Reader/Writer

Ben and Mary Ellen discuss The Three by Sarah Lotz.

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One thing many writers never have a shortage of is ideas. How do you know if an idea is worth exploring and writing though? We discuss this very question with Starla Huchton wi…

Our first panel from Balticon 48! Featuring DC Wilson, Peter Bryant, Myke Cole and Michael Underwood.

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"Scientists look at the blatant disregard f…

Ben and Mary Ellen discuss their hiatus, Guardians of the Galaxy and their feelings on the Amazon v. Hachette "situation".

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We talk to Michael R. Underwood about his new book Shield and Crocus, "The New Weird" and how he approaches his novels.

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It's our 50th episode live from Balticon! We got Dave Robison in a room with a crowd and we heard answers to the One Question "What makes a good supporting character?" We heard…

Our final panel from Confusion 2014. We hear from six authors, Jacqueline Carey, Sarah Zettel, J.C. Daniels, Sam Sykes, Merrie Haskell and Cindy Spencer Pape.

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We talk to Abigail Hilton about her writing, the influence of science, and other upcoming work.

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While we take some time to prepare for Balticon next weekend, here's another panel from ConFusion 2014. Kameron Hurley, Ron Collins, Howard Tayler, Janet Harriett, Catherine Sh…

Another panel from ConFusion 2014. Myke Cole moderates with panelists Sarah Gibbons, Janet Harriett and Mike Carey.

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"Books, and those who write them, are some…

We talk to our first Hugo-nominated guest Justin Landon of Staffer's Book Review and the host of the new podcast from Tor.com, Rocket Talk. We talk about the Hugos, how his Hug…

Ben and Mary Ellen review Scott Sigler's newest book Pandemic. If you don't want spoilers, stop listening after the promo for Farlost from John Mierau.

Another panel from ConFusion 2014 in Detroit, MI. Panelists Anne Gray, Candra Gill and Mark Oshiro discuss diversity in comics and Spec Fic in general.

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"Many …

We talk to Tee Morris and Philippa Ballantine about The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, The Shared Desk and Kickstarter campaigns.

Promos for Farlost and Tales From the Archiv…

Ben is on his first convention panel at ConFusion 2014. From the programme:

Catherine Shaffer, Brian Gray, Ben Delano

"Marvel Entertainment recently announced the "Be the next Ja…

We talk with author and graphic artist Starla Huchton about her upcoming book Evolution: Angel, marketing strategies for independent authors, and book covers.

Promos for Scott S…

The MacGuffin is often a maligned element of storytelling. Most of the time, when you hear it mentioned, you are meant to tread carefully, if not avoid the trope.

However, at Co…

It's the return of the Dumb Questions panel from ConFusion! Myke Cole moderates again this year with guests Jacqueline Carey, Nancy Fulda, Sam Sykes and Laura Resnick. It's the…

We have a chat with Matthew Wayne Selznick about his upcoming project, Reading the Amazing Spider-Man, theme, and Selznick Serials.

Promos for The Guild of the Cowry Catchers an…