{"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 Ep6: Libbie Hawker: 10 years of Taking Off Your Pants","slug":"s5-ep6-libbie-hawker-10-years-of-taking-off-your-pants","published_at":"2025-06-09T00:02:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374/s5-ep6-libbie-hawker-10-years-of-taking-off-your-pants","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374","url":"https://shows.acast.com/failing-writers/episodes/s5-ep6-libby-hawker","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66202cf262f822001203895b/e/68441dac6604f43e34265766/media.mp3","summary":"Right. This week you're in for a treat. Cos, this week on the Failing Writers Podcast in association with Scrivener.... we've got a fantastic guest.... Pardon? Scrivener? You know! The brilliant writing app? Yeah. What's that? you've been thinking about buying a copy for a while? Well... you're in luck! Just use our code \"FAILING\" and you can get 20% off right now! just go to https://www.literatureandlatte.com and make writing easier for yourself! OK... where was I? Oh yes.... we've got a fantastic guest... Libbie Hawker. Writer of lots of historical fiction and lit fic... as well as \"Take off Your Pants.\" When it comes to writing guides, Take off Your Pants is a modern classic. It's a method that gives writers a scaffold to outline a great story, without necessarily nailing down all the plot points in your book. So it can work for plotters and even for pantsters! Designed to help you write your book more quickly and efficiently and make sure you end up with a really well considered, satisfying story. So you'll definitely want to listen. In fact, probably stop reading this and crack on if I were you. Actually before you stop reading, you might also like to know, we're revealing our writing goals for the rest of the year, as well as yours too! You can find everything Libbie related here: https://www.hawkerbooks.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Right. This week you're in for a treat. Cos, this week on the Failing Writers Podcast in association with Scrivener.... we've got a fantastic guest.... Pa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4176,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374/episodes/s5-ep6-libbie-hawker-10-years-of-taking-off-your-pants/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-ep6-libbie-hawker-10-years-of-taking-off-your-pants.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}