The Writing Community Chat Show

Nadine Matheson joins us on the show to talk about her book The Jigsaw Man, writing and probably our warp speed interview from the Harrogate Crime Writers Festival! We had a great laugh at the Harrogate fest and we expect a similar vibe in this interview. Nadine is a crime writer from the UK and has no doubt lent on her experience as a criminal solicitor. In 2016, she won the City University Crime...

Hello! We apologies for out Podcast absence. We have been away "Networking" at the Harrogate Crime Writers Festival! There is a special vlog hitting our YouTube channel tomorrow the 29th of July 2021 at 8pm UK time. It is a premier video, meaning that we can all watch it together and comment about it together too. Please join in and have some Friday fun. You even get to see Right Chris in the show...

WHAT! The Harrogate festival is upon us! The Chris's are heading to the Harrogate Crime Writers Festival! And to celebrate we are hosting a panel show special! Just two days before we pack our bags and get on the road, we are going to face a team made up of authors attending the event. Author Will Carver will captain the team. He will bring two fellow authors to battle Team WCCS. Team WCCS will be...

THE PANEL SHOW IS BACK! After the success of PSO1 we had to bring this format back! After the destruction of Team Dale, we will be faced by another team that will try and take us down! The Qi team is made up for the members of Qi - Queer indie group. They are a group of self published authors that really support others in the LGBTQ community AND its allies. They have created a fantastic website an...

Ellen's book, The Tsarina's Daughter has been highly praised: "Astonishing...the ultimate Cinderella story [that] makes Game of Thrones look like a nursery rhyme." --Daisy Goodwin, bestselling author of The Fortune Hunter The Blurb: When they took everything from her, they didn't count on her fighting to get it back... Born into the House of Romanov to the all-powerful Peter the Great and Catherin...

This is our first ever The WCCS Panel Show! We will be battling with team Self Publishing with Dale. Dale and his two team mates will be testing their knowledge against one of The WCCS hosts and their two teammates, made from members of the writing community! This promises to be lots of fun and you can make the difference. There are 5 rounds revolving around the world of writing, books, TV, film a...

An insurance mathematician’s carefully ordered life is turned on its head when he unexpectedly loses his job and inherits an adventure park … with a whole host of problems. A quirky, tense and warmly funny thriller from award-winning Finnish author Antti Tuomainen. Antti Tuomainen was an award-winning copywriter when he made his literary debut in 2007 as a suspense author. The critically acclaimed...

We are joined live with author Rod Reynolds. The author of the Charlie Yates series, Blood Red City and Black Reed Bay! Black Reed Bay: When a young woman vanishes from an exclusive oceanfront community in the middle of the night, Detective Casey Wray’s takes on a case that leads her in chilling, unexpected directions … A twisty, breath-taking police procedural. First in a heart-pounding new serie...

We were joined by M.W.Craven! He is the author of The Washington Poe series and THE AVISON FLUKE SERIES The Avison Fluke series. His latest book Dead Ground was the fourth in the The Washington Poe series and was a Sunday Times Best Seller. 'Heart-pounding, hilarious, sharp and shocking, Dead Ground is further proof that M.W. Craven never disappoints. Miss this series at your peril.' Chris Whitake...

We are joined LIVE by children's author PHIL EARLE! "I've written twenty books now for children and teenagers, and LOVE visiting schools, libraries and festivals to talk to people about the power of storytelling. It's a magnificent way to live my life..." His latest book When The Sky Falls has had so many outstanding reviews. "Utterly brilliant, original and so very, very moving... a triumph for k...

Today we talked about all our new plans. Including our brand new PANEL SHOW! And our SUMMER BALL! We had a blast. #Heroesgodown. FOLLOW US ► Our website - https://www.thewritingcommunitychatshow.com ► Universal link - https://linktr.ee/TheWCCS ► Use hashtag #TheWritingCommunityChatShow or #TheWCCS on social media to keep us current. This show will only succeed with your support! ► Support us throu...

In 2019 she was the third biggest-selling author in the UK, ahead of Michelle Obama and Lee Child (and only just behind David Walliams and JK Rowling) We are delighted to bring you the mind of so many instant classics. Julia Donaldson has brought parents a fantastic range of children's stories. Making those evening bedtime stories so much more enjoyable and special. We don't know anyone who hasn't...

The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat! story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success. Les Misérables meets The Lunar Chronicles in this thrilling conclusion to the System Divine trilogy that’s an “explosion of emotion, intrigue, romance, and revolution” (Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the...

"Creepy, witty, laugh-out-loud and shudder-inducing" This certainly sounds like a book worth discussing! Join us as we delve into the mind of Bethany Clift. She is a graduate of the Northern Film School, the producer of low-budget British horror film Heretic, and the Director of her own production company, Saber Productions. Last One At The Party is her debut novel. The human race has been wiped o...

LAURA KAY is joining us to talk about her debut book THE SPLIT. "My debut novel The Split is a queer rom-com set in Sheffield. When Ally is brutally dumped by her girlfriend, she finds herself homeless, friendless and jobless... but at least she has Malcolm. Wounded and betrayed, Ally has made off with the one thing she thinks might soothe the pain: Emily's cat. In a nutshell this novel features l...

We recently hit 10k plays on our podcast. Our YouTube views have caught up with and passed the podcast plays by a lot, despite being later to the party! We are so close to 500 subscribers on there. Halfway to the magic 1k! You too can subscribe here! We want to say to you... yes, you! THANK YOU. We appreciate every listen and every single view. YOU are making our dreams come true. Not only is this...

Adele Parks needs no introduction. BUT, incase you live under a rock and don't know, Adele is a multi million bestselling author. She is described as one of the most-loved and biggest-selling women’s fiction writers in the UK. 4 million copies of her UK editions have been sold and have been translated into more than 30 different languages. Titles include Lies Lies Lies, Just My Luck and Both of Yo...

We are joined by author Anna Bailey. Her debut book TALL BONES has received huge praise.  A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE MONTH  'A wonderfully haunting debut.' JANE HARPER, author of The Dry 'Irresistible, a compelling and nuanced psychological thriller.' PAULA HAWKINS, author of The Girl on the Train. When seventeen-year-old Emma leaves her best friend Abi at a party in the woods, she believes, like most...

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Will Carver has been on our show before, way back in season 1. We are keen to see what's changed and what the Beresford holds in store for us! Will Carver is the bestselling author of the January Series - Girl 4 (2011), The Two (2012), The Killer Inside (2013), Dead Set (2013) - and the critically acclaimed Detective Pace series, which includes Good Samaritans (2018), Nothing Important Happened To...

We welcome author Katie Lowe! Her first novel, The Furies, was published in the UK, US, and eight other territories—and her second, Possession or The Murder of Graham Catton is forthcoming in 2021. Outside of her writing, Katie works in marketing and communications - currently working with her local NHS on the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. She is also studying for a PhD in English Literature...

Another bonus show from The Writing Community Chat Show brings you author JOSIE LLOYD! Her latest book The Cancer Ladies' Running Club is being called The most emotional, uplifting and life-affirming novel of 2021. Josie Lloyd's first novel, It Could Be You, was published in 1997 and since then she's written fifteen bestselling novels (as Joanna Rees and other pen names) including the number one h...

We welcome JOHN KENNEDY!  John was born in Holmfirth and brought up in the Calder Valley in West Yorkshire. He's had some sci fi published in anthologies and continues to put out the occasional short story in that genre, because he loves it too and hates the idea that writers must limit themselves to one world. For his crime fiction, he's been shortlisted for the Crime Writers Association Debut Da...

Into the Woods appears on the reading list of every university writing course in the UK and is a highly regarded read among TV, film, radio and podcast, video games, publishing and advertising professionals. John Yorke’s book Into the Woods is considered the foremost UK text on narrative structure. It is required reading on all university writing degrees and is the UK’s bestselling book on screenw...

Joy Ellis joins us to talk about her book The Patient Man that has been nominated along side Ian Rankins, Lee Child, Richard Osmand, Robert Galraith and Lucy Foley! This in itself is an enormous achievement. We will be chatting to Joy just 3 days before the awards! It will be so exciting! The Patient Man - JACKMAN AND EVANS’ MOST DANGEROUS ENEMY IS BACK TO FINISH THINGS OFF. The domestic bliss of...