Once a writer, always a writer - someone wise once said. Becoming a published author though is a different matter altogether. That's been the 40-year-long dream of this week's Hobcast Book Show guest, Lesley McEvoy. Like so many writers, life, family and work combined to prevent her from pursuing a literary career. Instead, she built a successful freelance career as a psychologist and profiler, working in the corporate world, as well as some of the UK's most notorious prisons. But as she approached a 'significant' birthday, she decided the writing itch could not be ignored, and following a year away from the day job she secured her first book deal, with a little help from a certain Ian Rankin. Now signed up to a three-book deal with Bonnier's imprint Zaffre, Lesley tells us that determination was the biggest factor in achieving her dreams. Also this week, Adrian and Rebecca reflect on a tough week when COVID struck the Hobeck family, leaving a dream of their own in tatters ...
122: Sci-fi and sword play - with Jude Austin
121: Broadway dreams and debut novels - with Rachel Corsini
120: Crowdfunding and cyberpunk - with Matt Adcock
119: From women’s weeklies to full-scale fiction - with Jude Hayland
118: An extraordinary journey to publication - with Amer Anwar
117: Glasgow grit and a dentist’s dilemma - with Heleen Kist
116: From the outside in - with Louise Mangos
115: Write what you know - with Nick Edmunds
114: Bringing a business book to life - with Bryn Thompson and Steve Lowndes
113: Exploring Transmedia Storytelling - with Colin Harvey
112: Making words work - with Sam and Barry Hall
111: What book coaching can bring to your writing - with Nicole Johnston
110: Poetic inspiration - with Susan Darlington
109: Taking ’pantsing’ to the next level - with Abigail Osborne
108: Celebrating Clapham - London’s literary powerhouse - with Julie Anderson
107: Creating a ’cult’ book - with Cailean Steed
106: How Plottr might ease your writing pain - with Troy Lambert
105: From firefighter to thriller author - with David Beckler
104: Drawing on life to inspire your writing - with Anne Coates
103: Creating a sense of place - with J M Simpson
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