This page includes extracts from the first 25 archived episodes - all available via iTunes, Google's Feedburner, Podbean (when it catches up), Podcasters (which takes even longer!) or Podcast Alley (which doesn't list the episodes but will let you subscribe). In most cases you can listen to each episode individually or ideally subscribe so you don't miss any.
Websites mentioned in the podcasts (in chronological order; episode lengths in brackets) were:
Episode 1 (11m46s) had mixed topics: www.nanowrimo.org www.scriptfrenzy.com www.jbwb.co.uk www.youwriteon.com and the freebie was a 60-worder called Payback.
Episode 2 (11m32s) was mixed including viewpoints: www.englishpen.org www.theneverendingstory.co.uk www.ideas4writers.co.uk www.thebookseller.com www.missingbookfairs.co.uk www.literaryfestivals.co.uk/eventcalendar.html www.pw.org www.poetryreview.org.uk www.poem-and-poet.com www.poetry.com www.poetry.co.uk www.guardian.co.uk/books/series/poetryworkshop and www.poetry-online.org. The podcast concluded with a second-person viewpoint flash fiction.
Episode 3 (13m04s) was mixed including dialogue: www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/english/writingprog www.caderbooks.com/pubfaq.html www.writersservice.co.uk www.wordquery.com www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books www.podiobooks.com www.cd-wow.com www.suite101.com/readingandliterature www.writersbureau.com www.fantasticfiction.co.uk www.biblio.com www.abebooks.co.uk www.writing-world.com www.brainyquote.com www.britishcouncil.org/arts-literature-literaryfestivals-october.htm and www.jbwb.co.uk/writingcomps.htm. The podcast ended with another 60-worder called Doomed.
Episode 4 (19m25s) was mixed including characters/sci-fi: www.sfwa.org www.sfnovelists.com www.ttapress.com www.writerbeware.com www.sff.net www.strangehorizons.com www.writesf.com www.starrigger.net/recommended.htm www.suite101.com. Competition websites given were www.carillonmag.org.uk www.bigissueinthenorth.com www.coffeehousepoetry.org www.ashamaward.com www.leafbooks.co.uk/New/For%20Writers/CurrentCompetitions.html www.meridian-writing.co.uk www.northamptonwriters.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waka_(poetry)#Tanka www.writingmagazine.co.uk and www.evbooks.net/contest.htm. A poem called Elude closed the podcast.
Episode 5 (18m42s) had a focus on crime: http://forensic.to/forensic.html www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/science-of-natural-history/forensic-sleuth/index.html http://kathyreichs.com/forensic-science http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_entomology www.forensic-entomology.com www.mysterynet.com www.crimelibrary.com www.studymates.co.uk/Creative%20writing.html www.truecrimelibrary.com www.harpercollins.co.uk www.penguin.co.uk/static/cs/uk/0/minisites/crime www.eurocrime.co.uk www.fantasticliterature.com and http://transmissionsfrombeyond.com/category/crimewave.
Episode 6 (12m53) had a focus on poetry: www.poetry-online.org www.creativewritingprompts.com www.poetry-online.org/poetry-terms.htm www.lovepoetry.com www.poetrykapow.co.uk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyme_scheme www.guardian.co.uk/books/poetry www.guardian.co.uk/books/2005/nov/27/poetry.features www.rhymezone.com www.musepiepress.com www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk www.writers.ns.ca and www.cwlitfest.org. Competition websites mentioned were www.poetrysociety.org.uk and www.cuttingblock.net/submissions.html#tattered. The podcast then concluded with a poem entitled What is a Senior Citizen worth?
Episode 7 (19m22s) had a focus on short stories: www.write101.com/lethamcount.htm www.dcthomson.co.uk www.candis.co.uk www.goodhousekeeping.co.uk www.takeabreak.co.uk www.granta.com www.jbwb.co.uk www.theshortstory.org.uk/prizes www.short-stories.co.uk www.short-fiction.co.uk www.youreadonline.com and www.fictiononthenet.co.uk. The podcast then concluded with News and feedback, On this day in history and a 60-worder called Passion Wagon.
Episode 8 (27m31s) was a novel-packed episode: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novella#Novella_versus_novel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_wind http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novel www.sfwriter.com/ow01.htm http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4760000/newsid_4767200/4767216.stm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prologue www.chicklit.co.uk/articles/how_to_write_a_strong_start_for_your_novel.asp www.kathleenernst.com http://wordswimmer.blogspot.com/2008/05/one-writers-process-kathleen-ernst.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilogue www.sarahwebb.info/Tips_for_Writers_Part_1.html http://literaryculture.suite101.com/article.cfm/j_k_rowling_and_harry_potter www.scriptfrenzy.org www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/owen-brookes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1812_Overture www.bulwer-lytton.com www.teachyourself.co.uk www.acblack.com www.newnovelist.com http://literapedia.wikispaces.com/Gone+with+the+Wind http://ywp.nanowrimo.org www.magmapoetry.com and www.calliopress.com. The podcast then concluded with News and feedback, On this day in history and a 60-worder called Dog Collar.
Episode 9 (18m31s) had a focus on children's and YA: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls www.childrenslaureate.org.uk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Laureate www.newbooksmag.com www.young-writer.co.uk www.teachyourself.co.uk www.wordpool.co.uk/wfc/wfc.htm www.guardian.co.uk/education/2007/mar/13/furthereducation.uk1 www.ukchildrensbooks.co.uk www.lovereading4kids.co.uk www.jbwb.co.uk www.publishers.org.uk www.spreadtheword.org.uk and www.literaryconsultancy.co.uk. The podcast concluded with a 60-worder called Halloween.
Episode 10 (23m24s) had a focus on scriptwriting: www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom www.scriptfrenzy.org www.onthepage.tv www.scriptmag.com www.simplyscripts.com http://ukscriptwriters.podomatic.com www.screenwriterscorner.com http://writethatscript.com www.screenwritingmoviesandtv.com www.bookgrouponline.com www.online-literature.com www.writersweekly.com www.letstalk24.co.uk www.brandliterarymagazine.co.uk www.writeaplay.co.uk www.thenewwriter.com/entryform.htm www.thenewwriter.com/ppp_ef10.pdf www.thewritefactor.co.uk www.graftedbydesign.co.uk www.nawe.co.uk/the-writers-compass/competitions-and-submissions.html www.writingcalendar.com www.nanowrimo.org. The podcast then concluded with News and feedback, On this day in history and a 60-worder called Hands up.
Episode 11 (18m20s) was a mixed topic podcast: I mentioned a Story Plan (a very useful tool for checking you have everything) - it's just a Word table but I'd be happy to email you a copy. Quick Writing Exercises recently joined Facebook - click here. The podcast culminated in a 60-worder called Hot stuff.
Episode 12 (15m38s) had a focus on humour: www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/tv_comedy.shtml
www.britishcomedyclassics.co.uk/only-fools-and-horses-bar-sketch/43
www.britishcomedyclassics.co.uk/only-fools-horses-chandelier/103
www.britishcomedyclassics.co.uk/morecambe-wise-breakfast-sketch/122
www.britishcomedyclassics.co.uk/two-ronnies-fork-handles/72
www.britishcomedyclassics.co.uk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom www.sitcom.co.uk/writers
www.ehow.com/how_8540_write-comedy.html www.phill.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/sep/22/comedy2 and www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0092s71.
The podcast finished with News & Feedback, On this day in history and a short monologue called Unfunny Ha Ha.
Episode 13 (16m04s) focused on romance: www.millsandboon.co.uk/cgi-bin/millsandboon.storefront/EN/Catalog/1608 www.rna-uk.org www.romanticnovelistsassociation.org/index.php/about/what_is_romantic_fiction www.crazylitmag.com www.crazylitmag.com/sc_submit.php http://thelipstickchronicles.typepad.com/the_lipstick_chronicles/2006/12/male_romance_no.html. The podcast finished with a quote, news & feedback, on this day in history and a 60-worder called Sam and Claire.
Episode 14 (21m59s) had a focus on erotica:www.eroticprints.org www.theguildoferoticartists.com and www.theguildoferoticartists.com/index.php?a=la&i=diary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Arnott http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbian_pulp_fiction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LGBT_publications and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbian_literature. The podcast finished with News and feedback, On this day in history and a not very erotic 60-worder titled Jack of all trades.
Episode 15 (24m39s) focused on the essentials of writing: www.wisegeek.com/what-is-onomatopoeia.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_of_view_%28literature%29#Second-person_view www.cambiaresearch.com/clicheweb/classiccliches/cliche_list.html www.litopia.com www.suspense.net/whitefish/cliche.htm www.saidwhat.co.uk/spoon/similes.php www.how-to-study.com/study-skills/en/language-arts/7/metaphors. The episode then culminated in Ideas, On this day in history and a 60-word piece of flash fiction entitled Dating heaven.
Episode 16 (18m30s) had a focus on historical fiction and the classics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_novel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_A_Christmas_Carol_adaptations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_literature http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modernist_literature http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodern_literature http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_Sutcliff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Graham http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Plaidy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Cornwell www.historydirect.co.uk www.historical-fiction.org.uk http://lexicon.ci.anchorage.ak.us/guides/kids/booklists/historicalfiction www.historicalnovelsociety.org http://historicalromanceuk.blogspot.com www.histfiction.net www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page www.bbc.co.uk/history and www.bartleby.com. The episode concluded with Ideas, News & Feedback, On This Day in History and two Fibonacci poems.
Episode 17 (22m04s) focused on names and characters: www.tobs.org.uk www.namethesaurus.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toponymy www.gazetteer.co.uk www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/freefun/didyouknow/placenames www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/ins/kepn www.spns.org.uk www.byig-wlb.org.uk/English/Pages/index.aspx www.snsbi.org.uk www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofLanguagesLiteraturesandPerformingArts/SubjectAreas/IrishandCelticStudies/Research/NorthernIrelandPlace-NameProject www.i-r-genius.com/rudeplaces.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_names_considered_unusual www.countrylovers.co.uk/places/placnams.htm www.catholic-history.org.uk/latin_names.htm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology www.writing-world.com/links/names.shtml www.20000-names.com/index.htm www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx www.literary-liaisons.com/article002.html www.literary-liaisons.com/resources.html,http://bethestory.com/2006/01/25/the-secret-to-naming-characters http://bethestory.com/2006/02/24/how-to-name-characters www.poewar.com/six-quick-tips-on-character-names http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Alliterative+title www.booksie.com www.hatrack.com/writingclass/lessons/2003-03-05-1.shtml www.hatrack.com/writingclass/lessons/index.shtml www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/20010208b www.babynames.com www.babynamescountry.com www.seventhsanctum.com/index-name.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft www.wenspencer.com/blog/archives/000013.html www.fmwriters.com/Visionback/Vision21/AdvNamestorming.htm www.cool-baby-names.com www.babynamecenter.com www.zoope.com www.suite101.com/content/not-your-average-joe-naming-your-characters-a302699 http://goodcharacters.com www.carolynjewel.com/craft/names.php www.behindthename.com www.sffchronicles.co.uk/forum/4902-help-naming-characters.html www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977076908 www.ukdps.co.uk/index.html and www.ukdps.co.uk/Media.html. The podcast culminated in News, On This Day in History and a fiction freebie entitled ‘Home help'.
Episode 18 (16m11s) focused on Christmas: www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/dec/16/noisy-christmas-pop-song-hit www.christmas-time.com/ct-stories.htm www.christmas-time.com/wordsandmusic.htm www.brainyquote.com www.quotegarden.com/christmas.html http://christmaswriting.com www.theholidayzone.com/christmas/christmas-writing.html www.theholidayzone.com/christmas/index.html http://wordgrrls.com/index.php/2010/12/ideas-for-writing-christmas-cards www.greetingcardassociation.org.uk/info-resource/writers/writing-for-greeting-cards http://coolcardsblog.blogspot.com www.howtoadvice.com/GreetingCards http://bogglesworldesl.com/christmas_cards.htm www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1048706 www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/misc/christmas/gwrite www.dailywritingtips.com/the-meaning-of-christmas http://copywriter.typepad.com/copywriter/2008/08/merry-christmas-dear-writer.html www.moonpig.com/uk/Help/Default.aspx?index=9 and www.sps.com/greetingcards/writers_guidelines.htm. The podcast culminated in Ideas, On This Day in History and a poetry freebie entitled Christmas wishes.
Episode 19 (28m17s) had a focus on other opportunities: www.suite101.com/freelance_writers www.write101.com/trav.htm www.internetwritingjournal.com/authorblogs www.blogpulse.com www.bloglines.com www.delicious.com www.technorati.com www.triond.com www.writingclasses.com www.puzzlehouse.com www.homeworking.com/library/write2.htm www.homeworking.com/library/case/case-21.htm www.tellmehowto.net/answer/how_can_i_create_my_own_1675 www.dailywritingtips.com/stephen-king%e2%80%99s-on-writing www.hamishhamilton.co.uk www.hackwriters.com www.reactivewriting.co.uk www.authonomy.com http://copywriter.typepad.com/copywriter/beginning-writer-top-5-po.html www.writing-world.com/freelance/index.shtml www.whatsonwhen.com www.abcwritersnetwork.co.uk www.helenwhittaker.net/Home.html www.booksfromscotland.com www.poetryflash.org http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/book_extracts/article4773601.ece www.ipl.org http://dictionary.cambridge.org www.collinslanguage.com www.askoxford.com www.dailywritingtips.com/category/grammar www.britannica.com/blogs/2007/03/fun-facts-about-the-oclc-top-1000 www.guardian.co.uk/books/2002/feb/02/news http://en.wordpress.com/tag/books http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_writers%27_conferences www.theshortstory.org.uk/writers www.dailywritingtips.com/category/fiction-writing www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/future_talent_award.shtml www.writingmagazine, www.mslexia.co.uk/whatson/msbusiness/scomp_active.php http://strictlywriting.blogspot.com http://bridgehousepublishing.co.uk/newsubmissions.aspx http://spillinginkreview.com/competitions/creative-non-fiction-competition www.bevlit.org www.hearingeye.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=1 www.thepoetrywebsite.co.uk www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/competitions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shades_of_red http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shades_of_blue, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries www.guardian.co.uk/culture/culture+tone/obituaries www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries www.nytimes.com/pages/obituaries http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Obituary www.kingkong.demon.co.uk/ngcoba/ngcoba.htm www.obituaries.com www.nhor.org www.deathindexes.com/obituaries.html www.darwinawards.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bizarre_(magazine) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortean_Times www.oddee.com/item_96479.aspx www.worldwidewords.org, www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/index.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehran_Karimi_Nasseri www.cs.berkeley.edu/~richie/poetry/html/aupoem117.html. The podcast culminated in Ideas, On This Day in History and a grammar-related poetry freebie.
Episode 20 (22m35s) focused on songwriting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrics www.makehits.co.uk/art012.htm www.flametreepublishing.com www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/soldonsong/guide/song_middle.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songwriting www.songwriters-guild.co.uk www.songwriter.co.uk www.americansongwriter.com www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/soldonsong/guide/song.shtml www.lyrics.com www.wordhouseanthology.com www.basca.org.uk www.howtowriteasong.net www.nawg.co.uk and http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/shel_silverstein/poems. The podcast culminated in Ideas, On This Day in History and a poem entitled Snowball.
Episode 21 (22m41s) had a focus on reading: www.bookbite.org.uk www.bloomsbury.com/ReadingGroups www.booksforkeeps.co.uk www.bookbite.org.uk/resources/activity-sheets/reading-group-discussion-guide www.scarletmagazine.co.uk www.abebooks.com www.benbellabooks.com www.bookbrowse.com www.bookcrossing.com www.bookgroup.info www.bookgroupinfo.co.uk www.book-in-a-week.com www.nanowrimo.org www.edbookfest.co.uk http://curiouspages.blogspot.com www.enCompassCulture.com www.faberacademy.co.uk www.find-book.co.uk www.find-dvd.co.uk www.find-cd.co.uk www.firecrest-fiction.com www.freebooks.com www.ibiblio.org www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books www.infinityjunction.com www.librarything.com www.lulu.com www.onelook.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_dictionary www.permanentbookshop.com www.poetrybookshoponline.co.uk www.psbooks.co.uk www.quickreads.org.uk www.readbookonline.net www.readitswapit.co.uk www.readysteadybook.com www.theshortreview.com www.thelocalbookshop.com www.thunderburst.co.uk www.trashionista.com www.wordia.com www.writewords.org.uk/forum www.writersbeat.com www.writers-forum.co.uk www.thenextbigwriter.com/forum www.writersdock.org/forum www.sffchronicles.co.uk/forum/aspiring-writers www.writing.com/page/writers_forum/writers_forum.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Čapek.
Episode 22 (23m42s) was about biographies and autobiographies: www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/SearchWithinCategory-%5cBooks%5cBiography.html http://homeworktips.about.com/od/biography/a/bio.htm www.biograph.co.uk www.bookofmylife.co.uk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary_Mantel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Longford_Prize www.bonavacantia.gov.uk www.direct.gov.uk www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/sep/24/midgegillies.writing.biographies2 www.researchingfepowhistory.org.uk www.nationalarchives.gov.uk www.findmypast.com www.familyrelatives.com www.bmdindex.co.uk www.thegenealogist.co.uk www.freebmd.org.uk www.ukbmd.org.uk www.ancestry.co.uk www.ffhs.org.uk www.ffhs.org.uk/tips/first.php, www.ukcensusonline.com/free-search.php www.agra.org.uk www.apgen.org www.writingschool.co.uk/SubjectInfo.html www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Autobiography www.biographybiography.com/howtowriteabiography.html www.biography.com www.biographersclub.co.uk and www.litopia.com/radio. The podcast culminated in Ideas, On This Day In History and flash fiction.
Episode 23 (18m28s) gave out some computer tips: www.keyxl.com/aaa367b/5/Microsoft-Word-keyboard-shortcuts.htm http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA010429651033.aspx and http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1343. The podcast culminated with News, a birthday greeting to podcast subscriber Rachel from California, On This Day in History, and a 60-worder called Flight of Fancy.
Episode 24 (22m06s) listed more computer tips: www.mozilla.com www.bettersolutions.com/excel/EEO143/YU912030331.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_request http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scroll_lock http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Internet www.play.com www.computerbookshops.com http://freecomputerbooks.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvWBPZmZKKI www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfetbidVUYw http://thesaurus.com http://dictionary.reference.com www.readersdigest.co.uk/magazine/179-Reader%27s-Digest-Main/1382-Web-Exclusives-100-word-story.html
The podcast culminated with Quotes, Ideas, News & Feedback, On This Day in History, and a 60-worder called Lap of Luxury.
Episode 25 (22m15s) focussed on competitions and submissions: www.poetryandstories.com www.globalshortstories.net www.txtlit.co.uk www.writers-forum.com (email poetry@writers-forum.com) http://writersbillboard.net http://seventhquark.blogspot.com (email seventhquark@tribe13.co.uk) www.britishfantasysociety.org.uk/index.php/short-story-competition www.thefirstline.com www.wayswithwords.co.uk/news/words-by-the-water--mirehouse-poetry-competition-46 www.writersandartists.co.uk/short-story-competition-2011 www.norwichwriters.org.uk www.franceslincoln.co.uk/en/Page/98/Diverse_Voices.html www.gracedieuwriterscircle.co.uk www.florisbooks.co.uk/kelpiesprize www.windsorfringe.co.uk www.sigriddaughter.com/GlassWomanPrize.htm www.meridian-writing.co.uk www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travel-writing-competition www.fishpublishing.com/writing-contest-competition.php www.writersreign.co.uk/comp.html www.parkpublications.co.uk/writingcompetion.htm www.youwriteon.com/info/competitions www.wordsmag.com/compcal11.htm (email entries@wordmag.com) www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/competitions www.eastfortyseventh.co.uk/comps.htm www.kudoswritingcompetitions.com www.sfx.co.uk/category/competitions www.20x20magazine.com/about www.shadowtrain.com/id6.html www.jbwb.co.uk www.writers-editors.com/Writers/Contests/Contest_Tip_Sheet/contest_tip_sheet.htm www.writersdigest.com/GeneralMenu www.scribblepad.co.uk/EnteringACreativeWritingContest.html www.poetryclass.net/kids.htm http://wow-womenonwriting.com http://thewritersghillie.wordpress.com www.fanstory.com/index1contest.jsp www.theprizefinder.com www.loquax.co.uk http://kudoswriting.wordpress.com/welcome-to-kudos www.prizemagic.co.uk/html/writing_comps.htm www.creative-competitor.co.uk/competitions.htm http://writelink.co.uk/res_dbmain.php?cat=competitions www.jbwb.co.uk/writingcomps.htm www.writing-4-profit.co.uk www.winningwriters.com/contests/free/log/frl_annc.php and www.sallyquilford.co.uk/page6.htm.The podcast culminated with Quotes, Ideas, News, On This Day in History, and a 60-worder called Bigger Fish to Fry.
Details of Episode 26 onwards are available in the second archive - link on left-hand menu.If you have any feedback or areas you'd like covered, you can email me at morgen@morgenbailey.com. I have subscribers from a variety of sources and would be really interested to know how you came across this podcast.
