Stephen is a fantasy writer originally from Omagh Co. Tyrone in Northern Ireland, and now living in Belfast Co. Antrim. He is the author of Skelly’s Square, Bomb Girl, and New Jerusalem, which are all part of the Kirkwood Scott Chronicles. Stephen Black is a fantastic author, great friend, and all around decent sort. He […]
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What is Cyberpunk? with Anna Mocikat
Season 3, Episode 1 Hello Storylovers and welcome to Season 3 of the podcast! I’m very excited to have the wonderful Anna Mocikat on the show today. Anna is a born storyteller. With a history in film and video game writing, is it any wonder she eventually made her way to novels? She is the […]
How to Plan a Series with Dixon Reuel
Season 2, Episode 10 Dixon Reuel is the pen name of Irish writer Eve Power. Eve is the author of the Blood Brute series, a horror series that tells the tale of a coven of vampires trying to survive a zombie apocalypse. Eve and I talk about why she uses such an unusual pen-name, and […]
Creating Stories and Games with Joshua Gillingham
Season 2, Episode 9 Joshua Gillingham is a Canadian teacher, author and games designer. He writes The Saga of Torin Ten-Trees, a series based on Viking legend and lore. His games, both card games and board games, are also inspired by Scandanavian culture, particularly his card game Althingi, which was recently successfully back on Kickstarter. […]
Man V Fat with Andrew Shanahan
Season 2, Episode 8 Andrew Shanahan is the founder of Man v Fat and the author of Before and After. His novel released at the exact right time, as it’s about the end of the world. What makes Andrew’s novel so unique, however, is it tells an apocalypse survival story from the point of view […]
Turning Hardship into Power with Qian Julie Wang
Season 1, Episode 6 Qian Julie Wang is the author of her upcoming memoir Beautiful Country: Memoir of an Undocumented Childhood and a commercial litigator in New York City, USA. Julie Wang is an amazing woman with an inspiring story. Julie’s memoir was picked up by Viking and Doubleday publishing. It’s due to come out […]