# London Writers' Salon

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Author: London Writers' Salon
Episodes: 204

## Resource

A deep dive into the habits, mindsets, tools, craft secrets and creative practices bestselling writers use to write novels, plays, poetry, and articles. Hosted by the co-founders of the London Writers' Salon, Matt & Parul.

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## Episodes
- [#203: Doireann Ní Ghríofa — Turning Archives into Narrative, Excavating History, Writing Poetry and Fiction, Why Writers Are Often Their Own Gatekeepers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/203-doireann-n-ghr-ofa-turning-archives-into-narrative-excavating-history-writing-poetry-and-fiction-why-writers-are-often-their-own-gatekeepers) — 2026-07-18T18:49:48+00:00
- [#202: Tara Menon — Writing a Debut Novel Over Eight Years, Moving From Critic to Novelist, and Surviving Self-Doubt as a Writer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/202-tara-menon-writing-a-debut-novel-over-eight-years-moving-from-critic-to-novelist-and-surviving-self-doubt-as-a-writer) — 2026-07-12T15:20:58+00:00
- [#201: Writing Bestselling Fantasy — Holly Black (The Cruel Prince) & Samantha Shannon (The Priory of the Orange Tree) on Magic Systems, Building Worlds From Research, and Writing Through Self-Doubt | Compilation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/201-writing-bestselling-fantasy-holly-black-the-cruel-prince-samantha-shannon-the-priory-of-the-orange-tree-on-magic-systems-building-worlds-from-research-and-writing-through-self-doubt-compilation) — 2026-07-05T00:26:22+00:00
- [#200: Louise Dean — How to Finish a Novel, Why Most Writers Stall at 30,000 Words, and Why Storytelling Beats Beautiful Sentences, plus founding Novelry](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/200-louise-dean-how-to-finish-a-novel-why-most-writers-stall-at-30-000-words-and-why-storytelling-beats-beautiful-sentences-plus-founding-novelry) — 2026-06-28T02:45:42+00:00
- [#199: Katie da Cunha Lewin — How Space Shapes Creative Work, the Myth of the Perfect Writing Room, Building Creative Rituals, and Writing in Imperfect Conditions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/199-katie-da-cunha-lewin-how-space-shapes-creative-work-the-myth-of-the-perfect-writing-room-building-creative-rituals-and-writing-in-imperfect-conditions) — 2026-06-20T20:52:20+00:00
- [#198: Mastering Young Adult Fiction — Krystal Sutherland (House of Hollow), Joanna Nadin (90+ Books for Kids & Teens), Moira Buffini (Songlight) on Finding Your Writing Home, Knowing Your Audience, Why Stories Matter to the Young | Compilation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/198-mastering-young-adult-fiction-krystal-sutherland-house-of-hollow-joanna-nadin-90-books-for-kids-teens-moira-buffini-songlight-on-finding-your-writing-home-knowing-your-audience-why-stories-matter-to-the-young-compila) — 2026-06-13T23:29:35+00:00
- [#197: Chris Pavone — Writing the Modern Thriller, Sustaining Tension Over Action, and Defining Success on Your Own Terms](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/197-chris-pavone-writing-the-modern-thriller-sustaining-tension-over-action-and-defining-success-on-your-own-terms) — 2026-06-07T14:11:21+00:00
- [#196: Missouri Williams — Writing Strange and Ambitious Fiction, Doubt as a Generative Force, and Why Idleness Is Essential to Creativity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/196-missouri-williams-writing-strange-and-ambitious-fiction-doubt-as-a-generative-force-and-why-idleness-is-essential-to-creativity) — 2026-05-30T20:01:45+00:00
- [#195: Holly Ringland — The Pain of Not Writing, Breaking Through Decades of Self-Doubt, Meeting the Inner Critic with the Inner Fan, and Building a Toolkit for the Creative Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/195-holly-ringland-the-pain-of-not-writing-breaking-through-decades-of-self-doubt-meeting-the-inner-critic-with-the-inner-fan-and-building-a-toolkit-for-the-creative-life) — 2026-05-23T18:41:17+00:00
- [#194: Finding Peak Writing Flow & Focus — Dr Gloria Mark, Oliver Burkeman & Charlie Hoehn on Designing Your Day Around Peak Attention, Embracing Imperfection, and the Power of Play (Compilation)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/194-finding-peak-writing-flow-focus-dr-gloria-mark-oliver-burkeman-charlie-hoehn-on-designing-your-day-around-peak-attention-embracing-imperfection-and-the-power-of-play-compilation) — 2026-05-16T20:18:17+00:00
- [#193: Rebecca Fallon — Juggling Motherhood and Creative Ambition, Crafting Dual Timelines, Inhabiting Multiple Points of View](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/193-rebecca-fallon-juggling-motherhood-and-creative-ambition-crafting-dual-timelines-inhabiting-multiple-points-of-view) — 2026-05-08T23:00:00+00:00
- [#192: Steven Pressfield — The War of Art, Battling Resistance, Hearing the Call of the Muse, Writing Memoir (From The Vault)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/192-steven-pressfield-the-war-of-art-battling-resistance-hearing-the-call-of-the-muse-writing-memoir-from-the-vault) — 2026-05-02T17:58:27+00:00
- [#191: Debra Curtis — Becoming a Novelist After Sixty, Surviving Hundreds of Rejections, Radical Forgiveness, and Not Giving Up as a Writer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/191-debra-curtis-becoming-a-novelist-after-sixty-surviving-hundreds-of-rejections-radical-forgiveness-and-not-giving-up-as-a-writer) — 2026-04-25T16:10:17+00:00
- [#190: Writing Hits for the Screen — Hannah Bos (Somebody Somewhere), Kim Krizan (Before Sunrise), Selina Lim (Sex Education) on Writing Partnerships, Character-First Screenwriting, Life in the Writers’ Room (Compilation)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/190-writing-hits-for-the-screen-hannah-bos-somebody-somewhere-kim-krizan-before-sunrise-selina-lim-sex-education-on-writing-partnerships-character-first-screenwriting-life-in-the-writers-room-compilation) — 2026-04-20T02:19:13+00:00
- [#189: Juliet Mushens — Building Bestselling Writer Careers, Decoding Agent Feedback, and Why Writing for the Market Rarely Works](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/189-juliet-mushens-building-bestselling-writer-careers-decoding-agent-feedback-and-why-writing-for-the-market-rarely-works) — 2026-04-10T23:42:56+00:00
- [#188: Josh Ritter — Songwriting as Exploration, Working Across Art Forms, Inviting the Muse In, and Sharing Work in Public](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/188-josh-ritter-songwriting-as-exploration-working-across-art-forms-inviting-the-muse-in-and-sharing-work-in-public) — 2026-04-04T18:50:22+00:00
- [#187: Lidia Yuknavitch — The Art of Memoir & Writing from the Body, Plus Breaking Narrative Form and Finding Core Metaphors](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/187-lidia-yuknavitch-the-art-of-memoir-writing-from-the-body-plus-breaking-narrative-form-and-finding-core-metaphors) — 2026-03-28T00:00:00+00:00
- [#186: Jennifer Breheny Wallace — The Science of Mattering, Outrunning Your Inner Critic, Building a Writing Life Around Deep Work](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/186-jennifer-breheny-wallace-the-science-of-mattering-outrunning-your-inner-critic-building-a-writing-life-around-deep-work) — 2026-03-22T19:39:16+00:00
- [#185: David Eagleman — The Neuroscience of Creativity, Navigating Genres, Protecting Your Brain in the Age of AI, plus The Lazy Susan Method](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/185-david-eagleman-the-neuroscience-of-creativity-navigating-genres-protecting-your-brain-in-the-age-of-ai-plus-the-lazy-susan-method) — 2026-03-15T21:01:22+00:00
- [#184: How to Write Short Stories with Sarah Hall, Jonathan Escoffery & Niamh Mulvey — Building Worlds in Small Spaces, Research That Sparks Story, Writing Endings That Feel Inevitable (Compilation)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/184-how-to-write-short-stories-with-sarah-hall-jonathan-escoffery-niamh-mulvey-building-worlds-in-small-spaces-research-that-sparks-story-writing-endings-that-feel-inevitable-compilation) — 2026-03-08T00:00:00+00:00
- [#183: Curtis Chin — Landing National Press, Running 300+ Book Events, Booking Venues With Cold Emails, Making Book Tours Pay, Building Book Buzz Without a Marketing Team](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/183-curtis-chin-landing-national-press-running-300-book-events-booking-venues-with-cold-emails-making-book-tours-pay-building-book-buzz-without-a-marketing-team) — 2026-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
- [#182: Morgan Cooper — Creative Audacity & Creating Your Own Opportunities, Making Bel-Air, Turning a Viral Short Film Into a Series, Producing with Will Smith & Writing Picture Books](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/182-morgan-cooper-creative-audacity-creating-your-own-opportunities-making-bel-air-turning-a-viral-short-film-into-a-series-producing-with-will-smith-writing-picture-books) — 2026-02-22T00:00:00+00:00
- [#181: Erica Stern — Writing Hybrid Nonfiction, Genre-Bending Memoir, Blending Research and Story, Finding A Publisher](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/181-erica-stern-writing-hybrid-nonfiction-genre-bending-memoir-blending-research-and-story-finding-a-publisher) — 2026-02-15T00:00:00+00:00
- [#180: How to Write Historical Fiction with Maggie O'Farrell, Ruta Sepetys & Stacey Halls — Research that Sparks Story, Non-Linear Structure & Authentic Dialogue (Compilation)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/180-how-to-write-historical-fiction-with-maggie-o-farrell-ruta-sepetys-stacey-halls-research-that-sparks-story-non-linear-structure-authentic-dialogue-compilation) — 2026-02-08T00:00:00+00:00
- [#179: Moira Buffini — From Playwright to Novelist, Writing Dystopian YA, plus Creative Resilience and Sustaining a Long Creative Career](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/179-moira-buffini-from-playwright-to-novelist-writing-dystopian-ya-plus-creative-resilience-and-sustaining-a-long-creative-career) — 2026-02-01T22:07:17+00:00
- [Bonus: Dreaming Big in 2026 – Prompts for a Creative Year with Matt & Lindsey](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/bonus-dreaming-big-in-2026-prompts-for-a-creative-year-with-matt-lindsey) — 2026-01-29T01:27:21+00:00
- [#178: Haleh Liza Gafori — Rumi’s Wisdom for Modern Life, The Craft of Translation, Poetry as Liberation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/178-haleh-liza-gafori-rumi-s-wisdom-for-modern-life-the-craft-of-translation-poetry-as-liberation) — 2026-01-25T19:48:26+00:00
- [#177: Mason Currey — Daily Rituals: Building a Creative Life With Routine, Discipline, and Procrastination](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/177-mason-currey-daily-rituals-building-a-creative-life-with-routine-discipline-and-procrastination) — 2026-01-18T17:13:49+00:00
- [#176: Allison King — Breaking into Publishing as Debut Novelist, Writing Historical Fiction With Magical Realism, Plus Tools For Structure](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/176-allison-king-breaking-into-publishing-as-debut-novelist-writing-historical-fiction-with-magical-realism-plus-tools-for-structure) — 2026-01-11T20:33:58+00:00
- [#175: Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross — Your Brain on Art: Neuroaesthetics, Wellbeing, and Creative Practice, plus Finding Your Voice, Tapping Into Intuition](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/175-susan-magsamen-and-ivy-ross-your-brain-on-art-neuroaesthetics-wellbeing-and-creative-practice-plus-finding-your-voice-tapping-into-intuition) — 2026-01-04T03:10:20+00:00
- [#174: 3 Poets Read Their Work and Talk Craft Choices — Mary Jean Chan, David Whyte and Anthony Anaxagorou (Compilation)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/174-3-poets-read-their-work-and-talk-craft-choices-mary-jean-chan-david-whyte-and-anthony-anaxagorou-compilation) — 2025-12-28T17:33:06+00:00
- [#173: Maggie Andersen — Memoir, Theatre and the Courage To Write](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/173-maggie-andersen-memoir-theatre-and-the-courage-to-write) — 2025-12-22T19:25:43+00:00
- [#172: The Diary of a CEO’s Director of Trailers, Anthony Smith — Storytelling Through Video and Writing: Audience Psychology, Intrigue, and Retention](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/172-the-diary-of-a-ceo-s-director-of-trailers-anthony-smith-storytelling-through-video-and-writing-audience-psychology-intrigue-and-retention) — 2025-12-15T01:49:40+00:00
- [#171: Salena Godden — Spoken Word, Poetry, Memoir, and Novels: Turning Pain into Courage on the Page and Getting Published](https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-writers-salon-5324518/171-salena-godden-spoken-word-poetry-memoir-and-novels-turning-pain-into-courage-on-the-page-and-getting-published) — 2025-12-07T20:12:26+00:00

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