First Graft Podcast
Join writer Heidi James as she chats with a special guest to explore the creative process from scratch. From the first idea, the first marks on the blank page, wrong turns, successes, making a mess and completing the first draft. Listen to conversations about craft, the creative process, fear, procrastination and the hard graft behind the artwork we love.
Podcasting since 2018 • 30 episodes
First Graft Podcast
Latest Episodes
First Graft with Adelle Stripe
In this episode Adelle Stripe and I talk about her writing process, living with another writer, working through self-doubt and the punk rock gardening club. We also give a shout out to 3:AM, Andrew Gallix, Ben Myers and Lee Rourke. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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42:53
First Graft with Naomi Booth
In this episode I talk with Naomi Booth about how place sparks inspiration, enmeshment, resistance to and the demands of the creative impulse and how vital it is to decolonise our minds from patriarchal capitalism if we are to create.Nao...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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40:07
First Graft with Cauvery Madhavan
In this episode I talk to Cauvery about self doubt, claiming your voice, and the importance of naming in finding your characters. Born in India, Cauvery Madhavan moved to Ireland 38 years ago and has been in love with the country ev...
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53:15
First Graft with Annabel Dover
In this episode I talk to Annabel about her painting, writing in fragments, the value of small things and writing with and through depression.Through a variety of media including painting, photography, video, cyanotype, and drawing. Anna...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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42:33
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