After finishing his first movie, Fronteras, indie filmmaker Andrew Dean decided the pace of movie making was too slow. He started transforming his screenplays into novels.  His first novel, Surfacing, came out April 2022. We talk to him about the process and why he gender-swapped his main character from male to female.

About the movie: imdb.com/title/tt7308310/

His Author Profile: amazon.com/Andrew-Dean/e/B09Y3JFSZV/

Author and Poet Joseph Fasano is writing a poem for his son publicly on Twitter. He also runs the @_PoemForYou_ community where poets and others recite poetry by request. We talk to him about poetry, the creative process, and his upcoming novel The Swallows of Lunetto coming from Maudlin House in November.

His website: josephfasano.net

Poem For You: @_PoemForYou_

Poem For His Son: @stars_poem

Shelley interviews co-host Emma G Rose on her experience as a visiting author at high schools and colleges. Hear how she got started and why schools pay her to talk about writing, mental health, and creativity.

Learn More: emmagauthor.com/author-visits/

Mike Hilbig, author of Judgement Day and Other White Lies, is a punk rock academic fascinated by mythology and philosophy. He talks to us about getting an MFA, the nature of story, and why we might all be descended from drug addicted monkeys. Deep, but down to earth, this episode is guaranteed to get you thinking.

Mike's Website: mikehilbigwriter.com

Mike's Publisher, Madville Publishing: madvillepublishing.com

Emma and Shelley discuss their favorite books on writing, editing, and craft. These 8 books will help writers at any stage of their writing journey turn their ideas into compelling stories. Call it the Indie Book Class reading list.

See all the books: https://bookshop.org/lists/books-about-writing-and-editing

Ricardo Victoria, author of the Tempest Blades series, was born and raised in Mexico, but he writes in English. He talks to us about the state of publishing in Mexico, hope-punk, and why he and his friends decided to start their own publishing house.

His website: ricardovictoriau.com

Gerald Dean Rice shares strategies for writing anywhere and staying on track toward your writing goals. He also talks about how compiling his collection of short stories and poetry revealed something about himself he hadn't realized before, and how anxiety both hinders and helps his writing practice. 

Gerald's website: redhandbooks.net

Emma and Shelley run the worlds tiniest book club to talk about their reading of Unravel by Amelia Loken. This spoiler-free review covers genre, character building, and how Amelia handled writing a deaf main character.

Also, listen for a special guest appearance from Emma's dog Teddy. 

Learn more: amelialoken.com

14-year-old Shanti Hershenson is a normal kid. She goes to school, hangs out with friends... but she's also published 10 books. From poetry to dystopian to fundraising projects, Shanti does it all. Hear how she does it.

Shanti's website: shantihershenson.com

Cat gods in space, wind-based burial ceremonies, and sticky situations are just some of what Emma and Shelley find in their experiment using Mythulu Creation Cards* to develop a story on the fly.

*this isn't a paid ad. We just get excited about writing tools and wanted to try this one

Learn more about Mythulu Cards at mythulu.com