In the Christmas episode, Rob talks to Publisher/editor/writer/MA tutor/fine hat wearer, Nicholas Royle, about short stories, getting published, Doppelgangers, Bad sex and (weirdly) The Smiths.
Special appearance by shit Parkour artists.
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Namechecks: Michael Marshall Smith, Tom Fletcher, Alison Moore, Stephen King, Comma Press, Salt Publishing, Keiren Devaney, Stephen McGeogh, Ron Butlin, Kerry Hadley-Price, Ian Parkinson, John Oakey, Joe Stretch, Literary Review
Rob gets poetry schooled by Ella Gainsborough and Kieren King, the people behind Evidently aka Salford’s best poetry night. They, along with poet Jack Dixon talk Prison poetry, tapping that sweet poetry coin and math rock. Photo credit: Guy Garvey.
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Namechecks: Monkeypoet, John Cooper Clarke, Guy Garvey, Big Charlie Poet, Trevor Meaney, The Eagle Inn and MacGuffin.
In this podcast, Rob talks to the nicest (and certainly most well turned out) couple in the Manchester Literature scene, David Gaffney and Sarah-Clare Conlon. They discuss Les Malheureux, Clare’s literature night Verbose, David’s latest projects (including a trio of novels… exciting!) and using music and graphic art in your on stage reading. They also get into what makes a good short story, what it’s like having your partner critique your work, and… oh yeah, coffee tables.
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At the end I talk about an article the author, Adrian Barnes has written on the Daily Beast entitled My Cancer is as Strange as my Fiction.
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What makes for a good performance? Is the Manchester literature scene too cliquey? Is it too white and mannish? But most importantly, Is blogging dead?
Fat Roland (Bad Language, the UK’s best literature night) and Nija Dalal-Small (The Real Story and In the Dark) weigh in.
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Kate Feld and Abi Hynes (I call her “Abi Faro” in the podcast because that’s what her twitter handle is) are Manchester writers who host the popular Live Literature nights The Real Story and First Draft in Manchester, UK. They talk to Rob about Feminism, Sex, Performance and trying to eke out a living as a writer in the 21st century.
This podcast was recorded on the roof of the Manchester Literature Festival the 17th of October 2015. It’s the first one, so all comments or questions are welcome.
Here, let me get you started:
Question 1: Why does the beginning bit sound like Rob is recording from the inside of a baked bean can?
Answer: Erm… it’s art?
Question 2: Why does Rob sound like an even camper Greg Proops?
Answer: Fuck. You.
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Starting in November, The End of All Things will be devoted to podcasting.
I have been quite mean to the six or seven of you who still read this blog by ignoring it completely. You don’t deserve it. We’re really good mates, you and I. Obviously, by “You” I mean “the ether” and by me I mean “My online persona”. Haha, just kidding, I’m not clever enough to maintain an online persona. The crotchety old goat you see writing these actual words is the same one who tortures his wife with angry rants about the awful world that is Great Britain. Jesus H, why do I live here? Just look at it outside.
Basically, I’ve been putting all my funny shit on twitter instead of this blog because I have almost a whole five hundred people reading what I write there where I think my biggest tally here was 146. I totally just made that number up.
Anyway, two things have happened since I spoke to you last… no wait, three.
So yeah, look forward to a podcast on short fiction, long fiction, creative non-fiction, performance and all other things writery. The first one will include an actual critique of my own writing from some truly mean people and an interview or maybe even two from writers who know what they’re doing.
I have bought a microphone and everything. I promise it won’t suck.