LDK S5 Ep 4 - On Space Cats, Alt History, and Kickstarters...
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It's our first solo episode in ...mutters... Well, we're not exactly sure how long. But still! Aaron, Josh, and Liberty sit down to discuss what we're currently working on, our most recent projects, and among the rabbit trails, we also discuss the things we wish we knew when we first started publishing. Overall, for a free-wheeling show like ours, we managed to keep it on track. cough, cough uh-huh. You can check out our personal projects on the following sites: Aaron: Josh: Liberty: and
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LDK S5 Ep 3 - REALM MAKERS EXPO! - JJ Johnson, Marketing Director for Realm Makers
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Today, we talk about the upcoming Realm Makers Expo, the outgrowth of the Realm Makers Writer's Conference. It's happening July 18 - 20, 2025 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. To find out more, check out . .
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LDK S5 E2 - Lindsay Franklin
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Today we have returning guest, Lindsay Franklin! Our longtime listeners might remember her from our VERY FIRST episode in 2016! We talk about her upcoming release, . We discuss the starts of the character of Emlyn, which reach back to her first story as an adult writer. Other topics discussed: Coffee/tea/snacks! Writing male characters as a woman who is an INTJ. The most difficult scene to write in her book. AUDIOBOOKS! What questions Lindsay asks herself when starting a new project. Finding the source of your writers block. Lindsay A. Franklin is the Carol Award–winning author...
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S5 Ep1 - H.L. Burke
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Today with our 5th Season Debut, we have 4-time returning guest, H.L. (Heidi) Burke! We talk to her about the upcoming DOSA Files Anthology (Volume 2!) which our very own Aaron DeMott is a part of. We also talk the RPG writing she's doing and the perils of doing a book launch just before Christmas. Also : MUTANT CARIBOU! H. L. Burke has written more books than she can count—because she's written a lot of books, not just because she can't count very high. Easily distracted by shinies, she has published in many subgenres including fantasy romance, Steampunk, and...
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S4 Ep 19: Kerry Nietz
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Kerry Nietz is an award-winning science fiction author. He has twelve speculative novels in print, along with two novellas, a handful of short stories, and a non-fiction book, FoxTales. Kerry’s novel A Star Curiously Singing won the Readers Favorite Gold Medal Award for Christian Science Fiction and is notable for its dystopian, cyberpunk vibe in a world under sharia law. It is often mentioned on “Best of” lists. Among his writings, Kerry's most talked about is the genre-bending Amish Vampires in Space. AViS was mentioned on the Tonight Show and in the Washington Post,...
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S4 Ep18 - Gretchen Kuykendall Engel
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Back in the day, Gretchen E K Engel enjoyed penning her English teacher’s favorite essays as much as earning highest marks in physics. But science won over the arts, and Gretchen pursued a career as a chemical engineer. Her love of the written word was not neglected as she authored hundreds of technical documents including such riveting works as Spill Prevention, Controls and Countermeasure Plans and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans. She lives in Tucson with her husband, her daughter aka Young Realmie, and her extroverted tuxedo cat, plus a college-aged son across town. Ms. Engel...
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LDK S4 E17 - Heidi Lyn Burke: GAME ON!
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Today we interview Heidi Lynn Burke about her latest super hero book, Game On, and the anthology DOSA Files: Tales from the Supervillain Rehabilitation Files. You can learn more about Heidi's work at:
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LDK S4 E 16 - Janeen Ippolito
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Today we interview Janeen Ippolito about her latest book release, Nobody's Hero, and Author Elevate author services. Learn more about Janeen at:
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S4 Ep 15 - Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Today we interview Laura VanArendonk Baugh about her Japanese history/fantasy book Only the Dead Face North, and other works. Learn more about Laura and her books at:
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S4 Ep14 - Jean Rabe
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I write with dogs wrapped around my feet. I get to wear sandals or bedroom slippers to work, and old, comfortable clothes. When the weather is fine I get to write on my back porch. I love summer. I write mysteries and fantasies because life is too short to be limited to one genre. I started getting published when I was 12, studied journalism at Northern Illinois University, then went to work as a news reporter…eventually for Scripps Howard, where I managed their Western Kentucky bureau. Getting itchy feet, I moved to Wisconsin and went to work for TSR, Inc., the then-producers of the...
info_outlineKerry Nietz is an award-winning science fiction author. He has twelve speculative novels in print, along with two novellas, a handful of short stories, and a non-fiction book, FoxTales.
Kerry’s novel A Star Curiously Singing won the Readers Favorite Gold Medal Award for Christian Science Fiction and is notable for its dystopian, cyberpunk vibe in a world under sharia law. It is often mentioned on “Best of” lists.
Among his writings, Kerry's most talked about is the genre-bending Amish Vampires in Space. AViS was mentioned on the Tonight Show and in the Washington Post, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. Newsweek called it “a welcome departure from the typical Amish fare.”
Kerry is a refugee of the software industry. He spent more than a decade of his life flipping bits, first as one of the principal developers for the now mythical Fox Software, and then as one of Bill Gates's minions at Microsoft. He is a husband, a father, a technophile and a movie buff.
In this episode, we talk about his latest book, Rhats Free, set in the Takamo Universe--which was an education for us as the hosts because we weren't old enough to know about this.
The show kind of runs the gamut in topics as we talk writing, marketing, and Kerry's other creative pursuits.
Learn more about Kerry at Nietz.com.