The Joined Up Writing Podcast

Exclusive Audible 30 Day Free Trial Here! Find out more about my BIG SCREEN WORKSHOP SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST It’s episode 214 with Sandie Jones, freelance author and now best-selling author, about her writing journey, interviewing famous people, and the desire to prove her doubters wrong. All that and of course, we’ll find out about the Book That Saved Her...

Exclusive Audible 30 Day Free Trial Here! SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST It’s episode 213, a solo episode with W.A. Kelly, taking you behind-the -scenes of the making of my audiobook and giving a special preview of the audio version of my crime thriller, Safe Hands. A few of you have asked for more information, especially as I independently released the book and h...

SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST WANT A FREE eBOOK WITH 2 CRIME STORIES? SUBSCRIBE TO WAYNE’S NEWSLETTER HERE It’s episode 212 with Laura Pearson, number one best-selling author of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont and several other novels dealing with life, love and loss, including the new paperback release of a book called Missing Pieces, which I read and loved. I c...

SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST WANT A FREE eBOOK WITH 2 CRIME STORIES? SUBSCRIBE TO WAYNE’S NEWSLETTER HERE It’s episode 211 with Swedish crime writer, Tove Alsterdal talking about the new English language release of the latest in her High Coast series – Deep Harbour . We talk Nordic Noir, not being afraid to write shit and the power of just finishing a draft. My...

SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST WANT A FREE eBOOK WITH 2 CRIME STORIES? SUBSCRIBE TO WAYNE'S NEWSLETTER HERE It’s episode 210 with Ben Bruce an Indie author of the popcorn thriller series based around a team called The Regulators . We talk about the UK Crime Book Club, being natural and organic, networking the right way, finding a story and as always we’ll hea...

SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 209 with Charlotte Duckworth, who also writes as Charlotte Rixon, working in both psychological thrillers and book club fiction genres. I reached out to Charlotte initially because of a post she wrote about the struggle of being a full time writer, so we...

SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 208 with mystery writer, Mark Stevens on his latest novel, The Fireballer, which is a departure from his usual fare, his long writing career, making your readers care and, of course the book that saved his life. The son of two librarians, Mark was raised...

SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 207 with Richard D Bailey, fraud examiner turned FBI whistleblower and now author with his new non-fiction book, Pirate Cove: AN INSIDER’S ACCOUNT OF THE INFAMOUS SOUTHPORT LANE SCANDAL. We chat about how Richard used Substack to get his story out there a...

SAFE HANDS may still be on offer for 99p! Check here! SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 206 with Caspar Henderson talking about his fascinating project – The Book of Noises. It’s a fun chat where we cover non-fiction, how the writing writes you about not being afraid to let it go. CASPAR...

It’s episode 205 with Ruth Kelly, journalist, ghost writer and destination thriller author talking to me about her fascinating writing journey, almost becoming a spy and revealing the book that saved her life. SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. Ruth is a journalist who has ghosted a string of Sunday Ti...

Episode 204 with SA Cosby, a writer I’m a huge fan of from Blacktop Wasteland, through to Razorblade Tears and his latest dark tale, All The Sinners Bleed . It’s a brilliant chat that covers why Shawn loves the noir genre, his inspiring journey to success after years of hardwork and rejection, his tips for writers trying to fit their work around a day job as well as his three choices for The Book...

SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 203 with Julianne Pachico talking about her AI themed novel, Jungle House, dealing with uncertainty, her path to publication and loads of other interesting stuff. Julianne Pachico was born in 1985 in Cambridge, England and grew up in Cali, Colombia. Her s...

SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 202 and a unique takeover episode where two of my favourite writer people – Lauren North and Jackie Kabler take the reins and turn the tables to put me in the author hot seat. This was their suggestion and I’m so grateful of them giving up their time to i...

SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 201 with Sean Campbell, barrister turned Thriller writer, telling me how and why he became a writer, his thoughts on the Indie scene and why you need to write what you want to read. We also talk about the Book that Saved His Life. Sean trained as a barris...

BSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 200 with Ian Moore, comedian turned novelist who has moved away from his usual cosy crime, with his new darker mystery, The Man Who Didn’t Burn. It’s a cracking conversation where we talk about self-doubt, determination, the unique French setting of Ian’s n...

SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 199 with the brilliant mystery, suspense and thriller writer, Peter Swanson talking about his latest festive chiller, as well as his journey to publication, advice to aspiring writers and the books that saved his life. I really enjoyed the conversation an...

SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 198 with Joanna Wallace, author of the brilliant new debut You’d Look Better As A Ghost. It’s such a fascinating and fun chat about writing as therapy, staying in the story, the power of perseverance and, of course, we get to hear about the book that save...

SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 197 with Charlotte Levin, author of If I Let You Go, brilliant follow-up to her successful debut, If I Can’t Have You. It’s a lovely chat that includes the merits of not being a planner, trusting the process and we get to find out what book saved Charlott...

SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 196 with Dr Ruby Gupta, author of nine books including her Agatha Christie inspired murder mystery series based around her main character, Professor Shantanu Bose. Her journey to publication is one of persistence and determination and it’s an inspiring ch...

SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 195 with Nick Hunt, travel-writer-turned-novelist with his fiction debut, Red Smoking Mirror. It’s a cracking conversation where we cover Nick’s writing journey, the idea that nothing is wasted and deciding what story you want to tell. Nick is the author...

SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. Episode 194 brings Australian author, Eliza Henry-Jones telling us about her new folklore-infused family drama Salt and Skin. We talked about knowing your characters, writing as an escape, keeping joy central to your process and tons of other fascinating stuff. Eliza...

BSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 193 with Gail Aldwin, talking about her new psychological suspense mystery The Secret Life of Carolyn Russell, why she wants to write what she likes and the importance of enjoying the process, which seems to be a reoccurring theme of late. Based in Dorset,...

SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 192 with Nick Bradley author of Four Seasons in Japan, following on from his successful debut, The Cat and The City. We talk about the book-within-a-book genre, hardwork vs talent and how you can harness the power of failure. Nick was born in Germany in 1...

SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 191 with RV Raman, author of the excellent Harith Athreya cosy murder mystery series, as well as a number of corporate thriller books. We discuss plotting, giving your reader something to do and Venkat’s path to publication. RV Raman had a corporate caree...

SUBSCRIBE NOW ON –  iTUNES     STITCHER     SPOTIFY     OVERCAST Subscribe to the newsletter for free stuff and bonus content here. It’s episode 190 with Katherine Faulkner, investigative journalist-turned-author talking about her new psychological thriller, The Other Mothers. We talking about trusting your process, holding on to the joy and how Katherine went undercover to help bring down scammer...