A podcast that finds learning opportunities for writers in the most unlikely of places. An @inkjockey production.

Joined March 2020
We are back with Series 11 and huge thanks to @JonLeeWriter for this fascinating conversation. You can listen here - podfollow.com/behind-the-spi…
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Huge thanks to @helenwritesit for a fascinating conversation about her #christmasromance novel. It is, as we discuss, #peakHallmark and it hits all the right beats, including the darker ones that this genre demands. behindthespine.co.uk/e/helen…
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Huge thanks to @ellenwiles for this week's utterly absorbing conversation. So powerful and important. Thanks to @feliciah_33 for helping set this up. Series 10 Episode 9 is available wherever you get your podcasts. behindthespine.co.uk/e/ellen…
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Thanks to Kamal Ahmed, creator of @CTSSeries for a wonderful conversation ranging from the incredibly successful The Jerky Boys, to modern-day satire. Series 10 Episode 8 is out now. behindthespine.co.uk/e/kamal… Thanks to @KalaJerzy for making it happen.
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Blimey! That went by quickly! Huge thanks to everyone involved I'm this achievement. Most importantly to our listeners! Huge thanks, also to @OllieGuillou for his producing genius. Series 10 Episode 7 coming your way next week.
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Rumaan Alam (@Rumaan) is the New York Times bestselling author of Leave the World Behind. On this week's episode he talks to @markwheywood about his new book 'Entitlement.' Series 10 Episode 4 is available wherever you get your podcasts. With thanks to @Ros_Ellis for arranging!
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Series 10 Episode 3 is live and we welcome back @grahamsibley from @SoundOfFootball to unpick what has happened to the narrative of the beautiful game since lockdown! podbean.com/ew/pb-37jg6-1706…
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This week we welcome the fabulous @history_alice to the show for a discussion about her new book! Series 10 Episode is available wherever you get your podcasts.
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We're back with Series 10! And kicking us off in style is the fabulous @Inky_Josie in conversation with host @markwheywood about her stunning novel, The Silence In Between. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and thanks to @Millsreid11 for helping to make this happen.
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Our latest video special is a remarkable interview with Matt Ottley about his incredible multi-modal work, The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness, which seeks to explore Matt's experience of living with bipolar disorder. youtu.be/PN8KJ6ec3pg?feature…
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Lots of additional content coming your way via our parent company substack! inkjockey.substack.com/p/let…
As we ready ourselves for a huge back-to-school autumn season, catch up on all the behind the scenes news from all our projects via our shiny new substack. inkjockey.substack.com/p/let…
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Thrilled to see this out in print. We loved having @JaneCam69010810 on the podcast to talk about her short story collection. Now she's a published novelist. Huge congratulations Jane!
Stretching from war-torn 1940's Liverpool to Oxford at the end of the century, INTERPRETATIONS OF LOVE explores the impact tiny moments of betrayal can have on our relationships in the years that follow. Out now in hardback, ebook & audio: brnw.ch/21wLmkU
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Stretching from war-torn 1940's Liverpool to Oxford at the end of the century, INTERPRETATIONS OF LOVE explores the impact tiny moments of betrayal can have on our relationships in the years that follow. Out now in hardback, ebook & audio: brnw.ch/21wLmkU
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Today's train read is The Silence in Between by @Inky_Josie. Thanks to @Millsreid11 for the copy. That prologue...jeez!
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