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Chats with Michael Campling, author of the Devonshire Mysteries

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United Kingdom

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Chats with Michael Campling, author of the Devonshire Mysteries

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English

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07533368828


Episodes

A Writing Update and Advance Notice of a Beta Reading Opportunity

8/25/2023
On finishing the next Devonshire Mystery and a brief personal update. Some sad news about our Labrador Lottie who passed away. There’s also a writing update, and I’m talking about the writing process and finishing the second draft of the next Devonshire Mystery. There’s a brief personal update too. If you have a question for […]

Duration:00:40:08

Our Private Facebook Group and other news

6/30/2023
In this episode I talk about our Facebook Group and provide a general update. If you have a question for me, please pop it in a comment or drop me a line and let me know. I’ll answer it as best as I can. Useful links: The Awkward Squad facebook group: facebook.com/groups/awkwardsquad You can listen […]

Duration:00:16:28

Finishing the First Draft of the next Devonshire Mystery

6/15/2023
In this episode I talk about finishing the first draft of the next Devonshire Mystery At long last we’ve reached this point, and I explain the next step. If you have a question for me, please pop it in a comment or drop me a line and let me know. I’ll answer it as best […]

Duration:00:12:50

Writing and Organising the Devonshire Mysteries

5/30/2023
Today I’m talking about the process of writing the latest Devonshire Mystery. A writing update in which I chat about one of the tools I use when writing a draft. If you have a question for me, please pop it in a comment or drop me a line and let me know. I’ll answer it […]

Duration:00:12:06

Ending a Mystery – A Writing Update on the upcoming Devonshire Mystery

5/22/2023
Thoughts on writing an ending for the latest Devonshire Mystery. A writing update in which I reflect on the exciting business of writing a satisfying ending that takes the characters forward. If you have a question for me, please pop it in a comment or drop me a line and let me know. I’ll answer […]

Duration:00:14:51

Red Herrings and the Darker Side of Mysteries – A Writing Update on the upcoming Devonshire Mystery

4/18/2023
I’m so close to completing the next Devonshire Mystery. A writing update in which I muse on the way mysteries shine a light on the darker side of human nature and reflect on the things we did when we were young and foolish. If you have a question for me, please pop it in a […]

Duration:00:15:48

A Writing Update on the upcoming Devonshire Mystery

4/5/2023
Approaching the finishing post of the next Devonshire Mystery. A writing update in which I talk about almost finishing the next Devonshire Mystery and an insight into deciding whodunnit. If you have a question for me, please pop it in a comment or drop me a line and let me know. I’ll answer it as […]

Duration:00:14:31

Real Life Inspiring Fiction

3/7/2023
How ideas from real life inspire my writing. In writing characters and scenes, it’s important to be inspired by real life people and events; not to copy wholesale, but to learn from them. I want there to be a seam of authenticity running through my work, so I take note of the world around me […]

Duration:00:10:06

Putting the clues together for the next Devonshire Mystery

3/1/2023
An update on the Upcoming Devonshire Mystery. Writing a mystery can be exciting work, especially when you’re putting the clues together alongside your detectives and amateur sleuths. Recorded outdoors in February 2023 If you have a question for me, please pop it in a comment or drop me a line and let me know. I’ll […]

Duration:00:12:14

A Writing Update and Thoughts on the Writing Process

2/25/2023
An update on the Upcoming Devonshire Mystery. An insight into my writing process as I work on the next Devonshire Mystery Recorded outdoors in February 2023 If you have a question for me, please pop it in a comment or drop me a line and let me know. I’ll answer it as best as I […]

Duration:00:12:27

Does Being a Writer Affect How I Read or Watch Movies?

1/25/2023
I was recently asked if being a writer affects the way I watch a movie. My answer is in this episode of my author podcast. On being a writer, and the affect this has on my consumption of films and TV dramas. Recorded in January 2023 If you have a question for me, please pop […]

Duration:00:17:08

Characters Coming to Life

11/23/2022
What are Dan and Alan from the Devonshire Mysteries doing now? An author chat recorded in November 2022 If you have a question for me, please pop it in a comment or drop me a line and let me know. I’ll answer it as best as I can. You can listen below, download the audio, […]

Duration:00:16:42

A Mysterious Beach and Accomplice to Murder

8/10/2022
A trip to one of Agatha Chrsitie’s Inspirations and the woes of typos. I’m talking about my trip to a Devon beach that faces Burgh Island, a location that inspired Agatha Christie to write And Then There Were None and Evil Under the Sun. If you wish, you can see photos from the trip. I […]

Duration:00:27:03

Launching the latest Devonshire Mystery, Accomplice to Murder.

7/29/2022
Today I’m talking about the launch of the latest Devonshire Mystery, Accomplice to Murder. Where can you get it? All the main stores as an ebook, and as a paperback on Amazon (other stores to follow). When is it launched? It’s on pre-order now, and goes live on 1 August, 2022. Alternatively, you can buy […]

Attending The Self Publishing Show Live and Where Did That Book Go?

7/12/2022
I attended the Self Publishing Show Live in London, and that was an excellent and inspiring event. There are pictures on the site for members to enjoy. Life has been busy, and I’ve been rejigging the Devonshire Mysteries. So if you’re wondering what has happened to A Study in Stone, it’s still available from me […]

Duration:00:23:13

A writing update and talking about what’s coming next

7/5/2022
Today, I’m chatting about my next writing project as I walk through the Devonshire fields with Lottie. Will it be a Devonshire Mystery or a spin-off story? My ideas are at an early stage, so you’re getting a sneak peek into the process right from the ground up. If you have a question for me, […]

Duration:00:20:12

A Chat with the Author Michael Campling – 17 June, 2022

6/17/2022
A glimpse behind the scenes in this informal chat, in which I let you know how the latest Devonshire Mystery is going. I talk about my writing and editing process, discuss plans for the future, and I also drink a mug of tea. What kind of tea? You’ll have to listen to find out. If […]

Duration:00:20:09

A Chat with the Author Michael Campling – 1 June, 2022

6/1/2022
An attempt at going live with an Ask Me Anything video. As predicted, it went terribly wrong, but here is the chat, in which I discuss my editing and writing processes, the Devonshire Mysteries, and plans for the future. If you have a question for me, please pop it in a comment or drop me […]

Duration:00:28:38

A Chat with the Author Michael Campling – 24 May, 2022

5/24/2022
Another chat, this one about my process and the progress of the upcoming Devonshire Mystery. I recorded this while walking through the Devonshire countryside with our Labrador, Lottie. If you have a question for me, please pop it in a comment or drop me a line and let me know. I’ll answer it as best […]

Duration:00:23:58

A Chat with the Author Michael Campling – 18 May, 2022

5/18/2022
A chat recorded as I walk through the Devonshire countryside with our Labrador, Lottie, and in this episode I’m answering a listener’s question. If you have a question for me, please pop it in a comment or drop me a line and let me know. I’ll answer it as best as I can. You can […]

Duration:00:20:53