In this podcast Chris interviews established writers, editors, publishers, illustrators and other individuals relevant to the creative process in order to find out what makes them successful and share it with you, the listener.
Latest episodes
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55 min
Sean Lusk talks about the clockwork behind idea generation, writing, agents and publishing [013]
In this episode I interview Sean Lusk; a fiction author from the UK with some wonderful insights about writing and generating ideas. Described in his school report as a dilettante,…
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1 h 00
Sarah Russo, Ex Global Head of Audience Engagement, Publicity, and Social Media for Oxford University Press, t…
Sarah Russo is a publishing professional with twenty years of experience working across the spectrum of publicity, communications, traditional marketing, social media marketin…
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54 min
SmokeLong Quarterly Owner and Successful Writer, Christopher Allen, talks about what it takes to be a successf…
Christopher Allen is Managing Editor of SmokeLong Quarterly, a very successful short fiction journal. He has also been teaching for almost 30 years. These days he mainly leads work…
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12 min
BONUS EPISODE: 5 indie publishing companies give their top tips for writing killer stories and novels they wou…
This is NOT a normal episode of The Chris Roberts Show. I thought I'd do something a little different and field an open question to independent publishers and let them submit respo…
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1 h 17
Robert Ottone, dark fiction author and owner of Spooky House Press, talks about his writing and the Smokey Mus…
Robert Ottone is an author, teacher, and cigar enthusiast from East Islip, New York. He owns Spooky House Press, a small independent publisher of fiction. He has roots in journalis…
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1 h 23
Ruthann Jagge and Erik Hanson, dark fiction authors, offer some excellent advice for aspiring authors [009]
This episode is a little different to normal. This is the first time I’ve interviewed two authors at once. In this episode, I talk with dark fiction authors Ruthann Jagge and Erik…
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60 min
J.D. Horn, Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author, talks about writing, the publishing process, and beta read…
J.D. Horn is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Witching Savannah series (The Line, The Source, The Void, and Jilo), the Witches of New Orleans Trilogy (The King of…
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46 min
Michael Heppell, Sunday Times Best Selling Author, keynote speaker and success coach talks about how to become…
Michael Heppell (@MichaelHeppell) is an international best-selling author of 7 books, including ‘How to Be Brilliant’. His books have been translated…
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49 min
Laura Besley, one of the top fifty British and Irish flash fiction writers, talks about writing and how to cra…
Laura Besley (@laurabesley) is an established short fiction writer, particularly in flash fiction and micro-fiction. She has two collections of flash fiction published already…
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41 min
Jude Higgins, founder and organiser of the Bath Flash Fiction Award, talks about flash fiction, what makes an…
Jude Higgins (@judehwriter) is the founder and organiser of several flash fiction awards and events including the Bath Flash Fiction Award, Bath Novella In Flash Award and Fla…
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1 h 01
Ameesha Smith-Green, founder and owner of The Book Shelf, talks about the importance of editing for self publi…
Ameesha Smith-Green (@thebookshelfltd) is the founder and owner of The Book Shelf, an international editing and author support company based in the UK. She has worked on well…
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45 min
Marcus Hawke, Canadian horror author, talks about the writer's struggle, his writing process and the art of ne…
Marcus Hawke (@marcushawke) is an author primarily of horror fiction, some fantasy and sci-fi, and a few things that defy categorisation. After years of rejections, he finally…
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53 min
Kieren Westwood talks about flash fiction, competition strategy and learning how to write [002]
Kieren Westwood (@kierenwestwood_) is a writer of short fiction focused on the meeting point of literary and genre fiction. His work has been shortlisted and longlisted for a numbe…
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1 h 02
Adam Jones talks about his non-fiction and children's books, promotional tactics, editors, book coaches and hi…
In this episode I interview Adam Jones. Adam Jones is a self-help author and children's writer from the English, West Midlands. He writes books for children and hard-hitting self-h…