Talking The Recipient With Jogcast Radio.

Recently I sat down with broadcaster Alan R. Ryan from Jogcast Radio and together we had a wide ranging discussion about my writing career to date and how it has culminated in the much anticipated release of my new novel The Recipient.

Over about an hour we talked about where my creative impulse came from, how a certain pop culture franchise influenced my desire to tell stories and how I have refined what I now call "The Method" that I use in my own writing journey.

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Breaching the Shield Of Lies

As we wind down towards the summer holidays here in Australia, I'm looking around for some choice titles to take away with me on my upcoming break. Today, I wanted to spotlight an author who, I think is really talented and able to cross genres and styles effortlessly.

Alan R. Ryan is a Queensland based author and podcaster who has steadily built a profile through his weekly podcast "Jogcast Radio" exploring pop culture and science fiction in a really enthusiastic and entertaining series of conversations.

As a writer, Alan displays an equal volume of enthusiasm and crafts really engaging stories, the latest of which, a novella called "Shield of Lies: A Jack Taylor Adventure" promises to kick off a kinetic series of actioners that genre fans will love.



Jack Taylor has seen it all in the K and R business. He’s saved many lives and always works for the highest bidder. As the top consultant for McMillian he’s the first man on the scene when trouble begins.

When a doctor by the name of Paul Bluegrass is kidnapped while on work in the war torn areas of Baghdad, Jack and his team are called in to supervise and get Paul back to his safety.

What follows is an adventure through corporate channels, to the site of war and beyond as Jack has to face insurmountable odds, a sketchy unseen enemy and the reality of what really happened in the Iraq War.

Ryan's nods to the great political action thrillers that adorn airport book stores are resplendent throughout this quick fire novella. There is a good sense of pacing and a firm grasp on the geo-political nuances of our time which adds a sense of immediacy to the narrative and the character development is handled deftly - even with the shorter nature of the novella. I think the shorter form stories get a bad rap because of their brevity. But if they are handled well - as is the case with "Shield Of Lies" - they can prove themselves as being every bit as entertaining than their longer form counterparts.

Shield of Lies is available now in the Kindle Store.

Connect with Alan R. Ryan here.

Subscribe to Jogcast Radio here.

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Talking Star Wars & Revenge Of The Sith With Jogcast Radio.

On Sunday afternoon Down Under, I guested on Australian Star Wars and pop culture podcast Jogcast Radio with Adam P. O'Brien in which we recorded an epic film commentary of Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith. 

As part of Jogcast Radio's "brutally honest" podcast series on the prequel trilogy, we dissected the final film in the trilogy with a critical surgeon's knife but, at the same time, we unavoidably affectionate. Adam marveled at how Ewan McGregor carried his character, we both agreed that Ian McDiarmid should have been nominated for an Academy Award and I defended Hayden Christensen way too much.

This commentary was just one part of a massive 4 and a half hours of ‪Star Wars audio goodness featuring a cast of Australian ‪‎fan boy Rogues including Ryan Stampfli and 'My Saga's' Adam Harris.

Oh & during the episode, I dropped a massive bit of news about my upcoming novel "The Recipient".

Download the episode here. (Right click and Save As...)

Check out Jogcast Radio on iTunes here.

Connect with Adam P. O'Brien here. 

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Check out The Unfortunate Irishman by Alan R. Ryan - available now for Kindle.