The Crime Board Podcast

Welcome to our season 1 finale!  In this mega hour-long episode, the brilliant Claire Ladds and I sit down for a good ol' chat about what it means to be your own author - touching on our contrasting and similar experiences as authors, how we work, and what it means to be uniquely YOU as a creative professional. So, pop that kettle on and join us for the last episode of s1! Honestly cannot bel...

Welcome to Part II of our sit down with Meg McIntyre, of McIntyre Editorial Services!  We did a Q&A session, looking at questions you - the listener - submitted to me via Instagram and Twitter. If your question did not make it into this round, don't worry, there will be many more to come!

Welcome to Part 1 of the next two episodes, spent with none other than the lovely Meg McIntyre of McIntyre Editorial Services.  We have a chat about writing, about Meg's background as a journalist, writer and editor, and looking at some aspects of the publishing industry as a new indie author. If you enjoyed part 1 of this episode, stay tuned for E9 (Part 2), which will be out in a few weeks'...

This week, I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with police advisor and crime author, Graham Bartlett , to discuss the intricacies of writing - including characters, crafting a novel, and authenticity - as well as touching on his debut novel, Bad for Good , and his two complex characters, Detective Superintendent Jo Howe, and DCS Phil Cooke. I won't give any spoilers away, but this is a deb...

Welcome to E6! Now, you may recognise this week's guest as the author of two cracking spy novels, but she's also one of the brilliant voices of our podcast intro! I am of course talking about the lovely Lucy Hooft , the author behind The King's Pawn and, more recently, The Head of the Snake , two cleverly crafted spy novels, filled with thrills, tension, suspense, and edge-of-your-seat espionage!...

Dale Hurst has been “writing” since the age of five, when he fell in love with the story of Peter Pan and spent the Easter holidays writing and illustrating his own adaptation for his class. A lover of film, television and theatre, he dabbled with ideas for plays, series and movies until he was ten. This is when he wrote a fantasy adventure story about a vampire living in 19th century France. Howe...

Episode 4 is here! This week, I sit down with thriller author, Tom Franks, the mind behind LITTLE LAMB, and the upcoming MANTIS, out on the 5th of May! Tom and I chat about LITTLE LAMB, about his main character, DS Scott Harris, and a bit about burnout, hitting the notorious 'wall', and taking a break when creativity hits a low point. You can find Tom here , and of course, LITTLE LAMB and MANTIS a...

This week, I sit down with award-winning journalist and crime author, Ali Steed, and we take a look at her upcoming debut novel, All It Takes, as well as having a chat about journalists in fiction - and the inaccuracies that sometimes come with that. Ali is a highly-respected commentator on personal finance issues and an accomplished writer, editor and broadcaster, having worked on The Daily Teleg...

Welcome to the second episode of the Crime Board Podcast!  This week, we have crime-thriller author, Heath Gunn, on the show - something him and I have been talking about for well over six months - and I'm so glad we've finally sat down for a chat about his writing career, and of course, the formidable Monica Silverman, who takes centre stage in his DI Lomas Baxter series, as well as a bonus...

Here it is! The very first episode of The Crime Board Podcast! And who better to kick off the pilot than award-winning short story writer and psychological suspense author, Claire Ladds! We dive into Claire's early days as a short story writer, and her transition to novel-writing, taking a look at her process and how she constructs a novel, and of course, a brief look at her upcoming novel, Hers o...