Podcast
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 13. The Basics of Poetry
This time, we’re joined by another MA Creative Writing and Publishing graduate, poet and crime novelist T.H. Carrington. In this episode, Tiffany provides an in-depth look at the basic fundamentals of the poetry writing process and the overused and underrated devices, among other things.
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 12. Constructing Crime Fiction
How is best to construct the modern-day crime story? How do we go against the “advice” of the internet reviewers and come up with something original? Author of the DC Daniel Hudson series, Jason R Vowles, comes on the podcast to offer some answers.
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 11. Saying it in Song
The podcast’s second season kicked off with something a bit different. Our host grills singer-songwriter Calum Lintott about his drives and inspirations as a songwriter, and what any aspiring lyricists should look out for when telling stories in song form.
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 10. Crafting a Christmas Story
Our host reunites with his former podcasting partners, James Boxall and Aaron Hayes, to discuss Christmas stories. What are our enduring favourites? What do we look for in a Yuletide tale? And what stories are yet to be told at Christmas? All this, plus jokes, songs, and seasonal snippets, in this festive finale. Content warning:…
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 9. Self-Publishing: Thoughts on Marketing
Marketing specialist Dan Buckley from Ocean View Marketing joins to offer a number of insights into things that authors who are considering self-publishing should think about when it comes to marketing. He busts some common myths, points out a few common traps, and pinpoints the key components to the marketing strategy of an independent publishing…
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 8. True Crime’s Proper Place
True crime stories are enduringly popular, whether in documentary format like The Ted Bundy Tapes, in drama form such as ITV’s Des, or even in podcasts like The Clown & The Candyman. But which format suits such stories best? Award-winning videographer, documentary filmmaker, and Bournemouth University alumnus Jamie Webb joins the show to debate the…
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 7. Women in Sci-Fi
The Bournemouth Journal‘s own Outreach Editor and MA Creative Writing and Publishing alumna Amy Scott comes to the podcast with comments on the role of female characters in the science fiction genre. How is that role evolving from the sidekick and damsel archetypes for the benefit of male character development, and what changes are yet…
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 6. Getting Absurdism
What is absurdism? What constitutes an absurdist piece? And how does one go about writing one? Writers Dale Hall and Nels Challinor, also co-founding editors of the absurdist humour journal Great Ape, dole out their wisdom on this complex, multifaceted style.
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 5. Chopin
This edition of the podcast doesn’t debate any specific issue of writing or storytelling. Instead, playwright and actor Sebastian Gardner discusses the creative process behind his award-winning play I Lost My Virginity to Chopin’s Nocturne in B-Flat Minor — in doing so, sharing a common influence with our host! Content warning: Contains occasional, moderate language.
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The Dale Hurst Writing Show | 4. Writing a Good Antagonist
What exactly makes the best antagonist? How can we, as writers, craft these characters that we love to hate, or maybe hate to love? Writer Josh Feiner joins us on a journey through some of the better-known traits for villains in literature, film, and real life, to find what characteristics 100% ought to be there and what…