The Book Whisperers are BACK with a Christmas special to launch our new series of podcasts, called 'Not My Finest Hour'. This month we are talking to Santa himself and trying to work out what means naughty, and what means nice. Funny, inspiring and festive - we look forward to you joining us!
# WRITING IN YOUR COMFORT ZONE Mary, Sue and Lea having a chat about all things books - this weeks theme is writing within your comfort zone - including an interview with our very own Book Whisperer Samantha Cochrane, who is not only author of 'Charm Offensive'(under the psuedonym Gwen Gates Parker) a psychological thriller as well as a number of children's books! Also reading out some of our own work as well as blind questions from our audience. Do keep providing us with those blind questions (either in comments or via our Facebook page) as it is a wonderful way of sparking our conversations and we want to discuss the subjects what you want to hear! ...
*Showing and not Telling - a golden rule of writing. * This week the Whisperers are talking about writing tips using body language to show your reader how the characters are developing throughout the story. It allows the reader to judge for themselves what is going on and allows them to feel more part of the journey. It is therefore a style of writing that is more immersive for the reader allowing them to 'be in the room' with the characters. Chekhow said "Don't tell me the moon is shining. Show me the glint of light on broken glass." For example 'telling' might be: "Susan was frightened." Whereas 'showing' might be: "Susan tensed as she huddled under the covers. She gripped the sheets and held her breath as Lea read out the horror story she had just written." Thanks for listening to The Book Whisperers. If you are enjoying it and want to buy any of us a coffee, you can do so by visiting www.buymeacoffee.com/BookWhisperers ...
# A Fascination with History Mary, Sue and Lea having a chat about all things books - this weeks theme is talking about history - including an interview with our very own Book Whisperer Malcolm Scott Milne who is a history buff and doing historic walking tours providing his audience with the fascinating stories of old Edinburgh. Also reading out some of our own work as well as blind questions from our audience. Do keep providing us with those blind questions (either in comments or via our Facebook page) as it is a wonderful way of sparking our conversations and we want to discuss the subjects what you want to hear! ...
