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This episode I talk with author David Mack about the final book in his Dark Arts series of secret-history novels from Tor Books, THE SHADOW COMMISSION and a his new Star Trek novel More Beautiful MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN DEATH.  We also discuss writing, depression, and his long history working with the Star Trek franchise, including his new role as a Consultant on Lower Decks and Prodigy. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help. Click the images below to visit this episode’s awesome sponsors!

This episode I talk with author/YouTube sensation Seth Skorkowsky.  We discuss his gaming channel as well as his Valducan series of novels, his new book Ashes of Onyx and his contribution scenario to New Tales of the Miskatonic Valley (Second Edition).Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help. Click the images below to visit this episode’s AWESOME sponsors!

This episode I talk with television/movie star/author/returning guest James S. Murray.  We discuss opening the Impractical Jokers movie during a pandemic lock down, as well as launching the third book of his Awakened series, Obliteration, during it.Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help. Click the image below to visit this episode’s awesome sponsor!

This episode I talk with one of my inspirations, Christopher Moore, author of the just released Shakespeare for Squirrels.  We also get into his 17 books over his 30 year writing career, releasing a book during quarantine, the lonely job of writing, the pivoting of publishers, and how one of his series set the course for my own Simon Canderous universe of books. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help. Click the image below to visit this episode’s sponsor!

This episode comes to you LIVE from Gen Con 2019! Resistance Is Futile: Dealing With Writer’s Block and Resistance panel! How do writers get stuck, and how can they get UNstuck? Is there even such a thing as writer’s block? The dynamic nerd duo of USA Today bestselling author/podcaster Anton Strout and writer/editor/scientist Melanie R. Meadors discuss! Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help. Click the image below to visit this episode’s awesome sponsor!

On this Very Special Episode I talk with New York Times bestselling author Jeanine Cummins about her latest novel American Dirt and the controversy surrounding it. We also discuss the early days of our Dorks of the Round Table writing group, our long friendship, our careers in the publishing industry, being book people, and becoming the latest Oprah’s Book Club Pick!Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help. Click the images below to visit this episode’s awesome sponsors  

This episode was recorded LIVE from the show floor at PAX Unplugged 2019!  We talk with some of the latest and greatest of board game designers showing off their wares, including new games from Green Ronin, Lynnvander Studios, Chaosium, Steve Jackson Games, and Keith Baker’s Twogether Studios (including some talk about their Adventure Zone game)! Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help. Click the image below to visit this episode’s AWESOME sponsor!

LIVE from the Gen Con Writer’s Symposium 2019! But That's My Book! Staying Motivated In A Sea of Comparative Work. Featuring Brady McReynolds (JABberwocky Literary Agency), Carol Berg, Cate Glass, and Anton Strout. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help.AND Hero Forge will be running a Black Friday / Cyber Monday sale from 11/25 to 12/2.They'll be offering $5 off physical miniatures, with code ONCEANDFUTURE. Head on over to HeroForge.com today to get in on this holiday deal. Click the images below to visit this episode’s awesome sponsors! 

This episode Cherie Priest talks about the ups and down of a long writing career, getting lost at New York Comic Con, steampunk, Southern Gothic, working in George R. R. Martin’s Wild Cards world, and all manner of things writerly.Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help. Click the image below to visit this episode’s awesome sponsor!

This episode I speak with Felicia Day about her latest book on creativity Embrace Your Weird! We also talk about life as a creative, Robot Chicken, Hello From The Magic Tavern, her founding of Geek & Sundry, Comic Con, Dr. Horrible and the Whedonverse, our mutual joys/sorrows of being creatives while parenting, and how her new book can save writers and creators years of banging their head on their desk! Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help. Click the images below to visit this episode’s awesome sponsors

This episode was recorded LIVE from the Gen Con 2019 Writer’s Symposium where I spoke with authors Carol Berg/Cate Glass and Kristen Britain.  We talked about writing their big thick fantasy tomes, the creative process and much more rampant geekery as creatives.Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help. Click the images below to visit this episode’s awesome sponsors!

This episode we talk scifi/horror author James Murray about the latest in his Awakened series, The Brink.  We also discuss Comic Con, geekery, improv, and the 9th season renewal of his hit TruTV series Impractical Jokers!PLUS!  ENTER TO WIN FREE BOOKS FROM THIS WEEK’S SPONSOR CRYSTAL LAKE PUBLISHING!Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help. Click the image below to visit this episode’s awesome sponsor! a Rafflecopter giveaway

Recorded at Comic Con International 2019 in San Diego. Moderator/author Brendan Reichs talks about The Fun-damentals of Story with fellow amazing authors Gini Koch, Sarah Andersen, Whitney Gardner, Thomas Lennon, and Brandon Mull! Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help. Click the images below to visit this episode’s awesome sponsors

This episode we talk with return author guest Patricia Briggs! We discuss Storm Cursed debuting at #2 on the New York Time Bestseller List, touring with fellow superstar author Anne Bishop, riding the roller coaster of a writing career, the introvert/extrovert madness of a writer’s life, fandom tattoos, grief & its effect on writing, and much, much more! Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help. Click the images below to visit this episode’s awesome sponsors!

This episode we talk with authors Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne about their collaborative Tales of Pell, including its latest book, No Country For Old Gnomes.  We also discuss their super successful individual books and comics as well as tacos, Star Wars, fantasy tropes, fandoms, and much more geekery! Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help.

47North author Charlie N. Holmberg chats with us about young adult fiction including her Paper Magician series, her Numina series with its first two books Smoke and Summons and Myth and Mortals. We also discuss her road to publication with Amazon, anime, fanfic, and much more geekery!Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help. Click the images below to visit this episode’s awesome sponsors!

This episode we speak with author Tee Morris about his latest book Twitch for Dummies.  We also discuss coauthoring the steampunk Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series, Podcasting for Dummies, Social Media for Writers, Star Trek, Star Wars, toxic fandom, Gen Con, the history of podcasting, writing with his wife Pip Ballantine, traditional and self-publishing a series, gaming, and much, much more!Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help. Click the image below to check out this episode’s awesome sponsor

This episode we speak with return guest Gwenda Bond about her novel Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds, which debuted at #11 on the New York Times list!  We also discuss book tours, co-writing the Supernormal Sleuthing Services series with her husband Christopher Rowe, her Dead Air Serial Box project with Rachel Caine and Carrie Ryan, the ups and down of the writing cycle, productivity, and, of course, Baby Shark.Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help. Click the image below to visit this episode’s awesome sponsor!

This episode we speak with return author guest Django Wexler about his multiple fantasy series, including his new book Ship of Smoke & Steel, the first in his new Wells of Sorcery trilogy. We also get into very writerly topics such as editing, weighing criticism, Young Adult vs. Middle Grade, his extensive reading list, and much, much geekery! Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help. Click the images below to visit this episode’s awesome sponsors!

This episode we speak with director/producer/writer Kyle Newman about the gorgeous tome Dungeons & Dragons: Art & Arcana, A Visual History! We discuss the long history and art of the game from the rise and fall of TSR, its rebirth as part of Wizards Of The Coast, Gen Con, his movie Fanboys, writing, and much, much more.Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, rate it and please tell your friends about us.  It really does help. Click the images below to visit this episode’s awesome sponsors!