{"podcast":{"title":"This Might Work","slug":"this-might-work-7856602","podcast_index_feed_id":7856602,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69f4a8b3e1fad0f98a5abc72","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/this-might-work","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69f4a8b3e1fad0f98a5abc72/1778076464757-c69ee5de-2333-446d-aaae-497061fd33d5.jpeg","author":"Bec Evans","episode_count":8,"summary":"When a writer tells you how to get the work done, they’re telling you what works for them. That’s useful. But it might be completely wrong for you. So we test it. This Might Work is a podcast about creative experiments. In each episode, host Bec Evans takes one idea from a writer, artist or thinker - something practical, surprising or slightly unconventional - and puts it to the test with a real writer, working on a real project. Every experiment is different. Every writer responds differently. But each episode leaves you with something concrete to try in your own work. Because writing advice is everywhere. The only question that matters is: will it work for you? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T14:18:40.530272+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-might-work-7856602"},"episode":{"title":"Six writers, six experiments","slug":"six-writers-six-experiments","published_at":"2026-07-08T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-might-work-7856602/six-writers-six-experiments","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-might-work-7856602","url":"https://shows.acast.com/this-might-work/episodes/six-writers-six-experiments","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69f4a8b3e1fad0f98a5abc72/e/6a4cb83d5bc2f8d54a8a3605/media.mp3","summary":"To close series one, we're revisiting six writers' advice and the experiments it inspired - from Oliver Burkeman's ‘massively eccentric' approach to editing (delete the document, retype from scratch) to Mason Currey's cut-up-your-draft-with-scissors method for finding new connections in your work. Along the way: Emma Gannon on artist dates and solo creative boosts, Benjamin Myers on the writing advice he ignored for years before it caught up with him, Alison Jones on what six minutes of exploratory writing can unlock, and a tribute to the late Peter Elbow – freewriting hero and the writer who convinced Bec that getting stuck might be the most creative thing that can happen to you. Six writers, six volunteers willing to put the advice to the test, and no guarantees any of it will work for you too. That's rather the point. All six episodes of This Might Work are available now wherever you get your podcasts. Rate, review, and join us on Substack at Breakthroughs & Blocks . Featuring Oliver Burkeman is the author of four books and writes The Imperfectionist , a newsletter on productivity, mortality, the power of limits and building a meaningful life in an age of bewilderment. A former colunmist on the Guardian , his book Four Thousand Weeks was a Sunday Times instant best seller. He also wrote the foreword to the book that inspired this podcast Written: How To Keep Writing and Build A Habit That Lasts . Emma Gannon is the Sunday Times bestselling author of eight books, including A Year of Nothing and Table for One . Her new book, A Creative Compass , publishes in June 2026. She writes the bestselling Substack newsletter The Hyphen , hosts creativity retreats around the world, and served as a judge for the 2025 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction. Born in Durham Benjamin Myer…","meta_description":"To close series one, we're revisiting six writers' advice and the experiments it inspired - from Oliver Burkeman's ‘massively eccentric' approach to editi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":713,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-might-work-7856602/episodes/six-writers-six-experiments/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-might-work-7856602/six-writers-six-experiments.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}