This week, the boys discuss the idea of "the author as brand" with its pros and cons, as well as the difficulty in writing licensed additions to fan-favorites.

Tell Don't Show by Jon and Joe is an audio podcast that serves as an Open and Honest Discussion on Creativity. This episode features the use of licensed works, the attributions of which can be found at telldontshow.com.

In this short episode for Thanksgiving Week, Jon and Joe share the ONE secret every writer needs. Not that things like Terry Pratchett's Night Watch, John le Carre, or the creative heights of Hugh Laurie don't come into play, but that's just gravy.

Tell Don't Show by Jon and Joe is an audio podcast that serves as an Open and Honest Discussion on Creativity. This episode features the use of licensed works, the attributions of which can be found at telldontshow.com.

Jon and Joe give you their patented (pending) advice on writing well, which happens to share a few (nominal) similarities to NaNoWriMo. They also talk about the importance of research, and how what you learn can show up in your work in the least expected ways.

Tell Don't Show by Jon and Joe is an audio podcast that serves as an Open and Honest Discussion on Creativity. This episode features the use of licensed works, the attributions of which can be found at telldontshow.com

This week, Jon and Joe come clean with some of their creative failures, and chasing the (rare) feeling of actually having a creative project done.

Tell Don't Show by Jon and Joe is an audio podcast that serves as an Open and Honest Discussion on Creativity. This episode features the use of licensed works, the attributions of which can be found at telldontshow.com.

Guilt and anger. Espionage and intrigue. Space and cowboys (and cowboy hats). Jon and Joe tell you what they've been reading/watching recently, and give you their own thoughts alongside.

Tell Don't Show by Jon and Joe is an audio podcast that serves as an Open and Honest Discussion on Creativity. This episode features the use of licensed works, the attributions of which can be found at telldontshow.com.

In this spookiest of episodes, Jon and Joe talk about what makes a scary story, and shares some weird dreams and stuff. BOO. Did that work?

Tell Don't Show by Jon and Joe is an audio podcast that serves as an Open and Honest Discussion on Creativity. This episode features the use of licensed works, the attributions of which can be found at telldontshow.com.

This week, the boys gently amble through discussion with no true goal in mind, though they end up talking on a few interesting topics. From roleplaying systems, to finishing long projects, and to the painful inevitability of death, a lot gets covered in this episode.

Tell Don't Show by Jon and Joe is an audio podcast that serves as an Open and Honest Discussion on Creativity. This episode features the use of licensed works, the attributions of which can be found at telldontshow.com.

This week, Jon and Joe talk about superficiality in stories, and why it's not alright we talk about Batman a lot. We eventually talk about other stuff, but it's mostly Batman. Spoilers abound.

Tell Don't Show by Jon and Joe is an audio podcast that serves as an Open and Honest Discussion on Creativity. This episode features the use of licensed works, the attributions of which can be found at telldontshow.com.

On this episode, which you can now listen to on Stitcher Radio for the very first time (gasp!), Jon and Joe review some books for you, which somehow segues into a talk about the death of the science fiction comedy.

Tell Don't Show by Jon and Joe is an audio podcast that serves as an Open and Honest Discussion on Creativity. This episode features the use of licensed works, the attributions of which can be found at telldontshow.com.

The boys talk about the endings for stories, what makes them good or bad, and give advice on how to make sure you stay as far away from bad as you possibly can.

Tell Don't Show by Jon and Joe is an audio podcast that serves as an Open and Honest Discussion on Creativity. This episode features the use of licensed works, the attributions of which can be found at telldontshow.com.