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New Adventures in Publishing-Land today, plus a couple of great episodes from @theconversation.bsky.social this week!

Here's my winning pitch from @bloodyscotland.bsky.social (still seems mad saying that!) Sinners meets the gothic unease of Don’t Look Now with the broken investigators of True Detective. At its heart, it's not just about a monster that may destroy a city, but the trauma that can destroy a man.

Incredible work from Marco!! What a weekend for Page One 😂🥳

This week @bloodyscotland.bsky.social just keeps getting better - after @tariqashkanani.bsky.social's amazing McIlvanney Prize win on Friday, @marcorinaldi.bsky.social has one gone and won the Pitch Perfect prize!

And while we are celebrating @bloodyscotland, two-time guest and friend of the pod @davegoodman.bsky.social also won the Debut Prize for his novel The Reluctant Spy! (Listen to/watch episode 201 to hear him talking about it!) And yes, we take full credit for both winners 😂

He only went and bloody won it! So proud of @tariqashkanani.bsky.social for his deserved McIlvanney Prize win last night @bloodyscotland! Buy The Midnight King now if you haven't already!

My interview with them is ancient, but @ukpageone.bsky.social is the best writing podcast around. They’ve now amassed a fascinating collection of interviews across so many genres. Well worth a listen.

@ukpageone.bsky.social have got a new one 'Adventures in Publishing-Land' with @nadinematheson.com which I'd recommend as well. www.youtube.com/watch?v=13WP...

Update: we just received a statement from Macmillan/Tor taking full responsibility for failing to register copyright, promising to make us whole and pay us any settlement money we lost out on due to that error, and promising to find & correct the lapses that caused this. Every pub should do this.

Discussing the big Anthropic AI settlement on today's episode of Adventures in Publishing-Land...

A new episode of Adventures in Publishing-land out later today, looking at the Anthropic AI settlement among other things, as well as the first in a new season of @theconversation.bsky.social!

#TheMidnightKing by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize, celebrating the best in Scottish crime writing. A dark thriller about family, trauma and the secrets we hide within, we are delighted to see Tariq on the shortlist! www.thebookseller.com/news/ian-ran...

Super excited to have made the shortlist for this! Bloody Scotland is one of my favourite festivals, can’t wait for next weekend (win or lose, but hopefully win)!

So delighted and proud that our very own @tariqashkanani.bsky.social is on the shortlist for the McIlvanney prize! Incredible achievement for an incredible book!

On today's Drafting Notes (the last before a short break!), we are talking about ideas! Not how you find them, but whether you should stuff them all into that one story, or save some for later. Watch now: youtu.be/2LObwIjK0P0 Or listen on your favourite podcast app: linktr.ee/ukpageone

open.spotify.com/episode/1HHS... Loved going on the Off the Shelf podcast to chat about The Midnight King and the upcoming McIlvanney award - check out all their interviews with every longlisted author!

Last week was supposed to be the last ep of the season, but we couldn't miss the chance to interview the wonderful Elodie Harper & hear how changing genre led to her big break, as well as hearing about her new book, Boudicca's Daughter Watch or listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone @headofzeus.bsky.social

Another chance to listen to one of our favourite episodes on @theconversation.bsky.social!

On today's Drafting Notes we are discussing the all-important query letter - what should be included? What definitely shouldn't be included? How important are comps? We discuss all this and more! Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/0SFSaSR_iJM Or listen on your favourite podcast app: linktr.ee/ukpageone

Patreon backers now have early access to our bonus episode with Elodie Harper, who was kind enough to drop by the studio to record! She told us about overcoming a false start in her writing career, and discussed her new book, Boudicca's Daughter patreon.com/ukpageone (Out Friday for everyone else!)

New ep of AIPL is out now! Lots of AI - discussing @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social's recent experiment on AI vs human authors; a (partially written with AI) book winning a prize; and looking back at the GRRM/Worldcon saga. Plus, Marco asks for sartorial advice at the end... Links below & in bio!

Some familiar faces on the network this week - plus a brand new episode of Adventures in Publishing-land, out later today!

A really fun chat this week with Natalie Jayne Clark, whose novel, The Malt Whisky Murders, is nominated for best debut at Bloody Scotland this year - the same place she pitched the idea at 2 years ago! She tells us how the book went from pitch to award-nominated. Listen now: linktr.ee/ukpageone

✨ Summer Rewind ✨ It’s a double bubble week as we wind down summer! ☀️ This week we’re rewinding and sharing a fantastic episode from @ukpageone.bsky.social where Marco and Tariq sit down with bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches, Deborah Harkness 🖋️📚 🎧Links in Bio

"Don't judge a book by its cover" - a well-known saying and yet many people do! On this week's Drafting Notes, we talk about why book covers DO matter and what makes a good or bad cover. Watch now: youtu.be/pSHv2-K33GA Or listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone

Patreon backers now have early access to our interview with Natalie Jayne Clark, who tells us all about how she went from pitching an incomplete story to a book deal in less than a week! Join Patreon now to listen or watch: patreon.com/ukpageone

Guests old and new this week on the network!

A cracking episode, featuring a cracking writer.

Have you checked out the latest episode of Adventures in Publishing-Land? We take a fun look at some of the bigger - and stranger - stories in publishing!

One of my favorite writer-shaped humans, the wonderful Catriona Silvey, is on the @ukpageone.bsky.social podcast today. Go listen, because she's great and funny.

A really fun episode today as we chat with the brilliant Catriona Silvey about writing a time-travelling romcom, why Cambridge is ridiculous, and why she wants to write many different types of stories Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/5aCdv-UFpes Or listen on your favourite app: linktr.ee/ukpageone

☀️ Summer Rewind ☀️ Today on The Conversation, we’re rewinding and sharing a milestone moment from @ukpageone.bsky.social - Ep 200 🎉 featuring none other than Lee Child and Andrew Child 🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. 📺 Watch the full episode on the @ukpageone YouTube channel.

On this week's Drafting Notes we are talking feedback - why it is invaluable for writers, and how to deal with it. And also how to deliver it - though maybe Tariq's approach isn't always the right one... Watch now: youtu.be/WxOuJMfT6iM Or listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone

Patreon backers now have early access to our interview with Catriona Silvey, who tells us about wanting to write many different genres, and why she wanted to write an SF time travelling rom com set in Cambridge Join Patreon now to watch: patreon.com/ukpageone

We’re back with a fresh episode of Adventures in Publishing-Land! Always a fun chat with Marco and Nadine on the various goings-on in the publishing world. Have a listen!

A new episode of Adventures in Publishing-land is out now, as we discuss whether AI slop writing will drown out real authors, wonder whether male novelists really are dying out (spoiler: no), chat Unbound and Salt path latest, and also discuss book awards... YouTube: youtu.be/jbYsgQZzJmY

Another busy week! Including a new episode of Adventures in Publishing-Land out today! @theconversation.bsky.social @ukpageone.bsky.social

Our latest guest is David Mamet, writer of some of my all-time favourite works, including Glengarry Glen Ross, The Untouchables and the adaptation of Hannibal*. It’s an interesting conversation; not always easy, and sometimes a little downright awkward. Enjoy! *Just kidding, Hannibal is awful

On this week's episode we catch up with a true Hollywood giant, as playwright and screenwriter David Mamet joins us. It's a lively discussion as he tells us his approach to writing, and why solitude and boredom can make you a better writer. Listen now: linktr.ee/ukpageone

On this week's Drafting Notes, inspired by the publication of Tariq's book, The Midnight King, we talk book launches. How important are they? Do they make a difference to sales? And what would Marco do for his launch? Watch now: youtu.be/0ALuZryXIck Or listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone

Patreon backers have early access to our interview with David Mamet, who tells us why boredom makes you a better writer (in his own colourful way...) Join Patreon now to listen or watch the whole interview: patreon.com/ukpageone

Some great guests old and new on the network this week! @ukpageone.bsky.social @theconversation.bsky.social

We have just realised that the music transitions and opening graphics haven't rendered in the video 🤦 We will get a new version uploaded soon, but rest assured the full interview is there (and all the transitions are in the audio version)

We had a great time on Page One, and Scout the cat made sure to make herself heard too. Come for the cat, stay for the erudite discussions!

We talk gothic horror and writing partnerships with the brilliant @mkhardywrites.com as they tell us about their debut novel, The Needfire! Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/5otXJ6IpNRQ Or listen on your favourite app: linktr.ee/ukpageone

This brilliant book is out today and you can hear (or watch!) @mkhardywrites.com chatting about it on tomorrow's episode (or today if you join our Patreon!)

Poor pre-holiday scheduling means that Drafting Notes is available a day early! This week, we're talking about what it means to "write what you know" - in Tariq's case it seems to lead to a very interesting novel pitch... Watch now: youtu.be/xZx59xNNkXA Or listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone

In the recording of our live show from Cymera 2025, @mhayinde.bsky.social joins us to talk about merging tech with fantasy and the influence of Final Fantasy! Plus why all stories are ultimately fantasy stories... Listen now: linktr.ee/ukpageone