Always Take Notes: Advice from some of the world’s greatest writers

Bestselling and award-winning authors share the secrets to their success, and the hard lessons they have learnt along the way.

As longtime listeners of the show will know, we published “Always Take Notes: Advice From some of the World's Greatest Writers” in 2023. We're pleased to say that we have now put together a new and updated edition of the book. Alongside all the great guests we quoted in the first edition, the update includes new material from Harlan Coben, Victoria Hislop, Lee Child, Megan Nolan, Jhumpa Lahiri, Philippa Gregory, Jo Nesbø, Paul Theroux, Hisham Matar and Bettany Hughes.

More than 100 previous guests on the podcast answer questions including: Where do the best ideas come from? How do you stay motivated? What does it take to become a published author? And how do you actually make money from your writing?

The result is a compendium of frank and frequently entertaining guidance for living a creative life.