Wrote Podcast

We welcome SHELTER SOMERSET to the Wrote Podcast house! Journey in writing || Themes in Shelter's works || Sexuality isn't a critical issue || Writing works where characters just happen to be gay || Artistically blending genres || Gay Lit Fic vs Romance || RFQs || Credits

Today it's just Vance Bastian and Baz talking about the current state of queer storytelling beyond novels. Where are we with the following areas: 1. Comics - Will we ever get a boyfriend for Captain America? Can we ever hope that gay comic characters can ever have the A-List spotlight like Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman? Examples: Wonder Woman, Bat Woman, Midnighter/Apollo, Spiderman, Thor. 2. Movies - Who tells the best queer stories in film? How do works from other parts of the world compare with ours? Do subsidies truly matter in the end when it comes to gatekeeping and production of queer stories in film? Why is it behind TV so much? Foreign films such as "Beautiful Things" or "Get Real" vs American produced art house pieces and lower budgeted indie flicks? Brokeback Mountain, Philidelphia Story, The Hunger are discussed. 3. Television - What happens when the queer "community" bashes a queer piece without engaging the production staff? Is our voice growing or diminishing? Where does it do great? What doesn't work out so well? Why? Greg Berlanti's empire of comic series with queer representation, Ryan Murphy's various productions, Cucumber and Banana in the UK - it's really the best in queer storytelling for many reasons - why are they? 4. Music - Why do certain classification of music work over another when singing songs about our lives and loves? Who is at the forefront of this movement in queer songwriting? Why have they achieved so much? Ty Herndon, Billy Gilman, Steve Grand, Adam Ray, Frank Ocean, Sam Smith, Ryan Amador are the singers on hand for this part of the discussion. Ending on a positive note - where are we? Who are we looking to to carry the torch forward? Credits

We welcome author SLOAN JOHNSON to the Wrote Podcast house this week! Journey in writing || Her early writing days and how she came to write M/M Romance || Sports in MM Romance || Happy Ever Afters || Danger of Writing for the Reader || Keeping Content Evergreen || Rapid Fire Questions || What's Up Next || Credits and Blooper

We open a NEW chapter in the Wrote Podcast story - We welcome out singer/songwriter, musician and theatrical artist, RYAN AMADOR, to the Wrote Podcast house! Opening Track: A Lonely Body (IN)Body Journey in music Music Track 1: Define Me Queer Identity and musical influences that shape that identity Music Track 2: Spectrum Current Project - (IN)Body - Released 2016 with producer Daniel Weidlein. The evolution of the music and the visual works in the accompanying music videos. Music Track 3: Stained (edit) Feminism and Male Identity Music Track 4: Question Everything Exploring Masculinity with (IN)Body Music Track 5: Instead (Edit) RFQs and What's Ahead Closing Track: Safe In Your Heart (IN)Body Credits

We welcome Caleb James to the WROTE Podcast house! Journey in writing || Horror with queer centric characters || How psyche plays into character works in genre fiction || Working with an Agent in Traditional Publishing || People of Color in Genre Fiction || More representation of queer characters in the Horror genre || RFQs || What's Ahead || Credits and Blooper

Jeff Rivera is in the WROTE Podcast house! Journey as a writer || Novellas as an art form || Tips on being a novella author || Making a living in writing || How KU actually can be a good thing || Does the data support what readers say they want? || RFQs || What's Ahead || Credits

ROUNDTABLE - Creating Queer Content Panelists: Matthew Cheney, SA Collins, Dena Hankins Moderator: Vance Bastian PART TWO: Creators 1) As creators of queer content, how do you think we fare in not only getting our works published, but breaking through to gain attention? 2) How much notice should our own queer centric media devote to our stories? How can we help them? 3) When you create, do you think about underrepresented parts of our community? Or do you default to the standby of "writing what you know?" 4) Looking past the rainbow, when it comes to introducing a queer story to the world, how do you interact with allies who may not be part of the community represented in your work? 5) To wrap up... Are there areas where you see queer content lacking in its creation that our rainbow community needs to address? What next steps should story writers take? Credits

A ROUNDTABLE Discussion on Consuming/Finding Queer Content Panel: Matthew Cheney, Dena Hankins and SA Collins Moderated By: Vance Bastian Part One of a Two Part Discussion by Queer Authors talking about consuming and accessing queer content across sexual identities, race and culture in the GLBT+ spectrum. This discussion half of the two-part discussion will focus on sourcing and consuming queer content. I. As consumers of queer content, where do you think we are, as a community? II. Do you think acceptance of stories with queer characters has improved? Are there areas that concern you given the current social/political climate? III. When you're looking for something to read, do you purposely seek out (and buy with dollars) stories with characters from underrepresented parts of our community? Or do you generally just buy what normally attracts you? IV. What methods of advertising, promotion, marketing, etc. have been successful in getting YOU to consider buying a book outside of your normal reading tastes? V. To wrap up... Are there areas where you see queer content lacking in being accessible that our rainbow community needs to address? What next steps should book buyers take? Credits

We welcome back ANGEL MARTINEZ in the Wrote Podcast house! Humor in Queer Fiction || How Publishers Approach Reissued Stories || RFQs || Cons as a Means to Expand Your Audience Base || What's Ahead || Credits and Bloopers

We welcome MATTHEW BRIGHT to the Wrote Podcast House! Journey In Writing, Editing and Cover Artwork || Threesome Anthology and the Publisher's Weekly Starred Review || Editing - The Art of Refinement || Speculative Fiction and Erotica - when to color within the lines and when to blur them || The Art of Book Design || Rapid Fire Questions || What's Ahead || Credits and Outtake