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| S8E08 - Special episode - Running our mouths LIVE at Waterstones | 20 Jan 2026 | 00:54:12 | |
Join Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon for a special episode recorded live at Bluewater Waterstones one cosy Sunday morning. For the first time, the authors interview each other! Plus, candid answers to audience questions about getting published, finding hooks, when to give up the day job, taking risks and more. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S8E07 - With special guest Stacey Halls | 14 Nov 2025 | 00:45:27 | |
Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon chat to award winning, bestselling historical fiction author, Stacey Halls about getting published, finding ideas through research and getting the words down. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S8E06 - Two announcements and work/life balance | 24 Sep 2025 | 00:24:56 | |
Holly Seddon and Gillian McAllister discuss two upcoming things:
If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S8E05 - With special guest Sophie Hannah | 30 Jul 2025 | 01:36:11 | |
Bestselling authors Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon talk to Sophie Hannah, not only a superstar author but the founder and coach of Dream Author Coaching. Sophie is full of practical and inspiring advice for being resilient, optimistic and successful. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S8E04 - With special guest, foreign rights agent Tanja Goossens | 05 Jun 2025 | 00:45:56 | |
Bestselling thriller writers Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon talk to brilliant Curtis Brown foreign rights agent, Tanja Goossens, about what foreign publishers are looking for, how the whole foreign rights side of publishing works and what really happens at book fairs. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S8E03 - With special guest Erin Kelly | 17 Jan 2025 | 01:17:30 | |
In a festive episode that - true to tradition is going out in mid-January - bestselling thriller writers Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon catch up about our own writing, plus we talk to the brilliant Erin Kelly about getting (and staying) published, trends and lessons learned. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S8E02 - With special guest Liane Moriarty | 13 Nov 2024 | 01:07:50 | |
Novelists Liane Moriarty, Gilly McAllister and Holly Seddon talk work/life balance, coming up with fresh ideas, meeting readers, fate, parenting and a whole bunch of other extremely relatable things. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S8E01 - We're BACK! And we have Blake Crouch with us. | 02 Oct 2024 | 00:49:54 | |
Thriller writers Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon grill Blake Crouch about his journey to publication, getting adapted, becoming a showrunner and coming up with new ideas. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S7E05 - We answer listener questions! | 23 Apr 2024 | 00:34:56 | |
Bestselling thriller writers Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon answer a whole heap of quick fire listener questions on plotting, writers' block, the publishing industry, making a living as an author and more! If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S7E04 - Our Achilles Heels, plus chat about reviews | 06 Mar 2024 | 00:30:09 | |
Bestselling thriller writers Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon chat Achilles heels, reviews and Mastermind specialist subjects, and - what we don't talk about - why our voices are so husky and coldy. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S7E03 - Our incredibly late new year episode | 19 Jan 2024 | 00:57:59 | |
In keeping with all the preceding years, the Honest Authors Christmas and New Year episode is dropping late. Bestselling thriller writers Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon talk hopes, fears, and book prices. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S7E02 - With special guest Mhairi McFarlane | 07 Nov 2023 | 00:49:54 | |
Bestselling writers Gillian McAllister, Holly Seddon and Mhairi McFarlane chat about getting started, coming up with fresh ideas, bad reviews and Archilles heals. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S7E01 - We're back! And we have Linwood Barclay with us | 05 Sep 2023 | 01:10:04 | |
Gillian and Holly are back, talking about their years, fears and Archilles heals. PLUS in-depth interview with Linwood Barclay on how he keeps writing super hooky bangers, year on year. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S6E08 - Season finale PLUS we answer your probing questions | 08 Nov 2022 | 00:47:33 | |
Before signing off for maternity leave, Gilly and Holly talk future plans and answer your questions. *Some slightly rude chat so wait until your kids aren't listening* If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S6E07 - How Alex Michaelides writes a novel | 11 Oct 2022 | 01:22:18 | |
Multi-million selling author of The Silent Patient and The Maidens, Alex Michaelides, talks process, sudden bestsellerdom and finding renewed joy in writing. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S6E06 - How Clare Mackintosh writes a novel | 03 Aug 2022 | 00:55:53 | |
Clare Mackintosh talks us through precisely how she writes her international bestsellers, from idea to planning to writing to rewriting until it's a 10/10 novel. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S6E05 - How Lisa Jewell writes a novel | 05 Jul 2022 | 00:42:00 | |
The Honest Authors interview the incomparable Lisa Jewell about how she writes a novel, from idea to delivery. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S6E04 - How WE write our novels | 22 Mar 2022 | 01:06:56 | |
The Honest Authors interview each other about how we write a novel - from the germ of an idea to hanging the manuscript in to our editors. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S6E03 - How Jill Mansell writes a novel | 15 Feb 2022 | 01:09:12 | |
Gilly and Holly talk to Sunday Times bestseller of over 30 books, Jill Mansell, about how she writes her novels... If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S6E02 - End of Year Review | 24 Jan 2022 | 00:42:50 | |
The Honest Authors discuss their 2021 in review, and look forward to 2022. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| S6E01 - How Giovanna Fletcher writes a novel | 23 Nov 2021 | 01:12:06 | |
If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors' Podcast S5E10 - Season finale! With big news from Gilly and Holly. | 10 Aug 2021 | 00:32:58 | |
The Honest Authors both have big news, plus listener questions answered on money and agent submission. Warning: a few swearwords so don't listen with your kids... If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors' Podcast S5E09 - With Jane Fallon and Lindsey Kelk | 29 Jun 2021 | 00:51:59 | |
The Honest Authors talk finding fresh ideas, giving readers what they want and writing through these weird times with fascinating and funny veteran writers, Jane Fallon and Lindsey Kelk. PLUS some quick fire listener questions. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors' Podcast S5E08 - With special guest Tim Weaver | 11 May 2021 | 01:08:14 | |
Tim Weaver is on the podcast talking standalone novels, keeping a series fresh and how success is not always linear. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors' Podcast S5E07 - Redrafts, professional jealousy and finding time to write | 30 Mar 2021 | 00:33:03 | |
Gilly and Holly talk about redrafting, how long it takes to write a book, dealing with professional jealousy and finding time (and space) to write. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors' Podcast S5E06 - We interview our agents! | 09 Mar 2021 | 00:52:42 | |
The Honest Authors interview their own agents. What have you always wanted to ask an agent but were too afraid to? Well, look no further. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors' Podcast - S5E05 | 26 Jan 2021 | 00:44:54 | |
Writing through lockdown (yawn, of course), Gilly and Holly's plans for 2021 and answering listener questions. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors' Podcast - S5E04 - A Christmas special! On time! It's a Christmas Miracle! | 24 Dec 2020 | 00:43:31 | |
If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors' Podcast - S5E03 - Mental health roundtable with Charlotte Levin, Robin Morgan-Bentley and Sunita Thind | 24 Nov 2020 | 00:57:57 | |
Three writers join the Honest Authors to talk mental health and creativity, coping strategies and more. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors' Podcast - S5E02 - Prolific authors who publish more than one book per year | 03 Nov 2020 | 00:41:11 | |
The Honest Authors talk to prolific authors who publish more than one novel per year. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors' Podcast - S5E01 - Debuts who were published in lockdown, roundtable | 06 Oct 2020 | 01:00:28 | |
Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon talk to debut authors published during the 2020 lockdown. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors' Podcast - S4 summer special all about audiobooks | 01 Sep 2020 | 01:06:48 | |
The Honest Authors talk audiobooks and audio writing opportunities with star actor Tuppence Middleton and audio expert Paul Stark from Orion Publishing. PLUS sneak peek excerpts of The Hit List audiobook. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors' Podcast - S4E10 - OMG it's a season finale! Featuring brilliant bestseller Fiona Barton | 28 Jul 2020 | 00:45:48 | |
In the season four finale, we interview Fiona Barton (author of The Widow, The Child and The Suspect) and talk about our big publication news. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors' Podcast - S4E09 - Are newsletters worth it? How do you choose which idea to write? | 23 Jun 2020 | 00:28:15 | |
We take questions from listeners including how you know which idea is a 'runner' and whether having an author newsletter is worth it. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors' Podcast - S4E08 - Featuring Mark Edwards and his wild ride to becoming a bestseller! | 20 May 2020 | 01:14:51 | |
The Honest Authors hear from bestseller Mark Edwards, whose real life journey to publication features more twists than any thriller. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors' Podcast - S4E07 - How to write a novel during lockdown... without losing your mind | 28 Apr 2020 | 00:32:31 | |
The Honest Authors are still locked down... and still writing. They talk about their writing processes and how they're staying on track during such strange times. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors' Podcast - S4E06 - With special guest CL Taylor | 31 Mar 2020 | 01:30:24 | |
Sunday Times bestseller CL Taylor joins Gilly and Holly for a candid chat about writing life, changing genres, writing processes and more. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors' Podcast - S4E05 - What things do you do that are part of being a writer but aren't writing? | 04 Feb 2020 | 00:48:14 | |
The honest authors discuss creative panic, anxiety and things they do that are part of being a writer but aren't writing. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors Podcast - S4E04 - The end of year review | 07 Jan 2020 | 00:42:34 | |
Horrific shower scenes, changing agents, canine chaos, the best of times, the worst of times AND SO ON. Happy 2020! If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors Podcast - S4E03 - We answer your questions | 03 Dec 2019 | 00:30:27 | |
The Honest Authors answer your questions on series versus standalone, the differences between publishers, how to write a synopsis and more! If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors Podcast - S4E02 - The d*ck pic episode | 23 Oct 2019 | 00:50:57 | |
Everything bad you wanted to know about being an author but were too afraid to ask... If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors Podcast - S4E01 - With Paula Daly | 08 Oct 2019 | 01:00:41 | |
The Honest Authors are back! Paula Daly tells Gilly and Holly all about having her books turned into TV and how she approaches writing bestsellers with loads of reassuring advice. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors Podcast - S3E12 - Finale with Shari Lapena | 07 Aug 2019 | 00:51:21 | |
The Honest Authors interview Shari Lapena and talk self doubt, shelving books, and how to have a steady stream of new ideas. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors Podcast - S3E11 - LIVE from the Breakthrough Festival! | 24 Jul 2019 | 00:40:07 | |
Gilly and Holly's first live appearance as the Honest Authors, talking publication, hooks, setbacks and successes. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors Podcast - S3E10 - Tony McAllister and YOUR pitches | 04 Jul 2019 | 01:00:12 | |
We're joined by Gilly's dad, Tony McAllister, who talks about how he helps Gilly (and Holly!) with her books plus we discuss listeners' pitches. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors Podcast - S3E09 - Hilda Burke, Psychotherapist | 19 Jun 2019 | 01:07:05 | |
Are creatives more prone to anxiety and stress? Does extensive phone use get in the way of writing and thinking? How can authors cope better with the weirdness of being in the public eye? The Honest Authors discuss this and more with Psychotherapist and author Hilda Burke. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors Podcast - S3E08 - Phoebe Morgan | 05 Jun 2019 | 00:45:20 | |
Phoebe Morgan, editorial director AND author, tells the Honest Authors why manuscripts get chosen, how publishers spot trends, what she's working on right now and her own publishing journey. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors Podcast - S03E07 | 15 May 2019 | 00:42:29 | |
The Honest Authors are back from the Easter break! Talking about Gilly's latest publication, the latest weird worries and, for some reason, floatation tanks again. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors Podcast - S03E06 - Mark Billingham | 12 Apr 2019 | 01:03:12 | |
The Honest Authors grill expert bestselling author Mark Billingham on how he's managed to write a book a year for nearly 20 years, how he keeps coming up with fresh ideas and what he'd tell his younger self. If you enjoy this podcast episode, please remember to rate, review and buy our books! | |||
| The Honest Authors Podcast - S03E05 - Isabelle Broom | 27 Mar 2019 | 00:54:31 | |
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