The Writing Community Chat Show

Charlotte Levin has been shortlisted for the Andrea Badenoch Award, part of the New Writers North Awards, and for the Mslexia Short Story Competition. Her book, If I cant have you has been praised by some of the best names in the business. Including this amazing review from Ruth Jones - "So beautifully written, such a devastatingly compelling story. I can honestly say it’s one of the best books I’...

Brian Freeman writes psychological thrillers that have been sold in 46 countries and 22 languages. His novel SPILLED BLOOD won the award for Best Hardcover Novel in the annual Thriller Awards, and his novel THE BURYING PLACE was a finalist for the same award. His novel THE DEEP, DEEP SNOW was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original. He has also been named by Putnam and the Rober...

Everything Happens for a Reason is Katie Allen's first novel. She used to be a reporter and columnist at the Guardian and Observer, and started her career as a Reuters correspondent in Berlin and London. The events in Everything Happens for a Reason are fiction, but the premise is loosely autobiographical. Katie's son, Finn, was stillborn in 2010, and her grief and the experience of being on mater...

SARAH PEARSE is the NY Times and Sunday Times Bestselling Author of THE SANATORIUM, Reese’s Book Club Pick! We are very excited to have Sarah on the show. The Sanatorium looks fantastic.  “AN EERIE, ATMOSPHERIC NOVEL THAT HAD ME COMPLETELY ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT.” —Reese Witherspoon An imposing, isolated hotel, high up in the Swiss Alps, is the last place Elin Warner wants to be. But she’s taken t...

Tony Lee is back! From the early days of pure audio, Tony is now stepping onto the screen with us. He has recently come out as JACK GATLAND! As Jack, he's writing a new series of Crime Thrillers starring Detective Inspector Declan Walsh, recently seconded to the City of London Police department known as the Last Chance Saloon. This for us is very exciting. Tony has been writing professionally for...

Our one and only super hero moderator returns to the show since the early days! We will be chatting Moon Hunters, the historical fantasy The Garden of Stone Houses and much more. We are sure to have many laughs and find out how her writing has changed. She is an absolute gem in the Writing Community, a true supporter of others. It is her turn to have the attention! Watch it back on #YouTube here....

'Fiendish, fast-paced, and very funny' Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train 'The latest in the thriller series behind Netflix stalker blockbuster You' The Guardian.  ‘Crazy, sexy, cool: Caroline Kepnes gets better – and Joe Goldberg gets worse – with every book’ Erin Kelly. The praise from this book just keeps coming! We couldn't possibly post them all. It i...

What more do you want than the hosts having a good discussion post show about their thoughts and plans! Let us know what you thought of tonight's show and what we should do. Or, who we should interview next! Thank you for being such an AMAZING COMMUNITY!  Sign up to Patreon here to support the show! https://www.patreon.com/WCCS?fan_landing=true Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.sprea...

Bestselling author Melanie Blake's own real life Rags to Riches story reads like the plot of an outrageous drama.. This promises to be an insightful and entertaining interview. The life of Melanie Blake represents that of a busy frantic movie! Her latest book Ruthless Women is receiving the most crazy reviews - 'I'm obsessed with this book ... Makes Fifty Shades of Grey look like Snow White ... Ru...

Set in a world where a virus stalks our male population, The End of Men is an electrifying and unforgettable debut from a remarkable new talent that asks: what would our world truly look like without men? We are joined by author Cristina Sweeney-Baird who wrote The End of Men prior to the Covid Virus! We would be interested to know if this made her consider her plans of release or to even publish...

The Twenty Seven Club: A darkly comic tale of friendship, hope and fandom by Lucy Nichol. Lucy is an author who recently released The Twenty Seven Club: A humorous tale of music myths, mental health and friendship. This is no doubt that story is influenced by her passion for her fight against mental health. She has worked as a PR consultant for The Independent, The I Paper, NME, The Huff post and...

SARAH PINBOROUGH is joining us for the Friday Night Chat Show! We will be talking about the hit Netflix show Behind Her Eyes and much more! Behind Her Eyes: Louise Since her husband walked out, Louise has made her son her world, supporting them both with her part-time job. But all that changes when she meets… David Young, successful and charming – Louise cannot believe a man like him would look at...

Join us live as we chat to Jodie Chapman. Another Life is her first novel and it is causing a serious stir! Another Life: The stunning love story and BBC2 Between the Covers pick. THE STUNNING AND DEVASTATING LOVE STORY ABOUT HOPE, SACRIFICE AND THE CONNECTIONS THAT FOREVER BIND US 'A modern day Atonement meets David Nicholls. Beautifully written - I couldn't put it down' EMMA GANNON 'Like if One...

Emma Stonex was born in 1983 and grew up in Northamptonshire, about as far from the sea as it's possible to be in the UK. Her love affair with lighthouses and the coast began with childhood holidays to Cornwall and the Isle of Wight, which remain among her favorite places to visit. Before becoming a writer, Emma worked as an editor in publishing. Ahead of THE LAMPLIGHTERS, she wrote several books...

We are joined by Rob Parker. A fellow podcaster and author. Rob is the author of the Ben Bracken thrillers, Crook's Hollow and the Audible bestseller Far From The Tree. We are speaking to him just 3 days after the release of Blackstoke. Blackstoke: A suburban gothic horror. WEALTH. SECURITY. PROSPERITY. NONE OF IT MATTERS IN THE DARK. In a quiet cul-de-sac on the newly-opened, much sought-after Bl...

We are joined by ANNA MOCIKAT. Author of Behind Blue Eyes, Tales of the Shadow City and much more. Her latest book FALLEN ANGELS (Behind blue eyes 2) Is out today! Olympias City is shaken by a series of unspeakably brutal murders. No one is allowed to know the shocking truth about who the victims are: Guardian Angels. Someone is hunting the almost invincible cyborgs with the neon-blue eyes. Someon...

We are joined by previous season 1 guest KC WAYLAND! We are super excited for this bonus show. We will be talking all things WERE ALIVE and digging into the new series. Lockdown, Goldrush, A story of survival, It begins and Bronzeville! If you know, you know! We will be hoping to find out the future of WAYLAND PRODUCTIONS and are crossing our fingers for that future to be full of amazing content!...

For this weeks Friday Night Chat Show we are joined by author LIV MATTHEWS. She is the author of THE PRANK! 2021's most spine-tingling revenge thriller! The Prank is a contemporary thriller examining the fallout from a single moment in a reality TV programme that has devastating and long-term consequences, according to its synopsis. 'Pacy, absorbing and brilliantly topical' T.M. Logan, bestselling...

CATRIONA WARD was born in Washington, DC and grew up in the United States, Kenya, Madagascar, Yemen, and Morocco. She read English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford and is a graduate of the Creative Writing MA at the University of East Anglia. Her next gothic thriller, The Last House on Needless Street, will be published March 2021 by Viper (Serpents Tail).  "A BBC Two Between the Covers Book Club Pick" W...

We will be joined by TV presenter, soap queen, fitness instructor and now author TINA BAKER!  Her book CALL ME MUMMY is called THE thriller for Mother's Day and was released on the 25th of February. *** A NETGALLEY BOOK OF THE MONTH *** 'Dark, heartbreaking and totally absorbing' - LORRAINE KELLY 'Brilliantly written and emotionally compulsive' - HARRIET TYCE 'A powerful and thought-provoking page...

How to survive everything is Ewan Morrison's eight book. He is the author of the award-winning novels Close Your Eyes and Tales from the Mall, the novels Ménage, Distance and Swung and the short story collection The Last Book You Read. Ewan was awarded the Glenfiddich Writer of the Year Award and the SMIT novel of the year 2012/2013. (Amazon) How to survive everything: 'One of the most provocative...

Author John Niven joins us for the Friday night chat show! John Niven graduated from Glasgow University with a first-class degree in English LIterature. He went on to spend ten years working in the music industry, during which time he worked with acts like Travis, Mogwai and Sigur Rós. His first book was a novella entitled Music from the Big Pink, pubilshed under the guise of Continuum's acclaimed...

Regency romance author KELLY MILLER joins us for the return of Indie Wednesday! We are pleased to go back to our roots and really focus on the authors of the Writing Community. We perhaps should be calling this writing community Wednesdays with the talent on show  from the community.  Kellys book Accusing Mr. Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation has received much praise. "With characters that are...

We have a BONUS show for you! Author DREW DAVIES is an author published by Bookouture and he writes funny, romantic heartwarming stories. He has a fantastic short vlog on Twitter where he breakdown his word of the day. A fantastic quick watch for any writer. And despite the name Davies and March the 1st being St Davids day, Drew is NOT Welsh!  His latest book is called With or Without You It could...

What a special treat it is to be joined by TWO guests today. Autor Anna Gomez aka Christine Brae has joined forces with Kristoffer Polaha! He is an actor and producer now seeking the challenge as an author. He along with Anna are set to create a series of romantic novels with the first being MOMENTS LIKE THIS which was released February 2nd 2021. Kristoffer, who owns Podunk Productions, will be pr...