Today, I am joined by the Stoker Award winning RJ Joseph to talk about her upcoming collection, My Monsters Ain’t Like Yours! We talk about dialing up violence in a story, finding a character’s voice, using family as theme, discovering wonder, reading to be a better writer, writing like everyone you know is dead, and navigating the mystery of social media. RJ is an incredible writer and was a wonderful guest!

My Monsters Ain't Like Yours

Progeny by Kenya Moss-Dyme

Say Uncle by Ryan C Bradley

Girl by Jamaica Kincaid

Today, I am joined by Marissa Yarrow to talk about her upcoming novel, Island X! We talk about social media, unveiling mystery, on both a macro and micro scale, the mindset behind a big tonal shift, writing the book you want, actually sitting down at the keyboard, writing with a typewriter, working through trauma in a story, and using House of Leaves as a comfort book. Island X was a blast and caught me completely off guard, and Marissa was a great guest!

Island X

Followers by Christina Bergling

Perfect Wives, Perfect Lies by Jennifer Anne Gordon

Lethal Dose

Today, I am joined by Timothy King to talk about his new novel, We Were Never Really Friends. We talk about writing unlikeable characters, choreographing action scenes, heavily plotting a novel, writing on your phone, messed up search histories, the AI bubble, and imposter syndrome. Tim and I had recorded once before and gremlins ate the recording, so I’m very glad we got this one in the can.

We Were Never Really Friends

Devil of the Pines by James Kaine

Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana