Writing Tips, Truths & Lessons Learned, From Top Writers’ Unproduced Work.
Novelists, screenwriters, authors, playwrights, journalists, writer-performers, columnists, poets…
Every writer has a virtual bottom drawer where they keep the bits of writing they never finished, had rejected or can’t quite find a home for – the unfinished novel, the cut scene, the rejected script, sometimes even the childhood essay…
In each episode of The Offcuts Drawer actors perform these pieces and the writer talks to host Laura Shavin about the story behind them, sharing the often surprising twists and turns of their career that led them to where they are today.
More details about the writers, the offcuts and the actors performing them plus full episode transcripts at offcutsdrawer.com
Top Author & Writer Adele Parks shares clips of her writing that never made it to publication, plus some of her earliest literary attempts and and some very surprising NSFW poetry.
CAST: Helen Goldwyn, Emma Clarke, Chris Pavlo and Beth Chalmers.
Adele Parks has published more than twenty novels since her first, Playing Away, appeared in 2000. Her books have sold over five million copies and are translated into dozens of languages, regularly featuring in bestseller lists in the UK. She was recognised with an MBE in 2022 for her contribution to literature. Alongside her fiction, Parks has written for national newspapers and magazines, and she is an ambassador for The Reading Agency, supporting efforts to improve literacy and access to books. Her output includes both romantic comedies and darker psychological thrillers, marking her as one of the most consistent and wide-reaching authors on the contemporary British publishing scene.
For more details about Adele, the offcuts and the actors performing them see the episode show notes:
