In this session, we cover the basic strategies of editing your writing such as developmental, line, and copy edits as well as working with professional editors and even tools like Grammarly or ProWritingAid.

In this session, we break down short stories - the benefits, structure, craft and obstacles.

In this session, Hans Schantz discusses the Based Books Sale, reviewing last year’s performance as well as what is to come in 2026. We also give some airtime to the Relics anthology project that is currently curating submissions. Lastly, he gives us an update on his next installment of Fields & Energy.

In this session, we discuss project updates, marketing and promotional tactics for books, as well as crowdfunding like Kickstarter campaigns.

In this session, we begin a new series of discussions about pursuing the craft of filmmaking from the indie perspective by outlining the basics of production, format, and distribution.

Author John Van Stry joins the podcast to discuss how he pivoted his career from engineering to writing, as well as to talk about his new release, Lock & Load (Valley of Fire Book 3) from Raconteur Press.

In this session, we discuss what makes for a successful continuation to a story in the form of both sequels and prequels, and how they fail...

In this session, we give updates on our personal projects, discuss the art of querying submissions, and announce the "Relics" anthology of short stories we are curating with the Based Book Sale!

Author Robert Dean returns to the program with updates on the last two years of his writing career and to discuss his newest release, "Red Eye" from Anxiety Press.

In this session, we discussed successes and failings in 2025 as well as plans for 2026. It’s a brand new year for writers to make the turn into authors or for established authors to build their catalog and audience.