The Versatile Writer

The final episode in Season 7. Thank you for listening.  E8 looks at trouble shooting. Creatives (like me) often get overwhelmed when things don't go right. Thus, I give several anecdotes on what the wrong was and what I did to right it.  If any of these speak to you, and you have some of your own that are completely different, why not get in touch and I'll share them on a future episode?    SHOW NOTES Thank you for joining me for S7. S8 is due out in December. All opinions given are my own and based on my experience. I've mentioned a few places including my business www.loveofbooks.co.uk and the podcast's Facebook page which is a great place to further the discussions I begin here The Versatile Writer Podcast Group | Facebook Of course, I'd love it if you subscribed and shared this podcast on social media. Please tag me in so I can publicly thank you: Face book: Sarah Banham Twitter: @sjbwrites Instagram: s.j.banham Linked In: Sarah Banham BA(Hons) Please keep in mind I coach new writers (and those who are looking to increase their self confidence with writing), I ghost write, I'm a writing coach (personal 1 on 1), I proofread, edit, write business blogs and run several community based writing group including Writers of Essex kindly supported by Society of Authors. Until 31st December 2022 I'll offer 999 staff and military personnel a massive 10% off all my services. See my site for details. See you in S8. :) Ps I tried crowdfunding for S7 but it didn't work. Soz. If you know a way it can - I'd love to hear from you because I provide this podcast, its research, editing, and promotion for free...this girl's gotta eat too! ;)

S7E7 Ghostwriting. In this penultimate episode of The Versatile Writer podcast, I look at what exactly ghostwriting is, how it is not a 'dodgy area of the industry', how to get into it, and what to expect if you hire a ghostwriter.    SHOW NOTES All opinions given are my own and based on my experience. I've mentioned a few places including my business www.loveofbooks.co.uk and the podcast's Facebook page which is a great place to further the discussions I begin here The Versatile Writer Podcast Group | Facebook I've also mentioned my book 'Ghosting!' which is available to buy in print from me. Currently priced at £10 (GBP) + shipping WORLDWIDE. Shipping within UK is free. To purchase, email sarah@loveofbooks.co.uk and I'll organize it. I will need your postal address but in line with UK GDPR regs, I won't keep it. Of course, I'd love it if you subscribed and shared this podcast on social media. Please tag me in so I can publicly thank you: Face book: Sarah Banham Twitter: @sjbwrites Instagram: s.j.banham Linked In: Sarah Banham BA(Hons) Ps I tried crowdfunding for S7 but it didn't work. Soz. 

E5 of S7 Punctuation looks at why we use it, why we should use it, how it helps to give the reader a better reading experiences, and what a handful of the types of punctuation available.   SHOW NOTES All opinions given are my own and based on my experience. I've mentioned a few places including my business www.loveofbooks.co.uk and the podcast's Facebook page which is a great place to further the discussions I begin here The Versatile Writer Podcast Group | Facebook Of course, I'd love it if you subscribed and shared this podcast on social media. Please tag me in so I can publicly thank you: Face book: Sarah Banham Twitter: @sjbwrites Instagram: s.j.banham Linked In: Sarah Banham BA(Hons) Ps I tried crowdfunding for S7 but it didn't work. Soz. 

Ep5 of S7 covers Characters Pt 2. This episode summarizes Pt 1 with names and their meanings then goes on to look at character skills, family trees, and even accents.   SHOW NOTES All opinions given are my own and based on my experience. I've mentioned a few places including my business www.loveofbooks.co.uk and the podcast's Facebook page which is a great place to further the discussions I begin here The Versatile Writer Podcast Group | Facebook Of course, I'd love it if you subscribed and shared this podcast on social media. Please tag me in so I can publicly thank you: Face book: Sarah Banham Twitter: @sjbwrites Instagram: s.j.banham Linked In: Sarah Banham BA(Hons) Ps I tried crowdfunding for S7 but it didn't work. Soz. 

Ep4 of Season 7 is Mood. I touch upon mood, atmosphere, and tone within fiction casting my eye (and memory) over Dickens through to King. I mention DC Comics' Batman and the movie adaptation of the novel Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens too.    SHOW NOTES All opinions given are my own and based on my experience. I've mentioned a few places including my business www.loveofbooks.co.uk and the podcast's Facebook page which is a great place to further the discussions I begin here The Versatile Writer Podcast Group | Facebook Of course, I'd love it if you subscribed and shared this podcast on social media. Please tag me in so I can publicly thank you: Face book: Sarah Banham Twitter: @sjbwrites Instagram: s.j.banham Linked In: Sarah Banham BA(Hons) Ps I tried crowdfunding for S7 but it didn't work. Soz. 

Ep 3 of Season 7 of The Versatile Writer. Taking charge of your writing is about pushing aside those fears of inadequacy, the insecurities, the procrastination, and the writers block and getting on to the task at hand. But it's not always that easy, is it?   SHOW NOTES All opinions given are my own and based on my experience. I've mentioned a few places including my business www.loveofbooks.co.uk and the podcast's Facebook page which is a great place to further the discussions I begin here The Versatile Writer Podcast Group | Facebook Of course, I'd love it if you subscribed and shared this podcast on social media. Please tag me in so I can publicly thank you: Face book: Sarah Banham Twitter: @sjbwrites Instagram: s.j.banham Linked In: Sarah Banham BA(Hons) Ps I tried crowdfunding for S7 but it didn't work. Soz. 

Episode 2 of Season 7 of The Versatile Writer.  In this episode, I look at Length. I begin with a cheeky glint in my metaphorical eye, but continue with: . length of paragraphs . length of chapters . length of stories . length of sentences I created this specific episode because I've been asked A LOT by new writers 'how long should a chapter be?' As always, I'm giving my own opinion - others may vary.   SHOW NOTES All opinions given are my own and based on my experience. I dangled the carrot on a few sites in this epi incl my business www.loveofbooks.co.uk and the podcast's Facebook page which is a great place to further the discussions I begin here The Versatile Writer Podcast Group | Facebook Of course, I'd love it if you subscribed and shared this podcast on social media. Please tag me in so I can publicly thank you: Face book: Sarah Banham Twitter: @sjbwrites Instagram: s.j.banham Linked In: Sarah Banham BA(Hons) Ps I tried crowdfunding for S7 but it didn't work. Soz. 

Welcome back to Season 7 of The Versatile Writer. The first of this season's episodes looks at: . character names . their meanings . which names work well for which genre (in my opinion)   SHOW NOTES All opinions given are my own and based on my experience. I've mentioned a few places including my business www.loveofbooks.co.uk and the podcast's Facebook page which is a great place to further the discussions I begin here The Versatile Writer Podcast Group | Facebook Of course, I'd love it if you subscribed and shared this podcast on social media. Please tag me in so I can publicly thank you: Face book: Sarah Banham Twitter: @sjbwrites Instagram: s.j.banham Linked In: Sarah Banham BA(Hons) Ps I tried crowdfunding for S7 but it didn't work. Soz. 

This is a Bonus-Bonus episode. The final instalment of Guardian Angel:The Journey Home.  This was the sequel to a novel that was written and published around 2007/8 and is now out of print. That means that this audio version is the only place to read/hear the story now as maybe three physical copies of the book remains. (If you have a copy, please contact me with a photo of it with yourself to sarah@loveofbooks.co.uk and I'll happily send you a gift). This also means that the audio version is now free as I'm sharing it with you via The Versatile Writer podcast.   Thank you for taking the time to listen to the book via this podcast. I'd love it if you would like, share, and subscribe it for others to enjoy.    This was Season 4 of The Versatile Writer. There will be a Christmas Special Episode, and Season 5 will commence in January 2022.   If you would like to be kept in the loop of this podcast, please visit the facebook group for THE VERSATILE WRITER, or my business page FOR THE LOVE OF BOOKS, or even my personal page SARAH BANHAM. Most of those pages collide at some point and create a Venn Diagram! :)    A monthly newsletter is also available via FTLOB by emailing me (sarah@loveofbooks.co.uk) with SUBSCRIBE in the title line. You can unsubscribe at any time, and in line with UK GDPR rules, I won't keep your details. The newsletter contains information about the business, the podcast, and the writers' experience, while also inviting contributions for the newsletter which goes out to my newsletter community so other's get to see your work and you don't have to pay me to do it! :)  Thanks again for listening to Guardian Angel:The Journey Home. Please like it, share it, and subscribe to it....and tell your friends, your family, and the rest of the world to do the same too ;) sjb x

Tim, Dale, and Jayne head for the USS Constitution to finally meet James and Tessa Angel.

*BONUS* episode.  Tim and Jayne patch things up. Jayne sets him a condition of their make up. This is a bonus episode and one that contains occasional mild language

Tim confesses what the problem is, and Jayne realises the situation is all down to her. A fight ensures between Dale and Tim.

Tim finally negotiates his way out of hospital and heads to Jayne's apartment - where Dale has spent the night. This is a *BONUS* episode. Occasional mild language.

Chapter 5 sees Tim's newest hospital visitor announcing herself as his sister; the half-sister he's never met nor known anything about. She's insistent that he listens to her. There's the father she wants him to reunite with, and younger brother, Rick, to meet. And there's a time limit attached to the reunion too.  What's Tim going to do?    

Chapter Four of Guardian Angel: The Journey Home.  Tim finally wakes up in hospital and sees Jayne, Dale, and his boss, Police Chief Redfern. Everyone wants to know what happened to get him into hospital in the first place. He's a level-headed guy, what happened to him? Then there's the issues of whether he will be fit for work soon...And the doctor negotiates an overnight stay just to keep Tim in hospital. And then he gets a surprise visit from someone who's about to change the course of his life. Things start hotting up for Tim Angel.   *Occasional mild language*

Tim has an out of body experience. Hallucinating, he sees his his mother and the grandmother who raised him. Eventually, he wakes up in hospital.   This is a BONUS episode. Occasional mild language.

Continuing on from last week's chapter one, Tim has walked out of the police department and finds himself in Boston's Quincy Market.   **This coming Weds, there's a BONUS episode - Chapter 3!**

Welcome back to The Versatile Writer after a short hiatus. I decided to separate the podcast into seasons of 8 episodes and today's episode marks the first with 4 bonus epis in this particular season. Season 4, therefore, is me narrating the sequel to Guardian Angel, a crime thriller self published back in 2006/. This book is out of print now, but you can hear the first story and its sequel exclusively via this podcast. First, a bit of context: Detective Tim Angel works with his partner Detective Dale Faulkner at the Boston Police Department, Massachusetts, US. Tim's girlfriend is crime writer Jayne Murray who both Tim and Dale met while she was a passenger in 'drive-alongs' to gain insight into the seedier side of Boston for her next novel. Tim and Jayne hit it off, but due to Tim's upbringing - being raised by grandparents, and having a more traditional outlook than most modern men - it took a while for love to blossom. Dale, on the other hand, has a reputation with women that Tim doesn't like, but overlooks. After all, their personal life is quite separate from their day job. Until now... Following on from the narration of Guardian Angel, the crime thriller I narrated in March 2021, the sequel, The Journey Home, follows Detective Tim Angel's very personal journey as he edges towards a nervous breakdown. After a very odd 'phone call, Tim discovers news that could send him over the edge. Refusing to let his friends support him, Tim learns about his father's decisions to abandon 6 year old Tim after the death of his mother. Lastly, thank you for sticking with TVW during its hiatus and reframing of formats. I hope you enjoy this story.  Here's chapter 1. :)   Sarah   For more information on Sarah Banham, For The Love of Books, and the services provided by both, please visit www.loveobooks.co.uk Sarah can be found on Twitter: sjbwrites Instagram: s.j.banham and Facebook 'Sarah Banham' and 'For The Love of Books'.  

Recently I was able to interview author and astronomer Mark Thompson to discuss one of his books that I reviewed last year. 101 Facts You Didn't Know About Space, published by White Owl Books was as informative as it was entertaining. I interviewed Mark to find out about his thoughts on writing, astronomy, and some non-fiction writing tips plus found out a few extra titbits including a world record break attempt due in September and that Mark cannot write while wearing slippers! Listen in and share your thoughts on the podcast's face book page - details in the show notes below.   Show Notes for Episode 78 Interview with Astronomer and Author Mark Thompson Mark’s site MARK THOMPSON – STEM Broadcaster and Author (markthompsonastronomy.com) which includes his books, charity work, and his podcast. Mark’s YT channel Awesome Science and Technology with Mark Thompson - YouTube Pen and Sword Pen and Sword Books: 101+Facts+ Search (130) Results (pen-and-sword.co.uk) (1) The Versatile Writer Podcast Group | Facebook  

The Versatile Writer rarely has part 1&2 of episodes but this week is one of them! Part two continues looking at ways to avoid and prevent the block.   Show Notes for Writers Block   Show notes for today’s show had the following sites mentions: Mentalfloss.com, jeffgoins.com, Twitter: @sjbwrites (7) The Versatile Writer Podcast Group | Facebook Writing Naked: Writing Without Boundaries eBook: Banham, SJ: Amazon.co.uk: Books I’d be grateful if you liked and subscribed to The Versatile Writer, and share it with your family and friends. Also, I’d love it if you headed on over to my website, there maybe something there that interests you: www.loveofbooks.co.uk Thank you sjb