Liane, Gilly and Holly talk work/life balance, coming up with fresh ideas, meeting readers, fate, parenting and a whole bunch of other extremely relatable things.توسط Honest Authors

Gillian and Holly grill Blake Crouch about his journey to publication, getting adapted, becoming a showrunner and coming up with new ideas.توسط Honest Authors

Gilly and Holly answer a whole heap of quick fire listener questions on plotting, writers' block, the publishing industry, making a living as an author and more!توسط Honest Authors

We chat our Achilles heels, plus chat about reviews and Mastermind specialist subjects, and - what we don't talk about - why our voices are so husky and coldy.توسط Honest Authors

In keeping with all the preceding years, the Honest Authors Christmas and New Year episode is dropping late. Gilly and Holly talk hopes, fears, and book prices.توسط Honest Authors

Gillian and Holly chat to Mhairi McFarlane about getting started, coming up with fresh ideas, bad reviews and Archilles heals.توسط Honest Authors

Gillian and Holly are back, talking about their years, fears and Archilles heals. PLUS in-depth interview with Linwood Barclay on how he keeps writing super hooky bangers, year on year.توسط Honest Authors

Before signing off for maternity leave, Gilly and Holly talk future plans and answer your questions. *Some slightly rude chat so wait until your kids aren't listening*توسط Honest Authors

Multi-million selling author of The Silent Patient and The Maidens, Alex Michaelides, talks process, sudden bestsellerdom and finding renewed joy in writing.توسط Honest Authors

Clare Mackintosh talks us through precisely how she writes her international bestsellers, from idea to planning to writing to rewriting until it's a 10/10 novel.توسط Honest Authors

The Honest Authors interview the incomparable Lisa Jewell about how she writes a novel, from idea to delivery.توسط Honest Authors

The Honest Authors interview each other about how we write a novel - from the germ of an idea to hanging the manuscript in to our editors.توسط Honest Authors

Gilly and Holly talk to Sunday Times bestseller of over 30 books, Jill Mansell, about how she writes her novels...توسط Honest Authors

The Honest Authors discuss their 2021 in review, and look forward to 2022.توسط Honest Authors

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The Honest Authors both have big news, plus listener questions answered on money and agent submission. Warning: a few swearwords so don't listen with your kids...توسط Honest Authors

The Honest Authors talk finding fresh ideas, giving readers what they want and writing through these weird times with fascinating and funny veteran writers, Jane Fallon and Lindsey Kelk. PLUS some quick fire listener questions.توسط Honest Authors

Tim Weaver is on the podcast talking standalone novels, keeping a series fresh and how success is not always linear.توسط Honest Authors

Gilly and Holly talk about redrafting, how long it takes to write a book, dealing with professional jealousy and finding time (and space) to write.توسط Honest Authors

The Honest Authors interview their own agents. What have you always wanted to ask an agent but were too afraid to? Well, look no further.توسط Honest Authors

Writing through lockdown (yawn, of course), Gilly and Holly's plans for 2021 and answering listener questions.توسط Honest Authors

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Three writers join the Honest Authors to talk mental health and creativity, coping strategies and more.توسط Honest Authors

The Honest Authors talk to prolific authors who publish more than one novel per year.توسط Honest Authors

Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon talk to debut authors published during the 2020 lockdown.توسط Honest Authors

The Honest Authors talk audiobooks and audio writing opportunities with star actor Tuppence Middleton and audio expert Paul Stark from Orion Publishing. PLUS sneak peek excerpts of The Hit List audiobook.توسط Honest Authors

In the season four finale, we interview Fiona Barton (author of The Widow, The Child and The Suspect) and talk about our big publication news.توسط Honest Authors

We take questions from listeners including how you know which idea is a 'runner' and whether having an author newsletter is worth it.توسط Honest Authors

The Honest Authors hear from bestseller Mark Edwards, whose real life journey to publication features more twists than any thriller.توسط Honest Authors

The Honest Authors are still locked down... and still writing. They talk about their writing processes and how they're staying on track during such strange times.توسط Honest Authors

Sunday Times bestseller CL Taylor joins Gilly and Holly for a candid chat about writing life, changing genres, writing processes and more.توسط Honest Authors

The honest authors discuss creative panic, anxiety and things they do that are part of being a writer but aren't writing.توسط Honest Authors

Horrific shower scenes, changing agents, canine chaos, the best of times, the worst of times AND SO ON. Happy 2020!توسط Honest Authors

The Honest Authors answer your questions on series versus standalone, the differences between publishers, how to write a synopsis and more!توسط Honest Authors

Everything bad you wanted to know about being an author but were too afraid to ask...توسط Honest Authors

The Honest Authors are back! Paula Daly tells Gilly and Holly all about having her books turned into TV and how she approaches writing bestsellers with loads of reassuring advice.توسط Honest Authors

The Honest Authors interview Shari Lapena and talk self doubt, shelving books, and how to have a steady stream of new ideas.توسط Honest Authors

Gilly and Holly's first live appearance as the Honest Authors, talking publication, hooks, setbacks and successes.توسط Honest Authors

We're joined by Gilly's dad, Tony McAllister, who talks about how he helps Gilly (and Holly!) with her books plus we discuss listeners' pitches.توسط Honest Authors

Are creatives more prone to anxiety and stress? Does extensive phone use get in the way of writing and thinking? How can authors cope better with the weirdness of being in the public eye? The Honest Authors discuss this and more with Psychotherapist and author Hilda Burke.توسط Honest Authors

Phoebe Morgan, editorial director AND author, tells the Honest Authors why manuscripts get chosen, how publishers spot trends, what she's working on right now and her own publishing journey.توسط Honest Authors

The Honest Authors are back from the Easter break! Talking about Gilly's latest publication, the latest weird worries and, for some reason, floatation tanks again.توسط Honest Authors

The Honest Authors grill expert bestselling author Mark Billingham on how he's managed to write a book a year for nearly 20 years, how he keeps coming up with fresh ideas and what he'd tell his younger self.توسط Honest Authors

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What do we mean by foreign rights? What actually happens at book fairs? How much money can authors make from translated copies of their books? The Honest Authors grill foreign rights expert Therese Coen about all this and more.توسط Honest Authors

The Honest Authors get the chance to grill phenomenal Trapeze Books publishing director Sam Eades about the acquisitions process, what happens behind the scenes and what editors really look for in a book.توسط Honest Authors

The honest authors answer Q&As on writing processes and chat to Alison Barrow about publicity including the most effective way to promote a book.توسط Honest Authors

The Honest Authors are back! Talking full-time writing, routines, redrafts, weird messages, switching off and, er, spinning, Cardi B and Wall-E.توسط Honest Authors

In the season three finale episode, the authors talk honestly about life changes, career changes, representation changes and why it's so very hard to talk about money. Featuring an interview with the brilliant Caroline Hulse.توسط Honest Authors

Helen Cullen, author of The Lost Letters of Willam Woolf, talks to the Honest Authors about her publication journey, giving up the London rat race to decamp to rural Ireland and her writing process. Plus there's the usual bad reviews and lots of laughing.توسط Honest Authors