{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d26e496b9ed80ab57e7f4af/63190abe97ab41001280e2e5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 130 - Gordon J Brown talks pseudonyms, crime fiction settings and the Bloody Scotland festival","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5d26e496b9ed80ab57e7f4af/1646909684513-1d45e6ab25ff65ecd91dc0741fca54d8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Gordon J. Brown (AKA Morgan Cry) is the author of nine crime thriller novels set in Spain, Scotland and the US. He is also a founding board director of crime writing festival, Bloody Scotland. His latest book, Any Day Now, is out now.</p><p><br></p><p>We had great fun chatting with Gordon and hearing about how he got into writing and how real life situations have inspired his fiction writing. We also talk about the pros and cons of pseudonyms, and he tells us about where the idea for Bloody Scotland (Scotland's premier crime writing festival) came from.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Any-Day-Now-Gordon-Brown/dp/1915433053\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Any Day Now</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Morgan-Cry/e/B084KZD644\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy his Morgan Cry books</a></p><p><a href=\"https://gordonjbrown.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Gordon's website</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/GoJaBrown\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Gordon on Twitter</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://bloodyscotland.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bloody Scotland website</a></p><p><a href=\"https://bloodyscotland.com/events/the-broad-church-of-scottish-crime-emma-christie-andrew-james-greig-fiona-erskine-and-tariq-ashkanani/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bloody Scotland event with Tariq and Marco!</a></p><p><br></p><p>Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ukPageOne\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ukPageOne</a></p><p>Follow us on Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ukPageOne\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com/ukPageOne</a></p><p>Follow us on Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ukpageone/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ukPageOne</a></p>","author_name":"STET Podcasts"}