In this episode of the Indie Writers Club podcast, James Blatch and Cara Claire discuss the transition of Cara's writing project, 'The Chatterley Affair', into the marketing phase. And delve into a detailed critique of the film adaptation of 'Hamlet', comparing it to the original book.

The conversation highlights the importance of character development, emotional engagement, and the role of directors and authors in film adaptations, culminating in a discussion about audience reactions and the overall impact of the film.

USEFUL LINKS:

Hamnet 5 Star Review from The i: https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/sobbed-through-hamnet-gut-wrenching-4104154 ($)

I Hated Hamnet (Review) also from The i: https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/i-hated-hamnet-4167808 ($)

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In this third-to-last episode of the IWC Podcast, we will look at the Anthropic (Claude AI) settlement on offer to some authors. We'll explain what needs to happen by you if your name is on the official list and what your options are.

This is the link I refer to in the show:

https://www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/ - this is the only official settlement website.

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In this episode of the Indie Writers Club, Cara talks us through her launch strategy for a standalone book (a Chatterly retelling with vampires and spice!).

This is one of the toughest challenges for indies. Our process generally relies on series and readthrough, but with the many options emerging for exploiting your book (translations, special editions etc) might this be a future strategy we can all follow?

**** WARNING - NSFW - WE DO DISCUSS SPICE SCENES ****

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