Indulgent, navel-gazing, incoherent: It must be Ross Garner's final appearance as host of the Bottle of Red podcast.In this final episode of Series 2, Ross reflects on his time with the show before passing the torch to Justin Lee Anderson and

16 - JJ Whitehead on stand-up comedy and the Free Fringe

Sep 15th, 2016 22m 33s

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe draws comedians from around the world, but has its corporate structure turned artists into the middlemen between venues and punters? In this week's Bottle of Red, funny man Jason John Whitehead explains what drew h

15 - Marketing your writing (and giving it away for free)

Sep 1st, 2016 24m 48s

Sure, you could publish your book and make it rain - but what if that doesn't work? What if you want to try a more nuanced marketing strategy to hook readers, and then make them pay?This week on Bottle of Red, author and writing coach R.E. Va

14 - Coaching wannabe writers with R.E. Vance

Aug 25th, 2016 22m 3s

Want to turn your passion into a book? Or have a story you're desperate to tell? Then author and writing coach R.E. Vance (Ramy Habib) is your man.This week on Bottle of Red, Justin and Ross have taken the show to G&V in Edinburgh to record o

13 - Is sex still a taboo?

Jul 21st, 2016 26m 40s

No sex please, we're Scottish. This week on Bottle of Red, author Jonathan Whitelaw joins Ross Dickie and Ross Garner to discuss sex in fiction. Does a graphic sex scene have to be erotic? Or do stories suffer because writers shy away from bein

12 - What even is 'good writing'?

Jul 15th, 2016 23m 13s

What makes one piece of writing better than another? How can repeating a single swear word be as effective as an emotional appeal to the heart? In this week's Bottle of Red, Ross G, Ross D and Justin discuss.

11 - What is the value of writing?

Jul 7th, 2016 20m 59s

Bottle of Red has relaunched with a new format! Each week, Ross Garner, Justin Anderson and Ross Dickie will be discussing writing from all angles. Always acute, occasionally obtuse, they're kicking off this second series by answering the quest

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