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Iridesco: A Homer’s Odyssey is an almost fictional story about a flock of feral pigeons in lockdown. Set in Brighton, London and the countryside in between, it follows the lives of Iridesco, Lulu, Dolly and Dove as they embark on a journey that teaches them about the dangers and delights of life as a bird and the relationship between humans, pigeons and homing pigeons.Part adventure story, part rom-com, the series features raucous crows that speak in iambic pentameter, a trip along the Regen ...
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Are you a writer looking for some help and encouragement? Want to improve your writing and advance your career? Or maybe you're just getting started and don't know what you need yet. Author and teacher Kitty Bucholtz and her guests are happy to help you on the sometimes difficult and often lonely road writers travel. Learn to build your business, whether you're traditionally published or self-published, and improve your craft, regardless of where you are as an author. Together, we can write ...
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Against their better judgement, Ben Pollard and Daniel Fisher, two boys from the UK stuck in quarantine, decided to embark on a journey to watch and discuss a Nicolas Cage film every single day for 100 days. Things got weird. But now, having bested their trial and mistakenly signing a life bond to document the career of Hollywood's most enigmatic man, the two return in 2021 for challenges new and daunting. God speed. Follow @UNCAGEDCAST online.
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We are Nip in the Bud® Nip in the Bud is a charity that works to recognise and respond to children's mental health needs. We believe that early intervention is key to supporting children. Alis Rocca is an education consultant and coach, having been a teacher and a head teacher in the UK for over 20 years. As a charity, Nip in the Bud works with mental health professionals of the highest standing to produce FREE short evidence-based films, podcasts and fact sheets to help parents, educational ...
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Today I speak with Jolene Ironside. Jolene is an Integrative Counsellor using the Arts, ADHD Coach and holistic therapist who specialises in children and young people, families, trauma, sensory processing and neurodivergence. She is a trained trauma therapist, sensory profiler and skilled in nervous system regulation. Jolene brings the mind and bod…
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Marion May has been collecting period costumes for over 50 years. She now has over 100 dresses from the Regency period up until the 1960s. The collection has a large number of wedding dresses, accessories, designer dresses and underwear. She regularly exhibits items from the collection and gives talks about the history of the clothes and their owne…
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We're joined by GP and mother of two teenage daughters and a twelve-year-old son, Dr Davies to discuss moving towards a smartphone free childhood. Five years ago, when deciding how to manage smartphones within her own family, Dr Davies founded the charity PAPAYA (Parents Against Phone Addiction in Young Adolescents). PAPAYA aims to educate and empo…
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Lucy works part time at the Charity Tourettes Action and consults with schools and education professionals to optimise understanding of, and support for pupils with TS. She provides resources and training to education provisions in order to increase their knowledge and understanding and to help them learn how best to support a learner with TS. Lucy…
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This clip is from my longer podcast in which I speak to clinical psychologist Dr Naomi Fisher on supporting children through (EBSA), and how teachers and parents can meet the developmental needs of children effectively. Do you have, or know, a child who has started illustrating new behaviours around school attendance? Keep listening because in this…
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This clip is from my longer podcast in which I speak to clinical psychologist Dr Naomi Fisher on supporting children through (EBSA), and how teachers and parents can meet the developmental needs of children effectively. Do you have, or know, a child who has started illustrating new behaviours around school attendance? Are you noticing rising number…
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Dr Naomi Fisher Dr Naomi Fisher is an independent clinical psychologist and EMDR-Europe trainer. She specialises in trauma, autism and alternative approaches to education. She works with children, adolescents and adults. She is the author of Changing our Minds: How Children Can Take Control of their Own Learning (Robinson, 2021) and A Different Way…
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Simon explains how his father started the business and how he has managed to maintain a successful business in Brighton for over 50 years. He also discusses food and wine, the history of the oyster trade and how the Brighton Lanes have changed over the years. Support the showKirjoittanut Kitty Fisher
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In these short podcast clips, we offer nuggets of information from our longer podcasts that give advice and quick tips to help you as teachers recognise children’s needs and respond more efficiently, empowering you to adapt teaching effectively. Barry Carpenter is the UK’s first Professor in Mental Health in Education and is Honorary Professor at u…
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In these short podcast clips, we offer nuggets of information from our longer podcasts that give advice and quick tips to help you as teachers recognise children’s needs and respond more efficiently, empowering you to adapt teaching effectively. Barry Carpenter is the UK’s first Professor in Mental Health in Education and is Honorary Professor at u…
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In these short podcast clips, we offer nuggets of information from our longer podcasts that give advice and quick tips to help you as parents and carers recognise your children’s needs and respond more efficiently, empowering you to better navigate the challenges of parenting. This clip is from my podcast with Dr Bettina Hohnen - Neurodiversity: ho…
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This clip is from my podcast with Dr Bettina Hohnan - Neurodiversity: how to parent and educate neurodiverse brains effectively. In this clip we discuss the executive function framework and how, as teachers, we can understand a child’s behaviour as a response that may be a skills deficit rather than just bad behaviour. In this way we can learn how …
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Nip in the Bud Nuggets for teachers In these short podcast clips, we offer nuggets of information from our longer podcasts that give advice and quick tips to help you as teachers recognise children’s needs and respond more efficiently, empowering you to adapt teaching effectively. This clip is from my long form podcast with Dr Bettina Hohnan titled…
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In this episode I speak with Barry Carpenter on important themes in education such as school curriculum, the impact of covid on mental health, absenteeism, complex needs and how we as parents and education professionals can support the children we care for in an ever changing environment. Barry Carpenter is the UK’s first Professor in Mental Health…
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In today's episode, we talk about supporting children with Special educational needs with a focus on ADHD and ADD with Lisa Tills. Lisa has worked in primary schools supporting and educating children for over 20 years. She has been a teaching assistant, a higher level teaching assistant, a tutor and a supervisor. In her time in schools she has taug…
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This episode shares a conversation with co-founder of Nip in the Bud, Kitty Nabarro. Kitty co-founded Nip in the Bud together with her husband Daniel in 2015 and is the Chair and administrator of the charity. Previously Kitty worked as a teacher of modern languages in secondary schools and adult education. After retiring from the classroom she beca…
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In today’s episode we focus on Dyslexia and Sarah Evans shares her strategies and approaches to teaching children with Dyslexia and gives us an insight into what it feels like being a dyslexic woman herself. She speaks about the visual mind, the importance of movement and barefoot running to positively impact working memory and shares a variety of …
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Today I am in conversation with Dr Bettina Hohnen. Bettina is a Clinical Psychologist, author and speaker working in the field of child mental health and neurodiversity. She works with parents, organisations and schools, teaching about neuroscience and psychological science. Her aim is to help busy adults understand what helps young people thrive a…
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In today's episode, we will be talking to Damien Lane. Damien is the father of Alex, now in his early 20s. He has been a carer of his son who is severely autistic. In this episode we talk about all things fatherhood, how Alex has changed Damien’s life beyond recognition, the trials and the joys of their journey together. Damien shares his experienc…
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In today's episode, we will be looking at celebrating Neurodiversity and strategies to support neurodiverse children attending mainstream primary schools and nurseries. I am talking with Lauren Whitaker who has been a teaching assistant, a higher level teaching assistant (HLTA) and a special educational needs manager, working in schools for over 15…
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Alessandra Torre is our guest today sharing her top 4 take-aways from just the marketing portion of the 2022 Inkers Con writers conference. (Not even her top 4 overall!) If you'd like to sign up for the conference, you can still access the digital version -- and Alessandra kindly gave us a $50 off coupon! Enter the code WNWPODCAST at Inkers Con to …
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A self-guided walking tour of Cuckfield that includes interviews with local residents. The route starts at the car park in Broad Street and continues up the High Street, into the recreation ground and down to the bottom of the village through the churchyard. If you are walking the route and listening to the podcast at the same time, it would take a…
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EPISODE 290T Podcast favorite Susan May Warren, author of the new novel Sundown, shares how she manages her time as she creates a book series. Research, plotting, writing, she's got a time block for each piece. Listen to her process so you can figure out how to hone your own. Learn more about Susie May and all of her books, including nonfiction boo…
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EPISODE 289 Today's guest is Suzanne Woods Fisher, author of the new novel Anything But Plain. She shares a great presentation with ten things she learned during her writing career that she wants to pass on to you. You can find Suzanne at https://suzannewoodsfisher.com/Kirjoittanut WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book
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EPISODE 288E I'm wearing my "How to Spot a Hero" Spider-Man T-shirt as I record this episode. YOU are the hero! And you can be the person who is the hero to someone else! You can be the person who writes a book that changes people's lives. Even just one life changed would be worth our time. Are you willing to keep working at it and make the world a…
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EPISODE 287T Our guest today is award-winning author Susan May Warren teaching us how to write a series. There are several kinds of series and first Susie May explains them all. Then she shows us how to write a compelling series that readers can't stop reading. Plus she gives us a fantastic tip that we can use to help readers jump into a longer ser…
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EPISODE 286E It's the second quarter of the year -- how is your writing going? Where are you in meeting the goals you set for yourself a few months ago? Here are some tips for getting more done this quarter...and maybe more done for the rest of the year! Good luck!Kirjoittanut WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book
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EPISODE 285T In 2022, we're taking a direction change with the podcast and, instead of bringing you 50+ interviews during the year, you'll get 8-10 full-on teaching episodes. These are sessions you normally could only hear at a writers conference, about an hour long and full of practical advice to improve your writing and advance your career. Today…
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EPISODE 284T When there's so much going on in the world, it can be easy to feel like there's little to nothing you can do to make a difference. But there are lots of things that you could do. In this episode I mentioned that City Hearts Sweden (https://www.cityheartssweden.org/ukraine) is doing a lot to help Ukrainians near the border and those see…
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EPISODE 283E The wonderful thing about stories -- whether reading or writing or listening to them or watching them -- is that they help us to know ourselves. We learn more about who we want to be, who we don't want to be, what makes us laugh and what makes us angry. I encourage you to find more of yourself this year in your writing and reading! Men…
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EPISODE 282E In today's Encouraging Words episode, I share my experience of the first time I ran in the snow just last month. It was cold and wet and more miserable than fun, but I did it. And it reminded me of how I can look at the harder parts of my writing life and see how I can tweak my attitude to make it through -- and even enjoy it. I hope t…
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This interview was conducted in The Brighton Birdcage, where Wain discusses the concept behind his shop; the evolution of his Drag Persona, Kara Van Park; his career in the West End and what it's like to perform in front of 40,000 people. The interview also covers issues such as bullying, self-esteem and supporting others. Support the show…
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EPISODE 281I Today's guest is Olivia Bowser, founder and CEO of Liberate, the first mental fitness studio. Liv explains to us how Liberate began and what it offers to help people develop and maintain mental wellness. The great thing about Liberate is that they work with both individuals and companies, in person and online. Check out their offerings…
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EPISODE 280I Today's guest is Lynn Bohart, writing teacher and author of the cozy mystery series, Old Maids of Mercer Island. Lynn shares her experiences on many of the ways she leveraged her writing skills to get more work and make money quicker while she continued writing her book series. Great ideas that will spark your imagination for things yo…
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EPISODE 279I Today's guest is Sarah Santacroce, author of Marketing Like We're Human and Selling Like We're Human, and host of the Humane Marketing podcast. As a ‘Hippie turned Business Coach’, Sarah works with heart-centered entrepreneurs to question their assumptions when it comes to marketing and give them permission to market their business the…
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EPISODE 278E In this month's Encouraging Words episode, I talk about how I've been looking at Susan May Warren's Values-Based Planning from episode 276 to decide on my priorities for 2022. After struggling with the idea that I don't want to stop doing things I love and am good at, I finally decided that I needed to let some things go - at least for…
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EPISODE 277I Today's guest is mystery writer Amy S. Peele talking to us about writing her medical murder mysteries, Cut and Match. Amy tells us the advice that mystery writer Michael Connelly gave her that moved her career forward, and she shares with us her journey -- and tips! -- as she began writing while still working a very demanding career wi…
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EPISODE 276I Bestselling author Susan May Warren joins us again to help writers and other creatives understand how to plan a new year of accomplishments in a way that works best for each one of us, individually. She tells us how she developed My Brilliant Writing Planner and explains the many ways we can use it to have a more creative and productiv…
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EPISODE 275I Author Natalie Walters returns to the show today to talk about how she finds ways to use some of the material that ends up being cut from a book, or reuse characters she created that never ended up in a published book. Natalie's new book, Lights Out, is a romantic suspense novel about a CIA analyst who brings together intelligence offi…
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EPISODE 274I Today's guest is Dr Sunil Raheja, author of Dancing with Wisdom: A Sacred Quest to Restore Meaning, Purpose and Fun to Your Life and Work. He's also the host of the Dancing with Wisdom podcast, and a psychiatrist and executive coach. "For the really important decisions in life, there’s no textbook that’s going to give you the answers,"…
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A conversation with author, Daren Kay about his experience writing and publishing his first novel, 'The Brightonians'. The podcast covers some of the challenges faced for a new novelist and the inspiration behind the people and places in the book. It also looks at the representation of LGBTQ+ characters in fiction and some of Daren's favourite auth…
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EPISODE 273I Today's guest is attorney Kathryn Goldman, founder of Creative Law Center online. This is a fascinating and informative look into copyright, copyright registration, fair use, public domain, the difference between giving credit and getting permission when using someone else's work, and so much more. Soon Kathryn also pointed listeners t…
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EPISODE 272E In this Encouraging Words episode, I talk about the fun benefits you can get out of writing during National Novel Writing Month and using the NaNoWriMo.org website. I also mention Rachel Aaron's fabulous book for writing faster, 2K to 10K: Writing Faster, Writing Better, and Writing More of What You Love, and other tips I've used to wr…
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EPISODE 272E Today's guest is Betsy St. Amant, the funny author of the new romantic comedy, Tacos For Two. In addition to talking about writing food into stories, Betsy shares how she works with her critique partner, ways she's found to increase reader engagement, how she thinks about planning her books, and much more. A fun and informative intervi…
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EPISODE 270 Today's guest is James R Hannibal, returning to share with us the story of how he purchased the rights to DragonRaid, a role playing game, and not only prepared to reissue it with a new name -- LightRaiders -- but also decided to write a book series around it. Wolf Soldier, book one in the series, is about the band of young adventurers …
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EPISODE 269E Our mindset is a crucial part of how we live our lives, how we react to and interact with the world around us. We can control our thoughts if we try to notice them, and we can choose to focus on the positive in life. I share some examples from my recent run of the Copenhagen Half Marathon, and I encourage you to look for the positive i…
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EPISODE 268I Today's guest is Certified Executor Advisor, David E Edey, talking to us about his new book, Executor Help: How to Settle an Estate, Pick an Executor, and Avoid Family Fights. David has worked in the financial planning industry for over 35 years, and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to us. We talk about the writing of his bo…
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EPISODE 267I Today's episode is a coaching session. You may not know much about working with a writing coach, so I thought I'd give you a taste of what it can be like. Stephanie Shackelford graciously agreed to come on the show and tell us about the writing problems she's been having with her fantasy novel. She's been working on this book for over …
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