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Episode #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...

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Episode #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....

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Episode #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...

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Episode #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...

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The Night is Darkest Just Before The Dawn

I love it when writing lessons also work in real life. Have you ever noticed how  discouragement kicks in right before an amazing accomplishment? This is a very powerful writing tool, because almost...

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Episode #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...

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Episode #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...

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Episode #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,...

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Episode #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...

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Episode #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...

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Episode #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...

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Episode #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...

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Episode #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...

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Episode #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....

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Episode #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:...

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Episode #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...

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Episode #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,...

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Episode #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...

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Episode #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...

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Episode #66 – Characters in Horror with Michaelbrent Collings

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