All Creatives Now

While Kev was away last week Paul got to speak to the man whose blog posts have kept him entertained for twenty years, Andrew Mangan of Arseblog. Andrew tells us more about his road to becoming arguably the most-consumed football fan content in world football, building communities, the importance of building a daily ritual, and much much more.Then Paul and Kev catch up about Kev's exploits at Authorcon, and Paul moans about not getting very much done over the last week.Check out Arseblog, and the Arseblog Patreon. This April, Andrew and the team are donating 100% of their proceeds to UNICEF, so if you're ever going to join, now's the time. If you enjoy this episode, please make sure to subscribe to the feed, give us the highest possible star rating, and then spend a good few hours sending a link to everyone you know on social media. Ta.ACN Socials:Twitter: @allcreativesnowBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/allcreativesnow.bsky.socialAll Creatives Now is a Hollow Stone Press Production.

This week Paul talks to award-winning author Sonora Taylor about her journey as a writer, Scares That Care, Fright Girl Summer, working with an editor over a period of time, working collaboratively, community building, and much more.If you're in Williamsburg, VA as this comes out, you can catch both Sonora and our very own Kev Harrison at Authorcon III! Check out the details here: https://scaresthatcare.org/authorcon-iiiElsewhere, Kev tells us all about choosing an audiobook narrator, while Paul has a brand new podcast to join this and Bleakwood, an audiobook version of his post-apocalyptic novel Blood on the Motorway. Check it out, or search your podcatcher of choice.Paul's inspiration of the week: El Paraiso RecordsKev's creative tool of the week: England on FirePaul's mailing listKev's mailing list

This week we're joined by Paul Holbrook-Phillips of True Spilt Milk Designs to discuss his route from post-hardcore luminary to award-winning designer for bands such as Villagers, Lonely the Brave, Conjurer, festivals like ArcTanGent, and more. We discuss working with clients without compromising your values, mental health, getting inspiration from the world around you, and much more.Check out Paul's work: https://truespiltmilkdesigns.com/Instagram: @truespiltmilkdesigns/Kev has a new book out! Check out all the details here: https://kevharrisonfiction.com/2024/01/13/emerging-from-the-shadows/Paul has old books out! Check out all the details here: https://paulstephensonbooks.com/2024/03/13/blood-on-the-motorway-get-the-full-trilogy-now/Follow All Creatives Now on Bluesky: allcreativesnow.bsky.social Twitter: @allcreativesnow

This week we're chatting with one of the hardest working people we know. Lauren wears many hats: Editor-in-Chief at Trembling With Fear for horrortree.com; PR and marketing for the British Fantasy Society; founder of the Society of Ink Slingers; curator of the Writing the Occult virtual events. With 25+ years as a professional writer across journalism, marketing, and communications, Lauren also works as a coach to writers looking to achieve goals, get accountability, or get support and advice for marketing. We talk to her about all of this, her roots in journalism, and how to balance all the spinning plates. Then, Paul talks Star Trek for a bit, Kev talks beta reads, and much more besides.Find out more about Lauren's many ventures at: https://laurenmc.carrd.coHer socials:Instagram: @lozthewriter or @societyofinkslingersTwitter: @novicenovelistBlueSky: @laurenwrites.bsky.socialThreads: @lozthewriterMastodon: https://mastodon.scot/@spookygirlLinkedIn: /in/ljmcmenemyAlso, make sure you go preorder Kev's upcoming book, Shadow of the Hidden! https://kevharrisonfiction.com/2024/01/13/emerging-from-the-shadows/

We're back, and this week we've got an interview with Bram Stoker Award-nominated designer and author, Greg Chapman. Greg talks us through his creative journey, what motivates him, his thoughts on the AI and creativity debate, working with clients vs creating your own work, and much more.Check out all of Greg's work at his website: https://darkscrybe.com/Kev has a new book! Check out all the details and the preorder links at his blog: https://kevharrisonfiction.com/2024/01/13/emerging-from-the-shadows/Paul's horror podcast, Bleakwood, has wrapped its first season. Check out on Acast, or search Bleakwood wherever you're listening to this podcast to hear the full season now. https://shows.acast.com/bleakwoodPaul's tool of the week is Atticus, check it out at https://www.atticus.ioCheck out All Creatives Now socials:Twitter: https://twitter.com/allcreativesnowBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/allcreativesnow.bsky.socialLike what you hear? Make sure to leave us a review, or tell all your friends.

Join us as we talk to the Lord Weird of Australia, Alan Baxter, as we talk about his journey to being one of the most exciting voices in modern horror, how he manages to stay so productive, the parallels between writing and the martial arts, and much much more. Plus Kev talks end of year accomplishments, and Paul calls everyone a tool.Alan Baxter links: https://www.alanbaxter.com.au/https://www.patreon.com/alanbaxterhttps://alanbaxter.substack.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/alanbaxter.bsky.social https://www.threads.net/@alan_weird_baxterFollow Paul, Kev, and the pod online:ALL CREATIVES NOWBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/allcreativesnow.bsky.socialX: https://twitter.com/@allcreativesnowPaulBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/prsbooks.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prsbooks/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@prsbooksWebsite: https://paulstephensonbooks.comKevBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kevharrison.bsky.socialX: https://twitter.com/@lisboetainglesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrevilkev/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@mrevilkevWebsite: https://kevharrisonfiction.com/

In this episode, Kev sits down with renowned horror author T.C. Parker to talk about quitting, social media burnout, and much more. Then Paul and Kev talk about the power of having a creative group, and how to use creative challenges to push yourself creatively. Lots to unpack from this episode!T.C. Parker links:https://www.tcparkerwrites.com/https://tcparker.substack.com/https://www.instagram.com/writestc/https://bsky.app/profile/tcparker.bsky.socialKev & Paulhttps://hollowstone.substack.com/https://kevharrisonfiction.substack.com/https://bsky.app/profile/prsbooks.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevharrison.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.net/@prsbookshttps://www.threads.net/@mrevilkev

We're back! On this episode we talk a bit about why we've been away for so long, some recent inspiration and useful tools, and chat to filmmaker Miles Watts about Zomblogalypse, how to get stuff done, working in collaboration, and much much more.If you're happy to have us back, please tell all your friends, and come say hi on our socials below!Links:Miles Watts: https://www.mileswatts.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milesofthefilms/Buy Zomblogapypse blu ray: https://darkrifthorror.com/shopSkillshare: https://www.skillshare.comNaNoWriMo: https://nanowrimo.org/Follow Paul, Kev, and the pod online:ALL CREATIVES NOWBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/allcreativesnow.bsky.socialX: https://twitter.com/@allcreativesnowPaulBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/prsbooks.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prsbooks/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@prsbooksWebsite: https://paulstephensonbooks.comKevBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kevharrison.bsky.socialX: https://twitter.com/@lisboetainglesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrevilkev/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@mrevilkevWebsite: https://kevharrisonfiction.com/

We're back! And this time we're talking to the exceptionally talented Gemma Amor. Gemma is a Bram Stoker nominated author whose new book, Full Immersion, releases in a week on Angry Robot Books. She's also an artist, a podcaster, voice actor, and an all round bloody good human.  In our chat we cover off a range of topics around the relationship between creativity and mental health, the myriad roads to being published, some myths around social media, and lots more beside, as well as getting the lowdown on Full Immersion.   You can find out all about Gemma's work at https://gemmaamorauthor.com/ Buy Full Immersion at Angry Robot Books: https://angryrobotbooks.com/books/full-immersion/  No Sleep podcast: https://www.thenosleeppodcast.com/   As well as that, we catch up with each other after a long summer break. Get Paul's Sunset Chronicles here: https://paulstephensonbooks.com/the-sunset-chronicles/