Writing in Progress

Magic, Culture, and Frisky Fossils: An Interview with Ben Daggers


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Justin and Jon are back and we're interviewing a new guest!

Ben Daggers is an accomplished magician / escape room designer. He's even appeared on the hit show "Penn and Teller: Fool Us!". Having lived in several different countries throughout his life, he is fluent in five languages. We discussed how these unique fields of expertise influence him as a writer.

We also talk about his humorous pieces that have a little less cultural depth, like his infamous Writing Battle piece, "Possibly, Fossibly".

Although it was entertaining to talk about Ben's more light-hearted pieces, we also learned a great deal from him as an accomplished and more serious writer, as he's been an NYC Midnight finalist in six different competitions, and has been published five times in just the last few weeks!


This week's episode sponsor is Annie, and she's choosing to share her spotlight with fellow Battle Raven, Victor Cabinta. She's specifically promoting his self-published book, Superstring. A link to see more (and purchase) the book is here.


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