I joined Mark Stay for his monthly Creative Differences livestream where we chatted about writing and “the little things that can make all the difference to the creative process.” On top of that, we had live audience members firing plenty of questions our way which were great fun to discuss – we had a whale of a time!
What did we chat about?
It was a jam-packed recording, but just a few key things we discussed:
- Christmas in summer
- The Milverton Mysteries (my cosy mystery series)
- Combining pacy mysteries with a slow-burn romance
- Writing in scenes vs chapters (with graphs!)
- Book launch lessons learnt
- The Rise and Shine series (my gay romcom novellas)
- Switching to the cosy mystery genre
- A small thing that made a big difference to my creative process
- What makes me think I’m ready to start writing a project
- How I know when I’m done
- How I remember that idea at three in the morning
- The best happy accident of my writing career
- That thing I want to write but am not yet ready for
- A whole bunch of wonderful listener questions
- Some things that are bringing me joy at the moment
- And finally, what’s coming up next!
Watch the video recording now
Don’t worry if you missed the live interview because the video recording is already up and ready to watch! Watch now on YouTube or Facebook – it’s the same thing on each platform, so pick whichever you prefer:
Watching the video comes with the added benefit of some festive cheer and me falling off my chair.
Or, if you’d prefer to hear us but not see us (i.e. listen to the podcast episode), jump on my mailing list and I’ll be sure to let you know once that’s ready to go!
And if you’re keen to find out more about Mark, check out my previous post which links out to his books, movies, and podcast work. Or head directly to his website: