Matt and Mollie's Novel Idea

Best friends Matt and Mollie are writing a Novel... together. Swapping who writes chapters each week, can two minds really write one murder mystery? With two very different agendas for the story, expect more conflict than collaboration! Can they discover who the killer is without killing each other first? Each week, the novel is read aloud by Steffan Powell, as Matt and Mollie critique, celebrate and mercilessly tear down each others work. Subscribe, and keep up with the story the moment it drops!

Introducing Novel Idea

Matt and Mollie are writing a novel… together. They alternate chapters in a bid to create a gripping murder mystery. The catch? They have completely different ideas about what the book should be. Hosted by Matt Edmondson and Mollie King, with ever-patient narrator and referee Steffan Powell, each has just one week to continue the story — reacting, escalating, derailing and occasionally rescuing the plot from the other. Steffan reads the chapters aloud and tries to keep the whole thing vaguely coherent. What starts as a simple premise becomes a competitive, unpredictable battle of twists, cliffhangers and creative one-upmanship. Part comedy show, part audiobook, part social experiment — and by the end, there’s a complete original novel, written in real time. Welcome to the story.

with Matt and Mollie

Matt and Mollie are writing a Novel... together. Swapping who does the writing each chapter, they are on a quest to create a gripping murder mystery. The only problem? They have two very different visions for the book. Hosted by Matt Edmondson and Mollie King, with ever patient narrator and referee Steffan Powell, each of them have just one week to continue the story which involves reacting, sabotaging, escalating and occasionally rescuing the plot from each other. Steffan keeps order (loosely), reads the chapters aloud, and ensures the plot somehow holds together. What begins as a simple premise quickly becomes a competitive, unpredictable battle of twists, cliffhangers and creative one-upmanship. It’s part comedy show, part audiobook, part social experiment — and by the end of the series, there will be a complete, original novel written in real time. Whether you’re here for the drama, the chaos or the questionable literary decisions, welcome to the story.

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Introducing Novel Idea