Words of Prey
19 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWords of Prey is an original podcast from Pipeline Artists. Host Chantelle Aimée Osman (editor of Agora Books, writer of random things, former Hollywood Person) sits down to talk business, writing, life and all of the things in between with a variety of guests with a variety of backgrounds. So, dear listener, grab an adult beverage, sit back, and learn from our mistakes.
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Episodes
How to Build a Platform in 15 Minutes
July 27, 2022 18:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBWords of Prey host Chantelle Aimée Osman and co-host Bryan Young tell you how to build a social media platform in 15 (or maybe closer to 20) minutes. Find Bryan Young at http://www.swankmotron.com and @swankmotron Find Chantelle Aimée Osman at http://www.chantelleaimee.com and @SuspsenseSiren Music by Joah Estrada
How to...Build Suspense in 15 Minutes
July 20, 2022 19:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBWords of Prey host Chantelle Aimée Osman and co-host Bryan Young tell you how to build suspense with your writing in 15 (or maybe closer to 20) minutes. Find Bryan Young at http://www.swankmotron.com and @swankmotron Find Chantelle Aimée Osman at http://www.chantelleaimee.com and @SuspsenseSiren Music by Joah Estrada
How to Format in 15 Minutes
July 13, 2022 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBWords of Prey host Chantelle Aimée Osman and co-host Bryan Young tell you why it's really, really important to use proper formatting in 15 (or maybe closer to 20) minutes. Featuring a guest woof. Find Bryan Young at http://www.swankmotron.com and @swankmotron Find Chantelle Aimée Osman at http://www.chantelleaimee.com and @SuspsenseSiren Music by Joah Estrada
How to Write a Query Letter in 15 Minutes
June 29, 2022 19:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBWords of Prey host Chantelle Aimée Osman and co-host Bryan Young tell you how to write a stellar query letter in 15 (or maybe closer to 20) minutes. Find Bryan Young at http://www.swankmotron.com and @swankmotron Find Chantelle Aimée Osman at http://www.chantelleaimee.com and @SuspsenseSiren Music by Joah Estrada
How to Create a Reader Experience in 15 Minutes
June 22, 2022 17:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBWords of Prey host Chantelle Aimée Osman and co-host Bryan Young tell you how to create an experience for a reader in 15 (or maybe closer to 20) minutes. Find Bryan Young at http://www.swankmotron.com and @swankmotron Find Chantelle Aimée Osman at http://www.chantelleaimee.com and @SuspsenseSiren Music by Joah Estrada
How to Write a Synopsis in 15 Minutes
June 15, 2022 17:00 - 11 minutes - 8.27 MBWords of Prey host Chantelle Aimée Osman and co-host Bryan Young tell you how to write a less painful synopsis in 15 (or maybe closer to 20) minutes. Find Bryan Young at http://www.swankmotron.com and @swankmotron Find Chantelle Aimée Osman at http://www.chantelleaimee.com and @SuspsenseSiren Music by Joah Estrada
How to Create 3D Characters in 15 Minutes
June 08, 2022 17:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBWords of Prey host Chantelle Aimée Osman and co-host Bryan Young tell you how to write three-dimensional characters in 15 (or maybe closer to 20) minutes. Find Bryan Young at http://www.swankmotron.com and @swankmotron Find Chantelle Aimée Osman at http://www.chantelleaimee.com and @SuspsenseSiren Music by Joah Estrada
Dumpsterfireside Chats - Episode 2
April 27, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBIn this spinoff of Words of Prey, Dumpsterfireside Chats ("Making you laugh so we don't cry") Chantelle Aimée Osman and author Josh Stallings (TRICKY, Words of Prey Episode 4) talk about: * Why success can be perilous * Why publishing is on fire right now and why you're not hearing back on your query * Social/cultural memory * Mental health and homelessness * Long-term solutions to long-term problems * Thinking about a writing career over writing a single book * Author branding ...and writ...
How to Network in 15 Minutes
April 25, 2022 23:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBWords of Prey host Chantelle Aimée Osman and co-host Bryan Young tell you how to master networking in the writing community both in-person and on social media in 15 (or maybe closer to 20) minutes. Find Bryan Young at http://www.swankmotron.com and @swankmotron Find Chantelle Aimée Osman at http://www.chantelleaimee.com and @SuspsenseSiren Music by Joah Estrada
How to Choose the Right POV in 15 Minutes
April 20, 2022 20:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBWords of Prey host Chantelle Aimée Osman and co-host Bryan Young tell you how to master choosing the right POV in 15 (or maybe closer to 20) minutes. Find Bryan Young at http://www.swankmotron.com and @swankmotron Find Chantelle Aimée Osman at http://www.chantelleaimee.com and @SuspsenseSiren Music by Joah Estrada
How to Research Your Novel in 15 Minutes
April 11, 2022 17:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBWords of Prey host Chantelle Aimée Osman and co-host Bryan Young tell you how to master various aspects of researching for your novel in 15 (or maybe closer to 20) minutes. Find Bryan Young at http://www.swankmotron.com and @swankmotron Find Chantelle Aimée Osman at http://www.chantelleaimee.com and @SuspsenseSiren Music by Joah Estrada
How to Write Dialogue in 15 Minutes
April 04, 2022 22:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBIn this..er...other new spinoff from Words of Prey hosts Chantelle Aimée Osman and Bryan Young tell you how to master various aspects of writing in 15 (or maybe closer to 20) minutes. Find Bryan Young at http://www.swankmotron.com and @swankmotron Find Chantelle Aimée Osman at http://www.chantelleaimee.com and @SuspsenseSiren Music by Joah Estrada
Dumpsterfireside Chats - Episode 1
April 01, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBIn this first spinoff of Words of Prey, Dumpsterfireside Chats ("Making you laugh so we don't cry") Chantelle Aimée Osman and author Josh Stallings (TRICKY, Words of Prey Episode 4) talk about: * Cryptocurrency * Masks *Work/Life Balance *How to Finish What We Start * Banned Books * Romance without Sexuality * SMART Teams * The Rock (starring Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage) ...and writing. Find him at joshstallings.com and on Twitter @Josh_Stallings Find her at chantelleaimee.com and on...
Cheryl A. Head
March 07, 2022 17:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBI talk with Cheryl A. Head, author of the Charlie Mack Motown Mysteries and a two-time Lammy award finalist. Her next book Time's Undoing will be out in 2023 from Dutton Books. Find her at cherylhead.com and on Twitter @_cheaddc Find me at chantelleaimee.com and on Twitter @SuspenseSiren Follow the podcast @PreyWords on Twitter and wordsofpreypodcast.com Check out the Pipeline Artists network @PipelineArtists and pipelineartists.com Theme music is "Lost in the Cinema" by Dan-O
Aaron Philip Clark
December 20, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBI talk with Aaron Philip Clark, author of the Paul Little and Trevor Finnegan series—UNDER COLOR OF LAW was the 2021 Book Pipeline Adaptation winner—about starting out as a screenwriter, getting an MFA, and, oh yeah, going to the police academy somewhere along the way. Find him at aaronphilipclark.com and on Twitter @_WriteMeAWorld Find me at chantelleaimee.com and on Twitter @SuspenseSiren Follow the podcast @PreyWords on Twitter and wordsofpreypodcast.com Check out the Pipeline Artis...
Josh Stallings
October 12, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBI talk with Josh Stallings, author of TRICKY (written in honors of his son, who is intellectually disabled), the Moses McGuire series, YOUNG AMERICANS and a myriad of short fiction—about writing (and reading) with dyslexia, and his journey as a writer. Find him at joshstallings.com and on Twitter @Josh_Stallings Find me at chantelleaimee.com and on Twitter @SuspenseSiren Follow the podcast @PreyWords on Twitter and wordsofpreypodcast.com Check out the Pipeline Artists network @Pipeli...
Rob Hart
June 18, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBI talk with Rob Hart, author of THE WAREHOUSE (which has sold in more than 20 languages and been optioned for film by Ron Howard), the Ash McKenna crime series, the forthcoming THE PARADOX HOTEL (which you should pre-order) and, oh yeah, maybe a Star Wars thing or two—about how the definition of success is a moving target, finding the right agent, and bunch of other stuff. Find him at robwhart.com and on Twitter @robwhart Find me at chantelleaimee.com and on Twitter @SuspenseSiren Follo...
John Vercher
May 03, 2021 17:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBI talk with John Vercher—the Dagger, Edgar, Strand Critics, Anthony and Lefty-nominated author of THREE-FIFTHS and the upcoming AFTER THE LIGHTS GO OUT, coming summer 2022 from Soho Press—about his journey to publication, the value of MFA programs, and A LOT about the Marvel and DC Universes. Find him at johnvercherauthor.com and on Twitter @jverchwrites Find me at chantelleaimee.com and on Twitter @SuspenseSiren Follow the podcast @PreyWords on Twitter and wordsofpreypodcast.com Check o...
Michael A. Stackpole
April 16, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBI talk with Michael A. Stackpole, NYT bestselling author of over 60 books about traditional publishing, self-publishing and how to get (and keep) tie-in work. Find him at michaelastackpole.com and on Twitter @MikeStackpole Find me at chantelleaimee.com and on Twitter @SuspenseSiren Follow the podcast @PreyWords on Twitter and wordsofpreypodcast.com Check out the Pipeline Artists network @PipelineArtists and pipelineartists.com Theme music is "Lost in the Cinema" by Dan-O