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Ben Schott - Creator of the world famous 'Almanac and Miscellanies' on his debut novel, diving into the world of Wodehouse and the imperfect writing routine.
Manage episode 221786823 series 1617511
Ben Schott designed 'Schott's Original Miscellany' as a whimsical Christmas present to his closest friends, and after much pushing and prodding, finally published it to the world. Over the next few years, he had created a series of bestselling works providing an entertaining and informative analysis of the year's events.
He's releasing his debut novel 'Jeeves and the King of Clubs', an homage to PG Wodehouse - a writer many see as the greatest comedic novelist of the 20th Century, perhaps even of all time. We talk about how he braced himself to write for the characters of such a legendary literary icon, and how he designed the best chance to do him justice. Also, we learn about how Ben dealt with the language and plot that Wodehouse dealt with so creatively, why there's no perfect writing day, and how the initial idea for his story came on a long train journey, while musing about Donald Trump.
We'll get a top writing tip from one of the most successful authors still working today AND you can win $2000 worth of book marketing.
PLUS... save 20% on Scrivener, the writing software that makes telling your story soooo much easier.
@writerspod
writersroutine.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
304 episodes
Manage episode 221786823 series 1617511
Ben Schott designed 'Schott's Original Miscellany' as a whimsical Christmas present to his closest friends, and after much pushing and prodding, finally published it to the world. Over the next few years, he had created a series of bestselling works providing an entertaining and informative analysis of the year's events.
He's releasing his debut novel 'Jeeves and the King of Clubs', an homage to PG Wodehouse - a writer many see as the greatest comedic novelist of the 20th Century, perhaps even of all time. We talk about how he braced himself to write for the characters of such a legendary literary icon, and how he designed the best chance to do him justice. Also, we learn about how Ben dealt with the language and plot that Wodehouse dealt with so creatively, why there's no perfect writing day, and how the initial idea for his story came on a long train journey, while musing about Donald Trump.
We'll get a top writing tip from one of the most successful authors still working today AND you can win $2000 worth of book marketing.
PLUS... save 20% on Scrivener, the writing software that makes telling your story soooo much easier.
@writerspod
writersroutine.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
304 episodes
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