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JD Kirk is Back – and He's Shaking Things Up!Two weeks ago, our paid subscribers got early access to a very special episode. Now, it's time to share it with everyone. And trust us, you're going to love this one.We welcomed back JD Kirk, the multi-million copy bestselling author of the beloved DCI Logan crime series… but this time, he's bringing something new to the table.JD (aka Barry Hutchison) joins us to talk about his bold new direction, a psychological thriller titled My Daughter Is Missing, publishing with Bookouture on April 16, 2025. But don't expect a genre checklist. JD's shift isn't about following trends. It's about writing what he loves, and telling the kind of deeply personal, tension-filled stories that keep readers (and writers) up at night.My Daughter Is Missing: A totally addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist.My little girl has vanished. And I can't tell anyone...My nine-year-old daughter Hollie should be leaving school smiling and laughing with all the other children but she's not here. I run frantically, checking everywhere, but I can't see her. Pure panic washes over me. This is my worst nightmare.Her teacher asks if she should call the police. My heart stops. I shake my head and pretend I've made a mistake. The police can't know. No one can.My hands shake as I know in my gut my daughter hasn't just wandered off. She's been taken. Someone must know the truth about my past...I've spent so long protecting Hollie, but I always knew this day might come. And I'll stop at nothing to get my little girl.BUY IT HERE!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thewccs.substack.comIn this jam-packed episode, bestselling author JD Kirk (aka Barry Hutchison) joins us to talk about his bold move into psychological thrillers, not because of market trends, but from his love of storytelling itself.JD shares incredible insights into his writing process, including how he smashed out a messy first draft in just 16 days before carefully sculpting it into something readers will love. Expect plenty of practical writing advice, real talk about surviving the creative journey, and a few hilarious behind-the-scenes stories!We also dive into:*
Crime, thriller author and screenwriter Barry Hutchison a.k.a. J.D. Kirk is on this week's episode sharing his many adventures in writing and publishing, from traditionally publishing children's books to landing a screenwriting job because of a random Tweet and then finding success with indie publishing crime novels.Support the show on PatreonSupport the show on Patreon, chat with Jamie and other guests on the Discord server and get all of the episodes ad free.WriteMentorGet a whole month with WriteMentor's Hub for free using the coupon code 'Write&Wrong'.The Chosen Ones and Other TropesJamie, Melissa and Noami talk about the best and the worst writing tropes!BookshopClick here to find all of our guests' books as well as the desert island library over at bookshop.org.ZencastrClick on this referral link to get 30% off your first three months with Zencastr.
Multifamily Investing the RIGHT Way with Multifamily Attorney Charles Dobens
On this week's episode of the podcast, we're thrilled to announce that we're delving into the world of politics with a very special guest – our old friend and political consultant, Barry Hutchison. This episode marks a departure from our usual content, as we introduce "The Voices from the Hill" segment, where we'll explore the latest developments on Capitol Hill. Barry Hutchison and Charles go way back to their days at Boston College. It's remarkable to think that Barry's journey into politics can be traced back to a chance encounter at Charles' wedding in 1991. Since then, Barry's transitioned from working in Massachusetts state politics to becoming a seasoned campaign manager in the national political arena. Barry played a pivotal role in helping Newt Gingrich ascend from Republican Whip to Speaker of the House. Join us as we dive into this captivating journey and gain valuable insights into the inner workings of the political landscape. To learn more about multifamily investing or to embark on your own journey, please visit: https://multifamilyos.com/hotel-2-apartment-conversion-summit/.
Fascinating conversation with JD Kirk, the pen name of multi-award-winning author, screenwriter, and writer of comics, Barry Hutchison. Born and raised in Fort William in the Highlands of Scotland, JD wanted to be a writer from the age of nine, when a kindly librarian wrote his name on the spine of a notebook in which he'd written a terrible short story and put it on the shelf. Since then, he's written over 200 books and is now thoroughly enjoying murdering people as JD Kirk.As such a prolific and well-known writer, JD gets asked a lot of questions about writing and recently started collecting questions from writers looking for advice. He is going to start answering these questions in weekly videos. The form to submit questions is at link.jdkirk.com/learnYou can find JD Kirk on social media here:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jdkirkbooks/Twitter: https://twitter.com/JDKirkBooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdkirkbooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jdkirkbooksYou can buy JD's latest books here:The One That Got Away (DI Filson #1) – released 25th May – Crime GenreIn Service of Death (DCI Logan #17) – due for release 25th July 2023 - CrimeIf you would like to show your love for the podcast, please consider buying me a coffee through BuyMeACoffee.com. This gives you an opportunity to make a small, one-off donation - you are not committed to regular payments. Making the podcast earns me no money, and in fact costs me a fair bit, but I do it for the love, and because I have such fun talking with wonderful authors. Even if you can't afford to buy me a coffee, simply letting me know that you love the podcast means a lot to me. Please take a moment to leave a star rating, write a review, or share the episode with others you know who will benefit from listening in, or you can tag me in social media when you share an episode that you love with your followers.My website is http://www.zoerichards.co.uk and you can access the FREE Mini Reboot through this link.You can find me on TwiX and Instagram as @zoerichardsukAnd finally my debut novel, Garden of Her Heart, is published 20th June 2024. You can pre-order here or if you are on NetGalley you can request an ARC (advance reader copy) here.Happy writing, and may the words flow for you.
JD Kirk is the pen name multi-award-winning author, screenwriter, and writer of comics, Barry Hutchison. When he was nine, a kindly librarian wrote his name on the spine of a notebook in which he'd written a terrible short story, and put it on the shelf changing his life. Barry talks about writing over 200 books in 10 years, ignoring the naysayers, and how discovering how a condition called aphantasia may have affected his writing. Mr D reveals his secret superpower, and Mr Stay rants about comic books.
JD Kirk is the pen name of multi-award-winning author, screenwriter, and writer of comics, Barry Hutchison.Born and raised in Fort William in the Highlands of Scotland, Barry/JD wanted to be a writer from the age of nine, when a kindly librarian wrote his name on the spine of a notebook in which he'd written a terrible short story, and put it on the shelf.Since then, he has written over 140 books for children as Barry Hutchison, over 15 books for adults as Barry J. Hutchison, and is now thoroughly enjoying murdering people as JD Kirk.He has no idea what the JD stands for.He is promoting his latest novel in the DCI Logan Crime Thrillers series.One For the Ages:Age is just a number... Until yours is up.When a blood-soaked old man is spotted wandering through a sleepy fishing village in the far north of Scotland, his neighbours think he's been in an accident.Until he leads them to his home, and to the carefully arranged remains of his late wife.It is the first murder that the remote Highland village has ever seen.It will not be the last.Someone is targeting the elderly and vulnerable in their homes. Someone they know. Someone they trust.Arriving to lead the manhunt, DCI Jack Logan finds a close-knit community closing ranks. Can Jack break down the wall of silence before more lives are lost? Or, in this twisted, sadistic killer, has Jack Logan finally met his match?#BarryHutchinson #JDKirk #Author #Comics #Scottishauthor #Childrensbooks #DCIJackLogan #Inspiration #WritingProcess #Interview #BookLovers #Journalism #CreativeWriting #InspiringConversations #SuccessStory #crimefiction ______________________________________Find out more: www.TheWritingCommunityChatShow.ComMERCH! The WCCS Store (creator-spring.com)THE WCCS – TOGETHER AS ONE WE GET IT DONE!If you would like to advertise your #book on the show, to enroll in a book launch interview, or to have a WCCS social media shout out, visit here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheWCCSFOLLOW US► Our website – https://www.thewritingcommunitychatshow.com► Universal link – https://linktr.ee/TheWCCS► Buy the show a coffee – https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheWCCS► Use hashtag TheWritingCommunityChatShow or TheWCCS on social media to keep us current. This show will only succeed with your support!► Support us through Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/WCCS► For our FIVERR affiliate link click here (we will earn a little from you signing up through our link and more if you use the service. We back this service and have used it with great results! – https://fvrr.co/32SB6cs► For our PRO #WRITING AID affiliate link click here – https://prowritingaid.com/?afid=15286Hey! We have spent 3 years using StreamYard. You can see how much we love its features, and how we can make it look great for live streaming. We are huge fans and they are constantly improving their service. Check it out with our link and we could earn from referrals!https://streamyard.com/pal/4835638006775808This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5445493/advertisement
J.D. Kirk is a prolific writer. He's written comics and screenplays, under the name Barry Hutchison he's published over 170 children's books, and is back with a new crime novel, 'The One That Got Away'.It's the first in the DI Heather Filson series, about a 15 year old girl who doesn't make it home so is suspected as another teenage runaway. However, when her grandfather, a notorious Glasgow gangster, disagrees, it takes Heather Filson into a battle of underworld enemies, and her own past.We talk about J.D's decision to self-publish. It certainly comes with more control and freedom, but what about the additional pressure of being responsible for everything when you need to make money for your family? We also run through his relentless writing schedule - he published over 100 books in about 5 years, and you can hear about the peculiar condition he suffers from, and why it makes some aspects of writing easier for him.Not long left to make the most of our Plottr deal. Get 10% off the fantastic software at go.plottr.com/routine.You can support the show at patreon.com/writersroutine@writerspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
JD Kirk is the pen name of multi-award-winning author, screenwriter, and writer of comics, Barry Hutchison. ONE FOR THE AGES is the 16th book in his popular DCI Logan series. Visit his website at http://www.jdkirk.com. #podcast #author #interview #authors #SpiesLiesandPrivateEyesPodcast #authorsontheair #podcast #podcaster #authors #authorsofig #authorsofinstagram #authorinterview #writingcommunity#authorsontheair #suspensebooks #authorssupportingauthors #thrillerbooks #suspense #wip #writers#writersinspiration #books #bookrecommendations #bookaddict #bookaddicted #bookaddiction #bibliophile #read #amreading #lovetoread #terrencemccauley #terrencemccauleybooks #bookouture #thrillers #theuniversityseries #OneForTheAges #JDKirk
JD Kirk is the pen name of multi-award-winning author, screenwriter, and writer of comics, Barry Hutchison. ONE FOR THE AGES is the 16th book in his popular DCI Logan series. Visit his website at http://www.jdkirk.com. #podcast #author #interview #authors #SpiesLiesandPrivateEyesPodcast #authorsontheair #podcast #podcaster #authors #authorsofig #authorsofinstagram #authorinterview #writingcommunity#authorsontheair #suspensebooks #authorssupportingauthors #thrillerbooks #suspense #wip #writers#writersinspiration #books #bookrecommendations #bookaddict #bookaddicted #bookaddiction #bibliophile #read #amreading #lovetoread #terrencemccauley #terrencemccauleybooks #bookouture #thrillers #theuniversityseries #OneForTheAges #JDKirk
A double-bill of Yankee Candle fun with author Barry Hutchison (aka JD Kirk).Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
The never-ending cavalcade of fun continues, as author, Barry Hutchison (aka JD Kirk) opens a small cardboard door to reveal yet another small wax candle that may or may not smell of anything interesting.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison, AKA JD Kirk, starts a special Christmas series of videos in which he opens the doors of the Yankee Candle advent calendar gifted to him by author, Alex Smith.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison (aka JD Kirk) completes his 100 day challenge, and reveals the reason why this video was posted 2 days late...Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison reveals the results of his 90 day weigh-in, and talks about the tragic death of Chadwick Boseman.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
In the 44th episode of Notes from a Scottish Author, Barry Hutchison, aka JD Kirk, talks about his weigh-in, his new crime fiction novel, and the night he and his son almost died.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison talks about his big not-very-scientific weight loss discovery that he made over the past ten days, and reveals the results of his weigh-in.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
After getting everything completely wrong yesterday, Barry Hutchison returns to set it all right again.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison reveals the results of his latest weigh-in, and talks about the changes he's made this week. *** Error in weigh-in result! The weight barry gives is 10 pounds OVER what he actually is! (The fool.) ***Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Find out why Barry Hutchison, aka JD Kirk, has been crying at 6am every morning for the past eight days.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison delivers some bad news. Brace yourself.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
In a delayed live Q&A, Barry Hutchison answers questions submitted by readers and listeners.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison explains why this week's Q&A Friday will be happening on Saturday, and reveals why his daughter has had a pretty awful week.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison embraces the start of his second month of half-assed video blogging.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
A very tired Barry Hutchison reveals the results of his third weigh-in.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison muses about a weird bird and the impact of COVID-19 on the Highlands of Scotland.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison takes you on a tour of his office, where he writes his books. Come see his nice rug.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Stricken by hayfever, Barry Hutchison talks time management from his office in the Highlands of Scotland.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison answers questions sent in by viewers and readers. This episode should have been a livestream, but someone appears to have turned the internet speed to "snail's pace" in the Highlands today, so a live version wasn't possible. To pre-order the new book Barry mentioned, "The Big Man Upstairs," go to http://mybook.to/dcilogan7 To find out more about the Alliance of Independent Authors, and why you should join, go here: https://allianceindependentauthors.org/?affid=6056Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
In this, the 25th episode of Notes from a Scottish Author, Barry Hutchison stands in a field and talks about whatever random nonsense pops into his head. Don't miss it! Unless you want to, and then it's fine.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison sways wildly from talking about foreign language rights sales to the old man glasses he found in a drawer. Follow along if you dare.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison, aka JD Kirk, rattles through a day in the life of an indie author/publisher while out walking the dog in the wilderness.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison discusses his aphantasia - a condition that means he is unable to create any mental images, and thinks exclusively in words, not pictures.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison hides from the midges, rain, and pollen in his car and talks about his teen fantasy novel, The Book of Doom.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison talks about his weight loss progress, and the new ritual that might make him healthier, or might spell his certain doom.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Risking hayfever and the dreaded midges, Barry Hutchison ventures out into the hills to talk about how to replicate his writing career.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
A hayfever-stricken Barry Hutchison talks us through a simple way to plan stories using the BAD method.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison continues his series of writing tips with a discussion on first lines of novels, including examples from his own work.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Despite bravely battling hayfever, Barry Hutchison (aka JD Kirk), takes some time out of his writing day to talk about developing characters.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison hikes out to a very special treehouse in Glen Nevis in the Highlands of Scotland to talk about the most important element of story writing.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison reveals some news about his Space Team series, and gives a writing tip, all while his flesh is consumed by billions of tiny insects.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
It's a live Q&A Friday with author, Barry Hutchison (aka JD Kirk). Apologies that the livestream cut off the first few seconds. You didn't miss much, honest.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison talks about his (extremely limited) career as a film and television writer in this episode of Notes from a Scottish author, and also provides an update on his weight loss.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison talks about his comic-writing career, from The Beano to Power Rangers and Supermansion.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison, aka JD Kirk, talks about his publishing company, Zertex Media Ltd, and why he moved away from traditional publishing.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
In the 7th episode of Notes from a Scottish Author, multi-award-winning author, Barry Hutchison, talks about his love of cakes and chocolate, and how he's attempting to battle his ballooning waistline. Find out more at http://scottishauthor.com.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
While walking back from the shops, Barry Hutchison stops by Old Inverlochy Castle to talk about his supernatural comedy children's book series, Spectre Collectors.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison, aka JD Kirk, answers questions submitted by viewers and listeners. Find out more at http://scottishauthor.comSubscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Barry Hutchison talks about his 100 day fitness challenge, how he got started as a children's author, and where the inspiration for his first book came from.Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
The first in a 100-day daily YouTube/Podcast experiment, with Scottish Author, Barry Hutchison (aka JD Kirk). Every day, Barry will be talking about life, writing, and publishing in the Highlands of Scotland, while also embarking on a health and fitness challenge that may or may not be the end of him.You can find out more about Barry at http://barryjhutchison.com or find his alter-ego, JD Kirk, at http://jdkirk.com. Subscribe to Notes from a Scottish Author on Soundwise
Episode Show Notes This week's questions is: What is your best free or cheap marketing tip? You can preorder The Anatomy of Prose ebook and paperback on all bookstores now. Click the link here. *** LISTEN TO NEXT LEVEL AUTHORS PODCAST Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXnvkIvvQvHBbrO_RtUnlVA Listen on your Podcatcher https://nextlevelauthors.podbean.com Join the Next Level Author Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/nextlevelauthors/ *** Book recommendation this week is Swearing is Good for You by Emma Byrne. KOBO https://www.kobo.com/ebook/swearing-is-good-for-you-the-amazing-science-of-bad-language Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3eAiumk Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/2XOehoY Find out more about our guest Barry Hutchison on his website: https://barryjhutchison.com Get his books here: http://mybook.to/spaceteam http://mybook.to/lob Listener Rebel of the Week is Tim Seabrook If you'd like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or tweet me @rebelauthorpod If you'd like to support the show, and get access to all the bonus essays, posts and content, you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack
Any author considering writing in different genres would do well to tune in to this week's episode featuring writer Barry Hutchison. A popular and well-established name in sci-fi, find out what happened when he made the switch to writing crime fiction.
My guest this week is Scottish author Barry Hutchison, who has found great success as an indie author writing comedy science fiction and crime thrillers. These two genres might seem to be unrelated, but to Barry it was about combining topics that interested him with a market that needed to be filled. The result has been a successful transition from traditionally published author to indie, and he has not looked back. Every week I interview a member of ALLi to talk about their writing and what inspires them, and why they are inspiring to other authors. Find more author advice, tips and tools at our Self-publishing Author Advice Center: https://selfpublishingadvice.org, with a huge archive of nearly 2,000 blog posts, and a handy search box to find key info on the topic you need. And, if you haven’t already, we invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally. You can do that at http://allianceindependentauthors.org. About the Host Howard Lovy has been a journalist for more than 30 years, and has spent the last six years amplifying the voices of independent publishers and authors. He works with authors as a book editor to prepare their work to be published. Howard is also a freelance writer specializing in Jewish issues whose work appears regularly in Publishers Weekly, the Jewish Daily Forward, and Longreads. Find Howard at howardlovy.com, LinkedIn and Twitter.
In this episode I chat mutant zombies with author Matt Brown and recommend some other spooky, funny fiction for fans of frights and giggles (Tony de Saulles, Barry Hutchison, Pamela Butchart, Adam & Lisa Murphy).
Barry Hutchison has been traditionally published for several years, but his greatest success came with indie publishing!
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In this edition of Book Talk Scottish author Barry Hutchison and journalist and critic Chitra Ramaswamy join host Sasha de Buyl to talk about The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins, the new novel by Irvine Welsh.Trainspotting may have been named as the nation's favourite Scottish novel, but The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins is proving much more divisive, with our Twitter followers calling the novel everything from “brilliant” and “amazing” to “boring” and “utter rubbish”.The book follows the intertwined stories of Lucy Brennan, a personal trainer with her sights set on media stardom and Lena Sorensen, an overweight artist who accidentally catapults Lucy into the spotlight. Unusually for Welsh, the book features a female protagonist – how well has Welsh managed developing a female character?Listen now to discover what our panel thought about the book. Does the book achieve what it's trying to say about the extremes of body imagine culture in modern American society? And can Irvine's natural ability as a storyteller make incredibly an unpleasant protagonist appealing to the reader?If you've read The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins let us know what you thought about the book. Join the discussion by adding a comment below, by sending us a message on Twitter @ScottishBkTrust or on our Facebook page.
Barry Hutchison reading The Unclaimed Girl. Part of an engaging and varied series of podcasts of leading authors reading their remarkable new stories, poems or essays on the theme of ‘Elsewhere’. Commissioned by Edinburgh International Book Festival and supported by the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund. You can read or download the Elsewhere stories, listen to more Elsewhere podcasts or watch the videos of events filmed live at the Book Festival on www.edbookfest.co.uk.
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