Who’s up for another round of Things People say to Authors at Comic Cons…?!
For my future comic con appearances pop over to https://markstaywrites.com/diary-and-appearances/
Who’s up for another round of Things People say to Authors at Comic Cons…?!
For my future comic con appearances pop over to https://markstaywrites.com/diary-and-appearances/

Highlights from Cabin at the Movies on Saturday 12 July 2025 in which I was joined by novelist and screenwriter Mark Stay to find out Mark’s all-time…
Cabin at the Movies Saturday 12 July 2025

Join me with bestselling author Tracy Buchanan on the livestream that looks at the little things that make a big differences to writers.
Tracy Buchanan on the Creative Differences Livestream

Waterstones link thingy Dear reader, you are cordially invited to the strangest wedding of the year . . . It’s May 1941, and the war is in full swing…
The Corn Bride by Mark Stay
I was honoured to be asked to be a guest on the latest episode of the splendid Fifty Years of Shit Robots podcast. `The hosts, Matt and Stephen, have been running a special series on the original Star Wars movie, and — being a bit of a nerd — I had to correct them on a couple of points. This got so annoying for them that they invited me on the podcast and it soon turned into a kind of therapy session for me. Have a listen wherever you get your podcasts…

And so, we find ourselves at the end of the current Witches of Woodville series by Mark Stay which brings to mind the old saying, ‘all good things …
Must all good things come to an end?
Nadine Matheson and I share the things that are bringing us joy this week, including…
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Spring and early morning sunrises
And, uhm, a fence…
Or watch it on Youtube…
I was delighted to read the opening chapter of The Corn Bride on the British Fantasy Society’s Youtube page…
The Corn Bride is available in paperback, eBook and audiobook from all book retailers and you can get signed copies from me here.
Here are my favourite podcasts that inspire me as a writer…
LINKS
FILM STORIES WITH SIMON BREW: https://filmstories.co.uk/podcast-page/episodes/
SCRIPTNOTES – John August, Craig Mazin: https://johnaugust.com/scriptnotes
THE CONVERSATION WITH NADINE MATHESON: https://www.nadinematheson.com/events/23/the-conversation-with-nadine-matheson-podcast/
YOU’RE WRONG ABOUT – Sarah Marshall https://yourewrongabout.com/
SMERSH POD – John Rain https://shows.acast.com/smershpod
AUTHORIZED – Andrew Overbye and Hannah Blechman https://open.spotify.com/show/68YhhFLKW5m6ibJJDZ147M?si=4f46a841a4d74390
COMFORT BLANKET (SEE ALSO BE FUNNY OR DIE) – Joel Morris https://shows.acast.com/comfort-blanket
ROCKONTEURS – Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt https://www.anotherslice.com/rockonteurs
SCARRED FOR LIFE – Stephen Brotherstone and Dave Lawrence with presenter Andy Bush https://scarredforlifebooks.com/#podcast
FIFTY YEARS OF SHIT ROBOTS: Matt brown and Stephen Murray https://shows.acast.com/fifty-years-of-shit-robots
BESTSELLER EXPERIMENT https://bestsellerexperiment.com/podcasts/podcast-episodes/
MARK STAY’S CREATIVE DIFFERENCES https://markstaycreativedifferences.com/

Excitement filled the Emporium with the arrival of The Corn Bride by Mark Stay. Quickly followed by the usual scramble and squabble to see who would …
Book Review: The Corn Bride by Mark Stay