The Diary Of A Wannabe Writer

Today I talk about what I do when I'm not in the mood to write something serious - my Doctor Who/The Bill crossover short story series titled "Sixty/Forty" which I will explain in the podcast...

A very British rant about the failures of my local Royal Mail delivery office... only relevant because one of the things they didn't deliver properly was a book from an Indie Publisher...

A brief podcast from Toronto in Canada where I give a little more detail about what I still need to do before I submit The English Hikikomori...

Explaining how I chose the agencies that I will submit The English Hikikomori to, and what work I still need to do before I can actually send it...

A brief chat about how I am going to start the process of submitting The English Hikikomori" to agents and possibly independent publishers...

I talk about the linear writing model, alternatives to it, and talk about the one time that I wrote a book another way (and why).

Chatting live about the differences between high and low concept and how the name makes high concept sound like the superior of the two...

How I created a background character (that was non-binary) purely to become more comfortable using alternative pronouns and how they fast became my favourite character...

A brief chat about how I use music when I’m writing, and a song I wrote based on the main character and the voices in his head from “The English Hikikomori.”

Talking about chapters lengths and Independent publishers...

I have completed going through the Writers and Artists Yearbook and have a dozen agents that may be suitable... and I say what I will do next (and waffle a lot I'm afraid because I'm really tired!)

Today I talk about how the fact I have written books in more than one genre is making it slightly harder to find the perfect agent...

I talk about the various working titles some of my projects have had over the years...

On this podcast I explain why I enjoy streaming whilst writing and urge you to follow me on twitch.tv (at https://www.twitch.tv/richard_a_boxshall )

An update on my search for a literary agent…

Telling you what I am currently reading and why I like this author so much as well as a brief update on my quest to find an agent...

My deliberations about various character names across my novels, including my current dilemma about the name for the main character in Empress Of The Trees...

Details of how I plan to submit my first novel, The English Hikikomori, to a literary agent...

A brief chat with author T.G. Campbell about the audiobook of her novel "The Case of The Curious Client" (and my part in it!) and her writing method. For more info on her books visit www.bowstreetsociety.com

In which I talk about my passion for the various full cast audio dramas and audio books produced by Big Finish (at www.bigfinish.com).

Today’s update is an excuse for not recording an audiobook today, but at least I told you about the audiobook!

My first writing diary, explaining where I am in my writing process and what I am hoping to achieve…