{"podcast":{"title":"The Failing Writers Podcast","slug":"the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374","podcast_index_feed_id":3571374,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66202cf262f822001203895b","website_url":"https://www.failingwriterspodcast.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66202cf262f822001203895b/1774252797881-8978c666-7232-4bd8-a257-0baa322169ea.jpeg","author":"The Failing Writers","episode_count":163,"summary":"Becoming a better writer, writing a novel, being a successful author - whatever your writing goal is, we’re here for you! Join two struggling writers learning everything there is to know about writing. They talk to best-selling authors, screenwriters and poets - people who actually know what they’re talking about. The award-winning Failing Writers Podcast is the best writing podcast around. Why? It’s funny, informative and could help you get over writer’s block, finish that novel, get a literary agent and achieve your writing goals. (Oh, and they do silly little songs too) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T04:19:51.659016+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374"},"episode":{"title":"S5 Ep17: Autumn Woods - How to go viral on TikTok","slug":"s5-ep17-autumn-woods-how-to-go-viral-on-tiktok","published_at":"2025-10-13T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374/s5-ep17-autumn-woods-how-to-go-viral-on-tiktok","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374","url":"https://shows.acast.com/failing-writers/episodes/s5-ep17-autumn-woods-how-to-go-viral-on-tiktok","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66202cf262f822001203895b/e/68e6b81bf513ad2b8133ebfa/media.mp3","summary":"You know those writers who seem to have managed effortlessly to harness the awesome power of social media to hook increasing numbers of readers into their gravitational pull? Well good for them! No but seriously, wouldn’t it be fascinating to talk to someone who’s become an actual viral sensation themselves and find out what their strategy was? (That’s your cue to stop reading and crack on with listening to this episode btw.) BUT WAIT, THESE CAPITAL LETTERS STOPPED YOU IN YOUR TRACKS DIDN’T THEY? Well that’s good, because now I can tell you all about our sponsor, the indispensable writing app: Scrivener! The writing app that you can get 20% off! by going to  https://www.literatureandlatte.com/store/scrivener  and using the code: failing (I promise you won’t regret it.) So there you go. How to blow up on TikTok? A chat with a lovely writer? Some great advice about not reading reviews?  A discount of some amazing writing software? What more could you want? Ah you want to know how to get your hands on a copy of Autumn’s excellent romance novel? OK. Fair enough. Should have seen that coming. Just click on this link… https://www.authorautumnwoods.com What? You still want more?  Wow… you’re in quite a demanding mood today aren’t you? Well… you’re in luck, m’friend.  Cos this week in our regular Hype-Writer feature we’ve got a darkly disturbing but excellent little extract from last year’s flash fiction competition winner, Katie Holloway! She’s promised to post more of Cups of Tea at the End of the World on her substack – so keep your eyes peeled here: https://substack.com/@loseyourselfbooks Right. Ya happy now? Phew. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"You know those writers who seem to have managed effortlessly to harness the awesome power of social media to hook increasing numbers of readers into their…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3830,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374/episodes/s5-ep17-autumn-woods-how-to-go-viral-on-tiktok/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374/s5-ep17-autumn-woods-how-to-go-viral-on-tiktok.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}