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What is Writeopolis? Writeopolis is a fortnightly (or, for US listeners, twice a month) conversation between writing professionals (and Kit Power). The conversation happens live every other Sunday evening via Discord, with live text chat accompanying the voice discussion (no video; RJ and Kit don't have that kind of time to sort their hair out every weekend). The resultant conversation is later released in podcast form via this feed. Who is Writeopolis? Writeopolis is BFS Award winner RJ Bar ...
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Writeopolis S2 E4 - Stewart Hotston
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This time out, RJ, Kit, and an inexplicably American Scott are joined by the frankly brilliant Stewart Hotston. Expect a discussion of Squid Game politics, running in the wrong trousers, the curiously historical nature of antifascist TV drama, Stew breaking Kit's heart on the Dinosaur question, and... a haunted coffee frother?? Yup, that's what it …
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This time out, RJ, Scott and Kit are joined by sci-fi and fantasy author Mike Brooks. Expect discussion of The She-Ra remake, Nirvana and Nevermind documentaries, the eternal mystery of aging, and why real writers don't use the letter S - amongst many, many other things. Enjoy :) Mike Brooks: http://www.mikebrooks.co.uk/ RJ Barker: https://www.rjba…
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This time out, new intern Scott, RJ and Kit are joined by the brilliant writer Anna Stephens. Expect the introduction of new trainee Scott, discussion about writing tie-in properties, writing three books at once, differences in genre wordcount, and so, so much more. Enjoy.By Anna Stephens, RJ Barker, Scott K Andrews, Kit Power
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Writeopolis returns for Season 2. In this introductory episode, RJ and Kit catch-up on their summer shenanigans. Expect lots of discussion of good and bad TV, amazing kids, and a lot of laughter. It's good to be back, folks. Enjoy.By RJ Barker, Kit Power
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Before the August break, RJ and Scott (but not Kit) are joined by the frankly magnificent Sam Hawke discuss, well, pretty much everything. Expect a revealing conversation about the twists and turns of the editorial process, resilience, time differences, Australian wildlife, and a thrilling split decision on the poetry/dinosaur question! Enjoy, and …
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Abandoned by co-host Scott K Andrews, due to an advanced case of Sportsballing (hey, how'd that work out?) Kit and RJ are joined this fortnight by the frankly brilliant Gavin G Smith, author and teacher. He is a delight. Expect lengthy discussion of various media, a heartfelt eulogy to the great Iain Banks, causal admissions of homicide, and an abs…
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This time out, we're joined by author and Sinister Horror Company head honcho Justin Park. As you might expect, we talk writing and horror, but also music, poetry, Justin's novel Punch, and a *very* tense discussion around dinosaurs. Also, much laughter. Enjoy.By RJ Barker, Kit Power, Justin Park
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In the latest episode, we are joined by Stephen Deas, and not Kit Power, to talk about writing under multiple names, the mystery of his responsibility for RJ, RJ not being able to tell the difference between the colours pink and brown, technical difficulties, and much more - in other words, it's another instant classic. Enjoy.…
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This time out we're joined by the multi award winning author Priya Sharma - one of the finest writers working in speculative fiction right now, according to Kit, who is Entirely Correct. Expect lots of catching up about shows and books, process exploration, and happy swearing. Enjoy :) Please note that tech gremlins ate episodes 8 and 9. Apologies.…
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Writeopolis S1 E7 - Scott K Andrews
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By RJ Barker, Scott K Andrews, Kit Power
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This time out, RJ, Scott and Kit were joined by actor, writer and director Luke Arnold . Yes, THAT Luke Arnold. I know. And we got into it all; writing process, Luke's twin loves of noir and fantasy, and his reasons for colliding one into the other for his book series, the good and bad of Australia, filming Black Sails and getting to play the O.P. …
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This time out RJ, Scott and Kit are joined by legendary screenwriter (Gothic, Ghostwatch, Midwinter Of The Spirit and more) and author (The Dark Master's Trilogy, The Parts We Play, Under A Raven's Wing, and more) Stephen Volk . Expect plenty of Ghostwatch talk, and related discussions about the impact of the internet age on TV and movie marketing,…
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This time around, RJ, Scott and Kit are joined by multi award winning playwright and TV writer Mark Catley. You can just about hear the sound of Kit's head exploding as Mark discusses writing 5 EastEnders scripts *a week*, community theatre, Call The Midwife, Mark's relationship with RJ's origin story, bringing the Sin City aesthetic to Casualty, a…
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By Tracy Fahey, RJ Barker, Scott K Andrews, Kit Power
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Welcome to the first episode of the show proper, featuring the absurdly talented Catriona Ward. Expect extensive discussion of getting recording bots working, sorting out Discord permissions, reminiscences of panels and Cons past, RJ's amazing origin story as The King Of Leeds and, you know, the creative process. Cat is a phenomenally talented writ…
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In this first episode, RJ and Kit try and walk the fine line between doing the thing while describing the thing, while Kit's new mic makes him sound like a Dalek (this is corrected going forward). In a wide-ranging and/or rambling show, ground covered includes: Fortnite and Rogue Squadrons chat Kit not understanding that talking to the text chat pe…
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