Genre Fiction Podcast

Author Peter Schinkel has loved writing since primary school. Mainly short stories and poetry, and science fiction such as Doctor Who, Star Trek, and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.  His writing dream blossomed in mid-2022 when he hired an editor and dived into writing almost every day. Twisted Planet Book One, his first anthology of science fiction short stories came out in September 2023. Twis...

In this third and final episode with London based author Jamie West, he chats with Jack Roney and Harry Colfer about how his personal experiences working in the theatre industry influenced his stories. He also discusses marketing strategies that have worked for him as a self-published author and the technical elements that go towards designing book covers and book production. He speaks candidly ab...

In this second episode with London based author Jamie West, he chats with Jack Roney and Harry Colfer about how his experience working in the theatre industry influenced his cosy mystery novels set in the 1930s. He discusses period research and how he has brought back to life through fictional stories long lost theatres that have since been lost to history.

Here's a taste of what to expect from THE GENRE FICTION PODCAST. Light-hearted conversations about fiction writing and publishing with authors and industry experts. Featured in this highlights package are Lauren Daniels, Chris Miller, Ally Blake, Troy Henderson, Jamie Bryden and Anne Freeman.  Hosted by Jack Roney and Harry Colfer.

Jamie West is the West End's resident murder mystery author! He’s worked backstage on countless shows in London’s West End. His work covers a huge variety of shows including The Book of Mormon, Miss Saigon, Kinky Books, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Dear Evan Hansen and Hamilton, to name just a few. A love for both theatre history and a good murder mystery is what has inspired his Bertie Carroll...

In part 2 of this interview, author Kate Brandes covers a number of writing themes including: different approaches for thinking about story and story sharing What is the value of writing in our society today? Can we use it as a tool to promote social justice and peace? What professions draw on storytelling skills? Can we use story sharing to make connections to our own histories and each other? So...

Author Kate Brandes lives in the small river town of Riegelsville, Pennsylvania.  She has also worked as a geologist and environmental scientist for more than twenty years. She currently teaches geology, creative writing and a course on Landscape, Culture and Story of Place at Moravian University. She also co-directs the Moravian Writers’ Conference. Her novel 'The Promise of Pierson Orchard' was...

Episode 2 of the interview between Harry Colfer, Jack Roney, and special guest Clare Connelly. In this episode, Clare breaks down the key components of her ' How to Self-Publish and Sell ' workshop. A must listen episode for authors looking to embark on self-publishing. The next course starts on 1st August 2024 so check out the link above to sign-up.

In this episode, Harry Colfer and Jack Roney interview bestselling author, Clare Connelly . Clare is the  author of more than one hundred angsty, passionate romance novels. Having self-published her first book in 2014, by the end of that year, she was an Amazon All-Star in the US and UK and has since sold millions of copies of her books. She continues to self-publish and also writes her trademark...

In this episode, Harry Colfer, Jack Roney, and thriller author Andy Edwards continue their chat from episode one and dissect more key elements that make up a banger thriller novel. They discuss the importance of field research, how to create relatable and flawed characters, a hero’s dark mirror, authentic dialogue and realistic human responses, traits of an engaging villain, and how to write a fas...

Andy Edwards ( A.C. Edwards ) is a former policeman, paratrooper and Special Forces officer. He served in the Australian Army with operational deployments in South East Asia and retired at the rank of Major. Andy has also worked as a security adviser across SE Asia, as a bodyguard and as a security contractor in the Middle East and Afghanistan. He ended his career recently as the Regional Security...

Graham Bartlett returns for episode 3 of his chat with Jack Roney and Harry Colfer to discuss how his 30+ years policing experience influenced his fiction writing. The guys chat about common mistakes writers make when it comes to referencing police and paramedic procedures in crime fiction. Graham, Jack and Harry all offer services to writers to help ensure authenticity and accuracy for their manu...

Graham Bartlett returns for episode 2 of his chat with Jack Roney and Harry Colfer to discuss how his 30+ years policing experience influenced his fiction writing. Graham also explains the services he offers to support crime writers. See Graham's website for more information.

This is the first of three episodes featuring UK crime author Graham Bartlett . Graham is a former detective and now a crime fiction and police advisor to authors and TV writers as well as a Sunday Times best selling crime writer. He delivers programs to help writers create authentic plots, police characters, procedures and scenes, sharing his 30+ years experience as a detective, firearms commande...

In episode 2 of the interview with award winning author Michael Bracken, he explains the many options for getting your short stories published and ways in which you can graft out a career in writing short stories. He discusses how to find markets, turning sales into multiple sales, maintaining career momentum, moving from the slush pile to an editor's invitation list and building networks that wil...

Michael Bracken is an award winning author of novels and short stories, based out of Texas USA. In this episode he chats with Jack and Harry about the craft of writing short stories and ideas to inspire and elevate your own writing. 

In this episode, Jack Roney and Harry Colfer continue their chat with author T.M.CLARKE about how her African upbringing influenced her writing as well as the research she did to raise the authenticity of her writing to another level. Tina also candidly discusses her decision to move away from traditional publishing to publishing under her own imprint.

Zimbabwean-born T.M. Clark now calls Australia home. Tina weaves her fascination for diverse cultures, wildlife, and storytelling into her literature. She has published seven adult novels as well as three children's books and been nominated for a Queensland Literary Award and is a Children's Book Council Notable. Tina is the winner of the 2022 Killer Nashville, Claymore Award for Best Action Adven...

Jason Fischer returns for part 2 to tell Harry and Jack all about Spectrum Writing and the programs and services available for writers who have various intellectual disabilities or challenges (such as ASD spectrum and acquired brain injury). As CEO of Spectrum Writing, Jason and his team of highly dedicated professionals have designed a program to help them achieve their writing goals. You'll be i...

In this episode (part 1), Jack Roney and Harry Colfer chat with author Jason Fischer about his love of all things speculative fiction and his publication journey. 'Jason Fischer is a writer from South Australia.  He has received a starred review in Publishers Weekly, won an Aurealis Award and the Writers of the Future Contest, and received the Colin Thiele Literature Scholarship. In Jason’s jack-o...

In this episode, authors Jack Roney and Harry Colfer chat with award winning author T.M.Clark about the CYA Writers Conference and Writers at Sea writing retreat. Aspiring writers at all levels should check these out. Find out more at: www.cyaconference.com www.writersatsea.com.au/events/WAS2024  

Part 3 of 3. In the third and final instalment of the Ben Hobson series of interviews, Ben chats with Harry and Jack about specific elements of the writing craft including: writing from instinct and how this can aid a novel writing in a state of flow and improvising planning and pantsing at the same time the George Saunders iterative process and how it can help Some great tips and advice for emerg...

Part 2 of 3 The interview with Ben Hobson continues. In this episode, Ben chats with Jack and Harry about his other projects including his online book club, his side gig of interviewing high profile authors, and his podcast Burgers, Beers and Books. Ben also shares insights into the highs and lows of his publishing journey, his setbacks and his successes and what inspires his writing.

Part 1 of 3 - interview with author Ben Hobson Ben Hobson is a Brisbane based author. To Become a Whale, his debut novel, was released in 2017. It was longlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards Debut Fiction award and shortlisted for the Courier-Mail's People's Choice Award. His second novel, Snake Island, a literary thriller, was released in 2019. The Death of John Lacey, an Australian We...

In part 2 of our chat with Khaiah Thompson, we discuss blurring the lines between heroes and villains, how conflict drive stories and develops characters, and what it is about the morally grey that readers love.