Episodes

  • 038 - GLADIATOR II: What a Mess!
    May 23 2025

    In this episode we review and dissect Ridley's Scott's sequel to the incredible film Gladiator. Spoiler alert, we did not use the expression 'incredible' to describe it...

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    54 mins
  • 037 - How to Get Your Book Made into a Hollywood Film!
    May 16 2025

    In this special episode, James is joined by Hollywood scriptwriter Tom Donnelly. They discuss the chances of getting your book optioned and how to create a story that will grip your reader.

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    56 mins
  • 036 - Indie News Round Up
    May 9 2025

    In this episode of the Indie Writers Club, James reports back from the Global Publishing Summit in Seville, they discuss the launch of a men only publishing house and they discuss James' venture into AI translations.

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    42 mins
  • 035 - Character First Writing
    May 2 2025

    In this episode of the Indie Writers Club, James & Cara revisit the topic of Character. Story versus character is a debate we had in an earlier episode and we decided that the perfect outcome is when your characters lead the story and when the story changes your characters.

    As Sharon Horgan says...people remember the characters long after they've forgotten the story.

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    38 mins
  • 034 - Selling Your Backlist
    Apr 25 2025

    James reports from an author mastermind event in Aruba (not in Mexico, it turns out). They discuss various tips and ideas especially around selling your existing titles.

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    33 mins
  • 033 - Self Publishing News & Trends
    Apr 18 2025

    In this episode James & Cara discuss the week's developments in the indie world and James starts an experiment to see if AI translation service Scribeshadow can do a good enough job on his novels to launch them in France with no human intervention.

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    51 mins
  • 032 - Writing in a Series for Optimal Sales
    Apr 11 2025

    In this episode James & Cara discuss the latest developments in the world of publishing and they discuss how to write in a series or serial to maximise book sales.

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    44 mins
  • 031 - Patreon Launch
    Apr 4 2025

    It's your chance to become a part of the IWC and help us stay on air.

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    47 mins