<div>Writing can be a solitary business. All those hours spent with nothing but a blank page and a bottomless coffee cup.<br>On reflection we reckon it's probably good to interact with other human beings occasionally.<br>It can stop you going full fruit-loops. (You know...dressing as your main character and wandering around the house talking to yourself.)<br>It can help you find friendly Alpha / Beta readers.<br>It can boost the learnies.<br>It can even help you become more productive... apparently.<br>So this week, we thought we'd have a look at the benefits of reaching out to other writers. Be it through communities like Writers' HQ, classes, retreats or social media.<br>And in the process we stumble across a writer who is living proof of just how beneficial reaching out to others can be...and then some!<br><br>Check out Writers' HQ here:<br><a href="https://writershq.co.uk">https://writershq.co.uk</a><br><br>Buy Sam's excellent book here:<br><a href="https://geni.us/Puzzlemakers">https://geni.us/Puzzlemakers</a><br><br>And thanks to Jennifer Last for sharing her excellent Not Dead Girl extract!<br><br></div><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Failing Writers Podcast

The Failing Writers Podcast

S4 Ep4: Writers Unite! with Sarah from Writers' HQ & Debut Novelist Samuel Burr

MAR 18, 202479 MIN
The Failing Writers Podcast

S4 Ep4: Writers Unite! with Sarah from Writers' HQ & Debut Novelist Samuel Burr

MAR 18, 202479 MIN

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<div>Writing can be a solitary business. All those hours spent with nothing but a blank page and a bottomless coffee cup.<br>On reflection we reckon it's probably good to interact with other human beings occasionally.<br>It can stop you going full fruit-loops. (You know...dressing as your main character and wandering around the house talking to yourself.)<br>It can help you find friendly Alpha / Beta readers.<br>It can boost the learnies.<br>It can even help you become more productive... apparently.<br>So this week, we thought we'd have a look at the benefits of reaching out to other writers. Be it through communities like Writers' HQ, classes, retreats or social media.<br>And in the process we stumble across a writer who is living proof of just how beneficial reaching out to others can be...and then some!<br><br>Check out Writers' HQ here:<br><a href="https://writershq.co.uk">https://writershq.co.uk</a><br><br>Buy Sam's excellent book here:<br><a href="https://geni.us/Puzzlemakers">https://geni.us/Puzzlemakers</a><br><br>And thanks to Jennifer Last for sharing her excellent Not Dead Girl extract!<br><br></div><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>