Writers Not Writing / Tilting at Windmills

On this episode, Benjamin Gorman gabs with Doug the Producer about unions, the WGA strike, the idea of a union of indie authors, book marketing, switching to poetry, and toxic masculinity. Today’s secret word is: NegotiatedFind Benjamin at TikTok: @teachergorman https://www.tiktok.com/@teachergormanTwitter: @TeacherGormanhttps://twitter.com/teachergormanInstagram @teachergormanhttps://www.instagram.com/teachergormanFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeacherGorman/Join our The Longest Team, Writing Against the Darkness, and help us fight Alzheimer’s Disease: https://act.alz.org/site/TR/?pg=informational&sid=24712&fr_id=16164&fr_tjoin=784887&s_joinTeamID=784887&skip_login_page=true&s_promoCode=join&s_fr_division_name=Undecided&s_TLDGlobalTeamID=&s_TLDGlobalTeamName=Referenced on the show: Sparks by Maren Andersonhttp://www.notapipepublishing.com/ourbooks#/sparks-by-maren-andersonMary Shelley’s Frankestein:https://www.amazon.com/Frankenstein-Illustrated-Original-Uncensored-Version/dp/1549787101Michael Ian Black’s Obscure Podcast:https://art19.com/shows/obscureJohn Scalzi’s The Old Man’s War trilogy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092QGDJGD?binding=paperback&ref=dbs_m_mng_rwt_sft_tpbk_tkin

On this episode, Benjamin Gorman gabs with Sarena Ulibarri, author of ANOTHER LIFE, about pro-wrestling (WWE and AEW), the swimmer Benoît Lecomte braving the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, protecting a nature preserve in Albuquerque, and participating in psychology experiments. So, totally normal writer stuff. Today’s secret phrase is: Garbage PatchFind Sarena and her work here:Website: www.SarenaUlibarri.comTwitter: @sarenaulibarriInstagram: @sarenaulibarriauthorMastodon: @[email protected] our The Longest Team, Writing Against the Darkness, and help us fight Alzheimer’s Disease: https://act.alz.org/site/TR/?pg=informational&sid=24712&fr_id=16164&fr_tjoin=784887&s_joinTeamID=784887&skip_login_page=true&s_promoCode=join&s_fr_division_name=Undecided&s_TLDGlobalTeamID=&s_TLDGlobalTeamName=Books mentioned on the show:Another Life by Sarena Ulibarri comes out May 25th from Stelliform Press: http://www.sarenaulibarri.com/books.htmlSparks by Maren Andersonhttp://www.notapipepublishing.com/ourbooks#/sparks-by-maren-andersonThe Merry Dredgers by Jeremy C. Shipp  https://www.amazon.com/Merry-Dredgers-Jeremy-C-Shipp/dp/1946154466AFTER THE TIDE by Jessie Kwakhttps://fairwoodpress.com/store/p132/AFTER_THE_TIDE.htmlThat article Sarena mentioned about Benoît Lecomte swimming through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the lifeforms his team found:https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/05/world/sea-life-great-pacific-garbage-patch-climate-scn/index.html 

On this episode, Benjamin Gorman gabs with Karen Eisenbrey, author of EGO & ENDURANCE, about Breaking Cat News, Safe Havens, Pogo, Heather Cox Richardson on the White House Correspondents Dinner, and growing easy gardens. Today’s secret word is: LithodoraFind Karen and her work here:Website: kareneisenbreywriter.com, home to my band-name blog Square Pig in a Round Hole and other good stuffhttps://kareneisenbreywriter.com/Still on Twitter for now: @ KarenEisenbreyhttps://twitter.com/KarenEisenbreyFacebook: @ KarenEisenbreyWriterhttps://www.facebook.com/KarenEisenbreyWriterEgo & Endurance by Karen Eisenbreyhttps://www.amazon.com/Ego-Endurance-Karen-Eisenbrey-ebook/dp/B0C15YHL8TJoin our The Longest Team, Writing Against the Darkness, and help us fight Alzheimer’s Disease: https://act.alz.org/site/TR/?pg=informational&sid=24712&fr_id=16164&fr_tjoin=784887&s_joinTeamID=784887&skip_login_page=true&s_promoCode=join&s_fr_division_name=Undecided&s_TLDGlobalTeamID=&s_TLDGlobalTeamName=Mentioned on the show:A Cruel Light by Cyndi MacMillanhttps://www.amazon.com/Cruel-Light-Novel-Cyndi-MacMillan/dp/1639103252Letters from an American: https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/april-30-2023?r=gw56n&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=webBreaking Cat News: https://www.gocomics.com/breaking-cat-newsSafe Havens: https://comicskingdom.com/safe-havensPogo The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips: Volume 8: Hijinks from the Horn of Plenty: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57322539-pogo-the-complete-syndicated-comic-stripsHeather Cox Richardson in her Letters from an American: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/Littlest Death: A Labyrinth of Souls novel by Eric Witchey: https://www.amazon.com/Littlest-Death-Labyrinth-Souls-Novel/dp/0999098934Karen will be signing books at theU District Street Fair May 20 and 21https://udistrictpartnership.org/udistrictstreetfair/and theFolklife Festival May 27https://nwfolklife.org/festival/home.html

On this episode, Benjamin Gorman gabs with Max Oakland about Rugrats, the failed attempt to ban TikTok, the value of long walks, and being supported by our work. So, you know, writer stuff. Today’s secret word is: Post-DigitalFind Max Oakland and his work here:AntifreezeYoutubeTwitterMastodonTik TokMax Oakland WebsiteMentioned on the show:Seinfeldia by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong: https://www.amazon.com/Seinfeldia-About-Nothing-Changed-Everything/dp/1476756112Jo Walton’s Lent: https://www.amazon.com/Lent-Jo-Walton/dp/0765379074Under Carico’s Moons, Book 3: Tricky Ground by Nan C Ballardhttps://www.amazon.com/Tricky-Ground-Under-Caricos-Moons-ebook/dp/B0BZL9JBBSEgo & Endurance by Karen Eisenbreyhttps://www.amazon.com/Ego-Endurance-Karen-Eisenbrey-ebook/dp/B0C15YHL8T

On this episode, Benjamin Gorman gabs with Zaji Cox, author of PLUMS FOR MONTHS, about ballet, organizing ideas, bike rides by sewage treatment plants, and getting to have a launch party at Powell’s with Lidia Yuknavitch (on May 15th). So, you know, normal writer stuff. Today’s secret word is: Portland-yFind Zaji Cox at:https://www.patreon.com/zajitheartisthttps://www.instagram.com/zajitheartist/https://www.zajitheartist.com/Today’s show is brought to you by New Horizons, the first book in the Europa trilogy by MichelleCLeigh wherever you purchase ebooks or paperbacks. Or visit www.michellecleigh.comUnder Carico’s Moons, Book 3: Tricky Ground by Nan C Ballardhttps://www.amazon.com/Tricky-Ground-Under-Caricos-Moons-ebook/dp/B0BZL9JBBSEgo & Endurance by Karen Eisenbreyhttps://www.amazon.com/Ego-Endurance-Karen-Eisenbrey-ebook/dp/B0C15YHL8TReferenced on the show: The charitable fund to help one of our fellow poets and longtime friend of the show, Kellie Joy (@PhoenixLilly425 on Twitter) be united with her husband who is trying to get his citizenship. Please consider giving here: https://www.spotfund.com/story/90a7d871-5ac4-4060-a2d1-8a4b20cfac4c?autoplay=falseI, Robot By Isaac Asimovhttps://www.amazon.com/I-Robot-Isaac-Asimov/dp/055338256X Green Bone Saga, Book 2: Jade War by Fonda Leehttps://www.amazon.com/Jade-War-Green-Bone-Saga/dp/0316440922

Today’s secret word is: Desert Varnish.On this episode, Benjamin Gorman gabs with Nan C Ballard, author of the Under Carico’s Moon trilogy, about sketching with colored pencils, Green River in Utah, and alien lifeforms, so, you know, writer stuff. Referenced on the show:Under Carico’s Moons, Book 3: Tricky Ground by Nan C Ballardhttps://www.amazon.com/Tricky-Ground-Under-Caricos-Moons-ebook/dp/B0BZL9JBBSEgo & Endurance by Karen Eisenbreyhttps://www.amazon.com/Ego-Endurance-Karen-Eisenbrey-ebook/dp/B0C15YHL8TLife Beyond Us: An Original Anthology of SF Stories and Science Essayshttps://www.amazon.com/Life-Beyond-Us-Original-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0BNZ7M4F7Radicalized: Four Tales of Our Present Moment by Cory Doctorowhttps://www.amazon.com/Radicalized-Cory-Doctorow/dp/1250229251

On this episode, live from Norwescon, Benjamin Gorman gabs with Luke Elliott, Mikko Azul, Jessie Kwak, Heather S. Ransom, Casey Dunn about dangerous tap water, planting tomatoes, sailing, biking, DMing, and the way dogs perceive the world. You know, writer stuff.Today’s secret word is: FrogsAuthor Alchemy Summit: www.authoralchemysummit.comJessie Kwak’s The Nanshe Chronicles: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1PL7BD8?binding=paperback&ref=dbs_m_mng_rwt_sft_tpbk_tkinJessie Kwak’s The Bulari Saga:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07THC81FY?binding=paperback&ref=dbs_m_mng_rwt_sft_tpbk_tkinJessie Kwak’s From Chaos to Creativity:https://www.amazon.com/Chaos-Creativity-Building-Productivity-Artists/dp/1621061604Luke’s author website: www.lukeelliottauthor.comInk to Film podcast: www.inktofilm.com Casey Dunn’s Silence on Cold River: https://www.amazon.com/Silence-Cold-River-Casey-Dunn/dp/1643134086Heather S. Ransom’s Going Green Trilogy: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0989635260Mikko Azul’s Demons of Muralia series: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09WCWBCBMJulia Heaberlin’s Night will Find Youhttps://www.amazon.com/Night-Will-Find-You-Novel/dp/1250877075Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muirhttps://www.amazon.com/Gideon-Ninth-Tamsyn-Muir-audiobook/dp/B07XFGM24LPersephone Station by Stina Leichthttps://www.amazon.com/Persephone-Station-Stina-Leicht/dp/1534414592The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Naylerhttps://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Sea-Novel-Ray-Nayler/dp/1250872278The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide by James Fadimanhttps://www.amazon.com/Psychedelic-Explorers-Guide-Therapeutic-Journeys/dp/1594774021Mick Herron’s Slow Horses serieshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H3RDCR6Contacts:Luke: I’m still on twitter because I’m weak @luminousluke, but you can also find me on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, etc. and my podcast Ink to Film is available on all platforms, youtube, and TikTok.Mikko: I’m woefully inadequate at Twitter and TikTok, but spend a good deal of time on both Facebook and Instagram - I just dated myself, didn’t I?Heather: I’m on Instagram and Twitter @heathersransom. Don’t go to my Heather S. Ransom page on FaceBook because it’s been hacked and FaceBook won’t give it back to me. 🙁  I’m pretty good at responding to email, so if you want to talk, start there: [email protected] Benjamin at TikTok: @teachergorman https://www.tiktok.com/@teachergormanTwitter: @TeacherGormanhttps://twitter.com/teachergormanInstagram @teachergormanhttps://www.instagram.com/teachergormanFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeacherGorman/

Today’s secret word is: DystopiaIn this episode, Benjamin Gorman reveals that, beginning on the first of April, Not a Pipe Publishing will only publish books written by artificial intelligence programs. Then he interviews the new company’s new author, ChatGPT. Things start out fine but kind of fall apart by the end of the interview.Find Benjamin at TikTok: @teachergorman https://www.tiktok.com/@teachergormanTwitter: @TeacherGormanhttps://twitter.com/teachergormanInstagram @teachergormanhttps://www.instagram.com/teachergormanFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeacherGorman/ We’ll be at Norwescon in Seattle April 6th to 9th to do a live recording of an episode that will air later, so, like Schroedinger’s cat’s version of a live show: live and not live. I’m excited to announce the guests! Check out this line-up:  Mikko Azul, Jessie Kwak, Heather S. Ransom, Luke Elliott, and Casey Dunn! And, hopefully, you! If you’ll be in the Seattle area, April 6th to 9th, register for Norwescon here:https://www.norwescon.org/, and then come be live and not live with the rest of us. I promise there will not be a decaying radioactive isotope in the room, so bring some fun questions for these amazing panelists!

On this episode, Benjamin Gorman gabs with Jessie Kwak, author of the Nanshe Chronicles and The Bulari Saga, about Mexico City, sewing, Fonda Lee, N.K. Jemisin, the Author Alchemy Summit in Portland next year, Horizon Forbidden West, Diablo IV, and Klingon Blood Wine. www.Jessiekwak.com@kwakjessie on InstagramAuthor Alchemy Summit: www.authoralchemysummit.comThis episode is brought to you by Michael Roth's Jessie Kwak’s The Nanshe Chronicles: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1PL7BD8?binding=paperback&ref=dbs_m_mng_rwt_sft_tpbk_tkinJessie Kwak’s The Bulari Saga:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07THC81FY?binding=paperback&ref=dbs_m_mng_rwt_sft_tpbk_tkinJessie Kwak’s From Chaos to Creativity:https://www.amazon.com/Chaos-Creativity-Building-Productivity-Artists/dp/1621061604Fonda Lee’s The Green Bone Saga: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08561RN43?binding=paperback&searchxofy=true&ref_=dbs_s_aps_series_rwt_tpbk&qid=1679813209&sr=8-1N. K. Jemisin’s The Great Cities duology:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083LW5WBB?binding=hardcover&ref=dbs_m_mng_rwt_sft_thcv_tpbk N. K. Jemisin’s The Broken Earth trilogy:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074CBFX6M?binding=hardcover&ref=dbs_m_mng_rwt_sft_thcv_tkinN. K. Jemisin’s The Inheritance Trilogy:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09D79JLYK?binding=hardcover&ref=dbs_m_mng_rwt_sft_thcv_tkinBenjamin Gorman’s This Uneven Universe in audiobookhttps://www.amazon.com/Audible-This-Uneven-Universe/dp/B0BXFJM3Q7Benjamin Gorman’s Don’t Read This Bookhttps://www.amazon.com/Dont-Read-This-Book-Should/dp/1948120216 We’ll be at Norwescon in Seattle April 6th to 9th to do a live recording of an episode that will air later, so, like Schroedinger’s cat’s version of a live show: live and not live. I’m excited to announce the guests! Check out this line-up:  Mikko Azul, Jessie Kwak, Heather S. Ransom, Luke Elliott, and Casey Dunn! And, hopefully, you! If you’ll be in the Seattle area, April 6th to 9th, register for Norwescon here:https://www.norwescon.org/, and then come be live and not live with the rest of us. I promise there will not be a decaying radioactive isotope in the room, so bring some fun questions for these amazing panelists!

Today’s secret word is: SongOn this episode, Benjamin Gorman gabs with Doug the Producer about taxes, Everything Everywhere All at Once, running for office, the joy of inspiring others, Trump and Putin getting indicted in the same week, and the value of listening. Yeah, he yaps and yaps about listening. Seriously. This f—ing guy. Find Benjamin at TikTok: @teachergorman https://www.tiktok.com/@teachergormanTwitter: @TeacherGormanhttps://twitter.com/teachergormanInstagram @teachergormanhttps://www.instagram.com/teachergormanFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeacherGorman/We’ll be at Norwescon in Seattle April 6th to 9th. https://www.norwescon.org/Guests are TBA. We’d love to have you in the live audience, and bring some fun questions to ask our panels of procrastinating authors! Referenced on the show: Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomonhttps://www.amazon.com/Song-Solomon-Toni-Morrison/dp/140003342XToni Morrison’s The Bluest Eyehttps://www.amazon.com/Bluest-Eye-Vintage-International/dp/0307278441Marie Lu’s The Young Eliteshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20821111-the-young-elitesBenjamin Gorman’s This Uneven Universe in audiobookhttps://www.amazon.com/Audible-This-Uneven-Universe/dp/B0BXFJM3Q7Benjamin Gorman’s Don’t Read This Bookhttps://www.amazon.com/Dont-Read-This-Book-Should/dp/1948120216

Today’s secret word is: Space CasinoOn this episode, Benjamin Gorman gabs with Beth Barany, author of Into the Black and the Janey McCallister scifi mystery series, about space exploration, censorship, Daniel Spellbound, Star Wars Bad Batch, black holes, energy vacuums, Bubbles in Space, and the power of storytelling. So, you know, writer stuff.You can read Into The Black, Book 1 in the Janey McCallister scifi mystery series now and see if you like science fiction murder mysteries. Can get it for free on Beth Barany’s site: https://author.bethbarany.com/free-books/The BookLife Prize says:This fun, often riveting novel offers an intriguing blend of mystery, sci-fi, and romance elements.It finaled in the Page Turner Award contest and won an audiobook contract.Find Beth at https://author.bethbarany.com/Twitter: @BethBaranyWe’ll be at Norwescon in Seattle April 6th to 9th. https://www.norwescon.org/Guests are TBA. We’d love to have you in the live audience, and bring some fun questions to ask our panels of procrastinating authors! Referenced on the show: Kate Johnson’s  Max Seventeenhttps://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/31350319Marie Lu’s The Young Eliteshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20821111-the-young-elitesS.C. Jensen’s Tropical Punch (Bubbles in Space, Book 1)https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57299975-tropical-punchBeth Barany’s How to Write the Future podcast and YouTube showhttps://youtu.be/jf7i7cDqucw

Today’s secret word is: Hulk HoganThis week Benjamin Gorman gabs with Frances Lu Pai Ippolito about running through Cologne, Smurfs, WWF Wrestling, Artificial Intelligence, and the way time smells, then end with what makes the perfect bao. Find Frances at IG: paippolitoFB: Frances paiwww.francesippolito.comWriters Not Writing will be recording an episode in front of a live audience at Norwescon in Seattle April 6th to 9th. https://www.norwescon.org/Guests are TBA. We’d love to have you in the live audience, and bring some fun questions to ask our panels of procrastinating authors! Referenced on the show: Mothers, Tales of Love and Terrorhttps://www.amazon.com/Mother-Terror-Willow-Dawn-Becker/dp/1737891824Chromophobiahttps://www.amazon.com/Chromophobia-Strangehouse-Anthology-Women-Horror-ebook/dp/B0BJMXYMJ6Death’s Garden Revisited (Frances’ essay is “The Silence of Lot 14” about Lone Fir Cemetary in Portland)https://www.blurb.com/b/11281469-death-s-garden-revisitedAsian Ghost Storieshttps://www.amazon.com/Asian-Ghost-Stories-Gothic-Fantasy/dp/1839648821Etherfields by Awaken Realmshttps://www.amazon.com/Etherfields-Board-Game-Awaken-Realms/dp/B09F2366MGScythe by Neal Schustermanhttps://www.amazon.com/Scythe-Arc-Neal-Shusterman/dp/144247243XThe Ultra Thin Man by Patrick Swensonhttps://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Thin-Man-Science-Fiction/dp/0765336952

This week Benjamin Gorman gabs with Vanessa Ricci-Thode, author of the Fireborn series, about the Spoutible debacle, gardening for Halloween, butterflies, giant skeletons, national parks in Utah, and the Northern Lights, so, you know, author stuff. Website: www.thodestool.caSocial media @VRicciThode (same handle across platforms for whichever ones I end up at)We’ll be at Norwescon in Seattle April 6th to 9th. https://www.norwescon.org/Guests are TBA. We’d love to have you in the live audience, and bring some fun questions to ask our panels of procrastinating authors! Referenced on the show: Mark Leslie https://books2read.com/markleslieA Coup of Tea by Casey Blair  https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/46163953Interstellar Islands by Scott Boss  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54635844-interstellar-islandsHead On by John Scalzi  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35018901-head-on

Recorded in front of a live audience at Fan Expo Portland! Today’s secret word: “Audioporn” (Don’t worry; none is included in the episode, though we did have someone who worked in the industry in the live audience!)In this episode, host Benjamin Gorman gabs with Jeff Davis, historian and ghost story researcher, author of GHOSTS CRITTERS & SACRED PLACES OF WASHINGTON & OREGON, and Derek M. Koch, author of On the Backburner and host of the long running Monster Kid Radio podcast. They talk about the Dungeons and Dragons debacle, the way IMDB rating affect documentaries, and the use of balloons in Operation Silent Siege during World War II. So, you know, writer stuff.Find Jeff Davis here: https://jeffdavisghostguy.com/Find Derek M. Koch here: http://monsterkidwriter.com/ or his socials here: https://linktr.ee/itspronouncedcookWe’ll be recording our next live show at Norwescon in Seattle April 6th to 9th. https://www.norwescon.org/Guests are TBA. We’d love to have you in the live audience, and bring some fun questions to ask our panels of procrastinating authors! 

This week Benjamin Gorman gabs with Elliott Kalan, author of the comic book series Maniac of New York, the children’s books Horse Meets Dog and Sharko and Hippo, writer on The Daily Show, Mystery Science Theater 3000, HouseBroken and Los Espookys, and a forthcoming book on writing jokes. They discuss the band The Sparks, Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address, living outdoors, the Marx Brothers, and Steve Martin. And wait until you hear Benjamin try to pronounce the name of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria!Today’s secret word is: Czech New WaveLinks: Maniac of New York, Volume 1https://www.amazon.com/MANIAC-NEW-YORK-Elliott-Kalan/dp/1949028712Maniac of New York, Volume 2: The Bronx is Burninghttps://www.amazon.com/MANIAC-NEW-YORK-VOL-BURNING/dp/1956731040Maniac of New York, Volume 3, issue 1: Don’t Call It a Comebackhttps://www.amazon.com/Maniac-New-York-Dont-Comeback-ebook/dp/B0BLJ3NHQX"Moon over Kentucky" by Sparks:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msZU_3FA9HoThe Groucho Lettershttps://www.amazon.com/Groucho-Letters-Marx/dp/1416536035Gargantua and Pantagruel by Francois Rabelaishttps://www.amazon.com/Gargantua-Pantagruel-Classics-Francois-Rabelais/dp/0140445501Orwell’s Roses by Rebecca Solnithttps://www.amazon.com/Orwells-Roses-Rebecca-Solnit/dp/0593083369Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martinhttps://www.amazon.com/Born-Standing-Up-Comics-Life/dp/1416553657We have a couple live shows coming up! Come participate in a live recording of Writers Not Writing THIS WEEKEND at the Portland Fan Expo which is from February 17th to 19th. We’ll record on Sunday the 19th with guests Jeff Davis, Derek Koch, Nikolas P. Robinson and YOU!Use this link to get your tickets: https://purchase.growtix.com/eh/FAN_EXPO_Portland_2022?aa=u3c8ykR3yw843xkwAnd we’ll be at Norwescon in Seattle April 6th to 9th. https://www.norwescon.org/Guests are TBA. We’d love to have you in the live audience, and bring some fun questions to ask our panels of procrastinating authors! 

In this one, Benjamin Gorman gabs with Michael Roth, the writer of a fabulous illustrated children’s book River’s New Friend which will be hitting store shelves soon. They talk about Vox Machina, the Denver Broncos coaching soap opera, themed literary anthologies, and allowing pets to sleep on the bed. Find Michael Roth via his website, www.rothwrites.com . If you are a writer, he has resources for writers including a story structure spreadsheet that lays out 15 different popular story structures side by side. While you are there, you can sign up for his author newsletter to receive updates on upcoming books.You can also follow him on Instagram and TikTok @River_Willow_Storytime where he posts silly videos of his dogs, like them reenacting fight scenes from Star Wars and Princess BrideMark your calendars for March 15th when you’ll be able to pre-order Michael’s River’s New Friend and get a copy for kids in need in Pittsburg, Denver, and West Virginia!We have a couple live shows coming up! Come participate in a live recording of Writers Not Writing at the Portland Fan Expo which is from February 17th to 19th. Use this link to get your tickets: https://purchase.growtix.com/eh/FAN_EXPO_Portland_2022?aa=u3c8ykR3yw843xkwAnd we’ll be at Norwescon in Seattle April 6th to 9th. https://www.norwescon.org/Guests are TBA. We’d love to have you in the live audience, and bring some fun questions to ask our panels of procrastinating authors! Things we discussed today:Farther Reefs https://www.amazon.com/Farther-Reefs-Adventure-Relationships-Nautical/dp/1735076880The World of Junohttps://www.amazon.com/World-Juno-secondary-history-anthology/dp/1735076899Warlock Holmes by G.S. Denningshttps://www.amazon.com/Warlock-Holmes-Brimstone-G-S-Denning/dp/1783299711Stories (Within)https://www.amazon.com/Stories-Within-Anthology/dp/1956892133And if you want to get any of Benjamin Gorman’s books, he’s got some gently blasphemous religious satire, a scifi retelling of Shakespeare, a YA dystopia about corporations taking over public schools, a paranormal story about mortality and white male fragility, and a couple books of poetry, all of which can be found here: http://www.notapipepublishing.com/ourbooks

In this episode, Benjamin Gorman talks with Magi Sumpter about Dragon Age, Raccoon Tycoon, Hollow Knight, intersectional oppression, Bjork’s swan dress, and Magi’s mom teaching lessons in how to be a supportive parent of a poet …so, you know, writer stuff. Little Rooms with Bad Lighting, Magi Sumpter’s first chapbook available for free digital download: Little Rooms with Bad Lighting — Ghost City PressMagi’s second book, “Utopia in Green,” will be available soon from kith (kithbooks.com)Want to advertise on the show? Fill out this short interest form here: https://bit.ly/AdOnWNWWe have a couple live shows coming up! Come participate in a live recording of Writers Not Writing at the Portland Fan Expo which is from February 17th to 19th. Use this link to get your tickets: https://purchase.growtix.com/eh/FAN_EXPO_Portland_2022?aa=u3c8ykR3yw843xkwAnd we’ll be at Norwescon in Seattle April 6th to 9th. https://www.norwescon.org/Guests are TBA. We’d love to have you in the live audience, and bring some fun questions to ask our panels of procrastinating authors! Things we discussed today:Racoon Tycoon https://www.forbiddengames.net/games/raccoon-tycoon/

Today’s Guest, LeeAnn McLennan, author of The Supernormal Legacy Twitter: atticusmclPost: atticusmclIG: atticusmclBook 1: Dormanthttp://www.notapipepublishing.com/ourbooks#/the-supernormal-legacy-book-1-dorman-by-leeann-mclennanBook 2: Roothttp://www.notapipepublishing.com/ourbooks#/the-supernormal-legacy-book-2-root-by-leeann-mclennanBook 3: Emergehttp://www.notapipepublishing.com/ourbooks#/the-supernormal-legacy-book-3-emergeFar from Normal: A Rage Brigade and Supernormal Legacy Team-Upby Karen Eisenbrey and LeeAnn McLennanhttp://www.notapipepublishing.com/ourbooks#/far-from-normalThis week’s Secret Word: SoullessWe have a couple live shows coming up! Come participate in a live recording of Writers Not Writing at the Portland Fan Expo which is from February 17th to 19th. Use this link to get your tickets: https://purchase.growtix.com/eh/FAN_EXPO_Portland_2022?aa=u3c8ykR3yw843xkwAnd we’ll be at Norwescon in Seattle April 6th to 9th. https://www.norwescon.org/Guests are TBA. We’d love to have you in the live audience, and bring some fun questions to ask our panels of procrastinating authors! Things we discussed today:Cherie Priest Bone Shaker https://www.cheriepriest.com/bibliographyThe Last of Us on HBOhttps://www.hbo.com/the-last-of-usPelosi in the House on HBOhttps://www.hbo.com/movies/pelosi-in-the-houseK.D. Edwards’ The Last Sonhttps://kd-edwards.com/books/the-tarot-sequence/David R. Slayton The White Trash Warlockhttps://davidrslayton.com/books/white-trash-warlock/Sarina Dorie’s The Wrath of the Tooth Fairyhttps://sarinadorie.com/product/wrath-of-the-tooth-fairy-an-urban-fantasy-mystery/

Author Scott Boss gabs with Benjamin Gorman about football, billionaires, squirrels, and staying in hotels. You know, writer stuff. Scott Boss’ novel series: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FQQMK5H?binding=paperback&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tpbkScott Boss’ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/storytime-with-scott-boss/id1640924902https://open.spotify.com/show/4QkhQm8cRbcGxg0GqOqmGF?si=16a74b2dde9c413cScott Boss’ website: https://scottboss.weebly.com/We have a couple live shows coming up! Come participate in a live recording of Writers Not Writing at the Portland Fan Expo which is from February 17th to 19th. Use this link to get your tickets: https://purchase.growtix.com/eh/FAN_EXPO_Portland_2022?aa=u3c8ykR3yw843xkwAnd we’ll be at Norwescon in Seattle April 6th to 9th. https://www.norwescon.org/Guests are TBA. We’d love to have you in the live audience, and bring some fun questions to ask our panels of procrastinating authors!

Maren Bradley Anderson, author of Sparks, Fuzzy Logic, and Closing the Store, gabs with Benjamin Gorman about alpacas, football, giant turkeys, Shakespeare, taxonomy errors, the Applebox Children's Theater, and the Kevin McCarthy speakership debacle. You know, writer stuff. Today's secret word: Ado. Make a noise when you hear it.Website http://www.marens.com. Newsletter sign up link: https://marens.com/about/Plays I wrote, with videos: https://marens.com/books/plays/ Dragons of Mary’s Peak Vella: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/product/B094XRJQ8M Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MarenBradleyAnderson), Twitter and Instagram (@marenster)Mastodon (@[email protected])

B. Zelkovich, speculative fiction author, gabs with Benjamin Gorman about audiobooks, the brilliance of Bo Burnham’s Inside, God of War, space whales, a great place to hike on the Oregon coast, and the virtues of Taco Bell.  You know, writer stuff. Today's secret word: Imbibe. Make a noise when you hear it.Website - www.bzelkovich.comTwitter - @BZelwen - www.twitter.com/bzelwenNewsletter Sign Up: http://eepurl.com/hRjkJLTop Shelf Librarians - https://open.spotify.com/show/0QcDsk5SGtzcEZ1KLmCFMD?si=756f75eb82bf4c6d“Lifelike” - https://wyldblood.com/lifelike/“That Which Illuminates Heaven” - https://lunastationquarterly.com/story/that-which-illuminates-heaven/“The Cost of Rain” - https://corvidqueen.com/stories/the-cost-of-rain-b-zelkovich“Unforgettable” - https://cityrivertree.com/2020/09/10/043-unforgettable-b-zelkovich/And find Benjamin's books (and a whole lot of other great authors' books) at www.NotAPipePublishing.com

John Dover, author of Once Upon a Fang in the West, gabs with Benjamin Gorman about teaching trumpet during a lockdown, the TV show Dexter, the danger of religious indoctrination of children, and the virtues of bars vs. coffee shops. Okay, the last one is writer stuff. Today's secret word: Obtuse. Make a noise when you hear it.Follow John on Facebook: @johndoverauthor or @johndovertrumpet  Instagram: @johnnyscotchjustice Twitter: @jscotchjusticeAnd his website: www.Readjohndover.comjohndmusic.comGet your copy of John's novel Once Upon a Fang in the West here:  http://www.notapipepublishing.com/ourbooks#/once-upon-a-fang-in-the-west-by-john-doverAnd find Benjamin's books (and a whole lot of other great authors' books) at www.NotAPipePublishing.com

Marie Parks, co-author of Unrelenting, gabs with Benjamin Gorman about the hammer dulcimer, the Respect for Marriage Act, and the virtues of Earl Grey tea with a splash of milk and a dark chocolate-dipped digestive biscuit. You know, writer stuff. Today's secret word: "Present." Make a noise when you hear it.Follow Marie via her website: marieparks.comInstagram: @themarieparksSupport her Patreon at Patreon.com/JessiandMarieGet your copy of Marie and Jessi's novel Unrelenting here: https://shop.aer.io/NotaPipePublishing/p/Unrelenting/9781956892062-13549Learn more about how to take courses from Mary Robinette here: https://www.patreon.com/maryrobinette/postsOr from Eric Witchey here: https://ericwitchey.com/index.htmlAnd consider donating to Camp Brave Trails, a leadership focused summer camp for LGBTYQIA+ youth, here: https://www.bravetrails.org/And find Benjamin's books (and a whole lot of other great authors' books) at www.NotAPipePublishing.com

Evan Morgan Williams, author of Thorn, Canyons | Older Stories, and Stories of the New West gabs with Benjamin Gorman about the TikTok, playing the harmonica, and taekwondo. You know, writer stuff. Today's secret word: Experience. Make a noise when you hear it.Follow Evan via his website: evanmorganwilliams.comTwitter: @EvMoWiAnd find Benjamin's books (and a whole lot of other great authors' books) at www.NotAPipePublishing.com

Karen Eisenbrey, author of the Daughter of Magic trilogy and St. Rage duology, gabs with Benjamin Gorman about the moon and self-driving cars and Christmas cookies. You know, writer stuff. Follow Karen via her website: kareneisenbreywriter.com, home of Square Pig in a Round Hole, her weekly band-name blogTwitter: @KarenEisenbreyFacebook Page: KarenEisenbreyWriterAnd find her novels (and Benjamin's, and a whole lot of other great authors') at NotAPipePublishing.com

Here's the first episode of Writers Not Writing. We don't have a guest on this one, but if you would like to be on the show, here's the form: bit.ly/GAWNWEmail questions to [email protected] or follow us at @notapipepub on twitter or @notapipepub on Instagram or @notapipepublishing on tiktok or here on Facebook. If you want to watch the YouTube show, subscribe to Benjamin Gorman's feed here.