Something very different on the podcast this week. I spoke to Dave Dawson who with his dad, under the guise of Dave and Derek Philpott, has been writing funny letters to pop stars about their lyrics. Their first book, Dear Mr. Kershaw, became a cult hit and the follow-up Dear Mr. Pop Star was released by Unbound Publishing to more acclaim. And now they return with a Punk edition, Grammar Free in the UK, which is raising money for the charity Crisis. A few writing tips on building a community of readers, crowdfunding and such, but mostly this is a good laugh about 80s music and punk…
- Get a copy of Grammar Free in the UK here: https://grammarfreeintheuk.bandcamp.com/
- Here’s the new edition of Dear Mr Pop Star:
- https://amzn.to/3HBAwFe Amazon Worldwide
- https://amzn.to/406zmc0 Amazon UK
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