Starting from Nothing.
The Blank Page. Writer's Block.
Inspiration. Should you nurture an
Imagination Gardens
or let them grow wild?
Titles and Compuserve IMPs
and writing prompts,
and a new InkStains challenge!
Also: music, the Madrid playlist,
the missing music,
and the need for something new.
Readings from
Once Upon a Time in Midnight
and Babylon Rising.

John Urbancik discusses
writing, photography, art, and creativity,
and also reads stories.

How to Write a Novel.
Some practical advice,
including vision, timetables,
and the most important of rules:
that there's no one way to write a novel.
Also the other important rule:
that every novel is different.
Also, seeking inspiration.
Readings include excerpts from
host John Urbancik's novels
Stale Reality and
The Corpse and the Girl from Miami.

John Urbancik discusses
writing, photography, art, and creativity,
and also reads stories.

After a long hiatus,
host John Urbancik returns
in the new DarkFluidity Studios
in Madrid, Spain
to talk about language,
poetry, Ray Bradbury,
Edgar Allan Poe, and
papelerias.
Stories include Greek myth,
Soul Harvest, and
locks of love.

John Urbancik discusses
writing, photography, art, and creativity,
and also reads stories.

While our host
crosses the Atlantic,
we'll be replaying
episodes featuring the novella
Necropolis
as they originally
aired in 2017.
Enjoy!

John Urbancik discusses
writing, photography, art, and creativity,
and also reads stories.

While our host
crosses the Atlantic,
we'll be replaying
episodes featuring the novella
Necropolis
as they originally
aired in 2017.
Enjoy!

John Urbancik discusses
writing, photography, art, and creativity,
and also reads stories.

While our host
crosses the Atlantic,
we'll be replaying
episodes featuring the novella
Necropolis
as they originally
aired in 2017.
Enjoy!

John Urbancik discusses
writing, photography, art, and creativity,
and also reads stories.

While our host
crosses the Atlantic,
we'll be replaying
episodes featuring the novella
Necropolis
as they originally
aired in 2017.
Enjoy!

John Urbancik discusses
writing, photography, art, and creativity,
and also reads stories.

While our host
crosses the Atlantic,
we'll be replaying
episodes featuring the novella
Necropolis
as they originally
aired in 2017.
Enjoy!

John Urbancik discusses
writing, photography, art, and creativity,
and also reads stories.

Our regular host John Urbancik
is off to Madrid for no one knows
how long, so we've got a guest.
Brian Keene, author of the upcoming
End of the Road
and host of
The Horror Show with Brian Keene
steps in to talk about
friendship
and new traditions
and the honesty in your art
that will outlive us.
This week's stories
are not for the squeamish:
"Mr. Onion", the first story
Brian Keene wrote after his accident,
and "Intersectionality".

John Urbancik discusses
writing, photography, art, and creativity,
and also reads stories.

It's not quite
Scares that Care Weekend
in review.
Not quite an overview
of all the conventions ever.
But a rambling conversation
about what you,
as an artist or writer,
can get from a convention.
Including bits about
family, inspiration,
invigoration,
the Last American,
and a lost journal.
This week's story is
Bottle Cap Pop.

John Urbancik discusses
writing, photography, art, and creativity,
and also reads stories.