<p><br></p><p>Oh, you've listened to this episode already and you'd like to cross our palm with gold?</p><p>Well, you're in luck.... Simply click <a href="https://ko-fi.com/A0A7JQ3UW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HERE </a>to show your appreciation in a pecuniary fashion</p><p>And speaking of fashion - take a look at our merch <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/66202c54d611550012d82d7f/shows/the-failing-writers-podcast.teemill.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HERE</a></p><p>and THANK YOU!</p><br><p>Now... onto the less grubby business of writing...</p><p>and this week we're lucky enough to be joined by the excellent Gareth Rubin, a writer whose career caught our eye recently from, of all things, an article about pensions!</p><p>What do writers do about pensions when your income is so unpredictable?</p><p>Well... that introduced us to Gareth... who it turns out isn't just interesting about pensions!</p><p>No, seriously. I know that seems crazy, but it's true.</p><p>He's written some books that are right up our street. Books within books within books within books, tête-bêches, an officially estate-sanctioned Sherlock Holmes book, a choose your own adventure-type murder mystery! OK... now you can see why we had to talk to him.</p><br><p>Check out Gareth's website:</p><p><a href="https://www.garethrubin.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.garethrubin.com/</a></p><br><p>Buy Gareth's books here:</p><p><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/authors/Gareth-Rubin/188678671" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/authors/Gareth-Rubin/188678671</a></p><br><p>But that's not bloody all. Of course not!</p><p>Because our HYPEWRITER feature is BACK.</p><p>and this week we're celebrating the rather splendid Simon John Parkin.</p><p>Support a fellow writer by buying his excellent book of short stories (all 999 words!)</p><br><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/simonjohnparkin?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnSJZbo9W6Hww4qBGclgkPWYa4uhNp_l7u7u7PraXopH4rXh59JPutjstP82c_aem_pNiEGUk_8fGB4UB7YX7z6Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HERE’S</a> Simon’s info - and he’s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sparkin.lit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@sparkin.lit</a> on instagram - That's a follow!</p><p><br></p><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>