Brandon, Howard, Mary, and Dan offer useful answers to that age-old question: “Where do you get your ideas?”
Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.
You know what’s fun? WRITING! Writing is fun. And that, more than anything else, is why we do it. Or at least it’s why we decided to do it. Making sure that it is still fun is kind of tricky. Also tricky? Writing for nothing more than the fun of…
Sara Glassman joins us to talk about back cover copy, covers, query letters, signings, and what booksellers look for on page one.
Live from Westercon 67 and Fantasy Con, Mette Ivie Harrison and J.R. Johannson join us to talk about writing for the mystery genre. We begin by talking about the key differences between thrillers and mysteries, and then move into how this understanding can drive our story structures. We discuss how characters…
Christopher J. Garcia, publisher and editor of The Drink Tank, joins us for a discussion of fan writing.
Patty Garcia, Director of Publicity at Tor, joins us to discuss publicizing books
Peter Orullian joins us to discuss managing the author-editor relationship when things go wrong.
The fourth of the SHADOWS BENEATH critique episodes, in which Howard is stuck…
Brandon, Mary, Dan, and Howard talk about the unpleasant surprises their careers dropped on them.
Microcasting… it’s what we call Q&A. Beta readers, IP issues, discovery writing, chapter length, and more.