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Steve Cavanagh, author of 'The Devil's Advocate' - Award-winning author discusses ideal routines, writing America, and why he's always learning
Season 1 Episode 196
This week we're chatting to Steve Cavanagh. He's won the CWA Gold Dagger Award, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, has published man…
4 years, 2 months ago
Random Routine - Thriller author Lucy Foley discusses decadent writing days
Season 1 Episode 195
Lucy Foley joined us back at the start of 2020... pre-pandemic!
She spoke about her 2nd mystery thriller, 'The Guest List'. It's set at a dream weddin…
4 years, 2 months ago
Xanthi Barker, author of 'Will This House Last Forever' - Memoir writer talks about poetry, art as a world view, and her father, Sebastian.
Season 1 Episode 194
Xanthi Barker has published novelettes and short stories, penned columns and articles, and has just released her debut book, 'Will This House Last Fo…
4 years, 2 months ago
Random Routine - Dystopian Thriller writer Rob Hart runs us through months of work
Season 1 Episode 193
For this week's Random Routine, we chat to Rob Hart, who came on back in 2019 to talk about 'The Warehouse'.
'The Warehouse' is in the mold of 'Farenh…
4 years, 2 months ago
Joe Thomas, author of 'Brazilian Psycho' - Award-winning writer talks about routine changes, escaping to write, and social awareness.
Season 1 Episode 192
This week we're joined by Joe Thomas. He's just released the 4th in his 'Sao Paulo Quartet', with 'Paradise City', 'Gringa', 'Playboy' and the new on…
4 years, 2 months ago
Random Routine - Award-winning Trent Dalton runs through a day as a journalist and a novelist
Season 1 Episode 191
This week's random routine, our bitesize chunk of inspiration, comes from Trent Dalton who came on the show back in 2019.
Not many authors have debut …
4 years, 2 months ago
Zen Cho, author of 'Black Water Sister' - Ghost storyteller talks about switching genre, playing with language, and words spawning ideas
Season 1 Episode 190
Zen Cho is a multi-award nominated and winning author. She's published 3 novels and many short stories, and is back with her first ghost story... alt…
4 years, 2 months ago
Random Routine - Screenwriter Tom MacRae runs through a day in the life of writing a movie
Season 1 Episode 189
Along with Dan Gillespie-Sells, from The Feeling, Tom MacRae wrote the hit musical 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie'. It follows Jamie New who is det…
4 years, 2 months ago
Claire Allan, author of 'Ask No Questions' - USA Today Bestseller talks genre-switching, 10k word starts, and planning a year of writing
Season 1 Episode 188
This week, we chat to Claire Allan. Her new book is 'Ask No Questions', a psychological thriller about Ingrid Devlin, on the search to find the truth…
4 years, 2 months ago
Piers Torday, author of 'The Wild Before' - Children's author talks about bookshops, prequels, and being a magpie.
Season 1 Episode 187
It's a BOOKSHOP DAY SPECIAL. Bookshop Day is on Saturday 9th October, and Books Are My Bag are encouraging you to spend time in your local bookshop, …
4 years, 3 months ago