{"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":"S6 Ep4: Philippa Perry - From fact to fiction","slug":"s6-ep4-philippa-perry-from-fact-to-fiction","published_at":"2026-05-11T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374/s6-ep4-philippa-perry-from-fact-to-fiction","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374","url":"https://shows.acast.com/failing-writers/episodes/s5-ep4-philippa-perry","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66202cf262f822001203895b/e/69fda2a62b71c054a3a5a166/media.mp3","summary":"We're doing a live podcast at Goldfinch Books in Alton on Monday the 6th of July, with the brilliant Claire Fuller. Come and join us! CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR TICKETS TO SEE US LIVE AT ALTON ARTS FESTIVAL!!! So what do we have in today's episode? An absolute treat, that's what. Philippa Perry, agony aunt, psychotherapist, artist, self-help-book writer and now cosy crime author. How the heck does she do it all? She must be either: A) Some sort of magic fairy-person. or B) An amazing human being. Have a listen and I'll let you decide. We talk about: Failing and rejection. How to develop meaningful relationships with your family and friends. Writing for fun. Cats. Making your main character a sorta-kinda-loosely-based-but-actually-quite-similar version of yourself. and of course Philippa's excellent new cosy crime novel, Shrink Solves Murder. You can buy that here: Buy Shrink Solves Murder But also don't forget to buy the book that has changed Jon's life the most (in a good way!) :) The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read Hell... buy 'em all... they're all great! All the books! OK. Is that it? No! It's HYPEWRITER, Silly. And this week we've got the opening of a hardboiled detective novel called No Saints Only Killers by Luke Deckard . (Released on the 10th of June) Details below! Luke's podcast Cinema Sleuths Website: lukedeckard.com  & Facebook Photo of Philippa by Pal Hansen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"We're doing a live podcast at Goldfinch Books in Alton on Monday the 6th of July, with the brilliant Claire Fuller. Come and join us! CLICK HERE TO GET YO…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3555,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374/episodes/s6-ep4-philippa-perry-from-fact-to-fiction/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/s6-ep4-philippa-perry-from-fact-to-fiction.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}