Ivy Ngeow LIVE tonight (just after the eclipse)…

Join us live: WEDNESDAY 12TH AUGUST, 8PM BST
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YT: https://www.youtube.com/live/M2sJz11mZdM?si=xVchvTNnd0Hjw2Uk

Things People Say to Authors at Comic Cons: August 2026

Here’s another round of things that people say to authors at comic cons…

Tickets for the Canterbury Gaming Convention are selling fast. Don’t miss out! Pre book here!

Comic Con Also-Boughts: Tunbridge Wells August 2026

I’ve started asking people who buy my books at comic cons about the last book they read and loved…

Want to know when I’m next at a comic con? Either sign up to my newsletter, or check my diary and events page.

Come on a Magical Mystery Tour

Join me and the Authorized gang as we join the Beatles on a deep dive into the chaotic cult classic Magical Mystery Tour…

Raiders of the Lost Ark by Campbell Black ( w/ Mike Mitchell ) Authorized Novelizations Podcast

See Overbyeโ€™s Drawings Here: Instagram.com/authorizedpodListen to Doughboys!: https://headgum.com/doughboysCheck out the Doughboys Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/cw/doughboysWatch Mitchโ€™s new movie The Napa Boys! : https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-napa-boys/umc.cmc.1g2gxe3rpfththk63iq5ey4hiThis week on Authorized, we break open our Vault to access Raiders of the Lost Ark. Itโ€™s our 5-year anniversary! And for this special occasion, we are joined by Mike Mitchell of The Doughboys, Love on Netflix, The Comeback, and the new film The Napa Boys. Mitch is dismayed at the extra information novelizations can contain, specifically how much Indiana Jones is into underage women.ย Follow us on instagram: instagram.com/authorizedpodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/authorizedpod.bsky.socialCheck out our Patreon, where you can throw us a few bucks to help us afford these books, pay us to cover a specific novelization, or send us to the Hayden Library at ASU to read Alan Dean Fosterโ€™s unpublished manuscript for a two-part episode of Maude called โ€œMaudeโ€™s Dilemmaโ€, in which Maude gets unexpectedly pregnant and has to decide how to proceed: https://www.patreon.com/c/authorizedpodThe pattern also has a community chat where you can chat with Overbye and Hannah directly, if you desire such a thing.ย Next week on Authorized: Sarah Welch-Larson joins us for ADFโ€™s Splinter of the Mindโ€™s Eye
  1. Raiders of the Lost Ark by Campbell Black ( w/ Mike Mitchell )
  2. KPop Demon Hunters by Jessica Yoon ( w/ Jessica Yoon )
  3. The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle by Mark and Cathy East Dubowski ( w/ Branson Reese )
  4. BONUS: Magical Mystery Tour ( w/ Mark Stay )
  5. Star Trek TNG / X – Men : Planet X by Michael Jan Friedman ( w/ Andrew Jupin )

Ivy Ngeow on the Creative Difference Livestream

Ivy Ngeow is the award-winning author of The American Boyfriend, Heart of Glass, White Crane Strikes, Overboard and more, she writes gripping, page-turning fiction and sheโ€™s also a musician and expert on interior design and can probably solve world peace. She is definitely an author that youโ€™ll want to catch live as she is a ton of fun.

Join us live: WEDNESDAY 12TH AUGUST, 8PM BST

Or join us on Youtube…

Tim Sullivan: Organic Red Herrings | Mark Stay’s Creative Differences

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…


Or watch it on Youtube…



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=NQaal4nu2AafT0G4 

Support the show

Thanks to:

Dom Currie for the jingle

Emily Stay-Newton and Kai Stay-Newton for the edit

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Join The Green Room: https://ko-fi.com/markstaywriter/tiers
Buy my books here: 
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And there’s more about me at: 
https://markstaywrit

Plotting for Writers who donโ€™t Plotโ€ฆ A Green Room special with Paul Austin Ardoin

A bonus episode of the podcast 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 panster 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!



Or watch it on Youtube…


This is the sort of stuff that we discuss in my online writing group The Green Room all the time and I’m planning on having more special guests in the future. You can join today! There’s more about the Green Room here.


LINKS
Paul’s website: https://paulaustinardoin.com
Outlining for Novelists who don’t Outline: https://paulaustinardoin.com/products/outlining-for-novelists-who-dont-outline
Bestseller Experiment Ben Aaronovitch episode: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep22-ben-aaronovitch-great-bollocking/

Tim Sullivan on the Creative Differences Livestream

Join me and TIM SULLIVAN, author of the brilliant DS George Cross series, who also had an extraordinary career as a director and screenwriter including episodes Jeremy Brettโ€™s Sherlock Holmes, working with Derek Jarman, Coronation Street, the movie Jack and Sarah, the last episode of Cold Feet, he work on Flushed Away, Shrek and My Little Pony (bet you didnโ€™t see that last one coming).
Heโ€™s an inspiration for writers, so donโ€™t miss it!

Weโ€™ll be discussing keeping a series fresh, screenwriting, tips for writing neurodivergent characters and more!


Join us live: MONDAY 2OTH JULY, 8PM BST

  • 9pm CEST
  • 3pm EDT
  • 2pm CDT
  • 1pm MDT
  • 12 noon EDT
  • Tuesday 21st 7am NZST
  • Tuesday 2st 5am AEST


Or on Youtube…

The Ghost of Ivy Barn was released this day in 2022… Can you spot all the ghosts?

Crikey, The Ghost of Ivy Barn is four years old today. And I’m reminded that we had a lot of fun making the unboxing video. Can you spot the Ghost of Ivy Barn? He appears four times in this videoโ€ฆ

CREDITS
Camera and Edit: Kai Newton
Music: Dominic Currie
Sound: Emily Stay
Production Assistant: Harry Gibson
The Ghost: George Stay
Special thanks to Stewart Tophill at Keel Farm for the use of the barn




And here’s where the ghosts were hiding in plain sight…

Elwood Flynn: I’m a Nice Person | Mark Stay’s Creative Differences ep 25

Elwood Flynn, author of Pulp Western Hot Lead, insists that he doesn’t know where the brutal violence in his books comes from and that he’s a perfectly nice person really. 

WE DISCUSS:

  • Launching a new series with multiple formats including a gift box set
  • How he once wrote a book in a day
  • And how being a fan of Westerns can be politically challenging…

And much more!

Or watch it on Youtube…

LINKS

Elwood Flynn https://elwoodflynn.com
How Andrew wrote a novel in a day: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep384-andrew-chapman-how-to-write-a-bestseller-in-a-day/
Joe Hill on the Bestseller Experiment https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep19-joe-hill/