{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66202cf262f822001203895b/6a103cad11eba3cf15a297e7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S6 Ep5: Ashley Storrie on Comedy, Fan Culture & Autism","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66202cf262f822001203895b/1779525054915-9d216aa4-7bd1-4895-a667-c0e79630e798.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Come and see us LIVE!</strong></p><p>We'll be at Alton Arts Festival on July the 6th, at Goldfinch Books, doing our thing in full colour, 4K, Ultra HD, real life.</p><p>There will be laughter. There will be genuine writing tips and insight from <strong>Costa Novel Prize Winner Claire Fuller</strong>. There will be a ditty or two. There will be give-aways, impromptu poetry and even Tom’s very-very-serious-wordy-writery-quiz-thing!</p><p><a href=\"https://wegottickets.com/event/696174\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Get yer tickets here</a></p><p><br></p><p>Little warning, by the way. There are a couple of sweary-type words in this episode. So get ready to clap your hands around your children's ears! (unless you're driving… then maybe just listen on your headphones, eh?)</p><p><br></p><p>Our guest writer this week is the brilliant, funny and whip-smart writer &amp; actor Ashley Storrie. We talk about performing stand up at the age of 11, writing fan fiction, her Mum - Janey Godley, autism, writing sitcoms &amp; guest writing on projects, serendipity in art, and giving your characters a tough time. And I don't know if you can tell... but we really blummin enjoyed it.</p><p>And when you've heard Ashley, you'll also want to see her sitcom.</p><p>Because it's excellent.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001ybcl/dinosaur\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watch 'Dinosaur' here</a></p><p><br></p><p>And just when you thought all the glorious chatterage was over, Geoffrey G.N. Harrison goes and sends us a lovely little sci-fi story about DUST, for our Hypewriter feature.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.deaf-duck.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Check out more of Geoff's stuff here</a></p><p><br></p><p>And if you've got some work you think should be celebrated in HYPEWRITER don't be shy! Send it to failingwriterspodcast@gmail.com and we'll bring it to glorious audio life and tell you why WE like it too!</p><p>Go on do it.</p><p>Do it now.</p><p>Well that's no excuse.</p><p>OK, but don't leave it too long, OK?</p>","author_name":"The Failing Writers Podcast"}