Page One - The Writer's Podcast

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Marco is in a bad mood this week, and doesn’t hold back when discussing the march of AI into audiobooks…! Plus, we chat about the depressing reaction to a book piracy site being taken down, and wonder if Canongate’s new approach to paying authors more regularly will catch on (we aren’t optimistic…)

00:00 Intro
00:54 Here Come The Robots - AI voices taking over?
20:21 A Pirate’s Life For You? How Piracy Hurts Authors
29:38 Opening the (Canon)Gates - Will The Big 5 Follow?
35:50 Stranger Than Fiction - Nadine's Idea Factory

Links:
Bolinda creates AI cloned voice of Barbara Cartland
[Not linking to the Piracy story as it names the site]
Canongate moves to quarterly royalty payments

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Chiara Bullen is a Scottish writer and academic living in Glasgow. She spends most of her days researching literature and her evenings writing novels. When she isn’t exploring hills across Scotland, she can be found wandering the fictional mountains of D&D with her party. The Inn At The Foot Of Mount Vengeance is her debut novel.

We had a great time chatting with Chiara, hearing about how she started out writing more grimdark fantasy, before switching to literary fiction while on the Faber Academy course - and how the idea for the cosy fantasy of The Inn At The Foot of Mount Vengeance grabbed her and wouldn't let go until she had finished it. We also talk about what the term 'cosy' means in terms of fiction, and chat about what other types of stories she would like to write.

Links:
Buy The Inn At The Foot Of Mount Vengeance now
Follow Chiara on Instagram

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Bob Bookman is a Hollywood manager and producer who has worked with some of the biggest authors in the world and helped turn their novels into award-winning movies. He has represented Michael Crichton, Tom Stoppard, Bill Broyles, John Irving, Jojo Moyes, David Nicholls and Peter Moffat along with many others and has been responsible for bringing movies such as Jurassic Park, Hannibal and A Complete Unknown to the big screen.

We loved having Bob back on the podcast (check out his first episode chatting about his career here or listen here) and getting an update on what he has been doing, and how the Hollywood landscape has changed since we last spoke. We hear about changing trends, talk about the success of movies like Obsession, and much more!

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Matthew Capodicasa is an award-winning playwright whose work has been developed and presented at the Kennedy Center, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and the National New Play Network, among many others. A recipient of the Woodward/Newman Drama Award and the Judith Champion Launch Commission, his plays are published by Samuel French. In addition to his extensive theatre work, he has Film/TV projects in development with Annapurna Pictures, Anonymous Content, and XYZ Films, most recently being a writer on the Netflix show, Vladimir. He is also one of the founding members of the Glass Cannon Network, one of the leading TTRPG actual play podcasts.

We loved chatting with Matthew about how he realised he wanted to be a writer while on stage, how he finds the story he wants to tell through multiple drafts, and how it feels to see your words brought to life by actors on stage and screen. We also get into the realities of working in a TV writers' room, and hear how that process differs from nearly any other form of writing.

We also spoke with Matthew about his love of TTRPGs and his work on the Glass Cannon Network on our Narrative Damage podcast - listen to that episode here or watch it now on Youtube here.

Links:
Watch Vladimir on Netflix
Visit Matthew's website
Follow Matthew on Instagram

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On this week's episode, we ask if the publishing industry is "blowing the bloody doors off" author rights. From Michael Caine's voice getting cloned for an epic audiobook to Hachette and Studiocanal's book to film deal, plus 250 UK publishers signing a massive AI licensing deal, we ask if any of this is good for authors.

00:00 Intro
01:04 Hachette/Studiocanal Deal - Good or Bad for Authors?
10:40 Blow Your Bloody Ears Off - Caine's Digital Odyssey
27:49 Collective AI Licenses - Selling Out Authors?
34:16 Stranger Than Fiction - Nadine's Idea Factory
39.40 The Final Chapter - Level Up Writing

Links:
Hachette Livre and Studiocanal strike book to screen deal
Michael Caine licenses voice to narrate AI adaptation of The Odyssey audiobook
Over 250 UK publishers opt-in to collective AI-licensing scheme
Bungling career burglar caught after leaving passport photo at crime scene

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