Do you ever wonder what it takes to be an author? Do you want to find out? Join me this week as I talk with author Luke Swanson about a few of his books and what it has taken to get his work from the idea to the published page. We’ll talk about how social media and AI impact writers and the hidden  cost of writing. We also get to discuss metatextuality, so be prepared to throw that term at some unsuspecting victim and why we, as writers and readers, tend to return to the stories we love. We talk quite a bit about The Other Hamlet Brother because….Shakespearean Shrew, and we’ll discuss anachronisms (concepts out of their time), the amalgamation of characters from all of Shakespeare’s plays, and what Shakespeare would have thought of this beautiful bastardization of his works. As a Shakespearean, I admit, I started the book with some hesitance but it constantly surprised me (and made me snort hot tea), so give it a shot and I’m sure it will do the same for you! Below are links to a few of Luke Swanson’s books discussed in the episode. 

The Other Hamlet Brother

Spectators of War

Curtains on A Christmas Carol

Reminders: 

**Just a reminder that you have one more week to complete the challenge from our first episode to win a signed copy of Kestral Gaian’s The Boy From Elsewhere. 

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The arts are under attack, and buying tickets and books is a great way to show your support and fight back. 

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Host/Shakespearean Shrew: Karen Feiner

Co-Creator/Brew Shrew: Michelle Coffman

Cover Art Creator/Artistic Shrew: Katie Kimberling ⁠⁠⁠www.halfmaverick.com⁠⁠⁠

Intro/Outro Music: “Tangled”  by Nihilore: Creative Commons Music

Thank you to our guest Luke Swanson. 

Luke Swanson was raised on a steady diet of stories. He is the author of full-length fiction as well as a handful of published short stories. Each of his novels has dabbled in a new genre: murder mystery, fantasy adventure, action thriller, dystopian satire, and cozy mystery…so far. He has also adapted three of his works in screenplays, one of which was a finalist in two online festivals. He lives with his wife in Oklahoma City.