Just Keep Writing

This week, the entire crew gets together to talk about reading and writing goals for the summer.

Links mentioned during the show:

A Cozy Mystery Compendium: Workbook, planner, journal

Jenna Hanchey

Sameem Siddiqui

–Twitter

–Website

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

–Twitter

–Instagram

–Voodoonauts

Gabriel F. Salmerón

–Twitter

–Instagram

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Wil: 

Brent: 

LP: 

Now, just keep writing!

This week, the crew chats with Erin Brown, Tonya R. Moore, and Emmalia Harrington about editing a Black Anthology called: The Cook Out.

Links mentioned during the show:

Tonya R. Moore

Emmalia Harrington

Erin Brown

Rabbit, Fox, Tar

Forged in FIYAH

They Swallowed the Sun

Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity

Co-Hosts

Jenna Hanchey

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

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–Instagram

–Voodoonauts

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Now, just keep writing!

This week, the crew gathers for Brent’s last episode as a co-host. Don’t worry, goodbyes aren’t forever.

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The Crew’s Recommendations for Brent:

Jenna: Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: What Fungi Taught Me About Nourishment, Poison, Ecology, Hidden Histories, Zombies, and Black Survival by Maria Pinto

Shingai: Deep Space Nine, Stephen Universe

Nick: Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

LP: Ring Shout on Saturn - Sheree Renee Thomas, Kai Ashante WIlson (novel that's coming)

Sameem: Letters to a Writer of Color, Edited by Deepa Anappara and Taymour Soomro

Marshall: Lone Woman by Victor LaValle, Adrian Tchaikovsky - Shroud

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Jenna Hanchey

Sameem Siddiqui

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

Gabriel F. Salmerón

Now, just keep writing!

This week, Marshall and Brent follow Nick’s lead in building a character from scratch. 

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Jenna Hanchey

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Shingai Njeri Kagunda

Gabriel F. Salmerón

Now, just keep writing!

This week, Marshall, Nick, and Brent use The Story Engine deck and expansions to show how ideas for writing can form and vary from writer to writer. Not surprisingly, they have a blast!

Links mentioned during the show:

The Story Engine

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Jenna Hanchey

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Gabriel F. Salmerón

Now, just keep writing!

This week, Marshall, Jenna, LP, Sameem, and Shingai talk about what they consume and how they write stories of resistance and rage when the world is on fire.

Links mentioned during the show:

Long Way Down

Bitter

The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain

Here Sits His Ignominy

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Jenna Hanchey

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Shingai Njeri Kagunda

Gabriel F. Salmerón

Now, just keep writing!

This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, Jenna, Sameem, Shingai, RJ and LP dive into their past to reflect on what drove their desire to write. 

Links mentioned during the show:

Jenna Hanchey

RJ Taylor

Sameem Siddiqui

–Twitter

–Website

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

–Twitter

–Instagram

–Voodoonauts

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Now, just keep writing!

This week, Marshall, Nick, LP and Sameem continue discussing the works that have influenced them as writers. In this episode, Jenna shares the variety of works that formed her writing.

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Jenna Hanchey

Sameem Siddiqui

–Twitter

–Website

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LP: 

Now, just keep writing!

This week, Marshall, Nick, Sameem, Jenna, Gabe, Brent, and LP talk about thier writing aspirations for 2026.

Links mentioned during the show:

Marshall’s GoFundMe

Pacemaker

The Queer Art of Failure

Jenna Hanchey

Sameem Siddiqui

–Twitter

–Website

Gabriel F. Salmerón

–Twitter

–Instagram

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Marshall:

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LP: 

Now, just keep writing!

This week, Marshall, Brent, Jenna, Shingai and Wil interview Kate Maruyama and LP about the novella craft book they are collaborating on. Happy Holidays to our amazing community!

Links mentioned during the show:

Episode 159 - An Interview with Kate Maruyama

Kate Maruyama

Raw Dog Screaming Press

Jenna Hanchey

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

–Twitter

–Instagram

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Marshall:

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Wil: 

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LP: 

Now, just keep writing!