GBA 84 Writing Group

EPISODE · Oct 31, 2012 · 1H 16M

GBA 84 Writing Group

from Getting Better Acquainted · host Getting Better Acquainted

In GBA 84 we get better acquainted with my writing group. It's a 7 way conversation focused on our shared interest of writing. Half the group are making their second appearance. For the other half this is a teaser for upcoming episodes focuses on them. We sit down for tea and cake in the dining room of a Camber Sands holiday house during our first trip away together. We tell the story of how the group formed, discuss the way the group works, consider writing as a craft, a passion and a form of work, tackle writing "block", the future of the novel, whether writing can be taught and other aspects of this thing we do. The group are: Jen: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-61 http://www.jadamthwaite.co.uk/ http://twitter.com/jadamthwaite Nathalie: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-20-nathalie http://twitter.com/NathalieLeonora http://countingzeros.wordpress.com/what-is-counting-zeros/ Joss: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-27-joss http://www.stormboy.net/ http://soundcloud.com/jossarmitage Angela: http://twitter.com/angelashoosmith Sofia: http://twitter.com/jslundberg Emily: http://emilycleaver.net/ http://twitter.com/EmilyCleaver Me: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-dave-episodes/ http://goosefat101.blogspot.co.uk/ Blogs about that Writing Retreat: http://nathaliehourihan.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/i-love-my-friends-but-1/ http://nathaliehourihan.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/i-love-my-friends-but-2/ http://www.jadamthwaite.co.uk/from-the-living-room/2011/10/22/seven-writers-and-a-cottage.html http://www.jadamthwaite.co.uk/from-the-living-room/2011/10/30/seven-writers-writing.html And blogs on our 2nd Writing Retreat: http://www.jadamthwaite.co.uk/from-the-living-room/2012/8/19/headspace.html http://www.jadamthwaite.co.uk/from-the-living-room/2012/8/26/the-retreat-and-beyond.html Nathalie's blog about our first "intervention" session: http://nathaliehourihan.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/help-for-blocked-writers/ Instead of asking for plugs I asked for people to recommend books on writing: Joss: Teach Us How To Sit Still by Tim Parks: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Teach-Us-Sit-Still-Sceptics/dp/0099548887 Angela: That Crafty Feeling by Zadie Smith: http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/?p=73547 How I Write in Time Out: eg http://www.timeout.com/london/books/features/2100/Neil_Gaiman-how_I_write.html Jen: This Year You Write Your Novel by Walter Mosley: http://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Year-Write-Your-Novel/dp/0316065412 Dave: Steering the Craft by Ursula Le Guin: http://www.amazon.com/Steering-Craft-Exercises-Discussions-Navigator/dp/0933377460 How to Write a Damn Good Novel II by James N. Frey: http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Write-Damn-Good-Novel/dp/0312104782 The Carrier Bag Theory Of Fiction by Ursula Le Guin: http://www.trabal.org/texts/pdf/LeGuin.pdf Understanding Comics and Reinventing Comics by Scott McCloud http://www.amazon.co.uk/Understanding-Comics-Invisible-Scott-McCloud/dp/006097625X http://www.amazon.co.uk/Reinventing-Comics-Scott-McCloud/dp/0060953500 Emily: On Writing by Stephen King: http://www.amazon.co.uk/On-Writing-A-Memoir-Craft/dp/1444723251 Rhyme's Reason by John Hollander: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rhymes-Reason-Guide-English-Verse/dp/0300088329 Sofia: On Writing by Stephen King Story by Robert McKee: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Story-Substance-Structure-Principles-Screenwriting/dp/0060856181 The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Writers-Journey-Christopher-Vogler/dp/0330375911 You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at http://www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

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