Episode 23 In Conversation with JD Kirk Talking About a True Crime Podcast, Writers Block and How The Publishing World Works

Fascinating conversation with JD Kirk, the pen name of multi-award-winning author, screenwriter, and writer of comics, Barry Hutchison. Born and raised in Fort William in the Highlands of Scotland, JD wanted to be a writer from the age of nine, when a kindly librarian wrote his name on the spine of a notebook in which he’d written a terrible short story and put it on the shelf.  Since then, he’s written over 200 books and is now thoroughly enjoying murdering people as JD Kirk.As such a prolific and well-known writer, JD gets asked a lot of questions about writing and recently started collecting questions from writers looking for advice. He is going to start answering these questions in weekly videos. The form to submit questions is at link.jdkirk.com/learnYou can find JD Kirk on social media here:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jdkirkbooks/Twitter: https://twitter.com/JDKirkBooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdkirkbooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jdkirkbooksYou can buy JD's latest books here:The One That Got Away (DI Filson #1) – released 25th May – Crime GenreIn Service of Death (DCI Logan #17) – due for release 25th July 2023 - CrimeSupport the showJoin me on Substack - here - for more insights into writing and being published, as well as mindset tips and tools. You can subscribe to get access to much more from me, including workshops and coaching.If you would like to show your love for the podcast, please consider buying me a coffee through BuyMeACoffee.com. This gives you an opportunity to make a small, one-off donation - you are not committed to regular payments. Making the podcast earns me no money, and in fact costs me a fair bit, but I do it for the love, and because I have such fun talking with wonderful authors. Even if you can't afford to buy me a coffee, simply letting me know that you love the podcast means a lot to me. Please take a moment to leave a star rating, write a review, or share the episode with others you know who will benefit from listening in, or you can tag me in social media when you share an episode that you love with your followers.My website is http://www.zoerichards.co.uk where you can discover how you can work with me, and you can find me on TwiX and Instagram as @zoerichardsukAnd finally my debut novel, Garden of Her Heart, is out now and you can buy your copy here.Happy writing, and may the wo...