Episode 1 with SC GOWLAND

Welcome to the first episode of Creative Differences with my special guest SC Gowland. We discuss curating the short story anthology The Law of Consequences, how to write a short story, and Steve reveals the little things that have made a big difference to his writing career. I also launch the GREEN ROOM: twice-monthly live Zoom sessions with me, exclusive for Green Room members on my Kofi page.

Ellis Blackwood: I Hate Plotting | Mark Stay's Creative Differences Ep19 Mark Stay's Creative Differences

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)…WE ALSO DISCUSS…Rapid Publishing & Series arcsHistorical accuracy versus storyAnd why he hates plotting (but does it anyway)…LINKSEllis Blackwood's books: https://ellisblackwood.com/Dalek, I Loved You: https://youtu.be/fdV_EAU9UiU?si=-rWkwoUcejAO2hoU  Plottr: https://plottr.com/The End of Gods Unboxing Video: https://youtu.be/wxNBVxpn2_AShire Books: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/series/shire-library/The Traitors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Traitors_(British_TV_series)Ski Sunday: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006v8fc The Winter Olympics: https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026Public Service Broadcasting: https://www.publicservicebroadcasting.net/ Ben Elton (this is an affiliate link, so I earn money if you buy using this)A huge thanks to Emily Stay-Newton for production assistance, to Kai Stay-Newton for the edit, and Dominic Currie for the jingle.Support the showVisit https://markstaycreativedifferences.com/Join The Green Room: https://ko-fi.com/markstaywriter/tiersBuy my books here: https://witchesofwoodville.com/#bookshopAnd there's more about me at: https://markstaywrites.com/
  1. Ellis Blackwood: I Hate Plotting | Mark Stay's Creative Differences Ep19
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  3. Gavin G Smith: Know Your Own Worth | Mark Stay's Creative Differences Episode 17
  4. Jeevani Charika: Doing Funky Things | Mark Stay's Creative Differences Episode 16
  5. Pernille Hughes: Lock Yourself in a Room | Mark Stay's Creative Differences Episode 15

LINKS:

THE GREEN ROOM

THE LAW OF CONSEQUENCES

SC GOWLAND

MY BOOKS

THE BLUES BROTHERS by DANIEL DE VISÉ (this is an affiliate link and I earn commission from any sales made via this link).

FEEDING THE MONSTER by ANNA BOGUTSKAYSA (this is an affiliate link and I earn commission from any sales made via this link).

THANK YOU, JEEVES by PG Wodehouse (this is an affiliate link and I earn commission from any sales made via this link).

Here’s the Susan Dennard image that inspired SC Gowland…

Here’s the Susan Dennard image that inspired SC Gowland.

And here’s that amazing song by Otoboke Beaver…


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2 responses to “Episode 1 with SC GOWLAND”

  1. It was great to hear Mr. Stay on a podcast again. I missed hearing his wit, and benefiting from his years of expertise! Welcome back to the metaverse. Your absence was deeply felt.

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