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S02E05: Heartwarming & Poignant – Jen’s Pick
Jen picks a memorable piece from Issue 11. Little Jacques and the Bad Man, by Audrey Kalman, has stayed with her since she first read it during the submission round. Here, she discusses why.
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S02E03: Know Where To Send Your Work
Linked to our previous article, Know What An Editor Wants Without Stalking Them, this episode will help you to target your work most effectively – and save you time in the process.
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S02E02: Fragments Revisited
Here, we take a look at continuing problems with the misuse of fragments. Check out the accompanying article at firewords.co.uk/fragments
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S02E01: Back for a new season!
An introduction to the new season of our podcasts, which will all come in short, five minute chunks.
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S02E01: Back for a new season!
An introduction to the new season of our podcasts, which will all come in short, five minute chunks.
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Artist interview: The secrets behind the cover of Issue 10
We wanted something special for the cover of our 10th issue (copies still available here) and with the theme of ‘Curiosity’ we know Guillermo Ortego was the man for the job. We’ve worked with Guillermo on several illustrations for Firewords in the past and we were always impressed by the care he puts into his…
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Artist interview: The secrets behind the cover of Issue 10
We wanted something special for the cover of our 10th issue (copies still available here) and with the theme of ‘Curiosity’ we know Guillermo Ortego was the man for the job. We’ve worked with Guillermo on several illustrations for Firewords in the past and we were always impressed by the care he puts into his…
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Record-breaking: How to write a collection
FJ Morris is the author of ‘In a Small Pond’, a short story we published in Issue 6 of Firewords. Since then, she has published a brilliant collection of her own and in this article she shares some thoughts on how she managed to succeed.———In November last year, my collection ‘This is (not about) David…
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Double figure milestones
With Issue 10 being a big milestone for us, we took the opportunity to look back at the Firewords story so far. We’ve done the maths and totalled up a few fun stats of our 10 issues… We’ve collaborated with 129 artists, illustrators, photographers and hand-letterers. All have been unique, talented and a joy to…
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018: The Editing Process
Writing is only a tiny part of the battle – editing is where the true magic happens, but it can be hard to maintain the motivation to keep refining once the first draft is done. In today’s episode we discuss this process and why it can be such a challenge. We also share our way…