Mark Stay's Creative Differences
A monthly podcast where I talk to writer friends about those little things that make a big difference to their craft and careers in the hope that we can give readers some insight to the creative process, and writers and creative folk practical advice that they can actually use!
The podcast is a recording of a monthly livestream.
Mark Stay's Creative Differences
Latest Episodes
Karen Storey: I Get This Build Up of Excitement | Mark Stay's Creative Differences ep23
Karen Storey, award-winning author of the brilliant debut novel THE APPROVAL OF SHEEP, reveals how her stories let her know when they're ready to be written.WE DISCUSS:A brilliant tip for writing award-winning short storiesWhy y...
Kathleen Whyman: Bring Your Imagination | Mark Stay's Creative Differences Ep22
Kathleen Whyman, author of the MOTHER OF ALL COMEBACKS, reveals how her brilliantly funny novels are a combination of real life, invention and her imagination...WE DISCUSS:Receiving her first publisher rejection, aged 10!...
Julie Wassmer: Libraries have a Special Meaning for me | Creative Differences LIVE
I speak to Julie Wassmer, author of the Whitstable Pearl Mysteries and screenwriter on shows like Eastenders in a special episode, recorded LIVE at the Staines Library Hub as part of the Escalate Arts Festival.We Discuss:How Julie's...
Jeremy Szal: I Grew Up With The Book | Mark Stay's Creative Differences ep20
Jeremy Szal tells us how he has grown as a writer while creating the Common Trilogy, an epic space opera with 'messy, difficult emotional conflicts'.WE ALSO DISCUSS:Tips for writing short storiesAnd his experie...
Ellis Blackwood: I Hate Plotting | Mark Stay's Creative Differences Ep19
Ellis Blackwood is the author of the brilliant Samuel Pepys Mysteries and had a previous career writing about his love of Doctor Who, David Bowie and once made a very strange video with me on Youtube (we were young and needed the money)...<...
