Radio Series
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Listen again to the first and second series of The Write Lines presented by Sue Cook on BBC Oxford using the links below.
Series Two
Series two of The Write Lines went out live on BBC Oxford in September 2010 with budding author and Social Networking Consultant Ben Johncock providing real-time updates on Twitter.
Series two included recorded interviews with the following Oxfordshire authors: M G Harris, Helen Rappaport, Tim Pears, Barbara Trapido, and children’s author Julia Golding.
Episode One
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In this first of the new series, we take an overview of the writer’s journey to becoming a successful published author.
Studio guests:
Sarah Franklin – editorial and marketing consultant
Scott Pack – former supremo at Waterstones, now publisher and editor
Andrew Crofts – prolific author, both fiction and non-fiction, in particular a writer’s bible entitled How to Make Money and Enjoy Your Life, which sums up the main thrust of this first epsiode of Series 2
Lauren St. John – journalist turned children’s author
Ben Johncock – social networking consultant and blogger for The Bookseller
Episode Two
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Studio guests:
Jacq Burns – co-founder of the London Writer’s Club
Jane Wenham-Jones – novelist and author of Wannabe a Writer?
Lynn Shepherd – copywriter turned novelist, and author of Murder at Mansfield Park
Richard Beard – novelist and non-fiction writer, and Director of the National Academy of Writing
Episode Three
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Studio guests:
Carole Blake – respected literary agent of Blake Friedmann and author of the essential addition to any writer’s bookshelf, From Pitch to Publication
Jane Smith – editorial consultant
Miranda Glover – novelist and co-founder of the Contemporary Women Writer’s Club
Nick Harkaway – novelist, screenwriter, and author of The Gone-Away World
Ben Johncock – social networking consultant and blogger for The Bookseller
Series One
Series one of The Write Lines went out live on BBC Oxford in November 2009 with Social Networking Consultant Ben Johncock providing real-time updates on Twitter.
Series one included recorded interviews with the following authors: Caroline Smailes, Elizabeth Chadwick, Roisin McAuley
Episode One
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The beginning of the journey – from blank page to bookshop and beyond – Do I have a novel in me?
Studio guests:
Jacq Burns – co-founder of the London Writer’s Club
Will Atkins – commissioning editor for McMillan New Writing
Carla McKay – book reviewer for the Daily Mail
Mark Billingham – crimewriter, author of nine novels
Marie Phillips – author of Gods Behaving Badly
Episode Two
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What to write and how to make a living at it – Does genre matter?
Studio guests:
Jacq Burns – co-founder of the London Writer’s Club
Andrew Crofts – prolific author, both fiction and non-fiction, in particular a writer’s bible entitled How to Make Money and Enjoy Your Life
Wendy Oberman
Episode Three
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Getting your work published – How do I find a publisher?
Studio guests:
David Godwin – literary agent David Godwin Associates
Katie Fforde – author
Jane Smith – editorial consultant
Robyn Scott – author
Episode Four
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Selling your book – How do I get my book in bookshops?
Studio guests:
Jacq Burns – co-founder of the London Writer’s Club
Scott Pack – former supremo at Waterstones, now publisher and editor
Tony Mulliken – chairman of Midas PR
Ben Johncock – social networking consultant and blogger for The Bookseller
Tweets provided on this episode by Jane Smith
