Episode 53: The Pre-Retreat (with Piper J & Matthew Drake)
This Shared Desk is a look into the past where authors look to the future. If you didn’t follow any of us online during the week of the Smoky Writers’ Retreat, then all this will be new to you! It’s...
View ArticleEpisode 54: The Post-Retreat (with Special Guests Piper J Drake, Matthew...
In our previous episode of The Shared Desk, Pip, Tee, Matt, and PJ all looked ahead to a week at the Smoky Writers’ Retreat. Now we jump ahead to the end of the week, and this time we are joined by...
View ArticleEpisode #55: While My Guitar Gently Leaks (RT 2016 Retrospective)
Two writers. One convention. Madness in Vegas! The plane had barely time to get properly cleaned by the ground crew before Pip and Tee started what was to be a week in Sin City. Sure they brought...
View ArticleEpisode 56: Your Friends & Family Are Not Your Fans (Nor Should You Plan for...
Nope, no special guests. This time, you’re stuck with us. Fair warning about that — we may be a touch slaphappy, too…. 00:00 — Introduction Pip doesn’t want to wait for the dip in the music to start...
View ArticleEpisode #57: The Value of Social Media (and Your Ability to Block Users)
Can you believe it? During CRUNCH WEEK, and we’re still on a bi-weekly target with shows…and from the looks of blog comments, questions from social media, and voicemail, it’s paying off! So...
View ArticleEpisode #58: A Crash Course in Networking (with Lauren “Scribe” Harris)
On the way up to the event that is Balticon, Lauren “Scribe” Harris spent the night with us…and then she spent another night with us on the way home! We fired up the mic to enjoy a one-show...
View ArticleEpisode #59: Calling “Shenanigans” on Penny Dreadful (SPOILERS, AHEAD!!!)
If you have not seen the season SERIES finale of Penny Dreadful, turn back now. As fond the Victorian Gothic (with just a dash of steampunk) series is at quoting literature, let us give a quick...
View ArticleEpisode #60: Starting from Scratch…Again (with Special Guest Lauren “Scribe”...
Hold on — Lauren “Scribe” Harris is back in studio? Why, yes, yes, she is! With the Drakes out west, we need to fill the vacancy left behind; and Lauren is up for the challenge. Speaking of...
View ArticleTechnical difficulties…please stand by
So we published our, packed the car, headed to Detroit, and only part of the episode posted. And we were doing so well on our streak… So please stand by until Monday when we will be home to wrangle the...
View ArticleEpisode #61: REPOST — Panel Etiquette (with Special Guest Nick A. Kelly)
Due to an odd hiccup in the FTP, here is a repost of Episode #61, and this time all of it should be there. Nice timing though as we can share a link with you… EVEN AT SAN DIEGO COMIC CON THIS CAN...
View ArticleEpisode #62: Developments in Social Media for Authors
Oh the times, they are a-changin’… Social Media has been really busy since we last dropped a show for The Shared Desk, and as we agreed to do in our Social Media for Writers title, we’re going to...
View ArticleEpisode #63: Batman V Superman & Suicide Squad from the Writing Desk (with...
This Shared Desk is, once again, a look at the silver screen from the Writer’s Desk. This time we have returned from watching Suicide Squad. With a re-watch of Batman V Superman fresh in our minds,...
View ArticleEpisode #64: Following up with K.T. Bryski and Her Writing Grant
The streak ends. We managed to post on our bi-weekly schedule without fail from the beginning of this year to August 24, but as our break was on account of the upcoming Curse of the Silver Pharaoh,...
View ArticleEpisode 65: New Collaborating Couples (with Piper J Drake and Matthew J Drake)
This Shared Desk is back with the timeshifting content as they unleash a new, collaborating couple on the world… 00:00 — Introduction Our podcast can now retire…but why, when we are having this much...
View ArticleEpisode #66: Young Adult Fiction 101 — Part One (with Lauren “Scribe” Harris...
With Curse of the Silver Pharaoh now out in print, Tee and Pip head to a renaissance festival for hilarity and sheananigans. They invited for their little merry jaunt a pair of Laurens who know a lot...
View ArticleEpisode #67: Young Adult Fiction 101 — Part Two (with Scribe and Scribby)
With Curse of the Silver Pharaoh now out in print, Tee and Pip head to a renaissance festival for hilarity and sheananigans. They invited for their little merry jaunt a pair of Laurens who know a lot...
View ArticleEpisode #68: Writing Under Duress
Welcome to December. One month remaining in TWENTY-FREAKING-SIXTEEN! How are you holding up? 00:00 — Introduction Nope. Not THAT episode. One more to go… We are about as mature as toddlers. Misfires...
View ArticleSPECIAL EPISODE: The Geek Wolfpack Podcast and the Nerd Out App Kickstarter
Hey, everyone! No…this is NOT Episode 69, dudes. We have a lot happening this month. We’re working on our final season (and yes we admit to be using the term “final” liberally…) of Tales from the...
View ArticleEpisode #69 (Dudes!): Antagonists, Villains, and the Writers’ Challenge
With weeks remaining in 2016, we find ourselves hitting the show landmark that makes us both snigger like fifth graders: SHOW #69!!! We’re not talking about sex, erotica, or naughty bits. We are...
View ArticleEpisode 70: A Panel at MAGFest (with Nick Kelly and Robert V. Aldrich)
So with January behind us, you might have thought, we intended to take a break. No, we didn’t. After a rather rough start to the year, we’re coming back—baby steps, mind you—into posting on a...
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