Episode #44 – Creating Magic Systems with Mette Ivie Harrison
About Mette (taken from her website) My name is pronounced “Metty” like my mother’s “Betty.” It is Danish, and we were all named after ancestors. I guess by the time they got to number nine (out of...
View ArticleEpisode #45 – Terron James’ Road to Publication
Born in the wrong age, TERRON JAMES continually fantasizes of shining steel, majestic stone architecture, thundering cavalry rushes, and opportunities to prove his honor. Terron is an English teacher...
View ArticleEpisode #46 – Women and Horror with Mercedes M. Yeardley
Hi. I’m Mercedes. I have two broken laptops, three kids, a husband and no time to write, although I try my very best. I like to write stories. I like to write poems. I like to write essays and...
View ArticleEpisode #47 – Screen Adaptations with Aaron Johnston
Aaron is a New York Times bestselling author, comics writer, and film producer. He cowrote the novels Invasive Procedures, Earth Unaware, Earth Afire, Earth Awakens, and the other forthcoming Formic...
View ArticleEpisode #48 – Overcoming Indecision with Shirley Bahlman
About Shirley Bahlmann: I didn’t think writing my first novel at ten years old was anything extraordinary. Only when I had my own ten-year-olds did I realize that writing a twenty-five page novel out...
View ArticleEpisode #49 – A Journey Through Genre with Tristi Pinkston
This week’s guest: Tristi Pinkston! I’ve been a writer for as long as I can remember. After receiving much parental acclaim for my first masterpiece, titled “Sue the Dog,” I tried my hand at poetry....
View ArticleEpisode #50 – The Brandon Sanderson Laws of Magic
Brandon Sanderson was born in December 1975 in Lincoln, Nebraska. As a child Brandon enjoyed reading, but he lost interest in the types of titles often suggested for him, and by junior high he never...
View ArticleEpisode #51 – Developing a Rich Story with Adam G. Sidwell
Today’s guest is Adam G. Sidwell. In between books, Adam Glendon Sidwell uses the power of computers to make monsters, robots and zombies come to life for blockbuster movies such as Pirates of the...
View ArticleEpisode #52 – Working with Publishers with Anne Sowards
Anne Sowards is an executive editor at Penguin Group (USA) Inc., where she primarily acquires and edits fantasy and science fiction for the Ace and Roc imprints. Some of the great authors she works...
View ArticleEpisode #53 – Transitioning to Horror with Andrea Pearson
Episode #53 – Transitioning to Horror with Andrea Pearson To learn more about Andrea Pearson, visit her website at http://andreapearsonbooks.com/ About James DuckettJames is a geeky, nerdy dude. He...
View ArticleEpisode #54 – The Three Parts of an Awesome Story Idea
About Mr. Morris Author of the Cragbridge Hall trilogy; The Inventor’s Secret, The Avatar Battle, and The Impossible Race. Published by Shadow Mountain. Bald. About Ms. Brown A native to the ocean,...
View ArticleEpisode #55 – Myths of Publishing with Christopher Loke
Christopher received his MA in communications and journalism from Utah State University. Right after graduation, he took the position of assistant editor for a major publishing house. He was also...
View ArticleEpisode #56 – Using Mythology in Your Writing with Christy Dorrity
My name is Christy Dorrity. My family means everything to me and I love being a wife to my amazing husband, and stay at home mom to five awesome kiddos. Reading, writing, cooking and Irish dancing make...
View ArticleEpisode #57 – Short Story Writing with Eric James Stone
A Nebula Award winner, Hugo Award nominee, and winner in the Writers of the Future Contest, Eric James Stone has had stories published in Year’s Best SF 15, Analog, Nature, and Kevin J. Anderson’s...
View ArticleEpisode #58 – Picking the Right Genre and Publisher with James Wymore
Growing up on a steady diet of Spider-man cartoons and television shows like Batman and Wonder Woman, James Wymore knew he would someday grow to find his own super powers and join the fight for...
View ArticleEpisode #59 – Fractured Fairy Tales with Julie Wright
Julie Wright (1972-still breathing) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. She’s lived in LA, Boston, and the literal middle of nowhere (don’t ask). She wrote her first book when she was fifteen, and has...
View ArticleEpisode #60 – The Often Overlooked Fundamentals of SciFi and Fantasy with...
L.E. MODESITT, JR. is the bestselling author of over sixty novels encompassing two science fiction series and four fantasy series, as well as several other novels in the science fiction genre. Mr....
View ArticleEpisode #61 – Drama and Humor with Larry Correia
Larry Correia Utah, USA Description: Male, 38. Very large. Very bald. Occupation: Writer. Merchant of Death (retired). Firearms Instructor. Accountant. I’ve had this blog (Authors Think Tank Note:...
View ArticleEpisode #62 – Build Better Characters with the Mr. Potato Head Method
Lisa Mangum has loved and worked with books ever since elementary school, when she volunteered at the school library during recess. Her first paying job was shelving books at the Sandy Library. She...
View ArticleEpisode #63 – Turning Short Stories into Novels with M K Hutchins
My YA fantasy novel Drift (Tu Books, 2014) is both a Junior Library Guild Selection and a VOYA Top Shelf Honoree. My short fiction appears inOrson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show, Podcastle,...
View ArticleEpisode #64 – How Plot and Character Work Together with Mette Ivie Harrison
Mette Ivie Harrison is the author of numerous books for young adults, including The Princess and the Hound and Mira, Mirror. The Bishop’s Wife is her first adult mystery. She holds a PhD in Germanic...
View ArticleEpisode #65 – Various Topics with Dr. Michael R. Collings
Michael R. Collings is an educator, literary scholar and critic, poet, novelist, essayist, columnist, reviewer, and editor whose work over three decades—more than one hundred books and chapbooks and...
View ArticleEpisode #67 – Pitching with Michelle Witte
Michelle Witte is a literary agent with Mansion Street Literary Management specializing in children’s fiction and nonfiction. As an agent, her tastes vary widely, and she represents authors across the...
View ArticleEpisode #68 – Collaborations with Wendy Knight **FINAL EPISODE**
Wendy Knight was born and raised in Utah by a wonderful family who spoiled her rotten because she was the baby. Now she spends her time driving her husband crazy with her many eccentricities (no water...
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