podcasts – The Joined Up Writing Podcast: Recent Episodes
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It’s episode 233 with Chris McDonald aka Chris Frost talking about his dark Christmas Cracker, The Killer’s Christmas List, plus his writing journey, path to publication and an inspiring story behind the book that saved his life.
Chris grew up in Northern Ireland before settling in Manchester via Lancaster and London. He is the author the Erika Piper series, the Stonebridge Mysteries and Little Ghost. And, under his pen name, Chris Frost he’s the author of the festive bestselling crime book – The Killer’s Christmas List, which is out everywhere right now.
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In this episode of The Joined Up Writing Podcast, Wayne chats with Nikki Moore, author of commercial women’s fiction and romantic comedies, who also writes as Ella Allbright. Nikki shares her journey of juggling a busy career in HR with a decade-long writing career. She discusses her hit novel The Last Charm, an emotional, Dorset-set love story inspired by personal loss. Nikki opens up about processing grief through writing and how storytelling serves as an uplifting escape for her readers.
They dive into the evolution of the publishing world over the past 14 years, emphasizing transparency and the rise of indie publishing. Nikki reflects on her experiences with traditional publishing, the challenges of securing an agent, and why balancing creativity with business strategy is key. She highlights the importance of competitions and critique groups for emerging writers, offering practical advice for building confidence and refining your craft.
Nikki also addresses the industry’s focus on debut authors and the rise of celebrity books, advocating for more equitable support across the board. With candid anecdotes and actionable insights, this episode is packed with encouragement for writers at all stages of their journey.
Nikki is A self-confessed reading addict, with an HR day job to keep her busy alongside writing. She’s the author of the popular #LoveLondon series, attracting four and five star reviews on Amazon. A number of the novellas featured in the Top 100 short story charts on Kobo and the Top 20 in the Amazon UK bestsellers Holiday chart. As Ella Albright she writes commercial women’s fiction set in her beautiful home county of Dorset, the most successful of which is The Last Charm which is out everywhere now.
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Highlights:
- The Last Charm: A novel of love, loss, and hope inspired by Nikki’s grief journey.
- Writing Tips: Why competitions and critique groups are invaluable for aspiring authors.
- Industry Insights: The challenges of publishing today and the opportunities in indie and hybrid models.
- Personal Reflections: Balancing creative passion with strategic career decisions.
Tune in for an honest, inspiring conversation about the highs and lows of being a writer in today’s ever-changing literary landscape.
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It’s episode 231 with Neil J Hart, an excellent Sci-Fi, Fantasy-Horror author, writing gorgeous-looking books for young people. We talk about how Neil went from being a reluctant reader to a story-obsessed writer, how his visual imagination plays into his work and of course, we’ll hear which book saved his life.
Neil grew up in Surrey, England and spent most of his childhood dancing and acting, learning musical instruments, building vast Lego cities and domino rallies, creating board games and secret societies. He eventually found writing and in 2021, his quirky young adult fantasy novel The Last Scarecrow won for Horror at the Wattpad Awards and his latest book, Sadie Madison and the Boy in the Crimson Scarf also won in 2022 for Fantasy. That book is released everywhere on December 3rd and you can pre-order it right now.
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It’s episode 230 with Dan Howarth who writes dark and gritty books, often based in the North of England. Dan and I had a really fun and interesting chat focusing on Dan’s latest book, Last Night of Freedom and we take a deep dive into the problems with Traditional publishing and why Indie publishing seems to be going from strength to strength. We’ll also get to hear about the book that saved Dan’s life.
Dan is a writer from the North of England, a place that he says drenches his fiction. He’s the author of Dark Missives, a collection of short horror fiction as well as Territory, a novella set in the snowbound wilds of Finland.
His stories have featured in numerous publications both online and in print, including being featured on The Other Stories podcast where they have been downloaded over 100,000 times as well as appearing in Weird Horror #5 from Undertow Publications. His latest novel is Last Night of Freedom, a great book I’ve described as Dead Man’s Shoes meets Deliverance and that is out right now, so make sure you grab a copy on ebook, paperback or audio.
Check out Dan’s website here and follow him on Twitter here.
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It’s episode 229 and a chat recorded in front of a live audience with with Laura Pearson, number one best-selling author of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont and her latest book, The Beforelife of Eliza Valentine, which is excellent. Laura and I chatted about the magic of reading and took a deep dive on the many stages involved in writing and editing a book as well as discovering the book that saved her life.
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It’s episode 228 with Steven Kedie, author of Running and Jumping, a novel about a bitter sporting rivalry. We chat about the marathon-like qualities of writing, Steven’s journey to publication and which book saved his life.
Steven is a writer who was born and raised in Manchester, where he still lives with his wife and their two sons. A man of simple pleasures, his great loves are sport, music, writing and books. He is the co-founder of the music website eightalbums.co.uk – a site where people write about albums that are important to them and why. His novel, Running and Jumping, about the rivalry between two athletes, set across eight years and three Olympic Games, is out now.
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It’s episode 227 with Edward Carey, funny and inspirational playwright and artist turned author of loads of unique and original novels, including his latest, Edith Holler. Edward is full of fascinating insights and advice
Edward is is a writer and illustrator who was born in North Walsham, Norfolk, England. He’s written plays for the National Theatre of Romania and the Vilnius Small State Theatre, Lithuania. In England his plays and adaptations have been performed at the Young Vic Studio, the Battersea Arts Centre, and the Royal Opera House Studio. He is the author of the novels Observatory Mansions and Alva and Irva: the Twins Who Saved a City, as well as the YA Iremonger Trilogy and his previous novel, The Swallowed Man. His latest book, Edith Holler is out everywhere right now.
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It’s episode 226 with Jeff Young, a writer with experience in stage, screen and radio and also memoir, with his second book, Wild Twin, which we chat about today. It’s a brilliant chat with loads of advice and insight from Jeff’s long career, talking about class barriers in the industry, the power of memory and why you should always carry a hipflask in your knickers.
Jeff is a writer for screen, stage and radio. As you’ll hear, he’s written plays, radio dramas, documentary and memoir, with his first book, Ghost Town. A former senior lecturer in Creative Writing at Liverpool John Moores University, Jeff lives in Liverpool and his latest book Wild Twin: Dream maps of a lost soul and drifter is out right now, everywhere you find books.
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It’s episode 225 which has a lovely interview with Jamie West, author of the theatre themed Bertie Carroll Mysteries. We got to chat about the similarities between the life of an actor and a writer, which means dealing with lots of rejection and striving for that lucky break
Jamie is the West End’s resident murder mystery author. He has worked backstage on countless shows in London’s West End, including The Book of Mormon, Miss Saigon, Kinky Boots, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Dear Evan Hansen and Hamilton. As you’ll hear, a love for theatre history and a good murder mystery is what inspired his Bertie Carroll series, set in 1930s theatre-land. His first novel, Death on the Pier, was published in October 2022, going on to become an Amazon Best Seller and Chat Magazine’s Book of the Month. Murder at the Matinee, the second in the series, is out everywhere right now.
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It’s episode 224 where I’ll be chatting to crime writer, Angela C Nurse, talking about her gritty Scottish private detective series, her thoughts on the publishing industry in general and why she thinks Crime Fiction is such a powerful genre when it comes to studying people and behaviour.
We also discover the book that saved her life and hear her tips for aspiring writers out there.
Born in the Kingdom of Fife, Angela spent her teenage years in Penzance before returning to Scotland. She has had a varied career from Nursery Nurse to Bank Manager before becoming a full-time writer.
Her brilliant Rowan McFarlane Mysteries are set within the fictional town of Cuddieford, which lies somewhere between Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy. And those books are out right now, so go and check them out.
Find all of Angela’s’s links at her website here.
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It’s episode 223 with the funny and inspiring Milly Johnson talking about her long writing journey, including writing greetings cards and being told she sounded too northern, before eventually finding huge success as an award winning, multi-million copy selling RomCom author. We also discover the book that saved her life.
Milly Johnson is a British author of romantic fiction. She has written 21 bestselling novels with over three million sales worldwide, one book of poetry, and five novellas. She was nominated for the Melissa Nathan Award for Romantic comedy in 2012, was a two-time winner of the RoNA Award for Comedy Romance in 2014 and 2016, and was also a winner of Channel 4’s Come Dine With Me – Barnsley edition. She was honoured with the Romantic Novelist Association’s Outstanding Achievement Award in 2020. She is also an after-dinner speaker, poet, professional joke writer, short story writer and newspaper columnist. Her latest book is The Happiest Ever After which is out everywhere right now.
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It’s episode 222 with inspirational commercial fiction writer, Liz Fenwick talking about her Cornish novels, methods of research, her writing process and her advice for those of us struggling along the way.
Liz Fenwick is writer of commercial fiction, living in Cornwall, England. Her books have been translated into 15 languages.
She has published nine novels and two novellas taking her inspiration from Cornwall’s history and landscape and in 2017 was named “the queen of the contemporary Cornish novel” by The Guardian.
Her debut novel,The Cornish House, was first published in 2012 and her latest book and ninth novel, The Secret Shore, is out everywhere right now.
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It’s episode 221 with publishing PR legend, Alison Barrow who is PR Director at Penguin Random House and has been involved in some of the most well known campaigns around, including SJ Watson’s Before I Go To Sleep and more recently Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. She has loads of inspirational and practical advice for writers on what publishers are looking for and how you can make you and your book as marketable as possible.
Alison is an award- winning book publicist with experience launching writing careers, managing major figures and creating global brands. She’s worked on some of the biggest bestselling campaigns of the past 20 years including, Before I Go To Sleep, Lessons In Chemistry and The Girl on The Train. She’s currently a PR Director at Penguin Random House.
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It’s episode 220 and it’s with psychological thriller writer, Helen Cooper who I interviewed in front of a live audience at Leicester’s Central Library. It was the first Joined Up Live and I got to chat to Helen about her latest gripping book, My Darling Boy, as well as how she became a writer, what makes a great psychological thriller, why perseverance is everything and of course we will get to hear about the Book That Saved Her Life.
Helen Cooper is a writer of psychological thrillers living in Leicester, UK.
She has taught English and Academic Writing in both Further and Higher Education and was Head of Learning Enhancement at the University of Birmingham. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Nottingham Trent University and has been published in Woman, Writers’ Forum, Mslexia, the Lincolnshire Echo, Derbyshire Life, and on the Crime Readers’ Association website. She was shortlisted for the Bath Short Story Prize in 2014 and came third in the Leicester Writes Short Story Prize in 2018.
Her novels include The Downstairs Neighbour, The Other Guest, The Couple In The Photo and now, her latest book, My Darling Boy.
She is currently president of Leicester Writers’ Club. She lives in Leicester with her new husband and cat.
Find all of Helen’s links on her website here.
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It’s episode 219 with Merle Nyegate, TV screenwriter and novelist, returning to talk about her new espionage novel – Honour Among Spies. We talk about theme, structure and writing a sequel.
Merle is a screenwriter, script editor, screenwriting lecturer and novelist; she’s worked on BAFTA winning TV, New York Festival audio drama and written original sitcoms. She previously she worked for BBC Comedy Commissioning as well as writing and script editing across multiple genres. Merle’s first novel, The Righteous Spy won the Little Brown/UEA Crime Fiction Award and is now followed up with the excellent Honour Among Spies, which I’ve read and loved. That’s out right now.
Find out more on Merle’s website here and follow her on Twitter @MerleNygate.
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It’s episode 218 with the fascinating Manda Scott, talking about her new Thrutopian novel, Any Human Power, why she wanted to take a different path between dystopia and utopia, how she literally felt a calling to write this book and that all important step of trying to find your voice. We do all that and still find time to talk about the Book That Saved Her Life.
Born in Scotland, Manda was once a veterinary surgeon and is now a novelist, smallholder, contemporary shamanic trainer and host of the international chart-topping Accidental Gods podcast. Best known for the Boudica: Dreaming series, she’s been shortlisted for the Orange Prize, the Edgar and the Saltire Award, and won the McIlvanney Prize. With her wife, Faith Tilleray, she is co-creator of the Thrutopia Masterclass. Her new novel, Any Human Power is a Thrutopian political thriller woven through with Boudica-style dreaming: a new mythos for a new reality. It’s out everywhere right now.
Find all Manda’s links at her website here.
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It’s episode 217 with Samuel Burr, ex-TV executive turned author with his debut book, The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers. This is a lovely chat covering Samuel’s journey to publication, how his time spent filming in a retirement village inspired his book, pitching tips and, of course, the book that saved his life.
Samuel studied at Westminster Film School and was a freelance TV executive, where he developed and produced loads of popular-factual shows including BBC Four’s Make: Craft Britain, and the BAFTA-nominated Secret Life of 4-Year-Olds. Samuel’s writing was shortlisted for Penguin’s WriteNow scheme and in 2021 he graduated from the Faber Academy. He lives in London with his partner Tom and their cat Muriel. And his debut novel, The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers is out everywhere right now.
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It’s episode 216 with Matt Ottley, writer, artist, musician and all round polymath, talking about the incredible book, film and music for his project The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness. Matt is a fascinating guest and we talk about how his previous mental health issues, art, Synaethesia and music feed into his work, why he believes ‘good enough’ is rarely good enough and we’ll find out about the Books That Saved His Life.
Matt is a multi-modal artist working across the fields of visual arts, music and literature. He is an award-winning picture book writer and illustrator, with 25 picture books published and one of Australia’s most popular children’s authors. His book and musical work for young adults, Requiem for a Beast was awarded the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Picture Book of the Year in 2008, and the Queensland Premier’s Award for Young Adult Literature in the same year. His latest multi-modal project is The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness and that will be out on May 16th.
Find all of Matt’s links and info over on his website here.
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It’s episode 215 with best-selling psychological suspense author, AJ Campbell joining me to chat about her latest book, why and how she has taken both the indie route, as well as releasing books with a traditional publisher, and we’ll also discover the Book That Saved Her Life.
AJ is an Amazon bestselling author of six psychological suspense novels and promises stories full of twists, turns and torment. Her fourth book The Phone Call was released in July 2022, and it topped the Amazon charts for several months. It was shortlisted for the Adult Prize for Fiction at the Selfie Book Awards 2023. Her latest book, released by Bookouture, is called My Perfect Marriage and is out everywhere right now.
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It’s episode 214 with Sandie Jones, freelance author and now best-selling author, about her writing journey, interviewing famous people, and the desire to prove her doubters wrong. All that and of course, we’ll find out about the Book That Saved Her Life.
Sandie is the author of The Blame Game, The Guilt Trip, The Half Sister, The First Mistake and The Other Woman which is a Reese Witherspoon Bookclub Pick and New York Times bestseller. Her books have featured in Entertainment Weekly, Good Morning America, Good Housekeeping, Prima and more. She lives in London with her husband and three children. Her latest novel, The Trade Off is out right now.
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It’s episode 213, a solo episode with W.A. Kelly, taking you behind-the -scenes of the making of my audiobook and giving a special preview of the audio version of my crime thriller, Safe Hands. A few of you have asked for more information, especially as I independently released the book and have narrated the audiobook myself – and I also wanted to give Joined Up listeners a chance to hear the first couple of chapters for free, right here in this episode. If you listen to the end and like what you hear, stay tuned for a surprise listener exclusive offer.
W.A. Kelly is an author, filmmaker and musician. He wrote and directed the award-winning short film, INKLING and produced the feature-length documentary, No Fare: The Sian Green Story. Since 2014, he has hosted The Joined Up Writing Podcast and in November 2023, his debut crime novel Safe Hands, was released. He is currently working on the sequel, due out in late 2024.
Safe Hands is available in paperback, on Kindle and now as an Audible-exclusive audiobook.
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It’s episode 212 with Laura Pearson, number one best-selling author of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont and several other novels dealing with life, love and loss, including the new paperback release of a book called Missing Pieces, which I read and loved. I chatted to Laura about the joys of procrastination, or ‘thinking time’, as we like to call it, reading outside your genre and the journey to her current success, which has involved lots of perseverance and keeping the words and stories flowing throughout. It’s a fun conversation that I know you’ll love.
Laura is the author of multiple novels, including The Last List of Mabel Beaumont which was a Kindle number one bestseller in the UK and a top ten bestseller in the US. Laura lives in Leicestershire, England, with her husband, their two children, and a cat who likes to lie on her keyboard while she tries to write and her latest release is the paperback version of Missing Pieces, which you can find everywhere right now.
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It’s episode 211 with Swedish crime writer, Tove Alsterdal talking about the new English language release of the latest in her High Coast series – Deep Harbour. We talk Nordic Noir, not being afraid to write shit and the power of just finishing a draft.
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It’s episode 210 with Ben Bruce an Indie author of the popcorn thriller series based around a team called The Regulators. We talk about the UK Crime Book Club, being natural and organic, networking the right way, finding a story and as always we’ll hear about the book that saved Ben’s life.
Like me, Ben grewup in a small town in the middle of the UK. After working in TV and learning his craft in screenwriting, Ben created his Regulators series of books, with the third book due out in the series very soon and another standalone on the way too. Ben is also one of the folks behind the brilliant UK Crime Book Club on Facebook and it’s famous online quiz.
Check out Ben’s website here. Buy his books here.
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It’s episode 209 with Charlotte Duckworth, who also writes as Charlotte Rixon, working in both psychological thrillers and book club fiction genres. I reached out to Charlotte initially because of a post she wrote about the struggle of being a full time writer, so we get to talk about that but also Charlotte’s work, her journey to publication, how she prioritizes her writing time and, of course we’ll discover which book saved her life.
Charlotte is the USA Today bestselling author of The Rival, Unfollow Me, The Perfect Father and The Sanctuary. Her fifth psychological suspense, The Wrong Mother, was published by Quercus in early 2023. She started her career working as an interiors and lifestyle journalist, writing for a wide range of consumer magazines and websites and, under the pen name Charlotte Rixon, she also writes contemporary bookclub fiction. Her latest release is the paperback of The One That Got Away by Charlotte Rixon, which is out right now.
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It’s episode 208 with mystery writer, Mark Stevens on his latest novel, The Fireballer, which is a departure from his usual fare, his long writing career, making your readers care and, of course the book that saved his life.
The son of two librarians, Mark was raised in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and has worked as a reporter, as a national television news producer and in public relations. He’s the author of The Allison Coil Mystery Series including Buried by the Roan, Trapline and Lake of Fire, which were all finalists for the Colorado Book Award, which he won with Trapline.
Mark hosts a regular podcast for Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and his new book, The Fireballer is out right now.
Find all Mark’s links on his website here.
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It’s episode 207 with Richard D Bailey, fraud examiner turned FBI whistleblower and now author with his new non-fiction book, Pirate Cove: AN INSIDER’S ACCOUNT OF THE INFAMOUS SOUTHPORT LANE SCANDAL. We chat about how Richard used Substack to get his story out there and find an audience, his father’s brilliant life advice and of course, the book or books that saved his life.
Richard D. Bailey is a Certified Fraud Examiner. For more than 30 years, he has been providing realistic financial management and corporate development services to distressed public and private manufacturing, service, and distribution companies, but now he’s an author, telling the story of a massive corporate fraud that saw him going undercover for the FBI in his book Pirate Cove: AN INSIDER’S ACCOUNT OF THE INFAMOUS SOUTHPORT LANE SCANDAL.
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It’s episode 206 with Caspar Henderson talking about his fascinating project – The Book of Noises. It’s a fun chat where we cover non-fiction, how the writing writes you about not being afraid to let it go.
CASPAR HENDERSON has been a journalist and an editor: a contributor to BBC Radio 4, Financial Times, Guardian, Nature, New Scientist and openDemocracy. His debut, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings won the Roger Deakin Award of the Society of Authors and the Jerwood Award of the Royal Society of Literature, and was shortlisted for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. A New Map of Wonders, was published in 2017. His latest project – A Book of Noises is out right now.
Find all of Caspar’s links over on his website here.
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It’s episode 205 with Ruth Kelly, journalist, ghost writer and destination thriller author talking to me about her fascinating writing journey, almost becoming a spy and revealing the book that saved her life.
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Ruth is a journalist who has ghosted a string of Sunday Times top ten bestsellers – most recently The Prison Doctor, which sold over 250,000 copies, and The Governor, which went straight in at number one on the Amazon charts and number five in the Sunday Times bestseller list. Now she’s writing destination thrillers, with her latest, The Escape which is out right now.
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It’s episode 204 with S.A. Cosby, a writer I’m a huge fan of from Blacktop Wasteland, through to Razorblade Tears and his latest dark tale, All The Sinners Bleed. It’s a brilliant chat that covers why Shawn loves the noir genre, his inspiring journey to success after years of hardwork and rejection, his tips for writers trying to fit their work around a day job as well as his three choices for The Book That Saved My Life.
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S. A. Cosby is an Anthony Award-winning writer from Southeastern Virginia. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, was a New York Times Notable Book, and was named a best book of the year by NPR, The Guardian, and Library Journal. All that, plus he’s been mentioned as one of Barack Obama’s favourite writers – twice. His latest book, All The Sinners Bleed is our right now and you should definitely give it a read if you like dark crime fiction.
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It’s episode 203 with Julianne Pachico talking about her AI themed novel, Jungle House, dealing with uncertainty, her path to publication and loads of other interesting stuff.
Julianne Pachico was born in 1985 in Cambridge, England and grew up in Cali, Colombia. Her short stories have been published in New Yorker, Granta and the White Review, and she teaches creative writing at UEA. Jungle House is her latest release and third novel and is out everywhere now.
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It’s episode 202 and a unique takeover episode where two of my favourite writer people – Lauren North and Jackie Kabler take the reins and turn the tables to put me in the author hot seat. This was their suggestion and I’m so grateful of them giving up their time to interview me about the release of my book, Safe Hands which is finally out now so you can read it and judge for yourselves if the wait, and all my years of talking about it, have really been worth it. It’s FREE to read for Kindle Unlimited subscribers.
Lauren writes psychological suspense novels that delve into the darker side of relationships and families. She studied psychology before moving to London where she lived and worked for many years. She’s now settled with her family in the Suffolk countryside where her dark imagination never stops wondering what’s the worst thing that could happen in every situation. She also writes Book Club Thrillers under the guise of LC North, including her latest book She Says She’s My Daughter, which is out everywhere now.
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Jackie has had a long and illustrious career in broadcasting and journalism – including a nine year stint on GMTV. She’s worked freelance and for the BBC and Sky and she currently works as a presenter on QVC in the UK. She’s the creator of a successful cosy crime series but now she’s signed with Harper Collins and writes dark psychological thrillers, like her hit novel The Vanishing of Class 3b.
Jackie’s Instagram Book Club is @OfficialJackieKabler and follow her on Twitter @JackieKabler
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It’s episode 201 with Sean Campbell, barrister turned Thriller writer, telling me how and why he became a writer, his thoughts on the Indie scene and why you need to write what you want to read. We also talk about the Book that Saved His Life.
Sean trained as a barrister and is now the author of the DCI Morton series, including books like Dead on Demand, Cleaver Square, and The Evolution of a Serial Killer, as well as the standalone thriller, The Grifter.
He spends his days working out how to kill people without being caught, and then flipping the switch to play detective. His latest is Murdered By The Mob, which is out right now.
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It’s episode 200 with Ian Moore, comedian turned novelist who has moved away from his usual cosy crime, with his new darker mystery, The Man Who Didn’t Burn. It’s a cracking conversation where we talk about self-doubt, determination, the unique French setting of Ian’s novels and, of course The Books That Saved His Life.
Ianis a leading stand-up comedian, known for his sharp, entertaining punditry, who regularly headlines at London’s world-famous Comedy Store. A TV/radio regular who now lives in France and regularly commutes back to the UK. He’s the author of the Follet Valley cosy crime series of books and now he’s kicking off a new darker mystery series with The Man Who Didn’t Burn, which is out everywhere on October 11th.
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This week’s Book Blogger’s Corner is courtesy of Clare Reynolds from the Years Of Reading Selfishly blog – yearsofreadingselfishly.blog – to talk about The Couples by Lauren Mackenzie.
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It’s episode 199 with the brilliant mystery, suspense and thriller writer, Peter Swanson talking about his latest festive chiller, as well as his journey to publication, advice to aspiring writers and the books that saved his life. I really enjoyed the conversation and I know you will too.
Peter is the Sunday Times and New York Times best selling author of eight novels, including The Kind Worth Killing, winner of the New England Society Book Award, and finalist for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, Her Every Fear, an NPR book of the year; and The Kind Worth Saving. His books have been translated into over 30 languages, and his stories, poetry, and features have appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, The Atlantic Monthly, Measure, The Guardian, The Strand Magazine, and Yankee Magazine. His new novella, The Christmas Guest is released everywhere on September 28th
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It’s episode 198 with Joanna Wallace, author of the brilliant new debut You’d Look Better As A Ghost. It’s such a fascinating and fun chat about writing as therapy, staying in the story, the power of perseverance and, of course, we get to hear about the book that saved Joanna’s life.
Joanna studied law at Birmingham University before working as a commercial litigation solicitor in London, during which time she represented litigants in many fascinating cases and became remarkably proficient at unjamming photocopiers. She lives near London with her husband, four children and two dogs, and is currently working on her second novel.
Her debut novel You’d Look Better as A Ghost is released on Sept 21st and the screen production rights have already been optioned by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. I’m not surprised – it’s such an original story.
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https://chtbl.com/track/73G45B/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/joinedupwriting/JoinedUp189_KatieBishop.mp3It’s episode 189 with Katie Bishop talking about her new book The Girls of Summer. It’s a great chat that covers everything from unreliable narrators to Katie’s writing process and her difficult journey to publication.
Katie is a writer and journalist based in Birmingham, UK. She has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, Vogue, The Independent, and other publications. The Girls of Summer is her first novel and is out everywhere on May 25th
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https://chtbl.com/track/73G45B/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/joinedupwriting/JoinedUp188_NatashaCalder.mp3It’s episode 188 with Natasha Calder, author of the haunting and dystopian Whether Violent or Natural. We chat about her writing process and how every book is different. What makes an exciting dystopian story? And we talk about Natasha’s previous experience working in collaboration with another author.
Natasha is a graduate of Clarion West 2018 and her work has previously appeared in The Stinging Fly, Lackington’s and Curiosities, amongst others. She is one half of Calder Szewczak, whose first book, The Offset, was released in September 2021 by Angry Robot. And now, her solo-authored debut, Whether Violent or Natural, is released in the UK on May 11th
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https://chtbl.com/track/73G45B/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/joinedupwriting/JoinedUp187_ScottReintgen.mp3It’s episode 187 with Scott Reintgen, author of New York Times best seller A Door In The Dark and loads of other YA Fantasy Thrillers and middle grade series too. I reached out to Scott after reading an inspiring twitter thread he wrote talking about the slim margins between a book becoming a New York Times Bestseller or even being published at all. So we talk about that, but also his writing life, process and why he loves to write for young adults.
Scott is a science fiction and fantasy author from North Carolina. Scott studied literature at college and graduate school before starting a career teaching English and creative writing to students in North Carolina, where he lives today with his wife and family. Scott’s Young Adult Fiction debut, Nyxia, sparked unprecedented demand for the rest of the Nyxia Triad, which was followed by Nyxia Unleashed and concluded with Nyxia Uprising. His latest book is A Door In The Dark, which landed at number 2 on the New York Times Bestseller list and is out right now.
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https://chtbl.com/track/73G45B/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/joinedupwriting/JoinedUp186_SentaRich.mp3It’s episode 186 with Senta Rich, screenwriter and now novelist with her debut, Hotel 21. I really enjoyed chatting to Senta about the surprising inspiration for her book, her writing journey and the lessons she’s learned from writing for the screen.
SENTA began her career as an advertising copywriter. During this time, she also wrote radio plays and magazine articles, before moving into the world of screenwriting. She now writes regularly for film and TV. She lives in Dublin with her husband and son. Hotel 21 is her debut novel and is released on April 27th.
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https://chtbl.com/track/73G45B/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/joinedupwriting/JoinedUp185ClaireMcGlasson.mp3it’s episode 185 with Claire McGlasson author of new novel, The Misadventures of Margaret Finch. We talk about creativity, using real life and history as jumping off points for fiction and what agents are really looking for when they pick up our manuscripts.
Claire grew up near Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, with no idea that she lived just a few miles away from a secretive cult of women, or that their story would inspire her to one day write a novel. In addition to her career in TV journalism, she now teaches Creative Writing at the Institute of Continuing Education at the University of Cambridge and offers private mentoring and editing services to emerging writers. Her new book The Misadventures of Margaret Finch is out right now.
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https://chtbl.com/track/73G45B/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/joinedupwriting/JoinedUP184ShelleyRead.mp3It’s episode 184 with Shelley Read talking about her epic debut novel ‘Go As A River’, why patience as a writer is so important and the idea that everything has its season.
Shelley is a fifth generation Coloradoan who lives with her family in the Elk Mountains of the Western Slope. She was a Senior Lecturer at Western Colorado University for nearly three decades, where she taught writing, literature, environmental studies, and Honors, and was a founder of the Environment & Sustainability major and a support program for first-generation and at-risk students. Go as a River, her first novel, is inspired by the landscape she comes from and is out April 13th.
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https://chtbl.com/track/73G45B/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/joinedupwriting/JoinedUp183MargotDouaihy.mp3It’s episode 183 with Margot Douaihy, author of brilliant new hard boiled nun-noir debut ‘Scorched Grace’. We had such a great chat about everything from Margot’s writing journey, her approach to creativity and why she wanted to create such an original character in Sister Holiday.
Margot lives and works in Northampton, MA. She earned a BA in Writing from the University of Pittsburgh Writing Program, an MA in Creative & Life Writing from Goldsmiths, University of London, and a PhD in Creative Writing from Lancaster University. She’s the author of many poetry projects including the true-crime poetry book Bandit/Queen: The Runaway Story of Belle Starr; And now she’s kicking off a brand new crime series with her excellent debut novel, Scorched Grace which is out on April 6th in the UK.
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https://chtbl.com/track/73G45B/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/joinedupwriting/JoinedUp182LaurenNorth.mp3It’s episode 182 with returning guest, Lauren North aka LC North talking about her addictively original new thriller, The Ugly Truth as well chatting about her approach to building a career as a published author and her thoughts on mentors. We also talk about Lauren and my involvement with the amazing ThrillPit scheme.
Lauren writes psychological suspense novels that delve into the darker side of relationships and families. She studied psychology before moving to London where she lived and worked for many years. She’s now settled with her family in the Suffolk countryside where her dark imagination never stops wondering what’s the worst thing that could happen in every situation. She also writes Book Club Thrillers under the guise of LC North, including her new book The Ugly Truth, which is out everywhere now.
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https://chtbl.com/track/73G45B/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/joinedupwriting/JoinedUp181.mp3It’s episode 180 with Helen Trevorrow writer of Crime and Speculative Fiction chatting to me about her work and giving her tips on how best to handle critique and feedback.
Helen Trevorrow is a writer based in Brighton. She is a graduate of the Faber Academy. Her first novel, In The Wake is a feminist crime thriller that explores sexuality, family and alcoholism. Her second novel, New Brighton is a speculative thriller set in a dystopian near-future. Helen loves 1980s sci-fi movies and nice stationery. She lives in Hove with her wife, daughter and dog.
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https://chtbl.com/track/73G45B/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/joinedupwriting/JoinedUp180.mp3It’s episode 180 with Rom-Com writer, Julia Boggio dropping in to talk about her new series of books, how she fits writing around real life and her challenging journey to publication.
Originally from New Jersey, Julia moved to the UK a number of years ago and eventually met her husband, a Welshman named James. You may remember their headline grabbing Dirty Dancing rendition which went viral and led to an appearance on Oprah Winfrey, amongst other things. She co-hosts the fun books related podcast, Two Lit Chicks and has spent time as an advertising copywriter. She’s also been a professional photographer – something she drew heavily on for her new RomCom series that starts with debut novel ‘Shooters’ which you can pre-order right now on Amazon and is released March 14th.
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https://chtbl.com/track/73G45B/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/joinedupwriting/JoinedUp179.mp3It’s episode 179 with Norwegian writer, Camilla Bruce talking her new book The Witch in the Well and telling us why it’s so important think about what your readers want.
Camilla is a Norwegian writer of speculative and historical fiction. She has a master’s degree in comparative literature and co-ran a small press publishing dark fairy tales. She currently lives in Trondheim with her son and cat and her new book The Witch in the Well, is out everywhere on February 23rd.
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https://chtbl.com/track/73G45B/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/joinedupwriting/JoinedUp178.mp3It’s episode 178 with prolific best-selling crime writer, Leigh Russell, with lots to say about her writing process, practical tips for those of us considering writing a series and how keeping things fresh helps her achieve such a prodigious output.
Leigh Russell writes the internationally bestselling crime series featuring police detectives Geraldine Steel and Ian Peterson, which are currently in production for television. She also writes the mystery series featuring investigative reporter Lucy Hall, is about to launch a cosy crime series and has 30 books out in the world already. Her latest book, Final Term is out right now.
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https://chtbl.com/track/73G45B/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/joinedupwriting/JoinedUp177.mp3It’s episode 177, a very short catch-up episode before the guests start coming thick and fast over the next few weeks and months, but I’m going to talk a bit about feedback and critique, getting through tough writing times and giving you an idea of who we’ve got coming up on future episodes.
In preparation for this episode I had a quick listen to the introduction to the last show I put out all the way back in August and it’s clear to me now why I (subconsciously or otherwise) decided to take a break. I was very much in the doldrums with my writing, plodding away on the endless treadmill of rejection while I submitted my book, Safe Hands. There was also stuff going on in my personal life that was taking the shine off my normally positive exterior. The good news is I’m now back, feeling more positive than I have for a while and with lots of plans for the year to come and beyond.
So this little episode sets up the year ahead and gets us all ready for a happy, healthy and productive 2023. Who’s in?
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/joinedupwriting/JoinedUp119.mp3 It’s episode 119 with Rosanna Amaka, telling us about her highly original debut novel The Book Of Echoes and her fascinating journey into writing and eventual publication. Rosanna has lots to say about perseverance and telling a story that’s … Continue reading →
http://traffic.libsyn.com/joinedupwriting/JoinedUp118.mp3 It’s episode 118 with screenwriter, CJ Walley talking about his amazing journey from lone UK based screenwriter, to a writer for hire flying out to Hollywood for a 6 week shoot of his film. We’ll be digging into what … Continue reading →
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/joinedupwriting/JoinedUp116.mp3 It’s episode 116 with Karen Heenan talking about her debut Historical Fiction novel, Songbird. Karen explains how she broke through via Twitter, tells us about her writing process and the joy of breaking free of her cubicle prison! Karen … Continue reading →
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SUBSCRIBE NOW ON – iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. http://traffic.libsyn.com/joinedupwriting/JoinedUp113.mp3 It’s episode 113 with KH Irvine joining me to talk about her debut, ‘A Killing Sin’. We got into … Continue reading →
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SUBSCRIBE NOW ON – iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. http://traffic.libsyn.com/joinedupwriting/JoinedUp107.mp3 It’s episode 107 where I get another chance to talk to friend of the show, Niki Mackay. Niki came … Continue reading →
SUBSCRIBE NOW ON- iTUNES STITCHER SPOTIFY OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 106 with Roz Morris – author, ghost writer and creator of the brilliant ‘Nail Your Novel’ series of books. … Continue reading →
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It’s episode 99 and an interview with debut novelist, Lillian Li. Her book, Number One Chinese Restaurant is already picking up loads of critical buzz and she has a really interesting personal story behind her journey to publication as well as loads to say about plotting and the joy of writing.
Lillian is the author of the novel Number One Chinese Restaurant now released everywhere you can find books. Her other work has been published in the New York Times, Granta, Guernica, Glimmer Train, Bon Appetit, and Jezebel.
Follow her on Twitter @ZillianZi and check out her website here.
In my intro I recommended Morning Pages by Julia Cameron – here is her video giving an overview. I also talked about the excellent Growing Gills book by Jessica Abel and the fascinating YouTube Channel – Lessons From The Screenplay.
Remember – this is YOUR SHOW so keep tweeting us, leave your comments below, check out our Facebook page and the brand new newsletter and mailing list. It’s totally free to sign up and you’ll get a FREE motivational PDF to download – ’10 Tips For Surviving NaNoWriMo, The First Draft and Beyond’ PLUS the 3 Act Story Structure Template I mentioned in a previous show. More content coming soon, including videos, blog posts and loads of extra writing tips.
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Episode 98 features an interview with Hanna Jameson, author of the excellent dystopian thriller, The Last. Hanna and I talked about everything from her approach to writing, why she loves first person POV and why she thinks it’s best to eat dessert first!
Hanna Jameson was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey Dagger Award 2013 for her debut novel Something You Are. Girl Seven, the second novel in the London Underground series, was published in April 2014 and a third Road Kill, was published in 2016, all to critical acclaim. Hanna’s latest book, The Last, is a high-concept thriller set in a remote hotel and is released on January 31st – available everywhere.
You can follow Hanna on Twitter @Hanna_Jameson or Instagram here.
Remember – this is YOUR SHOW so keep tweeting us, leave your comments below, check out our Facebook page and the brand new newsletter and mailing list. It’s totally free to sign up and you’ll get a FREE motivational PDF to download – ’10 Tips For Surviving NaNoWriMo, The First Draft and Beyond’ PLUS the 3 Act Story Structure Template I mentioned in a previous show. More content coming soon, including videos, blog posts and loads of extra writing tips.
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It’s episode 97 with Merle Nygate, TV screenwriter turned novelist, talking about her debut espionage novel – The Righteous Spy. Merle has lots to say about research, structure and the most common error of first-time novelists.
Merle Nygate is a screenwriter, script editor, screenwriting lecturer and novelist; she’s worked on BAFTA winning TV, New York Festival audio drama and written original sitcoms. She previously she worked for BBC Comedy Commissioning as well as writing and script editing across multiple genres. Merle has now released her first espionage novel – The Righteous Spy – which won the Little Brown/UEA Crime Fiction Award and is available right now, published by Verve Books.
Find out more on Merle’s website here and follow her on Twitter @MerleNygate.
Read my full review of The Righteous Spy over at WayneKellyWrites.com
Remember – this is YOUR SHOW so keep tweeting us, leave your comments below, check out our Facebook page and the brand new newsletter and mailing list. It’s totally free to sign up and you’ll get a FREE motivational PDF to download – ’10 Tips For Surviving NaNoWriMo, The First Draft and Beyond’ PLUS the 3 Act Story Structure Template I mentioned in a previous show. More content coming soon, including videos, blog posts and loads of extra writing tips.
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Episode 96 is an unscheduled bonus episode with award-winning screenwriter, Jeff Pope.
Jeff is a BAFTA winning producer and screenwriter who’s written dozen of superb TV programmes and films – including Philomena, with Steve Coogan, Cradle To The Grave with Danny Baker, Pierrepoint, Little Boy Blue and his most recent film, Stan and Ollie which I was lucky enough to see last week. It stars Steve Coogan and John C Reilly in the untold story of Laurel and Hardy’s british tour in 1953. It’s funny, poignant and I can’t recommend it enough.
Thanks to Ross Owen of The Laurel and Hardy Podcast for setting up the interview and make sure you check out the film here. You can also see the cast and crew interviews I did on the red carpet BFI Premiere, with cameraman, Matt Holt, here.
Remember – this is YOUR SHOW so keep tweeting us, leave your comments below, check out our Facebook page and the brand new newsletter and mailing list. It’s totally free to sign up and you’ll get a FREE motivational PDF to download – ’10 Tips For Surviving NaNoWriMo, The First Draft and Beyond’ PLUS the 3 Act Story Structure Template I mentioned in a previous show. More content coming soon, including videos, blog posts and loads of extra writing tips.
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It’s episode 95 with Karin Salvalaggio, author of the Macy Greeley Mystery Series. Karin has a really interesting background and lots of practical tips based on her own writing process.
Karin was born in West Virginia and has fond memories of her nomadic childhood as part of a military family. She’s lived everywhere from Alaska and Florida to California and Iran and now lives in London, since 1994. Bone Dust White was her first full-length novel and began the Macy Greeley Mystery series – the most recent of which is Silent Rain. She’s currently putting the finishing touches to a new standalone novel, which we mention in the interview.
Take a look at Karin’s website here, follow her on Twitter here or Instagram here. She also interviews authors over at Bookanista.
Thanks to all the listeners who got in touch with their thoughts on the show and plans for the new year.
Remember – this is YOUR SHOW so keep tweeting us, leave your comments below, check out our Facebook page and the brand new newsletter and mailing list. It’s totally free to sign up and you’ll get a FREE motivational PDF to download – ’10 Tips For Surviving NaNoWriMo, The First Draft and Beyond’ PLUS the 3 Act Story Structure Template I mentioned in today’s show. More content coming soon, including videos, blog posts and loads of extra writing tips.
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