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Quiet, She Has Legs! ep.637 Who still had legs? It wasn't possible. Emmie Christie's work includes practical subjects, like feminism and mental health, and speculative subjects, like unicorns and affordable healthcare. She has been published in various short story markets including Daily Science Fiction, Infinite Worlds Magazine, and Flash Fiction Online. She graduated from the Odyssey Writing Workshop in 2013. You can find her at www.emmiechristie.com or on Twitter @EmmieChristie33. Other TTTV stories by Emmie Christie: https://talltaletv.com/?s=emmie+christie   ---- Listen Elsewhere ---- YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/TallTaleTV Website: http://www.TallTaleTV.com   ---- Story Submission ---- Got a short story you'd like to submit? Submission guidelines can be found at http://www.TallTaleTV.com   ---- About Tall Tale TV ---- Hi there! My name is Chris Herron and I'm an audiobook narrator. In 2015, I suffered from poor Type 1 diabetes control which lead me to become legally blind for almost a year. The doctors didn't give me much hope, predicting an 80% chance that I would never see again. But I refused to give up and changed my lifestyle drastically. Through sheer willpower (and an amazing eye surgeon) I beat the odds and regained my vision. During that difficult time, I couldn't read or write, which was devastating as they had always been a source of comfort for me since childhood. However, my wife took me to the local library where she read out the titles of audiobooks to me. I selected some of my favorite books, such as the Disc World series, Name of the Wind, Harry Potter, and more, and the audiobooks brought these stories to life in a way I had never experienced before. They helped me through the darkest period of my life and I fell in love with audiobooks. Once I regained my vision, I decided to pursue a career as an audiobook narrator instead of a writer. That's why I created Tall Tale TV, to support aspiring authors in the writing communities that I had grown to love before my ordeal. My goal was to help them promote their work by providing a promotional audio short story that showcases their writing skills to readers. They say the strongest form of advertising is word of mouth, so I offer a platform for readers to share these videos and help spread the word about these talented writers. Please consider sharing these stories with your friends and family to support these amazing authors. Thank you!   ---- legal ---- All stories on Tall Tale TV have been submitted in accordance with the terms of service provided on http://www.talltaletv.com or obtained with permission by the author. All images used on Tall Tale TV are either original or Royalty and Attribution free. Most stock images used are provided by http://www.pixabay.com , https://www.canstockphoto.com/ or created using AI. Image attribution will be declared only when required by the copyright owner. Common Affiliates are: Amazon, Smashwords

Episode 073 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick features an interview with author P. A. Cornell -- the first interview since episode 10 in 2018! P.A. Cornell is a Chilean-Canadian writer who penned her first speculative-fiction story as a third-grade assignment (a science-fiction piece about shape-shifting aliens). While her early publications were in non-fiction, she has been steadily selling her short fiction since 2016. An active member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association and 2002 graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop, her stories have appeared in several professional anthologies and genre magazines, including Galaxy's Edge, Cossmass Infinities, and Compelling Science Fiction, an  anthology from Flame Tree Press. Her debut science fiction novella Lost Cargo was published in 2022 by Mocha Memoirs Press. You can learn more at pacornell.com or find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Our conversation covers P. A.'s early and current influences, why and what she writes, her definition of success, developing the intuition to know when a story's going to work, creating around depression and anxiety, and a whole lot more. This episode was recorded on February 27th, 2023. The conversation with P. A. Cornell was recorded on January 18th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode My day job? I'm a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creators. How can I help you? You can now name your own price (at least a buck; upper limit determined by your generosity and means) on all of my e-books when you purchase them directly from me. Check out what's available. Why'd I move to a "name your own price" model? Listen to Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick 070 for the details, or you can read this Scribtotum article. Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" is a free fiction serial provided free and exclusively to the members of my mailing list community. Get a new installment of eighties-flavored fiction delivered to your inbox every week when you subscribe for free! Shadow of the Outsider is my current major work in progress. While we all wait, you can catch up with its predecessors, the novel Light of the Outsider and the novelette "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay."  And don't forget -- you can name your own price for the e-books! The last time I published an interview in an episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick was this conversation with musician Emma Wallace. What is felt art? P. A.'s great-uncle was a personal friend of Pablo Neruda. You should get to know him, too! What's a Drabble? Among P. A.'s contemporary influences are the authors Sarah Pinsker and Derrick Boden. Who was Lester Dent? Author Jeff VanderMeer's funny tweet (okay, one of...) If you're a writer and you haven't yet seen Barton Fink... fix that. I mentioned the web and smartphone app Focus@Will for background music to help you... well, focus! Both P. A. Cornell and I swear by the use of natural light light bulbs. Maybe you would like to be a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more! Big thanks to my Multiversalists patron community, including Amelia Bowen, Ted Leonhardt, Chuck Anderson, and J. C. Hutchins! The Multiversalists patron member community receives the uncut, unedited version of every episode. Want in on that? Become a patron for at least $5.00 per month (cancel any time) and get a bunch of other perks and special access, too. Every month the member community has at least twenty members, I will donate 10% of net patron revenue to 826 National in support of literacy and creative writing advocacy for children. Let's go! Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks.

This week we're talking to Kate Alice Marshall about her her young adult and middle grade horror novels, as well as her brand new adult novel, WHAT LIES IN THE WOODS, which is out now! Find out more at http://katemarshallbooks.com/ and follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kmarshallarts/. Kate is also a 2005 Odyssey Writing Workshop Odfellow and 2022 Your Personal Odyssey guest critiquer. Find out more about the Odyssey Writing Workshop at https://www.odysseyworkshop.org/ and apply for the 2023 workshop starting by the deadline on March 13, 2023! Thank you to all of our incredible listeners for your continued support, including our Patrons at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Don't miss out on exclusive Beyond The Trope gear over at https://BeyondTheTrope.Redbubble.com! Mentioned in this episode: Ally Malinenko THIRTEENS by Kate Alice Marshall AN EMBER IN THE ASHES by Sabaa Tahir Colleen Hoover Kurt Vonnegut THE NARROW by Kate Alice Marshall EXTRA NORMAL by Kate Alice Marshall

Author, filmmaker, poet, biker, Travis Heermann is a graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop, an Active member of SFWA and the HWA, and the author of the Shinjuku Shadows series, Ronin Trilogy, and other novels. His more than thirty short stories appear in Amazing Monster Tales, Apex Magazine, Tales to Terrify, and others. In 2022, his film production company Bear Paw Films debuted its first project, the horror-comedy short Demon for Hire. Days of the Dead Horror Convention - https://daysofthedead.com/chicago/film-fest Travis Heermann online - https://www.travisheermann.com On Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/2335175340061310 Get added to Travis' mailing list - https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/j3c0x7 Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/418704.Travis_Heermann If horror films are your jam, subscribe to Slasher Sports Cinema and catch Billy Graves among the rest of the SlasherSports team. You need a scary movie going into the weekend and he's bringing you the best horror movies to be found in theatres, on Netflix, Hulu, Tubi, Peacock, and VOD. Be sure to follow us on all our social medias and podcasts! You can also find Slasher Sports merchandise on RedBubble via our LINKTREE Find Billy, your host on INSTAGRAM or TWITTER We want to hear from you. Leave us your QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FOR THE HOSTS and we might play your audio on the show! Intro/Outro music by White Bat Audio Introduction by Brittany McCuiston #indiefilm #film #filmmaking #shortfilm #filmmaker #filmfestival #director #cinema #independentfilm #movie #movies #actor #cinematography #indiefilmmaking #filmmakers #supportindiefilm #indiefilmmaker #filmproduction #behindthescenes #producer #womeninfilm #setlife #indie #actorslife #horror #cinematographer #films #actress #shortfilms #comedy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/slashersportscinema/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/slashersportscinema/support

"Your Space Between" by Marie Croke — published in Apex Magazine, issue 132, July 2022. Read it here: https://www.apex-magazine.com/ Marie Croke is an award-winning fantasy and science-fiction writer living in Maryland with her family, all of whom like to scribble messages in her notebooks when she's not looking. She is a graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop, and her stories have been published or are forthcoming in over a dozen magazines, including Apex Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Dark Matter Magazine, Deep Magic, Cast of Wonders, and Diabolical Plots. You can find her book and short story recommendations at mariecroke.com or chat about writing woes or being book drunk with her @marie_croke on Twitter. Parrish Davis-Sauls is a Chicago actor who specializes in immersive theater and musical improv. She writes in all genres of music and has composed for Shakespeare productions and modern plays as well. She began her journey with classical music and plays guitar, piano, guitalele, and intends to learn many more. She can be found online @parrishdaviss on Instagram. This Apex Magazine podcast was produced by Alyson Grauer. Theme music by Alex White. Sounds used in this episode are licensed from Soundstripe.com. Music in this episode includes “Hidden Beneath” by Michael Briguglio and “Inside the Hidden Forest” by Outside the Sky licensed from Soundstripe.com. Apex Magazine podcast, copyright Apex Publications. Apex Magazine is a bimonthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at http://www.apex-magazine.com.

Thrilling fantasy stories of the swashbuckling duo Mongoose and Meerkat with author Jim Breyfogle. Adventure fiction as opposed to “pulp” fiction (and what exactly does “pulp” mean, anyway). Who is Jim's number one favorite writer from the past? Shane's dirty little secret when it comes to Robert E. Howard's fiction. Robert A. Heinlein was both amazing AND sketchy. Fair Witnesses are cool. The Odyssey Writing Workshop. Some love for CIRSOVA magazine and its publisher P. Alexander. Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #258 - 6/17/2022 Like what you hear? Support Shane Plays Geek Talk on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays Listen to the Shane Plays Geek Talk podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, Podbean and Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories). Hey, you! Yeah, you! Buy cool stuff, support Shane Plays Geek Talk with these affiliate links! Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com?partner=shaneplays DriveThruRPG.com https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512 SHOW NOTES Kickstarter for Tales of the Mongoose and Meerkat Vol 2: The Heat of the Chase https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cirsova/tales-of-the-mongoose-and-meerkat-the-heat-of-the-chase  Tales of the Mongoose and Meerkat, Vol 1: Pursuit Without Asking https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Mongoose-Meerkat-Vol-Pursuit/dp/194931328X  Jim Breyfogle's Website https://jimbreyfogle.wordpress.com/  CIRSOVA Magazine https://cirsova.wordpress.com/cirsova-magazine/  Odyssey Writing Workshops https://www.odysseyworkshop.org/  Appendix N Book Club Podcast https://appendixnbookclub.com/  --- Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/  

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HHTHEKlHZd8 Jeanne Cavelos is an author, editor, scientist, and writing coach. In this episode, we talk about several of her works, including THE SCIENCE OF STAR WARS, several BABYLON 5 novels, and her upcoming near-future scifi novel called FATAL SPIRAL. She is the founder of a nonprofit that brings out the best in writers called the ODYSSEY WRITING WORKSHOP.   Apply to the Personal Odyssey Workshop here: http://www.odysseyworkshop.org Read some writing tips on the Odyssey Workshop Blog: https://odysseyworkshop.wordpress.com/ Listen to the Odyssey Workshop Podcast: https://www.odysseyworkshop.org/resources/podcasts/   [NOTE FROM J: Sorry for the audio quality in this episode. That's my mistake. But I'm absolutely delighted to have had this conversation with Jeanne. And my thanks to you for listening!]

A tough old lady code breaker learns how to speak dog, and helps the animal out of an abusive situation. Emmie Christie's work tends to hover around the topics of feminism, mental health, cats, and the speculative such as unicorns and affordable healthcare. She has been published in Flash Fiction Online, Zooscape Magazine and in Three-Lobed Burning Eye and she graduated from the Odyssey Writing Workshop in 2013. She also enjoys narrating audiobooks for Audible. You can find her at www.emmiechristie.com. ---- Story Submission ---- Got a short story you'd like to submit? Submission guidelines can be found at TallTaleTV.com ---- About Tall Tale TV ---- My name is Chris Herron, and I narrate audiobooks. In 2015, poor control of my diabetes left me legally blind for the better part of a year. The doctors predicted an 80% chance I would never see again, but I changed the way I was living and through sheer willpower beat the odds. During this time I couldn't read or write. Two things that I had been turning to for comfort since I was a small child. With the sheer amount of stress I was under, this was devastating. My wife took me by the arm, lead me into the local library, and read out titles of audiobooks to me. I chose the audiobook versions of books I had loved such as the Disc World series, Name of the Wind, Harry Potter and more. They brought my favorite stories to life in ways I never thought possible and helped me through the darkest time of my life. Once my vision recovered, I maintained a love for audiobooks. I decided I would turn my focus from being a writer to becoming a narrator. I devised Tall Tale TV as a way to help out all the amazing authors in the writing communities I had come to love before my ordeal. I created Tall Tale TV to help aspiring authors by providing them with a promotional audiobook video. A way to showcase their skills with the written word. They say the strongest form of advertisement is word of mouth, so I provide a video to a platform of readers to help get people talking. Help them spread the word. Click the share button and let the world know about this author. ---- legal ---- All images used in this video are either original or Royalty and Attribution free. Most stock images used are provided by http://www.pixabay.com or purchased from https://www.canstockphoto.com/ . Image attribution will be declared only when required by the copyright owner. All stories on Tall Tale TV have been submitted in accordance with the terms of service provided on http://www.talltaletv.com or obtained with permission by the author. Common Affiliates are: Amazon, Smashwords

We are made with laughter and bones.Today's episode was written by Emmie Christie.Emmie Christie's work tends to hover around the topics of feminism, mental health, cats, and the speculative such as unicorns and affordable healthcare. She has been published in Zooscape Magazine and in Three-Lobed Burning Eye and she graduated from the Odyssey Writing Workshop in 2013. Visit www.emmiechristie.com to learn more.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/rerule)

"To Seek Himself Again" — published in Apex Magazine, issue 127, November 2021. Read it here: https://apex-magazine.com/to-seek-himself-again Marie Croke is an award-winning fantasy and science-fiction writer living in Maryland with her family, all of whom like to scribble messages in her notebooks when she's not looking. She is a graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop, and her stories have been published or are forthcoming in over a dozen magazines, including Apex Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Dark Matter Magazine, Deep Magic, Cast of Wonders, and Diabolical Plots. You can find her book and short story recommendations at mariecroke.com or chat about writing woes or being book drunk with her @marie_croke on Twitter. This story was narrated by Leeman Kessler. Leeman is a Nigerian-born American actor and village mayor who, since 2010, has been performing as HP Lovecraft on stage, film, and in his popular web-series advice show, Ask Lovecraft. You can find more of his narration work on the Escape Artists network and on Audible. This Apex Magazine podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Theme music by Alex White. Other music in this podcast includes "Blue Sizzle," "Apprehension," "The Dread," "Magic Forest," "Wounded," and "Stages of Grief," all by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Some sounds in this podcast are provided by the Free Sound Project. Find out more at www.freesound.org. Apex Magazine podcast, copyright Apex Publications. Apex Magazine is a bimonthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at http://www.apex-magazine.com.

When you restrict on one type of addiction, you must watch for another addiction to take its place. It's a widespread occurrence that most addicts can identify with. Taking away the drink, drug or relationship isn't the solution; it only stops the destructive behavior. It's what's underneath the addiction and addressing the "why" that we start to heal. Like many people, there were addictions like food and sex that preceded the alcohol and drug addiction that happened later and were first addressed. But the feelings and thoughts were still there. Adam Fout and Brianne discuss the phenomenon of cross addiction and how to find recovery from it.______If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction, depression, trauma, sexual abuse or feeling overwhelmed, we've compiled a list of resources at secretlifepodcast.com.______Adam Fout is an addiction / recovery / mental health blogger and a speculative fiction / nonfiction writer in North Texas. He's a graduate of the 2020 Odyssey Writing Workshop and was a finalist in the F(r)iction Spring 2020 Nonfiction Contest. His nonfiction appears in december, Superstition Review, and elsewhere. His speculative fiction appears in Flash Fiction Online. Read his addiction/mental health blog at adamfout.com____To find out more information about Brianne's book Secret Life of a Hollywood Sex & Love Addict, check out the website: https://secretlifenovel.com or At Amazon______HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE SHOW?Tell Your Friends & Share Online!Subscribe, Rate & Review: Apple PodcastsFollow & Listen  Spotify |  Stitcher | Google PodcastsSpread the word via social mediaInstagramTwitterFacebook#SecretLifePodcastDonateYou can also support the show with a one-time or monthly donation via PayPal (make payment to secretlifepodcast@icloud.com) or at our WEBSITE.Connect with Brianne Davis-Gantt (@thebriannedavis)Official WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterConnect with Mark Gantt (@markgantt)Main WebsiteDirecting WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitter

Memories of a country that never was, and the world behind the door at the top of the stairs. Nothing every trully belongs to us. Sarah Pinsker and Nikki C Smith give us bitter sweet stories that complicate the narratives we tell ourselves. "That Our Flag Was Still There," by Sarah Pinkser, Read by Stacie Chaiken Sarah Pinsker's novel A Song For A New Day won the Nebula Award for best novel, and her collection Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea won the Philip K. Dick Award. She has been nominated for the Hugo, Locus, World Fantasy, and more. She lives in Baltimore with her wife and dog. Find her online at sarahpinsker.com and on twitter @sarahpinsker. Writer-performer Stacie Chaiken’s full-length solo plays include The DIG, What She Left, and Looking for Louie. Saint Vibiana, Pray4US and Don’t Flinch !! are part of Yovaar : Porciuncula, an ongoing performance/excavation of the block where she lives in Downtown Los Angeles. ​ "All The Things You Will Never Know," By Nikki Caffier Smith, Read by J.M. Plumbley Nikki Caffier Smith lives in Brooklyn with her partner and their two cats. Her poetry has been published in Typishly. J.M. Plumbley writes fantasy, horror, and a blog about monsters. She is an active member of the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers and a proud graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop. The bulk of her spare time is spent defending her keyboard from her cat. Find her online at jmplumbley.com.

This week we're joined by Gregory Ashe, an alum and upcoming guest speaker at Odyssey Writing Workshop. Find out more about the workshop at https://www.odysseyworkshop.org and apply online by April 1, 2021 at https://www.odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-workshop/how-to-apply/. Find out more about Gregory's work at https://www.gregoryashe.com and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tekhnemakre and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/gregoryashebooks/. Thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our Patrons at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Don't forget you can pick up awesome, exclusive Beyond The Trope merch over at https://BeyondTheTrope.Redbubble.com. We have two awesome new designs there for you to tell all your friends that Podcasts are for NERDS! Mentioned in this episode: Odyssey Workshop Jeanne Cavelos - Episode 221 THE EXPANSE (Book Series) by James S. A. Corey The Big Short (Movie) BIRD BY BIRD by Anne Lamott THE WAR OF ART by Steven Pressfield

Main Fiction: "Gravity Pulls Down" by Adam FoutThis story is original to StarShipSofa.Adam Fout is an addiction / recovery / mental health blogger and a speculative fiction / nonfiction writer in North Texas. He blogs at adamfout.com. He is a graduate of the 2020 Odyssey Writing Workshop and was a finalist in the F(r)iction Spring 2020 Nonfiction Contest. His nonfiction appears in december, J Journal, The Doctor T. J. Eckleburg Review, Another Chicago Magazine, and superstition [review]. His speculative fiction appears in StarShipSofa, Flash Fiction Online, Pulp Literature, and DreamForge.Narrated by Randal SchwartzRandal L. Schwartz is best well known for his seminal books on the Perlprogramming language that helped make the world wide web possible andpopular. He produced a weekly audio and video podcast on open sourcesoftware, but has given that up after 13 years to get those five hoursper week back again. Between the podcast, and bouncing all over theworld teaching programming and speaking at conferences, he's no stranger Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Adam Fout is an addiction/recovery / mental health blogger and a speculative fiction/nonfiction writer in North Texas. He blogs at adamfout.com. He is a graduate of the 2020 Odyssey Writing Workshop and was a finalist in the F(r)iction Spring 2020 Nonfiction Contest. His nonfiction appears or is forthcoming in December 2020, J Journal, The Doctor T. J. Eckleburg Review, Another Chicago Magazine, and superstition [review]. His speculative fiction appears in Flash Fiction Online, Pulp Literature, and DreamForge. View on YouTube Here  https://youtu.be/59EunXsMLNk Adam Fout's LinksWebsite  https://www.adamfout.comFacebook  https://pos.li/2hxn9s Twitter  https://pos.li/2hxnaxEmail  awfout@gmail.com Scott H Silverman's Happy Hour (Podcast and Personal)Cell Number 619-993-2738My Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/SHSHHPodcastEmail, Scott  Scott@yourcrisiscoach.comEmail, Michael  michael@inacitylikeyours.com  Michael Glenn Moore's LinksIn A City Like Yours (Podcast)My Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/michael333Email  michael@inacitylikeyours.com  

Travis interviews science fiction author Linden A. Lewis about their debut novel, The First Sister. Out today from Skybound Books, The First Sister is an epic space opera often compared to The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood and Red Rising by Pierce Brown. Linden and Travis discuss the time Linden ended up as an extra on The Walking Dead, consulting an astrophysicist to get the "science" part of science fiction as accurate as possible, and how the #MeToo movement influenced The First Sister. About Linden A. Lewis: Linden A. Lewis (she/they) is a queer writer and world wanderer currently living in Madrid with a couple of American cats who have little kitty passports. Tall and tattooed, Linden exists only because society has stopped burning witches. Linden attended the Odyssey Writing Workshop in 2016, and her short fiction has appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #215. She is represented by Alexandra Machinist at ICM Partners in New York City. While there is a 95% chance Linden is a cryptid, she can often be spotted in the wild cosplaying or acting (yes, she appeared in an episode of The Walking Dead). Nowadays, she is most frequently found lurking on both Instagram and Twitter @lindenalewis, or at her website www.lindenalewis.com. Find Us Online: Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Support Us: Become a Patron Buy Us a Coffee Music: Intro: "The Legend of Iya" courtesy of https://philter.no Outro: "A Quest Unfolds" courtesy of https://philter.no The blog post accompanying this episode can be found at https://thefantasyinn.com, along with fantasy book reviews, author interviews, and more fantasy content.

We welcome a NY Times Bestselling author to the coffee house, as she takes a break from WorldCon. Come hear how Carrie found her way into writing, her thoughts on genres and trends, and how she measured her own success and KPIs as a writer of commercial fiction. … Continue...Episode 58 – Interview with Carrie Vaughn

Julian K. Jarboe is a writer and artist from Massachusetts. They are the recipient of a Writers' Room of Boston Fellowship, a graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop, an Honorable Mention from the Tiptree Fellowship, and a residency from The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts . They graduated from The Massachusetts College of Art and Design with Academic Honors. Their story collection is called Everyone on the Moon is Essential Personnel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeanne Cavelos and I talk about her journey from Astrophysicist to Sci-Fi editor, to writer, to creator of the Odyssey Writing Workshop. Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust site (lots of free resources for writers):  https://odysseyworkshop.org/ Jeanne’s site:  http://jeannecavelos.com/ Odyssey Blog:  https://odysseyworkshop.wordpress.com/ Odyssey Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/OdysseyWorkshop Odyssey Twitter Page:  https://twitter.com/OdysseyWorkshop Odyssey Instagram Page:  https://www.instagram.com/odysseyworkshop/ Odyssey Pinterest Page:  https://www.pinterest.com/odysseyworkshop/ Odyssey YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/OdysseyWorkshop The next book we cover will be Love and Gravity, by Samantha Sotto, in a crossover episode with Melissa Haskins of the Paperback Romance Book Club Podcast. It is more than likely available at your local library, and can also be purchased here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/546466/love-and-gravity-by-samantha-sotto/ Sisters of Sci-Fi is available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and through the RSS Feed.

This week, Patrick and John welcome Travis Heermann, author of Legend of the Ronin and, under the name T. James Logan, Dawn of the Deadly Fang. About Travis Herrman: Freelance writer, novelist, award-winning screenwriter, editor, poker player, poet, biker, roustabout, Travis Heermann is a graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop and the author of The […] The post Episode 430-With Travis Heermann appeared first on The Functional Nerds.

Jeanne Cavelos is a former senior editor for Bantam Doubleday Dell, and winner of the World Fantasy Award, a former NASA scientist, and an author of several books, including "The Science of Star Wars", "The Science of The X-Files", and the best-selling The Passing of the Techno-Mages trilogy set in the Babylon 5 universe. She has been running and teaching at the Odyssey workshop since 1996. The Odyssey Online Classes have an application deadline of 12/7. The Odyssey Writing Workshop has an application deadline of 4/1. https://www.odysseyworkshop.org/

The Freedom of Above by T.J. Berg.  Narrated by J.S. Arquin.  Featuring an afterword recorded by T.J. Berg.  #Scifi #3Dprinting #loss #grief #death #porn #space Alex booted up his 3D printer.  He'd booted it up almost every night for the past two weeks, thinking the same thing, but not quite daring.  He knew it was common enough.  Hell, people used to go to stores before they had the privacy of a 3Dp to download things like this to.  And it wasn't as if he was going to use it for sex.  Just the weight of it, some hair, something to have on the other side of the bed. T.J. Berg is a molecular and cellular biologist working and writing in Sweden.  She is a graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop.  Her shot fiction had appeared in Talebones (for which it received an honorable mention in the Year's Best Fantasy and Horror), Tales of the Unanticipated, Electric Velocipede, Daily Science Fiction, Caledonia Dreamin', Sensorama, Thirty Years of Rain, and Tales to Terrify and is upcoming in New Myths and Diabolical Plots. When not writing or doing science, she can be found traveling the world, cooking, or hiking.  Find her on the web at www.infinity-press.com  or on Twitter @TJBergWrites. Please help support The Overcast.  Become a Patron Today! Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher so you never miss an episode.  And please don't forget to leave a review to help others find us!        

AD Free StarShipSofa No 596 K.G. AndersonStarShipSofa No 596 K.G. Anderson.mp3Main Fiction: "Rowboat"Originally published in Metamorphosis K.G. Anderson is a Seattle-based writer, gardener, dancer, and cat-herder. Her short stories have appeared or are forthcoming in magazines and anthologies ranging from Galaxy's Edge and Weirdbook to the B Cubed Press Alternative Truths series, and are online at Factor Four Magazine, Ares Magazine and Far-Fetched Fables. She narrated StarShipSofa No 530, "The Stone Age Gap." K.G. is a graduate of the Viable Paradise and Taos Toolbox workshops. Find her online at writerway.com/fiction or on twitter @writerway.Narrated by: Farah Naz RishiFarah Naz Rishi is a Pakistani-American Muslim writer and voice actor, but in another life, she’s worked stints as a lawyer, a video game journalist, and an editorial assistant. She received her B.A. in English from Bryn Mawr College, her J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School, and her love of weaving stories from the Odyssey Writing Workshop. When she’s not writing, she’s probably hanging out with video game characters. You can find her at home in Philadelphia, or on Twitter at @far_ah_way. Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gobble goat cheese fritters with Beneath Ceaseless Skies publisher and editor Scott H. Andrews as we discuss the treatment he received as a writer which taught him what he wanted to do (and didn't want to do) as an editor, how his time as member of a band helped him come up with the name for his magazine, why science fiction's public perception as a literary genre is decades ahead of fantasy, what it takes for a submission to rise to the level of receiving a rewrite request, the time he made an editor cry (and why he was able to do it), how he felt being a student at the Odyssey Writing Workshop and then returning as a teacher, the phrase he tends to overuse in his personalized rejection letters (and the reason why it appears so often), the way magazine editing makes him like Arnold Schwarzenegger in Conan the Barbarian, why writers shouldn't worry about the ratio of submitted stories to purchased ones, the reason he'll probably never edit novels, what anyone considering starting a magazine of their own needs to know, and much more.

Patreon support now standing at 403 – last week 401. Help us get to 500 Patreon Supporters. Bitcoin address: 1FcqW3GEWFX9tuoyFrn1ySKoeybyc3J4W9Ethereum address: 0xacC43A99b1eDe0e4a04B43A7A7fa3aA476B87EAAMain Fiction: "The Motivation Cure" by R. K. Nickel R.K. Nickel works as screenwriter in Los Angeles. His first feature film, Bear with Us, is available on Amazon Prime, and “Stellar People,” a sci-fi comedy series he wrote for Adaptive Studios, will be coming out sometime in 2018. He dove into his prose journey in 2017, during which he made his first six sales and was lucky enough to attend the Odyssey Writing Workshop. When he’s not writing, he’s probably trapped in a room, either because he’s doing an escape room or because the lock on his door broke again. Stupid lock.This story is original to StarShipSofa.Narrated by: Kyle AkersKyle Akers is a voice actor from Kansas City, Missouri. He has contributed to podcasts like Pseudopod, Chilling Tales for Dark Nights, and NoSleepPodcast. He also produces and performs in his own improv podcast called “The Counselor.” Prior to voice acting, Kyle toured the country as a professional musician, singing and playing bass guitar for the electro-pop band Antennas Up, which enjoyed success through several national television show placements and commercials. Since then, Kyle has dabbled in long-form improv and audio production while performing weekend gigs with Kansas City cover band The Magnetics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the Ruins of Shambhala by Matthew Rettino Matthew Rettino is a graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop. He resides in Montreal, Quebec, and serves as a managing editor for Scrivener Creative Review. He holds an Master's in English literature from McGill University, where he wrote a thesis on the relationship between world literature and weird fiction. 600 Second Saga Music is provided by MADS.  You can support 600 Second Saga by giving us a 5-star review on iTunes Become a Patron! Follow me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter Save Save Save Save

Patreon Postcards https://www.patreon.com/districtofwonders Main Fiction: "The Sun Falls Apart" by J. W. Alden Originally published in Writers of the Future Volume 32 J.W. Alden is fascinated with the fantastic. He lives near West Palm Beach, Florida with his wife Allison, who doesn't mind the odd assortment of musical instruments and medieval weaponry that decorate his office (as long as he brandishes the former more often than the latter). Alden is a 1st Place Writers of the Future winner, a graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop, and an active member of SFWA. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Nature, Daily Science Fiction, Cast of Wonders, and other places. Read more from him at www.AuthorAlden.com. Narrated by: Spencer DiSparti Spencer DiSparti hails from the ashes of Phoenix, AZ. He is a musician, published poet and professional voice actor. You can find most of his voice work on Pseudopod and Escape artists. You can find his poetry and flash fiction at skeletopia.wordpress.com and... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jeanne Cavelos, the Director of the Odyssey Writing Workshop says that the number one piece of advice she gives to writers is this: give your character a goal. It's so easy for us to create pet characters who just sit on the couch, docile and useless in our story. We may love these creations but they slow the narrative, and bore the reader. So how do we get our characters engaged, and working with our story not against it? Simple, we follow Jeanne's advice and give them a goal (or goals), as well as some strong motivation, and a driving passion as part of who they are.

Jeanne Cavelos, the Director of the Odyssey Writing Workshop says that the number one piece of advice she gives to writers is this: give your character a goal. It's so easy for us to create pet characters who just sit on the couch, docile and useless in our story. We may love these creations but they slow the narrative, and bore the reader. So how do we get our characters engaged, and working with our story not against it? Simple, we follow Jeanne's advice and give them a goal (or goals), as well as some strong motivation, and a driving passion as part of who they are.

Flash Fiction: “Dream Logic” by Barbara A. Barnett Keith touches a hand to his nose, and I’m not sure what surprises him more: the blood my left hook drew, or the fact that his boxing gloves have suddenly disappeared. “How did you–“ I slug Keith again. Keith doesn’t get dream logic, which is why he shouldn’t be narco-boxing. But it’s the latest fad so he just has to get on board with it, a badge of cool to add to his generically perfect looks and the girlfriend he cheats on and that big fat promotion because he’s got leadership potential, while I’m just bossy and shrill. Barbara A. Barnett is a writer, musician, librarian, Odyssey Writing Workshop alum, coffee addict, wine lover, bad movie mocker, and all-around geek. Her short fiction has appeared in publications such as Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Intergalactic Medicine Show, Shimmer, Daily Science Fiction, Flash Fiction Online, Fantasy Magazine... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode is a "must listen" for all writers of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. My guest is Jeanne Cavelos the primary instructor and Director of the Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust. In her role Jeanne directs the Odyssey Writing Workshop; a six week intensive course - the only workshop of its kind run by an editor. In this interview Jeanne gives us tips on planning versus pantsing, world building and character development and tells me about the single biggest problem she sees in the manuscripts that she reviews.

This episode is a "must listen" for all writers of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. My guest is Jeanne Cavelos the primary instructor and Director of the Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust. In her role Jeanne directs the Odyssey Writing Workshop; a six week intensive course - the only workshop of its kind run by an editor. In this interview Jeanne gives us tips on planning versus pantsing, world building and character development and tells me about the single biggest problem she sees in the manuscripts that she reviews.

Welcome to Episode 122 of Speculate! The Podcast for Writers, Readers and Fans.  In this episode we talk to Jeanne Cavelos, founder of the long-running and highly respected Odyssey Writing Workshop, about the reasons she started the workshop, how it’s measured up to her expectations (and surpassed them!), and both the benefits and potential pitfalls […]