Big time ASMR episode this week. David drives in the rain to pick up breakfast for his family, while Kelby tells him about Sand Land. Then, the boys talk about the process behind Kelby’s serialized cyberpunk book, Samurai Jesus.

On this episode, we talk:

Getting in the car to get some breakfast, adjusting the levels, two tracks, black hole episodes, talking about writing, petrichor, Kelby’s love for mountains, David’s self-loathing, ordering food, lowkey panicking over not working, survival mentality, the fear of being poor, learning Amazon Ads, drive-thru etiquette, tailoring books to be sold, the Gantz model, erotic cyberpunk art, Kensington, Maryland, covers sell the book, Mad Max anime with demons, the history of Akira Torayama, pages crammed with detail, tank battles, readers who like variety vs. readers who like comfort/relatability, Kelby’s propensity for putting naked dudes in his books, the once-a-month model, getting AI to draw a manga, the missing pencil holder, getting tired of being in trouble, the writing utility of ChatGPT, using platforms before they become bad, needing time to develop ideas, the Seinfeld model, what we do over on the Patreon, Samurai Jesus recap, constraints develop style, short books vs. long books, the popularity of self-publishing in the UK, the love of prestige, sloppiness as a style, style follows circumstance, and assuming the reader understands what you mean.