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A lot of writers, perhaps as part of the ‘suffering artist’ stigma, speak of waiting for their muse to come to them. But Brian and Rekka agree if you’re waiting for an outside source to appear and give you permission to write, you’re holding yourself back. Show Notes: [Lesson in the pre-show: Keep the matches […]

Last month, small publisher Parvus Press celebrated two years since they hung up their shingle to publish the kinds of books they want to see in the world. Co-founder Colin Coyle joins Brian and Rekka to discuss the process that brought about the birth of the company, the life experiences that prepared Colin to be […]

We promised to have John Adamus back on to do a breakdown of a film in terms of storytelling. One of Rekka’s favorite things in life is getting John to pick apart a movie he doesn’t like, but how’s she gonna like it when he picks apart a movie she rather enjoyed? The movie Rekka […]

Today on the podcast, award-winning author, Draft2Digital marketer, and podcaster Kevin Tumlinson joins Brian and Rekka to talk about his vision for the future of indie publishing. Kevin hosts the Wordslinger Podcast which allows him to talk to writers and other indie entrepreneurs about their tricks, tips, and tactics for advancing the lives they want […]

Listener-requested topic! In Episode 16, Rekka proposes writers who worry about outlining are asking about two separate things: the process of creating a useful outline, and the process of building a strong story structure. We’ve touched on the process of outlining briefly before, but a listener has asked for some more specifics, so we really […]

We would like to apologize in advance for the audio quality of this episode. We were testing a new meeting service which we cannot recommend – and you’ll know why after hearing the episode! Rest assured our future episodes will return to our usual standard of quality. We would have scrapped this episode, but we […]