Barry Hutchison sways wildly from talking about foreign language rights sales to the old man glasses he found in a drawer. Follow along if you dare.

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Barry Hutchison, aka JD Kirk, rattles through a day in the life of an indie author/publisher while out walking the dog in the wilderness.

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Barry Hutchison discusses his aphantasia - a condition that means he is unable to create any mental images, and thinks exclusively in words, not pictures.

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Barry Hutchison hides from the midges, rain, and pollen in his car and talks about his teen fantasy novel, The Book of Doom.

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Barry Hutchison talks about his weight loss progress, and the new ritual that might make him healthier, or might spell his certain doom.

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Recorded from the Facebook livestream, Barry Hutchison/JD Kirk answers questions submitted by readers on a range of topics from how authors are paid in publishing contract to what constitutes a biscuit.

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Risking hayfever and the dreaded midges, Barry Hutchison ventures out into the hills to talk about how to replicate his writing career.

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A hayfever-stricken Barry Hutchison talks us through a simple way to plan stories using the BAD method.

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Barry Hutchison continues his series of writing tips with a discussion on first lines of novels, including examples from his own work.

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Despite bravely battling hayfever, Barry Hutchison (aka JD Kirk), takes some time out of his writing day to talk about developing characters.

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