The Fearless Storyteller

Alison Stine is a novelist and freelance journalist who has written for the likes of The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Guardian. 

Growing up in rural Ohio with a hearing impairment, Alison turned to reading and telling her own stories as a way of staying involved. In the process of reading, she realized that the stories where she came from weren’t getting out into the mainstream. She decided to help fill that gap with her own work. 

Fast forward to today in the era of lockdown, and Alison is balancing her roles as a mother and full-time writer. Splitting her time between fiction and freelance projects, she writes to help people feel comfortable and less alone. 

To learn more about Alison Stine and her journey, be sure to listen to today’s episode of The Fearless Storyteller podcast.

About The Fearless Storyteller:

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Intro Song: “Unlimited Love” (instrumental version) by Ethan Freckleton & Lucas Clebsch

To learn more about Alison Stine, visit www.alisonstine.com.

Dantzel Cherry is the author of over twenty published short stories and novelettes. 

She started writing in college but decided she needed to push herself. So she signed up for a writer’s bootcamp facilitated by Orson Scott Card, where she learned about the short story market.

It was through writing short stories that she developed her voice and learned to tell compact, heartfelt stories that get people excited and make people laugh.

She’s learned a lot in the intervening years and I’m excited to have Dantzel on the show to share about her journey and what’s ahead.

About The Fearless Storyteller:

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Intro Song: “Unlimited Love” (instrumental version) by Ethan Freckleton & Lucas Clebsch

Learn more about Dantzel by visiting dantzelcherry.com.

For this turn-of-the-year podcast episode, I'm offering you a personal reflection on what I'm calling "The Artist's Choice." I hope you find something in it that works for your own unique journey.

It’s time for another imperfect take as we hit the home stretch for the holiday season! 

Today I’m going on a tangent about going trad pub vs self-publishing, as that conversation intersects with the results of the Written Word Media 2020 Author Survey.

Here’s a link: https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-evolution-of-an-author-how-to-go-from-zero-to-100k-from-your-writing/

So what do I think? You'll have to listen to find out!

Happy holidays to you and yours and thanks for being a listener. -Ethan

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Intro Song: “Unlimited Love” (instrumental version) by Ethan Freckleton & Lucas Clebsch

Lamar Giles is a two-time Edgar Award Finalist and  a founding member of We Need Diverse Books.

Between reading Stephen King’s On Writing and discovering books by black authors in his favorite genres, Lamar realized there was a route to making money writing fiction.

At first, his stories emulated the voices of the authors he grew up admiring. He even sold a few short stories that way, yet it was when he found his unique voice that his career truly started to shift. 

"Success is the life I'm living right now," says Lamar. To learn more about his journey, be sure to listen to today’s episode of The Fearless Storyteller podcast.

About The Fearless Storyteller:

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Intro Song: “Unlimited Love” (instrumental version) by Ethan Freckleton & Lucas Clebsch

To learn more about Lamar Giles, visit his website at www.lamargiles.com.

Robert Buettner is the nationally best-selling author of military science fiction novels, best known for his Jason Wander series.

With a love of classic science fiction, he draws upon his experiences as a U.S. Army Intelligence Officer to tell compelling stories that accurately depict the emotional experience of being a soldier. 

With ten novels under his belt, including his most release release, My Enemy’s Enemy (published by Baen), Robert’s learned the ins and outs of the publishing business. And now he’s ready to share with the rest of us.

To learn more about Robert’s journey and making every word count, be sure to listen to today’s episode of The Fearless Storyteller podcast. 

About The Fearless Storyteller:

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Intro Song: “Unlimited Love” (instrumental version) by Ethan Freckleton & Lucas Clebsch

To learn more about today's guest, visit www.robertbuettner.comwww.robertbuettner.com.

Peter Cawdron is a prolific science fiction author who isn’t afraid to break with conventional wisdom when it comes to telling a good story. 

The reviews show he knows how to write a crowd pleaser. After all, for Peter, it’s all about the fun and challenge of telling plausible yet entertaining stories that are easy to read. He’s also not afraid to write and publish more experimental stories, even if that means not writing a bestseller every time. 

And then, there’s his unconventional writing process…. 

To learn more about Peter Cawdron, writing unpredictable stories with satisfying conclusions, and why he’s often working on 3-to-4 projects at once, be sure to listen to today’s episode of The Fearless Storyteller podcast. 

About The Fearless Storyteller:

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Intro Song: “Unlimited Love” (instrumental version) by Ethan Freckleton & Lucas Clebsch

Learn more about Peter Cawdron at thinkingscifi.wordpress.com

Mike Sacks is a hybrid-published humorist with multiple novels and collaborations under his belt.

He’d been contributing humor pieces to national magazines and papers for a number of years before he truly hit his stride. As a student of comedy, his epiphany was realizing that for legends like George Carlin and Richard Pryor, it was only when they dropped the pretense and became themselves that their careers truly took off.

Since that time, he’s been focused on projects that are purely for his own joy and benefit. When he self-published Stinker Lets Loose, a 1970s trucker satire, he couldn’t have predicted that someone would produce that idea into an audiobook starring Jon Hamm.

To learn more about Mike Sacks, writing comedy and satire, and learning from the greats, be sure to listen to today’s episode of The Fearless Storyteller podcast. 

About The Fearless Storyteller:

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Intro Song: “Unlimited Love” (instrumental version) by Ethan Freckleton & Lucas Clebsch

Learn more about Mike Sacks by visiting his website.

Brandon Easton is an award-winning graphic novelist and Hollywood screenwriter.

Ten years after being published 2002, he was finally published again, and that was only because he took the initiative. Brandon self-funded the creation of the original graphic novel, SHADOWLAW. That book earned him a Glyph award for Best Writer and helped him land a writing deal with Lion Forge Comics.

His ultimate dream, though, was to become a Hollywood screenwriter. As his graphic novel career started to take off, he also landed a gig writing for the Thundercats reboot. Since then, he’s worked on the Transformers, Agent Carter, and Avengers franchises.

To learn more about Brandon Easton’s unique journey and how he carved out a career on his own initiative, be sure to listen to today’s episode of The Fearless Storyteller podcast. 

About The Fearless Storyteller:

Are you finding this podcast to be a valuable resource? Learn how to support the show (and be benefited in return) on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/ethanfreckleton

Intro Song: “Unlimited Love” (instrumental version) by Ethan Freckleton & Lucas Clebsch

Brave New Souls Documentary by Brandon Easton.Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrandonEastonIG: @BrandonEastonWriter

Janci Patterson and Megan Walker are hybrid authors who have hit their stride as a cowriting team. 

Despite early successes, they they were each feeling stuck in their writing journeys before they connected. They decided to collaborate in a way that plays to their strengths. Megan’s “superpower” is the first draft, while Janci’s is revision. 

It clearly worked, because together they have co-published fifteen romance and epic fantasy novels. For their fantasy series, they have a third collaborator and publish under the pen name, Cara Witter. 

To learn more about their writing journeys, successes and struggles, and unique collaboration process, be sure to listen to today’s episode of The Fearless Storyteller podcast. 

About The Fearless Storyteller:

Are you finding this podcast to be a valuable resource? Learn how to support the show (and be benefited in return) on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/ethanfreckleton

Intro Song: “Unlimited Love” (instrumental version) by Ethan Freckleton & Lucas Clebsch

Learn more about today's guests:jancipatterson.comextraseries.com fivelandssaga.com