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S6 E08 Your First Novel, Expectations Vs Reality. Featuring the Author of Cirque Du Freak: Darren Shan.
Welcome to The 9th Story Podcast! We discuss the big questions that writers want to know with the help of guest authors, and experts. This week our special guest is author Darren Shan who wrote the best selling young adult horror fiction series Cirque Du Freak (The Saga of Darren Shan) along with many other books. We are discussing the topic “expectations vs reality when you finish writing your first novel.”
After our conversation with Darren Shan we talk about our adventure in Lititz Pennsylvania last weekend where we attended the Lititz Storytelling Festival with our good friends Dan Foytik of The Lift Podcast, and Lane Lloyd of the Sable Podcast.
Links to items discussed:
Darren Shan (Website, Twitter, Facebook)
Darren Dash (alternate pen name) Website
Writer / Author resources mentioned by Darren:
Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2018
Lititz Storytelling Festival (Website, Facebook)
Dan Foytik’s Storytelling Podcast “Listen” (iTunes, Stitcher)
Find Jeanette and Alexander Online:
Jeanette Andromeda is an artist, first and foremost. While she expresses herself through many different mediums, at the core she is obsessed with a good story which made her a perfect choice to co-host Season 5 of the 9th Story Podcast.
Jeanette is constantly celebrating all forms of story-telling, and exploring new ways to share new tales. She also co-runs HorrorMade.com, and the HorrorMade YouTube Channel where they explore all things horror. This includes horror books reviews, HorrorHaikuesday, short stories, poetry, and more!
Find more of Jeanette’s art on:
You can find and purchase some of Jeanette’s art at Society6.
Immortal Alexander is a writer and photographer. He has worked as an associate producer for feature films, and as the writer / director / executive producer for the Haunting Light web series on YouTube. He is currently working on a novel and a number of other projects while writing short stories and poetry every week for HorrorMade.com.
Daniel Foytik is the creator and, as of season 5, the executive producer of The 9th Story Podcast and producer of several other podcasts including The Wicked Library and The Lift. Daniel is a writer and storyteller who explores his love story and storytelling in all its forms through, writing, narration, audio production, and podcasting. The 9th Story Podcast features interviews and discussions on story.
Daniel made his first foray into the world of audio book narration in the audio edition of an anthology from Shadows at the Door, edited by Mark Nixon.
Daniel’s production entity— 9th Story Studios, LLC — also creates:
- The Wicked Library (with executive producer Cynthia Lowman)
- The Lift (with co-producer Cynthia Lowman, and executive producers Amber Collins and John Niespodzianski)
CONTACT THE 9TH STORY:
- twitter: @9thStoryPodcast / @Horror_Made
- Show’s Email: feedback@9thstory.com
- Jeanette’s Email: horrormade@gmail.com
- Alexander’s Email: htvimmortal@gmail.com
- Dan’s Email: dan@9thstory.com
- Show’s Facebook: facebook.com/9thstorypodcast
- Complaints Email: imawhinybabywithnosenseofhumor@9thstory.com
Snail Mail: PO Box 97925, Pittsburgh, PA 15227
WANT MORE?
- Check out Dan’s readings at The Lift and The Wicked Library.
- Find Jeanette and Alexander’s work at Horror Made.
- 9th Story is a proud member of the Society 13 Podcast Network “Redefining Podcasts.”
Music:
9th Story is A 9th Story Studios, LLC Production
Produced by Daniel Foytik
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