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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

-Kit compares the differences between writing song lyrics and writing prose Listen in for all this and so much more! Enjoy! Available now on Patreon for early access subscribers and to everyone from 6th Oct - don't forget, you can get early access to episodes for only £1 a month

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

-RJ brazenly announcing he wrote the Wyrdwood books specifically so that they could easily sell the film rights as they would be cheap to make… -RJ teases about All The Things! -Kit has flashbacks to having to cut 4k words from a 44k not-novella to make it an actual novella

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Mythology Queen Shauna Lawless joined us for a fascinating discussion including: -Shauna's excellent approach to home school in lockdown: throw out the curriculum, watch Bill And Ted -Shauna greatly offended and intrigued the Sandwich Shop of Dreams -Announcement of the TV show of Shauna’s series!

A stack of Daughter of the Otherworld by Shauna Lawless. The cover has a green Celtic tree with a face of a woman in the branches at the top and images of a horse, a bird, an axe and a bow and arrow in the corners

A black and white photo of Shauna Lawless against some trees

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

-“Flaccid fish finger” -A fight broke out over mushy peas -Thagomizer! Look, if you want context, you'll just have to listen! Enjoy! Available now on Patreon for early access subscribers and to everyone from 29th Sept - don't forget, you can get early access to episodes for only £1 a month!

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Topics also included, but were not limited to: -RJ knows what podcast he's on, so that's a good start -Steve started discussing his work and a few minutes later vampire motorbikes appeared -Inevitably, Stephen King -Steve has read many books. This is confusing for everyone. -RJ broke the rules

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We're back!! After a year of far too many disruptive shenanigans, it is time to get this show back on the road! Or back in the podcast feeds And what better way to do it than an episode with @stevetoase.bsky.social that immediately veered off into a discussion about German cake and cheese. Classic.

A black and white photo of Steve Toase wearing a biker jacket with bare trees in the background

The cover of Dirt Upon My Skin by Steve Toase, featuring a black background and a circle with a pattern made up of brown trowels in the centre

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

On the contrary, I feel you have used your PhD to it's highest possible purpose!!

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Lorraine also has a PhD in animal behaviour, has been stalked by wolves, caught the bubonic plague & had a Madagascan python use her as a hot-water bottle! Join us for a night of deadly internet ghosts, reshaping dark academia & so many tangents about animals! Sun 4thOct 8:30pm discord.gg/2VCZPdzFJ

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Our next guest is the wonderful @rainewilson.bsky.social Lorraine's latest book, The Salt Oracle, is an Arthur C Clarke Award finalist! Set 17 years after the internet crashed & left the world broken, aboard a floating college, Auli studies the Oracle - an uncanny girl who channels dangerous ghosts

A black and white photo of Lorraine Wilson on a rocky coast

The cover of The Salt Oracle by Lorraine Wilson, featuring a woodcut-style drawing of a young woman with skulls, fish bones and fishing hooks in her hair

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

As Angela she also has multiple poetry collections, including Real Cute Danger, which explores the experience of having children through the prism of horror and science fiction. Join us for a night of assassins, poetry & chaos, live in the Discord next Sunday, 20th Sept 8:30pm discord.gg/2VCZPdzFJ

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Season 15 continues with the brilliant Cleland Smith! @angelacleland.co.uk is the Scottish-born author of Sequela & Black Doe. Black Doe follows a member of the legendary assassins trying to retrieve her stolen memories & a mother bearing a deadly secret in a world soaked in magic & blood.

The cover of Black Doe by Cleland Smith, with a green background, a dagger with a deer head through the O and black celtic doe designs in the corners

A photo of Cleland holding a landline phone

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The series concludes with Twisted Pike, heading back to Withered Hill where it all started As a journalist he's written for a wide variety of press outlets and his comics include 2000AD and more. Yes, 2000AD will come up Join us live in the Discord next Sunday, 6th Sept 8:30pm discord.gg/2VCZPdzFJ

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Season 15 kicks off with @davidmbarnett.bsky.social David is an author, journalist & comic book writer. His latest series is creepy & unsettling folk horror: An isolated Lancashire village in Withered Hill, crabby coastal horror in Scuttler's Cove, a multi-timeline mining community in Scratch Moss

The cover of Twisted Pike by David Barnett, featuring a black background with an orange wolf made out of thorny vines and the words "The cunning will be punished."

A photo of David Barnett wearing a grey coat against a snowy background

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

6th Sept - Kicking off the season is David Barnett! Freelance journalist, novelist and comic book writer, David's novels focus on creepy and unsettling folk horror. Twisted Pike, the fourth and final of his Withered Hill universe books comes out in October! @davidmbarnett.bsky.social

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

13th Dec - One Star Quiz! That's right, Christmas comes early with the best gift of all, the most smally like hand quiz there is with the most independent of adjudicators, @lauramauro.bsky.social ! Guests to be announced closer to the time.

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

29th Nov - MK Hardy is the pen name for two geeky women living & writing together in Scotland. They'll be talking all things gothic & ghosty with The Haunting of Avis Lovelock. @mkhardywrites.com

The cover of The Haunting of Avis Lovelock by MK Hardy, Featuring the front of a large ship with ghosts around it and an old cameo pendant

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

15th Nov - Pretend there is a very exciting guest here. There will be. At some point.

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

1st Nov - Stark Holborn will be returning! Novelist, games writer, film reviewer and author of books with fabulous names like Triggernometry and Nunslinger, there's never a shortage of things to discuss with Stark on the show! @starkholborn.bsky.social

The cover of For The Road by Stark Holborn, featuring a hand with a heart on it, caught in a linked chain in the shape of a figure 8

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

18th Oct - Helen Cooper - we're jumping across to the world of psychological thrillers next with the author of the upcoming The Woman In The Villa! Expect twists, turns, thrilling secrets and lots of Italian food! @helencooperwriter.bsky.social

The cover of The Woman In The Villa by Helen Cooper, featuring a cloudy, orange, sunset sky, with a woman in a blue dress and sunhat holding a glass of wine, looking out over a villa

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

4th Oct - @rainewilson.bsky.social writes about themes of identity, belonging & the legacy of trauma. The Salt Oracle, an Arthur C Clarke Award finalist, is set 17 years after the internet left the world broken, aboard a floating college with the Oracle, an uncanny girl channelling dangerous ghosts

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

20th Sept -Cleland Smith will be our 1st guest (or second) & she's bringing along her alter ego Angela Cleland! Ranging from magic & murder with assassins in Black Doe, to poems exploring the experience of having children through the prism of horror & sci-fi in Real Cute Danger @angelacleland.co.uk

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Season 15 guests! Summer is coming to an end (it bloody better be or we'll set the Sandwich Shop of Dreams on it!) & so the next season of Writeopolis is upon us! 6th Sept -There will be a guest. Probably. Most likely. Or it could be a classic host-only opener. Who knows! (Not us, that's for sure)

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Paula D. Ashe @pauladashe.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

*monster truck announcer voice* 🗣️ SUNDAY💥SUNDAY💥SUNDAY💥

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Paula D. Ashe @pauladashe.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I’m a goddamn delight. (I actually have writerly news that I’ll share during this discussion. Like, the good kind of news.)

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Paula is also a developmental editor as well as a Hellraiser obsessive! I think we all know which of those topics is likely to get discussed at length on the episode... So join us for a night celebrating dark fiction, live in the Discord, next Sunday 19th July, 8:30pm UK time discord.gg/tMGY2b4RP

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The season finale is upon us and we're ending strong with @pauladashe.bsky.social Paula is the award winning author of We Are Here To Hurt Each Other, a collection of short stories in a dark and bloody world where nothing is sacred and no one is safe. So, a nice, light end to the season!

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The cover of We Are Here To Hurt Each Other by Paula D Ashe, featuring a human head shape made up of teeth and a dystopian background

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Huge apologies to everyone, but unfortunately tonight's episode with @helencooperwriter.bsky.social has had to be postponed! Do not worry, Helen will return triumphant next season!

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

She also offers editing services, loves reading, walking, pasta & wine. And she has a cat. All our favourite things! Join us for a night of twists, turns, thrilling secrets and lots of Italian food, live in the Discord, next Sunday 5th July, 8:30pm UK time discord.gg/6gRzSt2TJ

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Season 14 speeds on with the wonderful @helencooperwriter.bsky.social up next! Described as the master of the twisty plot (a most delightful title, more of this please), Helen is a writer of psychological thrillers including The Woman In The Villa, My Darling Boy and The Couple In The Photo.

Helen Cooper stood in a bar holding a copy of My Darling Boy

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Mike's previous books include the epic fantasy The God-King Chronicles, the Keiko series of grimy space-opera novels; & various works for Games Workshop’s Black Library imprint. Join us for a night of epic fantasy & epic hair, live in the Discord, Sun 21st June, 8:30pm UK time discord.gg/6gRzSt2TJ

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

S14 continues with @mikebrooks668.bsky.social returning to discuss This Is Where The Future Bleeds. A fabulously-named book following a smart-talking bunch of rogues thrust into an epic quest to save the future & meddle with the destinies of empires. Definitely nothing that can go wrong there...

A photo of Mike Brooks wearing a black tank top sitting on a metal staircase.

The cover of This Is Where The Future Bleeds by Mike Brooks (from Titan Books) featuring a figure in a red cloak with a sword standing on a ledge with a background of stormy clouds, yellow and green crashing water and blue wasp-like creatures

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

With sci-fi novels about how a secret withheld to protect humanity's future might be its undoing, fantasy set in Bath's secret mirror city, swashbuckling pirates & vampires, and short stories galore, expect all the tangents! Join us live in the Discord, Sun 7th June 8:30pm discord.gg/6gRzSt2TJ

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

S14 continues with @emmanewman.bsky.social! Emma writes SFF short stories, novels & novellas, and is an audiobook narrator & Hugo Award-winning podcaster. Will she raise us up to her award-winning level, or will we drag her down with our shenanigan-riddled chaos? I think we all know the answer...

A photo of Emma Newman wearing a gorgeous blue coat and silver necklace

The cover of The Vengeance by Emma Newman, featuring a purple background, a heart with a dagger in it, bat wings, a skull and Crossbones, pirate ships, cutlasses and pistols and a compass

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Due to excessive levels of chaos (I blame the sun) this week's Writeopolis has unfortunately had to be postponed. But Stark will return triumphant next season!!

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I can confidently say you are not alone in the reminder game 😆 One of us! One of us! One of us!

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

All of them? All of them. Last time Stark was a guest, Triggernometry and Nunslinger were especially highly praised by the hosts so they're a good place to start

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