It can be overwhelming to test drive a new writing format, genre or platform. Like many adventures you may find it's easier and less scary with friends. Hear how a collab with friends on Kindle Vella paid off in unexpected ways.

How does sleep relate to your writing life? And could you write stories where the goal is to make your audience fall asleep?

This episode we are experimenting with visualization, and meditation. Because sometimes creative work requires clearing some mental space.

Where I nerd out about the ReMarkable, a new writing tool I got for Christmas. We ponder which parts of writing work best with longhand or typing, and why even writers who love a laptop can have a serious pen and journal addiction.

Where we talk about mental health for writers, and wacky-but-effective coping methods. About the myth of the Tortured Artist, and why a float tank (probably) won't cause you to revert to a cave person, no matter what you saw in the movie Altered States.

Where I talk about the new concept for this podcast, why I chose my pen name, and how getting used to rejection is a necessary weevil for any working fiction writer.

Making writing a regular part of your life requires actually having your life (kind of) managed. Who knew?

Season 2 starts with a piece not intended for publication - and a new voice. We discuss the many different reasons there are to write stories.

An update on the podcast, and why the first attempt was doomed to fail, but the overall experiment is doomed to succeed.

They say time waits for no one, but what if you're a time traveler? This week, I pause one project, fast forward another, and pull a fresh story from the past.