Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Wayne Kelly. Through Songs, Films, and Novels, British Author is a Born Storyteller

January 7, 2024

My ALLi author guest this episode is Wayne Kelly, an indie-published author of crime fiction. With a passion that spans songwriting, filmmaking, and novel writing, Wayne is a born storyteller who lives out his dream through multiple forms of media. In this conversation, Wayne opens up about his creative process and the unique journey that led him to where he is today.

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Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Wayne Kelly. About the Author

Wayne Kelly is a screenwriter, filmmaker and novelist from Leicester in the UK. In addition to novels and short stories, he’s also written and directed several short films. This includes INKLING, which was an official selection at the International HorrorHound Film Festival in Ohio. He is producer of the award-winning feature-length documentary, NO FARE: The Sian Green Story. Since 2014, he’s hosted The Joined Up Writing Podcast, where he interviews successful authors about their books, writing and journeys to publication. His debut crime novel, SAFE HANDS is out right now in paperback and on Kindle, with a sequel coming in 2024. You can find more, including a free eBook, at his website – waynekellywrites.com

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Howard Lovy has been a journalist for more than 35 years, and now amplifies the voices of independent author-publishers and works with authors as a developmental editor. Find Howard at howardlovy.com, LinkedIn and X.

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Author: Howard Lovy

Howard Lovy is an author, book editor, and journalist. He is also the Content and Communications Manager for the Alliance of Independent Authors, where he hosts and produces podcasts and keeps the blog updated. You can find more of his work at https://howardlovy.com/

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