Karen Storey is the award-winning author of the brilliant debut novel THE APPROVAL OF SHEEP. Karen is a prolific short story writer, and and her memoir pieces have been published in The New York Times and the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, and… her newsletter is written by her cat Tiffany. We’re going to discuss why you should set up a website and newsletter before you’ve finished your debut novel and much more…
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Here are some of the more peculiar comments from recent comic cons…
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Andorks is an engrossing podcast that dives deep into one of my favourite shows of all time: Andor! Each episode investigates 7 minutes of screentime, and my allotted 7 minutes are right at the end of The Eye, and come right after the Aldhani raid and Nemick’s unfortunate incident. We dig into that moment with Andor and Skeen, Doctor Quadpaw’s surgery and the fallout from the raid.
We also discuss…
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Kathleen Whyman, author of the MOTHER OF ALL COMEBACKS, reveals how her brilliantly funny novels are a combination of real life, invention and her imagination…
WE DISCUSS:
Receiving her first publisher rejection, aged 10!
How an encounter in the loo led to her debut
Balancing writing with marketing and PR…
And much more!
Or watch it on Youtube…
LINKS
Kathleen’s Unboxing Video…
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Don’t Make Me Laugh by Julia Raeside
Katherine Priddy, These Frightening Machines
A huge thanks to Emily Stay-Newton for production assistance, to Kai Stay-Newton for the edit, and Dominic Currie for the jingle.
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I loved listening back to my first – dare we say, classic? – episode of Authorized where we dig into the wonderfully strange novelisation of E.T the Extraterrestrial by William Kotzwinkle.
We discuss telepathic cucumbers, ET getting the hots for Elliot’s mother, Lance, who tries to blackmail Elliot, and the extraordinary number of synonyms there are for an alien, and there’s a brand new game at the end. Enjoy…
I speak to Julie Wassmer, author of the Whitstable Pearl Mysteries and screenwriter on shows like Eastenders in a special episode, recorded LIVE at the Staines Library Hub as part of the Escalate Arts Festival.
We Discuss:
How Julie’s TV experience affected the Whitstable Pearl Mysteries
Using dictation and writing by hand
The role that libraries played in Julie’s writing journey
And much more! (And there’s a lovely bit with some horsies)
Or watch it on Youtube (best choice for the horsey bit)…
LINKS
A huge thanks to Emily Stay-Newton for production assistance, to Kai Stay-Newton for the edit, and Dominic Currie for the jingle.
And a very special thank you to the team at the Staines Library Hub, Susan Dinmore at Surrey Arts and everyone who came to the recording on the day.
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Visit https://markstaycreativedifferences.com/
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I had a really good time selling and signing m’books at the Canterbury Gaming Convention last year. I hadn’t done a gaming convention before, so wasn’t sure what to expect, but it turns out that gamers are a well-read bunch and really friendly and enthusiastic (it really shouldn’t have surprised me: so many of my writer friends are big gamers).
The organisers got in touch and told me that they’d had so much positive feedback from convention goers on the authors at the con that they wanted to do it properly this year. So, we proudly present a special corner of the Canterbury Gaming Convention: A Place for all your Books! This will be a dedicated area to authors and their books. We’ll be selling and signing, as you’d expect, but there will also be panels and maybe even some gaming!
The authors joining me offer a fantastic range of brilliant fiction, so there’s going to be something for everyone…
And it’s being presented in association with the wonderful BOOKS & BREWS!
Early bird tickets are selling fast, and the convention was a sell-out last year, so make sure you grab your tickets asap!
Join me and Kathleen Whyman bestselling humorous women’s fiction author whose new book THE MOTHER OF ALL COMEBACKS is out now!
Kathleen writes for all the multi-tasking, mentally-overloaded women, who put themselves on the subs bench for the sake of their family, and are beginning to realise that they don’t have it all – they do it all!
Kathleen’s books, one of which was shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print prize, are inspired by her own struggle to juggle a career with children, housework, life admin and never-ending laundry. The laundry’s winning.
Join the conversation LIVE on Monday 23rd March, 8pm GMT
Please note that the date has changed from the one advertised on the previous episode of the podcast.
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Coming in June: a horror anthology featuring ‘Elderflower Cordial’ — a Witches of Woodville short story set some years after the end of The Corn Bride. You can get involved here: https://www.starsandsabers.com/books/of-dread-decay-and-doom/
How about another round of Things People Say to Authors at Comic Cons…?
I’m going to be popping up in Staines (with Julie Wassmer!), Peterborough, Bournemouth, The British Library (with Ben Aaronovitch!), Fort Amherst, Cardiff, Herne Bay and Scarborough. More details here.
And if you like this, there’s a whole playlist of them on Youtube here…
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