The Writer's Workshop

Thriller writer Robin Morgan-Bentley discusses his new book 'The Guest House', how his writing process has evolved after a hugely successful debut  and how his work at Audible feeds into his writing.

Thriller author Sabine Durrant on her process, writing during lockdown, and why finding the right music is everything!

The multi-talented David Bishop breaks down how to plot comic books, the challenge of writing historical fiction and much more!

The inspirational Will Dean on why writing first drafts needs to be an intense experience, visualising ideas as images and why he specifically writes in the first person. 

Writer, lawyer, teacher! The multi-talented Nadine Mathewson on her writing process and how comic books have shaped and continue to shape her love of writing.

Nearly forty books in a near fifty year writing career - legendary crime and espionage writer Gerald Seymour on his days as an ITN war reporter, his career (both of them!)  and the secrets of his longevity...

Thriller writer Luca Veste on the loneliness of writing a novel, why three star reviews are a head scratcher and why feeling the fear and writing anyway is the way to go....

The brilliant SJ Watson on how his writing career began,  turning Sir Ridley Scott down for lunch, and why he's a keen reader of people's obituaries...

This week we dip into the fabulous world of Scandi-noir writer Alex Dahl. Find out where she gets her inspiration from - and why the best soundtrack for writing a novel is French hip-hop!

Bethany Clift wrote a book about a global pandemic just before there really was one! Hear her fascinating account of how she navigated her debut novel through a minefield unlike no other - and also how she wrote, financed and produced her own movie for British cinema release. 

Meet the psychological thriller writer who studied psychology! The multi-talented Lauren North talks me through her writing journey. She tells me why she's an arch planner - and also why writing in twenty-five minute chunks is the way forward...

2022 is officially the year of Jack Jordan! His much anticipated thriller 'Do No Harm' is published in May. In this episode he talks me through his writing journey - how he was uniquely prepared for lockdown and why he enjoys writing in his local coffee shop.

On the eve of publication of his magnificent new novel 'The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill' - CS Robertson tells me about writing process, how a career in journalism segued into a writing career and the differences in writing standalones compared to a series.

The absolutely glorious New York Times and Sunday Times No1 best selling writer Sarah Pinborough on dogs, teasmaids, writing for TV and frankly - life, the universe and everything!

Award winning historical crime novelist Antonia Hodgson talks about the particular challenges of writing period fiction, crafting authentic dialogue and how to balance research with story.

Speculative fiction writer Katie Khan on why she likes starting with the ending, seeing a major film company adapt her first novel and coming up with that tricky first line for a novel... 

Spy thriller writer and former film executive Ben Lyle talks about developing characters across a series, writing period fiction and the different challenges of writing a screenplay and a novel.

Novelist and film writer Owen Nicholls shares the secret of structuring a romantic comedy, the differences in plotting and writing a screenplay and whether a rom-com needs a happy or sad ending...

Sunday Times best selling author Erin Kelly on creating characters, writing authentic dialogue and the difficulties of writing during lockdown.

Sunday Times best seller Erin Kelly on why she loves the editing process, the writers who inspired her and why she's a self confessed story geek...

Best selling author Teresa Driscoll talks about the value of a good walk, the mathematics of writing and the power of the separate self....

Ex Met Detective Stuart Gibbon talks about his life as real Senior Investigating Officer, the work he does now helping crime writers with their novels and which police series gets his thumbs up as most authentic.... 

Former British army officer and award winning writer Simon Conway talks about his work in Afghanistan, writing in war zones and the trick to finding that elusive first sentence of a novel... 

International best selling writer Mel Sherratt reveals the secrets of self-publishing, how to sustain a long running series and how to deal with those tricky structural edits...

New York Times best selling author Caroline Mitchell explains why a first draft is like a blind date, how her former career as a police officer informs her writing process and what it's like seeing one of your novels being adapted for television.... 

Best selling thriller writer Mark Edwards reveals why the best ideas are in hell, why a spreadsheet can help you edit and why dividing opinion is the key to success...

Seven times Sunday Times bestseller Cally Taylor reveals why persistence pays off, her ongoing search for the perfect writing process and why her first book was bound with wool...

CJ Tudor, Sunday Times best selling writer of The Chalk Man talks about pantsing, vomit drafts, the day she was tweeted by Stephen King and juggling writing time with being a mum.

Will Shindler is the writer of the Finn and Paulsen series of police procedural detective novels for Hodder and Stoughton.  He's also the host of The Writer's Workshop and this is his introduction to what you can expect to hear on the show. Like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss an episode.