For the season finale, Jamie and Karli revisit the tried and true Employee Picks shelf. Sharing a handful (or two) of recommendations on books, movies, shows and music, your hosts close out season three with some of their favorites (or not favorites, in Jamie's case).
As the landscape of publishing shifts and changes, Kim, Karli, and Jamie discuss the many opportunities now available to writers. With so much change in the last ten years it's clear, there is no one, right, way to be a published author.
This is how it ends, not with a wimper but a dirty joke... Wait. In this episode Kate joins the conversation to discuss what makes the end of a book or story great. And in some cases, not so great.
How do you know when to start a new project? So, you've got this idea, and you know you gotta commit sometime, but you wonder if there's a better time to get going. In this episode, Jamie and Karli discuss how they know when to start, the challenges presented, and what that looks like for their current WIPs (Works in Progress).
What oddly specific tropes come to mind when you think of your favorite genre of book? Our hosts along with their kind guest A.P. Thayer talk about some of these tropes, as well as a bunch of 90's and 00's tv. ;)
Todays episode tackles the dreaded author question: Where do you get your ideas? Greta Valentine returns to discuss with our hosts the concept of tracing the genesis of an idea, its evolution over time, and how our influences and subconscious play into its culmination.
Enjoy this bonus episode, where Karli and Jamie share their thoughts on remakes, working on mindset and physical fitness, how writing is going, and other stuff as they catch up.
Back and better than ever, or back and at least 25% as good as last season. Jamie and Karli make their rusty return to the podcasting quest for season three!
After a wonderful season filled with fantastic guests and lots of laughs Jamie and Karli are ready wrap up the season. Taking time to reflect on the year, their progress, and their massive amounts of gratitude.
A.P. Thayer and Lily Hammer, a.k.a. Kate, join our hosts for game night style event. As Karli reads some of the best 1 star reviews Goodreads has to offer, our contestants must try to guess which books the reviewer is writing about.
The inspiration to write can come from anywhere. Jamie and Karli chat with fellow writer Izzy Kildonan about the epic worlds built and inspiration that a well crafted video game can inspired.
Every writer has them, writing slumps. Years of slogging in our art, what else would you accept? But there is a season for everything and sometime we just need a hand and maybe some advice, to pull us up out of the slumps.
Author of On Wings of Ash and Dust, Brittany Wang, joins Karli and Jame to talk about Serial Series. And shares how she rapid released OWAD, what the benefits of serial rapid realize are and some of the challenges she faced.
Karli and Jamie answer listener asked questions about writing, scheduling, and the real important stuff... beverages.
Whether you grew up reading comic books or your new to the game there's so many options. Where to start? Jamie and Karli are joined by comic enthusiast and fellow podcaster, Josiah Bradley, to talk about the wonder of graphic novels.
From childhood all the way to adulthood, theres alway room for the comforting return to a familiar story. What makes a comfort watch oh so comforting?
Great dialogue can make or break a story. In this episode, Karli, Jamie, and A.P. go over their approaches, and opinions. And try to mind out all the tips they can come up that can help strengthen dialogue in fiction.
As writers we make promises, as readers we want promises made to us met. Genre fictions comes with their own sets of built in expectations, in this episode Jamie and Karli chat about why it’s important to met and subvert expectations.
Not so long ago, on a podcast that’s pretty close by, Jamie and Karli were joined by Greta Valentine to chat about the epic franchise that is STAR WARS!
Get to know this classic band of character archetypes, known as The Five Man Band and hear about examples in media that make us love a good ensemble cast.