Authors Harry Colfer and Jack Roney interview fellow authors, writing experts, and publishing industry professionals to chat about all things fiction writing. Uploads every second Monday.
In this episode, host Jack Roney introduces listeners to the audiobook of his first crime novel 'The Angels Wept' including a short sample. Listen to the end for the 50% discount code.
The audio book is available at Book Club Audio.
18 Jan 2026
Anne Freeman interviews Jack Roney - episode 2
In this second of two episodes, Anne Freeman continues her chat with author Jack Roney about the re-release of his novel The Ghost Train and the Scarlet Moon. They discuss the reasons behind the re-launch of this novel, as well as various writing processes that work for them including how to maintain writing momentum during busy times in our life and how to write what you feel rather than writing to industry expectations. Finally, they discuss what it’s like working with an editor and how a manuscript assessment can add value to your manuscript. Some great advice for aspiring writers.
Pre-order The Ghost Train & The Scarlet Moon.
4 Jan 2026
Anne Freeman interviews Jack Roney about the relaunch of his novel THE GHOST TRAIN & THE SCARLET MOON (episode 1 of 2)
In this special edition of The Genre Fiction Podcast, Jack Roney swaps roles and is interviewed by fellow Hawkeye Publishing author Anne Freeman about the re-release of this novel, The Ghost Train and the Scarlet Moon. Anne and Jack do a deep dive into the key elements of the story, its inspirations and how Jack found time to write during one of the busiest periods in his policing career. They discuss what motivated Jack to write outside his usual genre of crime fiction and the challenges around balancing factual historical research with speculative fiction elements such as time travel. So come along for the ride for this very special episode.
Pre-order a copy of The Ghost Train & The Scarlet Moon.
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