The Right Brain Café

Regina and James discuss Heinlein’s fourth rule for writing.

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About This Podcast:

From the Office of Demonology & Regina's Haunted Library, Book Worms Horror Zine editors Regina Saint Claire and James DeFeo offer tips on writing fiction.

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Regina is off this week. James gives his thoughts on a free webinar on finding a literary agent.

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Jericho Writers Free Webinar: https://event.webinarjam.com/replay/395/44ro5sq6bz5clnqbq4ow

James’ Newsletter

Regina’s Blog

Articles on writing by James on Medium

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About This Podcast:

From the Office of Demonology & Regina's Haunted Library, Book Worms Horror Zine editors Regina Saint Claire and James DeFeo offer tips on writing fiction.

Contact Us:

Email (not for submissions): [email protected]

Submit your short story (up to 1500 words) to:

La Regina Studio, Grundy Commons, 925 Canal Street, Bristol, PA 19007

Join us on social to chat Book Worms Horror

Follow our Instagram for behind-the-scenes of the show and to interact with us every single day.

Regina's Haunted Library YouTube Channel

The Office of Demonology YouTube Channel (James' Channel)

The Real Demons of Pop Culture Podcast

James on TikTok

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Regina and James discuss Robert Heinlein’s 3rd Rule for Writers: You Must Refrain From Rewriting, Except to Editorial Order. This rule may be the most controversial rule among the group. Regina and James give their opinions on what they think it means.

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Coursera Course: Creative Writing: The Craft of Plot

Regina’s Blog

Articles on writing by James on Medium

Buy Book Worms on our Etsy page

Get Regina’s book > Buy Carni

Get James’ short story on Kindle >

About This Podcast:

From the Office of Demonology & Regina's Haunted Library, Book Worms Horror Zine editors Regina Saint Claire and James DeFeo offer tips on writing fiction.

Contact Us:

Email (not for submissions): [email protected]

Submit your short story (up to 1500 words) to:

La Regina Studio, Grundy Commons, 925 Canal Street, Bristol, PA 19007

Join us on social to chat Book Worms Horror

Follow our Instagram for behind-the-scenes of the show and to interact with us every single day.

Regina's Haunted Library YouTube Channel

The Office of Demonology YouTube Channel (James' Channel)

The Real Demons of Pop Culture Podcast

James on TikTok

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamesippoliti.substack.com

James ' interview with Grady Hendrix from his podcast This Is Some Scene. Since James was sick, we are posting this episode to make up for missing a week. We will return with a new episode at the end of this week. If you would like more interviews with writers, please find us on Instagram at bookwormshorrorzine and let us know. Enjoy the show.

Articles on writing by James on Medium

Buy Book Worms on our Etsy page

Get Regina’s book > Buy Carni

Get James’ short story on Kindle >

About This Podcast:

From the Office of Demonology & Regina's Haunted Library, Book Worms Horror Zine editors Regina Saint Claire and James DeFeo offer tips on writing fiction.

Contact Us:

Email (not for submissions): [email protected]

Submit your short story (up to 1500 words) to:

La Regina Studio, Grundy Commons, 925 Canal Street, Bristol, PA 19007

Join us on social to chat Book Worms Horror

Follow our Instagram for behind-the-scenes of the show and to interact with us every single day.

Regina's Haunted Library YouTube Channel

The Office of Demonology YouTube Channel (James' Channel)

The Real Demons of Pop Culture Podcast

James on TikTok

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamesippoliti.substack.com

In this Episode:

Regina and James talk about Robert A. Heinlein's 2nd Rule of writing: FINISH WHAT YOUR START. More challenging than it sounds.

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Articles on writing by James on Medium

Buy Book Worms on our Etsy page

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Get James’ short story on Kindle >

About This Podcast:

From the Office of Demonology & Regina's Haunted Library, Book Worms Horror Zine editors Regina Saint Claire and James DeFeo offer tips on writing fiction.

Contact Us:

Email (not for submissions): [email protected]

Submit your short story (up to 1500 words) to:

La Regina Studio, Grundy Commons, 925 Canal Street, Bristol, PA 19007

Join us on social to chat Book Worms Horror

Follow our Instagram for behind-the-scenes of the show and to interact with us every single day.

Regina's Haunted Library YouTube Channel

The Office of Demonology YouTube Channel (James' Channel)

The Real Demons of Pop Culture Podcast

James on TikTok

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamesippoliti.substack.com

In this Episode:

Regina and James talk about Robert A. Heinlein's 1st Rule of writing: YOU MUST WRITE. Not as easy as it sounds.

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Buy Book Worms on our Etsy page

Get Regina’s book > Buy Carni

Get James’ short story on Kindle >

About This Podcast:

From the Office of Demonology & Regina's Haunted Library, Book Worms Horror Zine editors Regina Saint Claire and James DeFeo offer tips on writing fiction.

Contact Us:

Email (not for submissions): [email protected]

Submit your short story (up to 1500 words) to:

La Regina Studio, Grundy Commons, 925 Canal Street, Bristol, PA 19007

Join us on social to chat Book Worms Horror

Follow our Instagram for behind-the-scenes of the show and to interact with us every single day.

Regina's Haunted Library YouTube Channel

The Office of Demonology YouTube Channel (James' Channel)

The Real Demons of Pop Culture Podcast

James on TikTok

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamesippoliti.substack.com

In this Episode:

Regina and James talk about how to describe clothing in your writing.

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The Sears Catalog Archives

Watch Gemini Rising

Get Regina’s book > Buy Carni

About This Podcast:

From the Office of Demonology & Regina's Haunted Library, Book Worms Horror Zine editors Regina Saint Claire and James DeFeo offer tips on writing fiction.

Buy Book Worms on our Etsy page

Contact Us:

Email (not for submissions): [email protected]

Submit your short story (up to 1500 words) to:

La Regina Studio, Grundy Commons, 925 Canal Street, Bristol, PA 19007

Join us on social to chat Book Worms Horror

Follow our Instagram for behind-the-scenes of the show and to interact with us every single day.

Regina's Haunted Library YouTube Channel

The Office of Demonology YouTube Channel (James' Channel)

The Real Demons of Pop Culture Podcast

James on TikTok

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamesippoliti.substack.com

In this Episode:

Regina and James talk about how you can ask for reviews of your book as well as how to stay sane when reading your reviews—good or bad.

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NetGalley

Bookfunnel

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About This Podcast:

From the Office of Demonology & Regina's Haunted Library, Book Worms Horror Zine editors Regina Saint Claire and James DeFeo offer tips on writing fiction.

Buy Book Worms on our Etsy page

Contact Us:

Email (not for submissions): [email protected]

Submit your short story (up to 1500 words) to:

La Regina Studio, Grundy Commons, 925 Canal Street, Bristol, PA 19007

Join us on social to chat Book Worms Horror

Follow our Instagram for behind-the-scenes of the show and to interact with us every single day.

Regina's Haunted Library YouTube Channel

The Office of Demonology YouTube Channel (James' Channel)

The Real Demons of Pop Culture Podcast

James on TikTok

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamesippoliti.substack.com

In this episode, Regina and James talk about pen names. Why would you use a pen name, and what are some examples of established authors and their reasons for choosing a pen name?

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About This Podcast:

From the Office of Demonology & Regina's Haunted Library, Book Worms Horror Zine editors Regina Saint Claire and James Ippoliti offer tips on writing fiction.

A great zine needs excellent fiction, and since we are seeking great horror fiction for Book Worms, we created this podcast to give authors advice for writing and submitting.

Buy Book Worms on our Etsy page

Contact Us:

Email (not for submissions): [email protected]

Submit your short story (up to 1500 words) to:

La Regina Studio, Grundy Commons, 925 Canal Street, Bristol, PA 19007

Join us on social to chat Book Worms Horror

And for more Book Worms, check out our Instagram for behind-the-scenes of the show and to interact with us every single day.

Regina's Haunted Library YouTube Channel

The Office of Demonology YouTube Channel (James' Channel)

The Real Demons of Pop Culture Podcast

James on TikTok

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamesippoliti.substack.com

In this episode, Regina & James discuss the pros and cons of writing as a “pantser” vs. a plotter.

The ABDCE Structure

Dean Wesley Smith talking about pantsing aka writing into the dark

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Gemini Rising Episode

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About This Podcast:

From the Office of Demonology & Regina's Haunted Library, Book Worms Horror Zine editors Regina Saint Claire and James Ippoliti offer tips on writing for the horror genre to help authors get published in the Book Worms Horror Zine.

A great zine needs great fiction and since we are seeking great horror fiction for Book Worms, we created this podcast to give authors advice for writing and submitting.

Buy Book Worms on our Etsy page

Contact Us:

Email (not for submissions): [email protected]

Submit your short story (up to 1500 words) to:

La Regina Studio, Grundy Commons, 925 Canal Street, Bristol, PA 19007

Join us on social to chat Book Worms Horror

And for more Book Worms, check out our Instagram for behind-the-scenes of the show and to interact with us every single day.

Regina's Haunted Library YouTube Channel

The Office of Demonology YouTube Channel (James' Channel)

The Real Demons of Pop Culture Podcast

James on TikTok

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamesippoliti.substack.com