{"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/6ab69b27fb182c6fb5df07ae?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S6 Ep16: Benjamin Myers: Write what you want to know","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66202cf262f822001203895b/1790421109128-fdf29382-a400-4f64-a62a-c90d4d76de02.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>First things first. Our Big Flash Fiction Competition is Awaaaaaay!</p><p>And a special big ole THANK YOU to Scrivener for sponsoring it!</p><p>If you fancy 20% off their wonderful and frankly invaluable writing app, git yourself to <u><a href=\"https://www.literatureandlatte.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.literatureandlatte.com</a></u> Pop in the code ‘failing’ and Bob’s yer nuncle!</p><p><br></p><p>So get cracking – and get yourself a free audiobook courtesy of the beautiful folk at <u><a href=\"https://libro.fm/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://libro.fm</a></u> the ethical audiobook alternative, just for taking part!</p><p><br></p><p>Now…</p><p>Jon has been a big admirer of Benjamin Myers’s writing for a while now. So you can imagine he was pretty blummin thrilled when the opportunity to chat to him arose.</p><p>Of course, as usual, Jon played it very calm, cool and collected on meeting one of his literary heroes.</p><p>Didn’t he?</p><p>Presumably?</p><p>I mean, that’s what a professional would do.</p><p><br></p><p>Well… No. He didn’t. Not especially. No.</p><p><br></p><p>So come and hang out with Benjamin Myers with us. Get the skinny on the slog to get his writing career launched, how he tricks himself into writing an entire book and even the story of his punk band Sour Face’s first big gig… plus a whole ancient cathedral-full of other fascinating facts about this frankly brilliant writer.</p><p>And yes, Jon did write that bit. The big bum-suck.</p><p><br></p><p>Here’s a link to Ben’s website:</p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.benjaminmyerswriter.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.benjaminmyerswriter.com</a></u></p><p><br></p><p>And here’s a link to his amazing books:</p><p><u><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?bkshp-astro=t&amp;keywords=benjamin+Myers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?bkshp-astro=t&amp;keywords=benjamin+Myers</a></u></p><p><br></p><p>This week on our Hypewriter feature we have… another writer called Ben…</p><p>Ben Chase.</p><p>Hither be Ben Chase’s substack: <u><a href=\"https://ratracereleases.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://ratracereleases.substack.com/</a></u> for all his writing bits n bobs,</p><p>and here’s Ben’s website for all things… you know… Ben Chase: <u><a href=\"https://benchasewrites.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://benchasewrites.com/</a></u></p><p>Finally check out the excellent vocal athleticism of Ben Chase&#39;s Voice-Over friend, Dawn Falato here: <u><a href=\"https://dawnfalato.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://dawnfalato.com</a></u> </p><p>Great job! Thank you Dawn! x</p>","author_name":"The Failing Writers Podcast"}