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Conversations about writing with Dr Rachel Knightley and Emily Inkpen

Join us on The Writers' Gym Podcast for conversations about the process of writing with experienced authors Rachel Knightley and Emily Inkpen. Alongside Chris Gregory of the spoken-word production company Alternative Stories, Rachel and Emily pick a different topic each week and discuss their experiences and share writing advice. As well as interesting and entertaining discussions, Rachel offers a weekly writing challenge based on our topic at the end of each episode of the podcast.

Find out more about Rachel and her work here

https://www.rachelknightley.com/the-writers-gym/

For more about Emily and her writing go to

https://www.emilyinkpen.com/

and for Chris and Alternative Stories go to

https://alternativestories.com/

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Writing that makes a difference: Green Ink Sponsored Write for Macmillan Cancer Support

Dr Rachel Knightley begins the lead-up to this year’s Green Ink Sponsored Write.

Help your writing community help Macmillan Cancer Support at: https://www.justgiving.com/page/somewhere-thats-green

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Writing that makes a difference: Green Ink Sponsored Write for Macmillan Cancer Support

Dr Rachel Knightley begins the lead-up to this year’s Green Ink Sponsored Write.

Help your writing community help Macmillan Cancer Support at: https://www.justgiving.com/page/somewhere-thats-green