Convos With Creative People: Recent Episodes
Brian LeTendre
Convos with Creative People is a podcast about creative paths and processes. Each episode features interviews with creators of all genres and mediums, and discussions on writing, art, design, marketing, music, podcasting, and more. Hosted by Brian LeTendre.
You can follow me and keep up with my creative projects on Twitter @seebrianwrite.
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CWCP Theme music: Dreamer by Kevin MacLeod, used under CC. Link to original work: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3676-dreamer
Happy Friday the 13th to all who celebrate! Jolene and Brian are back to talk about prepping for National Novel Writing Month (nanowrimo.org). We talk about how you can use the rest of this month to get ready for the 50k-word challenge. Even though we focus on NaNo, you can apply most of what we talk about to any large creative project you might be preparing for.
For the horror fans out there celebrating the best month of the year, we also talk about the scary movies we’ve been watching, and give some recommendations for movies you can spend the rest of the month watching.
Thanks for listening! Next month we’ll be back to our regular format and will have a guest joining us, so stay tuned!
J & B
We are back with a super-sized episode, featuring one of our favorite people, Karin Wu!
Karin has over 20 years of experience in nonprofit, education, gaming, fashion, and other industries, leading marketing, fundraising, product development, and distribution in both domestic and international markets. She shares her creative journey with us, and we take a deep dive into what it means to be a creative leader, and how to stay true to what you value the most.
You can connect with Karin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/karinwu.
You can also learn more about Karin in this fantastic episode of the Totally Human podcast, where she and host Liya James talk more about leadership and allyship. https://youtu.be/se8KkcMAXFo
Thanks for listening!
We couldn’t wait a whole month! We’re back with a new episode, and we are joined by our amazing friend and incredible writer and poet, Victoria Nations. We chat with Vicki about her creative journey, how she crafts incredible short stories, and her intentional approach to the business side of being a creator. We also get into a deep discussion about finding your community, reflecting on how we all found each other and have created an amazingly supportive community of our own.
Here’s where you can fund Vicki and her work:
Website: https://victorianations.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Leaves_Cobwebs
Tumblr: http://tumblr.com/victorianations-writer
Here are links to resources we talked about in this episode:
Richard Thomas and Storyville Studio
https://storyvilleonline.com/class-basics
LitReactor
https://litreactor.com/classes/upcoming
Speculative Fiction Academy
https://www.speculativefictionacademy.com/courses
Cat Rambo’s The Rambo Academy for Wayward Writers
http://www.kittywumpus.net/blog/academy/
NaNoWriMo
https://nanowrimo.org
Here are some free small press Discord communities with writing and publishing discussions:
Tenebrous Press
https://discord.gg/pDMxEgUh
Ghoulish Books
https://discord.gg/bN5BY6cR
And here are the links to the recent books launched by our awesome Midnight Society pals:
The PhDidn't Handbook: How to Quit Grad School Like a Champ by Erica Davis:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2TBB7JS
Into The Gray by Kathleen Palm: https://www.amazon.com/Into-Gray-Kathleen-Palm-ebook/dp/B0BSVGDBGN
Thanks for listening! We’ll be back next month with another incredible creative guest, so stay tuned!
J & B
It’s a new day! The podcast is back, and Jolene Haley is joining Brian as the co-host of the show. In this episode Brian and Jolene catch everyone up on their creative adventures, talk about the projects they worked on for Camp NaNoWriMo, and discuss what’s filling up their creative cups lately.
Thanks for listening! Starting next month we’ll be welcoming a guest to the show each episode, so stay tuned!
J & B
Convos with Creative People is a podcast about creative paths and processes. Each episode features interviews with creators of all genres and mediums, and discussions on writing, art, design, marketing, music, podcasting, and more. Hosted by me, Brian LeTendre.
In this episode I dug into the 2009 archives of the Secret Identity podcast for an interview I did with Raven Software’s Senior Creative Director Dan Vondrak, about the X-Men Origins: Wolverine game.
Why am I pulling up this interview now? Because Dan Vondrak directed the campaign of this year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. I am loving the campaign, and what is kind of incredible about it is that much of it was created remotely during the pandemic.
The idea for this episode came from the first time I booted up the game, as I got hit with a wave of nostalgia. Not because the game itself is set in the ‘80s (though that is a big deal for me as someone whose formative years were that decade), but because of the studio logos that are emblazoned on the screen when it starts. In addition to lead developer Treyarch, there are a slew of other studios who worked on the game, including Beenox, High Moon Studios, Sledgehammer, and Raven Software.
I could write an entire series of blogs on the work of those studios (and I likely will at some point), as they created some of my favorite games of the Xbox 360/PS3/Wii generation. Just in case any of those names don’t ring a bell:
High Moon Studios brought us the awesome Transformers games War for Cybertron, Dark of the Moon and Fall of Cybertron.
Beenox created Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions and Spider-Man: Edge of Time, featuring my two favorite Spideys--Peter Parker and Miguel O’Hara (Spider-Man 2099).
Sledgehammer Games was born out of Visceral Games, creators of Dead Space, one of my all-time favorite series.
Raven Software was behind X-Men Legends I & II, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, among many others.
Which brings me to today’s blast from the past. Back in 2009, I was in the middle of my game journo stint, covering games for Comic Book Resources. The Secret Identity podcast was also going strong at that time, and NYCC was the place where we would get almost an entire year’s worth of interviews done for the show.
It was at NYCC 2009 that I got to interview Senior Creative Director at Raven Software Dan Viondrak, who was the project lead on X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a game that was released alongside the upcoming movie.
The game featured a story written by Marc Guggenheim, who you may know from a variety of comic-related projects, including his run on Wolverine of course, as well as runs on Flash and Amazing Spider-man, and his development, writing and production work on the Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow TV shows.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine received decent reviews at the time, and most agreed that the mechanics were the strong point. It felt great to play as Wolverine, and the game really captured the brutality of his combat skills, and how far he could push his healing factor.
Sadly, unless you own a copy of the game and a console to play it on, you’d have a tough time playing X-Men Origins: Wolverine today. Thye license expired and it’s not available digitally. But there are plenty of used copies floating around out there, and it’s definitely worth checking out.
Raven made a Wolfenstein game that was released later that year as well, and also the underrated Singularity in 2010, before working on the Call of Duty franchise for the past decade.
Here are links where you can find more about X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Raven Software:
Raven Software: https://www.ravensoftware.com/home
X-Men Origins: Wolverine game trailer: https://youtu.be/E31qWQz4bHY
X-Men origins: Wolverine full playthrough): https://youtu.be/mFV0qBtVDhU
X-Men Origins: Wolverine game on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men_Origins:_Wolverine_(video_game)
IGN Video on Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War campaign: https://youtu.be/OljMXwxn-TE
As always, you can follow me and keep up with my creative projects on Twitter @seebrianwrite.
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CWCP Theme music: Dreamer by Kevin MacLeod, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License. Link to original work: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3676-dreamer
Convos With Creative People | Don Cardenas
Convos with Creative People is a podcast about creative paths and processes. Each episode features interviews with creators of all genres and mediums, and discussions on writing, art, design, marketing, music, podcasting, and more. Hosted by me, Brian LeTendre.
In this episode I welcome artist, musician, fellow podcaster, and friend Don Cardenas to the show. I’ve known Don for over five years now, and we first connected around our mutual love of music, as he was a listener of the Thrash it Out podcast. He’s an amazing artist, and I interviewed him about his book Packs of the Lowcountry for the Secret Identity podcast back in 2017 (in fact, it was the last interview we did for the show, which ended later that year).
As we always do whenever we catch up, Don and I cover a lot of ground in this discussion. In addition to talking about his work and his process, we ended up talking quite a bit about finding your creative community, and adjusting creative expectations for yourself in the midst of a pandemic. In fact, this conversation was the inspiration for the blog series I recently started about rebuilding my creative routine.
I’d like to thank Don for being so gracious with his time, and for the great discussion as always. Go check out his work, and listen to his podcast!
Here are links to where you can find Don, as well as some of the stuff we talked about in this episode:
Don on Twitter: twitter.com/DonCardenasArt
Don on Instagram: instagram.com/doncardenasart
Don’s Website: doncardenasart.com
Comics - Coffee - Metal podcast: https://anchor.fm/donald-cardenas
Brian’s episode on CCM: https://anchor.fm/donald-cardenas/episodes/CCM-Podcast-Episode-20-Brian-LeTendre-eikvta
Packs of the Lowcountry on ComiXology:
https://www.comixology.com/Packs-of-the-Lowcountry/comics-series/40302
I Wish it Was Xmas Today (Cover): https://youtu.be/ajKIHBrnA5o
As always, you can follow me and keep up with my creative projects on Twitter @seebrianwrite.
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CWCP Theme music: Dreamer by Kevin MacLeod, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License. Link to original work: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3676-dreamer
Convos with Creative People is a podcast about creative paths and processes. Each episode features interviews with creators of all genres and mediums, and discussions on writing, art, design, marketing, music, podcasting, and more. Hosted by me, Brian LeTendre.
In this episode I reach all the way back into the 2008 archives of the Secret Identity podcast, for a conversation with the creator of the Forgotten Realms, Ed Greenwood.
Way back in April of 2008, my friends Alana Abbott, Max Saltonstall and I traveled to the Dungeons and Dragon Experience (DDXP) convention, to get a preview of the upcoming 4th edition of Dungeons & Dragons. We got to meet, interview, and play games with some of the architects of 4e, and it was an amazing time.
One of the highlights of the show was getting to sit down with the legend himself, Ed Greenwood, the creator of the Forgotten Realms. We got to talk about the Realms being the base setting for the new edition, what was new and different with the Realms in 4e, and some of the projects Ed was working on at the time.
Maybe my favorite part of this interview from a creative standpoint, was hearing Ed’s take on the Living Forgotten Realms initiative, and how it contributed to the richness of the stories being told around that world. Fantastic stuff.
As I said in the intro for this episode, these old interviews are great to revisit, and provide a time capsule of what was happening at any given point. This time in particular was a very exciting one for D&D and the Forgotten Realms, and it’s fascinating to see what part of WOTC’s plans for 4e came to fruition, what didn’t, and how that informed a lot of what we see with 5e today.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this interview from 2008! Here are links to some of the things Ed and I talked about, as well as things I mentioned in the intro:
Blackstaff Tower (Book 1 in the Waterdeep series): https://www.amazon.com/dp/0786949139
Forgotten Realms Player’s Guide (4e): https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/57376/Forgotten-Realms-Campaign-Guide-4e
Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster’s Forgotten Realms: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/166568/Ed-Greenwood-Presents-Elminsters-Forgotten-Realms
Living Forgotten Realms Campaign Archive: https://www.livingforgottenrealms.com/
History of Winter Fantasy/DDXP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Fantasy
Ed Greenwood on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse
Article about the launch of Gleemax: https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/interviews/1218-Gleemax-Wizards-of-the-Coast-s-Gamer-MySpace
Article about the shutting down of Gleemax: https://critical-hits.com/blog/2008/07/28/someone-broke-the-brains-jar/
As always, you can follow me and keep up with my creative projects on Twitter @seebrianwrite.
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CWCP Theme music: Dreamer by Kevin MacLeod, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License. Link to original work: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3676-dreamer
Convos with Creative People is a podcast about creative paths and processes. Each episode features interviews with creators of all genres and mediums, and discussions on writing, art, design, marketing, music, podcasting, and more. Hosted by Brian LeTendre.
In this episode I welcome game designer and Scarred Lands Line Developer Travis Legge to the show.
Travis and I talked a lot about his new project for the Scarred Lands, Frostlands of Fenrilik, which is coming out very soon through the Slarecian Vault, the community content portal on Drive Thru RPG. Frostlands of Fenrilik is an expansion for Scarred Lands that explores the frozen continent of Fenrilik. Known as the Roof of the World, Fenrilik is a massive frozen tundra filled with unique creatures, dangerous weather and deadly Titanspawn.
We talk a lot about the Scarred lands as a setting, and why it is one of our favorites, community content programs like DM’s Guild and the Slarecian Vault, and a bit about what the future holds for the Scarred Lands line.
Here are links to everywhere you can find Travis, and more info about Frostlands of Fenrilik, including two free previews that are on DriveThruRPG now.
Scarred Lands: Frostlands of Fenrilik
Trailer: https://youtu.be/Xm6hqg-YlVY
Free Preview One: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/329593/Frostlands-of-Fenrilik--Preview-One
Free Preview Two: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/329594/Frostlands-of-Fenrilik--Preview-Two
Onyx Path website: http://theonyxpath.com/
Onyx Path on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4261/Onyx-Path-Publishing
Onyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath/
Slarecian Vault Titles: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4261/Onyx-Path-Publishing/subcategory/8329_29809/Slarecian-Vault
Slarecian Vault Info and FAQ: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/cc/19/Slarecian-Vault
Travis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TravisLegge
Travis on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/plasticageplays
Travis on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxV5V2fCZn6uaPIyHoZAleA
Travis’ Products on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Travis%20Legge
As always, you can follow me and keep up with my creative projects on Twitter @seebrianwrite.
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CWCP Theme music: Dreamer by Kevin MacLeod, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License. Link to original work: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3676-dreamer
Convos with Creative People is a podcast about creative paths and processes. Each episode features interviews with creators of all genres and mediums, and discussions on writing, art, design, marketing, music, podcasting, and more.
In this quick preview episode, I talk about the evolution of the podcast from its origin as See Brian Write, and what listeners can expect moving forward.
You can follow me and keep up with my creative projects on Twitter @seebrianwrite.
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CWCP Theme music: Dreamer by Kevin MacLeod, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License. Link to original work: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3676-dreamer
In the thirty-second episode of SBW, Brian kicks off a brand new season by hanging out with author, podcaster and comic writer Amber Love. They discuss Amber's Vodka O'Clock podcast, her Farah Wethers mystery series and her work both covering and writing comics.
You can keep up with Amber on twitter at twitter.com/elizabethamber and check out her website www.amberunmasked.com for news on all of her projects.
You can also get the show notes for this episode at www.seebrianwrite.com, and you can find his books on Amazon at www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFA.
Special thanks to Jeremy Horn for allowing us to use his music for the SBW theme.
In the thirty-first episode of the See Brian Write podcast, I wrap up the NaNoWriMo-themed season with my good friend and co-author Jolene Haley. We talk about editing your NaNoWriMo project and the benefits of collaboration.
We also have plenty of discussion about The Woodsview Murders, our new series that was born out of NaNoWriMo. The first book in the series--HARROWED--arrives 9/22/15.
Intro
Reflecting on the NaNoWriMo season
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFA
Interview
Jolene Haley
Editing your NaNo Project
The Woodsview Murders
Collaboration
Jolene on Twitter: twitter.com/JoleneHaley
Jolene’s Blog: jolenehaley.com
Jolene on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/author/show/7753660.Jolene_Haley
Jolene on Facebook: www.facebook.com/jolenelouisehaley
Wrap-Up
HARROWED arrives 9/22/15
Add HARROWED on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/25728924-harrowed
Woodsview Case Files: twitter.com/woodsviewfiles
www.woodsviewmurders.com
In the thirtieth episode of the See Brian Write podcast, my friend and the EIC of Red Stylo Media Enrica Jang joins me. We talk about her NaNoWriMo Experience, working in comics as well as prose, and her new anthology project, 27, A Comic Anthology.
Intro
Announcing Harrowed!
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFA
Interview
Enrica Jang
redstylo.com
twitter.com/red_stylo
twitter.com/EnricaJang
27, A Comic Anthology Kickstarter
www.kickstarter.com/projects/RedStyloMedia/27-a-comic-anthology-inspired-by-musics-infamous-2
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!
In the twenty-ninth episode of the See Brian Write podcast, my Camp NaNo cabin mate Laura Chapman joins me to talk about her NaNo experience, as well as her books The Marrying Type and Hard Hats and Doormats.
Intro
Lovecraft's Pupil is Out!
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFA
Interview
Laura Chapman
twitter.com/lmchap
laurachapmanbooks.com
www.change-the-word.com
Hard Hats and Doormats
http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Hats-Doormats-Laura-Chapman-ebook/dp/B00H7OME88
The Marrying Type
http://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Type-Laura-Chapman/dp/0991162080
Laura's Post on Editing
http://www.change-the-word.com/2015/04/another-round-of-edits.html
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!
In the twenty-eighth episode of the See Brian Write podcast, the awesome Jolene Haley joins me to help you get ready for Camp NaNoWriMo next week. This episode is a treasure trove of info for anyone interested in doing any of the NaNo events.
Intro
Lovecraft's Curse cover reveal
Interview
Jolene Haley
twitter.com/JoleneHaley
jolenehaley.com
penandmuse.com
midnightsocietytales.com
hocuspocusco.com
NaNoWriMo Freebie Resources from Pen & Muse
Plot worksheet - for figuring out your plot http://penandmuse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/WritingSheet.pdf
Word count - For tracking your writing goals & actuals
http://penandmuse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/WordCount.pdf
Getting to Know your Character worksheet - For really nailing down your characters http://penandmuse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Character-Worksheet.pdf
Tent Pole Plotting Worksheet from Eddie Louise (guest post on PM) - http://penandmuse.com/campfire-tales-unique-method-excapsulating-story-creating-synopsis-plus-freebies-eddie-louise/
Editing Worksheet - For when they are done.
http://penandmuse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Editing-Checklist.pdf
Results for searching NaNoWriMo on Pen and Muse:
http://penandmuse.com//?s=nanowrimo&x=0&y=0
Camp NaNoWriMo
www.campnanowrimo.org
In the twenty-seventh episode of the See Brian Write podcast, I chat with Mary Beth Blevins about her past NaNoWriMo experiences, and what keeps her coming back each year.
Intro
Scribd
www.scribd.com
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFA
Interview
Mary Beth Blevins
twitter.com/Dammit__Woman
Mary Beth's Blog
wordnerdlove.wordpress.com
Camp NaNoWriMo
www.campnanowrimo.org
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!
In the twenty-sixth episode of the See Brian Write podcast, I sit down with my Secret Identity podcast partner Matt Herring to talk about his NaNoWriMo experience, and how it kicked off a new career in writing for him.
Intro
Secret Identity Podcast
www.secretidentitypodcast.com
Mo Stache webcomic
www.mostachecomic.com
Interview
Matt Herring
www.mattcantspell.com
Pow! Bam! Sell!
Comicopolypse
The Unofficial Doctor Who Companion
http://comics.drivethrustuff.com/browse.php?x=0&y=0&author=Matt%20(Matman)%20Herring
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!
In the twenty-fifth episode of See Brian Write, writer/artist Roxie Prince helps me kick off our NaNoWriMo-themed season. We talk about her experience with NaNoWriMo, as well as her books (Compendium, The Way We Go) and the projects she's currently working on.
Intro
Dark Carnival hits #1 on Amazon
Get Dark Carnival on Amazon
Get Dark Carnival on Smashwords
Pen & Muse blog: penandmuse.com
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFA
Interview
Roxie Prince
www.roxieprince.com
twitter.com/roxieprince
Compendium
http://www.amazon.com/COMPENDIUM-Horror-Novelette-Roxie-Prince-ebook/dp/B00DYENMR2
The Way We Go
http://www.amazon.com/Way-We-Go-Roxie-Prince-ebook/dp/B00N3GZ9FE
NaNoWriMo
www.nanowrimo.org
twitter.com/search?q=%23NaNoWriMo&src=tyah
Co-Op Critics
www.co-opcritics.com
twitch.tv/coopcritics
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!
The twenty-fourth episode of See Brian Write is a special one, as I share a panel on writing comics that I moderated at Connecticut ComiCONN. Comics legends Danny Fingeroth and Denny O'Neil shared their experiences as writers and editors, answered questions from the audience and even put up with my questions as well. They were both fantastic and I had an absolute blast.
Intro
NaNoWriMo
www.nanowrimo.org
Connecticut ComiCONN
www.comiconn.com
ConnectiCut comiCONN Panel
Danny Fingeroth
www.dannyfingeroth.com
twitter.com/DannyFingeroth
How to Create Comiucs, From Script to Print
www.amazon.com/How-Create-Comics-Script-Print/dp/1893905608
Denny O'Neil
The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics
www.amazon.com/The-DC-Comics-Guide-Writing/dp/0823010279
Denny's Blog on ComicMix
www.comicmix.com/author/dennis-oneil
NOTE: Next season of the SBW podcast is all about NANoWriMo! If you have participated in NaNoWriMo and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!
In the twenty-third episode of See Brian Write, I'm joined by my first ever return guest, as Joel T. McGrath stops by to talk about his new book Dwellers. The book is currently entered in the Kindle Scout program, and Joel shares a lot of great information about the program and his experience with it so far.
Intro
NaNoWriMo
www.nanowrimo.org
twitter.com/search?q=%23NaNoWriMo&src=tyah
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFA
Interview
Joel T. McGrath
theplaintivepoet.blogspot.com
twitter.com/joeltmcgrath
Dwellers on Kindle Scout (Vote Now!)
kindlescout.amazon.com/p/17YXZS1ON58DU
More About Kindle Scout
kindlescout.amazon.com/about
Body Language in Literature by Barbara Korte
www.amazon.com/Body-Language-Literature-Theory-Culture/dp/0802007066
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!
In the twenty-second episode of See Brian Write, writer Jessica Rougeau joins me to talk about her new book of poetry Witch Doctor, and the near-death experience that inspired it.
My book recommendation for this episode is Julie Hutchings's newest release, Running Away.
Intro
Pen and Muse Dark Carnival
http://penandmuse.com/dark-carnival-pen-muse-press-horror-anthology/
Pen and Muse Haunted House Writer and Illustrator Showcase
http://penandmuse.com/the-haunted-house/
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFA
Interview
Jessica Rougeau's Witch Doctor
www.1stmist.com/jessicarougeau.htm (print and digital versions available)
Book Recommendation
Running Away by Julie Hutchings
www.amazon.com/Running-Away-Julie-Hutchings-ebook/dp/B00NXCDUJK
Running Home
http://www.amazon.com/Running-Home-Julie-Hutchings-ebook/dp/B00EEG42IM
Julie on Twitter
twitter.com/HutchingsJulie
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!
In the twenty-first episode of See Brian Write, my good friend Joe Caramagna joins me to to discuss writing comics and fiction. Joe's collection of horror stories Halloween Double Feature has just been re-released, and you can get it here.
In the Writer's Toolbox I talk about using the character rules of Dungeons & Dragons to create interesting characters for your fiction.
Intro
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFA
Pen and Muse Dark Carnival
http://penandmuse.com/dark-carnival-schedule-events/
Pen and Muse Haunted House Writer and Illustrator Showcase
http://penandmuse.com/the-haunted-house/
Interview
Joe Caramagna
twitter.com/joecaramagna
Halloween Double Feature
http://www.amazon.com/Halloween-Double-Feature-Joe-Caramagna-ebook/dp/B00FTU6RA8
Further Travels of Wyatt Earp
http://getyourmustacheon.tumblr.com/
Writer's Toolbox
Dungeons and Dragons Basic Rules (Free Download) http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!
In the twentieth episode of See Brian Write, writer Nathan Graham Davis joins me to to talk about his comic project Malice and Mistletoe, as well as his screenwriting work. I also talk about my busy August and Microsoft's cloud storage service OneDrive.
Intro
Camp NaNoWriMo Recap (www.campnanowrimo.org)
CT Horrot Fest (horrornewsnetwork.net/ct-horror)
ConnsctiCut ComiCONN (www.comiconn.com)
Boston Comic Con (www.bostoncomiccon.com)
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFA
Interview
Nathan Graham Davis
Malice and Mistletoe
Facebook: www.facebook.com/maliceandmistletoe
Kickstarter Page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/586493430/malice-and-mistletoe-an-original-graphic-novel
Writer's Toolbox
Microsoft OneDrive and Office Bundle
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/buy-office-365-personal-FX104160403.aspx
www.seebrianwrite.com/2014/07/goodbye-dropbox-hello-onedrive.html
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!
In the nineteenth episode of See Brian Write, writer Kristen Strassel joins me to to talk about her Night Songs collection of novels, as well as our mutual love of '80s music. I also give an update on Mo Stache and talk about getting the podcast episodes up on the Internet Archive.
Intro
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFA
Interview
Kristen Strassel
twitter.com/KristenStrassel
www.amazon.com/Kristen-Strassel/e/B00GFY14O6
Because the Night
http://www.amazon.com/Because-Night-Songs-Collection-Book-ebook/dp/B00GFCRJRO
Night Moves
http://www.amazon.com/Night-Moves-The-Songs-Collection-ebook/dp/B00J7YSU5W
Seasons in the Sun
http://www.amazon.com/Seasons-Sun-Night-Songs-Collection-ebook/dp/B00H3NQ1DW
Because the Night Playlist
http://urbanfantasyland.net/2013/10/28/because-the-night-by-kristen-strassel-and-giveaway/
Night Moves Playlist
http://www.publishing-hub.com/2014/04/sp-library-night-moves-with-kristen.html
Deadly Ever After Blog
www.deadlyeverafter.com
Podcast Toolbox
The Internet Archive
www.archive.org
SBW Podcast Archive Page
https://archive.org/details/SeeBrianWritePodcast
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!
In the eighteenth episode of See Brian Write, comic writer Sal Brucculeri joins me to his various projects, including Soul Men and Ninja Baseball Man, which has a Kickstarter project going right now. I also discuss finishing the first draft of Lovecraft's Pupil during Camp NaNoWrimo.
Intro
Lovecraft's Pupil Update
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFA
Interview
Sal Brucculeri
http://twitter.com/SalveyB
C U Next Tuesday Webcomic
www.cunexttues.com
Captive Comics
www.captivecomics.com
Soul Men
www.facebook.com/soulmencomic
Ninja Baseball Man
www.ninjabaseballbatman.com
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1995705415/ninja-baseball-man-vol-1/posts/805172
Writer’s Toolbox
Drive Thru Fiction
www.drivethrufiction.com
Cthulhu Mythos Bundle
http://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/128544
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!
In the seventeenth episode of See Brian Write, writer and artist Tim Gibson joins me to talk about his acclaimed digital comic series Moth City. I also discuss my preparation for April’s Camp NaNoWriMo event.
Intro
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFA
Interview
Tim Gibson
twitter.com/Tim__Gibson
Moth City
www.mothcity.com
thrillbent.com/comics/moth-city/#1
www.comixology.com/Moth-City/comics-series/10390
Writer’s Toolbox
Camp NaNoWriMo
www.campnanowrimo.org
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!
In the sixteenth episode of See Brian Write, writer Keith Gleason joins me to talk about the Hero Envy web series and comics. I also gush about how great True Detective is.
Intro
Sunday Night Videos
www.sundaynightvideos.com
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFA
Interview
Keith Gleason
twitter.com/swassadventures
Hero Envy
www.heroenvy.com
www.facebook.com/groups/heroenvy/
Screenwriting Template for Word
http://www.awn.com/blog/how-turn-microsoft-word-terrific-screenwriting-program
Super Robots / Giant Monsters Show
http://www.collectiondx.com/srgm
Recommendation
True Detective
http://www.hbo.com/true-detective#/
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!
In the fifteenth episode of See Brian Write, writer Jesse Young joins me to talk about making comics. I also talk about the amazing digital comics collective Thrillbent.com.
Intro
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFA
Interview
Jesse Young
www.writejessewrite.com
twitter.com/writejessewrite
The Daring Adventures of Android Jones
https://writejessewrite.squarespace.com/android-jones
Ex Occultus: The Sword of Peleus
https://writejessewrite.squarespace.com/ex-occultus-the-sword-of-peleus
Writer’s Recommendation
Thrillbent
www.thrillbent.com
The Endling
http://thrillbent.com/comics/the-endling/the-endling-volume-1-chapter-1/#1
The Eighth Seal
http://thrillbent.com/comics/the-eighth-seal/the-eighth-seal-chapter-1/#1
Moth City
http://thrillbent.com/comics/moth-city/moth-city-season-1-chapter-1/#1
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!
In the fourteenth episode of See Brian Write writer Voss Foster joins me to talk about his new book Zirkua Fantastic. I also talk about one of my favorite podcasts called Stuff Said in the Writer’s Toolbox.
Intro
Getting my self-discipline back after the holidays
My Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFA
Interview
Voss Foster
http://vossfoster.blogspot.com/
www.facebook.com/VossFoster
www.amazon.com/Voss-Foster/e/B00AWC7XW4
Zirkua Fantastic
www.prizmbooks.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=75
Writer’s Toolbox
Podcast Recommendation: Stuff Said with Greg Shigiel
http://stuffsaidshow.com/
Episode 36--Mark Waid (Digital Comics, Working with Editors)
Episode 24--Dan Slott (Spider-Man)
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!
In the thirteenth episode of See Brian Write, Lydia Laurenson joins me to talk about game design, short stories and Tugboat Yards, a new marketplace for creatives.
Intro
Read over 110 pages of Mo Stache for free right now at www.mostachecomic.com!
Interview
Lydia Laurenson
http://lydialaurenson.com/
twitter.com/lydialaurenson
Dancer and Gladiator
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009OPA9K8
Tugboat Yards
www.tugboatyards.com
Scratch Magazine Preview
http://scratchmag.net/free-preview-issue/
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am now scheduling new interviews!
In the twelfth episode of See Brian Write speculative fiction writer S.Evan Townsend joins me to talk about the Adept series. I also discuss my upcoming book release and recommend Running Home by Julie Hutchings.
Intro
Lovecraft’s Curse will be available October 25th on Amazon and Drive Thru Fiction!
My Author Page: www.amazon.com/Brian-LeTendre/e/B00AGFTZFA
Dark Carnival: Exposure (penandmuse.com/exposure-brian-letendre)
Interview
S. Evan Townsend
www.amazon.com/S.-Evan-Townsend/e/B004B3DRFM
www.sevantownsend.com
S. Evan Townsend on Twitter
twitter.com/SEvanTownsend
S. Evan Townsend on Facebook
www.facebook.com/SEvanTownsend
Adept Series
www.sevantownsend.com/books.html
Book Recommendation
Running Home by Julie Hutchings
www.amazon.com/Running-Home-Julie-Hutchings-ebook/dp/B00EEG42IM
Deadly Ever After Blog
www.deadlyeverafter.com
Julie Hutchings on Twitter
twitter.com/HutchingsJulie
Kristen Strassel on Twitter
twitter.com/KristenStrassel
In the eleventh episode of See Brian Write writer Antony Johnston joins me to talk about his new dark fantasy project Umbral, writing for different mediums and the concept of the Zero Draft. This episode's book recommendation is Grace Lost by M. Lauryl Lewis.
Intro
Secret Identity Special Issue w/ Antony Johnston (http://secretidentity.podomatic.com/entry/2013-09-27T03_27_37-07_00)
Lovecraft’s Curse Update
Dark Carnival (http://penandmuse.com/freaky-fridays-dark-carnival-writer-illustrator-showcase/)
Interview
Antony Johnston
www.antonyjohnston.com
twitter.com/antonyjohnston
Umbral
www.theumbral.tumblr.com
twitter.com/UmbralComic
Wasteland
www.thebigwet.com
Scrivener
literatureandlatte.com
Book Recommendation
Grace Lost by M. Lauryl Lewis (http://www.amazon.com/Grace-Lost-ebook/dp/B009IRMC84)
In the tenth episode of See Brian Write, my guest is Alexandra Clair, the author of Wood’s End and Discerning Spirits: Visionary Gifts in Practice. This episode's Writer's Toolbox explores using Pinterest as a book cover design tool.
This episode is dedicated to the memory of Brian Churchill.
Intro
Lovecraft’s Curse
Interview
Alexandra Clair
www.alexandrdaclair.com
Wood’s End
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Woods-End-Supernatural-Thriller-Suspense/dp/0984705988
Screwpulp: http://www.screwpulp.com/index.php?browse&*=info&id=13#sthash.UUXGCjNA.dpbs
Discerning Spirits
Screwpulp: http://www.screwpulp.com/index.php?browse&*=info&id=16#sthash.MVqAo1eK.dpbs
Writer’s Toolbox
Pinterest
www.pinterest.com
Book Cover Design Board
http://www.pinterest.com/formuladesign/book-cover-design/
In the ninth episode of See Brian Write, my guest is Joel T. McGrath, creator of the Shrouded Secrets Chronicles. This episode's Writer's Toolbox features Google Documents and Scrivener, tools for writing and formatting your books.
Intro
Selling books at conventions (http://www.seebrianwrite.com/2013/08/lessons-learned-from-convention-filled.html)
Interview
Joel T. McGrath
http://www.amazon.com/Joel-T.-McGrath/e/B004GYZV9Q
www.theplaintivepoet.blogspot.com
Shrouded Secrets
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Shrouded-Secrets-Chronicles-Volume-ebook/dp/B004EYT3T2
Screwpulp:
http://screwpulp.com/?browse&*=info&id=33#sthash.TmuMr720.dpbs
Writer’s Toolbox
Google Docs
www.drive.google.com
Scrivener
www.literatureandlatte.com
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am not scheduling new interviews until mid-September, but I will get you on the show!
In the eighth episode of See Brian Write, my guest is Saurav Mohapatra, writer of the graphic novel Mumbai Confidential. This episode's Writer's Toolbox features Seventh Sanctum, a site full of fantastic name generators for a variety of genres.
Intro
Making Ear Candy: The Audio Confectioner’s Guide to Podcasting is now available: www.tinyurl.com/getMEC
X-O Manowar: Centurion is now available: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EKK9M0A
Interview
Saurav Mohapatra
www.mohaps.com
Mumbai Confidential
Free Preview: http://www.archaia.com/archaia-titles/mumbai-confidential/
Digital Edition (ComiXology): http://www.comixology.com/Mumbai-Confidential-1/digital-comic/28213
Print Edition (Amazon): http://www.amazon.com/Mumbai-Confidential-Book-Good-Cop/dp/1936393654
Writer’s Toolbox
Seventh Sanctum
www.seventhsanctum.com
Steven Savage
www.stevensavage.com
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am not scheduling new interviews until mid-September, but I will get you on the show!
In the seventh episode of See Brian Write, my guest is Frances Pauli, author of the Shift Happens series, the Changeling Race series and the Kingdoms Gone series. Her new series Dogs of War will be starting up this month, and you can find out more about all of her projects at www.francespauli.com.
Intro
Project updates--Making Ear Candy: The Audio Confectioner’s Guide to Podcasting
Interview
Fraces Pauli
www.francespauli.com
Writer’s Toolbox
Coffitivity
www.coffitivity.com
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am currently scheduling interviews a few weeks out due to a great response, but I will get you on the show!
In the sixth episode of See Brian Write, my guest is Grant Koeneke, author of Transcendence, the first book in the Seven Saga series. This episode's Writer's Toolbox features Joanna Penn's amazing website and podcast, The Creative Penn.
Intro
Project updates--Podcasting book and Kindle Worlds
Interview
Grant Koeneke
Transcendence (The Seven Saga)
Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0047GN5Y6
Writer’s Toolbox
The Creative Penn
www.thecreativepenn.com
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am currently scheduling interviews a few weeks out due to a great response, but I will get you on the show!
In the fifth episode of See Brian Write, I chat with Jason Pendergrass, the author of Business Lessons of a Rookie Entrepreneur. In the Writer’s Toolbox, I talk about Joel Friedlander’s website The Book Designer.
Intro
Podcast book updates
Interview
Jason Pendergrass (http://www.pendergrassbooks.com/)
Business Lessons of a Rookie Entrepreneur (Screwpulp Link: http://www.screwpulp.com/?browse&*=info&id=40#sthash.oQ5RNtTf.dpbs)
You can contact Jason at businesslessons@yahoo.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jason.pendergrass.311
Writer’s Toolbox
The Book Designer (www.thebookdesigner.com)
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am currently scheduling interviews a few weeks out due to a great response, but I will get you on the show!
In the fourth episode of See Brian Write, I chat with Sean P. Wallace, author of the young adult fantasy novel Deep Echoes. In the Writer’s Toolbox I discuss Yasiv, a visual discovery tool for Amazon products.
You can find out more about all of Sean’s projects at his official website, www.darkmess.com.
Intro
Animoto trailers (http://www.seebrianwrite.com/2013/06/heres-some-cool-stuff-you-can-make-with.html)
Podcasting book update
Mo Stache (www.mostachecomic.com)
Interview
Sean P. Wallace
Deep Echoes (Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00AZQ845C)
*You can also download Deep Echoes for free on Sean's website www.darkmess.com.
Writer’s Toolbox
Yasiv
www.yasiv.com
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am currently scheduling interviews a few weeks out due to a great response, but I will get you on the show!
In the third episode of See Brian Write, I have a great conversation with Adam Ortyl, the author of Leah and the Jackhammer, which you can get on amazon right now. I also talk about my upcoming podcasting book as well as some of the great on-demand programming from this year’s Book Expo America.
Intro
Feedback and response
Podcasting book update
Interview
Adam Ortyl
Leah and the Jackhammer (Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AMR4LZ6)
Writer’s Toolbox
Book Expo America (www.bookexpoamerica.com)
In the second episode of See Brian Write, I talk a bit more about the show format, give an update on my webcomic Mo Stache, discuss the video creation service Animoto and talk to Richard Billings of Screwpulp.
Screwpulp is a self-publishing marketplace that is built on social media promotion and features a reader-driven pricing model. The platform launched in April 2013, and you can find out more at www.screwpulp.com.
Intro
Format update
Mo Stache update (www.mostachecomic.com)
Interview
Richard Billings of Screwpulp (www.screwpulp.com)
Writer’s Toolbox
Animoto (www.animoto.com)
NOTE: If you are a writer and want to be on the podcast, either email me (brian@seebrianwrite.com), or DM me on twitter: twitter.com/seebrianwrite. I am currently scheduling interviews a few weeks out due to a great response, but I will get you on the show!
SBW is a podcast about the creative process hosted by Brian LeTendre. The show features discussions about writing, art, podcasting and more. Each episode includes interviews with creators of all genres and mediums.