This week Terry, Eli, and Justin discuss the harder side of writing, and by that they mean the hardware and software used to enable the creative process. Writing is an art, but all art requires tools, and we hope you enjoy the discussion.

Welcome to the new year, and welcome to our new co-host, Eliyanna Kaiser! This week Eli, Justin, and Terry discuss the topic of time and how you mark it passing in your stories. We hope you enjoy!

This week Justin, Terry, and Amanda settle in to say goodbye to Ryan. He has been part of the show since it started over three years ago, and it has been an absolute blast. Ryan, you will be terribly missed, and you'll always be a Dead Robot. Goodbye...

This week Ryan, Terry, and Justin sit down to chat with author Jeremy Robinson. Jeremy's success covers self-publishing to the big literary leagues, as well as e-publishing. We also review F. Paul Wilson's "All The Rage" at the end of the show. Enjoy!

This week Ryan, Terry, and Justin sit down to discuss writing to specific topics and themes, such as holiday stories. Usually we write whatever comes to mind, but sometimes we have strict guidelines, so how do we work with that? We hope you enjoy.

This week Terry, Ryan, and Justin discuss "9 Must Follow Manuscript Rules" from an article by WritersDigest.com. We hope you enjoy. And, make sure you stick around to the end for an announcement regarding the future of the podcast.

This week Justin and Terry sit down to talk with Lee King and Johne Cooke about the upcoming retooling of the online space opera short story zine Ray Gun Revival. Times are changing, and RGR is changing with them. We hope you enjoy.

This week Ryan, Terry, and Justin discussed the rough and tumble topic of action scenes. How detailed do you get, how fast should the pace be, and when is enough enough? We hope you enjoy.

This week Terry, Ryan, and Justin sit down to discuss opening lines, paragraphs, and chapters. Getting a great first impression is so important, especially if you want to get that buyer to pick your book up off the shelf. We hope you enjoy the discussion.

This week Justin and Terry chat with Jake Bible and Paul E. Cooley about the subject of horror, and then are joined by Ryan to do our long awaited review of Bill Willingham's "Peter & Max." We hope you enjoy, and Happy Halloween!