Two Lit Chicks

Eddie and Amanda from the Not Quite Write Podcast are back to challenge the chicks in this fantastic Famous Last Words quiz.  Who will win: Julia, Ed, or YOU? Answers are over on the blog. Please excuse Ed's obsession with Virginia Woolf's suicide. Don't forget to check out Eddie and Amanda's Flash Fiction competition: "The Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction - a flash...

Today, we're joined by Eddie and Amanda from the Not Quite Write podcast in Australia to talk about Flash Fiction: what is it? Why is it useful for writers? And what are judges looking for? Ed and Amanda also share the details of their own Flash Fiction competition: "The Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction - a flash fiction competition with a twist. 600 words, 60 hours. Check out not...

Today Kathleen Whyman challenges the chicks with a quiz about marriage in literature. Who will be one step closer to that bottle of Bollinger: Julia or Ed?  Kathleen is an author, a journalist, and a knackered mum. She has two books out, Wife Support System and Second Wife Syndrome and her third book, Would You Ask My Husband That? is out on August 7, 2023.  Her books are humorous women’s fiction,...

Jodie Chapman gives us her best writing advice, including the great concept of "following the fun".  Jodie Chapman is the author of two fabulous books, Another Life, which was a BBC2 Between the Covers Pick, and Oh Sister, which just came out in April. Jodie spent 12 years working as a wedding photographer before returning to her first love of writing. Jodie was raised as a Jehovah'...

This episode is sponsored by IngramSpark , the online self-publishing company that allows you to print, globally distribute, and manage your print and ebooks Jodie Chapman is the author of two fabulous books, Another Life, which was a BBC2 Between the Covers Pick, and Oh Sister, which just came out in April. Jodie spent 12 years working as a wedding photographer before returning to her first love...

Friday quiz time! (Warning; there is quite a bit of swearing here, mainly from Julia. Fully justified as you shall see.) On Wednesday you heard from our esteemed producer Jeremy Chapman from Your Voice Here on how to start a podcast and make it a success. If you haven't heard it yet, go listen here , we'll wait. Today, maestro Jez turns his attention to quiz-making, specifically a quiz a...

Have you ever thought about starting a podcast of your very own? In this Book Bite, we chat with TLC producer Jeremy Chapman from Your Voice Here about how to approach a new podcasting project, what you can do to guarantee success, and why many new podcasts fail. Mentions RNA Conference tickets Jeremy's Blog Post about podcasting for authors Keep  in touch We love our listeners, and we want t...

Do you like playing games? To celebrate the release of her debut novel which takes place in a board game cafe, Jennifer Page CHALLENGES THE CHICKS to know our Cluedo from our Ludo. Thank you to Jennifer for her brilliant board game-themed quiz. You can purchase Jennifer's book, The Little Board Game Cafe, here . Keep  in touch We love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave...

Today we chat with Jennifer Page, whose debut novel, The Little Board Game Café , came out last month. Jennifer has wanted to write since she was 8 years old, but while she was waiting for inspiration to strike, she learnt to speak Dutch, taught music in various primary schools, directed a few operas, produced several episodes of BBC Songs of Praise and lived on a narrowboat. Now, Jennifer has set...

L J Ross is a self-published international bestselling author. Her books have sold over eight million copies and in 2022 overtook Harry Potter and Game of Thrones on the all-time Amazon bestsellers list. Louise started her working life as a lawyer before making the transition to author in 2015 with her first book Holy Island which knocked Girl on a Train off the top of the bestsellers list at the...

It's the final Book Bites of the season, and we have a quiz AND a competition. The challenge? Answer 6 questions on the episodes of this season. Will you remember, or will you have to listen again? We shall see. To enter the competition, simply send us your answers, numbered in order 1 to 6. All correct answers will be entered into a random draw for one overall winner. The prize is Ed’s Pre-L...

It's the penultimate Book Bite of the season, and the final Wednesday Bite of the season... so it's entirely appropriate that we look back at the bests of the season... the best moments, our favourite books, and the lessons we're taking away from it all. Of course this all had to happen by way of a long tangent about swearing, a weird tangent about method acting, an odd tangent abou...

Nicola May is a romcom superstar and the author of 16 romantic comedies, all of which have appeared in the Kindle Bestseller Chart. Two of them won awards at the Festival of Romance and another was named eBook of the week in The Sun. The Cornershop in Cockleberry Bay became the bestselling Kindle book in the UK across all genres in January 2019 and was Amazon's third best selling novel in tha...

Friday Quiz time! Ed has written a quiz that you can technically get 100% on without knowing anything due to the magic of multiple choice. But of course you won't need that... All you have to do is pick the book which you think has sold the most. See Tolkien and Christie do battle with Dan Brown and Charles Dickens and, uh, the Thesaurus. Who will emerge victorious? Figures from this table Ke...

In today’s Book Bite, Julia and Ed wax lyrical about book signings and the things that people inscribe in books. And Julia does a dramatic reading from Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier . Website mentioned Dedicated to… website And W.B. Gooderham has also written a  book about it. Here are some photos from Julia's first book signing on Instagram. Keep  in touch We love our listeners, and we want to...

In retrospect it's surprising it's taken so long for us to do a fantasy quiz given Ed's bona fides in this area. But here it is. But don't worry. We know you're not all fantasy fans. So Ed has done a quiz that book lovers who aren't obsessed with elves and dragons and mages can tackle with your general book knowledge. But if you are a proud nerd, then we expect you to...

Authors are known for their weird writing rituals; the strange obsessive practices that make them more productive... or at least that's what they tell themselves. We take a look at some of them. And Ed goes on a detour about invisibility cloaks. Link Ed is right, invisibility cloaks are real! (kind of) Keep  in touch We love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review o...

Fonda Lee is the World Fantasy Award-winning author of the modern epic fantasy Green Bone Saga, consisting of Jade City, Jade War, and Jade Legacy. She is also the author of the acclaimed young adult science fiction novels Zeroboxer , Exo and Cross Fire. Fonda is a winner of the Locus Award, a four-time winner of the Aurora Award, and a finalist for the Nebula Award and Hugo Award. The Green Bone...

Ever been to Julia's house? It's okay if you haven't. This general knowledge quiz has a little of something for everyone, all based on the books on Julia's bookshelf. As ever, let us know how you did. Keep  in touch We love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks...

Are you concerned about Chat GPT and Bing? So are Julia and Ed. Listen to their discussion about how AI-writing tools are already affecting us. Special Guest: Chat GPT Links The Hot Sheet AI-Made Books on Amazon (Reuters article) How to Navigate the AI Apocalypse as a Sane Person Why Chat GPT Should Be Considered a Malevolent AI -- and Destroyed Keep  in touch We love our listeners, and we want to...

Did you know that It's a Wonderful Life was based on a book? Don't get too excited; it's not the answer to one of the questions. (Nor is Gone with the Wind; the picture is not a clue. Sorry). Keeping with our Hollywood theme this week, this quiz will test your knowledge of Tinseltown's best and worst book-to-film adaptations. And with twenty points to play for, anything could h...

Hollywood loves a good adaptation...  but not all novels are easy to adapt to the big screen. We discuss some notable books that refuse to be adapted... no matter how many times people try. Let us know if we missed any! Books Covered: Ulysses by James Joyce Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez Infinite...

Over the past 40 years Robert Mark Kamen has written 23 feature films among them: TAPS, THE KARATE KID 1,2,3, and 5 THE POWER OF ONE, LETHAL WEAPON 3, A WALK IN THE CLOUDS, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, TRANSPORTER 1,2,3, TAKEN 1, 2, 3. COLOMBIANA, ANGEL HAS FALLEN. Robert was born in the Bronx, New York. He received his BA from NYU in Literature, and his Masters and Ph. D in American Studies from the Univer...

It's Friday quiz time again! Chances are, you've read or are reading a self-help book. Whether it's purging those negative emotions from your life or coming up with a set of rules to help you live it, chances are these hallowed tomes will find their way to your bedside in this age of self-doubt and perpetual crisis. So it's entirely appropriate given the immense seriousness of...

Are you ready to start approaching agents, but not sure how to formulate your letter? Then this is the podcast for you. Ed puts his editor hat on and takes us through his guidelines for a well-thought out query.  What is a comp?  What are the sections in a query? What are the biggest mistakes he’s seen when he runs his query letter surgeries?  How many words should it be?  Julia and Ed cover all t...