The Droid & Dragon Cantina

J.S. Gold is the author of The Sandhedrin Chronicles. In this episode, we talked about the intersection of religion and mysticism along with how storytelling shape our identities.

Author Website: Jsgoldauthor.com

Social Media LInks:
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jsgoldauthor
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/JS-Gold/61567156786557/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jsgoldauthor/
Substack: https://jsgold.substack.com/ 

Artwork by Jon Stubbington
Theme Music by Brandon Duke
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L.R. Maley is the author of The Chronicles of The Manaar. In this episode we talks about the world of Indie publishing and the finer points of writing fantasy books.

Author Website: https://www.lrmaleynovels.com/

Social Media LInks:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LRChroniclesoftheManaar
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60792671-immersion
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/l.rmaleynovels/

Artwork by Jon Stubbington
Theme Music by Brandon Duke
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JORDAN LOYAL SHORT, an author who has written the Dragon’s Reich series and the Dreadbound Ode book’s. In this episode we talked about various tropes in science fiction and fantasy and the importance of writing fiction in politically troubled times.

Author Website: https://jordanloyalshort.com


Social Media LInks:
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jordanloyalshort
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordanloyalshort
BlueSky:  https://bsky.app/profile/jordanloyalshort.bsky.socialr
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordanloyalshort
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jordan-loyal-short
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Jordan-Loyal-Short/e/B07KCYGPFC
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18602359.Jordan_Loyal_Short

Artwork by Jon Stubbington
Theme Music by Brandon Duke
Copyright 2025 Karkata Media LLC

Cyndi Brec is author who has written The Theran: Secrets Beneath Scars. In this episode we talked about using urban lore and history as inspiration along with using other perspectives to improve one’s writing.

Author Website: www.cyndibrec.com

Social Media LInks:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBrecFantasy
X: http://x.com/CyndiBrec
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novelnook.cyndibrec/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cyndibrec

Artwork by Jon Stubbington
Theme Music by Brandon Duke
Copyright 2025 Karkata Media LLC

Eric Malikyte is an author, illustrator, science communicator, and video editor who has written the OEI Files, The Sulinar’s Enigma Books, The Mind’s Horizon, Cthulu Grimoire, Echoes of Olympus Mons, and many many more. In this episode we talked about the art of writing cosmic horror and storytelling in science fiction in general.

Author Website: https://ericmalikyte.com

Social Media LInks:
Instagram: https://instagram.com/ericmalikyte
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant
Bluesky: https://ericmalikyte.bsky.social
Facebook: https://facebook.com/ericmalikyte

Artwork by Jon Stubbington
Theme Music by Brandon Duke
Copyright 2025 Karkata Media LLC

Bria Rose is the author of Her Dark Promise. In this episode we talked about what inspired her unusual retelling of the Beauty and The Beast Story and the spicier side of writing dark fantasy. And due to some technical issues with video in this recording, this episode will be audio only.

Author Website: authorbriarose.com

Social Media LInks:
TikTok: Tiktok.com/@authorbriarose
Instagram: Instagram.com/authorbriarose
Facebook: Facebook.com/authorbriarose

Artwork by Jon Stubbington
Theme Music by Brandon Duke
Copyright 2025 Karkata Media LLC

Cal Logan is the author of Shadow Bane. In this episode we talked about how his experience in martial arts informs his work and about using the mythology of Japan as inspiration for his book.

Author Website: https://callogan.com/

Social Media LInks:
X: https://x.com/calplogan 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CalPLogan/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cal_logan_author/


Artwork by Jon Stubbington
Theme Music by Brandon Duke
Copyright 2025 Karkata Media LLC

Kay Marrie is a mother of three, who has authored such books as the Adventure series, the City of the Damned series, and A Court of Blood and Sacrifice. In this episode talked about using religion as inspiration and how Kay hones her creative process.

Author Website: https://kaymarrie.com/

Social Media LInks:
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kaymarrie_author?_t=ZT-8v2L9pML3Os&_r=1
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/kaymarrie__?igsh=MWJmajRweXcycml6&utm_source=qr
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Kay-Marrie-Author/61562340535207/


Artwork by Jon Stubbington
Theme Music by Brandon Duke
Copyright 2025 Karkata Media LLC

Jason Degray is the author of Those Left Behind. In this episode we talked about some of the big ideas behind science fiction and the rise of artificial intelligence in real life.

Social Media LInks: 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jasondegrayauthor
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4858497.
Jason_DeGray Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/weirdworldsjd
Substack: https://leftysinister.substack.com/


Artwork by Jon Stubbington
Theme Music by Brandon Duke
Copyright 2025 Karkata Media LLC

Barbara J. Gilbert is the author of The Future Apocalypse series along with The Year of Reckoning. In this episode, we talked about some of Barbara’s many eclectic hobbies and the subject of time travel.

Author Website: https://www.barbarajgilbert.com/

Social Media LInks:
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ben.schenkman.author
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070644815479# I
nstagram: https://www.instagram.com/benschenkman.author/
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/benschenkman.bsky.social


Artwork by Jon Stubbington
Theme Music by Brandon Duke
Copyright 2025 Karkata Media LLC