Mark Stay's Creative Differences

Simon McCleave is the multi million-selling crime novelist of the DI Ruth Hunter Snowdonia Series. Simon takes us from his first play at the Edinburgh Festival through being a script editor, screenwriter and novelist, and he gives us the secret to his prolific output... WE DISCUSS: How he took the pace of TV writing and applied it to fiction How a ride-along with the police taught him some important lessons And he has tons of tips for writers new to self-publishing... Support the show Than...

Author and illustrator Poppy T Perry tells us how her debut, Dead Real, was partly inspired by one of her children asking the all important question, "If not now, Mummy, when?" Get inspired and get writing with a fab episode where we discuss... How breaking rules helps you develop your voiceUsing zines to promote your books And the joys of being a 5am writer (no, really!) LINKS Poppy's website https://www.poppytperry.com Our previous episodes with GB Ralph and Mike Shackle... https://mark...

Award-winning author Ivy Ngeow returns with a page-turning thriller In Safe Hands. We discuss: Why books are like buildings How art is built on observation Why we shouldn't fear our mistakes and much more! LINKS https://writengeow.com Support the show Thanks to: Dom Currie for the jingle Emily Stay-Newton and Kai Stay-Newton for the edit Visit https://markstaycreativedifferences.com/ Join The Green Room: https://ko-fi.com/markstaywriter/tiers Buy my books here: https://witchesofwoodville....

Tim Sullivan, author of the bestselling DS George Cross series talks about his latest book The Tailor, his extraordinary career in film, TV and crime fiction... WE DISCUSS Writing outside of your own experience The importance of titles and why character is king And how to write a whodunnit without knowing who did it... LINKS Tim's Website: https://timsullivan.co.uk In the Can: https://timsullivan.co.uk/about/in-the-can/ Green Room with Paul Austin Ardoin: https://youtu.be/-Ylor2NWo1k?si=NQa...

A bonus episode with special guest Paul Austin Ardoin. Paul is the author of Fenway Stevenson Mysteries and he joined me and Green Room members to discuss his brilliant new nonfiction book, Outlining for Novelists who don't Outline, which is packed with tips for pantser writers who want more control over their story without losing their voice. We discuss: If you can you pants a mystery Creating vivid characters Coping with disappearing sidekicks and much more! This is the sort of stuff that...