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!

S9Ep45: Christian Baines Interview 11/22/2024

S9Ep45: Christian Baines Interview Christian baines returns to share his latest releases: Geist Fleisch and Arcadia Trust 4 - Tears in Time. We discuss the rise of horror in Hollywood thanks to queer directors, ghosts in 1930s Berlin, and coming home to find your dimension has cracked a bit! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/34035690

S9Ep44: Stephen Graham King Interview 11/15/2024

S9Ep44: Stephen Graham King Interview Stephen Graham King returns to share his upcoming queer space opera: The Infinite Heist. We discuss the importance of writing characters and not making their "otherness" the struggle, as well as the joy of a great story! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/33916282

S9Ep43: Garrett Hutson Interview 11/08/2024

S9Ep43: Garrett Hutson Interview Garrett Hutson returns to share his upcoming LGBTQ Buccaneer Adventure kickstarter: Friends, Mates, and Scoundrels. We discuss facing writers block, imposter syndrome, finding inspiration, and the adventure of writing! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/33817442

Author Interview - Elisabeth Nonas 11/01/2024

Author Interview - Elisabeth Nonas It gives us great pleasure to present a Season 9, Episode 42 Interview: Elisabeth Nonas Elisabeth Nonas joins us to share her novel Grace Period. It leads to conversations about aging, losing a spouse, teaching writing, and connecting to the stories you want to tell! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/33726812

S9Ep41: Catherine Lundoff of Queen of Swords Press 10/25/2024

S9Ep41: Catherine Lundoff of Queen of Swords Press Catherine Ludoff of Queen of Swords Press returns to share her latest Wolves of Wolf's Point series updates, as well as some of the latest offerings from Queen of Swords Press authors Michael Merriam, Melissa Scott, Amy Griswold, and others! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/33584442

S9Ep40: James Pauley Jr Interview 10/18/2024

S9Ep40: James Pauley Jr Interview James Pauley Jr. returns to share his latest release, An Unconditional Friendship: Messages from a Colorful Granny and an Off-Color Gay Guy. It leads to discussions of serendipity, writing together, and the true value of working together. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/33488472

S9Ep39: MD Neu Interview 10/04/2024

S9Ep39: MD Neu Interview M.D. Neu returns to share his latest horror novel: Golden Hills Haunting. It leads to discussions of spirits, fiends, possessions, hauntings, and exorcisms. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/33300082

S9Ep38: Paul Lamb Interview 09/27/2024

S9Ep38: Paul Lamb Interview Paul Lamb joins us to share his contemporary, generational novels: One-Match Fire and Parent Imperfect. It leads to discussions of generations of fathers and sons (including two gay dads), different types of coming of age, and a cabin in the woods as the safe place to be one's self. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/33203262

S9Ep37: Timothy Jay Smith Interview 09/20/2024

S9Ep37: Timothy Jay Smith Interview Timothy Jay Smith joins us to share his upcoming gay-coming-of-age contemporary thriller: Istanbul Crossing. It leads to discussion of homosexuality in Muslim states and a young man trying to help others get to safety and freedom, a story that grew from Timothy's own experiences helping refugees. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/33107012

S9Ep36: JP Jackson Interview 09/13/2024

S9Ep36: JP Jackson Interview J.P. Jackson returns to share his latest releases: the dark erotic shorts Skin Sessions, the m/m paranormal The Magician’s Heart, and his story Medium Rare to appear in an upcoming collaboration! We discuss sex, dark magic, tarot, and ghosts. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/33008122

S9Ep35: Mark Salzwedel Interview 09/06/2024

S9Ep35: Mark Salzwedel Interview Mark Salzwedel joins us to share his latest novel The Miraculous Life of Rupert Rocket! We discuss blend of magical realism vs urban fantasy, fairy curses and blessings, and the effects that can have on generations of family. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/32894257

S9Ep34: Mo Fanning Interview 08/30/2024

S9Ep34: Mo Fanning Interview Mo Fanning joins us to share his latest novel Husbands! We discuss the dark side of Hollyood, telling stories while protecting identities, and finding happiness in the end. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/32776947

S9Ep33: Nicholas George Interview 08/23/2024

S9Ep33: Nicholas George Interview Nicholas George join us to share the release of his novel A Deadly Walk in Devon! We discuss the origin of his Walk Through England Mystery series, writing a cozy mystery with a gay detective, and being a Californian Anglophile writing about England. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/32672437

S9Ep32: HN Hirsch Interview 08/16/2024

S9Ep32: HN Hirsch Interview H.N. Hirsch returns to share the release of the third novel in his Bob and Marcus series: Rain! We get to talk about the evolution of crime series, using location and real-world political climate, and the growth of character careers and relationships. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/32575392

S9Ep31: Chris Kim Interview 08/09/2024

S9Ep31: Chris Kim Interview Chris Kim joins us to share her novel Shaman of Heaven and Hell, which leads to discussions about trauma, Korean mysticism, and a library ghost! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/32483292

S9Ep30: Tony Maietta Interview 08/02/2024

S9Ep30: Tony Maietta Interview Tony Maietta joins us to share the news about his documentary, Mary Pickford: A Blessing and A Curse, the news about projects springing off his novel, The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens, and his film-review podcast with Brad Shreve, the Going Hollywood podcast! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/32368542

S9Ep29: Jerry Wheeler Interview 07/26/2024

S9Ep29: Jerry Wheeler Interview Jerry Wheeler returns to share his 23-year project, the novel Mercedes General. We discuss the fact that though it's framed as a series of short stories separated by years at a time, the thread follows the lives of his two main characters and their relationship! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/32276167

S9Ep28: April McCloud Interview 07/12/2024

S9Ep28: April McCloud Interview April McCloud joins us to share her debut novel, The Switch. We discuss disability, bionics, humanism, and spiderbots with hats! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/32084387

S9Ep27: Nathan Andres Interview 07/05/2024

S9Ep27: Nathan Andres Interview Nathan Andres joins us to share the book that came from his exploration of the idea of resiliency, Your Real Life: Get Authentic, Be Resilient, & Make It Count. We discuss how the REAL model is based on neuroscience and can be used to help anyone face the difficult situations in life! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/31998572

S9Ep26: Christopher Rice Interview 06/28/2024

S9Ep26: Christopher Rice Interview Christopher Rice returns to share the next novel in his Sapphire Cove series: Sapphire Dawn! We discuss writing a summer romance for a character who's had a career in porn, how to show the truths of the industry, and how that character is more authentic than ones with a more acceptable pedigree. We then discuss the true crime murder of Billy Newton that Christopher and his podcast partner Eric Shaw Quinn had a hand in solving on The Dinner Party Show! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/31901157

S9Ep25: Terry Wolverton Interview 06/28/2024

S9Ep25: Terry Wolverton Interview Terry Wolverton joins us to share her novel Season of Eclipse. We discuss how her hero goes from living a life of privilege to being in witness protection and having to confront the issues of her own identity. We also go into how Detroit shapes that journey. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/31899347

S9Ep24: Mark Olmsted Interview 06/21/2024

S9Ep24: Mark Olmsted Interview Mark Olmsted joins us to share his memoir Ink From the Pen. We discuss how caring for and losing his brother to HIV while he himself had HIV took him down a dark path that included drug use and dealing. Being incarcerated gave him a second chance to get clean, and while doing so he turned to creativity as a form of healing that helped him survive the absurdity of prison. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/31807952

S9Ep23: Chris Holcombe Interview 06/14/2024

S9Ep23: Chris Holcombe Interview Chris Holcombe returns to share his Hidden Gotham series. He then teases the upcoming book 4, and shares his Pride Month Short Story! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/31717297

S9Ep22: Sven Davisson of Rebel Satori Press 06/07/2024

S9Ep22: Sven Davisson of Rebel Satori Press Sven Davisson returns to share his upcoming book, Breeding Devils in Chaos, a re-queering of the male mysteries. We then move on to highlight the titles Rebel Satori Press will be releasing this summer. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/31617757

S9Ep21: Gayleen Froese Interview 05/31/2024

S9Ep21: Gayleen Froese Interview Gayleen Froese returns to share her latest novel, The Dominion, a travel guide to a magical city-state that isn't as safe as you might imagine. We then preview her upcoming release, The Man Who Hated Clouds, the latest in the Ben Ames mystery series. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/31514752

S09Ep20: Alan Lessik Interview 05/24/2024

S09Ep20: Alan Lessik Interview Alan Lessik share his novel, Make The Dark Night Shine, a story of family heritage and discovery. We discuss the inspiration for the story, as well as Alan's love of figure skating, how novels preserve queer culture, and a look into Zen Buddhism for queer folks. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/31420502

S9Ep19: Terry Connell Interview 05/17/2024

S9Ep19: Terry Connell Interview Terry Connell returns to share his latest work, Lost Soles, a collection of images and essays inspired by the discarded shoes he saw while on long walks during the pandemic. We discuss the odd turns life takes, as well as the importance of being open to everything that comes your way. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/31277902

S9Ep18: Gordon Blitz Interview 05/10/2024

S9Ep18: Gordon Blitz Interview Gordon Blitz joins us to share his multi-genre strengths by writing about dementia, aging, and late-life same-sex love in Harmonic Dissonance. We then discuss his crime novel Murder Times Three-A Waverly Place Mystery where he highlights bisexual and asexual aspects of being queer while a cat uncovers clues that lead the amateur sleuth through the case. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/31196562

S9Ep17: Dale Corvino Interview 05/03/2024

S9Ep17: Dale Corvino Interview Dale Corvino joins us to share his book Bonds and Boundaries! We discuss sex work, having beacons on our paths, estrangement, and human connection in this digital age. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/31075718

S9: No Guest Today 04/26/2024

S9: No Guest Today Our guest didn't show this week, but we'll be back next week! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/30967433

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