EP462: Antony Johnston — “Right Place, Right Time.”

Antony Johnston is a New York Times bestselling author and the creator of Atomic Blonde, the comic book originally published as The Coldest City that was adapted into the movie starring Charlize Theron. For over twenty years he’s written books, graphic novels, video games, film, and more… And now he’s back with something a bit different: The Dog Sitter Detective is the first of a cosy crime series featuring Gwinny Tuffel, a retired actress who takes up dog-sitting to make ends meet, but discovers she also has a knack for solving murders.

And in the extended version for Academy members and podcast Patrons, the Two Marks discuss reinvention and “flitting”, being an organised writer, how to make a short film and much more!

WE DISCUSS…

What Antony learned from writing comics
How he was inspired by the likes of David Bowie and Neil Gaiman
And how he wrote the book on being an organised writer…

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This Week’s Links:

The Dog Sitter Detective site: https://dogsitterdetective.com
More about Antony here: https://antonyjohnston.com/about/
Antony’s list of comic book writing projects: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Johnston#Comics
Antony’s book The Organised Writer: https://www.organised-writer.com/
Antony’s short film Crossover Point: https://youtu.be/C9sUwtbXrr4
Gavin Smith’s film The Short: https://youtu.be/7qUTyOteBWE
Alexander Mackendrick on Film-making: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571211258-on-film-making/
The clip from Witness that Mr Stay discusses in the extended version: https://youtu.be/LmdcbtSwX6Q
Diane Wordsworth’s blog on the 200 words a day challenge: https://www.dianewordsworth.com/2023/07/07/friday-7-july-2023-200-words-a-day/
Suzie Edge’s Deep Dive in TikTok: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep405-deep-dive-tiktok-with-suzie-edge/
Angela C Nurse: https://www.angelacnurse.com/

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