Podcasts by POW Podcast UK

#40: Boosting Your Creativity from 2020-03-09T10:48:10

We’re celebrating our 40^th 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 f...

#39: How To Write (by Other Writers) from 2020-02-17T08:35:43

Marc happened upon this Listen

BONUS! #38.5: Jen's Complete NaNoWriMo Journey from 2020-01-27T08:42:15

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 word...

#38: Friends Reunited from 2020-01-13T12:24:48

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. Listen

#37: NaNoWriMo 2019. Part 4 from 2019-12-02T16:10:33

Can we get a drumroll please?

...Has Jenni done it? Is the end in sight? Has Jenni completed NanoWrimo2019? 

#36: NaNoWriMo 2019. Part 3 from 2019-12-02T16:04:32

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

#35: NaNoWriMo 2019. Part 2 from 2019-11-18T16:43:24

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

#34: NaNoWriMo 2019. Part 1 from 2019-11-11T17:04:37

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 thi...

#33: The POWer of the Workspace from 2019-07-29T17:23:17

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...

#32: 5 Ways to Find Inspiration from 2019-07-15T07:41:18

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 you...

#31: Therapy for Procrastinators from 2019-06-17T14:06:36

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 a...

#30: More Games to Help Character Development from 2019-05-27T09:28:01

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 ...

#29: How to Start Writing Again After a Break from 2019-05-13T08:06:55

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...

#28: Interview with Chris Billingham from 2019-04-29T10:51

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 lea...

#27: PomoMARCHo and Setting Creative Goals from 2019-03-11T16:55:36

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 fi...

BONUS! #26.5+: RPDG All Stars 4 & RuPaul's Drag Race 11 from 2019-03-11T12:01:16

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 ...

BONUS! #26.5: Eurovision 2019 - Early Predictions! from 2019-03-06T19:22:08

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 ...

#26: How Do You Plot Your Book? from 2019-02-11T10:51:48

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...

#25: What’s The Right Writing Challenge for You? from 2019-01-28T12:14:59

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...

#24: Reading for Pleasure VS Reading for Challenge from 2019-01-14T11:05:03

We’re talking about reading for pleasure versus reading as a task. Following on from Jenni’s  Listen

#23: All We Want for Christmas is... Books! from 2018-12-18T17:13:12

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 el...

#22: What Do You Do With Feedback? from 2018-11-12T08:13:24

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 f...

#21: 10 Useful Ways to Approach NaNoWriMo from 2018-10-29T08:24

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 5...

#20: How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome from 2018-10-15T05:00

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. 

#19: A Sit Down with Janu Miah from 2018-10-01T07:47:37

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 hol...

BONUS! #18.5 Channel 4's "The Circle" from 2018-09-26T08:46:33

We love a bit of reality telly, and we've got properly sucked in to Channel 4's new show, The Circle. It's all about how people use and present themselves on social media, and ...

#18: Wellness for the Creative from 2018-09-17T05:30

Should you be striving for wellness as a creative? Despite the notorious anguished artist stereotype, we believe that you should look after yourself if you want to create amazing things. Looking...

#17: Writing Retreats from 2018-09-03T09:41:45

We're back. You missed us, didn't you?

In this eagerly anticipated episode, we have highlights from our recent writing retreat. We pod directly from a beautiful setting, just outsid...

BONUS! #16.5 Ru Paul's Drag Race Season 10 Finale from 2018-07-02T14:42:21

Yaaaasssss! We have a new Queen! We are too excited about the dramatic reunion and finale of Drag Race Season 10 - and you just knew that we had to share our thoughts with you in another bonus e...

#16: How to Develop Your Storyline and Plot from 2018-06-25T11:15:48

How do you develop a plot? In this episode we talk about the best ways to develop your storyline, what the classic plotlines are and how our own novel fits into it all. We also try to fit in a d...

#15: Improving Your Character Development from 2018-06-04T11:00

In this episode we explore character development by looking at one of our characters in more detail – the lovely Darvin. We explore some popular and less well known ways to capture a personality...

BONUS! #14.5: Eurovision 2018 from 2018-05-15T15:00:19

Welcome to another special BONUS episode of the Procrastinate or Write Podcast! 

In this cheeky little extra chat, we talk about the weekend's Eurovisio...

#14: Interview with Esther Fairfax and Jenifer Klepfer from 2018-05-07T13:17:09