Diagonal Walking

Following an invitation to record a live interview on a BBC local radio station, Nick thought it might be fun to share thoughts before, during and after the actual event.

The book now has a publication date, but thoughts of a finish line prove to be a mirage. There's a few more laps to go in this race yet!

Production of the book is now in full swing, but it's not all straight-forward. There's been some pluses and minuses to the process lately, which Nick shares on this short update podcast.

The book has gone off to the publisher! It wasn't all a walk in the park however, as Nick explains during this, er, walk in the park.

Still walking along the Thames, in this podcast Nick concludes his update on progress with the book, with a particular focus on the agonises of deciding the best publishing option. The good news is he's made a call, and shares the reasoning around it here.

Nick's head's been down knocking the book of the walk into shape. In this podcast, he brings listeners up to date on all the various processes involved in the writing and editing of the manuscript, as well as some of the feelings and frustrations involved. A must for any aspiring writer - or for anyone interested in the Diagonal Walking project.

In this podcast Nick Corble brings listeners up to date with developments with the book and the hunt for a publisher. There's also a special offer for regular listeners on his new novel, so it's worth a listen.

In this interview with his wife Annette, conducted on the sea wall overlooking the final steps of the walk, Nick is asked about his highs and lows of the trek and answers the big question: will there be a Diagonal Walking II?

Recorded on the road (or footpath), Nick ruminates about the walk during its final day, completing his diagonal coast to coast trek, but starting a whole new process of writing the experience up, getting published and then promoting the book. It's the end of one phase of the project, but the beginning of the next ...

At the end of a second day's diagonal walking, Nick and Sue discuss how different their second day's walking was from their first ... and an encounter with that rarest of things, clever sheep!

In this interview with Diagonal Walker Sue, Nick discusses fruit, pet graves and Willy Wonka, amongst other things. This is part one of the interview with Sue, there's another one to follow.

In this podcast, Nick interviews Martin Chandler, part of a group of people in Highams Park between Walthamstow and Chingford in East London, who've come together to revive their local community. It's early days, but their's is a success story in the making and maybe has lessons for all of us. More power to their elbow!

In a break from recent chats with people met along his diagonal walk, Nick Corble takes a moment to consider how the trek is going and, with the end beginning to loom onto the horizon, shares some thoughts on getting the resulting book published.

In another podcast featuring people met on his diagonal walk through England, Nick chats with the couple who now live in a house in Milton Keynes he helped build over 30 years ago. What attracted them to the town, and how do they feel about living there?

In the latest of conversations Nick Corble has been recording on his Diagonal Walk through England on the eve of Brexit, this podcast covers the thoughts of three young women aged from 17 to 19 Nick met on a towpath outside Hinckley in Leicestershire. Some of what they have to say is quite surprising!

In the latest of my Diagonal Walkers series of podcasts I chat with Linda and Dave. Not much older than me, Linda was born and grew up in Stoke and here she describes the changes she's seen over the city in that time. From being born into absolute poverty to concerns over too much commercialism, Linda provides an interesting insight into changes over the past few decades.

In the second of these podcasts with Diagonal Walkers - chats with people who 'walk with me' in person, or people I meet when diagonal walking - I discuss stile surfing and taking the leap of faith with Annette, Ed and Lydia. Find out what it feels like to be a diagonal walker from those who've done it ...

Up until now, these podcasts have mainly been me rattling away. In what I hope will become a trend, I'm shifting the emphasis towards people I walk with and meet along the way - fellow Diagonal Walkers. In this podcast, I chat with the award-winning playwright Simon Corble, who also happens to be a cousin. We'd walked about 7 miles out of ten by this stage and stopped to chat in a pub, having had a pint or two ...

In this podcast extra, Nick explains the different types of encounter he has when on the road, and especially highlights the close encounter of the Scouse kind. No Scousers were hurt in the making of this podcast, and Nick hopes it is heard in the same spirit it was recorded i.e. as a bit of fun. Enjoy! And keep diagonal! More on www.diagonalwalking.co.uk

On the road at last! Nick reports back from the first two days of walking from a hotel room somewhere in Liverpool, where he has two very important appointments to keep. More on www.diagonalwalking.co.uk

Enough mucking about, it's time to get walking! In this podcast Nick brings us up to date with developments with the website, how the 'Walk With Me' idea (both virtually and in person) is shaping up, and finally, the decision to actually get going, and the whirlwind that has unleashed. There's more on the website: www.diagonalwalking.co.uk

A lot's been happening behind the scenes as Nick gets closer to the start of the walk. In this episode, amongst other things, Nick talks about planning the route, getting some traction on his various social media accounts, and the mysteries of SEO. www.diagonalwalking.co.uk

So much for the theory behind Diagonal Walking, in this episode, author Nick Corble describes some of the behind the scenes work taking place to bring it into life. Once again, he is joined by Ben Wheeler who questions him on what he's been up to, where he's got to and when he hopes to actually get going. www.diagonalwalking.co.uk

In the second of these podcasts, writer Nick Corble is again joined by Ben Wheeler to discuss 'Walk With Me' - Nick's call to action for anyone interested in walking or in travel writing to get involved with the Diagonal Walking project. Nick describes the various channels he has set up, to make it easy for anyone to follow him along his journey slicing through the heart of England on a brand new long distance walk. Listen to hear how you can get involved, or visit www.diagonalwalking.co.uk to learn more.

In this first podcast, author Nick Corble chats with Ben Wheeler about what Diagonal Walking is all about and the inspiration behind the project. In it he describes how he plans to walk through the heart of England and to write a book about his experiences. He also discusses how others can get involved, both virtually and physically, and follow every step of the way in the writing of a travel book. Walk with Nick as he prepares, researches, walks, writes, edits and goes about publishing his book. Try a bit of Diagonal Walking! Visit www.diagonalwalking.co.uk