Over deze podcast
A podcast for writers about balancing the day job ... along with everything else in life.
Writer and teacher Cailean Steed chats to writers about managing their careers alongside day jobs, side gigs, childcare, caring responsibilities, disabilities, finances, and everything else in life.
Afleveringen
- Episode 10 - Rebecca Ryan · 22 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 10Author of three funny/sad and sad/funny novels Rebecca Ryan joins Cailean to chat about juggling writing alongside multiple jobs and childcare as a single mother, the experience…
- Episode 9 - Isabelle Schuler · 1 u 4 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 9Cailean chats to Isabelle Schuler, author of Lady Macbethad and The House of Barbary, about getting the dream deal, going back to work after being a full-time author, and…
- Episode 8 - Hannah King · 52 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 8Author of three novels and court transcriber Hannah King joins Cailean to chat about the unusual way she found her agent, writing while working full time, and how she found a…
- Episode 7 - Rachelle Atalla · 49 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 7Award-winning screenwriter and novelist Rachelle Atalla chats with Cailean about how working as a pharmacist helped her write her first novel, balancing different types of…
- Episode 6 - Foday Mannah · 54 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 6Award-winning writer Foday Mannah joins Cailean to chat about writing alongside working full time as a teacher, using competitions to break into the publishing industry, and how…
- Episode 5 - Kirsty Logan · 1 u 2 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 5Award-winning author Kirsty Logan chats to Cailean about maintaining a career as a writer, navigating multiple projects, and writing alongside big life changes.
- Episode 4 - Elle Machray · 57 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 4Observer Top 10 debut novelist Elle Machray talks to Cailean about taking the leap to writing full time, building a network, and making social media work for you.
- Episode 3 - Kirstin Innes · 53 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 3Award-winning author Kirstin Innes joins Cailean to chat about managing freelance life, juggling various day jobs alongside writing, and the importance of community.
- Episode 2 - Dean Atta · 1 u 0 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 2BAFTA award-winning screenwriter and Stonewall Book Award winner Dean Atta joins Cailean to discuss juggling multiple projects, overcoming barriers, and the importance of…
- Episode 1 - Lucy Rose · 1 u 0 min · Seizoen 2 Aflevering 1Bestselling author Lucy Rose joins Cailean to chat about managing their finances after leaving their publishing job to be a full time writer, surviving book tour as a…
- Episode 10 - Jo Callaghan · 1 u 4 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 7Cailean chats to writer and senior strategist Jo Callaghan, author of the award-winning Kat and Lock crime series. They discuss writing while dealing with grief, balancing a…
- Episode 9 - Elle Nash · 1 u 3 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 9Writer, editor and PhD student Elle Nash talks to Cailean about managing your time with ADHD, finding a writing community after moving countries, and dealing with 'compare and…
- Episode 8 - Chikọdịlị Emelụmadụ · 1 u 2 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 8Writer Chikọdịlị Emelụmadụ chats to Cailean about writing around motherhood, the importance of being a patron of the arts, and also challenges writers Heather Parry and Ben David…
- Episode 7 - Alice Slater · 51 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 7Bestselling author and copywriter Alice Slater chats to Cailean about juggling full time work with her writing career. They discuss transitioning from shift work to a 9-5, what…
- Episode 6 - Caro Clarke · 1 u 14 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 6In this special extra-long episode, Cailean chats to literary agent Caro Clarke of Portobello Literary. They talk about the role of agents, break down contracts and author…
- Episode 5 - Ammar Kalia · 51 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 5Cailean chats to author, poet, journalist and musician Ammar Kalia about how he balances his working life. We discuss juggling the hustling freelance life alongside making space…
- Episode 4 - Callum McSorley · 50 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 4Cailean talks to Callum McSorley about balancing his writing career alongside being a stay at home dad to two young children. They chat about how Callum initially juggled a…
- Episode 3 - Ben Davies · 52 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 3Cailean talks to writer Ben Davies about balancing his career as a children's author with his day job as a postman. We chat about managing writing alongside shift work, finding…
- Episode 2 - Heather Parry · 47 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 2Cailean chats to writer and freelancer Heather Parry about managing a portfolio career, the importance of building community, and unexpected ghostwriting.
- Episode 1 - Imran Mahmood · 1 u 9 min · Seizoen 1 Aflevering 1Imran Mahmood chats to Cailean Steed about balancing life as a writer of crime novels and television screenplays alongside his career as a barrister and being a father to two…
