Welcome to Episode 138 of Speculate! The Podcast for Writers, Readers and Fans. In this episode, taped recently at Gen Con, we talk to authors Wesley Chu and Mike Underwood about their experiences in publishing to date and what their personal journeys to publication suggest about the field as a whole–along with how other stuff (like that most dangerous of temptations, gaming) fits into their daily writing routines.  We also make some predictions (fearless ones, we hope!) about where things are going in the near future.  This was a lot of fun, and represents the first of three shows we taped with authors about the path to publication–if you enjoyed it as much as we did, make sure to check back next week when we’ll have our interview with Gen Con 2015 Guest of Honor Terry Brooks.  Thanks for supporting us here and via our Patreon page, and thanks as always for listening to and spreading the word about the show!