The Honest Authors' Podcast

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The Honest Authors' Podcast episodes

January 20 S8E08 - Special episode - Running our mouths LIVE at Waterstones
Join Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon for a special episode recorded live at Bluewater Waterstones one cosy Sunday morning. For the first time, the authors interview each other! Plus, candid answers to audience questions about getting published, finding hooks, when to give up the day job, taking risks and more.

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55 min
November 14, 2025 S8E07 - With special guest Stacey Halls
Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon chat to award winning, bestselling historical fiction author, Stacey Halls about getting published, finding ideas through research and getting the words down.

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46 min
September 24, 2025S8E06 - Two announcements and work/life balance
Holly Seddon and Gillian McAllister discuss two upcoming things:

Holly's book is out now, and you can buy it here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/59-Minutes-unmissable-heart-wrenching-thriller/dp/1398709492
They are doing an event TOGETHER at Waterstones Bluewater. Tickets here: https://www.waterstones.com/events/honest-authors-podcast-live-recording/bluewater

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25 min
July 30, 2025 S8E05 - With special guest Sophie Hannah
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.

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1 hr 37 min
June 05, 2025 S8E04 - With special guest, foreign rights agent Tanja Goossens
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.

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46 min
January 17, 2025 S8E03 - With special guest Erin Kelly
In a festive episode that - true to tradition is going out in mid-January - bestselling thriller writers Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon catch up about our own writing, plus we talk to the brilliant Erin Kelly about getting (and staying) published, trends and lessons learned.

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1 hr 18 min
November 13, 2024 S8E02 - With special guest Liane Moriarty
Novelists Liane Moriarty, Gilly McAllister and Holly Seddon talk work/life balance, coming up with fresh ideas, meeting readers, fate, parenting and a whole bunch of other extremely relatable things.

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1 hr 8 min
October 02, 2024 S8E01 - We're BACK! And we have Blake Crouch with us.
Thriller writers Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon grill Blake Crouch about his journey to publication, getting adapted, becoming a showrunner and coming up with new ideas.

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50 min
April 23, 2024 S7E05 - We answer listener questions!
Bestselling thriller writers Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon answer a whole heap of quick fire listener questions on plotting, writers' block, the publishing industry, making a living as an author and more!

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35 min
March 06, 2024 S7E04 - Our Achilles Heels, plus chat about reviews
Bestselling thriller writers Gillian McAllister and Holly Seddon chat Achilles heels, reviews and Mastermind specialist subjects, and - what we don't talk about - why our voices are so husky and coldy.

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31 min