Episode 45: The Aidaean Saga - Matt Sean Bell - Chapter Read
We’re reading Chapter 1 of Matt Sean Bell’s sci-fi/fantasy epic The Aidaean Saga, Book 1 Triumph of Destiny. We jump right into the action as the town Dailen has known all his life is decimated. If yo...
21 Sep 19min
Episode 44: Matt Sean Bell - Author Interview
A lot of writers say they want “creative control.” Matt Sean Bell actually lived it. He wrote The Adean Saga, edited it through multiple rereads, built the cover art himself, printed physical copies i...
14 Sep 49min
Episode 42: Shadows Unveiled - Songs of Ash and Dawn Book 2, Chapter 1 - Gabrielle Wanek
We pick up Part 2 of our Chapter 1 read from The Songs of Ash and Dawn Book 2 by Gabrielle Wanek.. Nick staggers in with news he can barely say out loud: a god, a young witch, and what might be a demi...
31 Aug 29min
Episode 41: Of Masks And Monsters - Songs of Ash and Dawn, Book 2, Chapter 1 - Gabrielle Wanek
A gold mask glints in candlelight as a ruined temple fills with chanting and the promise of “purity.” A bound mythos prisoner kneels in the firelit center, chained to stone, and muzzled. We’re back wi...
24 Aug 23min
Episode 40: 'Fault Lines' - 'The Solarian Deep', Chapter 6 - David Deane Haskell
They wanted one clean rush of freedom, one daring swim toward the deep, one moment where the rules couldn’t touch them. Instead, Calistya and Khrystal run straight into Border Patrol, and Chapter 6 of...
17 Aug 15min
Episode 39: 'Legacies Unearthed' - 'The Solarian Deep' - David Deane Haskell
A dead shoreline. A rusted power station. An underwater civilization that has every reason to fear the past; and one stubborn student who can’t stop reaching for it. We’re back with a solo story read ...
10 Aug 16min
Episode 38: David Deane Haskell - Author Interviews
This week, I sit down with David Deane Haskell to talk about the long arc of becoming an author, from finding his voice through music to discovering that fiction and nonfiction can both be a way to be...
27 Jul 56min
