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Episode 11: Reaction to publication of People Like Us, in the middle of a pandemic, with Louise Fein
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We discuss online launch events and writing the next book.By Mark Carew
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Episode 10: People Like Us by Louise Fein
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My guest is Louise Fein, author of People Like Us, published by Head of Zeus in 2020. We discuss her novel, which is about an ill-fated romance set in 1930s Germany. SPOILER ALERT! We discuss the book in detail! WEBSITE https://www.louisefein.com/ Publishers: https://headofzeus.com/books/9781789545340…
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Episode 9: Amanthi Harris on how to write a book
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In the last of the series, Amanthi and I discuss what aspiring authors should be doing (hint: read widely!). She tells me about a short story/novella that she admired, the influence of which can be felt in her work.By Mark Carew
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Episode 8: A book tour in India, and writing the next book, with Amanthi Harris
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Amanthi tells me about her book tour of India for the promotion of Beautiful Place. She tells me about how her experiences as a Sri Lankan/British author, and how politics inevitably crept into the discussion of her book.By Mark Carew
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Episode 7: Beautiful Place by Amanthi Harris
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My guest is Amanthi Harris, author of Beautiful Place, published by Salt in 2019. We discuss her book, set at a guesthouse on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, and the multitude of characters we meet. SPOILER ALERT! We discuss the novel in detail! https://www.saltpublishing.com/collections/author-amanthi-harris…
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Episode 6: Sally Harris on how to write a book
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I hear Sally’s advice to aspiring authors (hint: writing courses are a good idea!). We also discuss a book that influenced her at a young age, and consider that it’s never too late to read the classics.By Mark Carew
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Episode 5: Book promotion and writing the next book, with Sally Harris
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Sally tells me about life as a writer after Haverscroft (no pun intended) and the fun of post-publication activities. We also discuss writing book two, similar in flavour to the first but with new characters and setting.By Mark Carew
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My guest is Sally Harris, author of Haverscroft, published by Salt in 2019. We talk about her book, which is a traditional haunted house tale mixed with domestic noir, and what publication of her debut meant to her. SPOILER ALERT! We discuss the novel in detail! https://www.saltpublishing.com/collections/author-s-a-harris…
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