Episode 130 Author Confidential with Mark Stay

Write, Damn It! with Zoe Richards

Mark Stay got a part-time Christmas job at Waterstones in the 90s and, despite being working class and quite lippy, somehow ended up working in publishing for over 25 years. He wrote in his spare time and sometimes those writings got turned into books and films, including the Witches of Woodville series from Simon & Schuster, and the 2023 Warner Bros. horror movie Unwelcome. Nautilus, the #1 Amazon Prime TV series, was based on his treatment.

Mark was also co-presenter of the award-winning Bestseller Experiment podcast, which has inspired writers all over the world to finish and publish their books. Born in London, he lives in Kent with Youtube gardener and writer Claire Burgess and a declining assortment of retired chickens.
You can find Mark here: https://markstaywrites.com/all-the-links/
The Green Room can be found here: https://markstaywrites.com/the-green-room/
And Creative Differences podcast can be found here: https://markstaywrites.com/the-creative-differences-podcast/
His books: SF&F and horror: https://markstaywrites.com/books/
Robot Overlords, Gollancz, 2015
The End of Magic, Unbound, 2019
The End of Dragons, Unusually Tall Stories, 2024
The End of Gods, Unusually Tall Stories, coming 2025
The Crow Folk, The Witches of Woodville I, Simon & Schuster, 2021
Babes in the Wood, The Witches of Woodville II, Simon & Schuster, 2021
The Ghost of Ivy Barn, The Witches of Woodville III, Simon & Schuster, 2022
The Holly King, The Witches of Woodville IV, Simon & Schuster, 2023
The Corn Bride, The Witches of Woodville V, Simon & Schuster, coming 2025
Film & TV:
Robot Overlords, 2014, Tempo/BFI: https://markstaywrites.com/robot-overlords/
Unwelcome, 2023, Warner Bros: https://markstaywrites.com/unwelcome/
Nautilus, 2024, Moonriver, Disney, Amazon Prime and AMC (based on my treatment): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15286302/
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