Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke dive into a booksplosion celebrating pets and animal sidekicks! Includes mechanical cats, snek floofs, and sapient toadstools(technically fungi but still cute). Plus, the grand reveal of Bruce the Cat's Facebook page.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke tackle writing and creativity on the road! Includes getting inspiration from sensory details in your environment and using nearby locations for your drafting. Plus, how to find writing nooks in unlikely places.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke tackle author events in our first summer-tastic author episode! Learn about the best in-person author events for you and which ones to avoid. Plus, why potential readers may want you to ignore them.

Join hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke as they talk favorite story tropes and ideas to refresh familiar fairy tales. Plus, why magical objects are always cool, and the importance of sidekicks as heroes.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke invite fairy tale author and fan Kimberly A. Rogers on the show for our fairy tale booksplosion! Includes genderswapped retellings, delightful dialects, and excellent allegories. Plus, Cinderella meets Doctor Who in the 1920s.

Join hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke in an exploration of writing myth and fairy tale retellings! Learn how to stand out in the retelling genre and ways to tap into universal themes. Plus, why Disney isn't the answer--and could get you into trouble.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke welcome author W.R. Gingell on the show. Learn what inspires her fairy tales, how her urban fantasy series got started, and her favorite books to write. Plus, a celebration of k-drama tropes!

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke share the latest in their writing and publishing lives! From big moves to new releases to books that might be cut in two. Plus, books on their writing backburners--and why.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke invite author and reader Aaron DeMott on the show to talk Easter eggs in our favorite books! Everything from Star Wars references to fiery recurring themes to every kind of shifter. Plus, tangents galore!

Join hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke as they explore awesome Easter eggs in your storytelling! Learn clever ways to use outside humor, the marketing benefits of in-jokes, and when an outside reference can break the mood. Plus, an ultimate meta way to cross-reference your stories!