Exploring topics to improve your craft & navigate writing professionaly.
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Today we have on writer John Brhel who co-authored (along with Joe Sullivan) his latest book At the Cemetary Gates: Year One.
We perform one of the stories from the book called “An Epistle From The Dead,” and talk about the many inspirations for this collection of creepy tales. Read More …
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Today on The 9th Story Podcast we talk to author Helen Grant about her novel Silent Saturday (forbidden spaces trilogy). We also talk about her story in the Shadows at the Door Anthology, and her story in Supernatural Tales 30 magazine. Urban spelunking, research, and writing, oh my! Read More …
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Today Jeanette and I are talking about creating and using raw ideas to fuel your writing process. We go over the three different types of writing practice (innate, inspired, and developmental). We also share some of the raw ideas we created (both good and bad). The goal is to keep our writing skills sharp, and ever growing. Read More …
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Today on The 9th Story Podcast we have Mark Nixon who created of the Shadows at the Door website, and is one the authors for the new Shadows at the Door Anthology book. We have some clips from the Shadows at the Door Anthology audio book, and one of it’s stories that was featured on the Wicked Library (courtesy of Daniel Foytik from The Wicked Library, and The Lift podcasts). We talk about Mark’s writing, and re-branding his business while being a new father. Adventure, excitement, and knowledge await in this latest episode! Read More …
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Today we are interviewing Jessica McEvoy who is a voice actor on The No Sleep Podcast. We start off the show with a clip from “The Good Thomas Shea” from The No Sleep Podcast which features Jessica McEvoy. Then we talk to Jessica about balancing her life as a voice actor, audio book narrator, and yoga instructor. We also talk about why drugs are bad. Tune in for the terror and strange tales! Read More …
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Today we are talking about finding your voice in your writing. Jeanette Andromeda and I (Immortal Alexander) will be sharing some of our writing and going through a number of exercise to find what our writing voice is. Click HERE to download the worksheet we created so you can follow along at home to find or perfect your writing voice too. Read More …
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Today we are talking with Addison Peacock from The No Sleep Podcast. Addison is a voice actor who is also a writer and performer. We talk about how The No Sleep Podcast is put together from the actors perspective, and how Addison creates her character voices. We start off the show with a short clip of Addison on The No Sleep Podcast (The New Beginnings Center) and then we get right to the interview. Read More …
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Today we are talking with Todd Faulkner and Alison Crane from the Uncanny County Podcast. We talk about how the show got started, a few behind the scenes secrets, and the future of Uncanny County. We also have a few surprise guests including the creator of The 9th Story Podcast Mr. Daniel Foytik. Come join us down the rabbit hole as we explore spice laden caverns of storytelling! Read More …
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Today we talk to writer and podcaster Paul Sating about his audio drama podcast “Subject Found.” Paul shares with us his passion for writing, Bigfoot, and his journey as a creator. We also talk about Paul’s other projects such as “Dairy of a Madman, and “Atheist Apocalypse.” Read More …
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Today we are interviewing professional illustrator Brian Coldrick. Brain is a multifaceted artist. He created a fantastically fun, clever, and creepy series called “Behind You” which features a single illustration where a person is about to be attacked by something horrifying. The illustration is sometimes animated and is accompanied by a one or two sentence story. Brian also creates illustrations for the TV show “Doctor Who,” and has worked on comic covers for IDW comics. During the interview we discuss Brian’s career, his process for creating his illustrations, and his love of sloths.
To start off the show we are performing an original story we created that is inspired by one of Brian’s “Behind You” illustrations. The story is called “Dusty Documents.” Read More …