Writing the Wrong Way with Jonathan Ball, PhD

Jonathan welcomes illustrator/comic artist Fell Hound to discuss her new one-shot comic Commander Rao, and to talk about the challenges of funding comics through Kickstarter.

Check out Commander Rao, now on sale from Scout Comics: https://www.scoutcomics.com/collections/commander-rao

Jonathan's latest project is The Eye Collector, available from Heavy Metal magazine: https://shop.heavymetal.com/products/the-eye-collector-1

For more of Jonathan's work:

https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/

https://www.strangerfiction.ca/

Jonathan welcomes in University of Winnipeg Writer-in-Residence Erin Moure to speak with his class and answer questions about her career as an acclaimed writer and poet. 

Pick up Moore's most recent poetry collection here: https://www.amazon.ca/Planetary-Noise-Selected-Poetry-Moure/dp/0819576956

Jonathan's latest project is The Eye Collector, available from Heavy Metal magazine: https://shop.heavymetal.com/products/the-eye-collector-1

For more of Jonathan's work:

https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/

https://www.strangerfiction.ca/

Keith Cadieux is a Winnipeg-based horror fiction writer. In this episode, he joins Jonathan's University of Winnipeg writing class to talk about the intricacies of horror.

Find more of Cadieux's work here: https://www.keithcadieux.com/

Jonathan's latest project is The Eye Collector, available from Heavy Metal magazine: https://shop.heavymetal.com/products/the-eye-collector-1

For more of Jonathan's work:

https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/

https://www.strangerfiction.ca/

Keith Cadieux is a Winnipeg-based horror fiction writer. In this episode, he joins Jonathan's University of Winnipeg writing class to talk about the intricacies of horror.

Fine more of Cadieux's work here: https://www.keithcadieux.com/

Jonathan's latest project is The Eye Collector, available from Heavy Metal magazine: https://shop.heavymetal.com/products/the-eye-collector-1

For more of Jonathan's work:

https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/

https://www.strangerfiction.ca/

Jonathan welcomes fellow Virus Comics label-mate Jonathan Chance to talk about his unique blend of Samurai Kaiju Horror. Check out his new graphic novel The Boy Who Conquered a Mountain now available from Heavy Metal Magazine's Virus Comics.

Jonathan Ball's latest project is The Eye Collector, also available from Heavy Metal Magazine: https://shop.heavymetal.com/products/the-eye-collector-1

For more of Jonathan's work:

https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/

https://www.strangerfiction.ca/

Jonathan welcomes genre writer Z.F. Sigurdson to the podcast to discuss his Veiled Sagas series and his methods of publishing them.

Black as Night (Book 2 of the Veiled Sagas) is available for sale here. 

For more on Sigurdson's work: https://zfsigurdson.com/

Jonathan's latest project is The Eye Collector, available from Heavy Metal magazine: https://shop.heavymetal.com/products/the-eye-collector-1

For more of Jonathan's work:

https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/

https://www.strangerfiction.ca/

Calgary-based comic book and board game artist Zach Schuster joins the podcast to discuss his comic THRUD, using Kickstarter to fund comics, and his best comic-writing practices.

THRUD is now available through publisher Mythos & Ink: https://www.mythosink.com/books/thrud/ and you can find more of Schuster's work at https://zmschuster.com/projects.

Jonathan's horror comic series The Eye Collector is available now from Heavy Metal Magazine's Virus Comics: https://shop.heavymetal.com/products/the-eye-collector-1

Connect with Jonathan:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.ball.1441/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/

Opening song is "We Got the Poison" by Electric Candles

Podcast production by Dan Vadeboncoeur

Over the years, Jonathan has been asked many questions about agents, and so today he welcomes Emmy Nordstrom Higdon, a literary agent with Westwood Creative Artists. They talk about what Nordstrom Higdon looks for in new clients/submissions, the current state of the publishing industry, and Nordstrom Higdon's completely rational fear of zombies. 

Check out Nordstrom Higdon's manuscript wish list: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/emmy-nordstrom-higdon/

The Eye Collector is available now from Heavy Metal Magazine's Virus Comics: https://shop.heavymetal.com/products/the-eye-collector-1

Connect with Jonathan:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.ball.1441/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/

Opening song is "We Got the Poison" by Electric Candles

Podcast production by Dan Vadeboncoeur

Jonathan welcomes his friend and collaborator GMB Chomichuk to the podcast to discuss their new comic miniseries called The Eye Collector, published by Virus Comics, which is an imprint of Heavy Metal.

Part 2 of this conversation will be posted October 21, 2021 on Chomichuk's podcast Super Pulp Science.

The Eye Collector is available now from Heavy Metal's Virus Comics: https://shop.heavymetal.com/products/the-eye-collector-1

If you live in Canada you can save on shipping by purchasing it from Stranger Fiction: https://stranger-fiction.square.site/product/eyecollector1/12?cs=true&cst=custom

Connect with Jonathan:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.ball.1441/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/

Opening song is "We Got the Poison" by Electric Candles

Podcast production by Dan Vadeboncoeur

Jonathan welcomes rapper Bazooka Joe 204 to talk about his writing process, the challenge of rhyming, and the history of Manitoba's hip-hop scene. 

Check out Bazooka Joe 204's work at http://www.peanutsandcorn.com/

Jonathan's new comic series The Eye Collector is available now from Heavy Metal magazine's Virus Comics: https://shop.heavymetal.com/products/the-eye-collector-1

Connect with Jonathan:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.ball.1441/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/

Opening song is "We Got the Poison" by Electric Candles

Podcast production by Dan Vadeboncoeur