'Inspiring' - Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of Write It All Down
'Fascinating and useful' - Joe Moran, author of First You Write A Sentence
Bestselling and award-winning authors share the secrets to their success, and the hard lessons they have learnt along the way.
Where do the best ideas come from? How do you stay motivated? What does it take to become a published author? And how do you actually make money from your writing? For over five years the hosts of Always Take Notes podcast have posed their nosiest questions to some of the world's greatest writers. The result is a compendium of frank and frequently entertaining guidance for living a creative life. From the early failures that shaped them to the daily challenges of writing and the habits that keep them on track, literary luminaries offer guidance to inspire.
Featuring:
Alexander McCall Smith, Anne Enright, Candice Carty-Williams, Christina Lamb, Colin Thubron, Colum McCann, David Mitchell, Elif Shafak, George Packer, Hadley Freeman, Hollie McNish, Ian McEwan, Ian Rankin, Irvine Welsh, Jeffrey Archer, Joanne Harris, Kate Mosse, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Kit de Waal, Louise Doughty, Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Maggie Fergusson, Mark Haddon, Marlon James, Max Hastings, May Jeong, Merve Emre, Monica Ali, Niall Ferguson, Nikesh Shukla, Oliver Bullough, Orlando Figes, Patrick Kingsley, Rory Stewart, Rosie Nixon, Ruth Ozeki, Ruth Padel, Sam Knight, Samanth Subramanian, Samira Shackle, Sara Baume, Sebastian Junger, Simon Lancaster, Simon Scarrow, Stig Abell, Terri White, Tessa Hadley, Tim Rice, Toby Young, Tracy Chevalier, William Boyd, William Dalrymple, and many more... Simon Akam (Author)
Simon Akam is the co-host of Always Take notes and author of The Changing of the Guard: the British Army since 9/11. His journalism has appeared in the Guardian, the London Review of Books, the New Yorker, The Economist, The New York Times, GQ, the Atlantic and more.
Rachel Lloyd (Author)
Rachel Lloyd is the co-host of Always Take Notes and deputy Culture editor of The Economist. As well as commissioning and editing the online culture features, Rachel writes reviews and essays for the newspaper and website.
Bestselling and award-winning authors share the secrets to their success, and the hard lessons they have learnt along the way. An inspiring, giftable book perfect for fans of Letters of Note, The Artist's Way, Daily Rituals and What Writers Read. Confirmed contributors include Max Hastings, Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Niall Ferguson, Joanne Harris, Cal Flyn, Patrick Radden Keefe, William Boyd, Kate Mosse, Tracy Chevalier, Louise Doughty, Howard Jacobson, Elif Shafak, David Nicholls, Ruth Ozeki, David Mitchell, Maggie Fergusson, Monica Ali, Sebastian Junger, Colin Thubron, Irvine Welsh. The authors will be touring literary festivals and bookshops in 2023/24 recording live episodes to promote the book. The book will include new, never-before heard advice and content not available in the podcast. 'Anyone who takes writing seriously will find this book both fascinating and useful' 'Inspiring and very useful' 'For anybody who is interested in what it means to write and to be a writer, this is a very lovely book'
