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#44 – Charles Christian – Write Through The Roof
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Welcome to Write Through The Roof, the podcast for writers who want to improve their craft.
Episode 44 with Charles Christian – award-winning journalist, podcaster & author
“People get carried with their gadgets… and forget about the human element.”
Episode 44 – Charles Christian – Show Notes
- Novella length is favourite length. Better for ebooks and easier to consume.
- Writing every day and learned discipline from career as a freelance journalist
- ‘All written out’ by freelance journalism
- Green tea, dark chocolate, chips and baked beans
- Exploring how one event can change the entire direction of life – JB Priestly
- Stop doing courses and start writing your own stories
- Stick to the brief, meet the deadline & work count – who, why, what, where, how
- Asking the question – is this project fun to write?
- Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, MR James, David Sedaris, Richard Brautigan
- Genre fiction tips: less about the gadgets, more about the characters
“Get on with it and be business-like about it.”
“If I can’t be bothered reading it, I can’t expect the reader to.”
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#44 – Charles Christian – Write Through The Roof
Write Through The Roof | For writers who want to improve their writing
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on January 18, 2024 20:13 (). Last successful fetch was on May 06, 2023 13:14 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 216467207 series 1757648
Welcome to Write Through The Roof, the podcast for writers who want to improve their craft.
Episode 44 with Charles Christian – award-winning journalist, podcaster & author
“People get carried with their gadgets… and forget about the human element.”
Episode 44 – Charles Christian – Show Notes
- Novella length is favourite length. Better for ebooks and easier to consume.
- Writing every day and learned discipline from career as a freelance journalist
- ‘All written out’ by freelance journalism
- Green tea, dark chocolate, chips and baked beans
- Exploring how one event can change the entire direction of life – JB Priestly
- Stop doing courses and start writing your own stories
- Stick to the brief, meet the deadline & work count – who, why, what, where, how
- Asking the question – is this project fun to write?
- Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, MR James, David Sedaris, Richard Brautigan
- Genre fiction tips: less about the gadgets, more about the characters
“Get on with it and be business-like about it.”
“If I can’t be bothered reading it, I can’t expect the reader to.”
Links
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