Join hosts JD Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including Small Press Distribution shutting down, deals rebounding in the first quarter, and how Google is considering charging for AI-powered search. Then, stick around for a chat with author Steven James!
Steven James is a critically acclaimed author of eighteen novels and numerous nonfiction books that have sold more than 1 million copies. His books have won or been shortlisted for dozens of national and international awards. In addition, his stories and articles have appeared in more than eighty different publications, including the New York Times. He is also a popular keynote speaker and professional storyteller with a master’s degree in storytelling.
Since 1996, James has appeared more than two thousand times at events spanning the globe, presenting his stories and teaching the principles of storytelling to writers, speakers, teachers, and leaders. He also hosts the weekly podcast The Story Blender, on which he has interviewed more than 150 of the world’s leading writers and storytellers. In 2020, he was inducted into the Christy Award Hall of Fame for excellence in fiction writing. Publishers Weekly has called him “[a] master storyteller at the peak of his game.”
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/writersink/supportThe one where Nick Cutter and Andrew F. Sullivan explain the pros and cons of co-authoring.
The one where Kerrie Droban explains how to craft a true crime page-turner.
The one where Josh Haven provides many reasons NOT to go to Russia (and why those reasons make a great thriller).
The one where Wendy Corsi Staub explains foreshadowing.
The one where Polly Stewart explains how to write a reliable unreliable narrator.
The one where NYT Bestseller S.A. Cosby explains how he found his inner child and wrote for kids with Questlove.
The one where NYT bestseller Riley Sager explains why the best twist needs a twist and how all good stories are the sum of their parts.
The one where NYT bestseller Richard North Patterson talks race, prejudice, identity, and how to handle them properly in your work.
BONUS EPISODE! - The one where director Rob Savage explains how he scares the bejesus out of us with his new movie, THE BOOGEYMAN!
The one where #1 NYT bestseller Tessa Bailey explains how to talk dirty in your books.
The one where NYT bestseller TJ Newman explains why it's so important to find your corner of the market.
The one where NYT bestseller Kate White explains why writing a good mystery is like peeling an onion.
The one where fantasy author C.L. Polk explains how she crosses genres in her work.
The one where Melissa Blair tells us how she lit up BookTok by publishing her novel anonymously.
The one where Victor Manibo explains how he uses the Story Engine card deck to help shape his novels.
The one where #1 NYT bestseller Dennis Lehane explains why working in the absolute worst hell is not as bad as writing the middle of a novel.
The one where NYT bestseller Caroline Kepnes tells us what it’s like to have a hit Netflix show based on her YOU series.
The one where Anthony McCarten explains what it’s like to write biopics for Winston Churchill, Queen, and Whitney Houston.
The one where Brenda Novak explains what it’s like to sell books and coffee out of your Airstream.
The one where NYT Bestseller Kim Sherwood explains what it was like to write a James Bond chase scene when she’s never driven a car.
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