Episode 84 - Hibernation Over! Laura and Pete's Winter Catch Up
Episode 84 - Hibernation Over! Laura and Pete's Winter Catch-Up!
In this episode, Pete and Laura head over to The Writers’ Room to catch up after a winter hibernation squirrelled away working on writing projects. You can tell Pete hasn’t done a podcast for a time. He gets so enthusiastic about everything in this episode! So much so, he skips section one!
Section Two: PERSONAL PROJECTS. In this section, we share what we’ve been working on.
Pete’s new author website is live! Have a look at www.peterbillingham.com Pete also updated everyone on the progress of his current work in progress the Eulogy Writing Toolkit.
Section Three: LESSONS LEARNED. In this section, we share what we are learning about writing and publishing, as it never stops!
The explosion of information on ChatGPT is impacting the world of writing - so Pete and Laura chat about that and what it could mean to them.
Section Four: BOOK UPDATE. In this section, we share interesting book recommendations, articles, or ideas to help you on your writing journey.
Pete talks about – The Wild Places by Robert Macfarlane. You can read a detailed recollection of his thoughts on this book on his blog – Book Review - The Wild Places by Robert Macfarlane. Pete particularly found the idea of Story Maps interesting:
‘Broadly speaking, there are two types of map: the grid and the story. A grid map places an abstract geometric meshwork upon a space, within which any item or individual can be co-ordinated…’ Story maps, by contrast, represent a place as it is perceived by an individual or by a culture moving through it. They are records of specific journeys, rather than describing a space within which innumerable journeys might take place.’
Laura talks about the Kickstarter campaign for Pilgrimage by Joanna Penn. You can read more about it on the Creative Penn Blog.
Section Five: WHAT’S HAPPENING AT DERBYSHIRE WRITING SCHOOL THIS WEEK? – How are we building the business this week?
There are lots of fresh courses starting at Derbyshire Writing School. We are about to launch a new course - Finish Your Book – Group Programme. Our ‘Finish Your Book’ group programme can help. Giving you time to write. Gaining feedback on your writing. Setting goals. Learning how to edit. And doing all of this as part of a small, dedicated group of writers.
There is also the exciting news we published the first of the Derbyshire Writing School Workbooks - Beating Writer’s Block: Remove Your Blocks.
You can find all the information about what’s happening at Derbyshire Writing School by visiting ‘The Socials!’
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