{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646f7fb53c7f5e001173a62e/65edda46b071920017fd346a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"164: 5 Novels, 3 Screenplays in 1 Year? No sweat - with JD Kirk","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646f7fb53c7f5e001173a62e/1710086685554-fa3c934c9f6de5a6ccbe029975552825.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We're thrilled to be joined again by one of the true stars of the UK independent crime fiction scene - <a href=\"Home - JD Kirk - Scottish Crime Fiction Author\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JD Kirk</strong></a>. In the past few years he's developed a huge following for his work, especially the best-selling <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07RF9TYS8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><u>DCI Logan crime thriller series</u></strong></a> - with 19 books to date. His year to come looks busy, to say the least, with 5 novels scheduled and three screenplay adaptations of his romance series for a leading Hollywood studio. How does he do it? JD ascribes some of his writing speed to his inability to see images in his mind, instead he sees words. JD has also just released <strong>an online course for authors</strong> taking them through the steps that have made him a bestseller. This is an inspiring and insightful interview with one of the true stars of the UK crime writing scene.</p><p><br></p><p>Also this week, Rebecca explains how the wider publishing industry is going through a revolution called \"The Freeze\", and we celebrate the opening of a specialist crime fiction bookshop in York this week.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://jdkirk.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Home - JD Kirk - Scottish Crime Fiction Author</a></p><p>DCI Logan series: <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07RF9TYS8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07RF9TYS8</a></p><p>JD's <em>Bookstrapping course: </em><a href=\"https://www.pagetopublished.com/bookstrappingus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Learn how to self-publish a book without blowing the bank (pagetopublished.com)</a></p>","author_name":"Adrian Hobart"}