We’re celebrating our 40th 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 from our comprehensive-ish research. Also this episode - Jenni can’t pronounce ‘Nietzsche’ More "The Good Place" talk DON’T GIVE UP Big up our hero Dr Rangan Chatterjee…

Can we get a drumroll please? ...Has Jenni done it? Is the end in sight? Has Jenni completed NanoWrimo2019?

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

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

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 things National Novel Writing Month? Join Jenni as she talks progress, procrastination and all things writing.

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 productivity and creativity. Looking after and improving your environment is an extension of self-care, and will help you not only avoid procrastination bu…

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 your creativity? Thanks to our sponsor, BadFish - use offer code POW for 10% off Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @POWpodcastUK Email us at: powpodcastuk@gm…

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 about. What would you do if you could do it all again? Would you make different choices? Jen is interested in career changes and how people turn their lives …

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 can develop your characters. You want to make characters that people believe in and care for, so how can you create depth for the personalities that make up…

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 'Percolating', the new phrase the lovely Chris Billingham (from the last episode) started using to brew ideas and mull over stories in his head, and how this has impact…

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 least two awards. This means he is an 'award winning writer', although he doesn't like us saying that at all. He's a fantastically proficient writer, as well as having a pr…

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 finishing our book, so we talk through how writing letters from their characters has given us a push to get into the next phase of novel writing. Will we achieve our…

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 chance to catch up on our thoughts about RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 4 (has Latrice had more chances than Shangela? Did Naomi make the right choice? Who's …

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 talking about one of the things he loves the most...no, not Kylie...Eurovision! Just over half of the competing countries have announced which song will rep…

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 also look at classic plot structures from Well-Storied.com, using Freytag’s Pyramid, the Fichtean Curve and the Hero’s Journey. Also in this episode: · Writing do…

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 challenge is the way to go. Writing challenges give you some space to try something different – looking at perspectives, forms, narration and themes that y…

We’re talking about reading for pleasure versus reading as a task. Following on from Jenni’s 2018 reading challenge against friend-of-the-show-Gemma’s husband Scott, Marc and Jenni discuss how the challenge went, how it affected Jenni’s love of reading and, crucially, WHO WON! If you’re reading with one eye on the total, it really makes a differenc…

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 elf, Marc and Jen either think about what other people would like (Marc) or just write down what they want (Jen). Along the way we ponder the trouble with goats and s…

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 finally had a peek at your writing. If you’ve written a novel, short story or any sort of creative writing, there will be a time where you’re going to have t…

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 50,000 words in November to create a novel? Do you need some help with how to plan your month and stay motivated? We used NaNoWriMo in 2017 with the aim of writing 5…

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. Jenni and Marc discuss unrealistic expectations – not everyone is going to write a best selling book or win an Oscar – and how we impose our standards on other peo…

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 holes? Jan guides us towards better uses of our time and how our minds work. For full show notes visit our website

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 what lengths they'll go to to become the most popular. We chat what we think about it, how it makes us think about our own use of social media (and how lucky we were to grow …

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 after yourself and making time for the self care is a priority, and we talk about how you can start to do that. We talk about what makes us feel good and h…

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 outside Leicester, while we edit, rewrite and work through the beginning of our book, Too Much. Are writing retreats useful? How do you approach them? What’s it like re-readin…

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 episode! We talk about the bust up at the reunion, Aquaria's well deserved win, whether the reveals were actually worth it, our dream Drag Parliament, our op…

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 discussion about Horcruxes wherever we can. Jenni has a massive problem in developing plots on her own, but finds the process easier when writing with Marc. …

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 that you are writing about, while drinking prosecco and gradually becoming more random (and slightly slurred). How can you approach character development? …

Welcome to another special BONUS episode of the Procrastinate or Write Podcast! In this cheeky little extra chat, we talk about the weekend's Eurovision highlights. Find out who we loved, what the UK judges thought and the mysterious meaning behind Marc's Eurovision costume. It's all here! Look out for our next full episode, hitting your devices so…

This podcast features a wonderful interview with Esther Fairfax and Jenifer Klepfer - Esther Fairfax is the daughter of Lotte Berk, the creator of the Lotte Berk Technique, also known as ‘slutty yoga’ (although we found out after we recorded this that Esther hates that term!). Esther wrote an autobiography about her mother and her upbringing, and J…

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Procrastinate or Write Podcast! Ok, ok, we know, we know...ALL STARS 3 finished ages ago now...but we thought we'd share this nugget of audible wonderment, that we recorded ages ago, as a cute little bonus. You're welcome. DRAG RACE SPOILER WARNINGS! Look out for our next full episode, hitting your devices …

In this episode, Jenni tries to give up her phone. Not only that, but we talk about the books we've been enjoying recently, we share some terrible book puns and Marc talks about his experience of Hamilton. We talk, How To Break Up With Your Phone and if it works, as Jenni talks about Catherine Price's guide to giving up the evil technology and how …

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Procrastinate or Write Podcast! Join Jenni and Marc at a cheeky kiki about Ru Paul's Drag Race and the first episode of Season 10! SPOILER WARNING! We're so excited about the finale of All Stars 3 that we couldn't wait to have a chat about Ru Paul's Drag Race Season 10 queens and pick out our favourites. Wh…

Welcome to the 12th episode of the Procrastinate or Write Podcast! Join Jenni and Marc in the same room - wowzers - as we talk about the tips and tricks to overcome writers block. Your whole life will be sorted and you will never suffer from writer's block again as a result of this podcast* What is writer's block? What's the definition of writer's …

In this episode we speak to first time published author and lovely lady, Negeen Papehn on the release of her book Forbidden by Faith. Jen speaks to Negeen via the wonder of the internet in our first INTERNATIONAL interview! Woohoo! We find out Negeen’s writing process, how she deals with procrastination and writer’s block and her journey to publica…

That's right! It's our best bits! To celebrate our tenth episode...it's our bestest bits! Thanks for joining us on our journey so far, it’s been lovely having you with us. Since we’ve been podcasting, we have over 40,000 words in our book! Not only is this episode cram packed with our (and yours, thank you to those that sent us suggestions) favouri…

Hello! It's us, Jenni and Marc! We've been friends for year...join us on our writing journey! Our 9th episode of Procrastinate or Write includes a jolly discussion on what procrastination is and ways to perceive it, to help you stop doing it! We examine a TedX Talk...but does this teach us how to stop procrastination? We chat about how Woebot can s…

We are Jenni and Marc, we have been friends for years and we’re writing a book…join us on our journey…It’s Christmas time, there’s no need to be afraid…we’re here! This episode includes: - Our very special guest (and friend of the show), Gemma Powell! We discuss motivational techniques used in schools, managing your time, the importance of a digita…

Welcome to Procrastinate or Write! Its our survey episode! A few weeks back, you may recall taking part in our survey about the things that make YOU procrastinate and what you do to stop...well here are the results...and that's not all...this is the very first time, in POWpodcastUK history, that an episode has been recorded with Jenni and Marc bein…

In this episode, we have a very special guest interview with BBC radio and Listening Project producer, Linda Walker. We also have some of your listener questions and we talk about every writer’s favourite month of the year (or not), NaNoWriMo and its dilemma that can steer us for quantity over quality. Other chats includes RuPaul’s Drag Race and th…

Join in our discussion on the opening lines of our favourite books. Our 5th “Procrastinate Or Write” episode includes our chat about about whether the openings lines really matter? Do they set the tone for the whole book, or are they just there to grab our attention as a reader? Has an opening line ever put you off reading a book? We also learn abo…

In our 4th instalment of “Procrastinate Or Write” we interview the wonderful Mandy Clark, self-published author of “Mud and Marriage”. We also answer our first listener question! We talk about progress reports, free writing and book themes. We discuss the use of “said” in a book and other important topics, such as which reality shows would our char…

Here’s the latest update on Jenni and Marc’s writing adventure. Join us. In this episode we discuss: Writing to conquer phobias, What we’ve been reading and Resources online to support writers. We explore another character of ours, Niamh (and compare her to Italian biscuits) and we play a game to help get to know our characters! If you like listeni…

We are Jenni and Marc. We have been friends for years. We’re writing a book…and we finally got round to publishing our second podcast. This episode’s discussions include: - We delve into one of our characters, Ben. - How do other writers, write? - What things are inspiring us, right now? We’d like to apologise for the little crackly bits throughout…

We are Jenni and Marc. We have been friends for years. We’re writing a book. In this episode, we explain a little bit about our writing project and why we’re doing this podcast...but we’re not writing enough…WHY? POW stands for Procrastinate or Write. We share ideas on how to avoid procrastination… we also have a good catch up about all those thing…