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Alyssa Hazel is a writer and poet who enjoys exploring the weird, wonky, and wonderful through her work. Though she specializes in Odd Tales and Horror, she dabbles in Fantasy and Science Fiction. He…

We talk to the always awesome Tosca Lee, discussing her latest book, The Long March Home, a fictionalized account of the Bataan Death March from WWII. 

She discusses the difference in writing process…

Today, we're talking to Lauren Brandenburg.

We talk about Lauren's favorite book as a kid (The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards), her upcoming 10th book in the Gardener …

It's our first solo episode in ...mutters... 

Well, we're not exactly sure how long. But still!

Aaron, Josh, and Liberty sit down to discuss what we're currently working on, our most recent projects,…

Today, we talk about the upcoming Realm Makers Expo, the outgrowth of the Realm Makers Writer's Conference. It's happening July 18 - 20, 2025 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  To find out more, check out …

Today we have returning guest, Lindsay Franklin! Our longtime listeners might remember her from our VERY FIRST episode in 2016!

We talk about her upcoming release, The Unraveling of Emlyn DuLaine. We…

Today with our 5th Season Debut, we have 4-time returning guest, H.L. (Heidi) Burke! We talk to her about the upcoming DOSA Files Anthology (Volume 2!) which our very own Aaron DeMott is a part of. …

Kerry Nietz is an award-winning science fiction author. He has twelve speculative novels in print, along with two novellas, a handful of short stories, and a non-fiction book, FoxTales. 

Kerry’s nove…

Back in the day, Gretchen E K Engel enjoyed penning her English teacher’s favorite essays as much as earning highest marks in physics. But science won over the arts, and Gretchen pursued a career as …

Today we interview Heidi Lynn Burke about her latest super hero book, Game On, and the anthology DOSA Files: Tales from the Supervillain Rehabilitation Files.

You can learn more about Heidi's work …

Today we interview Janeen Ippolito about her latest book release, Nobody's Hero, and Author Elevate author services.

Learn more about Janeen at:  jiauthor.com  

Today we interview Laura VanArendonk Baugh about her Japanese history/fantasy book Only the Dead Face North, and other works.

Learn more about Laura and her books at:  LauraVAB.com

I write with dogs wrapped around my feet. I get to wear sandals or bedroom slippers to work, and old, comfortable clothes. When the weather is fine I get to write on my back porch. I love summer.

I w…

In this episode, we talked with J.J. Johnson, Jason Joyner, and Merrie Destafano about getting your Author Kickstarter going.  Quick points:

• Kickstarter for Authors FB group
• $500 is a good, solid n…

Pam Halter was a home-schooling mom for nine years, has been a children’s book author since 1995, a freelance children’s book editor since 2006, and was the children’s book editor for Fruitbearer Pub…

Thomas Doscher is an author and retired Air Force journalist with a degree in history from the University of Maryland University College. During his Air Force career, Thomas wrote news and feature st…

Paul Regnier is a speculative fiction author. He believes one of the closest things to magic on this earth is imagination. His favorite type of story is filled with adventure, humor, and heartfelt mo…

We had the incomparable John Otte on the show this week! 

John W. Otte is a husband, a father, a Lutheran pastor, and a big ol’ geek. He graduated from Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota, wi…

We got to hear quite a bit about how Heidi has jumped from many different genres to focus on Superhero Romance. It's a niche that she greatly enjoys and hasn't been able to find many clean examples o…