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!

LINKS
Kathleen's website

Kathleen's Unboxing Video
The Julie Wassmer episode

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Zippo by Richard Cave
Shrinking
The Other Bennet Sister
Don't Make Me Laugh by Julia Raeside
Pixie by Jill Dawson
Qualityland by Marc-Uwe Kling
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 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)

LINKS
https://juliewassmer.com

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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Jeremy Szal tells us how he has grown as a writer while creating the Common Trilogy, an epic space opera with 'messy, difficult emotional conflicts'.

WE ALSO DISCUSS:

Tips for writing short stories
And his experiences of Worldcon in China
And much more!

LINKS:

Jeremy's website: https://jeremyszal.com
Tickets for the live show with Julie Wassmer: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/escalate-arts-literature-festival-mark-stays-creative-differences-podcast-tickets-1980991706521?


Ghost of Yotei: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_of_Yōtei
Stardew Valley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stardew_Valley
Attack on Titan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Titan_(TV_series)
Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Knight_of_the_Seven_Kingdoms_(TV_series)
Marty Supreme: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Supreme
Avatar: Fire and Ash: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_Fire_and_Ash
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Strength of the Few by James Islington: https://amzn.to/4ue7cLo (this is an affiliate link and I can earn commission if you use it)
Beastars (manga): https://amzn.to/4uh3xMX (this is an affiliate link and I can earn commission if you use it)
Mono (band): https://www.monoofjapan.com
Sigur Ros (band) https://sigurros.com
Oasis (band): https://www.oasisinet.com
Small Prophets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Prophets
Spectators by Brian K Vaughan and artist Niko Henrichon: https://okcomics.co.uk/products/spectators-hardcover-by-brian-k-vaughan-and-niko-henrichon

A huge thanks to Emily Stay-Newton for production assistance, to Kai Stay-Newton for the edit, and Dominic Currie for the jingle.

Support the show:

Visit https://markstaycreativedifferences.com/
Join The Green Room: https://ko-fi.com/markstaywriter/tiers
Buy my books here: https://witchesofwoodville.com/#bookshop
And there’s more about me at: https://markstaywrites.com/

Support the show

Visit https://markstaycreativedifferences.com/
Join The Green Room: https://ko-fi.com/markstaywriter/tiers
Buy my books here: https://witchesofwoodville.com/#bookshop
And there's more about me at: https://markstaywrites.com/