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Writing Podcast Episode 683: Philip Howell tours English bar-rooms in his latest book, 'Pub'

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We’ve all been to a pub. They’re places to meet friends, meet lovers, to celebrate, commiserate and even do weekly trivia. But do you REALLY know pubs? This is the question author Philip Howell poses and attempts to answer in his latest book, the aptly named Pub. Philip joins us to discuss the inspiration for this book, the pitching process, researching topics and his overwhelming love of one particular app!

00:00 Welcome
05:12 Writing tip: Night-time whiteboards
07:49 WIN!: The Butterfly Thief by Walter Marsh
10:09 Word of the week: ‘Vexillology’
12:10 Writer in residence: Philip Howell
12:55 Describing ‘Pub’ as a concept and book
14:00 History vs Geography in this book
15:33 Inspirations for writing this book
19:06 The pitching process
21:53 The structure of the book
23:30 Choosing what to leave out
28:05 Range of writing topics and side hustles
30:42 The social dynamics of pubs
32:52 Writing popular geography vs academic
34:49 Research methods and tools
36:53 The importance of readability in writing
37:21 Love of Scrivener
40:35 Repurposing cut content
42:41 Australian pubs?
43:20 On being an expert in ‘pubs’
45:40 Future projects
48:31 Philip’s writing tip
52:17 Final thoughts

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We’ve all been to a pub. They’re places to meet friends, meet lovers, to celebrate, commiserate and even do weekly trivia. But do you REALLY know pubs? This is the question author Philip Howell poses and attempts to answer in his latest book, the aptly named Pub. Philip joins us to discuss the inspiration for this book, the pitching process, researching topics and his overwhelming love of one particular app!

00:00 Welcome
05:12 Writing tip: Night-time whiteboards
07:49 WIN!: The Butterfly Thief by Walter Marsh
10:09 Word of the week: ‘Vexillology’
12:10 Writer in residence: Philip Howell
12:55 Describing ‘Pub’ as a concept and book
14:00 History vs Geography in this book
15:33 Inspirations for writing this book
19:06 The pitching process
21:53 The structure of the book
23:30 Choosing what to leave out
28:05 Range of writing topics and side hustles
30:42 The social dynamics of pubs
32:52 Writing popular geography vs academic
34:49 Research methods and tools
36:53 The importance of readability in writing
37:21 Love of Scrivener
40:35 Repurposing cut content
42:41 Australian pubs?
43:20 On being an expert in ‘pubs’
45:40 Future projects
48:31 Philip’s writing tip
52:17 Final thoughts

Read the show notes

Connect with Valerie and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook
Visit WritersCentre.com.au | ValerieKhoo.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  continue reading

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