Mark Stay's Creative Differences

Mark Stay's Creative Differences Episode 6 with Nicola May: "Persistence over Resistance"

Mark Stay Season 1 Episode 6

Nicola May is the author of heartwarming and funny romantic comedies, including the hugely successful Ferry Lane and Cockleberry Bay series, she’s a great champion for indie authors and she’s here to kick off 2025 with another bestseller ‘How Do I Tell You?’

We discuss:
Tips for writing romcoms
The key differences between self publishing, traditional publishing and digital-first publishers
Balancing serious themes with heartwarming fiction
And much more!


LINKS

Nicola's website: https://www.nicolamay.com 
The Green Room: https://ko-fi.com/markstaywriter/tiers  
Kinky Boots Musical UK Tour 2025: https://youtu.be/Qk140ZLNSU8?si=Uq7OY_irrADdHD7I  
Rivals: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivals_(TV_series) 
Paul Mescal in A Streetcar Named Desire: https://www.thephoenixtheatre.co.uk/shows/a-streetcar-named-desire
Katherine Priddy and Simon Armitage: https://youtu.be/H4OxfhUCggU?si=h7ysPElUCMr4hx2m  
Julian Barr's Worldbreaker: https://books2read.com/u/brjRLZ 
American Primeval: https://www.netflix.com/title/81457507 

Edit by Kai Newton
Production assistance by Emily Stay
Jingle by Dom Currie



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