Podcast appearances and mentions of caimh mcdonnell

This month we're talking to an author and publisher/manager about audiobooks and how they approach to audiobooks. We cover how they chose narrators for their books, and how audiobooks affect the writing and management of their business.  We also have the long awaited re-introduction of ‘News From Equity' with Annette Rizzo.   C.K. (Caimh) McDonnell is the paranormal pen name of Irish bestselling author Caimh McDonnell. He is a former stand-up comedian and TV writer who now spends all his time writing books as his dogs don't like it when he leaves the house.  When not writing about the adventures of the staff at The Stranger Times, he is the author of the increasingly inaccurately titled ‘Dublin Trilogy' series (eight books and counting) and its various spinoffs, all of which have been Amazon bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic. The Dublin Trilogy has been optioned for TV by Avalon (Breeders, Taskmaster) with Chris Addison at the helm. The Stranger Times has been optioned by Playground (Wolf Hall, The Undeclared War) who are working on the series with Peacock. The Stranger Times won Best Audio at the 2023 British Fantasy Awards, a fact Caimh constantly endeavours to drop into casual conversation. He lives in Manchester, where The Stranger Times series is set.   Elaine Ofori After over two decades of collecting seemingly random skills across publishing and marketing/communications, Elaine is finally putting them to good use at her publishing company McFori Ink as Head of Stuff/Chief Wrangler, where she spends her days mulling over words. She's taken this love of words one step further and has turned them into fully constructed sentences that are slightly more creative than the reports and strategies she's spent most of her career writing. Her debut novel, co-written with her husband, author C.K. McDonnell, will be published in Germany in 2025.    News From Equity links - Equity Game On campaign details - ⁠https://www.equity.org.uk/news/2024/equity-solidarity-rally-with-sag-aftra-at-uk-games-industry-agm⁠   The story about Dan Dewhirst, which includes links to the AI Toolkit and info on the Stop AI Stealing the Show campaign, is here - ⁠https://www.equity.org.uk/news/2024/actor-s-experience-of-ai-gone-wrong⁠   The radio commercials campaign and survey email is titled ‘ Radio Commercials - help shape Equity's work' and will have come from ⁠ssailing@equity.org.uk⁠    Cambridge VO Social facebook page is ⁠here⁠. Great Big Voiceover Social website is ⁠here⁠. Tickets available from November 12th. GBVOS is on 25th January 2025. For more information about The Voiceover Social visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Voiceover Social Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠listen@thevosocial.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠See which events are coming soon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find your closest VO Social group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Find us online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠     Podcast sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠B Double E⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Theme tune by Rob Bee. All audio production by Rob Bee.

Der in Limerick geborene und in Dublin aufgewachsene Caimh McDonnell ist ein ehemaliger Stand-up-Comedian und schrieb hauptberuflich für das Fernsehen. Parallel dazu widmete er sich der Arbeit an seinen humorvollen Krimis und debütierte 2017 mit dem Roman "One of those Faces". Mit seiner Stranger-Times-Reihe vermischt er jedoch erstmals Urban Fantasy, Paranormales, Mystery und Humor. Folge direkt herunterladen

Hiya and welcome back to a less damaging version of mining in the Amazon.We tell people's life stories via their Amazon purchase histories, and our guest this week is the former comedian and current novelist Caimh Mcdonnell.The highlights of this week's bought-o-biography include some excellent conspiracies, wonderful beard thoughts and a really lovely Christmas jumper. What more could you want?Follow Caimh over on Twitter here! And get stuck into his brilliant books here!Don't forget this week you can win a lovely Shark vacuum all thanks to our pals at HotUKDeals - simply subscribe to our YouTube channel this very second! And we'll see you next week for Katherine Ryan! (which is up now over on our Patreon!)All the bestTeam Toast xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Book Club #89 - The Stranger Times - Richard meets former stand up and now best selling novelist Caimh Mcdonnell to talk about all of his many books, but specifically the Stranger Times series. They discuss the frustrations of writing for TV, a top tip to move towards writing a novel, how a memory of a forgotten sitcom script led to the creation of this series, making Manchester the star, using a comedian as inspiration for one of the characters, selling TV rights and retaining control over your work by setting up your own company and publishing house, as well as using more traditional avenues. A fantastic success story and lots of great advice for your own writing.Buy the book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-stranger-times-the-stranger-times-1-c-k-mcdonnell/6412054?ean=9780552177344Or the audiobook here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Stranger-Times/dp/B08LHCJ9T5/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Come and see RHLSTP on tour http://richardherring.com/rhlstp Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/rhlstp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caimh McDonnell is the internationally bestselling author of the Dublin Trilogy which is set in his hometown. His debut novel A Man with One of Those Faces – a darkly comedic crime thriller – was published in 2016. It went on to spawn the increasingly uncountable Dublin Trilogy (seven and a half books and counting) and the McGarry Stateside series. The books have been ranked #1 in their Amazon categories in the UK, Ireland and the USA, have been translated into several languages and optioned for television. He also writes the critically acclaimed The Stranger Times series under the name of C.K. McDonnell. These books combine his distinctive dark wit with his love of the weird and wonderful to deliver a celebration of how truth really can be stranger than fiction.We had great fun chatting with Caimh and hearing about why he left stand-up comedy for novel writing. He gave some great tips on how to be successful in self-publishing and also explains why he enjoys being both self-published and trad published, and why he went down that route.Links:Buy Caimh's books now!Follow Caimh on Twitter/XVisit Caimh's websitePage One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-oneFollow us on TwitterFollow us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramFollow us on MastodonFollow us on BlueskyFollow us on Threads Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fika with Vicky's guest this week is Author Caimh McDonnell. There will be laughter, mystery and the mysterious, as we discuss Caimh's The Stranger Times series and Dublin Trilogy. C.K McDonnell Born in Limerick, raised in Dublin and now living in Manchester, C.K (Caimh) McDonnell is a former stand-up comedian and TV writer. He performed around the world, had several well-received Edinburgh shows and supported acts such as Sarah Millican and Gary Delaney on tour before hanging up his clowning shoes to concentrate on writing. He has also written for numerous TV shows and been nominated for a Children's TV BAFTA. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed and weirdly wonderful The Stranger Times series. His debut novel, A Man with One of Those Faces – a comic crime novel – was published in 2016 and spawned the Dublin Trilogy books and the spin-off McGarry Stateside series. They have all been Amazon bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic. To find out more, visit whitehairedirishman.com. You can find access to his social media, newsletter, podcasts, etc., through https://linktr.ee/Caimh

Fika with Vicky's guest this week is Author Caimh McDonnell. There will be laughter, mystery and the mysterious, as we discuss Caimh's The Stranger Times series and Dublin Trilogy. C.K McDonnell Born in Limerick, raised in Dublin and now living in Manchester, C.K (Caimh) McDonnell is a former stand-up comedian and TV writer. He performed around the world, had several well-received Edinburgh shows and supported acts such as Sarah Millican and Gary Delaney on tour before hanging up his clowning shoes to concentrate on writing. He has also written for numerous TV shows and been nominated for a Children's TV BAFTA. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed and weirdly wonderful The Stranger Times series. His debut novel, A Man with One of Those Faces – a comic crime novel – was published in 2016 and spawned the Dublin Trilogy books and the spin-off McGarry Stateside series. They have all been Amazon bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic. To find out more, visit whitehairedirishman.com. You can find access to his social media, newsletter, podcasts, etc., through https://linktr.ee/Caimh

We engage the matrix drive and set course for the Discworld that might have been, as EJ Mann joins us to discuss Terry Pratchett's first attempt at writing a flat Earth, 1981's Strata. 200-year-old human Kin Arad works for the Company building planets - the traditional, oblate spheroid kind. So when deep space pioneer Jago Jalo shows up wearing an invisibility cloak, and says he's discovered a flat Earth full of advanced technology, she can't resist. She's joined by Marco, a four-armed paranoid Kung pilot who thinks he's human; and Silver, a huge, gentle, bear-like and potentially ravenous Shand linguist. But the expedition soon goes wrong: betrayed by Jalo, their ship destroyed, the trio are stranded on a bizarre Disc-world full of dragons, demons and humans with strange beliefs. It's also a duplicate of medieval Europe - but the world is breaking down. It's a race against time as they journey to the centre of the Disc looking for a means of escape - and something is watching them all the way... Pratchett's third novel, the last before The Colour of Magic changed his life forever, Strata is a direct parody of Larry Niven's 1970 sci-fi classic Ringworld. Many of Pratchett's favourite ideas, jokes and themes appear here for the first time. You'll find talking ravens, magic mixed with technology, characters who TALK LIKE THIS and an author taking the fantastic seriously to the point of absurdity. There are even a few bright young things who'll later make it big on the Discworld, like the Broken Drum and Mrs Widgery's Lodger. Did you know this was a parody of Ringworld? Does it stands on its own, or is it doomed to live in the shadow of it's more successful younger sibling? Could Pratchett have made it as a science fiction writer if he hadn't switched to fantasy? And what standalone novel do you wish would inspire a series of 41 similar-but-different novels? Let us know! Use the hashtag #Pratchat68 to join the conversation. Though not on Bluesky, if you're joining us there, because apparently they're too good for hashtags? Guest EJ Mann (they/them) is spec fic fan, occasional spec fic writer (as E. H. Mann), nature nerd and long-time participant and organiser on the Australian convention scene. You can read some of their short fiction at their website, ehmannwrites.com. As mentioned at the top of the episode, EJ currently works for conservation charity Bush Heritage Australia, who work to preserve Australian wildlife by buying and caring for bushland in consultation with traditional owners. You can find out more about them at bushheritage.org.au. As usual, you can find notes and errata for this episode on our website. Next month we get back to the actual, honest-to-Glod Discworld with the short story “Theatre of Cruelty”, which we'll be discussing with Irish author Caimh McDonnell! You can most easily find the story in Pratchett's fiction anthology A Blink of the Screen. Get your questions in via social media using the hashtag #Pratchat70 (again, not on Bluesky), or send us an email at chat@pratchatpodcast.com.

Our guest today is the fun and brilliant Alison Fell. Alison is Dean of the School of Histories, Languages and Cultures at the University of Liverpool. Before taking on the role of Dean at Liverpool, she was Professor of French Cultural History and Director of the Leeds Humanities Research Institute at the University of Leeds. She has also taught at Oxford and Lancaster, and in 2014-15 she was Visiting Professor at the Institute for Historical Research, Université de Lille in France. Alison earned her BA and MA in French Studies at the University of Birmingham, then took her PhD in French Historical/Cultural Studies there as well. Alison has been a major part of the resurgence in First World War Studies. She is the author of two monographs: Women as Veterans in Britain and France after the First World War (Cambridge: 2018) and Women Warriors: The Cultural Politics of Armed Women, 1870-1945 (Cambridge 2023). She is also the co-editor of four volumes, including First World War Nursing, The Women's Movement in Wartime: International Perspectives, 1914-1919, and Making Waves: French Feminisms and Their Legacies 1975-2015. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of War and Culture Studies and the European Journal of Nursing History, and she has contributed widely to other edited volumes. Her current project is a collaboration with Mark Connelly and Stefan Goebel that examines transnational responses to the memory of the Battle of the Somme. Alison has been part of seven Arts and Humanities Research Council projects, and her work on Belgian refugees in the UK during and after the First World War was featured in the 2020-2021 Imperial War Museum exhibition "Refugees: Forced to Flee." She received the University of Leeds Vice Chancellor's Award for Impact and was also recognized as a Woman of Achievement at Leeds. She has consulted and appeared on radio and television programs on the BBC, IRC, and Radio 4. Finally, she is active in the International Society for First World War Studies, a committee member for the Society for the History of War, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. We are thrilled to end our summer hiatus with a delightful chat with Alison Fell. We'll talk farming, women as veterans, walking the Somme battlefield, Dolly Parton, Atomic Kitten, being a dean, and the mystery novels of Caimh McDonnell, among other topics! Don't forget to get your MHPTPodcast Swag! Rec.: 07/14/2023

Come cat-burglars, cutpurses and conmen, as we assess the World's Worst Criminal this week. We are joined by comedian and author Caimh McDonnell who takes us on a hilarious tour of Florida Man's worst and best efforts. There is also a good dose of stolen hearts, lemon juice and gentlemen thieves to be found in this line-up.  Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot  Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show, and especially as we work on our book and plan more live shows! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

With the Two Indie Authors taking very different paths to success, this week, David and Rob discuss the pros and cons of writing standalone novels and writing a series. The differences with the creativity, marketing and anxiety are stark, and both men get under the hood of how they have approached it. The fantastic Caimh McDonnell stops by to tackle the 'Seven Questions' and sheds some fascinating light on his incredible indie author career. Don't miss it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, usually read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld series in chronological order. This week, a marvelous bonus episode! We sat down with the wonderful writer C.K. McDonnell to talk about The Stranger Times series and, of course, all things Pratchett!Find C.K. McDonnell on the internet:https://whitehairedirishman.com/https://thestrangertimes.co.uk/Love Will Tear Us Apart - the latest book in the Stranger Times series, is available in hardback on the 9th of February from all good bookshops! Pre-order here.See C.K. live in conversation here.Want more? Listen to The Bunny Cast and The Stranger Times Podcast here: The Bunny Cast - Apple PodcastsThe Bunny Cast - SpotifyThe Stranger Times - Apple PodcastsThe Stranger Times - SpotifyFollow C.K. on Twitter: @CaimhFind us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefretWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com 

Bestselling author Peter May returns to the podcast with his gripping new novel A Winter Grave, a near future thriller where climate change has changed the landscape. Peter talks about coming out of retirement to write without a contract or a deadline, but with passion and a sense of urgency. Mark Stay is joined this week by guest presenter Caimh McDonnell, bestselling author of the Bunny McGarry series and the Stranger Times books, including Love Will Tear Us Apart.

We speak to Caimh McDonnell about humour. Caimh is a comedian and writer. He's written for TV shows such as Mock The Week and Have I Got News for You. He was also a professional stand-up comedian and has written a dozen books under the names Caimh and CK McDonnell.  Being funny in fiction is hard, so we wanted to ask the Manchester-based Irishman how to do it - or at least, how he does it. The cover of The Stranger Times says: What if the weird news was the real news? An apt way to describe the premise.  The book is the first in a series of novels set in Manchester in which the weird phenomena of the Fortean Times is alive and well - from mythical beasts to UFOs. We get to explore this weird world through the staff of the namessake newspaper and the result is a Pratchett-esque treatment of the supernatural thriller/mystery genre. And it is funny. Some things are easier to teach than others. You might argue that being funny is the hardest thing of all. Nonetheless, the conversation will hopefully give you some insights into how to bring humour to your writing. The conversation covers characters, dialogue, conflict, genre and the inversion of expectation. Find out more about Caimh at whitehairedirishman.shop

Irish novelist and podcaster, Caimh McDonnell joins Dan to share who and what he'd hate to be stuck with on a desert island. Be sure to follow the podcast @dickspod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Propping up the SOS bar this week with Lou and Sally-Anne is novelist Caimh McDonnell, whose back catalog of drunk stories reads like a holiday thriller and talking of holidays, this episode also gives fair warning to never get in a swimming pool at the same time as Lou... talk abut dark and stormy! 

In this ep Caimh discusses swearing and how n This Charming Man Vincent Banecroft invents a whole new way of doing it. The on-line launch of which book btw happens at 8PM GMT on Wednesday Feb 16th - find it on the Caimh McDonnell facebook page or Youtube channel. All welcome - the superb narrator of  The Stranger Times books Brendan McDonald (No relation) as star guest and Mary Stay as MC extraordinaire. 

Some people are on the podcast* - they think season one's all over... it is now!!    *(those people would be Adrian Poynton, Caimh McDonnell, OMJ Ryan, Andy Stanton,  Beth Chalmers and Simon Griffin - to whom we offer our thanks for dropping back in to have a catch up with us).    Thank you to everyone who has listened to, supported and championed the podcast in our first season. We've had a great time putting it together and can't wait to bring you more thoroughly average chit-chat and moderately interesting happenings in March!    Happy new year!!  Music by Dano Songs (and Jon & Tom & Dave)

Are you still looking for some books to give for Christmas or to buy for yourself? Look no further! In this episode our guest Eoin shares with us his list of book recommendations across the genres. There is something for everyone! Enjoy! Book recommendations: Caimh McDonnell, A Man With One of Those Faces (The Dublin Trilogy, Book 1) Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Trilogy) Koushun Takami, Battle Royale: The Novel Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn Trilogy James S. A. Corey, Leviathan Wakes: Book 1 of the Expanse Mark Dawson, The Cleaner: John Milton, Book 1 Val McDermid, 1979 Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Normal Sheeple Find out more here: https://book-lovers-companion.com Feedback is always welcome: bookcompanioncontact@gmail.com Music: Christmas Village by Aaron Kenny Link: https://youtu.be/yjIy5VrVZYM --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ez-fiction2/message

"Dublin Trilogy" novelist and former comedian Caimh (CK) McDonnell shares his sitcom set aboard a ferry, a pre-Fleabag Fleabag and a comedy about what happens when multiple timelines meet. Offcuts performed by: Jake Yapp, Darrell Maclaine, Kenny Blyth, Lizzie Roper, David Monteith and Rachel Atkins. This episode contains strong language. Caimh McDonnell is the internationally bestselling author of the Dublin Trilogy which is set in his hometown. His debut novel 'A Man with One of Those Faces' – a darkly comedic crime thriller – was published in 2016 and nominated for best novel at the 2017 CAP awards. It went on to spawn the increasingly uncountable Dublin Trilogy (five books and counting) and the McGarry Stateside series, which have been translated into several different languages and optioned for television. He also writes ‘The Stranger Times' series of books under the name of C.K. McDonnell which has been described as "a celebration of how truth really can be stranger than fiction" The former professional stand-up comedian and TV writer has performed all around the world, had several well-received Edinburgh shows and supported acts such as Sarah Millican and Gary Delaney on tour before hanging up his clowning shoes to concentrate on writing. His TV writing work has seen him work on some of the biggest topical comedy shows on British TV and has earned him a BAFTA nomination. Episode show notes:  https://offcutsdrawer.com/caimh-mcdonnell Listen to us on whichever podcast app you prefer:  https://offcutsdrawer.com/insta-links/ or if you don't usually listen to podcasts you can hear all the episodes here: offcutsdrawer.com/episodes/  

Der in Limerick geborene und in Dublin aufgewachsene Caimh McDonnell ist ein ehemaliger Stand-up-Comedian und schrieb hauptberuflich für das Fernsehen. Parallel dazu widmete er sich der Arbeit an seinen humorvollen Krimis und debütierte 2017 mit dem Roman "One of those Faces". Mit seiner Stranger-Times-Reihe vermischt er jedoch erstmals Urban Fantasy, Paranormales, Mystery und Humor. Das erste Buch dieser Reihe - The Stranger Times - liegt jetzt also auch in Übersetzung im Eichborn-Verlag vor, von dem ich auch das Rezensionsexemplar habe. Der zweite Band ist im Original für Januar 2022 angekündigt. Gleich zu Beginn lässt sich sagen, dass McDonnell hier ein starkes Eisen im Feuer hat. Die Musik stammt von Kevin MacLeod. Folge direkt herunterladen

Crime fiction powerhouse and former circuit comedian, CK McDonnell is on the cusp of levelling further up, with a TV adaptation of his half a million selling “Dublin Trilogy” in the works.We talk about how to write fast, being calibrated for tough criticism, solving problems in the shower, and how to let characters evolve - especially Bunny McGarry who went from villain to his best loved creation.25 mins of extra content from this interview is available exclusively to the Insiders Club!We discover Caimh's secrets of self-publication, learn about how he cultivates the fanbase that now flock around him, and learn why he won't record his own audiobooks!Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders for this and much more, including the exclusive Insiders Q&As with Nish Kumar, James Acaster and Fern Brady and the incredible “self-help for comedians” special with Amanda Donnet. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we talk to multi-talented writer Caimh McDonnell about hecklers, dogs and successful self publishing. And we witness a huge moment in the history of podcasting; the release of Dave's brand new catchphrase!     https://whitehairedirishman.com/podcast/ https://whitehairedirishman.com/caimhs_books/ https://davidgaughran.com/ Gary Delaney - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qja1VIOBVcs    Music by Dano Songs  

Comedian and novelist Caimh McDonnell (@Caimh) joins Matt and Andy to talk about his new book The Stranger Times, a Trojan Horse method to fight cancer, the cast of Friends doing a Windows 95 promo, laser-based communication for the next lunar mission and tossing a frisbee to a dog on the moon.

This week Dan and Hal review the first round of the 6 Nations and compare the results with their predictions, which were less disastrous than we all imagined; consider Italy's future after a huge loss; and discuss everything from mascot punch ups to the arrogance (or not) of England and their fans with this week's guest, one-time stand-up comic, now full-time author, the wonderfully funny Caimh McDonnell.You can pick up a copy of Caimh's new book 'Stranger Times' here: https://whitehairedirishman.com/project/the-stranger-times/If you agree or disagree with any of Dan and Hal's armchair punditry then don't suffer in silence... GET IN TOUCH.Email us a voice note and we'll play your retort out on the show.Send us a less fun written email.Or if you're embracing the modern age, get in touch via Twitter and Instagram.Email: rugbyjubbly@dltentertainment.comTwitter: @jubblyrugbyInstagram @rugbyjubblypodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Caimh McDonnell used to be a stand-up comedian, gigging all over the country and writing for television. Now, he's a full-time storyteller working out of his own office in his garden. His new novel, 'The Stranger Times', investigates life in a newspaper which reports on the weirdest stories... which sometimes turn out to be true. It's the start of a brand new comic supernatural thriller series from C.K.We talk about the post-it notes all over the office that let him know when he's taken a wrong turn, how jokes sometimes get in the way of the plot and why he watches out for that constantly. You can hear about a writing year for Caimh, and why he's been so productive since stopping stand-up, and also about the difference between craft and inspiration.You can grab a copy of 'The Stranger Times' here - https://amzn.to/3pRMZczAlso, please have a look at the wonderful book 'The Pink Coffee Shop' by podcast fan Ellie Barker. She's acknowledged this show in it, so it'd be nice if you checked it out - https://amzn.to/2MV692wAND, support us on Patreon.com/writersroutine, if you can!@writerspodwritersroutine.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Irishman Caimh McDonnell is a former professional stand-up comedian and TV writer who now concentrates all of his energies on his books. Born in Limerick and raised in Dublin, he has taken the hop across the water and calls Manchester his home. His TV writing work has seen him work on some of the biggest topical comedy shows on British TV and has earned him a BAFTA nomination. These days he can be found happily writing his next book in the office in the back garden, with only his dog and his imagination for company. His book 'I Have Sinned' has been nominated for the Kindle Storyteller Award 2019. Previously, his debut novel 'A Man With One of Those Faces' was nominated for best novel at the 2017 CAP awards. (Amazon extract) FOLLOW US ► Our website - https://www.thewritingcommunitychatshow.com/ ► Universal link - https://linktr.ee/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?fan_landing=true ► Become the sponsor of a show by the BEER TOKEN BOOK PROMOTION - https://www.thewritingcommunitychatshow.com/buy-us-a-beer Todays BEER TOKEN BOOK PROMOTION sponsor is ► E G Radcliff @egradcliff - BOOK - The Last Prince: A Celtic Fae Inspired Fantasy Novel. 4.7 / 5 after 8 ratings. Available as ebook and paperback. The second book in the series. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writingcommunitychatshow/support

This week, Caimh McDonnell, author of the best-selling Dublin Trilogy, the McGarry Stateside books and Stranger Times joined Jarlath for a conversation about how rejection paced the way for his success. Caimh opens up about his journey to self-publishing success including the doors that were slammed for the most ridiculous of reasons. We hear how the motivation to move to London struck him when he realised how fast his life was passing away in Dublin without very much happening. Jarlath finds out about the “not in front of people I know” route into standup, the successful TV writing career he built and how he chose to end it. The friendship with Gary Delaney that changed everything for him, the buzz of getting his work optioned for TV, the exciting bidding war which ensued and much more, this is a thoroughly heart-warming conversation with one of Ireland's true creative writing talents. To hear each episode in full every single week and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 400 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad Supplementary research provided by John Meagher. Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation. For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on irishmanabroadpodcast@gmail.com. Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.

Bestselling indie author Caimh McDonnell makes a triumphant return to the podcast as Transworld author CK McDonnell with his new novel Stranger Times. Caimh tells us how he took everything he learned as an indie author to pitch this book to traditional publishers. We discuss launching a book during lockdown, inventive book marketing ideas, why selling humour is tricky, and being a squeaky wheel...

Bestselling indie author Caimh McDonnell makes a triumphant return to the podcast as Transworld author CK McDonnell with his new novel Stranger Times. Caimh tells us how he took everything he learned as an indie author to pitch this book to traditional publishers. We discuss launching a book during lockdown, inventive book marketing ideas, why […] The post EP301: Caimh McDonnell — Stranger Fiction appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment.

Jason Manford and Steve return with tales of homeschooling, huge miss-orders and bath bombs. Plus author and comedian Caimh McDonnell tests them on the weird and wonderful news from the week.

Paul and Andy are joined by former Olympic skier Graham Bell, ahead of his Dancing on Ice debut. They are also joined by former comedian turned author Caimh McDonnell, Squad Number 9 Martin Kelner and the Daily Star's Mike Ward! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“Comedy crime sounds like it involves three clowns with a ladder they’re inexplicably bad at carrying trying to break into a pie factory. It doesn’t sound like there’s respect for the story.” Wham!!! Welcome to Wit Lit Series 2!!! Caimh McDonnell is a former stand-up comedian, prize-winning script-writer, and present full-time author, whose tenth book THE STRANGER TIMES is publishing on 14th Jan 2021. We talk about how stand-up gives an author good and bad habits, how to build a fictional world around your book, and how to describe the genre of a ‘funny paranormal kind of crime investigation but mainly about character kind of book’. You can read more about THE STRANGER TIMES, book, podcast, newsletter, and man himself here. Caimh’s recommended book is THE NIGHT WATCH by Terry Pratchett. (If you have not yet been convinced to read Terry Pratchett, then pls try unclogging ur ears.) He also recommends the elusive comedian’s comedian, Daniel Kitson. You can send me fan mail or indeed normal mail at @witlitpod or @witlitpodcast, or twitter’s @lily_lindon and instagram’s @bookymcbookface. Thank you for listening. Please be nice to Wit Lit by giving it a good rating or something.

The Stranger Times is a newspaper based in Manchester dedicated to reporting the weird and wonderful from around the world. This pod is based on the book of the same name written by C.K. (Caimh) McDonnell and each episode will feature news and a short story from the Stranger Times world, written by C.K. and narrated by one of his uber-talented friends from the comedy circuit. Subscribe now for a weekly slice of paranormal pandemonium. 

Caimh McDonnell is the bestselling author of the Dublin Trilogy and has one of the most entertaining and engaging newsletters out there with 10,000 subscribers and an astonishing open rate. Caimh answers our listener questions with tips on how to create great newsletters, even if you're still writing your first novel, or launching the latest […] The post EP275: Deep Dive – Great Newsletter Content with Caimh McDonnell appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment.

Caimh McDonnell is the bestselling author of the Dublin Trilogy and has one of the most entertaining and engaging newsletters out there with 10,000 subscribers and an astonishing open rate. Caimh answers our listener questions with tips on how to create great newsletters, even if you're still writing your first novel, or launching the latest in a bestselling series.

That's the feedback that Caimh got for his first novel. Over a hundred thousand book sales later, he's writing in a tone and genre that defies all conventional publishing wisdom. Caimh talks to us about his career, from stand-up comedy to studying writing and moving from rejection to self-publishing success. To support the show go to bestsellerexperiment.com/support Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

That's the feedback that Caimh got for his first novel. Over a hundred thousand book sales later, he's writing in a tone and genre that defies all conventional publishing wisdom. Caimh talks to us about his career, from stand-up comedy to studying writing and moving from rejection to self-publishing success. Here's Caimh's blog post that inspired […] The post EP206: Caimh McDonnell – Too Funny, Too Irish appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment.

In this episode, Rob chats to the very successful self-published novelist Caimh McDonnell about (surprise surprise) self-publishing, stand-up comedy, agent merry-go-rounds, MAs in Creative Writing (yes, again) and his very funny quadrilogy of comic Crime novels. Rob and Kate talk Writers' Mental Health (or lack thereof), Good literary agencies, death studies, the corporate elite and (just for a change) working class writers.

On this episode, Zach says R.I.P. to Toys R' Us, the guys discuss a fun news story, and they talk about why they feel less is more when it comes to your book's back matter.Special thanks to our newest Patrons: James, Caimh McDonnell, Tom FowlerGet exclusive bonus content by supporting The Career Author Podcast on Patreon at www.thecareerauthor.comNews Links:All Hail Discoverability: BookBub Recommendations, and Draft2Digital Author Pages and Book Tabs - https://draft2digital.com/blog/introducing-author-pages-and-book-tabs/4,000 Words and an Oil Change - https://www.buzzfeed.com/farrahpenn/this-woman-kept-going-back-to-a-tire-store-to-writ?utm_term=.jlGJnPoOe#.aiOgmqDb9Kindle iOS App Gets Update With Some Very Welcome Features - https://the-digital-reader.com/2018/03/19/kindle-app-for-ios-gains-support-for-infinite-scrolling-split-view-on-ipad-and-more/Other Links:The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, Revised Edition - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TDGGVU/Authors on a Train - http://www.authorsonatrain.com Sell More Books Show Summit - http://www.sellmorebooksshow.com/summit See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Recorded live at The Bless, Derby. Join host Caimh McDonnell as he puts special guests: Gary Delaney, Sam Gore, Steff Todd and Steve Day to the test as they try and avoid the icy finger of The Reaper; Death (@robmulholland). Thanks to: The Bless, Derby Design by: Okse Website by: John Cooper Music: www.bensound.com Podcast Production: Richard Massara @RichMassara Copyright: Caimh McDonnell and Gary Delaney 2017

SEASON 2's BONUS EPISODE featuring some of the prime cuts we have to leave on the edit room floor for reasons of time or offensiveness. Enjoy. Design by: Okse Website by: John Cooper Music: www.bensound.com Podcast Production: Richard Massara @RichMassara Copyright: Caimh McDonnell and Gary Delaney 2017

SEASON TWO CONTINUES! Recorded live at The Bless, Derby. Join host Caimh McDonnell (@caimh) as he puts special guests: Scott Bennett (@ScottiBee), Peter Brush (@peter_brush), Phil Pagett (@Phil_Pagett), and Karen Bayley (@KarenBayley to the test as they try and avoid the icy finger of Death (@robmulholland). Thanks to: The Bless, Derby Design by: Okse Website by: John Cooper Music: www.bensound.com Podcast Production: Richard Massara @RichMassara Copyright: Caimh McDonnell and Gary Delaney 2017

SEASON TWO STARTS HERE! Recorded live at Hot Water Comedy, Liverpool. Join host Caimh McDonnell (@caimh) as he puts special guests: Daliso Chaponda (@dalisochaponda), Sam Gore (@samgorecomedian), Hayley Ellis (@Hayles_Ellis) and Paul Smith (@paulisthejoker) to the test as they try and avoid the icy finger of Death (@robmulholland). Thanks to: The Bless, Derby Design by: Oxy Website by: John Cooper Music: www.bensound.com Podcast Production: Richard Massara @RichMassara Copyright: Caimh McDonnell and Gary Delaney 2017

Recorded live at The Stand, Newcastle. Join host Caimh McDonnell as he puts special guests: Jo Caulfield (@Jo_Caulfield), Eddy Brimson (@EddyBrimson) and Gary Delaney (@GaryDelaney) to the test as they try and avoid the icy finger of Death (@robmulholland). With EXTRA special guest SANTA CLAUS: Gavin Webster (@Thegavinwebster) Thanks to: The Stand, Newcastle Design by: Oxy Website by: John Cooper Music: www.bensound.com Podcast Production: Richard Massara @RichMassara Copyright: Caimh McDonnell and Gary Delaney 2016

Recorded live at The Stand, Newcastle. Join host Caimh McDonnell as he puts special guests: Hayley Ellis (@Hayles_Ellis), Alex Boardman (@alxboardman) and Gary Delaney (@GaryDelaney) to the test as they try and avoid being blown up by special guest Guy Fawkes. Thanks to: The Stand, Newcastle Design by: Oxy Website by: John Cooper Music: www.bensound.com Podcast Production: Richard Massara @RichMassara Copyright: Caimh McDonnell and Gary Delaney 2016

Today you'll be hearing a belter of a podcast with Irish stand-up comedian and author, Caimh McDonnell. This is a long one as tends to happen when you get two Irish lads on the phone together, clocking it at nearly an hour. I had a great time talking to Caimh, his stand-up is fantastic, he's got a great talents for telling hilarious stories and being spontaneous with the crowd as well. We spoke about how his show has changed over the years, how he has honed his comedic talents while writing for other comedians and performers thanks to his time writing for a multitude of British TV panel shows. We also chatted about his first book "A Man with One of Those Faces" and how it came about. We spoke about his recent Edinburgh Show "Bride and Prejudice" and his experiences with racism. Rugby gets a mention, Caimh is the stadium announcer for London Irish, as does football, former Irish manager Giovanni Trapattoni gets a mention when Caimh asked him what happened when Nigeria scored a goal against Ireland. We also spoke about the podcast he puts out with British stand-up comedian Gary Delaney called Panel Beaters, a panel show where the losers die as the game progresses. We spoke too about Pet Squad.....Dodge the beagle, Sheeba the tabby cat and Bingo the guinea pig - three domestic pets who lead a thrilling double life as unlikely superheroes....a CBBC cartoon Caimh wrote many moons ago. As I said, this interview is a long one but it was fascinating to speak to someone who is still totally in love with comedy and who is a successful stand-up, comedy writer and author

Recorded live at The Stand, Newcastle. Join host Caimh McDonnell (@caimh) as he puts special guests: Rob Rouse (@robrouse), Gavin Webster (@Thegavinwebster) and Gary Delaney (@GaryDelaney) to the test as they try and avoid that most icy of fingers; Death (@robmulholland). Thanks to: The Stand, Newcastle Design by: Oxy Website by: John Cooper Music: www.bensound.com Podcast Production: Richard Massara @RichMassara Copyright: Caimh McDonnell and Gary Delaney 2016

Recorded live at The Comedy Store, Manchester. Join host Caimh McDonnell (@caimh) as he puts special guests: Alexboardman (@alxboardman), Rachel Fairburn (@RachelFairburn) and Scott Bennett (@ScottieBee) to the test as they try and have their wishes granted by their Fairy Oddperson Jonathan Mayor (Jonathan Mayor). Thanks to: The Stand, Newcastle Design by: Oxy Website by: John Cooper Music: www.bensound.com Podcast Production: Richard Massara @RichMassara Copyright: Caimh McDonnell and Gary Delaney 2016

Recorded live at The Stand, Newcastle. Join host Caimh McDonnell (@caimh) as he puts special guests: Jason Cook (@jasonmarkcook), Danny McLaughlin (@dannymccomic) and Dave Williams (@standupdavew) to the test as they try and avoid that most icy of fingers; Death (Rob Mulholland). Thanks to: The Stand, Newcastle Design by: Oxy Website by: John Cooper Music: www.bensound.com Podcast Production: Richard Massara @RichMassara Copyright: Caimh McDonnell and Gary Delaney 2016

Recorded live at The Comedy Store, Manchester. Join host Caimh McDonnell (@caimh) as he puts special guests: Justin Moorhouse (@justinmoorhouse), Gary Delaney (@GaryDelaney) and Mick Ferry (@MickFerry) to the test as they try and avoid that most icy of fingers; Death (Rob Mulholland). Thanks to: The Comedy Store, Manchester Design by: Oxy Website by: John Cooper Music: www.bensound.com Podcast Production: Richard Massara @RichMassara Copyright: Caimh McDonnell and Gary Delaney 2016

Recorded live at Bar One, Derby. Join host Caimh McDonnell (@caimh) as he puts special guests Gary Delaney (@garydelaney), Andy White (@AndyJWhite) and Scott Bennett (@ScottiBee) to the test as they try and avoid that most icy of fingers; Death (Andy Robinson). Thanks to: Bar One, Derby Design by: Oxy Website by: John Cooper Music: www.bensound.com Podcast Production: Richard Massara @RichMassara Copyright: Caimh McDonnell and Gary Delaney 2016

Recorded live at The Stand Comedy Club, Newcastle. Join host Caimh McDonnell (@caimh https://twitter.com/Caimh?lang=en-gb) as he puts special guests Gary Delaney (@garydelaney https://twitter.com/GaryDelaney?lang=en-gb), Daliso Chaponda (@dalisochaponda https://twitter.com/dalisochaponda?lang=en-gb&lang=en-gb) and Gavin Webster (@thegavinwebster https://twitter.com/Thegavinwebster?lang=en-gb) to the test as they try and avoid that most icy of fingers; Death (Rob Mulholland). Thanks to: The Stand, Newcastle http://www.thestand.co.uk/whats-on/Newcastle Design by: Oxy Website by: John Cooper Music: www.bensound.com Podcast Production: Richard Massara @RichMassara https://twitter.com/RichMassara?lang=en-gb Copyright: Caimh McDonnell and Gary Delaney 2016

Nat, Mike and Dan were all over Wembley last weekend and loved every second of it - especially the risk of death from the big flame-y things and a nailbiter of a game. Mike has been busy doing last-minute obituaries for American writers so we're without the Big Man again this week. Stepping in to join the fun though are friend of the show Caimh McDonnell and superstar producer long-time-listener-first-time-caller Marc Reeks. Harry reacts well to another producer in the room again... In other news: The guys had great fun at the Regents Street bash and the Wembley game, met a few fine folks; three points gets a little out of hand but it's worth it, promise; Minnesota and Pittsburgh came to town with the worst records in the league and only the Vikings left town with their heads held high; Matt Cassell stood in for Christian Ponder and threw two touchdowns and 248 yards to Greg Jennings, and let AP run into two big ones; Ben threw two interceptions and 83,519 went home happy, expect anyone who saw gene Simmons do the national anthem; in the MLB Russell Martin blasted two home runs and Marlon Byrd smashed another to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 6-2 Major League Baseball playoff triumph over Cincinnati; the other National League playoff series opening later this week will match the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Atlanta Braves; in the NHL the first season since Gary Bettman’s ill advised realignment programme began with the Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks beat the Washington Capitals; loads of good stuff in the Bodeans Mailbag; a warning about side-effects turned into a game by Dan and much, much more...

Nat, Mike and Dan drank in the atmosphere, the sights, the scores and the strangenesses of this year's Lombardi trophy game so much that this one isn't so much of a hangover - they're still pretty wasted. Luckily for them they're joined by returning 'Carnage favourite and very funny man Caimh McDonnell. He should calm them down, right...? In other news: There was some sort of NFL game last weekend, Mike tells us about it; he also tells us about his adventures in New Orleans and how he plugged his rock tumbler in just after half time; Dan watches more and more films - hear about them here; the Phoenix Coyotes may well be no more after their would-be owner Greg Jamison missed a deadline to buy the team; it was a week of brutal hits – first John Erskine elbowed Wayne Simmonds so hard that he’s out indefinitely with concussion; NBA-wise, in the East, Miami still lead New York, but Indiana are catching them;iIn the West the Spurs are pulling away from OKC and the Clippers after 10 straight; in the South the Rockets made history by equalling the single game NBA record for threes against the Warriors; loads of good stuff from the Bodeans Mailbag; great game from Dan; loads of fights amongst the guys and much, much more...

In GBA 216 we get better acquainted with Tiernan Douieb. He talks making comedy for kids and adults, checking his privilege, the landscape of TV comedy, making politics funny, Arts Emergency and more. Tiernan plugs: This Isn't For You: http://www.tiernandouieb.co.uk/ 2.30pm - PBH Free Fringe - Liquid Room Annex - The World is Full of Idiots Let's Live in Space: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/tiernan-douieb-the-world-s-full-of-idiots-let-s-live-in-space @TiernanDouieb: https://twitter.com/TiernanDouieb I plug: GBA and SUT in Edinburgh: http://www.facebook.com/events/1378858509079820/ http://www.facebook.com/events/1446178112341943/ http://www.facebook.com/events/1554323898168649/ We mention: Caimh McDonnell: http://whitehairedirishman.com/ March Against Austerity: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jun/21/protest-march-austerity-london-russell-brand-peoples-assembly Arts Emergency: http://www.arts-emergency.org/ The Moth: http://themoth.org/ Louis CK: https://louisck.net/ Louis CK Moth Acceptance Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1iXJPFnFyA Spark London: http://sparklondon.com/ Natural Born Storytellers: http://www.naturalbornstorytellers.com/ Truth Be Told: Pilot on 26th August: https://twitter.com/truthbetold_bbc Sarah Benetto - Storytellers Club: https://www.facebook.com/StoryClub Eddie Brimsom: http://www.eddybrimson.com/ Craig Campbell: http://www.avalonuk.com/artists/view/14 Comedian's Comedian Podcast: http://www.comedianscomedian.com/ Alexei Sayle: http://www.alexeisayle.me/ Jo Brand: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Brand Harry Enfield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Enfield Eddie Izzard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Izzard Jack Dee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Dee Comedy Club 4 Kids: http://www.comedyclub4kids.co.uk/ Bec Hill: http://www.bechillcomedian.com/ Bec Hill GBA: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-105-bec-hill Bec and Tom's Awesome Laundry: http://www.becandtom.com/ Tom Allen: http://www.tomindeed.com/ Andrew O'Neill: http://www.andrewoneill.co.uk/ Nick Doody: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Doody Howard Read: http://www.howardread.com/ James Acaster: http://www.jamesacaster.com/ Nish Kumar: http://www.nishkumar.co.uk/ Ben Hilton: http://www.mrbenhilton.com/ VHX: https://www.vhx.tv/ Greg Proops: http://www.gregproops.com/ Aziz Ansari: http://azizansari.com/ Dan Harmon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon Harmontown: http://live.harmontown.com/ Russell Howard's Good News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00phwkz John Oliver's Last Week Tonight: https://www.youtube.com/user/LastWeekTonight Partly Political Broadcast: http://www.tiernandouieb.co.uk/shows_partlypolitical.php Josie Long: http://www.josielong.com/ Chris Coltrane: http://www.chriscoltrane.co.uk/ Joe Wells: http://www.joewells.org.uk/ Charlie Brooker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brooker Frankie Boyle: http://www.frankieboyle.com/ Frankie Boyle's Election Autopsy: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02qs82x Mock the Week: http://www.mocktheweek.tv/ FB's Guardian articles: http://www.theguardian.com/profile/frankie-boyle Daily Show: http://thedailyshow.cc.com/ Stephen Colbert: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Colbert Jon Stewert on Charleston shooting: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/19/daily-shows-jon-stewart-on-charleston-shooting-this-was-a-terrorist-attack Lolitics: http://www.chriscoltrane.co.uk/lolitics-my-camden-political-comedy-club.html Andy Zaltzman: http://satiristforhire.com/ Lampoon Apathy: http://www.lampoonapathy.com/ Election Giggle: https://www.facebook.com/events/769185533174803/?ref=5 Thom Tuck: http://turlygod.com/ Tim Fitzhigham: http://www.fitzhigham.com/ Y: The Last Man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y:_The_Last_Man Preacher: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preacher_(comics) Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

Chris Gascoyne and Charlie Condou from Coronation Street, Photographer Andy Hollingworth, old Phoenix Nights mate and comedian Archie Kelly and Irish comic Caimh McDonnell all chat to Justin this week. Also the critical postbag gets read out.