Honest Authors' Show

Bestselling authors Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon talk to Sophie Hannah, not only a superstar author but the founder and coach of Dream Author Coaching. Sophie is full of practical and inspiring advice for being resilient, optimistic and successful.

Bestselling thriller writers Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon talk to brilliant Curtis Brown foreign rights agent, Tanja Goossens, about what foreign publishers are looking for, how the whole foreign rights side of publishing works and what really happens at book fairs. 

In a festive episode that - true to tradition is going out in mid-January - we catch up about our own writing, plus we talk to the brilliant Erin Kelly about getting (and staying) published, trends and lessons learned.

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. 

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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*

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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...

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.