Podcasts by Coffee, Tea or Something Stronger?
Clare Lynch interviews her fellow writers about their lives and work. Whether you're a copywriter, blogger, novelist, poet or professor, "Coffee, Tea or Something Stronger?" is designed to give you the shot of inspiration you need to finish that novel, submit that thesis or launch that freelance career.
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How to write a memoir from 2021-03-11T11:33:10
Clare Lynch talks to author Elisabeth Spencer to find out what makes for a good memoir, and how to write one.
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Podcast E20: How to capture the right tone of voice for your brand from 2019-11-26T11:31:14
Tune in to hear Nick discuss:
Why nailing tone of voice is so tricky
Examples of companies who’ve got a great tone of voice
Storytelling for...
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Podcast E19: Halloween special - how to make it as a horror writer from 2019-10-29T07:53:02
Tune in to hear CC discuss:
- The attractions of horror as a genre
- What scares him
- London as a character in his work
- Hi...
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Podcast E18: How to write a novel in a month from 2019-10-04T12:27:16
For this episode of Coffee, Tea or Something Stronger?, Clare Lynch talks to Sophie Green and Charlie Yarwood, local organisers for the London NaNoWriMo region.
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Podcast E17: How to write for video from 2019-09-03T11:11:21
Tune in to hear Kathryn discuss:
The need to know your audience – and have a purpose when you talk to them
The one word you should always use to engage you...
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Podcast E16: Creative ways to win copywriting clients from 2019-08-20T12:39:10
Tune in to hear Robbie talk about:
Conversion copy – what it is and how to write it
Why copywriting is like method acting
How to research yo...
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Podcast E15: A BBC presenter on how to tell a good business story from 2019-08-06T10:56:51
Tune in to hear Jamie discuss:
How to structure a story with rule of 3
The Aunt Marjorie test for explaining ideas clearly
How to use number...
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Podcast E14: The mathematician who teaches writing from 2019-07-23T09:09:37
Tune into to hear Vin discuss:
The benefits of writing to a tight word count
Why it’s important to create a sense of ease in your reader
How...
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Podcast E13: How to argue effectively from 2019-07-09T12:24:34
Tune in to hear about:
- The role of writing skills in debating
- How debating skills can be applied in the workplace
- How to structure an ...
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Podcast E12: The links between writing and music from 2019-06-25T13:07:36
Writing as part of a portfolio freelance career
How to gather interesting material by interviewing people
The discipline required to perform well in both w...
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Podcast E11: How to write like a thought leader from 2019-06-11T08:38:14
- What good thought leadership looks like (and what it doesn’t)
- The four essential ingredients for any thought leadership piece
- Two key skills – in add...
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Podcast E10: How to write a speech from 2019-05-28T13:29:43
How to write a text so it’s ‘speakable’
The two essential criteria every sentence in a speech must meet
The uses and abuses of ancient rhetorical technique...
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Podcast E9: How to write for internal communications from 2019-05-14T09:15:48
Tune in to this episode to discover:
- What internal communicators do – and how they use writing and writers
- The problem of ‘corpspeak’ in large organisa...
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Podcast E8: Why every writer should try their hand at poetry from 2019-04-30T08:15:10
Listen to this episode to discover:
- Poetry’s relationship with music, film and rhetoric
- How to ‘train’ to be a poet
- How to tap into yo...
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Podcast E7: Using corpora (language databases) to improve your writing from 2019-04-16T08:23:39
Corpora (singular "corpus") are large databases of texts that are used for research into the way language is used.
Tune into this episode to discover:
What is a corpus? And why are t...
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Podcast E6: Living the dream as tech copywriter and surf girl from 2019-04-02T11:59:16
Tune into this episode to discover:
- Why it helps to play dumb when you’re writing about tech
- How to deal with feedback on your copy
- The benefits (and challenges) of worki...
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Trailer for Coffee, Tea or Something Stronger? from 2019-03-15T12:14:20
Clare Lynch interviews her fellow writers about their lives and work. Whether you're a copywriter, blogger, novelist, poet or professor, "Coffee, Tea or Something Stronger?" is designed to give you...
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Podcast E5: The creative couple who launched their own publishing house from 2019-03-15T10:36:43
Tune in to discover:
- How Ella and Martin choose which writers to publish
- The relationship between design and the written word
- How they run a creative business around thei...
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Podcast E4: Why is academic writing so hard? from 2019-03-15T10:36:32
Tune into this episode to learn more about:
- The particular challenges of writing at post-graduate level
- Cultural factors that can undermine the effectiveness of your academic wri...
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Podcast E3: How to make it in B2B copywriting from 2019-03-15T10:35:57
Tune into this episode now to hear about:
- How to help clients see the value you offer as a copywriter
- The value of being part of a network of copywriters
- Dealing with the...
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Podcast E2: From copywriter to full-time novelist from 2019-03-15T10:35:48
Tune into this episode now to hear about:
- Spotting trends – and how to use them to get a publishing deal
- How to carve out time to write a novel around the day job
- The ben...
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Podcast E1: Using grammar to be a more effective writer from 2019-03-15T10:35:39
Tune in to learn about:
- The different grammars of English
- The problem with following the ‘rules’ of grammar
- The differences between spoken and written grammar
- The...
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