Rodney Rhoda Taylor joins to share their memoir, A Life in Letters: A story of resilience, sequins, and hope. We discuss the art of writing letters, infusing hope and humor into our works, and how stories show our shared humanity.

https://www.rodneyrhodataylor.com/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/rodney-rhoda-taylor/

Christian Baines returns as to share his latest novel, Andalusia Dogs. We discuss The Season of the Witch for the Haunted Hearts book series, as well as his novel's "bless this chaos" vibe set in the artistic Movida era of Spanish culture after the death of Franco.

https://www.christianbaines.com/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/christian-baines/

Patricia Grayhall returns as a triple threat with her latest novel Framed. We discuss corporate greed, conspiracies, environmental awareness, immigration issues, unrequited love, and why the best novels have threads of multiple genres.

https://www.patriciagrayhall.com/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/patricia-grayhall/

Sophie Haeder returns with her latest novel The Lurking Demon. We discuss the evolution of Dohva, and the main characters - Sineth, Kima, and Avala. We also discuss world building and finding inspiration in Dungeons and Dragons.

https://www.sophiehaeder.com/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/sophie-haeder/

S.M. Stevens shares her novel Beautiful & Terrible Things. We discuss this amazing diverse cast of friends, their social justice activities in immigration, racism, and mental health, and what it's like to write about living in today's America. She then shares how to get a free short story and novelette about her characters that were cut from the book.

https://authorsmstevens.com/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/sm-stevens/

Daniel Land returns to share his concept single: Pearl Daddy. He wrote two singles that compliment each other and tell a love story with each track from one lover's perspective. We also discuss the North African influences that ghost into the music.

https://www.danielland.co.uk/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/daniel-land/

Neil Laird helps us kick off the new year by sharing his series Prime Time Travelers. We discuss how his career as an Emmy-nominated director of historic series for television shaped writing his series. We also discuss uncovering examples of gay life in ancient times while balancing satire, romance, and historical drama in his series.

https://www.neillaird.com/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/neil-laird/

Gordon Blitz returns to share his novel Converso Jews: A Hidden Family Story. We discuss his recent plays and monologues, as well as the book's dual story line and how it explores families in the past hiding their Judaism from the Catholics in control and how it has affected a modern family who doesn't know where some of their rituals came from as they learn to embrace an interfaith, gay love relationship.

https://www.wroteby.me/gordonblitz

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/gordon-blitz/

Madeleine Nakamura shares her novels Cursebreakers and Angel Eye. We discuss the impact of queer speculative fiction, as well as authentic ways to introduce mental illness in main characters.

https://www.madeleinenakamura.com/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/madeleine-nakamura/

Timothy Jay Smith shares his next novel Fire On The Island. We discuss arson as a political weapon and the refugee situation, as well as a look into why the USA's aid and assistance abroad matter.

https://www.timothyjaysmith.com/

http://www.wrotepodcast.com/timothy-jay-smith/