September 1st 2024

Welcome to my final weekly diary (for a while at least) charting the ups and downs of turning my Victorian whodunnit, Octopus: Octavius Guy & The Case of the Throttled Tragedienne, into a podcast. I'm its author, Michael Gallagher. Beric Livingstone is its narrator.

Where Beric is at:

Beric's back from his trip, has set up his studio in its new home, and has just sent me Chapter 10. A LOT happens in this chapter. Gooseberry discusses the case with the older of the two Georges, learns that a new will has come to light, and confronts Mr Jacobs and Miss Cartwright in their dressing room at the Sadler's Wells.

Here he reads the final section of The Interval Continued, where the stranger, who's claiming to be Gooseberry's father, comes up with some surprising answers.

I can't imagine a better, more thoroughly detailed and accurate reading, to be honest. If there are any authors out there who are considering turning their novels into audiobooks, I can thoroughly recommend Beric. You can contact him on his website.

"The Interval Continued, Part 3"
Learn more about Beric here:
Where I am at:

I've done very little again, apart from a preliminary listening to the new chapter, but I have been busy reorganizing the website, so if anyone is looking for a particular recipe of mine, it should now be much easier to find.

Till we meet again, folks!

Listen to the full prologue here:
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About the Author

Michael Gallagher is the author of two series of novels set in Victorian times. Send for Octavius Guy chronicles the attempts of fourteen-year-old Gooseberry—reformed master pickpocket—to become a detective, aided and abetted by his ragtag bunch of friends. The Involuntary Medium follows the fortunes of young Lizzie Blaylock, a girl who can materialize the spirits of the dead, as she strives to come to terms with her unique gift. For twenty-five years Michael taught adults with learning disabilities at Bede, a London-based charity that works with the local community. He now writes full time.

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