Join me live with author LJ SHEPHERD on Friday 20th September.
Join me live with author LJ SHEPHERD on Friday 20th September
LJ Shepherd is author of the stunning debut novel THE TRIALS OF LILA DALTON, which has…
I’ll be at the MCM Comic Con in London for all three days, selling and signing my books and maybe even popping up on a panel. More details to follow!
I had an absolute blast chatting with the two Christophers on the Writing Community Chat Show last night! We covered all kinds of stuff about writing, publishing, which fictional character I’d like to slip into the Witches of Woodville series and, indeed, why Mr Tickle needs to go on a course. Urgently. You can watch the replay here…
If you want to support the two Christophers, then pop over to Substack (where I think you can get a 7-day free trial, so what’s stopping you??).
Tonight is the first Green Room session for writers and it’s not too late to get involved.
I’ve already had great questions on editing a first draft, finding agents, writing for TV, collating research, writing series summaries and more! Even if you don’t have a question, do please come along as something might occur to you in the moment and those can be the best questions of all.
All you need to do is pop over here and become a Green Room member for £20 a month.
Twice a month, I’ll be running a 30-minute live session on Zoom where you can ask me questions about the craft of writing, your WIP, or the business of publishing. The sessions will be fun and informal and chatty. You can send me questions in advance. They’ll be recorded live and saved on Kofi for exclusive access to Green Room supporters.
There’s no long term commitment. With Kofi, you can support for just a month, or for as long as you like. Pop in, pop out: whatever works for you. My goal is to be able to give supporters advice that will make a real difference to their writing and career, because the way I see it: having worked in this industry as a salesperson, bookseller and author for over 30 years, I’ve made every mistake, so you don’t have to.
It’s always a delight to be asked to guest on the Authorized Podcast, but this was a particular joy as we discussed the film Alien Romulus, and my fellow guest was writing chum Gavin G Smith who took umbrage to a line of description in one of my books. As well as discussing the many pros and cons of the film, we also, somehow, got on to the subject of Newtonian Custard. It’s… it’s simpler if you just have a listen…
Last night saw the launch of the first episode of MARK STAY’S CREATIVE DIFFERENCES: a monthly livestream where I talk to writer friends about those little things that make a big difference to their craft and careers in the hope that we can give readers some insight to the creative process, and writers and creative folk practical advice that they can actually use!
You can join me and my guests live and ask questions and get in on the conversation. Or you can listen back to the audio podcast. Here’s the first episode with my special guest SC Gowland, curator of The Law of Consequences, a brilliant fantasy short story anthology. Other topics include the big mistakes we’ve made, happy accidents and Japanese all girl punk bands. Yes, really…
Please subscribe here or on Youtube for details of the next episode, or find me on your preferred podcast provider…
Are you a writer looking for help and advice? Come and join me in the Green Room.
Here’s a clip from the first episode of the Creative Differences podcast where I explain what the Green Room is and how you can get involved…
Twice a month, I’ll be running a 30-minute live session on Zoom where you can ask me questions about the craft of writing, your WIP, or the business of publishing. The sessions will be fun and informal and chatty. You can send me questions in advance. They’ll be recorded live and saved on Kofi for exclusive access to Green Room supporters.
I’m running this via Kofi, where you can join by clicking on the Green Room membership tier for £20 a month…
There’s no long term commitment. With Kofi, you can support for just a month, or for as long as you like. Pop in, pop out: whatever works for you. My goal is to be able to give supporters advice that will make a real difference to their writing and career, because the way I see it: having worked in this industry as a salesperson, bookseller and author for over 30 years, I’ve made every mistake, so you don’t have to.
Welcome to the first episode of Creative Differences with my special guest SC Gowland. We discuss curating the short story anthology The Law of …
Episode 1 with SC GOWLAND
I was delighted to be kidnapped and dragged down into the Red Rabbit Hole by Lisa & Nicky for their splendid podcast. We talk about terrifying scarecrows, getting bellringing right in fiction, and my high fibre diet (that’s more interesting than I make it sound… probably). And I believe there’s a second instalment coming next week! But have a listen to part one by clicking on the image below…
Here’s something new…
Hello, folks. I’ve loved speaking to authors in the run-up to publication of The End of Dragons this summer, so I figured why not keep it going?
I’m going to be launching MARK STAY’S CREATIVE DIFFERENCES a monthly livestream where I talk to writer friends about those little things that make a big difference to their craft and careers in the hope that we can give readers some insight to the creative process, and writers and creative folk practical advice that they can actually use!
For the premiere episode, join me and my first special guest, author SC Gowland on Thursday 29th August 8pm BST live on Youtube (and Facebook, if it works) talking about the Law of Consequences anthology, on which he was a curator (and there’s a story by me): so we’ll cover fantasy fiction, short stories, self-publishing a book with 20 (count ‘em!) authors and, like I said, all sorts of useful, practical advice for creative folk, and readers who just want a peek behind the curtain to see how the sausage is made… (hold book up) Though that’s clearly a book and not a sausage. You get the idea…
Also, if you join us live you can ask questions and get in on the conversation.
Oh, and also, also… at the end of the episode, I’ll be revealing another exciting new thing which, if you’re a writer, I think you’ll be interested in…
For the latest updates on when and where all these monthly episodes go live, just come back to wherever you saw this. Until then, happy reading and writing and I hope to see you on Thursday 29th August, 8pm for the launch episode of Mark Stay’s Creative Differences!
Now I really fancy some sausages…
To join us on Thursday 29th August, click on the link below…
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