NaNoWrimOhNo!  It's that time of year again when words-per-day becomes the currency.  So we thought we'd bring you even more words... Words of novel-writing wisdom!  No, no... not from us... obviously.  From novelist and longtime book editor Howard Mittelmark.  Co-writer of How NOT to Write A Novel.  A fantastic book full of the pitfalls most writers fall into when they're setting off along the long and arduous road to Novelton, Nebraska. So join us for some entertaining and enlightening chitchat, and learn things about yourself you've long suspected, but have been deliberately ignoring for years. We can't guarantee any of this will help with your word count, but we all need to take breaks, right? How Not To Write A Novel: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56677/how-not-to-write-a-novel-by-sandra-newman-howard-mittelmark/9780141038544 Howard's novel -  'Written Out': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Written-Out-Howard-Mittelmark/dp/157962572X Hire Howard... https://howardmittelmark.com/editorial/ National Novel Writing Month: https://nanowrimo.org

With the help of two expert spookologists: Stephen Volk - horror writer & mastermind behind the BBCs infamous 'GHOSTWATCH', and Dr Ciaran O'Keeffe - famed ghostbuster & parapsychologist, we're attempting to figure out what gives us the heebie jeebies, so that we can all go away and write the world's GREATEST EVER GHOST STORY. That invitation extends to you too, listeners!  We want your submissions for our Traditional Ghost Story Christmas Special later in the year. So get writing - and hopefully we can all sit down round the fire and share a little anthology of all our spooky stories in December. Here's the link to buy Stephen's brilliant new ghost story book: http://tartaruspress.com/volk-the-good-unknown.html Coffinmaker's Blues, Stephen's excellent book of horror essays: https://www.pspublishing.co.uk/coffinmakers-blues-ebook-by-stephen-volk-5605-p.asp and Stephen's website: https://www.stephenvolk.net/the-good-unknown.html Also, Afterlife: Lost Loved Ones is out on audiobook (Bafflegab) on Halloween! Don’t forget you can also follow what Ciaran's up to on Twitter / X https://twitter.com/ciaranokeeffe?lang=en and don't miss him on Danny Robbins new TV series Uncanny: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001rckl/uncanny-series-1-1-case-1-miss-howard