Welcome to the first episode of Creative Differences with my special guest SC Gowland. We discuss curating the short story anthology The Law of Consequences, how to write a short story, and Steve reveals the little things that have made a big difference to his writing career.

I also launch the GREEN ROOM: twice-monthly live Zoom sessions with me, exclusive for Green Room members on my Kofi page.

Links:
SC Gowland's website where you can get the first book in the Souls' Abyss trilogy for free: https://scgowland.com/
Grab a copy of the Law of Consequences here: https://books2read.com/u/mvzrW2
The Green Room: https://ko-fi.com/markstaywriter/tiers
Otoboke Beaver's song Yakitori.

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The Blues Brothers by Daniel De Visé
Feeding the Monster by Anna Bogutskaya
Thank you, Jeeves by PG Wodehouse

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My special guest on the podcast this month is LJ Shepherd, author of the stunning debut novel The Trials of Lila Dalton. We discuss first lines and opening pages, the benefits of attending festivals, the book that inspired her to choose her agent, and we get sneak peek into the notebook where she first jotted down her ideas for the novel that would become her debut. Oh, and her cat Coral pops in to say hello...

LINKS

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THE TRIALS OF LILA DALTON

HOPE I GET OLD BEFORE I DIE by DAVID HEPWORTH

A GOD IN RUINS by KATE ATKINSON

THE WATCHMAKER OF FILIGREE STREET by NATASHA PULLEY

A TRIAL IN THREE ACTS by GUY MORPUSS

SCENES FROM A TRAGEDY by CAROLE HAILEY

THE CHILTERN KILLS CRIME FESTIVAL

THE HANDMAID'S TALE

THREE BODY PROBLEM ON NETFLIX

SLOW HORSES ON APPLE+

BAD MONKEY ON APPLE+

DAVID GILMOUR'S LUCK AND STRANGE

Thanks to:
Emily Stay for production assistance
Kai Newton for the edit
Dominic Currie for the jingle

Support the show

Visit https://markstaycreativedifferences.com/
Join The Green Room: https://ko-fi.com/markstaywriter/tiers
Buy my books here: https://witchesofwoodville.com/#bookshop
And there's more about me at: https://markstaywrites.com/