Introducing the 'PROSE AND PASTRIES PODCAST': conversations about writing, publishing and creativity.

I'm delighted to announce the launch of the monthly 'Prose and Pastries Podcast.' The first episode launches on Wednesday 14th January at 5pm GMT on both youtube and spotify.

Named after our coffee morning event of the same name, think of it as a cosy chat about writing, publishing and creativity with a special guest for every episode.

You'll get to hear writing advice from authors, publishers and booksellers about what makes good writing and how to attract readers and literary agents, as well as learning about the personal writing journeys and routines of authors themselves.

I've made no attempt to hide that whilst I've had some small success as a writer, that my goal this year is to go for that 'big fish' publishing contract and agent that so many of us writers dream about. And who better than to learn from than from those who have experience themselves?

I'm delighted to announce that our first guest is award-winning author Liam Brown, talking about how he has maintained a decade long career as a professional writer, tips for writers trying to break into the industry, how winning an award from the Romantic Novelists Association was such an honour and why his new novel may be deemed particularly controversial!

Please do subscribe to the channels ready for when our first episode launches and look out for clips posted all of this week on our social media channels. I hope you'll enjoy listening, as much as I enjoyed recording the episode and don't forget, there's only a couple of weeks until Liam joins us for the first retreat event of 2026, 'Stop Dreaming; Start Writing.' There are still a couple of tickets left if you want to join us. You can book here. Happy Listening! Jen