Shadows and Ink Podcast

In this episode guest author Seth Voorhees stops by to chat about true crime and using it to inspire your dark fiction. 

Seth's Website: https://sethtvoorhees.com/

Bio: Seth Voorhees is a Black Hills Author, living in South Dakota. He draws on his experiences as a social worker, particularly in adolescent development and mental health, to shape his characters and their journeys through human morality and challenges. He identifies himself as a dark fiction author. He lives with his partner and stepdaughter. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in sociology and psychology from Black Hills State University.

In this episode, author Joel McKay stops by to chat about writing horror and short fiction.

Joel McKay is an award-winning writer based in Northern British Columbia. His fiction includes the fantasy adventure novel The Dungeoneers and the Treasure of Roan, the werewolf novella Wolf at the Door and short dark fiction anthology It Came From the Trees and Other Violent Aberrations. His short fiction has been published by Tyche Books, Eerie River Publishing, Sley House Publishing, Brigids Gate Press, Black Cat books and others.

​Website: http://www.joelmckay.ca/

In this episode, author Tricia Copeland stops by to chat about writing witches in fiction and her Kingdom Journals series.

Tricia Copeland believes in finding magic. She thinks magic infuses every aspect of our lives, whether it is the magic of falling in love, discovering a new passion, viewing a beautiful sunset, or reading a book that transports us to another world. An avid runner and Georgia native, Tricia now lives with her family and four-legged friends in Colorado. Find all her titles from contemporary romance, now penned under Maria Jane, and fantasy, to dystopian fiction.

Website: https://triciacopeland.com/

Kingdom Journals: https://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Journals/dp/B0753G1SGQ/

Please welcome guest author J.M. Shaw as she shares her writing journey, discusses her autism diagnosis, and talks books.

J. M. Shaw is a Canadian author of fantasy fiction who lives in Alberta with her husband and two young children. She’s been writing since childhood, building worlds from raw imagination and quiet observation, but it took years before she found the courage to share them. For Shaw, storytelling has always been more than a hobby; it’s a passion.

Website: https://jmshawauthor.com/

In this episode, author Jes Hart Stone sits down to chat about the psychology of horror. We discuss the best ways to portray trauma in writing and the integral part it plays in developing our characters. 

Jes Hart Stone's Website: https://www.jeshartstone.com/

Then We’ll Be Safe: https://www.crystallakepub.com/product/then-well-be-safe-by-jes-hart-stone/

An interview with crime thriller author April Henry, where we discuss crime solving with genealogy, serial killers, and researching crime. 

April Henry Bio:

Edgar-award winning and New York Times bestselling author April Henry knows how to kill you in two dozen different ways. She makes up for a peaceful childhood in an intact home by killing off fictional characters. She is an author of 31 mysteries and thrillers for teens and adults and lives in Portland, Oregon with her family. 

Website: https://www.aprilhenry.com/

Welcome author Mia Dalia as the guest this month, as we chat about her books, writing, and Women in Horror month.

Mia Dalia is an internationally published, Crime Writers Association-nominated author of all things fantastic, thrilling, scary, and strange. Her short stories of horror, noir, science fiction, mystery, crime, humor, and more have been featured in a variety of anthologies, magazines, literary journals, online, and adapted for narrative podcasts.

Website: https://daliaverse.wixsite.com/author

Beautiful, Once: https://geni.us/BeautifulOnce

Author Venessa Giunta stops by the podcast to chat about monsters in horror, both supernatural and human. We discuss why they work, why we love them, and what they represent.

Venessa Giunta is an author of urban fantasy and horror, including The Soul Cavern series.

Check out her links: https://sleek.bio/venessag

Check out her books: https://books2read.com/ap/xKlvyQ/Venessa-Giunta

Join us for season three's first episode where guest Melanie Anagnos discusses the intricacies of writing a crime novel set in the 1970s and her book, Nightswimming.

Melanie Anagnos is a crime novelist who was born in Paterson NJ, the backdrop of her police procedurals. Melanie has been a waitress, an attorney, and a stay-at-home mom to her two now adult children. She received her MFA from Sarah Lawrence College where she was awarded the Gurfein Writing Fellowship and currently publishes a Substack, Cherchez La Femme, drawing on media and pop culture from the 1970s.

Website: www.melanieanagnos.com

Book Link: Nightswimming

Author Brad Ricks joins the podcast to chat about everyone's favourite undead creature, the vampire, in this end of the season extended episode.

Brad Ricks is an author of supernatural horror and thrillers, including The Night Crew series.

Website: https://www.bradricks.com

The Night Crew: https://getbook.at/NightCrew

The Night Crew 2: Bloodlust: https://getbook.at/NightCrew2