WROTE Podcast

Join Vance Bastian, SA Collins, and their guests in weekly podcast discussions about LGBTQ storytelling in all genres and mediums. If you're scheduled to be on the show, submit your latest work to Jayne to be considered for a review!

S10Ep45: Robyn Green Interview 11/14/2025

S10Ep45: Robyn Green Interview Robyn Green shares her debut novel The Dramatic Life of Jonah Penrose. We discuss writing depth into the lives of the characters who bring her theatre-based queer romcom to life! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/39009570

S10Ep44: Richard Sargent Interview 11/07/2025

S10Ep44: Richard Sargent Interview Richard Sargent shares his The Ultimate Chick Flick Cookbook. We discuss bringing people together with food and films, and he shares how he created recipes inspired by the films in the book. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/38927505

S10Ep43: Jon Kinnally Interview 10/31/2025

S10Ep43: Jon Kinnally Interview Jon Kinnally shares his memoir I'm Prancing As Fast As I Can. We discuss how his life as a self-doubting gay youth brought him to acting and ultimately writing for television's Will & Grace, Ugly Betty, The Crazy Ones and others. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/38830185

S10Ep42: Vinny Cusenza Interview 10/24/2025

S10Ep42: Vinny Cusenza Interview Vinny Cusenza shares his novel Blood and Soil. We discuss setting a romance and thriller against the American Nazi movement in the 1950s, and how that shaped the gay closet. We then correlate that history to the echoes of it we're feeling today. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/38745320

S10Ep41: Frank Pizzoli Interview 10/17/2025

S10Ep41: Frank Pizzoli Interview Frank Pizzoli shares his book Passionate Outlier. We discuss the evolution of journalism, interviewing the movers and shakers of early LGBTQ literature on what their thoughts are on their careers. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/38595350

S10Ep40: Jaye C Watts Interview 10/10/2025

S10Ep40: Jaye C Watts Interview Jaye C. Watts shares their novel The New Worlds! We discuss dystopian science fiction that explores themes of polarization, digital silos, and the nature of truth. We then touch on Jaye's work at the Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/38513045

S10Ep39: Jeffrey Round Interview 10/03/2025

S10Ep39: Jeffrey Round Interview Jeffrey Round shares his novel The English Tutor! We discuss cultural differences, dividing beliefs, and love that still blossoms as two people from completely different worlds learn to understand one another. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/38427610

S10Ep38: Elizabeth Roderick Interview 09/26/2025

S10Ep38: Elizabeth Roderick Interview Elizabeth Roderick joins us with their series: Tales from Purgatory! We discuss books 1, The Commune, and 2, Deathwalkers, and the intersection of the afterlife and dreaming. We conclude with discussion on helping queer asylum-seeking immigrants. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/38340730

S10Ep37: Andrew J. Peters Interview 09/19/2025

S10Ep37: Andrew J. Peters Interview Andrew J. Peters returns with his series Jaguar of the Backward Glance! While talking about book one The Awakening and book two The Sim Ru Prophecy we cover feline shifters and the research into myths and legends across the globe that brings this paranormal fantasy thriller to life! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/38256930

S10Ep36: Daniel W.K. Lee Interview 09/12/2025

S10Ep36: Daniel W.K. Lee Interview Daniel W.K. Lee shares his book of poetry, Anatomy of Want. We discuss exploring desire that isn't necessarily romantic, and writing in a way that's evocative, not provocative. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/38169085

S10Ep35: Blair Fell Interview 09/05/2025

S10Ep35: Blair Fell Interview Blair Fell joins us to talk about life as a writer, and then shares his two novels, First, The Sign for Home about the deaf/blind experience with a gay twist. Then Disco Witches of Fire Island, a romantacy about losing a love, moving, and finding elders who help him mend his heart. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/38075605

S10Ep34: Nathan Burgoine Interview 08/29/2025

S10Ep34: Nathan Burgoine Interview 'Nathan Burgoine returns to share his latest Hi-Lo novel, Dogs Don't Break Hearts. We discuss the importance of High-Interest-Low-Complexity novels, and why stories for reluctant readers are the "if you know, you know" genre. We then touch on the awful notion of the neutrality movements and the damage they're doing. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/37981210

S10Ep33: Kevin Klehr Interview 08/22/2025

S10Ep33: Kevin Klehr Interview Kevin Klehr returns to share his upcoming novel, Grayson's Magical Mishaps. We discuss the second year of the Haunted Heart Series, a cast of characters the blends humor with magical realism, and then move on to the audiobook release of The Midnight Man. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/37894000

S10Ep32: Jessamyn St Claire Interview 08/15/2025

S10Ep32: Jessamyn St Claire Interview Jessamyn St. Claire shares her novel Hunted. We discuss bisexual inclusion, building passion through danger, and writing modern mafia noir thrillers. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/37804310

S10Ep31: Kara Zajac Interview 08/08/2025

S10Ep31: Kara Zajac Interview Kara Zajac shares her memoir The Significance of Curly Hair. We discuss overcoming grief with humor, the fear of becoming a 'traditional'woman, raising a child in an alternative family, and how to thrive without giving up your dreams. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/37705005

S10Ep29: Lee Pulaski Interview 08/01/2025

S10Ep29: Lee Pulaski Interview Lee Pulaski shares his latest novel We Ride at Brunch. We discuss found family and whether can friends become lovers. Then we peek into the state of LGBTQ book events. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/37608940

S10Ep28: Dr Lawrence D Mass Interview 07/18/2025

S10Ep28: Dr Lawrence D Mass Interview Dr. Lawrence D. Mass, surviving partner to Arnie Kantrowitz, shares Song of Myself. We discuss Arnie's inspirations, the spirit of Walt Whitman, and how this historical chronicle has become a cautionary tale.! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/37429080

S10Ep26: Ross Mathews and Wellinthon Garcia-Mathews Interview 07/04/2025

S10Ep26: Ross Mathews and Wellinthon Garcia-Mathews Interview Ross Mathews and Dr. Wellinthon García-Mathews share their children's book, Tío and Tío: The Ring Bearers! We dive into how they encouraged the agency of their nephews in telling this story, the importance of children feeling involved and important, and telling the story through color and the senses! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/37263750

S10Ep23: Sven Davisson Interview 07/04/2025

S10Ep23: Sven Davisson Interview Sven Davisson returns to share his latest book, Puck You! We dive into reclaiming lost customs and engaging with transformative rituals as queer men to find solace in shared mythic histories & courage to embrace our path of queer resistance. We then look at some of Rebel Satori's recent releases! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/37262555

S10Ep27: Bill Hulseman Interview 07/04/2025

S10Ep27: Bill Hulseman Interview Bill Hulseman shares his essay collection: Six to Carry the Casket and One to Say the Mass. We dive into belonging, birth order trauma, pride parades, identity, pop culture (Madonna & Golden Girls as spiritual!), and reconciling religion with queer health! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/37261775

S10Ep24: Michael G Williams Interview 06/27/2025

S10Ep24: Michael G Williams Interview Michael G. Williams returns to share his collected novellas: Servant Sovereign AND his latest novel, Children of Solitude. We talk about real estate demons being thwarted by witches dipping through time, and then about supernatural horror as a genre that truly peels back the human experience and forces characters (and us) to find joy and love through the dark times! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/37149800

S10Ep25: Christopher Rice Interview 06/27/2025

S10Ep25: Christopher Rice Interview Christopher Rice (writing as C. Travis Rice) returns to share his summer romance novella: Party of Three. We dive into the Sapphire Cove Suite Secrets novella stories, how gay romances are different but can have all the elements that romance fans crave, and the importance of telling our own stories! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/37149160

S10Ep22: Patricia Grayhall Interview 06/13/2025

S10Ep22: Patricia Grayhall Interview Patricia Grayhall returns to share her new romance: A Place for Us. We dive into connecting with lost loves, building a life together in the face of obstacles, and endings that bring happiness and hope! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/36971755

S10Ep21: Mo Fanning Interview 06/13/2025

S10Ep21: Mo Fanning Interview Mo Fanning returns to share his new novel: Rainbows and Lollipops. We discuss setting a story close to home - Birmingham in this case, healing from loss, and friends growing into found family! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/36954200

S10Ep20: Robert Raasch Interview 06/06/2025

S10Ep20: Robert Raasch Interview Robert Raasch shares his novel: The Summer Between. We discuss coming out in earlier decades, the importance of location shaping story, and why we have to learn who's harmful to us and who's loving and supportive! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/36849130

S10Ep19: Jonathan Lerner Interview 05/30/2025

S10Ep19: Jonathan Lerner Interview Jonathan Lerner shares his memoir: Performance Anxiety. We discuss the civil rights era, why being LGBTQ+ was even more lonely, and what it was like to find community while realizing you were different! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/36750230

S10Ep18: Sophie Haeder Interview 05/23/2025

S10Ep18: Sophie Haeder Interview Sophie Haeder shares her novel: The Land Within. We discuss being inspired by Dungeons and Dragons, the romantasy genre, and the prominence of LGBTQ+ characters in this literary style! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/36656845

S10Ep17: John R Gordon Interview 05/16/2025

S10Ep17: John R Gordon Interview John R. Gordon shares his novel: Mother of Serpents. We discuss evil spirits & madness, blending history & myth, and why it's important to write queer, interracial families! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/36564645

S10Ep16: Margaret Gardiner Interview 05/09/2025

S10Ep16: Margaret Gardiner Interview Margaret Gardiner shares her novel Damaged Beauty: Joey Superstar. We discuss being raised to be silent, finding one's way through damage toward healing, and the dark side of fame! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/36470775

S10Ep15: Del Blackwater Interview 05/02/2025

S10Ep15: Del Blackwater Interview Del Blackwater shares her novel: Dead Egyptians. Her lifelong love & pursuit of Egyptology has lead her to writing about Egypt in 1902, and a gay British Egyptologist who was there when the Egyptians began to take back their country, plus mysticism, reincarnation, and porch time! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/36374445

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