Award winning author, actor, screenwriter and filmmaker Taylor Grant talks about working with Stan Lee; his job at online comic company Webtoon; screenwriting vs. prose; writing for kids, comedy, horror and other genres and his work adapting Jonathan Maberry’s Rot & Ruin. With Oddcast cohosts Jon McGoran, Gregory Frost, Merry Jones and Keith Strunk.

Washington Post Bestselling Author Sonja Yoerg joins the Oddcast to talk about writing literary women’s fiction like her May 2020 release, STORIES WE NEVER TOLD, making the switch from a Big Five publishing imprint to Amazon, and the crazy aquatic research she did for her next novel. With Kelly Simmons, Jon McGoran, and Keith Strunk.

What’s harder than writing a 400-page novel? Why, writing a 1/2 page agent query letter. Luckily author Kelly Simmons is a letter writing advertising specialist, and offers query tips from her book, How to Write a Great Freaking Query Letter. With Keith Strunk and Jon McGoran.

The final installment of our #tbt Rewind series features Jon's suggestion — The Edgar, Anthony, and ALA award-winning novelist and screenwriter Lou Berney. He joined us on the Oddcast in the Fall of 2018 to talk about writing novels vs. scripts, the overwhelming reception to his incredible book November Road, and that thing that happened in Cleveland. With Jon McGoran, Greg Frost, Merry Jones, Kelly Simmons, and Keith Strunk.

This week's #tbt Rewind features Kelly's suggestion -- New York Times best-selling YA novelist and National Book Award winner Robin Benway. She joins Oddcast cohosts Kelly Simmons, Merry Jones, Jon McGoran, Greg Frost, and Keith Strunk to talk about writing for teens, finding writing inspiration at Costco, and her latest book, the 2017 National Book Award Winner Far from the Tree.

This week's #tbt Rewind features Greg's suggestion -- New York Times Bestseller Robert Crais, whose new book Dangerous Man, came out this summer. In this 2017 interview, he discusses his award-winning Elvis Cole thrillers, his abiding love for science fiction, and his intense dedication to television writing, working on Emmy winning shows like Hill Street Blues and Cagney & Lacey. It’s a crash-course on craft from this Grandmaster-Award-winning author. With Gregory Frost, Kelly Simmons, Merry Jones, Jon McGoran, and Keith Strunk.

This week's #tbt Rewind features Merry's suggestion -- best-selling novelist and Oprah’s book club fave Sue Miller. Since we last spoke, Sue has been working on her eleventh novel, MONOGAMY, to add to her lineup of acclaimed novels including THE SENATOR'S WIFE and THE ARSONIST. Cohosts Merry Jones, Gregory Frost, Jon McGoran, Kelly Simmons and Keith Strunk cajole Ms. Miller into spilling secrets about ​writing​ controversial characters, plots brimming with tension, ​​and time management for writers.

The first in our series of #tbt Rewinds features Academy Award winning composer and arranger Joe Renzetti. From Leon Redbone to Barry Manilow. From albums to films to his online curated music library envision-music.info. Joe Renzetti gives us the inside scoop about writing for, and working with, top actors and singers and musicians. A fascinating glimpse inside an award-winning career with Oddcast cohosts Keith Strunk, Merry Jones, Jon McGoran, Kelly Simmons, and Gregory Frost.

Michael Ventrella is an author, editor, speaker and lawyer. His latest non fiction book is How to Argue the Constitution with a Conservative from Gray Rabbit Publications, featuring artwork from Pulitzer-Prize winning editorial cartoonist Darrin Bell. Anthologies include Baker Street Irregulars (co-edited with New York Times Bestselling Author Jonathan Maberry) and, most recently, Across the Universe, a Beatles-themed anthology (co-edited with Randee Dawn) from Fantastic Books. He also heads the Pocono Liars Club. He discusses why you want to refresh yourself on the Constitution, writing books about The Monkees, and wearing his editor's hat, with the Oddcast Irregulars: Gregory Frost, Jon McGoran, Kelly Simmons, Merry Jones and Keith Strunk.

This week an interview with award-winning publisher/editor/and now bookstore owner Gavin Grant. His publishing house, Small Beer Press, started in 2000 with a story collection, Stranger Things Happen, which Salon named a “Book of the Year,” and The Village Voice proclaimed as one of its 25 Best Books. He offers sage advice on navigating the mad world of publishing, and speaks to the return of the brick-and-mortar bookstore. With Liars Gregory Frost, Merry Jones, Kelly Simmons, Jon McGoran, and Keith Strunk.