{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f4dc536f223dd7d2adee477/61f0d53d9fa4360013cf819d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Writing Can Be Lonely","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f4dc536f223dd7d2adee477/1598932533693-31324b84bc2592ebc00e76b428d02e02.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Writing can be lonely, especially if you're living on your own in a cramped flat, in another country, far away from family and friends. So when I lived in Brighton in the early-1990s, I volunteered to work one afternoon a week at an Oxfam op shop. I needed to get out and meet and mingle with people.</p><p>Writing Can Be Lonely is a blog post from the <a href=\"https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tall And True</a> writers' website, written and narrated by <a href=\"https://www.robertfairhead.com/profile/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Fairhead</a>.</p><p>Please note: I dedicate this episode to my dear friends from Brighton, Terry and Jacquie. Life was less lonely chatting and sharing a laugh with you guys and our fellow \"Maxim muckers\" over a few pints before the last orders bell in a warm English pub.</p><p>Read Writing Can Be Lonely: <a href=\"https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/writing-can-be-lonely\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/writing-can-be-lonely</a></p><p>Podcast website: <a href=\"https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com</a></p><p>Support the podcast: <a href=\"https://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads</a></p><p>Buy Robert's short story collections online:</p><p>• Amazon Kindle: <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Fairhead/e/B086HZ36NM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Fairhead/e/B086HZ36NM</a></p><p>• Rakuten Kobo: <a href=\"https://www.kobo.com/au/en/author/robert-fairhead\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kobo.com/au/en/author/robert-fairhead</a></p><p><strong>Podcast Theme and Sound Effects</strong></p><p>Royalty-free music from <a href=\"https://pixabay.com/music/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;amp;utm_campaign=music&amp;amp;utm_content=30\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pixabay.com</a>: Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' – IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non-Troppo, performed by <a href=\"https://pixabay.com/nl/music/solo-piano-beethoven-piano-sonata-nr15-in-d-major-op28-pastoral-iv-rondo-allegro-ma-non-troppo-30/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Karine Gilanyan</a>.</p><p>Sound effects licensed under <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Commons 0</a> from <a href=\"http://freesound.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FreeSound.org</a>:</p><p>• Shop Doorbell:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://freesound.org/people/775noise/sounds/494565/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://freesound.org/people/775noise/sounds/494565/</a></p><p>• Last Orders Bell: <a href=\"https://freesound.org/people/Sojan/sounds/353232/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://freesound.org/people/Sojan/sounds/353232/</a></p><p><strong>Production Notes</strong></p><p>Tall And True Short Reads produced using <a href=\"https://www.audacityteam.org/about/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Audacity</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Podcast recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the lands of Gadigal people, traditional custodians of the <a href=\"https://www.sydneybarani.com.au/sites/aboriginal-people-and-place/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Eora Nation</a>.</p><p><strong>Acast Podcast Supporter Page</strong></p>","author_name":"Robert Fairhead"}