{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d26e496b9ed80ab57e7f4af/60259655acea922c999e5d40?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 61 - Nick Hornby","description":"<p>Nick Hornby&nbsp;is the bestselling author of eight novels, including <em>High Fidelity</em> and <em>About a Boy</em>, and his latest, <em>Just Like You</em>, along with several works of non-fiction including his ground-breaking debut,<em> Fever Pitch</em>. He has written numerous award-winning screenplays for film and television including <em>Brooklyn</em>, <em>Wild</em> and, most recently, <em>State of the Union</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>We had a great chat with Nick hearing about how he broke into writing and pitched Fever Pitch to an agent. We also learn about the difference between writing memoir and fiction, and hear about his love of writing screenplays - including hearing about his latest screenwriting project involving one of the biggest bands in history!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/books?keywords=nick+hornby\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Just Like You and Nick's other books</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/21856/nick-hornby.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Nick's website</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/nickhornby\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Nick on Twitter</a></p><p><br></p><p>Watch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-s</a></p><p><br></p><p>The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/write_gear\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@write_gear</a></p><p>Follow us on Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/</a></p><p>Follow us on Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://app.pippa.io/shows/5d26e496b9ed80ab57e7f4af/episodes/instagram.com/write_gear_uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">write_gear_uk</a></p>","author_name":"STET Podcasts"}