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!

Ep290-Benjamine Lester-Who Doesnt Like Sexy Big Men In Their Underwear 10/16/2020

Ep290-Benjamine Lester-Who Doesnt Like Sexy Big Men In Their Underwear Benjamine Lester shares his figure skating-to-figure painting story, and we discuss the artist's role in promoting body positivity and mental health awareness. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/16376687

Ep289-Abigail de Niverville-They Went There 10/09/2020

Ep289-Abigail de Niverville-They Went There Abigail de Niverville returns to share her latest novel, We Go Together, and we discuss healing from abuse, bi-representation, trans love interest, and music's role in a story. A great discussion all the way around. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/16289093

Ep288-David Colby-A Cozy Apocalypse 10/02/2020

Ep288-David Colby-A Cozy Apocalypse David Colby shares his Y/A, Hard SF queer military fiction trilogy Lunar Cycle. It's nearly a masterclass in writing hard sci-fi, and guess what? Both of David's parents are literally rocket scientists! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/16195037

Ep287-Jude Tresswell-A Tiny Little Box I Hadnt Ticked 09/25/2020

Ep287-Jude Tresswell-A Tiny Little Box I Hadnt Ticked Jude Tresswell joins us to discuss her County Durham Quad Series, her Scar Ghyll Levels works, ACE representation from an ACE author, Ace love in a polyamorous relationship, found family, and other complications when writing about this part of the queer spectrum. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/16105094

Ep286-Christopher Duquette-I Call Myself Disco Head 09/18/2020

Ep286-Christopher Duquette-I Call Myself Disco Head Christopher Duquette shares his three memoirs, the most recent of which is Off Balance in the Spin Cycle, and dives into "a true-life road to recovery and the tales in between." /episode/index/show/wrote/id/16012172

Ep285-Redfern Jon Barrett-That Solidarity That We Need 09/11/2020

Ep285-Redfern Jon Barrett-That Solidarity That We Need Redfern Jon Barrett returns to discuss the literary worlds of academic, general speculative fiction and alternative history from a queer perspective. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/15941696

Ep284-Kergen Edwards-Stout-I Didnt Listen To My Bowels 09/04/2020

Ep284-Kergen Edwards-Stout-I Didnt Listen To My Bowels Kergen Edwards-Stout shares his latest release, Never Turn Your Back on the Tide, a memoir detailing some of the craziest moments of his life. He also gives some marketing ideas! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/15835034

Ep283-Linea Capps-A Lot of Weird Confusion At Zoos 08/28/2020

Ep283-Linea Capps-A Lot of Weird Confusion At Zoos Linea Capps, trans author and disabled mom shares her amazing new release, What Makes A Witch. We also discuss anthropomorphic characters in queer works and the furry writing community. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/15745862

Ep282-Vincent Scott-I May Have Done a Little Bit of Prep 08/21/2020

Ep282-Vincent Scott-I May Have Done a Little Bit of Prep Vincent Scott shares his debut release, The Hereafter Bytes. Which leads to conversation about ACE and ARO relationships and the need for them be included in literary works - especially speculative fiction. A very engaging and thoughtful discussion you won't want to miss! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/15655859

Ep281-J Warren-A Minor Character Named Sharkey 08/14/2020

Ep281-J Warren-A Minor Character Named Sharkey J. Warren returns to share his latest release, Unbalanced Mercy, an an urban fantasy police procedural! We also talk about creating in the Covid era and the implications for teachers and students in the coming months. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/15565988

Ep280 – Romeo Preminger – Brought Me To My Knees A Couple Times! 08/07/2020

Ep280 – Romeo Preminger – Brought Me To My Knees A Couple Times! Romeo Preminger shares his hot new erotic thriller, The Manny, that hits stores this week! We also dive into his self-publishing adventure and share some laughs along the way. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/15465770

Ep279-Ruby Walker-Eff-It I'll Try 07/31/2020

Ep279-Ruby Walker-Eff-It I'll Try Ruby Walker shares her recent release, Advice I Ignored, which jump-starts a thought provoking conversation about queer youth and mental health issues. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/15408794

Ep278-Steff Green-I'm Kind of a Cheerleader 07/24/2020

Ep278-Steff Green-I'm Kind of a Cheerleader Steff Green returns to talk about How to Rock Self-Publishing and Unleash the Beast, and her author-coaching endeavors, including the Diversity Scholarship she's offering! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/15324875

Ep277-Violet LeVoit-Thats A Huge Toolkit 07/17/2020

Ep277-Violet LeVoit-Thats A Huge Toolkit Violet LeVoit joins us for a "most excellent" conversation about her recent release, Scarstruck. We also discuss the various issues keeping romance from having parity with other respected genres. Lastly, we touch upon her previous career being a movie critic. A very great conversation all around. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/15200423

Ep276-AJ Fitzwater-Being Normal Didnt Work Out For Me 07/10/2020

Ep276-AJ Fitzwater-Being Normal Didnt Work Out For Me AJ Fitzwater joins us from the great country of New Zealand. We discuss their current release, No Man's Land, and the historic research that went into writing this WW2 s Land Girls novel. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/15110465

Ep275-FE Feeley Jr-Somebodys Got a Crane 07/03/2020

Ep275-FE Feeley Jr-Somebodys Got a Crane F.E. (Fredrick) Feeley, Jr. - author, poet, and screenwriter, returns to chat about releasing the print, ebook and audio versions of two collaborations with fellow authors, Kim Fielding (Hallelujah) and Jamie Fessenden (Borderland), as well as some about creating during the Covid-19 era and some politics for good measure. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/15041009

Ep274-Jayne Lockwood-Youve Ruined It 06/26/2020

Ep274-Jayne Lockwood-Youve Ruined It Jayne Lockwood, one of WROTE's co-founders, returns for a lengthy, brilliant, informative and thoroughly entertaining discussion about her latest novel "Going Down," and touching up and re-releasing older works! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/14922527

Ep273-Maram Taibah-A Scene with a Lot of Potatoes 06/19/2020

Ep273-Maram Taibah-A Scene with a Lot of Potatoes Maram Taibah, children's fantasy author, shares her recent releases, The Road to Elephants and Weathernose - a steampunk fantasy for kids! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/14839616

Ep272-Jo Quenell-Transgressive Trashy Stuff 06/12/2020

Ep272-Jo Quenell-Transgressive Trashy Stuff Jo Quenell joins us for a fun look at their current release, The Mud Ballad, and a talk about various subgenres of horror. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/14750264

Ep271-Tuffy and Baz-Depend on That 06/05/2020

Ep271-Tuffy and Baz-Depend on That Tuffy Stanley and our very own Baz have started a new YouTube channel called Afterlife to discuss queer life after the age of 30. Vance tries to keep them on task, but silliness and giggles ensue. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/14694701

Ep270-Jerry L Wheeler-I Dont Have Any Wisdom 05/29/2020

Ep270-Jerry L Wheeler-I Dont Have Any Wisdom Author and editor Jerry L. Wheeler joins us to discuss his revamping of his back catalog, and how he's trying to stay creative in this lockdown era. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/14576756

Ep269-Amara Lynn-Its Fun To Be Trash 05/22/2020

Ep269-Amara Lynn-Its Fun To Be Trash Amara Lynn returns to discuss their Masks series, life as an indie author, and their growing LGBTQ writer-themed Twitter hashtags! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/14501510

Ep268-OE Tearmann-Keep Yourself Alive in the Dark 05/15/2020

Ep268-OE Tearmann-Keep Yourself Alive in the Dark Writing duo O.E. Tearmann share their recent release, Aces and Eights, and talk about being two authors in a trenchcoat! /episode/index/show/wrote/id/14384339

Ep267-Delphia Baisden-Probably to My Own Detriment 05/08/2020

Ep267-Delphia Baisden-Probably to My Own Detriment Delphia Baisden returns with her latest release, Blind Faith. We also discuss mental illness and how she weaves it into her works. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/14284577

Ep266-Kim Fielding-Marry in a Cemetery 05/01/2020

Ep266-Kim Fielding-Marry in a Cemetery Kim Fielding shares her current releases, The Bureau 2 and Hallelujah, and the necessity of quality research when writing about anything to do with the Criminal Justice System. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/14189075

Ep265-EM Hamill-Get Your Butt Scoped 04/24/2020

Ep265-EM Hamill-Get Your Butt Scoped EM Hamill brings laughs and fun as we discuss her current release, Peacemaker, and then delve into the life events that lead to her writing career. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/14073230

Ep264-Terry Connell-There Are No Shoulds 04/17/2020

Ep264-Terry Connell-There Are No Shoulds Terry Connell discusses his new collection of short stories entitled, A Little Chatter, and then shares some wellness ideas for the safe-at-home era. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/13980887

Ep263-Reuben 'Tihi' Hayslett-Become a Shapeshifter 04/10/2020

Ep263-Reuben 'Tihi' Hayslett-Become a Shapeshifter Reuben 'Tihi' Hayslett debuts his first novel, Dark Corners. We discuss the fine lines between fully fleshed out queer PoC characters and the paper doll variety previously taking up the mainstream media. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/13883510

Ep262-Silencio Marquez-Everybody Loves Dragons 04/03/2020

Ep262-Silencio Marquez-Everybody Loves Dragons Silencio Marquez joins us to discuss their new release Soul of a Vampire, and the role social media can play in these social distancing era. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/13784768

Ep261-Hans M Hirschi-Nobody Ever Told Me How To Douche 03/27/2020

Ep261-Hans M Hirschi-Nobody Ever Told Me How To Douche Hans M Hirschi shares his upcoming release Matt: More Than Words, and a project he's working on that pairs writers and dancers, plus a bit about being creative in this Covid-19 era. /episode/index/show/wrote/id/13692689

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