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On this episode of Behind the Mask, it's our first dynamic duo! Joining host Franklin Kendrick are writing team Jaime Castle and Christopher Valin. Jaime and Christopher talk about their new rapid-release superhero trilogy, Raptors, and specifically the first book, entitled Sidekick. They also discuss their writing workflow and their dedication to audio book productions.

This time on Behind the Mask, host Franklin Kendrick chats with superhero fiction author Trish Heinrich! Trish discusses writing under a pen name, and also how her image has evolved over the last year. Other subjects include wrapping up a series, and also following your heart when it comes to picking an offshoot of the superhero genre.

This time on Behind the Mask, host Franklin Kendrick talks with superhero romance writer Lana Pecherczyk. They discuss Lana's Deady Seven series, and also where she drew inspiration for each installment. Lana also talks about the potential growth of the superhero romance niche.

This time on Behind the Mask, host Franklin Kendrick chats with prolific superhero fiction author Jamie Hawke. Jamie discusses his latest short story which will launch a new character from his universe. Other topics include writing multiple overlapping series, and how to take a branch of the superhero genre and add your own personal style to it.

On this episode of Behind the Mask, host Franklin Kendrick chats with superhero fiction author Jeremy Flagg. They discuss Jeremy's series, Children of Nostradamus. Other topics include being inspired by X-Men comics, and writing series in multiple time periods.

New year, new season of Behind the Mask! On this episode of the podcast, the script is flipped and guest host Jeremy Flagg interviews author Franklin Kendrick about his superhero work, The Aberrant Series. Discussions include growing up in small-town Maine as inspiration and also how much Bryce Dallas Howard had to put up with in Spider-Man 3. Franklin also talks about what it's like to write a hero who has to live up to a legacy that Fallout never knew existed until his famous father's death.

On this episode of Behind the Mask, host Franklin Kendrick interviews superhero fiction author Cynthia Vespia! Topics discussed include what inspired Cynthia's superhero, Karma, as well as the world that she lives in. They also discuss how to stay motivated when working on a long project.

On this episode of Behind the Mask, host Franklin Kendrick chats with author C.T. Phipps. Topics discussed include embracing the tongue-in-cheek flavors of classic superhero comics, the requirements and expectations of becoming a supervillain, and also planning out a long-running series.

This week on Behind the Mask, host Franklin Kendrick talks with author Nick Svolos about his series, The Conway Report. Topics include drawing inspiration from pulp stories of the past, and writing characters that are larger than life - and some who realize that superpowers aren't exactly the greatest fit for them.

On this episode of Behind the Mask, host Franklin Kendrick chats with author Adrienne Dellwo about what it's like to write in a shared superhero universe. Other topics include inventing a superhero academy, and also using current events as inspiration for fiction.

This week on Behind the Mask, host Franklin Kendrick interviews author Christa Tomlinson about her superhero romance series. They also discuss the influence of fanfiction when starting out as an author, and how shipping characters in other mediums inspires the superhero couples in Christa's own books.

On this episode of Behind the Mask, host Franklin Kendrick chats with author Nancy O'Toole Meservier about her series, Red and Black. They also discuss what it's like to write enemies who become attracted to each other, and also being inspired by video games to develop a fictional superhero universe.

This week on Behind the Mask, host Franklin Kendrick chats with superhero fiction author Derek Borne about his Ultimate Agent series. Derek discusses what it's like for authors to say goodbye to their characters, and the challenge of finally reaching the end of a long-running series.

This episode of Behind the Mask sees host Franklin Kendrick talking with superhero fiction author Karen Janowsky about her series of superhero-romance novels, how she avoids the pitfalls of well-worn tropes in her work, and why it's important to keep modern mythology alive.

This week on Behind the Mask, host Franklin Kendrick talks with superhero fiction author Ian Thomas Healy about his long-running Just Cause series, what it's like to invite other authors into your universe, and how he adds variety to the genre with each new book.

On this episode of Behind the Mask, host Franklin Kendrick chats with superhero fiction author Matt King about his superhero universe, the mythological inspirations behind his heroes, and how the heroes of the past become the idols of the future.

This week on Behind the Mask, host Franklin Kendrick chats with superhero fiction author Rob Edwards about his debut novel, how writing for anthologies has benefited his story process, and the way that his series combines science fiction and superhero tradition.

This week on Behind the Mask, host Franklin Kendrick talks with author J.D. Cunegan about his superhero detective series, what it's like to write different flavors of the genre, and how the real world influences our storytelling - and vice versa!

On this episode of Behind the Mask, host Franklin Kendrick talks with author Michael Bailey about his superhero series Action Figures, how he keeps a long-running series exciting and unpredictable, how to write a good villain, and what readers can look forward to in the next installment.

In this week's episode of Behind the Mask, host Franklin Kendrick chats with superhero fiction author Amanda Cherry about her characters, the challenges and rewards of writing in a shared universe, and all manner of nerdy related subjects.