The Two Authors’ Podcast

Spy thriller author Ava Glass joins the lads to chat about her fascinating journey, which has taken her from crime journalism in the US, to working alongside the clandestine agencies in the UK government, to becoming an international bestseller in a traditionally male-dominated genre.

Robert Gold joins the lads to talk about the long road from working in publishing to becoming a Sunday Timesbestselling thriller author, how the James Patterson co-writing partnership came about, and the cancer diagnosis that changed everything. An honest and generous conversation about keeping going.

Recorded live from the 2026 NINC Conference in St Pete Beach, Florida, Nick and Doug report on the event and chat with fellow authors and industry guests about their conference experience. Plus, news just announced about the 2027 NINC conference.

Oriana Leckert, Head of Publishing at Kickstarter, joins the lads to talk about crowdfunding for authors: why campaigns succeed, where they go wrong, and how to judge whether a Kickstarter is right for your books. She shares what she has learned from thousands of publishing projects, including the dos and don'ts that separate a funded campaign from a quiet one.

Bestselling Sci-Fi author Gerald M. Kilby joins the show to discuss how he's built his impressive ten year career on the back of Facebook Ads, and how he's navigated Meta's constantly shifting platform to keep his ads alive. With key actionable intel on running author ads, this episode is a must for anyone using Facebook for advertising.

English award winning domestic thriller author Louise Candlish joins Nick and Doug to discuss her latest US release, how she switched genres, navigated multiple TV deals, and discovered she enjoyed having properties as the centre of her stories. Included, free of charge, are tips on finding your laurels and what to do with them.

Kathleen Sweeney of Book Brush joins the lads to talk about the various services they provide from 3D mock-ups to social media services to an annual online convention for members. Learn all the ways that Book Brush could be an asset for your author business.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling psychological suspense author J.T. Ellison joins the lads to talk about her winding path from early rejections to bestselling success, the real-world research that powers her fiction, and how she balances craft, pacing, and the business of publishing. She also discusses her Substack writing experiments, and why vivid setting and strong community matter so much in a long author career.

Nick and Doug chat with bestselling author William Bernhardt about his switch from practicing law to writing novels, his long-running thriller series, a new non-fiction book tracing the dramatic history behind the Superman franchise, and his annual author conference, WriterCon.

Delightful thriller author and coach Kathleen Antrim joins the show to talk about her role in International Thriller Writers and ThrillerFest, the courses she teaches with Outlier's University, and the importance of a great pitch - whether it's to an agent, publisher, or straight to your audience.