In this festive episode of Scribes & Scriveners, Black Library author Rhuairidh James is the guest, chatting about his writing process, and delving into the adventures of our Grotmas mascot, Da Red Gobbo.

Rhuairidh James

Victoria Hayward

Victoria Hayward is the guest in this episode, discussing writing, delving into her debut Black Library novel, Deathworlder, and explaining her love for the galaxy-consuming Tyranids!

Nick Kyme is the guest in this episode. He discusses his history as one of Black Library’s most long-standing authors, bringing the Salamanders to life on the page, and writing several novels in the Dawn of Fire series.

Nick Kyme

Robert Rath joins Warhammer TV to discuss his writing process and love of assassins in Warhammer. We also discuss his novels, including The Fall of Cadia and The Infinite and the Divine.

Robert Rath

In this episode, Guy Haley joins us to discuss how he got into writing about Warhammer, creating the legendary Drekki Flynt, crafting stories for big-name characters, and helping to shape the Warhammer 40,000 narrative.

Guy Haley

In this episode, author Robbie MacNiven is in the hot seat to discuss his writing process, the evolution of his work, and why it's so interesting to write about the mysterious Carcharodons Astra.

Robbie MacNiven

Author Andy Clark has penned Black Library novels about scores of factions across the 41st Millennium, Mortal Realms, and beyond. In this episode, he joins us to discuss his work and reveals which faction is his favourite to write about.

Andy Clark

In this episode, we’re joined by Black Library author John French to discuss the evolution of his writing process and how he approached penning novels for the Horus Heresy and Siege of Terra series – including the upcoming Dropsite Massacre.

John French

In this episode, we’re joined by veteran Black Library author John French to discuss his approach to making characters compelling in his work – including the anti-hero Cado Ezechiar.

John French: Writing Compelling Characters

Black Library author Jude Reid joins us to discuss how she balances writing with a second, very different career. We also chat about her latest novel, Daemonbreaker, and bringing big Warhammer characters such as Fulgrim and Morvenn Vahl to life.

Jude Reid

Pull up a chair with three Black Library authors who successfully navigated the Open Submissions process to discuss their experiences, their writing processes, first publications, and what advice they would give to aspiring writers.

Open Submissions Round Table

In this episode, we’re joined by Denny Flowers, author of Grotsnik and Outgunned, to discuss how he became a Black Library author. We dig into his writing experience, characters, processes, and what advice he has for aspiring writers.

Denny Flowers

Jonathan D Beer, author of Tomb World and Dominion Genesis, discusses how he discovered Warhammer and became a Black Library writer. We explore his early writing career, and how he writes characters with such an emotional pull on the reader.

Jonathan D Beer

Marc Collins has written about big characters, including Eidolon and High Marshal Helbrecht. We talk to him about the Space Wolves novel, Krakenblood, his process for creating or developing characters, and what he’d like to write next.

Marc Collins

On this episode, we’re joined by author, and Open Submissions alumnus, Mike Vincent. We discuss his experience of transitioning from being a hobbyist to a writer and dig into the story and characters of his Night Lords novel, The Remnant Blade.

Mike Vincent

On each episode of Scribes & Scriveners, we sit down with a Black Library author to discuss their books. They take us inside their writing process and reveal the secrets of creating fan favourite stories and characters.

Rhuairidh James

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