Jaime specializes in historical fiction for her published novels and talks about how she does her research and finds the right images to paint pictures in her mind that she brings to life. Come listen to her describe on the page what she sees in the movie of her imagination. … Continue...Episode 63 – Interview with Jaime Lee Moyer

In which your hosts wallow in the Deeps with Tentacles and Nick Mamatas, discussing everything from Sherlock Holmes to Kerouac and Lovecraft. Nick talks about writing, editing, teaching, and the latest stuff he’s working on. Write short fiction, Nick says! … Continue...Episode 62 – Tentacles with Nick Mamatas

Carol Berg, an extremely popular writer with the female hockey player set, joined us to talk about how she builds stories based on characters and questions. … Continue...Episode 61 – Interview with Carol Berg

Sean writes horror, science fiction, and fantasy, with a unique and focused approach for the writing and publishing market. He got started writing short stories because, “Fail fast!” learn from your mistakes! He blends his experience as part of the military with a deft storytelling twist, and tells us how he learned and grew as a writer. … Continue...Episode 60 – Weird Wars with Sean Patrick Hazlett

We welcome our first writer of scripts for TV and Film – Christy Marx. While Christy is a veritable “Jill of all Trades” in writing talent, we sat down to quiz her about how one comes into a career writing for movies, tv, and cartoons. … Continue...Episode 59 – Silver Screenwriting with Christy Marx

We welcome a NY Times Bestselling author to the coffee house, as she takes a break from WorldCon. Come hear how Carrie found her way into writing, her thoughts on genres and trends, and how she measured her own success and KPIs as a writer of commercial fiction. … Continue...Episode 58 – Interview with Carrie Vaughn

Jeannie, John, and Raymond Miller wish they were at the Bean Scene, and run through a creative writing site for paranormal Authors. Being delighted by the find, our intrepid writers click on the random generator and talk out how to use this to create a story treatment. … Continue...Episode 57 – Scene it, Done that!

There you are, your first great country novel written and ready to go. You start sending it out to agents and websites and they ask you for things. Shorter things. Summaries. Synopses. Hook lines. Elevator Pitches. Start thinking about how to market yourself and your work so you can re-use your work over and over. … Continue...Episode 56 – How to Sum Things Up

Alma Alexander was born on the banks of the Danube in a country that no longer exists, grew up in Africa, and is married to an American she met online. We caught up with her via Zoom, and had a long chat about her writing. (60 minutes) … Continue...Episode 55 – Interview with the Duchess of Fantasy

We’re happy to welcome author Raymond Miller back to the coffee house. Raymond reads part of a story for us, and takes the listener on an emotional roller coaster through Kentucky and From the Train Station, along with his experience writing in the time of Covid19. He talks about understanding life through the stories you’ve been told, and the styles and choices of authors. … Continue...Episode 54 – An Interview with Raymond Miller