We’re celebrating our 40th episode with a little look at ways to boost your creativity. There are many ways to help your creativity, but hopefully you’ll get some new ideas and info from our comprehensive-ish research. Also this episode -

#39: How To Write (by Other Writers)

Feb 17th, 2020 46m 45s

Marc happened upon this lovely clip of writers talking to Women's Hour about their writing tips and advice. Writers such as Prue Leith, Angie Thomas, Ruby Wax, Allison Pearson and Nina Stibbe talk about how to write and how they write, and how

BONUS! #38.5: Jen's Complete NaNoWriMo Journey

Jan 27th, 2020 44m 46s

A special bonus episode featuring Jen's meanderings as she attempted NaNoWriMo 2019. Jen challenged herself to write a brand new novel over the course of November. That means 50,000 words. It was, as she finds out, a challenge. That is why the

#38: Friends Reunited

Jan 13th, 2020 41m 30s

We chat about Jen's NaNoWriMo achievement, what else we've done over the end of 2019 and what books and other sources of inspiration we've found lately. And then we talk a lot about puddings. Find our full show notes at our website

#37: NaNoWriMo 2019. Part 4

Dec 2nd, 2019 16m 7s

Can we get a drumroll please? ...Has Jenni done it? Is the end in sight? Has Jenni completed NanoWrimo2019?

#36: NaNoWriMo 2019. Part 3

Dec 2nd, 2019 15m 13s

The Nanowrimo extravaganza continues...will Jenni keep up with her word count, or is the Crown just too distracting?

#35: NaNoWriMo 2019. Part 2

Nov 18th, 2019 14m 38s

How is Jenni getting on with her NaNoWriMo month? There's only way to find out...

#34: NaNoWriMo 2019. Part 1

Nov 11th, 2019 14m 1s

We're back! Well, sort of...in a twist to the POW podcast proceedings, Jenni is going it alone for a quick moment to take us on her NaNoWriMo 2019 journey. Are you in the midst of all things National Novel Writing Month? Join Jenni as she talks

#33: The POWer of the Workspace

Jul 29th, 2019 32m 27s

While Jenni only cleans her desk when she gets told off by her cleaner, and Marc settles into his brand new tailor-made studio workspace, we talk about the impact that your workspace has on your productivity and creativity. Looking after and im

#32: 5 Ways to Find Inspiration

Jul 15th, 2019 36m 29s

In this episode, we discuss motivation and how to find inspiration! What are your quick go-to points of inspiration? What are the tools you always have on hand to fire up your brain and fuel your creativity? Thanks to our sponsor, BadFish - us

#31: Therapy for Procrastinators

Jun 17th, 2019 39m 22s

Focusing on procrastination and taking on a new angle for this episode, we look at new directions, career paths and how we (well, Jen) could be avoiding big decisions by generally just faffing about. What would you do if you could do it all aga

#30: More Games to Help Character Development

May 27th, 2019 36m 2s

Marc and Jenni look at games and tips to help your character development. Just like Mary Poppins (Disney version, not the PL Travers version) we are going to sprinkle some fun into the ways you can develop your characters. You want to make cha

#29: How to Start Writing Again After a Break

May 13th, 2019 36m 2s

Join Marc and Jen as they talk about getting back to creative work after a break. If life has got in the way of your writing, how can you get back in the swing of things? We discuss 'Percolating', the new phrase the lovely Chris Billingham (fr

#28: Interview with Chris Billingham

Apr 29th, 2019 48m 6s

In this episode Jenni talks to Chris Billingham, one of our favourite people and a writer of many things. Chris has written three plays, a web series, two short films and won at least two awards. This means he is an 'award winning writer', alt

#27: PomoMARCHo and Setting Creative Goals

Mar 11th, 2019 28m 8s

Join us for a little catch up episode where we check in on each other and how we’re doing, motivation-wise. We’ve come up against a strange sort of writer’s block when it comes down to finishing our book, so we talk through how writing letters

BONUS! #26.5+: RPDG All Stars 4 & RuPaul's Drag Race 11

Mar 11th, 2019 47m 52s

You lucky listener, you...not one, but TWO bonus episodes before our latest proper episode reaches you! We couldn't keep this bonus edition buried away for much longer. Jen and Marc finally get chance to catch up on our thoughts about RuPaul's

BONUS! #26.5: Eurovision 2019 - Early Predictions!

Mar 6th, 2019 9m 47s

Yes! We're approaching Eurovision season already! Whilst you're waiting for our next regular episode to emerge from the editting studio, Marc thought he would put together a tiny, bonus episode talking about one of the things he loves the most.

#26: How Do You Plot Your Book?

Feb 11th, 2019 34m 21s

We have hit a wall in our book writing process, so we’ve decided to work on our plots. Jenni and Marc break down some plots from famous novels and try and apply them to their own book. We also look at classic plot structures from Well-Storied.c

#25: What’s The Right Writing Challenge for You?

Jan 28th, 2019 34m 24s

We’re discussing writing challenges this time – the whys and hows of setting specific goals for your writing. If you want to stimulate your creativity and set some priorities for your writing, a challenge is the way to go. Writing challenges gi

#24: Reading for Pleasure VS Reading for Challenge

Jan 14th, 2019 37m 42s

We’re talking about reading for pleasure versus reading as a task. Following on from Jenni’s 2018 reading challenge against friend-of-the-show-Gemma’s husband Scott, Marc and Jenni discuss how the challenge went, how it affected Jenni’s love of

#23: All We Want for Christmas is... Books!

Dec 18th, 2018 44m 30s

It’s Chriiiiiiiiistmas! Marc and Jen are back to give you a run down of the best Christmas gifts for the readers and writers in your life. With jingle bells at the ready and a naughty elf, Marc and Jen either think about what other people woul

#22: What Do You Do With Feedback?

Nov 12th, 2018 37m 51s

In the midst of Nanny Flymo (#NaNoWriMo) Marc and Jen talk about getting feedback from their first chapters and the best ways to deal with critiques and comments from those lucky few that have finally had a peek at your writing. If you’ve writt

#21: 10 Useful Ways to Approach NaNoWriMo

Oct 29th, 2018 38m 44s

It’s episode 21 of POW Podcast UK and with NaNoWriMo 2018 just round the corner, Marc and Jen look at 10 useful ways to approach National Novel Writing Month. Are you planning to write 50,000 words in November to create a novel? Do you need so

#20: How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome

Oct 15th, 2018 33m 43s

Do you worry about what your parents, significant other, or friends think about your life choices? As a creative person this can be an issue, so we can talk about how we can tackle this. Jenni and Marc discuss unrealistic expectations – not ev

#19: A Sit Down with Janu Miah

Oct 1st, 2018 36m 33s

This episode we talk to Janu Miah, a leadership and organisational development specialist, about rewards and motivation. How can we use rewards to get ourselves out of procrastination holes? Jan guides us towards better uses of our time and how