This week Justin and Terry are joined with J. Daniel Sawyer to talk about villains and antagonists. Too often people think those are the same thing, but they're not, and learning how to properly use both can make or break your story. We hope you enjoy.

This week the Robots welcome the Dave and Brion from the Roundtable Podcast to help Justin brainstorm his next book, the sequel to A MINOR MAGIC. Beware spoilers for that book, which is due out soon, but it's all for the greater good. Enjoy!

This week the Roots sit down to chat about Balticon and other conventions, what we've seen, what we've learned, and what they have to offer today's writers and podcasters. We hope you enjoy the conversation, and we're glad to be back!

What are the pros and cons either way? Agents , authors and publishers discuss. Moderated by Steve Wilson, with panelists Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Ian Randal Strock, Trish Wilson, Elizabeth Black, Joshua Bilmes, Emilie P. Bush, Barbara Friend Ish, Michael Sullivan, and Tad Daley

What is the difference between Q and YahweH? Between Voldemort and Satan? Panel moderated by Barbara Friend Ish, and included Justin Macumber, Bernie Mojzes, and Joshua Palmatier

Are prequels really needed? And when do you decide to "shake things up" and set your sequel with a new set of characters? The panel was moderated by Walter H. Hunt, with the rest of the panel being Joshua Palmatier, Jaclyn Dolamore, Gail Z. Martin, and Jon Sprunk

Why authors are succeeding without a publisher of any size behind them. The panel was moderated by Elaine Corvidae, and on the panel were Paul Elard Cooley, Collin Earl, and Brandon (Brand) Gamblin

This week the Robots sit down with indie author A.P.Stephens to talk about his writing, his promotional efforts, and his recent Kickstarter campaign. We hope you enjoy the conversation, and come say hi if you're at BaltiCon!

This week the Robots have a very high level conversation about their different processes for writing a story from beginning to end, from initial idea to final edit. We hope you have fun and enjoy the conversation.

This week the Robots (with new co-host Paul E Cooley) talk narrative points of view, and at the end we review David Drake's HAMMER'S SLAMMERS and Butcher's STORM FRONT. We hope you enjoy.