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Clint Gaige - storyteller, film maker, and general badass - returns to the Big Chair at the Roundtable to lend his mojo with visual narratives to a story... no wait, excuse me... a SCRIPT brainstorm of a horror film exploring what happens when our children (ALL our children) turn on us.

The script concept is offered up by creageous Guest Writer Matteo Marsiello, a tale of what happens in a suburban Midwest town when the children go on a murder spree targeting the adults. Marie Bilodeau returns to take the co-host chair and together we enter the dark horrifying world of Matteo's vision, exploring character arcs and thematic nuances, jumping and shadows and unearthing a treasure trove of Literary Gold. It's yours for the taking if you DARE... to push that "PLAY" button!

Clint Gaige tells stories with light and sound. He's a film maker with dozens of titles gracing screens (silver and digital) around the world and a life time of experience in the world of media storytelling. His "Shotgun Mythos" series has been picked up by several television stations, his latest endeavor - "A Clean Exit" (from Growth Media Productions) - is making the festival circuit now, and he's far from finished. His insights into the process of storytelling for film transcend media, opening new perspectives for artists of all disciplines.

Joined by the remarkable Marie Bilodeau - author of the Nigh series, as well as "Hellmaw: Eye of Glass", and more - we indulge in a exceptional 20(ish) Minutes of writerly discourse with Clint, exploring the considerations for storytelling in film, the value of doing it and the bane of "perfection", the keys to successful collaboration, and more. Writerly inspiration awaits you, dear friends... just click that "PLAY" button!

Kat Richardson - author of the Greywalker Series as well as fabulous novellas and shorter tales - returns to the Big Chair at the RTP to lend her fabulous brainstorming-fu to an urban fantasy tale of magic unleashed on the world and the newly trained federal agents tasked with cleaning up the mess.

The story is provided by Guest Writer Gary Henderson, a tale of the newly formed Magical Crimes Unit (MCU), a federal task force created deal with the recent emergence of magic and the new flavors of crime that follow in its wake. With Heather Welliver once more in the co-pilot’s chair, we set on the trail for Literary Gold, chasing down leads and interrogating protagonists (spoilers: we TOTALLY close the case). The writerly goodness if fast and furious, and it’s all yours... just click that “PLAY” button

Kat Richardson - author of the Greywalker Series as well as fabulous novellas and shorter tales - takes her storytelling damned seriously. Mind you, she has a marvelous sense of humor and is a delight to chat with (as you'll soon discover)... but when it comes to writing, she's not messing around. She pushes herself with each story, expanding and refining her craft because it's something she deeply loves and respects.

Joined by the marvelous Heather Welliver - friend of the RTP and vocal performer extraordinaire (check out her performance in Cybrosis by P.C. Haring) - we indulge in a fabulous 20(ish) Minutes of writerly discourse with Kat, exploring the challenges she set for herself as a writer, her process, her experience writing a "mosaic" novel, and more. Writerly inspiration awaits you, dear friends... just click that "PLAY" button!

Tim Waggoner - author of "The Winter Box", "Darkness Wakes" and more - returns to the Big Chair at the Roundtable to lend his considerable workshopping mojo to a take of demonic possession, betrayl, and manipulation.

The tale is offered up by Guest Writer Kaitlin Nichols (who writes as Kaitlin R. Branch), the story of a woman and a demon trapped in a cycle or torment for centuries and a desperate bid for freedom gone horribly wrong. Samantha Murphy returns as my co-host, and together the four of us rock and epic brainstorm, blazing a trail down numerous character arcs and narrative paths, ALL of them strewn liberally with Literary Gold. There's plenty with which to fill your pockets... just click that "PLAY" button and join us!

Tim Waggoner's writing spans genres, demographics, and even licensed properties. His experience both as a writer and as a professor of popular literature and creative writing give him a deep understanding of the craft... and yet his vision of that craft and it's execution is elegantly simple.

Joined by Samantha Murphy as my co-host, we engage in 20-ish minutes of writerly discourse exploring tactics for developing your craft, writing short and long fiction, character development, and more. It's a facinating exploration of the writerly arts (as always), and it's all yours... just click that "PLAY" button!

Cat Rambo - author of splendid tales of wonder and delight, including “Beasts of Tabat (The Tabat Quartet Book 1)“ - returns to the Big Chair at the Roundtable to once more ply her wizarding ways in the brainstorming of a tale about a wizard who savors the pleasures of status and wealth but has the deep misfortune of being targeted by a demon.

The tale is offered up by Guest Writer Kelby Barker, a truly engaging yarn of dueling wizards and ruthless bounty hunters unwittingly caught in a war between demon-kind. Returning as co-host chair, Denise Lhamon joins in the froth and together the four off us wander the fabulous labyrinth of Kelby's tale, ultimately emerging victorious and laden with Literary Gold. We kept some for you... all you have to do to claim it is click that "PLAY" button!

Cat Rambo is one of THE most dedicated storytellers I've ever met. Her commitment to her craft and the enthusiastic determination with which she pursues it is inspiring (and exhausting). This will be her third tour as Guest Host on the RTP and - while I've already done the "stalkerish" intro for her - just catching everyone up on her achievements between episodes becomes a whole new epic saga. She is truly a champion storyteller.

In the co-host chair is Denise Lhamon, former Guest Writer, artist, and storyteller who joins us from the ranks of Onder Librum's Sessorium of Creatives. The three us use Cat's upcoming class roster as the sylybus for our conversation, exploring the retelling of myths and fairy tales, the use of literary techniques in genre fiction, how to start a novel, and more. Writerly goodness is pretty much guaranteed, gang... just hit that "PLAY" button!

J. Robert King - author of Guild Wars: Edge of Destiny, the Mad Merlin series, and Hellmaw: Incubus Tweets - returns to the Big Chair at the Roundtable to lend his considerable storytelling mojo to brainstorming a scifi tale of humanity on the brink of interstellar expansion and a tormented man who has the potential to save it from a dark conspiracy or bring it all crashing down.

Our Guest Writer, Terry Mixon is a repeat offender... er... has appeared in the Guest Writer chair before and this time he brings us a tale of extreme future sports in a solar system where warp drive is possible, but strictly controlled, and dark violent forces are arrayed to seize power for their own ends. With Serving World's John Mierau returning to the co-host chair, we strap in for from the jump to Awesome Space and havest asteroids loaded with Literary Goal. It's a heck of a haul... you can get some for yourself by clicking that play button! (and if you want even more writerly goodness, check out Rob's fabulous 20 Minutes With... episode!)

J. Robert King has told hundreds of stories, including "The Incubus Tweets", "Guild Wars: Edge of Destiny", "Angel of Death", and more... and with each story, he seeks a truth. What he finds is rarely what he set out looking for, but he persists in following his stories faithfully and honestly. That makes him a badass in our book.

Joined by veteran podcaster, storyteller, and former Guest Host, John Mierau, we engage in a most intriguing 20(ish) minutes of writerly discourse with Rob, exploring the nature of evil in fiction (and ourselves), the end of the "age of the author", and more. There's writerly goodness (and maybe one or two epiphanies) awaiting you, friends... it's all just a "PLAY" button away