NEW: Paul talks to Andrew Mangan of @arseblog.bsky.social 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.

If you're in Williamsburg, VA as this comes out, you can catch both Sonora and our very own @kevharrison.bsky.social at Authorcon III! Check out the details here: scaresthatcare.org/authorcon-iii

I had a fantastic conversation with @sonorataylor.bsky.social a week back and now I get to share it all with you! How cool is the internet?

NEW EPISODE KLAXON: This week Paul talks to award-winning author @sonorataylor.bsky.social 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. shows.acast.com/allcreatives...

How are you spending your Sunday? Well forget that, whatever it is, and head over to the Brigid's Gate Youtube channel for Kev's book launch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM_C...

Very excited to be participating in this event this weekend - come check out our very queer horrors, and maybe grab a few while you're there!

NEW EPISODE! 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, and loads more. Check it out, it'll get you jacked up on creativity!

NEW EPISODE KLAXON: We talk to @laurenwrites.bsky.social about her journey from journalism to, well, doing just about everything. Also @prsbooks.bsky.social talks about Star Trek, and Kev talks about how helping others is a great way to improve your own craft. shows.acast.com/allcreatives...

NEW EPISODE KLAXON: We've got an interview with Bram Stoker Award-winning designer and author, @gregchapman.bsky.social. 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.

Two in one day! 🙀🙀 Totally blown away by this blurb by the immensely talented @catherinemccarthy.bsky.social for Shadow of the Hidden 👇🏼👇🏼 #PromoteHorror @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social

Massive thanks to @danhowarth20.bsky.social for this first blurb for Shadow of the Hidden. Available for pre-order here: books2read.com/shadowoftheh... @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social

Check it out!

Asking for a friend....

For the afternoon crowd, there's a new episode of @allcreativesnow.bsky.social out now in which we speak to the incredible @alanbaxter.bsky.social about all manner of things creative. Go listen!

Really enjoyed sitting down with Alan for this chat, a lot of really great inspiration in here about getting the work done. And then I call everyone listening a tool.

New episode, and it's the Lord Weird of Australia himself, @alanbaxter.bsky.social! we talk about how he manages to stay so productive, the parallels between writing and martial arts, and much, much more. Plus Kev talks end-of-year accomplishments, and Paul calls everyone a tool. JOIN US!

Some thoughts on what is the point of creating things cosmicshambles.com/words/blogs/...

This is very true. Everything you want to learn about any art or craft is freely available on YouTube. The problem is, you then have to do the work, which is the sticking point for many.

ACN guest Gemma has a new book out today! Go buy it!

Always a pleasure and a learning experience talking with @tcparker.bsky.social, and this was no different. This episode, on the broader topic of quitting (and then un-quitting) has got loads of great stuff that we hope our listeners will get plenty of mileage out of. Check it out! 👇🏼👇🏼

Had a fantastic time talking with @kevharrison.bsky.social about all manner of writing-related things... check it out and have a listen! 👇

NEW EPISODE KLAXON! Kev sits down with the incredible @tcparker.bsky.social to talk about quitting, the state of publishing, and more. Then Paul and Kev talk about the power of creative community and challenges to push you out of your comfort zone. Click here or search your favouite podcatcher!

I'm in the middle of editing a fantastic chat between Kev and @tcparker.bsky.social that should hopefully be out in the next few days, make sure you add us to your podcatcher of choice to get it as soon as it drops.

This conversation will be coming to @allcreativesnow.bsky.social in the next week or so, and, as always, Nat was brilliant to talk to and had so much insight to add to the topic of quitting (and, thankfully, un-quitting). Watch this space! 🤓

Just recorded an amazing (& very cathartic) podcast session with the amazing @kevharrison.bsky.social - covering, among other things, the challenges self-branding & social media present to writers who’d rather just stay in a cupboard or wear a bag over our heads… Can’t wait to share it!

If you want to hear what our hosts get up to when they're not whipping up creative juices, here's a story written by Kev, read by Paul. It's creepy as fuck, and here right in time to infect your ears for Halloween.

Back at it!! A new episode with a new format. We talk to Miles Watts (well, I didn't talk much, it was last year, I had covid, and I was a shell of a man) and there's some good waffle about tools we've been using, recent inspiration and a load more. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! 👇🏼👇🏼

ALL HERALD THE RETURN OF ALL CREATIVES NOW. Come join @kevharrison.bsky.social and me as we talk creativity, NaNoWriMo, and get our chat on with @mileswatts.bsky.social. Make art, not war.

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 @mileswatts.bsky.social about Zomblogalypse, how to get stuff done, working in collaboration, and much much more.

This from Margaret Atwood on AI is exactly the kind of snarky positivity I needed to read this morning

I simply scream into a lifeless void until the blood is thundering in my ears, and then I eat some cheese.

Dynamite the rut

When you're stuck in a rut, what's your go-to method for getting unstuck? #creativitytips #creativelife #amwriting #amdrawing #inktober

Absolutely stoked that The Folly is in Publisher's Weekly ahghhhhhhhhh!! "Amor’s slow-burn buildup to a feast of satisfying reveals will keep readers turning pages long into the night. This moody ghost story enchants" www.publishersweekly.com/9781957957357

Reckon mine is probably having a story idea come to me while rewatching a REALLY dull interview in class this summer.

I had the idea for my upcoming vampire novel while waiting for my family to come down from the Eiffel Tower because I'm too scared of heights to go up myself.

The idea for my zombie WIP came to me while standing in line at ShopRite. #WritingCommunity

What's the most unusual place you've found inspiration? #creativity #prompt #creativelife #writingcommunity #amwriting #amdrawing

I think the best response I've seen to AI anything has been, "Why should I bother reading something that nobody could be bothered to write"

Yesterday I unvailed the new artwork for @bleakwood.bsky.social, my horror podcast, which will be returning in October with fresh tales to terrify. Today I can also announce the return of @allcreativesnow.bsky.social, a podcast about creativity with myself and @kevharrison.bsky.social