Coffee & Ideas
A year in retrospect; we published things, we wrote things, we inflicted poetry on innocent bystanders. We also invited people to asking us questions on Twitter and FB, and today we read the questions and answer them for you. … Continue…Episode 29 – A Year in Retrospect
Jeannie sits down with novelist Heather Rose Jones to talk about her creative processes, mainstream lesbian publishing, historic romance for LGBT, and other topics. … Continue…Episode 28 – Interview with Heather Rose Jones
Television, Movies, episodic podcasts; in storytelling there’s a definite trend for watching or following a series of stories with an over-arching theme or plot presented in episodes. … Continue…Episode 27 – Storytelling by Episodes
Adjectives and verbs and adverbs and more! Cliches are made of words. Most cliches derived from accuracy, but lose their meaning over time. Our eggnog-sodden team looks into old ones. We pick at many of our favorites. … Continue…Episode 26 – Death by Cliche part Deux
The Silver Anniversary episode! Jeannie goes on a rant (Many F Bombs) on the topic of cliches found in writing. The words used to only describe women, or only men, and it may be time to move past them in writing. Also Chaz asks are odd numbers sexier? … Continue…Episode 25 – Death to Cliches!
In which Chaz and Jeannie interview Geralyn Lance from Subterranean Press. How does a publisher’s Production Manager…. Manage words? How do they find artists? How do they wrangle bookbinders? … Continue…Episode 24 – Interview with a Publisher
Chaz and Jeannie managed to capture the elusive and mysterious Marie Brennan at World Fantasy Con. If you love alternative history and dragons, you’ve got to give her a read! … Continue…Episode 23 – Meet Marie Brennan
In which Chaz and Jeannie go to World Fantasy Con and sit down with Caitlin Blasdell – Chaz’ American agent. What does an Agent do? How do you become one? Why do you need one? Caitlin tells all! … Continue…Episode 22 – Going Out into the World
Jeannie and John chatting about how they get inspired to get things done, as well as keep track of what they’re writing and what resources are available. … Continue…Episode 21 – The Inspiration to Get Things Done
In which Chaz reads Jeannie a story he wrote recognizing the immortal genius of David Bowie, our Starman who fell to earth forever. … Continue…Episode Twenty – Ashes to Ashes