Podcast
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 33. Describing Smells
Continuing the podcast’s mini run at Bournemouth Writing Festival 2024, it’s the turn of scent expert and author Liam R. Findlay to join the show. Liam discusses the oft-forgotten smell sense and its role in descriptive writing and the role it plays in his book, The Doomtown Dummies.
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 32. Transferring Novelist and Screenwriter Techniques
Joining the show in person shortly after her talk at Bournemouth Writing Festival 2024, novelist, screenwriter and writing coach Lucy V Hay chats for a bit about the skills that transfer well between writing prose and for screen.
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 31. Why Take Part in a Writing Festival?
In 2024, the podcast went to Bournemouth Writing Festival and produced a mini-series of episodes featuring some of the writers and facilitators on the programme. But first, the festival’s director and founder Dominic Wong joins the show to discuss the benefits of attending a writing event.
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 30. Christmas Reunion II
The podcast draws the curtain on another season by reuniting with another bunch of previous guests: Content warning: Contains occasional uses of moderate language.
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 29. Storytelling with a Soundtrack
Musician and composer Jordan Pace is the man behind the soundtracks for various short films, documentaries and more. In this episode, he sheds light on the ways in which soundtracks and scores are used to assist the storytelling process.
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 28. Conception to Completion: Scripting a TV Series
How do you go from a story idea to the formation of an entire TV series? An ambition for our host and a reality for screenwriter Ryan Avery, who reflects on the writing process of over 400 pages of TV series script. Plus, he debunks the storytelling and character development flaws in certain popular serials.…
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 27. Scaring on Stage
We all know a good horror movie when we see one, and we heard last season about how to write horror in novels and short stories. But what about in theatre? What are the creative considerations required to successfully write something scary for the stage? New York playwright Justin McDevitt shares his expertise in writing…
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 26. How Much Magic is Too Much?
In the realms of fantasy and science fiction (among other genres), magic is the sort of thing that, without observing a few rules, could risk being overused (or underused). The question is, where does the line get drawn? Fantasy and horror author E.B. Hunter helps us to answer. Content warning: Contains some moderate language.
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 25. Writing Difficult Topics: Knife Crime and County Lines
Returning to tougher territory, this time in the company of acclaimed author and academic Ashley Hickson-Lovence, as he discusses the themes of knife crime and county lines, both of which are prevalent in his novel-in-verse, Wild East. Content warning: This episode contains discussions and a reading with themes that some listeners may find distressing.
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 24. The Commissioning Department
Ever wondered how to get past the commissioning department at a publishing company, at the first stages of the publishing process? Editor and proofreader Abbie Rutherford lends her expertise to the inner workings of the department, and offers some guidance on how authors can take those first steps towards getting published.