Genre Fiction Podcast
Genre Fiction Podcast
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How to add realism and fast-paced action to your THRILLER novel.
Andy Edwards (A.C. Edwards) is a former policeman, paratrooper and Special Forces officer. He served in the Australian Army with operational deployments in South East Asia and retired at the rank of Major.
Andy has also worked as a security adviser across SE Asia, as a bodyguard and as a security contractor in the Middle East and Afghanistan. He ended his career recently as the Regional Security Director (Asia Pacific) for a multi-national company, and has now exchanged the corporate grind for full-time writing.
Born in Singapore, Andy has lived and worked for much of his life across Asia Pacific. Today, he lives between Brisbane, and Hong Kong where his new thriller books, The Dragon Series are set.
In this episode, Harry Colfer, Jack Roney, and thriller author Andy Edwards continue their chat from episode one and dissect more key elements that make up a banger thriller novel. They discuss the importance of field research, how to create relatable and flawed characters, a hero’s dark mirror, authentic dialogue and realistic human responses, traits of an engaging villain, and how to write a fast-paced action scene. Some excellent advice for emerging thriller writers.
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Jack Roney spent 33 years as a police officer, serving as a general duties officer, detective, police academy instructor, firearms and operational skills instructor, media advisor and strategic policy officer, before retiring to focus full time on writing. His crime fiction is inspired by his real life experiences.
Harry Colfer is a critical care paramedic who’s seen stuff that’ll turn your hair white. His murder mystery and action thriller novels are told through the unique perspective of a paramedic. He has released a series of short stories based on his frontline experiences.
Together, Jack and Harry interview special guests including authors and writing / publishing industry experts to discuss all things fiction writing.
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Key elements to writing a THRILLER novel with former soldier and police officer A.C. EDWARDS
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Andy Edwards (A.C. Edwards) is a former policeman, paratrooper and Special Forces officer. He served in the Australian Army with operational deployments in South East Asia and retired at the rank of Major. Andy has also worked as a security adviser across SE Asia, as a bodyguard and as a security contractor in the Middle East and Afghanistan. He ended his career recently as the Regional Securit...
How to earn MONEY from publishing SHORT stories. Start a writing career.
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In episode 2 of the interview with award winning author Michael Bracken, he explains the many options for getting your short stories published and ways in which you can graft out a career in writing short stories. He discusses how to find markets, turning sales into multiple sales, maintaining career momentum, moving from the slush pile to an editor's invitation list and building networks that ...
How to write SHORT stories. With award winning author Michael Bracken.
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Michael Bracken is an award winning author of novels and short stories, based out of Texas USA. In this episode he chats with Jack and Harry about the craft of writing short stories and ideas to inspire and elevate your own writing. Jack Roney spent 33 years as a police officer, serving as a general duties officer, detective, police academy instructor, firearms and operational skills instructor...
How does it FEEL to get TASERED? Retired cop and crime writer Jack Roney explains.
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Retired cop Jack Roney explains how it feels to get tasered - from personal experience. He also explains useful tips for crime writers on describing taser scenes authentically. Jack Roney spent 33 years as a police officer, serving as a general duties officer, detective, police academy instructor, firearms and operational skills instructor, media advisor and strategic policy officer, before ret...
What POWERS do police have to ARREST an offender? Tips for crime fiction writers.
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Retired cop Jack Roney explains Australian police arrest powers to help crime fiction writers to add authenticity to their manuscripts. Jack Roney spent 33 years as a police officer, serving as a general duties officer, detective, police academy instructor, firearms and operational skills instructor, media advisor and strategic policy officer, before retiring to focus full time on writing. His ...
A writing program providing supportive and creative connections for neurodivergent people.
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Jason Fischer returns for part 2 to tell Harry and Jack all about Spectrum Writing and the programs and services available for writers who have various intellectual disabilities or challenges (such as ASD spectrum and acquired brain injury). As CEO of Spectrum Writing, Jason and his team of highly dedicated professionals have designed a program to help them achieve their writing goals. You'll b...
Writing SPECULATIVE FICTION with award-winning author Jason Fischer
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In this episode (part 1), Jack Roney and Harry Colfer chat with author Jason Fischer about his love of all things speculative fiction and his publication journey. 'Jason Fischer is a writer from South Australia. He has received a starred review in Publishers Weekly, won an Aurealis Award and the Writers of the Future Contest, and received the Colin Thiele Literature Scholarship. In Jason’s jack...
How to write BELIEVABLE police interview scenes
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Retired cop Jack Roney explains police interview procedures to help crime fiction writers to add authenticity to their manuscripts. Jack Roney spent 33 years as a police officer, serving as a general duties officer, detective, police academy instructor, firearms and operational skills instructor, media advisor and strategic policy officer, before retiring to focus full time on writing. His crim...
CYA Writers and Illustrators Conference and Writers At Sea Retreat with author T.M. Clark
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In this episode, authors Jack Roney and Harry Colfer chat with award winning author T.M.Clark about the CYA Writers and Illustrators Conference and Writers at Sea writing retreat. Aspiring writers at all levels should check these out. Find out more at: www.cyaconference.com www.writersatsea.com.au/events/WAS2024 Jack Roney spent 33 years as a police officer, serving as a general duties officer,...
New Australian Crime Fiction by retired cop Jack Roney. The Detective Jarrod O'Connor series.
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Receive 20% discount and FREE postage if your order the 3-book set direct from the publisher hawkeyebooks.com.au/collections/jack-roney/products/crime-fiction-bundle-pack Jack Roney spent 33 years as a police officer, serving as a general duties officer, detective, police academy instructor, firearms and operational skills instructor, media advisor and strategic policy officer, before retiring ...
Manuscript publishing options. From traditional to self-published. T.M.Clark author advice.
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In this episode, Jack Roney and Harry Colfer continue their chat with author T.M.CLARK about how her African upbringing influenced her writing as well as the research she did to raise the authenticity of her writing to another level. Tina also candidly discusses her decision to move away from traditional publishing to publishing under her own imprint. Jack Roney spent 33 years as a police offic...
T.M. Clark's author journey. African inspired thriller novels.
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Zimbabwean-born T.M. Clark now calls Australia home. Tina weaves her fascination for diverse cultures, wildlife, and storytelling into her literature. She has published seven adult novels as well as three children's books and been nominated for a Queensland Literary Award and is a Children's Book Council Notable. Tina is the winner of the 2022 Killer Nashville, Claymore Award for Best Action Ad...
Can your crime fiction detective transfer between international police jurisdictions?
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Can your crime fiction detective transfer between international police jurisdictions?
Great tips and advice for emerging authors with Ben Hobson.
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Great tips and advice for emerging authors with Ben Hobson.
Setbacks, successes and inspiration for writing. Author Ben Hobson.
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Setbacks, successes and inspiration for writing. Author Ben Hobson.
Author Ben Hobson explains his journey to publication.
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Author Ben Hobson explains his journey to publication.
What ranks are detectives? Add authenticity to your crime novel
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What ranks are detectives? Add authenticity to your crime novel
How to use CONFLICT to propel your story
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How to use CONFLICT to propel your story
Create compelling anti-heroes and anti-villains to keep your readers guessing
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Create compelling anti-heroes and anti-villains to keep your readers guessing
How to choose CHARACTER NAMES for your fiction story
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How to choose CHARACTER NAMES for your fiction story
CRIME FICTION CLICHES that make you cringe (part 2)
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CRIME FICTION CLICHES that make you cringe (part 2)
How to get your SCREENPLAY NOTICED by a screen industry expert
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How to get your SCREENPLAY NOTICED by a screen industry expert
In conversation with the writer of WAKE IN FRIGHT (2017) Stephen M Irwin
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In conversation with the writer of WAKE IN FRIGHT (2017) Stephen M Irwin
Genre Fiction Podcast Promo
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Genre Fiction Podcast Promo
Myth busting crime fiction cliches. Get the facts!
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Myth busting crime fiction cliches. Get the facts!
How to write compelling stories #writingadvice
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How to write compelling stories #writingadvice
Character point of view. What are your options?
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Character point of view. What are your options?
How spicy scenes add tension to your story's plot. Part 3.
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How spicy scenes add tension to your story's plot. Part 3.
How to set the right tone for your crime novel. #crimewriting
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How to set the right tone for your crime novel. #crimewriting

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  • @Gorthain
    @Gorthain 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    NO, I never wondered. I want to keep the brain cells I have now.

  • @yvonnestephenson6676
    @yvonnestephenson6676 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hey Jack, may I please bother you with two quick questions: Is it still called a 'break and enter' if the house is unlocked? Also, is it a more serious crime/additional charge if the occupants of the dwelling are home at the time? ✌️ Eve

    • @GenreFictionPodcast
      @GenreFictionPodcast 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hi Yvonne. Yes the term Break and Enter is still used. The term 'break' is a legal term relating to forced entry or opening a mechanism like an unlocked door or window. If someone sneaks into a home through an open door it is just an 'enter'. i.e unlawful entering of a dwelling with intent to commit an indictable offence. Whether occupants are home or not does not change the offence. Hope this helps.

    • @yvonnestephenson6676
      @yvonnestephenson6676 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@GenreFictionPodcast 🙏 Perfect, that clarifies it comprehensively. You're a wealth of knowledge, Jack, thanks! 🙌

  • @wowyummyyy
    @wowyummyyy 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

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  • @CorgisAndCardigans
    @CorgisAndCardigans หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video! Thanks Jack. I’m writing a crime novel set in Sydney. My main character is a detective inspector from the Homicide Squad who is overseeing a team of detective senior sergeants/sergeants/senior constables. Would he be involved in interviewing suspects and visiting crime scenes? Or would this largely be done by his subordinates? In my story, he is investigating the murder of a high profile politician, so I suppose it might make sense for the inspector to be more involved?

    • @GenreFictionPodcast
      @GenreFictionPodcast หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello, thanks for your question. No, generally the Detective Sergeants / Senior Constables will be the ones out doing the investigative work, conducting interviews and visiting crime scenes. The inspectors are higher level (corporate) who oversee an entire office. The will receive updates as to the status of the investigation etc by the lower ranks. The inspector might be the one who stands up in front of the media for press conferences.

  • @RoaminWithTheRubes
    @RoaminWithTheRubes หลายเดือนก่อน

    We loved this information, great video.

    • @GenreFictionPodcast
      @GenreFictionPodcast หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks so much. Appreciate your support.

  • @RoaminWithTheRubes
    @RoaminWithTheRubes หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really interesting, I enjoy 'behind the scenes' of writing fiction.

  • @darlalathan6143
    @darlalathan6143 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That's reassuring! Now, I'm curious about your take on such cliches as "Police Need the Vigilante," a cliche common in superhero media, in which the police depend on a superhero for any reasons other than forensics or tactics in supervillain cases, such as unsolved "Locked Room Murders", or capers by an "Impossible Thief"?

    • @GenreFictionPodcast
      @GenreFictionPodcast หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah that's interesting. In the third novel in my series called 'The Shadows Watch' my detective himself becomes the vigilante, taking justice into his own hands due to tragic circumstances out of his control and a feeling of lack of justice in the court system. I think the vigilante can work well depending on how it is used. Thanks for watching. More videos coming soon.

  • @aliciathompson3654
    @aliciathompson3654 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When/where can we watch the complete clip?

    • @GenreFictionPodcast
      @GenreFictionPodcast 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      th-cam.com/video/IJv62SvbVFA/w-d-xo.html

  • @sarahtodmanwrites
    @sarahtodmanwrites 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved this insightful chat with lots of laugh out loud moments:)

  • @GaZonk100
    @GaZonk100 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    have always thought being a small-town copper would be a hideous job - you'd be a complete pariah with no-one to socialise with other than maybe. . .the other cop, lol

    • @GenreFictionPodcast
      @GenreFictionPodcast 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah for sure, living and policing in the same small community is a challenge. I've been there.

    • @GaZonk100
      @GaZonk100 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GenreFictionPodcast not for long I'll bet - and what about if you had a family, young kids, with school and so on; it'd be kind of like being famous and not knowing who your friends were. . .and living with a kind of siege-mentality, everyone against you

    • @GenreFictionPodcast
      @GenreFictionPodcast 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GaZonk100 Yeah for sure. I had three kids born and raised in the same town I policed. I even played soccer with some guys who I had charged for minor offences. Something we laughed about later.

    • @GaZonk100
      @GaZonk100 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GenreFictionPodcast man, you would need some inter-personal skills to navigate that situation; I don't know about more serious offences, or even DUI, and what about court, giving evidence against your smalltown homies. . .uurrk, difficult. . .hope your children got through ok. . .I've had police in the family - one in Traffic Operations (the most hated! lol) but he seemed to get along ok, but was a bit of a stay-at-home, the other a hotshot detective involved in that Carlton Crew stuff for a while. . .in the seventies I knew a bloke who was 'thinking about joining', trying to stretch himself to six foot and running a lot. . .about ten years ago he popped up on tv as a Supt! another bloke from Sydney went and joined up just to ride bikes as he was mad on them. . .think he had to pull his gun once; he was the LAST bloke I EVER expected to 'cross over'. . .we were mad as cut snakes back then, n the southern sub's of Sydney in the early 70s haha. . .I went on to study Law. . .there you go eh

  • @aliciathompson3654
    @aliciathompson3654 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Jack, I'm in my last round of edits prior to ARC production and you've just saved me from an error where I've referred to "squad cars". Yikes-o. Thank you very much. Phew!

  • @yvonnestephenson6676
    @yvonnestephenson6676 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey Jack, Dad was thrilled with his personalised copy of The Ghost Train and the Scarlet Moon - he's enjoying it very much. 😊 He knew all about the Camp Mountain train disaster (and now, so do I - he made sure of that. 🤦‍♀️) 😉 ✌️ Eve

    • @GenreFictionPodcast
      @GenreFictionPodcast 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So glad to hear it. Hope he likes it.

  • @fionatarr4948
    @fionatarr4948 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would a detective - on long service leave from one state, possibly consult on a regional case (her home region)? And could they also be fast tracked to a similar position in a new state if they were to move?

    • @GenreFictionPodcast
      @GenreFictionPodcast 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Generally the answer to both questions is no. They would only consult if there were considered such an expert that they had more experience than anyone else in the other police department - which is very unlikely. They can't be fast tracked to another similar position in another state - just doesn't work that way. Thanks for your question. Jack

  • @yvonnestephenson6676
    @yvonnestephenson6676 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Jack, hey I meant to ask you last w'end if you've read Filth by Irvine Welsh?..not Aus. of course, but it's a great novel I reckon. ✌️ Eve

    • @GenreFictionPodcast
      @GenreFictionPodcast 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No I haven't. Do you recommend it? I'll check it out. Thanks for the tip Yvonne.

    • @yvonnestephenson6676
      @yvonnestephenson6676 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GenreFictionPodcast It's wŕitten in Scots, is very dark, and contains some unusual graphics/illustrations (I don't even really know what to call it - you'll know what I mean when you see it) but yeah it's very good.

  • @mdtuhin6805
    @mdtuhin6805 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

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  • @orphanoforbit7588
    @orphanoforbit7588 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The colour coordinated bookshelf looks so unnatural.

  • @twistedplanetbooks
    @twistedplanetbooks 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome podcast. Thanks, guys.