Just Keep Writing: Recent Episodes
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This week, the entire crew gets together to talk about reading and writing goals for the summer.
Links mentioned during the show:
A Cozy Mystery Compendium: Workbook, planner, journal
Jenna Hanchey
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
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Discord
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Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, the crew chats with Erin Brown, Tonya R. Moore, and Emmalia Harrington about editing a Black Anthology called: The Cook Out.
Links mentioned during the show:
Tonya R. Moore
Emmalia Harrington
Erin Brown
Rabbit, Fox, Tar
Forged in FIYAH
They Swallowed the Sun
Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity
Co-Hosts
Jenna Hanchey
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
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Discord
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Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, the crew gathers for Brent’s last episode as a co-host. Don’t worry, goodbyes aren’t forever.
Links mentioned during the show:
The Crew’s Recommendations for Brent:
Jenna: Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: What Fungi Taught Me About Nourishment, Poison, Ecology, Hidden Histories, Zombies, and Black Survival by Maria Pinto
Shingai: Deep Space Nine, Stephen Universe
Nick: Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
LP: Ring Shout on Saturn - Sheree Renee Thomas, Kai Ashante WIlson (novel that's coming)
Sameem: Letters to a Writer of Color, Edited by Deepa Anappara and Taymour Soomro
Marshall: Lone Woman by Victor LaValle, Adrian Tchaikovsky - Shroud
Support the Show:
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Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Jenna Hanchey
- www.jennahanchey.com/
Sameem Siddiqui
- Website
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
- Voodoonauts
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Brent follow Nick’s lead in building a character from scratch.
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
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Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Jenna Hanchey
- www.jennahanchey.com/
Sameem Siddiqui
- Website
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
- Voodoonauts
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, and Brent use The Story Engine deck and expansions to show how ideas for writing can form and vary from writer to writer. Not surprisingly, they have a blast!
Links mentioned during the show:
The Story Engine
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
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Contact us!
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Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Jenna Hanchey
- www.jennahanchey.com/
Sameem Siddiqui
- Website
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
- Voodoonauts
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Jenna, LP, Sameem, and Shingai talk about what they consume and how they write stories of resistance and rage when the world is on fire.
Links mentioned during the show:
Long Way Down
Bitter
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain
Here Sits His Ignominy
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
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Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Jenna Hanchey
- www.jennahanchey.com/
Sameem Siddiqui
- Website
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
- Voodoonauts
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, Jenna, Sameem, Shingai, RJ and LP dive into their past to reflect on what drove their desire to write.
Links mentioned during the show:
Jenna Hanchey
RJ Taylor
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
YouTube
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, LP and Sameem continue discussing the works that have influenced them as writers. In this episode, Jenna shares the variety of works that formed her writing.
Links mentioned during the show:
Jenna Hanchey
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
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Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Sameem, Jenna, Gabe, Brent, and LP talk about thier writing aspirations for 2026.
Links mentioned during the show:
Marshall’s GoFundMe
Pacemaker
The Queer Art of Failure
Jenna Hanchey
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
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Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Brent, Jenna, Shingai and Wil interview Kate Maruyama and LP about the novella craft book they are collaborating on. Happy Holidays to our amazing community!
Links mentioned during the show:
Episode 159 - An Interview with Kate Maruyama
Kate Maruyama
Raw Dog Screaming Press
Jenna Hanchey
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
YouTube
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, and Wil are back again to talk about all things horror!
Links mentioned during the show:
Vessel: A Nocturnal Realm Series
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
YouTube
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Nick leads Marshall, Brent and Wil in a discussion about all things antagonistic.
Links mentioned during the show:
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
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Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
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Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Jenna, Nick, Shingai and Sameem interview Tanvir Ahmed!
Please see the addendum below from Tanvir.
Addendum from Tanvir Ahmed: This conversation was recorded in September 2025, and in it, I mentioned that Afghanistan was not presently being bombed. Between then and now, Pakistan bombed Afghanistan and killed dozens from the air, including journalists, cricket players, and children. Pakistan's escalation plans have been broadcast for some time now, as reported in February 2025. The article under discussion in Strange Horizons was about the way Muslims are racialized into monsters, with specific reference to Afghans. That same process is still at work in the ongoing ethnic cleansings of Afghans in Pakistan and Iran.
Links mentioned during the show:
Brown University's Costs of War Project
The Taawon Project for Palestine
Lynzy Billing, America’s War in Afghanistan Devastated the Country’s Environment in Ways That May Never Be Cleaned Up
Lynzy Billing, The Night Doctrine (and you can read the original investigation here)
Beshara Doumani & Gabi Kirk, Inheriting the Impossible
Vajra Chandrasekera's acceptance speech upon winning the 2025 Ursula K. LeGuin prize
An interview with Indra Das at Seize the Press with comments on the genocide in Palestine
Strange Horizons, Palestine Special Issue (29 March 2021)
Samovar, stories from and an interview with Abdul wakil Sulamal
Tanvir Ahmed, A Letter Dispatched from the Hills of Afghulistan and the Ramparts of Tarouz (and you can find a fuller list of works here)
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
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Contact us!
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Discord
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Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, and Wil are celebrating spooky month by diving into a discussion about the horror genre!
Links mentioned during the show:
Vessel: A Nocturnal Realm Series
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
YouTube
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Nick, LP, Sameem, Shingai, and Jenna continue the conversation about reading and writing novellas!
Links mentioned during the show:
Jenna Hanchey
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
YouTube
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, LP, Sameem, Jenna, Brent and Wil dive into reading and writing novellas!
Links mentioned during the show:
Episode 159 - An Interview with Kate Maruyama
Jenna Hanchey
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
YouTube
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Jenna, Sameem, LP, and Wil continue discussing The Secrets of Character, by Matt Bird. In this episode, the crew dives even deeper into chapter two! Grab a copy of the book today and join the conversation in the Discord!
Links mentioned during the show:
The Secrets of Character - Writing a Hero Anyone Will Love by Matt Bird
Jenna Hanchey
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
YouTube
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Shingai brings Erin Brown, Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, Sarah A. Macklin and Bri Stokes to the table to talk about The Laugh of the Medusa by Hélène Cixous.
Links mentioned during the show:
The Laugh of the Medusa
Erin Brown
Yvette Lisa Ndlovu
Sarah A. Macklin
Bri Stokes
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
YouTube
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, the crew meets up at Woldcon for an in-person podcast! It’s hard to recap the awesomeness of all these folks together in one hotel room in a few sentences, so enjoy the conversation and follow the links below.
–Editor’s Note: This episode sounds great (thanks to Writing Excuses for letting us use their equipment), but is mostly left as it was recorded. Please excuse any audio issues, coughing, mic bumping etc. Leaving this intact to capture the time together was important to me. I appreciate your understanding. -Marshall
Links mentioned during the show:
Maurice Broaddus
Victor Manibo
RJ Taylor
Nikki Braziel
–Autonomy of a Murder
–Nikki’s Substack
Erin Roberts
–Writing Excuses
–1000 Hells
Jenna Hanchey
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
YouTube
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Jenna, Sameem, Shingai, and Wil continue discussing The Secrets of Character, by Matt Bird. In this episode, the crew dives even deeper into chapter two! Grab a copy of the book today and join the conversation in the Discord!
Links mentioned during the show:
The Secrets of Character - Writing a Hero Anyone Will Love by Matt Bird
Yoko Ono's CUT PIECE: A Masterclass in Performance Art and Courage
Jenna Hanchey
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
YouTube
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, LP, Gabe, Sameem, Shingai and Wil chat with Jenna Hanchey about her academic career, her writing, and so much more!
Links mentioned during the show:
Jenna Hanchey
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
YouTube
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, and Wil talk to Sarah A. Macklin about her writing career, her work in comics, starting her own comic book publishing company, and much more!
Links mentioned during the show:
Sarah A. Macklin
Burning Phoenix Press
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
YouTube
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil sit down with Greg Lockard to talk about his career, his graphic novel Liebestrasse, and so much more!
Links mentioned during the show:
Liebestrasse — Greg Lockard
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
YouTube
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindre
This week, Marshall, LP, and Wil, sit down with comic book author Stephanie Williams to talk about her career so far, and so much more.
Links mentioned during the show:
Stephanie Williams
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
YouTube
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- www.brentclambert.com
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Brent, Sameem, LP, Shingai, Jenna, and Wil, welcome Sarah A. Macklin to continue the conversation about the Ryan Coogler film, Sinners.
Links mentioned during the show:
Sarah A. Macklin
Jenna Hanchey
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Support the Show:
Patreon
Kofi
Indie Bound
Contact us!
JustKeepWriting.org
Discord
YouTube
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
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This week, Marshall, LP, Shingai, Jenna, and Wil, welcome back Yvette Lisa Ndlovu to talk about the Ryan Coogler film, Sinners.
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Yvette Lisa Ndlovu
Jenna Hanchey
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
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This week, Marshall, Sameem, Nick, Brent and Wil welcome back Maurice Broaddus to talk about writing book two in a trilogy, and so much more!
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Breath of Oblivion
Sameem Siddiqui
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This week, LP, Sameem, Shingai and Wil chat with Jenna Hanchey and Ben Pladek about a novella by Sofia Samatar called The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain.
Links mentioned during the show:
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar
Jenna Hanchey
Ben Pladek
–Tell Them a Story to Teach Them Kindness
Sameem Siddiqui
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Shingai Njeri Kagunda
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This week, Gabe, LP, Sameem, and Wil chat with Jenna Hanchey about writing through executive dysfunction.
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Jenna Hanchey
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Gabriel F. Salmerón
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This week, LP, Sameem and Wil talk to Shingai and Arley Sorg about bringing Fantasy Magazine back, building community, and more!
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Fantasy Magazine
Arley Sorg
Sameem Siddiqui
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This week, LP and Wil talk to Marshall, Nick, and Sameem about being parents who also write. Other parents in the community feel free to continue the conversation in the Discord!
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Sameem Siddiqui
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Sameem, Shingai, and Wil continue discussing The Secrets of Character, by Matt Bird. In this episode, the crew dives deeper into chapter two! Grab a copy of the book today and join the conversation in the Discord!
Links mentioned during the show:
The Secrets of Character - Writing a Hero Anyone Will Love by Matt Bird
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
–Episode 60 - JKW While Black: What If...? feat. Shingai Njeri Kagunda
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This week, Marshall, Brent, LP, and Wil continue discussing The Secrets of Character, by Matt Bird. In this episode, the crew dives into chapter two! Grab a copy of the book today and join the conversation in the Discord!
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The Secrets of Character - Writing a Hero Anyone Will Love by Matt Bird
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Shingai, Sameem, LP, and Wil start a new craft book series covering The Secrets of Character, by Matt Bird. Grab a copy of the book today and join the conversation in the Discord!
Links mentioned during the show:
The Secrets of Character - Writing a Hero Anyone Will Love by Matt Bird
Airbody by Sameem Siddiqui
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Sameem, Gabe, Wil, and Brent continue their writing is political series by discussing the Netflix show, Arcane.
Note: There are some spoilers for Arcane season 1.
Links mentioned during the show:
Arcane
The SECRET to ARCANE’s Depth…
The Secrets of Character by Matt Bird
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Gabriel F. Salmerón
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- Twitter: @LPKindred
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This week, we’ve got an almost full house talking about our intentions around writing in 2025.
Editor’s note: This episode is about as raw as it gets. We thought it would be a fun way to end 2024. Make sure to listen until the end! Happy Holidays!
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Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Gabriel F. Salmerón
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- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- www.brentclambert.com
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- Twitter: @LPKindred
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This week, LP and Wil sit down with Kate Maruyama to talk about writing horror, writing novellas, and so much more!
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Kate Maruyama
Raw Dog Screaming Press
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This week, Wil, LP, and Sameem interview R.S.A. Garcia! This episode is full of amazing stories you don’t want to miss.
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–Website
–Bluesky
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
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Episode 157 - Rejectomancy
This week, Marshall, Nick, LP, and Wil discuss how they approach submitting their work and what they do when the rejections hit their inboxes. Is Rejectomancy a thing? Feel free to join the conversation in our Discord.
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This week, Marshall, Nick, LP, and Wil discuss how they approach social structures and politics as they write the worlds around their characters.
Links mentioned during the show:
Cold Relations
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This week, Nick, LP and Sameem talk to Shingai about her novelette, “We Who Will Not Die.” There are a few spoilers so check out the link below and read this amazing story.
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We Who Will Not Die
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
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- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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This week, Marshall, Nick, and Gabe talk about the books they’re reading that inform their craft, the books they put down, and what they can’t wait to read next.
Links mentioned during the show:
Being a Vampire
Unrelenting Backerkit
Dragonsteel Nexus
Writing Excuses Retreats
Worldcon
Gabriel F. Salmerón
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, and LP discuss the Netflix show, Half Bad: The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself.
Spoiler Warning: This show is amazing, so we couldn’t help but spoil a lot of it.
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Half Bad: The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself
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This week, Marshall, Gabe, Sameem and Wil welcome RJ Taylor back to the show to discuss character versus plot driven stories. Don’t forget to jump into the JKW Discord to join the conversation!
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Vanishing Point by RJ Taylor
–RJTaylorauthor.com
Sameem Siddiqui
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Gabriel F. Salmerón
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- @fiyahlitmag
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This week, Marshall, Nick, LP, Brent and Wil discuss how politics influences the stories we tell and the stories we consume.
Links mentioned during the show:
How to Get Away with Murder
Scandal
Severance
Silo
Bitter Root
Children of Time
Flamer
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This week, we gather everyone we can to discuss our writing goals, recent influences, inspirations, and what keeps us writing beyond episode 150.
Links mentioned during the show:
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Gabriel F. Salmerón
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- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
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This week, Nick and Wil sit down with Sameem Siddiqui, and Shingai Njeri Kagunda to discuss creativity in their work and what keeps them creative when it gets difficult.
Links mentioned during the show:
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
–Episode 60 - JKW While Black: What If...? feat. Shingai Njeri Kagunda
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- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Gabe, Brent, LP, and Wil bring Jennifer Udden back to answer questions about the industry, querying, and so much more!
Thanks to our amazing community on Discord for great questions!
Links mentioned during the show:
Jennifer Udden
–Manuscript Wish List
–Laura Dail Literary Agency
–Marrying In: A Tarquin Family Novel
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Wil:
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Gabriel F. Salmerón:
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, and Brent talk to Wil to talk about worldbuilding his Webtoon, Vessel: A Nocturnal Realm Series. Check out the link to the Webtoon below.
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Vessel: A Nocturnal Realm Series
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- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Nick, LP, and Shingai discuss Sameem’s short story Airbody which Clarkesworld Magazine published in 2020. Note: There are spoilers, so use the link below to read the story!
Links mentioned during the show:
AirBody
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, and Wil sit down with Sameem and Shingai to discuss the works that have influenced them as writers. This is the last in the series, so if you missed any, see episodes 136, 137, and 141. As always, use the links below to read the books yourself!
Links mentioned during the show:
Parable of the Sower - Octavia Butler
The Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut
She Tries Her Tongue, Her Silence Softly Breaks - M. Nourbse Phillips
The Paper Menagerie - Ken Liu
Augustown - Kei Miller
The Deep - Rivers Solomon
Salt Eaters - Toni Cade Bambara
The Dragonfly Sea - Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
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- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Gabe and Wil sit down with Jennifer Udden to discuss her return to agenting and so much more!
Don’t forget to head to our Discord to submit questions for our upcoming Jennifer Udden agent Q&A episode!
Links mentioned during the show:
Jennifer Udden
–Manuscript Wish List
–Laura Dail Literary Agency
–Marrying In: A Tarquin Family Novel
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- @fiyahlitmag
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- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Gabriel F. Salmerón:
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This week, join Nick, Wil, Gabriel F. Salmerón, and Sameem Siddiqui as they close out their discussion about Refuse to Be Done by Matt Bell.
Links mentioned during the show:
Refuse to Be Done
Midnight Robber
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
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- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
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The East Coast Crew is back! Join Wil, Gabriel F. Salmerón, Sameem Siddiqui, and Shingai Njeri Kagunda as they talk about part 2 of Refuse to Be Done by Matt Bell.
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Refuse to Be Done
Sameem Siddiqui
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Gabriel F. Salmerón
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
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- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, and Wil continue discussing the works that have influenced them as writers. In this episode, Marshall and Wil share the works that form their creative research. Use the links below to read the books yourself!
Links mentioned during the show:
Well-Loved Book Pictures
Dragonlance Chronicles (Dragons of Autumn Twilight)
The Dark Tower
Legend of Drizzt
The Old Man’s War Series
Six of Crows
Dawn
Anita Blake series
History is All You Left Me
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- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil, sit down with day-one listener, friend, and author of Calamity, Constance Fay!
Note: There aren’t too many spoilers for the novel, but use the links below to buy Calamity and pre-order Fiasco before we have Constance on again!
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Calamity
Fiasco
Constance Fay
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- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, LP, Brent, and Wil sit down with DaVaun Sanders to talk about his writing journey and his debut novel: Keynan Masters and the Peerless Magic Crew.
Note: There aren’t many spoilers in this episode, but there are a few. Use the links below to buy this incredibly fun book today!
Links mentioned during the show:
Keynan Masters and the Peerless Magic Crew
Papa Legba Has Entered the Chat
FIYAH
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- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, LP, Gabe and Brent sit down with Wil to talk about his Webtoon, Vessel: A Nocturnal Realm Series. Check out the link to the Webtoon below!
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Vessel: A Nocturnal Realm Series
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- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Gabe, Brent, LP and Wil continue discussing the works that have influenced them as writers. In this episode, Brent and Gabe share the works that form their creative research. Use the links below to read the books yourself!
Links mentioned during the show:
Animorphs: The Hork-Bajir Chronicles
The Scar
Three Parts Dead
Acacia
The Kingkiller Chronicle - Patrick Rothfuss
The Green Bone Saga - Fonda Lee
The Reckoners - Brandon Sanderson
African Immortals - Tananarive Due
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- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Gabe, LP, and Wil start a new series discussing the works that have influenced them as writers. In this episode, LP and Nick share the works that form their creative research. Use the links below to read the books yourself!
Links mentioned during the show:
John Rechy’s The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez
Alice Walker’s the Color Purple
James Baldwin’s Go Tell It on the Mountain
Chuck Palahniuk’s Invisible Monsters or Fight Club
Legend of Drizzt
Arsenic and Adobo
Sword of Shannara
Ender’s Game
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- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil sit back down with Brent to talk about his novella, A Necessary Chaos from Neon Hemlock. This time it’s all about magic systems! There will be spoilers, so buy this book now!
Links mentioned during the show:
A Necessary Chaos
Neon Hemlock
Writing Excuses
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- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, and and Wil welcome back Suyi Davies Okungbowa to talk about his epic fantasy novel Son of the Storm.
Note: There are a few spoilers so pick up the book and the sequel, Warrior of the Wind now!
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Suyi Davies Okungbowa
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Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
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- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil sit back down with Brent to talk about his novella, A Necessary Chaos from Neon Hemlock. This time it’s all about writing through hard times. There will be spoilers, so buy this book now!
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A Necessary Chaos
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Writing Excuses
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- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Nick, LP, and Wil welcome back JKW co-hosts Gabriel F. Salmerón, Sameem Siddiqui, and Shingai Njeri Kagunda to continue their discussion of Refuse to Be Done by Matt Bell.
Links mentioned during the show:
Refuse to Be Done
Arcane
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
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- Twitter: @BrightInks
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- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil sit back down with Brent to talk about his novella, A Necessary Chaos from Neon Hemlock. This time it’s all about world building and character. There will be spoilers, so buy this book now!
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A Necessary Chaos
Neon Hemlock
Writing Excuses
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- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Nick, LP, and Wil welcome back JKW co-hosts Gabriel F. Salmerón, Sameem Siddiqui, and Shingai Njeri Kagunda to continue their discussion of Refuse to Be Done by Matt Bell.
Links mentioned during the show:
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
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Wil:
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- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Nick, LP, and Wil welcome back new JKW co-hosts Gabriel F. Salmerón, and Sameem Siddiqui to continue their discussion of Refuse to Be Done by Matt Bell.
Links mentioned during the show:
Refuse to Be Done
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Gabriel F. Salmerón
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and LP talk to Brent about his novella, A Necessary Chaos from Neon Hemlock. Buy this book now!
Links mentioned during the show:
A Necessary Chaos
Neon Hemlock
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Wil:
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- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Nick, and LP welcome back JKW co-hosts Gabriel F. Salmerón, Sameem Siddiqui, and Shingai Njeri Kagunda to continue their discussion of Refuse to Be Done by Matt Bell.
Links mentioned during the show:
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
–Episode 60 - JKW While Black: What If...? feat. Shingai Njeri Kagunda
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- @fiyahlitmag
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent talk to Phoebe Wagner, prolific editor and writer, about FIGHTING FOR THE FUTURE, an anthology discussing the intersections between cyberpunk and solarpunk. They ask her about the construction of an anthology, solicitation of authors and discuss a few of the stories (including Brent’s) in the anthology.
Links mentioned during the show:
Fighting for the Future: Cyberpunk and Solarpunk Tales
Izzy Wasserstein
Brent Lambert
When We Hold Each Other Up
Android Press
Phoebe Wagner
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- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Nick, LP, and Wil welcome back new JKW co-hosts Gabriel F. Salmerón, Sameem Siddiqui, and Shingai Njeri Kagunda to continue their discussion of Refuse to Be Done by Matt Bell.
Links mentioned during the show:
Refuse to Be Done
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
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- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
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This week, Marshall and Nick discuss what’s in a first line while at Western Colorado University for their final week of their Masters in Fine Arts program. Follow along as Marshall and Nick discuss the voice, tone, worldbuilding and character building across some of their favorite books.
Links mentioned during the show:
My Country is a Ghost - Eugenia Triantafyllou
“When Niovi tried to smuggle her mother’s ghost into the new country, she found herself being passed from one security officer to another, detailing her mother’s place and date of death over and over again.”
Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo
“Joost had two problems: the moon and his mustache.”
It - Stephen King
“The terror, which would not end for another twenty-eight years—if it ever did end— began, so far as I know or can tell, with a boat made from a sheet of newspaper floating down a gutter swollen with rain.”
1984 - George Orwell
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
Rangers of the Witchwoods: Blood Witch – Nick Bright
“The trunk of a Witchwood creaked as a rock cougar jumped from tree to tree, silently chasing its prey, but the only thing that Theo could hear were the scratches of his own quill against parchment.
The Black Sun – Marshall Carr Jr.
“At first, the objects hitting the atmosphere and streaking through the Earth’s chemical layer looked like meteors.”
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, LP, and Wil welcome back new JKW co-hosts Gabriel F. Salmerón, Sameem Siddiqui, and Shingai Njeri Kagunda to continue their discussion of Refuse to Be Done by Matt Bell.
Links mentioned during the show:
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
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- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Nick, LP, and Wil welcome back new JKW co-hosts Gabriel F. Salmerón, Sameem Siddiqui, and Shingai Njeri Kagunda to start their discussion of Refuse to Be Done by Matt Bell.
Links mentioned during the show:
Refuse to Be Done
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
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- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, in the last Pride episode for June 2023, Marshall, Nick, Brent, and Wil are joined by Cassandra Westlake to talk about her writing journey and attending Western Colorado’s master’s program.
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Cassandrawestlake.com
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This week, in the fourth of five Pride episodes for June 2023, Marshall, Nick, LP, and Wil are joined by Izzy Wasserstein to talk about her short story collection from Neon Hemlock, All The Hometowns You Can’t Stay Away From.
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All The Hometowns You Can’t Stay Away From
Izzy Wasserstein
–These Fragile Graces
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- Twitter: @LPKindred
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, in the third of five Pride episodes for June 2023, Marshall, Nick, LP, and Wil are joined once again by Dave Ring. This time, they talk about Dave’s novella, The Hidden Ones.
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Neon Hemlock
Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Laurell K Hamilton
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- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, in the second of five Pride episodes for June 2023, Marshall, Nick, LP, and Wil talk to Dave Ring about his indie press, Neon Hemlock.
Links mentioned during the show:
Neon Hemlock
Dave-ring / Twitter
M.I.C.E.
Baffling
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- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, in the first of five Pride episodes for June 2023, Marshall, Nick, LP, and Wil talk to Victor Manibo about his book, The Sleepless.
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Victor Manibo
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- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
Episode 116 - Having a Family
This week, Nick, LP, and Wil welcome new JKW co-hosts Gabriel F. Salmerón, Sameem Siddiqui, and Shingai Njeri Kagunda to the show. They interview them about why they write, what they write, and gain some insight into what makes them ideal hosts.
Links mentioned during the show:
Sameem Siddiqui
–Website
Gabriel F. Salmerón
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
–Voodoonauts
–Episode 60 - JKW While Black: What If...? feat. Shingai Njeri Kagunda
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- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, LP and Wil interview C.S. Malerich about her novella, The Factory Witches of Lowell. They talk about what inspired the book, unionizing, and much more!
Note: Minor spoilers for the book, so use the links below to grab a copy!
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C.S. Malerich
The Factory Witches of Lowell
Caliban and the Witch
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- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, LP, Brent, and Wil sit back down with Piper J. Drake to talk about her new book, Wing Once Cursed and Bound! The interview is mostly spoiler free, but used the link below to buy Piper’s book!
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Wings Once Cursed and Bound
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- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
Just Keep Writing: Episode XX Show Notes
Episode 113 - Choices in Writing with Piper J. Drake
This week, Marshall, Nick, LP, Brent, and Wil sit back down with Piper J. Drake to discuss choices in writing.
Links mentioned during the show:
Piper J. Drake
Wings Once Cursed and Bound
Mia P. Manansala’s Arsenic and Adobo
Jacqueline Carey’s Kushiel’s Dart
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- Twitter: @BrightInks
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- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, LP, Brent, and Wil sit back down with Piper J. Drake to continue their discussion of non-western story structure.
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Piper J. Drake
Wings Once Cursed and Bound
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- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, LP, Brent, and Wil sit down with Piper J. Drake to discuss non-western story structure.
Links mentioned during the show:
Piper J. Drake
Wings Once Cursed and Bound
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- Twitter: @BrightInks
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- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Brent and LP celebrate the last week of Black History Month 2023 with the author of the novella EMPIRE OF THE FEAST. Bendi Barrett is a writer of speculative fiction, erotica, and games whose novella mashes together sex magic, court intrigue, murder mystery, amnesiac protagonist, an insurrection in less than 40,000 words. We have a lot of fun in this episode, lots of laughter. Spoilers abound so please read first.
Content Warning: There are some explicit conversations about the sex in the book.
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Bendi Barrett
Empire of the Feast by Bendi Barrett
Twitter: @Bendied
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- Twitter: @BrightInks
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- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and LP celebrate the third week of Black History Month 2023 with the Hardest Working Man in SciFi. Journalist, senior editor, and fiction editor, Arley Sorg is known for his plethora of jobs, his affirmations for marginalized writers, and his unique perspective of Black and Queer Representation in speculative fiction.
Links mentioned during the show:
Arley Sorg
What You Might Have Missed
Fantasy Magazine: Reclaiming a Traditional African Genre: The AfroSurrealism of Ngano
Fantasy Magazine: We Are the Mountain: A Look at the Inactive Protagonist
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- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and LP have a conversation with Yvette Lisa Ndlovu to discuss her short story collection, Drinking from Graveyard Wells. Check out the link below to pre-order this amazing collection of stories.
Links mentioned during the show:
Yvette Lisa Ndlovu
- Pre-order Drinking from Graveyard Wells
- TikTok
Works/Authors in conversation with:
NoViolet Bulawayo
Lesley Nneka Arimah
Carmen Maria Machado
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
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- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
Happy Black History Month! This week, Marshall and LP sit down with Hugh H.D. Hunter to discuss his traditional publishing debut novel: Futureland.
Links mentioned during the show:
Cake Creative Kitchen
Lamar Giles
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Hugh’s Links
Hugh’s Site
Futureland: Battle for the Park
Something Like Right
Voodoonauts Present: (Re)Living Mythology
Hugh’s Patreon
Torment: a novella
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- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Nick and Wil sit down with Mary Robinette Kowal to talk about her new book, The Spare Man. Check out the link below to buy a copy today!
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Mary Robinette Kowal
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- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
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This week, Marshall, Brent, and LP reflect on this past year and discuss their writing goals, and current and future projects.
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- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, LP, and Wil talk about the last section of Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charlie Jane Anders. This is the last of several episodes in this series, so feel free to read along with us! Happy Holidays!
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Black Spec Report
Fantasma Literary Magazine
Voodoonauts Presents: (Re)Living Mythology
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- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, LP, and Wil are back to talk section three of Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charle Jane Anders. This is the sixth of several episodes in this series, so feel free to read along with us!
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Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charlie Jane Anders
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- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
LP:
- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, LP, and Wil are back to talk section three of Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charle Jane Anders. This is the fifth of several episodes in this series, so feel free to read along with us!
Links mentioned during the show:
Faithful Delirium by Brent Lambert
Nominate LP and JKW
Print Run Podcast
Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charlie Jane Anders
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- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
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- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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- Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
- Twitter: @LPKindred
- Linktr.ee/lpkindred
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, LP, and Wil discuss section three of Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charle Jane Anders. This is the fourth of several episodes in this series, so feel free to read along with us!
Links mentioned during the show:
The World of Juno: A secondary world history and anthology
MoCon
Faithful Delirium by Brent Lambert
Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charlie Jane Anders
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- Twitter: @BrightInks
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- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, Brent and LP reflect on the last 100 episodes, and what they hope for on the next 100 more.
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- Twitter: @BrightInks
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- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, LP, and Wil discuss section two of Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charle Jane Anders. This is the third of several episodes in this series, so feel free to read along with us!
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Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charlie Jane Anders
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- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Nick, Wil, and Brent sit down with LP Kindred to talk about his time at Clarion.
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LP Kindred
Clarion West
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- Twitter: @BrightInks
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- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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- @fiyahlitmag
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, and Brent discuss section one of Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charle Jane Anders. This is the second of several episodes in this series, so feel free to read along with us!
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Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charlie Jane Anders
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- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent discuss the introduction to Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charle Jane Anders. This is the first of several episodes in this series, so feel free to read along with us!
Links mentioned during the show:
Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charlie Jane Anders
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- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent discuss the difference between plot and structure and how to approach this when it’s time to write.
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A Necessary Chaos by Brent Lambert
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent sit down to talk about how their writing is going, their achievements, and what they are most excited about going forward.
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent discuss Uncommon Charm with authors Emily Bergslien and Kat Weaver. Take a journey through the writing process and inspiration for this lovely novella published by Neon Hemlock.
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Neon Hemlock - Next chapters
Strange Horizons
Katherine Weaver
https://kathrynmweaver.com/
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Emily Bergslien
Next Chapter Booksellers
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This week, Marshall and Wil sit down with Marie Parks and Jessi Honard to talk about their book, Unrelenting.
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Unrelenting
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This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil welcome back Maurice Broaddus to talk about his new middle grade mystery, Unfadeable.
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent sit down with Nia Davenport to discuss her novel, The Blood Trials.
Links mentioned during the show:
Episode 56 - JKW While Black: From Query to Deal feat. Nia Davenport
Nia Davenport:
The Blood Trials
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This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil welcome back Maurice Broaddus to talk about his new book, Sweep of Stars.
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This week, Marshall and Wil sit down with playwright Bryna Turner to discuss their writing journey and their play At the Wedding, currently playing at Lincoln Center until April 24th!
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This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil are joined by Immortals writing group members Billy Palmer and Gabriel Salmeron, along with debut author Marie Parks “Unrelenting” (co-authored by Jessi Honard) to discuss Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. We look at the story through a writer’s lens. Join us as we talk about one of our favorite books.
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Marie:
Twitter: @mariepark
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Marie’s Publisher: @NotAPipePub
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This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil are joined by Immortals writing group members Billy Palmer and Gabriel Salmeron, along with debut author Marie Parks “Unrelenting” (co-authored by Jessi Honard) to discuss Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. We look at the story through a writer’s lens as well as fans. How it would fit into a three-act structure, 7-Point Plot Structure as well as character deep dives.
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This week, Marshall and Brent sit down with L.D. Lewis to talk about her writing and wrap up their series of Just Keep Writing While Black episodes for Black History Month.
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From Witch to Queen and God
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This week, Marshall and Brent talk to Kevin Ramirez, a Black literary writer, about what writing in a post George Floyd world feels like and how that plays against trying to write minimalist fiction.
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent interview Zin E. Rocklyn and discuss their novella “Flowers for the Sea.” Zin talks about the motivations behind the haunting gothic work, which just recently made the reading list for the Hugo’s, and why angry Black women are valid and important to have as protagonists.
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Flowers for the Sea
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This week, Marshall and Brent discuss the work of a rising star in the SFF field, Jen Brown. She discusses her role as a librarian in higher education and how that plays into her creating fantastic worlds full of color and fashion!
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent continue to dive into the night of the Hugos! They have a dynamite discussion with major heavy hitting SFF figures, Maurice Broaddus and
Sheree Renée Thomas. They dig into the significance of FIYAH’s Hugo Win and how the field can continue to move forward…
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Sheree Renée Thomas
- Sheree’s website
- @blackpotmojo
- The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (Sheree is the editor)
Maurice Broaddus
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent gather to introduce a Hugo award reaction show recorded during World Con. Congratulations to FIYAH Magazine!
Links mentioned during the show:
FIYAH
N.E. Davenport
- The Blood Trials
- Twitter: @Nia_Davenport
LP Kindred
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent discuss their favorite Just Keep Writing Podcast moments of 2021 and set their writing goals for the new year.
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent discuss how they keep writing even when the rejections start piling up.
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This week, Nick, and Brent continue the conversation about military life and how it influences their writing.
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent discuss Nick’s experience as a veteran and how it influences his writing.
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Fansplaining
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and guest star LP Kindred discuss the importance of community in the writing world. We discuss the workshops that brought us together to form various writing groups. Wil introduces his writing group “The Immortals” and they talk about how their writing group works and how they have benefited.
Note- this was recorded during the Writing Excuses/ SIWC panel event, so the audio is not the best.
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LP Kindred
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent discuss using story pitches and synopses to prepare for NaNoWriMo.
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This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil, take notes as Brent talks through his preparation process for NaNoWriMo. If you're planning to tackle Nano, grab your notepad for this episode!
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent sit down with LP Kindred to talk about his short story writing process, his influences, and his story Open 27 Hours.
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LP Kindred
Open 27 Hours by LP Kindred
Speculative City
Voodoonauts
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent take a writer’s look at the Marvel Disney+ series Loki. Warning: Major spoilers for Loki!
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent discuss the Nebula nominated short story “My Country is a Ghost” by Eugenia Triantafyllou.
Links mentioned during the show:
The Magic System Blueprint: A Book and Worksheet by C. R. Rowenson
My Country is a Ghost by Eugenia Triantafyllou
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent discuss Faithful Delirium by Brent Lambert! Major spoilers for Brent’s story! So follow the link, read the story, and enjoy the conversation.
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Faithful Delirium by Brent Lambert
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, ask Brent to share all of his tips and tricks for self-editing.
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent revisit questions raised during early episodes of Just Keep Writing to see how they’ve grown and discuss new perspectives around social issues in SFF.
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- Fiyah Lit Magazine
Now, just keep writing!
This week, for their fourth Pride Month episode, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent sit down with Sam J. Miller to discuss his career, and his work.
Links mentioned during the show:
Sam J. Miller
Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo
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This week, Wil and Brent talk about what it’s like to exist as themselves in this present moment.
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This week Brent, Nick, and Wil interview Marshall, and his wife Katie about raising their trans son Zo, and how they have supported him on his journey of self-discovery.
Links mentioned during the show:
Pippi’s Longstockings (Katie and Marshall’s retail shop and online store)
Katie on Instagram: @katieuna
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent discuss their journeys reading more LGTBQ+ authors and books featuring characters in the LGBTQ+ community. They ask each other tough questions and open up about their experiences.
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent discuss Brent’s career as a professional editor.
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent discuss story endings and wrap up their series on Mastering Plot Twists.
Links mentioned during the show:
Kickstarter: Neon Hemlock's 2021 Novella Series
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This week, Marshall and Brent discuss the work of Shingai Njeri Kagunda and her upcoming novella along with the experience of working with an indie press.
Links mentioned during the show:
Shingai Njeri Kagunda
Twitter: @Shingaibelike
Instagram: @shingai_be_like
Voodoonauts Summer Workshop
Cover Reveal!
Read Shingai’s work: https://linktr.ee/Shingaibelike
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent discuss subplots that work well in works they’ve read recently, as well as subplots in their own work.
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This week, the guys sit down with Max Gladstone! In this interview, Max talks about his career, how he approaches his projects, what he’s got in store for his readers next, and much more!
Links mentioned during the show:
Book Burners
Max Gladstone:
Website: Maxgladstone.com
Twitter: @maxgladstone
Substack: maxgladstone.substack.com
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- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent discuss TRDs that work well and don’t work well across comics, TV, and their own fiction.
Links mentioned during the show:
Fiyah Review of Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Vanity Among Worms
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Now, just keep writing!
Just Keep Writing has decided to branch out into new territory and is creating a space where Black creators are given a platform to discuss their journeys.
The inaugural installment of Just Keep Writing (While Black) features the immeasurable talent Nia Davenport talking with Marshall and Brent about her upcoming debut.
Links mentioned during the show:
Nia Davenport:
Twitter: @Nia_Davenport
Instagram: @nia.davenport
Website: www.nedavenport.com/
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This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent discuss how using plot twists, reversals, and moments of heightened danger (TRD’S) control pacing. They look at ways you can read your favorite novels, track the TRDs, and compare them to your current work in progress.
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- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Wil sit down with Daniel Jose Older to discuss writing across different age groups, writing Star Wars, and his new novel Flood City.
Links mentioned during the show:
Daniel Jose Older
Website: Danieljoseolder.net
Twitter: @djolder
Instagram: @danieljose1
Tiktok: @danieljoseolder
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent discuss Plotting Your Course. “Mastering Plot Twists” by Jane K. Cleland, part 5 highlights TRDs (Plot Twists, Plot Reversals, and moments of heightened Danger). They discuss ways to focus on the main plot and how to weave your subplots together to create a well-paced story.
Links mentioned during the show:
NYC Midnight
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This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil talk to romance thriller writer Piper J. Drake. We discuss Piper’s career, her current WIP, what happens when the writing stalls, and how to work with your editor to finish your novel.
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Find the Piper!
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This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil welcome back Brent Lambert to discuss chapter four of Mastering Plot Twists by Jane K. Cleland.
Links mentioned during the show:
Futurescapes
Sour Milk Girls by Erin Roberts
Brent C. Lambert
Fiyah Lit Magazine
FIYAH on Twitter
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This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil sit down to celebrate hitting the 50 episode milestone! Then the guys have a blast chatting with Jennifer Udden to talk about her experiences as a literary agent, a podcaster, representation in the industry and so much more! Happy Holidays!
Links mentioned during the show:
Jen on Reedsy
Shipping and Handling Podcast
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil welcome back Brent Lambert to discuss chapter three of Mastering Plot Twists by Jane K. Cleland.
Links mentioned during the show:
Fyrecon
Brent C. Lambert
Fiyah Lit Magazine
FIYAH on Twitter
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil sit down with Mur Lafferty to discuss her novel Six Wakes, her writing and podcasting careers, and so much more!
Links mentioned during the show:
Mur Lafferty - Find Mur!
Mur on Twitter
Mur on Twitch
Pick up Six Wakes here!
I Should Be Writing Podcast
Ditch Diggers
Escape Pod
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil welcome back Brent Lambert to discuss chapter two of Mastering Plot Twists by Jane K. Cleland.
Links mentioned during the show:
Brent C. Lambert
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This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil interview Dan Wells! They talk about his career writing across multiple genres, Writing Excuses, collaborative storytelling and so much more. Before the interview, the guys are joined by Brent Lambert to talk about FIYAH Con and several virtual conventions they’ve attended.
Links mentioned during the show:
Dan Wells
Zero G
Dave Farland
Cherie Priest
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This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil sit down with Brent Lambert to discuss chapter one of Mastering Plot Twists by Jane K. Cleland.
Books mentioned during the show:
“Mastering Plot Twists” - Jane Cleland
Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
“Elf Stones of Shanara” - Terry Brooks
“Wishsong of Shanara” - Terry Brooks
“Sword of Shannara” - Terry Brooks
“Dawn” - Octavia Butler
“Shadows of the Apt” Adrian Tchaikovsky
“Bonds of Brass” - Emily Skrutskie
Drizzt series - R.A. Salvatore
“Red Rising” - Pierce Brown
Rise of the Ranger - Phillip C. Quaintrell
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - TV Series
“Six of Crows” - Leigh Bardugo
Brent C. Lambert
Fiyah Lit Magazine
FIYAH on Twitter
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil sit down with the social media maven for FIYAH Lit Magazine, Brent Lambert. They discuss his writing career so far, and his journey with FIYAH Magazine and the forthcoming FIYAH Con.
Links mentioned during the show:
Brent C. Lambert
Fiyah Lit Magazine
FIYAH on Twitter
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil interview Fran Wilde, author of Riverland. They talk about her career as an author, a teacher, take a deep dive into her portal fantasy, Riverland, and so much more!
Links mentioned during the show:
Fran Wilde
Patreon
Cooking the Books Podcast
Buy “Riverland” here (hardcover) or Pre-Order Paperback - Book Shop
Order “Ship of Stolen Words” by Fran Wilde
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil take a deep dive into Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None.” Note: Major spoilers for the novel!
Links mentioned during the show:
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
Worksheets HERE
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This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil sit down with the author of David Mogo Godhunter, Suyi Davies Okungbowa! They discuss his writing career, his time in the States, and the future of his already amazing career.
Links mentioned during the show:
Indiebound - Find David Mogo: God Hunter.
Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Jabberwocky
Dune Song - Suyi Davies (Apex Magazine Issue 120)
How to support BLM Organizations
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- Instagram: @wilsartrules
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This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil discuss virtual events they’ve recently attended, their latest author interviews, and an approach to novel critiques.
Show Topic: Critiques
Links mentioned during the show:
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
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- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil take a deep dive into the career of Maurice Broaddus. In three words, he describes his career as “angry, miraculous, perseverance.” We also talk to Maurice about his first middle-grade novel “The Usual Suspects.” With inspiration from his own children, his siblings, and his career as a middle school teacher, Maurice blends the perfect balance of mystery and tackling current societal problems.
Links mentioned during the show:
www.mauricebroaddus.com
Surrey International Writers Conference
Find Maurice at a local bookstore!
Mary Robinette “Relentless Moon.”
Suyi Davies
Apex Magazine
Apex Magazine Kick Starter Page
Fireside Magazine
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Mary Robinette Kowal joins us to talk about her career, writing process, and her upcoming novel, “The Relentless Moon.” This book is the latest in her Lady Astronaut series, and is set to release on July 14th!
Links mentioned during the show:
Mary Robinette (pre-order directly through Mary Robinette!)
The Relentless Moon (pre-order at your favorite local bookstore)
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Wil:
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Now, just keep writing!
It’s Pride month! This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil announce the official social media platforms for the podcast along with our official website! Wil, as our newest team member, interviews Marshall and Nick about science fiction/fantasy and LGBTQIA characters.
Check out our website www.justkeepwriting.org and give us a look and follow us on Instagram and Twitter!
Instagram: @justkeepwritingpodcast
Twitter: @justkeepwritin1
Topic of the Month: Pride Month! Celebrating LGBTQ authors and characters.
This Month’s Challenge: Watch the documentary “Disclosure.”
Links mentioned during the show:
Black anxiety spiked after George Floyd. So thanks for checking in, but no, I'm not OK.
FIYAH Lit Magazine
Surrey International Writers Conference
Interlude Press
Authors and Books mentioned:
Indiebound
N.K. Jemisin
Charlie Jane Anders
George R.R. Martin
Tamsyn Muir
Julian Winters
Rivers Solomon
Annalee Newitz
Adam Silvera
Analee Newitz
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- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick are joined by Wil Ralston to discuss virtual conferences, reading black authors' work, and what they’ve been able to write given the state of the world.
(Note: Please excuse the drop in audio quality this week. Unfortunate tech issues at the time of recording.)
Links mentioned during the show:
SFWA
How to Lose the Time War
SIWC
FIYAH Con
A Burglar's Guide to the City
Marshall’s Essay: Thanks for checking in on me, but...
Black Future’s Lab - Black to the Ballot
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- Twitter: @BrightInks
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick sit down with Erin Roberts to talk about short stories! Erin shares her approach to writing short stories as well as how she got stories like Sour Milk Girls published.
Links mentioned during the show:
Erin Roberts at Writing Wonder
Sour Milk Girls by Erin Roberts
Erin on Twitter @nirele
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This week, Marshall and Nick chat with Wil Ralston about short stories. They discuss two specific stories in the hopes of bringing what they learn to their own writing.
Topic of the Month: Short Stories
Links mentioned during the show:
Tempest Bradford - Class: Managing Social Media for Writers with K. Tempest Bradford
Fiesta, 1980
Elephants and Corpses
Erin Roberts
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This week, Marshall and Nick take a listener request to discuss how they approach short fiction. If you want to suggest a topic, email us, or post on our Discord channel.
Topic of the Month: Our Approach to Writing Short Fiction
Links mentioned during the show:
FIYAH Magazine
Brandon Sanderson Lecture #7: Short Stories — With Special Guest Instructor Mary Robinette Kowal
Dan Wells’ Seven Point Story Structure
mywriteclub.com
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick sit down with Wil Ralston and talk about writing through anxiety, turning hardship into creativity, books, writing the other, and so much more! (Note: We had some technical glitches so please excuse any poor audio moments)
Topic: Staying Creative despite Anxiety and Uncertainty
Links mentioned during the show:
Wil Ralston
Luke Tarzian
David Mogo, Godhunter by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi
Children Of Blood And Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
Maurice Broaddus
Lost Gods by Micah Yongo
Daniel Jose Older
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Leigh Bardugo
Mary Robinette Kowal
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
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This week, Marshall and Nick discuss outlining around worldbuilding and the pains they experience as pantsers who lightly outline at the beginning of their works in progress (WIP). Marshall discusses the iceberg theory for worldbuilding and Nick discusses how he had to backwards plot the last act of his WIP to tie things together.
Topic of the Month: Outlining
Links mentioned during the show:
Brandon Sanderson 2020 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Creative Writing Lecture
Padlet
Mindly
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This week, Marshall and Nick discuss their time at the LTUE conference in Utah.
Links mentioned during the show:
LTUE
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This week, Marshall and Nick discuss adversity and resilience not only around their writing, but in their personal lives as well.
Topic of the Month: Resilience
Links mentioned during the show:
"Box of Bones" anthology by Rosarium Publishing (Bill Campbell)
LTUE
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This week, Marshall and Nick discuss listener feedback on “how do you stretch yourself as a writer.” Below are a few of the techniques discussed. They also start planning for the Life, Universe, and Everything Else conference in Provo, Utah, February 13-15. Stop by and say hello if you are in town!
- Write in other Genres
- Writing the other
- Writing focused on learning a new skill
- Use beta readers to learn how well you are doing
- Beta read for others who do something well
- Read books as a writer not a reader
Topic of the Week: Stretching yourself as a writer PART 2
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick discuss writing in the new year including retreats and events they’re planning to attend. They also talk about how they stretch themselves as writers. Happy New Year!
Topic of the Week: Stretching yourself as a writer
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This week, Marshall and Nick discuss their year-end plans, language, and culture involving curse words and holidays. Marshall and Nick are very grateful to all of their listeners and supporters. Each listener has contributed to a better year in our lives. Thank you and Happy Holidays!
Topic of the Month: Language and Culture
Links mentioned during the show:
Brandon Sanderson
J.Y. Yang
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This week, Marshall and Nick discuss the end of NaNoWriMo, writing they’ve submitted and impostor syndrome.
Topic: NaNoWriMo and impostor syndrome
Links mentioned during the show:
The Writing Excuses Conference 2020
LTUE
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Now, just keep writing!
Holiday gift guide! Celebrate the holidays with our list of discounts and gift suggestions!
Topic of the Month: NaNoWriMo
Links mentioned during the show:
NaNoWriMo
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Now, just keep writing!
Just Keep Writing Holiday Gift Guide
Discounts
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- UnboxBoredom - Monthly Board Game subscription - Code “WRITING” - $10 off New Subscriptions
- Geek Pins
- Geeky pins on everything Pop Culture!
- Code “WRITING”
- 25% off
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Out of Print
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Literature-based swag from T-Shirts to Mugs to even bookcase matchbox sets.
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Code “WRITING”
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15% off
Books to gift!
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Dad, Grandpa, Uncle, who don’t have time for fiction.
- Lost City of the Monkey God
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The Person with the Questions…
- How to
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The Disney person … there is one in every family
- Conceal, Don’t Feel: A Twisted Fairy Tale
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The Tabletop RPG player
- Rick & Morty D&D Edition
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The Kids!
- The Last Kids On Earth
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It’s Christmas, so why not
- Hiddensee
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Fantasy Reader
- Dawn of Wonder
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The Cook
- A Feast of Fire & Ice: The Official Game of Thrones Companion Cookbook
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That Weird Writer Friend
- Top 10 Games You Can Play In Your Head, By Yourself: Second Edition
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The Artist
Zombies Christmas Carol (Marvel's Zombies Christmas Carol)
NaNoWriMo check-in! Hear how Marshall and Nick are doing for their NaNo month! Let us know how you are doing in our Discord! Add us on your NaNo friend list!
Marshall: DarthPops
Nick: BrightInks
Topic of the Month: NaNoWriMo
Links mentioned during the show:
NaNoWriMo
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick discuss prepping for National Novel Writing Month and why they are a hot mess.
Topic of the Month: NaNoWriMo
Links mentioned during the show:
NaNoWriMo
Radko’s War
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick interview fellow attendees while on the WXR 2019 Cruise!
Find Our Interviewees:
Cooper D Barham
Each and Every Phantom: A Short Story Anthology
Daniel Evanson
Too Many Thoughts
Author Site
Fantasy Book of the Month
Alex Bird Tillson
Author Site
Luke Tarzian
Author Site
"Vultures"
Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Author Site
"David Mogo, Godhunter"
Erin "Awesome" Roberts
Author Site
Patreon
Eric Leavitt
Donna Milakovic
Utah Valley University Book Academy
Yvonne Gurney
Author Site
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- Twitter: @BrightInks
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick discuss con fatigue and recovery. Catch up on why they’ve been gone this month and hear some of what they are planning for months to come.
Topic of the Month: Writing Excuses Retreat
Links mentioned during the show:
Radko’s War
Evernote
Bear- Note Taker
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick discuss why they are freaking out! Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Jump on ship? That’s right! They are so close to being on the Writing Excuses retreat, the sway of the cruise ship has already hit them. Marshall and Nick update you on their submissions and discuss how to influence your readers to think one way without fully showing the truth.
Links mentioned during the show:
Dominion
Fireside
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick discuss Tolkein and issues around representation in modern storytelling.
Topic of the Month: Writing through the times!
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick recap the events of San Diego Comic-Con, announce the winners of the Pimp My Airship flash fiction contest and look forward to WXR 2019 and MoCon 2020. Give us a follow and join our Discord to let us know what you want us to discuss!
Topic of the Month: Challenges and SD Write In summary!
Links mentioned during the show:
Writers of the future
Fiyah Lit Magazine
Surrey International Writing Contest
Utah Horror Association
LTUE
Instagram:
_bright_inks_
Darthpops13
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick give a mid-year review of what has happened, what is going to happen and ask for your feedback. They also discuss the finer adjustments they have had to make to their schedules to block time for writing. Give us a follow, join our discord to let us know what you want to see on the show in the next half of the year!
Topic of the Month: Past. Present. Future.
Links mentioned during the show:
Writers of the future
SDCC Write-In
Instagram:
_bright_inks_
darthpops13
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick discuss plot driven-stories and character-driven stories.
Topic of the Month: What drives a story
This Month’s Challenge: Pimp my Airship flash fiction contest
Links mentioned during the show:
Writers of the Future
Mark Lawrence
SDCC Write in!
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick discuss a book giveaway, SDCC, and give a quick intro to a panel from MoCon 2019 “Afrofuturism.” The panelists include Troy Wiggins, Maurice Broaddus, Sheree Renee Thomas, and Bill Campbell.
Topic of the Month: Speculative fiction.
This Month’s Challenge: None
Links mentioned during the show:
Troy Wiggins
Maurice Broaddus
Bill Campbell
Shere Rene Williams
SDCC
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick discuss their writing and the care needed to submit work for contests, online magazines, and more.
Topic of the Month: The business of writing
This Month’s Challenge:
Submit to a magazine or site that is accepting short story or flash fiction.
Links mentioned during the show:
SDCC
Clarkesworld
Submittable
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Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick introduce and highlight parts of a MoCon 2019 interview featuring literary agent Jen Udden. In addition to questions from Maurice Broaddus, the audience asks a wide range of questions about the world of publishing. Jen gives a few examples of what to do, and what not to do when you want an agent to read your manuscript and so much more!
Topic of the Month: The business of writing
This Month’s Challenge: Submit to a magazine or site that is accepting short story or flash fiction.
Links mentioned during the show:
Apex Publications
Shipping and Handling
Barry Goldblatt Literary
SDCC
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Now, just keep writing!
Nick has returned from MoCon! Marshall and Nick have a very lively discussion about the good things that happened, and the not so good things. They discuss the ways to act like a professional, while still looking up to your heroes.
Topic of the Month: Business of Writing
This Month’s Challenge: Find a Con, Workshop, or Retreat you can attend in the next year
Links mentioned during the show:
San Diego Comic-Con
Mo Con
Surrey Contest
Fiyah Lit Magazine
Maurice Broaddus
Jennifer Udden
Jamaica Breeze
Chef Oryo
Kheprw Institute
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Now, just keep writing!
Marshall and Nick continue their discussion of incorporating social issues into current works. Social issues are something that every society has in one shape or form. Hear how they incorporate them into their current works and how they recommend to do it.
Topic of the Month: Getting started
This Month’s Challenge: Tell us how you approach starting a new project!
Links mentioned during the show:
San Diego Comic-Con
Mo Con
Surrey Contest
R.A. Salvatore
Jonathan Renshaw: Dawn of Wonder
David Whale
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Now, just keep writing!
Marshall and Nick dive deep into the social issues of our society today and how they incorporate them into their works. As sparked by a tweet earlier this week, they discuss that sci-fi and fantasy are more than just gravity boots and dragons.
Topic of the Month: Getting started
This Month’s Challenge: Tell us how you approach starting a new project!
Links mentioned during the show:
Awesome Foundation
San Diego Comic-Con
Mo Con
Futurescapes
The infamous tweet
R.A. Salvatore
ABCD Critique Method
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Now, just keep writing!
Marshall and Nick discuss their passions for writing and what got them both on the course of writing. Nick opens up about his life-changing events that convinced him to take his writing career serious. Warning, this episode is emotional
Topic of the Month: Getting started
This Month’s Challenge: Tell us how you approach starting a new project!
Links mentioned during the show:
Awesome Foundation
San Diego Comic-Con
Mo Con
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Now, just keep writing!
Marshall and Nick discuss how they approach starting a new project. They discuss their early years when they first began to write, how they discovered their writing styles, and what has worked for them. And yes, both Marshall and Nick are both Pantliners when it comes to their projects. Pantliner: Hybrid of outliner and pantsing.
Topic of the Month: Getting started
This Month’s Challenge: Tell us how you approach starting a new project!
Links mentioned during the show:
Awesome Foundation
San Diego Comic-Con
Mo Con
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- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Now, just keep writing!
Listen as Marshall and Nick discuss real-life events as examples of code-switching they use frequently and how to apply it to your characters! This will make your characters feel more believable. Nick also does a fantastic (not really) reading from the Brandon Sanderson novel “Skyward” as an example of code-switching.
Topic of the Month: Dialogue
This Month’s Challenge: Take a scene from your current Work In Progress (WIP) and rewrite the scene with dialogue. When you rewrite this dialogue, do with it without dialogue tags. Look to make your characters distinguished from one another but there mannerisms and unique traits. Add dialogue tags later as necessary.
Links mentioned during the show:
Awesome Foundation
San Diego Comic-Con
Mo Con
Brandon Sanderson
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- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick discuss character distinction through dialogue. They discuss dialect, word choice, and avoiding negative stereotypes to distinguish characters. They also talk about their upcoming event during San Diego Comic-Con.
Topic of the Month: Dialogue
This Month’s Challenge: Take a scene from your current Work In Progress (WIP) and rewrite the scene with dialogue. When you rewrite this dialogue, do with it without dialogue tags. Look to make your characters distinguished from one another but there mannerisms and unique traits. Add dialogue tags later as necessary.
Links mentioned during the show:
Awesome Foundation
San Diego Comic-Con
Mo Con
Brandon Sanderson
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- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick discuss world building through dialogue. They use their current works in progress to explain how they get away from info dumping by using dialogue instead.
NOTE: Nick’s audio sounds not so great, but we’ll have that fixed for future episodes.
Topic of the Month: Dialogue
This Month’s Challenge: Take a scene from your current Work In Progress (WIP) and rewrite scene with dialogue. When you rewrite this dialogue, do with it without dialogue tags. Look to make your characters distinguished from one another but there mannerisms and unique traits. Add dialogue tags later as necessary.
Links mentioned during the show:
Awesome Foundation
San Diego Comic-Con
Mo Con
John Scalzi
Terry Brooks
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Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick discuss the February challenge and usher in a new topic for the month of March: Dialogue. Maurice Broaddus joins Marshall and Nick this week to talk about to best use of time while working a day job and how effective dialogue can do for the reader. Maurice also talks about the in-depth research he did for his series “Knights of Breton Court.”
Topic of the Month: Dialogue
This Month’s Challenge: Take a scene from your current Work In Progress (WIP) and rewrite a scene with dialogue. When you rewrite this dialogue, do with it without dialogue tags. Look to make your characters distinguished from one another but there mannerisms and unique traits. Add dialogue tags later as necessary.
Links mentioned during the show:
Awesome Foundation
Maurice Broaddus
- Mo Con
- Kirkus Review
- The Usual Suspects.
- Knights of Breton Court
- Amazon Store
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- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Now, just keep writing!
This week, Marshall and Nick discuss how they made time to write and share a few Scrivener tips.
Topic of the Month: How do you create time in your day, week or month to write, and what tools do you use?
This Month’s Challenge:
- Part 1: Like, follow, rate and share us on social media! Join our Discord channel, like our Facebook page, and follow our websites.
- Look at your schedule for the week and try to find time within that schedule to dedicate just to writing. It’s okay if it’s only an hour, and even if it’s only thinking about writing! The goal is to find the time. Let us know how it’s going!
Writer’s Task for the Week:
- Try Scrivener free trial
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- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Now, just keep writing!
Marshall and Nick discuss their plans for the show, and their hopes to create a supportive writing community around the desire to keep writing. They also talk about writing conventions, barcons, their topic of the month, and this month's listener challenge.
Convention Links:
Writing Excuses Retreat 2019
LTUE
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Futurescapes
MoCon
Dragoncon
World of Fantasy
Topic of the Month: How do you create time in your day, week or month to write, and what tools do you use?
Links to Tools:
Scrivener
4 the Words
Pacemaker Planner
Write or Die
Wordsmith
Links to What the Guys are Reading:
John Scalzi
- The Interdependency
- Lock In Series
Dan Wells
- Zero G
Brandon Sanderson
- Snapshot
- Skyward
Relic of the Gods trilogy by Philip C. Quaintrell
King Maker - Maurice Broaddus
- King’s Justice: Knights of Breton Court, Book 2
TV Shows Mentioned:
Russian Doll
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Mindhunter
This Month’s Challenge:
- Part 1: Like, follow, rate and share us on social media! Join our Discord channel, like our Facebook page, and follow our websites.
- Look at your schedule for the week and try to find time within that schedule to dedicate just to writing. It’s okay if it’s only an hour, and even if it’s only thinking about writing! The goal is to find the time. Let us know how it’s going!
Support the Show:
Patreon
Contact us!
Discord
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Now, just keep writing!
