{"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/624f460a81d4b800144f8829?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 104 - Ben Aaronovitch tells us about swapping screenwriting for prose, where the idea for Rivers of London came from and more!","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5d26e496b9ed80ab57e7f4af/1646909684513-1d45e6ab25ff65ecd91dc0741fca54d8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Ben Aaronovitch is the bestselling author of the <em>Rivers of London</em> series, the latest of which, <em>Amongst Our Weapons</em>, is just out! Before becoming a successful author, Ben worked in screenwriting, writing episodes of <em>Doctor Who</em>, <em>Casualty</em> and more - but it was only when he was working as a bookseller in Waterstones that the idea of writing novels struck him.</p><p><br></p><p>It was great fun chatting with Ben about his career, hearing about the highs and lows, where the idea for <em>Rivers of London </em>came from and why he thinks it has become such a massive success. On top of that, we talk about the buying habits of different genre readers, structure of stories and why he can't choose between real books, ebooks and audiobooks...</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/books?keywords=ben+aaronovitch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Amongst Our Weapons and Ben's other books now!</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.benaaronovitch.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Ben's website</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/Ben_Aaronovitch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Ben on Twitter</a></p><p><br></p><p>Page One - The Writer's 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=\"https://twitter.com/ukPageOne\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ukPageOne</a></p><p>Follow us on Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ukPageOne\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com/ukPageOne</a></p><p>Follow us on Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ukpageone/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ukPageOne</a></p>","author_name":"STET Podcasts"}