Audible brings your wildest adventures to life, delivering heart-pounding thrills at the touch

of a button.

Take Richard Osmond's The Thursday Murder Club, where four retirees turned amateur sleuths

solve crimes in the most unexpected ways, brilliantly performed by Leslie Manville.

Ready to unleash your adventure aside, from pulse racing suspense to epic quests, from supernatural

chills to far-off romances, every story comes alive through world-class narration.

Explore exclusive audible originals, chart-topping new releases, and unforgettable bestsellers

that transport you from the very first word, because the next great

adventure is just a listener way.

Start your free 30-day trial at audible.com slash Wondery UK.

That's audible.com slash Wondery UK. Hello and welcome to The Upgrade, the podcast from the team of LifeHacker, where we help you improve your life one week at a time.

I'm Alice Bradley, editor-in-chief of LifeHacker.

And I'm Jordan Calhoun, LifeHacker's deputy editor. And today we are learning how to write a novel

in one month. Or a memoir, or a biography, or a screenplay, whatever kind of book you want to write.

A collection of haiku. And teaching us just how to do it is writer Grant Faulkner. Don't wait until

your life has perfect conditions to write a novel because it likely won't ever be perfect

for writing a novel. So you have to seize the moment and write in imperfect conditions because

those are the conditions we really live in. Grant is the executive director of National

Novel Writing Month,

also known as Nano Rhymo,

a program and organization dedicated to helping writers find their voices

through structure and community.

...