BONUS! Episode #38.5 Jen's Complete NaNoWriMo Journey

A special bonus episode featuring Jen's meanderings as she attempted NaNoWriMo 2019. It's not a surprise that she did actually complete it, as we put the episodes up weekly, but if you missed them or fancy immersing yourself in the NaNoWriMo world this is the podcast for you!

Jen challenged herself to write a brand new novel over the course of November. That means 50,000 words. It was, as she finds out, a challenge. That is why they call it a challenge. Join her in an audio diary to find out exactly how many words she managed to write each day and her struggles with procrastination and plot lines.

There's also a lot of maths talk, and working out how many words Jen has written that day and how much she needs to do to complete it on time, but if you get over that bit and get to the points where it seems like she's losing her mind* it's a lot of fun. We find out what procrastination-busting methods work best and how to motivate yourself to keep writing under pressure.

Also this episode:

• Mayonnaise pixies!
• Questions from Marc!
• Fried croutons!
• Hypnotherapist cheating!
• Boo barks!

*No minds were lost in the recording of this podcast.

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Episode #38: Friends Reunited

In our first episode of 2020, and our first one together FOR AGES, Jenni and Marc talk about what we've been up to. We chat about Jen's NaNoWriMo achievement, what else we've done over the end of 2019 and what books and other sources of inspiration we've found lately. And then we talk a lot about puddings.

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We're back, bright and breezy for a new decade of writing talk! In this episode we discuss Jenni's approach to NaNoWriMo, the motivational techniques and how it feels to actually finish a book. NaNoWriMo, and especially the appy-tool website thing, was a real advantage to setting a challenge and completing it and we recommend it to all budding writers. Then we talk editing and next steps, as well as Jen's problematic title (warning, there is a BIG swear in there).

There's also some chit chat about books we've loved recently, how Michelle Obama and Marc are practically twins and Marc's adventures into networking and being a start up. Then the real reason for the podcast - we work out what puddings and how many are appropriate for Christmas Dinner. What's the deal with trifle anyway?

Also this episode -

• The campaign for Jen to narrate her own audiobook starts here
• We rate Michelle Obama's Becoming, Nadiya Hussain's Finding My Voice and Dawn O'Porter's So Lucky
• Audiobooks vs real books (again)
• A good old wartime adventure romp - John Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps
• Are we doing Dry January? Uh, no.

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Episode #37: NaNoWriMo 2019... Part Four

Not to give anything away but... Jenni finished her book! Yes, find out how if feels to write 50,000 words in 30 days and only slightly lose your mind. Join us for the final stretch, as tensions are high and time is running out.

If you're writing a novel this month for NaNoWriMo, you can follow Jenni as JenniPOW at NaNoWriMo

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Episode #36: NaNoWriMo 2019... Part Three

It's week three of NaNoWriMo and it's full on writing time for Jen.

If you're writing a novel this month for NaNoWriMo, you can follow Jenni as JenniPOW at NaNoWriMo

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