Lasers Dragons And Keyboards
Brings you up-and-coming and established authors of science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction in fun episodes. For both fans of the genre as well as writers.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 113
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
LDK 31 - K.M. "Kessie" Carroll
We're delighted to have contemporary fantasy author K.M. (aka Kessie) Carroll on our show this week! After we discuss the heat in Arizona (where Kessie lives), and Aaron gives Liberty a really hard t…
LDK 30 - Disagreeable Muses with Patrick W. Carr
On this episode we spoke with Patrick Carr, author of the Staff and Sword Series, about his venture into the Darkwater Saga and the Shock of Night.
A trilogy of trilogies awaits!
In these episodes, P…
LDK 29 - The Misadventures of the Accident Prone Author with Patrick Carr
On this episode we spoke with Patrick Carr, author of the Staff and Sword Series, about his venture into the Darkwater Saga and the Shock of Night.
A trilogy of trilogies awaits!
In these episodes, P…
LDK 28: Stand On Your Head
Mike Duran, author of The Ghost Box and Saint Death, novels in the Reagan Moon para-noir series, joins us in Episodes 27 & 28 this week. We had a blast talking to him. Sometimes funny, sometimes very…
LDK 27 - Saint Death with Mike Duran
Mike Duran, author of The Ghost Box and Saint Death, novels in the Reagan Moon para-noir series, joins us in Episodes 27 & 28 this week. We had a blast talking to him. Sometimes funny, sometimes very…
LDK 26 - The Writing Life
Due to some last minute circumstances, we had our guest for our normal recording session reschedule on us, so what's a podcast to do? Well, we filled it with discussing some aspects of the writing li…
LDK 25 - The Profound Episode
We had the pleasure of having Tosca join us on this episode of LD&K. In between ramblings by the hosts we got to hear how much Tosca loves car chases. And fashion. A donkey race may have been spoken …
Episode 24 - The Progeny with Tosca Lee
We had the pleasure of having Tosca join us on this episode of LD&K. In between ramblings by the hosts we got to hear how much Tosca loves car chases. And fashion. A donkey race may have been spoken …
LDK Episode 23 - Writing with Amy Brock McNew
Supernatural gifts, demons, and martial arts - oh my!
In our two segments with Amy Brock McNew, Aaron manages to break Amy before we barely even get started. Which is totally epic.
Amy, for those of …
LDK Episode 22 - Amy Brock McNew
Supernatural gifts, demons, and martial arts - oh my!
In our two segments with Amy Brock McNew, Aaron manages to break Amy before we barely even get started. Which is totally epic.
Amy, for those of …
LDK Episode 21 - Writing Lessons with Kat Heckenbach
We were delighted to have Kat Heckenbach on the podcast this week! Kat is the author of Finding Angel & Seeking Unseen, both entries in the Toch Island Chronicles. With origins in biology, math, and …
LDK Episode 20 - Kat Heckenbach
We were delighted to have Kat Heckenbach on the podcast this week! Kat is the author of Finding Angel & Seeking Unseen, both entries in the Toch Island Chronicles. With origins in biology, math, and …
LDK Episode 19 with Cindy Koepp
This week with Cindy Koepp...
Hi ho, Silver, away! We learn about the strange inspiration for "Like Herding the Wind"... Also, this book was apparently set in every location known to man (and some th…
LDK Episode 18: Writing with Morgan Busse
Dead bodies - and their viewing - were liberally sprinkled through our time with Morgan Busse. Morgan is a writer of epic fantasy. She's recently branched out into Steampunk with the soon-to-be-relea…
LDK Ep. 17 - Writing with Morgan L. Busse
Dead bodies - and their viewing - were liberally sprinkled through our time with Morgan Busse. Morgan is a writer of epic fantasy. She's recently branched out into Steampunk with the soon-to-be-relea…
LDK Ep. 16 with Becky Minor
As the founder of the first--and only, to the best of our knowledge--conference for writers of faith with a sci-fi and fantasy bent, one may think Rebecca "Becky" Minor might be a bit too busy to sit…
Episode 15 with Becky Minor
As the founder of the first--and only, to the best of our knowledge--conference for writers of faith with a sci-fi and fantasy bent, one may think Rebecca "Becky" Minor might be a bit too busy to sit…
LDK Ep. 14 - Robert Treskillard
Also known as the one with the Tartan!
This week we had Robert Treskillard as our guest. He's a swordsmithing writer of Merlinean and Arthurian fantasy. His latest book is Merlin's Nightmare.
When we…
Lucky Episode 13 with Editor & Author Grace Bridges
In part two, we start things off right. That's right, we're immediately sidetracked talking about tea. (And Aaron manages to insult Liberty's favorite--Earl Grey--while she's drinking it.)
Grace next…
LDK Ep. 12 with Grace Bridges
This week we interview the Space Kiwi, Grace Bridges. (10 nerd points for everyone who knows why she has that nickname!)
We start off with Aaron knowing who he is for once... sort of...
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