First drafts are elusive bastards aren’t they? It all seems so doable on Day One, when you’re fresh, well rested and optimistic. You have a very specific idea about where you…
My name is Amy Baker and I have the attention span of a ladybird. If I were asked to sit and list my Top 100 Attributes, concentration wouldn’t…
The Riff Raff chat to comedian Rosie Wilby about her debut memoir, Is Monogamy Dead? We discuss the concept of monogamy, how to use intimate details of your life…
The Riff Raff chat to Pajtim Statovci about his fabulous debut book, My Cat Yugoslavia. We discuss truly novel novel ideas, symbolism in fiction and not writing to a…
Rosy and I talk to Chloe Seager, author of Editing Emma about writing believable dialogue, how social media impacts writers and Chloe shares her top tips for crafting the…
In episode 17, we chatted to Winnie M. Li about her Not the Booker Prize winning debut novel, Dark Chapter. We discuss how writing helped her make sense of…
Amy and Rosy chat to Gabriel Tallent, author of the sensational My Absolute Darling about getting to know your characters, allowing time to work its magic on your preconceptions,…
The Riff Raff chat to Emma Flint, author of the incredible Little Deaths about historical themes that still resonate, the responsibility of writing about a real crime and how…
The Riff Raff chat to Zinzi Clemmons about her incredible debut What We Lose. We discuss writing a book with an unusual structure, knowing when to start over with…
Amy Baker and Rosy Edwards talk to Indu Balachandran, author of The Writers’ Retreat about creating characters in your own image, writing scenes your mother shouldn’t read and dolphins…