Wrote Podcast
389 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★ - 13 ratingsJoin Vance Bastian, SA Collins, and their guests in weekly podcast discussions about LGBTQ storytelling in all genres and mediums
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Episodes
S6Ep27 – Chris Bedell – You Know What Happens At Parties
July 09, 2021 05:30 - 15 minutes - 23.8 MBChris Bedell returns to discuss his novel Love Him/Hate Him and the real-life themes and difficulties he wove into this novel.
S6Ep26 – Michael G. Williams – Probably Selectively True!
July 02, 2021 05:30 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBMichael G. Williams joins us to discuss relating to the queer experience through horror, science fiction, and urban fantasy. We dive into empowering queer voices rather than exploiting queer identities, and laugh about some of the joys of writing queer stories.
S6E25–Robyn Gigl–A Behind-the-Scenes Peek
June 25, 2021 05:30 - 35 minutes - 50.9 MBRobyn Gigl, attorney and novelist, serves up a summer crime thriller with her novel By Way of Sorrow. We discuss a transgender main character, followed by the intersection of race, privilege, gender identity, and power on the justice system... and then get a behind-the-scenes peek into Robyn's life!
S06E24-D'yan Forest, Stephen Clarke-Try Thinking the D'yan Way
June 18, 2021 05:30 - 1 hour - 103 MBD'yan Forest & Stephen Clarke join us to talk about living a full life, creating both stand-up and written comedy, their co-authored memoir "I Did It My Ways" and asking the difficult questions.
S06E23-Peter M Krask-Who Are You Going To Be
June 11, 2021 05:30 - 44 minutes - 64.8 MBPeter M. Krask, the "Project Whisperer" shares his love of the creative process and nurturing creative artists by introducing us to The Creativity Guide. We cover the necessity of artistic expression, ways to work through creative blocks and stuck points, and discuss ways to view creative feedback.
S06E22-Murphy Zedde Hart-Worthy of a Sheet Protector
June 04, 2021 05:30 - 1 hour - 102 MBBrenda Murphy, Megan Hart, and Fiona Zedde join us for a hilarious unveiling of their new book of three individual novellas that are bound together, Love, Blood, and Sanctuary. The innuendos, double entendres and comedic riffs happen so fast with this episode, we could almost classify it as a "jam session!"
S6Ep21– Blake Allwood – From An Authentic Place
May 28, 2021 05:30 - 33 minutes - 49.8 MBBlake Allwood drops in to share his latest book Love's Legacy. We dive into M/M Romance written by gay men and discuss selling everything to live the RV life.
S06E20-Alexander Watson-Is Madam Having Coffee
May 21, 2021 05:30 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBAlexander Watson delights and entertains us with the story behind his book River Queens. We discuss everything from upending one's life, meeting river folk who've never seen a gay man, and partner shenanigans that strengthened the relationship.
S06E19-Nathan Burgoine-The Most Annoying Trait in the World
May 14, 2021 05:30 - 41 minutes - 60.5 MB'Nathan Burgoine returns with laughter and joy as he shares his new novella Village Fool. He also shares how he wrote while injured, and we dig into the merits of writing novellas as a series.
S6Ep18 – AM Leibowitz – We Can Just Make It Normal
May 07, 2021 05:30 - 57 minutes - 82.2 MBAM Leibowitz joins Vance and Baz for a great discussion of their latest release, Every Time We Meet. This leads us to discussing sapphic fiction, queer parenting, and the importance of nonbinary representation within fiction as well as outside of it.
S6EP17-Damian Serbu-Loyal Humorous and Passionate
April 30, 2021 05:30 - 41 minutes - 60.8 MBDamian Serbu joins Vance and Baz for a great discussion of his latest release, The Vampire's Witch. This leads us to discussing queer representation in the horror genre and how a queer perspective can provide some unique perspectives.
Ep317-Catherine Disabato-Fun Slow and Fast
April 23, 2021 05:30 - 55 minutes - 76.6 MBCatherine Disabato joins us for a great conversation about all things LA queer fiction, and shares her latest release, U Up? We also discuss weird mysteries and how covid could effect writing in the years to come.
Ep316-JP Jackson-We Have To Do This As A Threesome
April 16, 2021 05:30 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MBJ.P. Jackson returns with his latest release, Summoned, and then we discuss his involvement in the FREE writers convention from NineStar Authors - IQARUS CON (online May 8th, 2021).
Ep315-J. Scott Coatsworth-Oh my God! We're Gonna Die
April 09, 2021 05:30 - 58 minutes - 81.1 MBJ. Scott Coatsworth returns to share the many goings on in his life—his Fix the World anthology, the call for submissions to this year's flash fiction anthology, the rollout of limfic.com, and his latest novel Dropnauts!
Ep314-Richard LeMay-The Best Idea Wins
April 02, 2021 05:30 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBRichard LeMay - filmmaker, screenplay writer, and novelist - joins us to discuss his film projects as well as his his foray into authoring his first novel, All The Way to Wrightsville.
Ep313-Brad Shreve-These Are Not The Romances You Are Looking For
March 26, 2021 05:30 - 48 minutes - 67 MBBrad Shreve, host of the Queer Writers of Crime podcast jumps in for something completely different! We compare and discuss the necessity of our respective podcasts and Brad gets to put Vance and Baz in the hot seat about how WROTE began and evolved, and the small part it had in Brad's own journey.
Ep312-Rick R Reed-Come Join Us At The Q
March 19, 2021 05:30 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBRick R. Reed returns with his latest releases, including his newest, The Q, as well as what else he's been up to since appearing on the show last year. It's a great conversation and we'd love you to give it a listen.
Ep311-Britt East-There Is No Greater Wisdom Than Kindness
March 12, 2021 06:30 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MBBritt East shares his A Gay Man's Guide to Life, covering creating queer families, cultivating substantial gay friendships, and finding love. It's a heartwarming discussion to listen to!
Ep310-Kim Fielding-Pew Pew
March 05, 2021 06:30 - 21 minutes - 30 MBKim Fielding unveils her latest release, The Muffin Man. As part of the Magic Emporium series, it's a comedic fantasy with sentient sourdough! Yikes! We also have fun discussing writing grand space operas and more!
Ep309-Valerie Miner-Youre Gonna Get Into Big Trouble With This
February 26, 2021 06:30 - 51 minutes - 70.2 MBValerie Miner shares her latest release, Bread and Salt: Stories. We discuss the work, and her other releases as well as spend some time on the value of "other" and those voices often repressed within the publishing world.
Ep308-MD Neu-Oh God What Was I Thinking
February 19, 2021 06:30 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBM.D. "Marvin" Neu unveils his upcoming release, "The Called." He & Baz also catch up on the virtual cons he's participating in this year, and a short election themed story anthology, "A More Perfect Union."
Ep307-Tyler Davis-A Handbag with a Paintball Gun
February 12, 2021 06:30 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MBTyler Davis delivers the first in his new political dystopian series, New America: Awakenings. We talk about how to craft a dystopian work without being centered on futuristic tech or fictional epidemics. It's a great conversation all around.
Ep306-Mike Munich-Choose Your Own Adventure
February 05, 2021 06:30 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MBMike Munich shines in a FABULOUS conversation on finding our inner divas! As a queer performer and healer, Mike leads a thought provoking and humorous exploration into why divas are so important to queer culture and how harnessing yours can lead to a more healthy life. Use promo code "WROTE" at getstardusted.com to get $50 off your first session!
Ep305-Chris Zyda-Who Are You Texting at 232 In The Morning
January 29, 2021 06:30 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MBChris Zyda shares his cathartic work, The Storm: One Voice From the AIDS Generation. Though a deep subject, our conversation focuses on the journey of writing a deeply emotional memoir and his approach to the work.
Ep304-Jade Winters-Get Some Reins On Me
January 22, 2021 06:30 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBJade Winters jumps into a discussion on her journey from author to filmmaker. She shares her books, film, and pending project in a discussion about storytelling and funding.
Ep303-Rachel Mann-Sex Death and Religion
January 15, 2021 06:30 - 50 minutes - 69.7 MBRachel Mann, one of the first ordained transgender priests in the Church of England, teases us with secrets about her page-turner novel, The Gospel of Eve. We discuss ancient religious texts, conspiracies, and the historic church's taboo practices!
Ep302-The Magic Emporium Authors-The Save Me Sack
January 08, 2021 06:30 - 56 minutes - 78.3 MBMeghan Maslow, EJ Russell, Ari McKay/Rachel Langella, and Morgan Brice/Gail Z. Martin explode onto the 2021 scene with their multi-author series "The Magic Emporium." The four bring their wit and banter to our show to share the project's concept and their individual contributions! We also explore what a world bible can do for an author writing as part of a team.
Ep301-Matt Lubbers-Moore-ReQueered Tales-Its A Win Win Win
January 01, 2021 06:30 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBMatt Lubbers-Moore from ReQueered Tales shares which out-of-print queer works they've published this year, and what they have slated for 2021!
Ep300-Rick R Reed-Big Screen Small Screen Any Screen
December 25, 2020 06:30 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MBRick R. Reed shares his latest release, The Man From Milwaukee, which leads us into a talk about the value of #ownvoices in the horror genre.
Ep299-Angel Martinez-I Cant Remember My Website Dot Com
December 18, 2020 06:30 - 52 minutes - 72.9 MBAngel Martinez returns to preview her upcoming The Anti-Quest, as well as dive deeply into the changing landscape that is the Romance Genre, and crack each other up!
Ep298-Frank W Butterfield-I Knew the Answer to This Yesterday
December 11, 2020 06:30 - 37 minutes - 52.2 MBFrank W. Butterfield returns to share a year of holiday-oriented short stories, dealing with COVID in contemporary novels, and his deep dive into a real 1947 murder in Daytona Beach and how he's using it as a template for a novel!
Ep297-Wayne Goodman-Im Missing a Part Of My Brain
December 04, 2020 06:30 - 57 minutes - 79.7 MBWayne Goodman, writer of historical fiction and producer of the Queer Words Podcast, joins us to discuss his recent releases, Tim Tam and the Space Pirates, and his collection of queer short stories, All the Right Places.
Ep296-Andrew M Faulk MD-Things Will Never Be the Same After This
November 27, 2020 06:30 - 1 hour - 95.1 MBDr. Andrew M. Faulk joins us for a powerful and thought provoking conversation about his journey as a doctor during the hard days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. His book, My Epidemic: An AIDS Memoir of One Man’s Struggle as Doctor, Patient and Survivor shares personal memories of those he treated, and offers advice on saying goodbye. He currently blogs about the healthcare industry and state of COVID, and is someone you're going to want to follow.
Ep295-J Marshall Freeman-Coming Out As A Novelist
November 20, 2020 06:30 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBJ Marshall Freeman shares his latest release, The Dubious Gift of Dragon Blood. We talk about the evolution of the book and real, self-discovering queer characters in a world with dragons!
Ep294-Kirsten Beverley-Waters-Lean Into It A Bit
November 13, 2020 06:30 - 34 minutes - 47.1 MBKirsten Beverley-Waters, a motivational speaker, author, and movement coach, joins us to discuss some life lessons and wellness approaches presented in her book Struggle Guru.
Ep293-RL Merrill-Weird Stuff Tends To Happen
November 06, 2020 06:30 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBRL "Ro" Merrill joins us to discuss paranormal romance, have some Halloween fun (the day we recorded the ep), and reveal her two recent releases: Fang Me Three Times and A Peculiar Prom Night.
Ep292-Dr Tim Seelig-Waving My Arms at Gays
October 30, 2020 05:30 - 57 minutes - 78.5 MBDr. Tim Seelig joins us to discuss his book, Tale of Two Tims, that documents his personal journey from the golden boy of the Baptist ministries, to being publicly outed and losing everything in his life, only to find a freedom in authenticity on the other side. This is one not to miss.
Ep291-Liz Faraim-It Takes Some Time
October 23, 2020 05:30 - 34 minutes - 47 MBLiz Faraim joins us for her first interview ever! We discuss the first book in her series, Canopy, due Oct 26 from NineStar Press. Come find out what Liz's debut novel is all about and what the she has planned for the rest of the series.
Ep290-Benjamine Lester-Who Doesnt Like Sexy Big Men In Their Underwear
October 16, 2020 05:30 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MBBenjamine Lester shares his figure skating-to-figure painting story, and we discuss the artist's role in promoting body positivity and mental health awareness. On our NEW YouTube channel , we have the visual of this great conversation with examples of Benjamine's incredible work.
Ep289-Abigail de Niverville-They Went There
October 09, 2020 05:30 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBAbigail de Niverville returns to share her latest novel, We Go Together, and we discuss healing from abuse, bi-representation, trans love interest, and music's role in a story. A great discussion all the way around.
Ep288-David Colby-A Cozy Apocalypse
October 02, 2020 05:30 - 47 minutes - 65.2 MBDavid Colby shares his Y/A, Hard SF queer military fiction trilogy Lunar Cycle. It's nearly a masterclass in writing hard sci-fi, and guess what? Both of David's parents are literally rocket scientists!
Ep287-Jude Tresswell-A Tiny Little Box I Hadnt Ticked
September 25, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBJude Tresswell joins us to discuss her County Durham Quad Series, her Scar Ghyll Levels works, ACE representation from an ACE author, Ace love in a polyamorous relationship, found family, and other complications when writing about this part of the queer spectrum.
Ep286-Christopher Duquette-I Call Myself Disco Head
September 18, 2020 05:30 - 55 minutes - 75.8 MBChristopher Duquette shares his three memoirs, the most recent of which is Off Balance in the Spin Cycle, and dives into "a true-life road to recovery and the tales in between."
Ep285-Redfern Jon Barrett-That Solidarity That We Need
September 11, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBRedfern Jon Barrett returns to discuss the literary worlds of academic, general speculative fiction and alternative history from a queer perspective.
Ep284-Kergen Edwards-Stout-I Didnt Listen To My Bowels
September 04, 2020 05:30 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MBKergen Edwards-Stout shares his latest release, Never Turn Your Back on the Tide, a memoir detailing some of the craziest moments of his life. He also gives some marketing ideas!
Ep283-Linea Capps-A Lot of Weird Confusion At Zoos
August 28, 2020 05:30 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MBLinea Capps, trans author and disabled mom shares her amazing new release, What Makes A Witch. We also discuss anthropomorphic characters in queer works and the furry writing community.
Ep282-Vincent Scott-I May Have Done a Little Bit of Prep
August 21, 2020 05:30 - 39 minutes - 54 MBVincent Scott shares his debut release, The Hereafter Bytes. Which leads to conversation about ACE and ARO relationships and the need for them be included in literary works - especially speculative fiction. A very engaging and thoughtful discussion you won't want to miss!
Ep281-J Warren-A Minor Character Named Sharkey
August 14, 2020 05:30 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBJ. Warren returns to share his latest release, Unbalanced Mercy, an urban fantasy police procedural! We also talk about creating in the Covid era and the implications for teachers and students in the coming months.
Ep280 – Romeo Preminger – Brought Me To My Knees A Couple Times!
August 07, 2020 05:30 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MBRomeo Preminger shares his hot new erotic thriller, The Manny, that hits stores this week! We also dive into his self-publishing adventure and share some laughs along the way.
Ep279-Ruby Walker-Eff-It I'll Try
July 31, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBRuby Walker shares her recent release, Advice I Ignored, which jump-starts a thought provoking conversation about queer youth and mental health issues. Note: When you hear the warning at 17:57, you can skip to 27:50 if the topic is one you'd rather avoid.