Welcome to the Indie Writer Podcast where we talk about all things writing and indie publishing. Today, hosts Jacqui Castle and Becca Spence Dobias are excited to talk about HORROR RETELLINGS with Adam McOmber.

Adam McOmber is the author of three novels, The White Forest (Simon and Schuster), Jesus and John (Lethe), and The Ghost Finders (JournalStone), as well as three collections of short stories: My House Gathers Desires, This New & Poisonous Air (BOA) and Fantasy Kit (Black Lawrence). He is a core faculty member in the Writing Program at Vermont College of Fine Arts as well as editor-in-chief of the literary magazine Hunger Mountain.

Keep Up with Our Guest:

Hound of the Baskervilles by Adam McOmber

Chapter One Audio Version of Hound of the Baskervilles

Twitter: @adam_mcomber

Website: https://adammcomberdotcom.wordpress.com

Resources Mentioned:

Kindle Vella

Project Gutenberg

WNUF Halloween Special

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

The Need by Helen Phillips

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

The Book of X by Sarah Rose Etter

Gutshot by Amelia Gray

Writing Fiction by Janet Burroway

The Weird and the Eerie by Mark Fisher

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Welcome to the Indie Writer Podcast where we talk about all things writing and indie publishing. Today we are excited to talk about author mentorship programs with Gwynne Jackson and Naina Kumar!

Gwynne Jackson writes across multiple genres. A 2018 Golden Heart® finalist in contemporary romance, her books explore the nature of love, human interactions, and found family (often featuring ghosts). She’s the one who dreams up the Twitter #FridayKiss prompts, runs the FridayKiss community, and created the Kiss Pitch mentoring program. She lives on an island in Puget Sound with her family, pets, and a band of local sea otters whose hijinks are endlessly amusing. She is represented by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.

Naina Kumar is a lawyer by day and a reader and writer of romance at night. She is currently querying her debut rom-com, which was selected as the RevPit 2022 Winner.

Keep Up with Our Guests:

Gwynne Jackson:

Twitter: @Gwynnejackson

Instagram: @gj.writes

Facebook: Gwynnejacksonbooks

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Welcome to the Indie Writer Podcast where we talk about all things writing and indie publishing. Today we are excited to talk about Jamieson Ridenhour and David Allen Voyles.

Jamieson Ridenhour is the writer and producer of the popular audio drama Palimpsest, the author of the werewolf murder-mystery Barking Mad, and writer and director of the award-winning short horror films Cornerboys and The House of the Yaga. His ghost play Grave Lullaby was a finalist for the Kennedy Center’s David Cohen Playwriting award in 2012. Jamie’s short fiction and poetry has appeared in Strange Horizons, Andromeda Spaceways Magazine, TheNewerYork, Across the Margins, Mirror Dance, and Architrave, among others, and has been podcast on Pseudopod, Cast of Wonders, and Radio Unbound. His newest play, Bloodbath: Victoria’s Secret, premiered in October of 2021. Jamie has a Ph.D. in Victorian Gothic fiction. In addition to publishing scholarly articles on Dickens, LeFanu, and contemporary vampire film, he edited the Valancourt edition of Sheridan LeFanu’s Carmilla (2009) and wrote a book-length study of urban gothic fiction, In Darkest London (Scarecrow, 2014). He has taught writing and literature for over twenty years, currently at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, NC.

Some of the tales in David Allen Voyles' collections of original horror stories, The Thirteenth Day of Christmas and Tales from the Hearse were those he told while conducting tours for his ghost tour company, Dark Ride Tours in Asheville, NC. Having taught literature for thirty years, Voyles is no stranger to weird tales and horror fiction in general. His lifelong obsession with Halloween ensured that it was just a matter of time before he published his own tales of terror. In addition to publishing his stories in various anthologies, he is also the creator of the horror podcast, Dark Corners with David Allen Voyles.

Twitter - @DavidAVoyles

Instagram - @DavidAllenVoyles

Facebook - DavidAVoyles13

https://davidallenvoyles.com/

RESOURCES/BOOKS MENTIONED:

Podbean

Audacity (free)

Adobe Audition

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Welcome to the Indie Writer Podcast where we talk about all things writing and indie publishing. Today we are excited to talk about Beach Reads with Annie McQuaid.

Annie McQuaid is a Boston native, but grew up in North Carolina where the winters are much easier to handle! She’s been writing since she can remember and holds a B.A. in Communications and Creative Writing from Elon University. In April, 2022, she was selected as a Kiss Pitch mentee for a two-month-long writing mentorship program. In her day job, she works as a Marketing Director for Cengage publishing where she gets to be a storyteller every day.

RESOURCES/BOOKS MENTIONED:

Beach Read by Emily Henry

The Idea of You by Robinne Lee

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle

Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert

Jagged Little Pill by Eric Smith

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

When Life Gives You Vampires by Gloria Duke

Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody

On Writing by Stephen King

The Emotion Thesaurus

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Kaytalin Platt is an author and graphic designer living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Platt was raised on a farm in rural Deer Park, Alabama—a place which offered inspiration for her short stories Eleanor and Only God Can Tell. Platt’s debut novel, The Living God, was published in 2019, with the follow-up arriving in 2021. She has several short stories appearing in Writing Bloc anthologies, and the third installment to her Equitas series arrives late 2022.

RESOURCES/BOOKS MENTIONED:

Dropbox

Scrivener

Google Docs

Sisters in Crime

Prowriting Aid

Be Focused

Campfire Write

Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maas

Screenwriting Tricks for Authors by Alexandra Sokoloff

The Secrets of Story by Matt Bird

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Welcome to the Indie Writer Podcast where we talk about all things writing and indie publishing. Today, host Cari Dubiel talks about writing True Crime with guest authors April Moore and Jane Turzillo.

April Moore is former director of Northern Colorado Writers, an association for writers offering classes, workshops, and an annual conference. She is also the author of Folsom's 93: The Lives and Crimes of Folsom Prison's Executed Men (Linden Publishing 2013). She is also the author of several articles, essays, a women's fiction, and a young adult manuscript that is impatiently awaiting edits. April is currently working with a new publisher on a revised edition of Folsom's 93, set for publication in Fall 2023, and will graduate summa cum laude (if all goes well) in June 2022 with her bachelors in Criminal Justice.

Jane Ann Turzillo combines her love of history with her fascination of true crime on her blog and in her books. Wicked Women of Ohio and Unsolved Murders & Disappearances in Northeast Ohio were both nominated for an Agatha and both won the Ohio Professional Writers award for adult non-fiction/history. Wicked Women of Ohio and Unsolved Murders & Disappearances in Northeast Ohio have both won honors from the National Federation of Press Women.

When she isn’t writing books or giving presentations on historical crimes, she writes a blog at darkheartedwomen.wordpress.com. She holds degrees in Criminal Justice Technology and Mass-Media Communication from The University of Akron. Her memberships include Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime and National Federation of Press Women.

RESOURCES/BOOKS MENTIONED:

Journalist's Toolbox

FBI Website

Police Files and Reports

Federal Court Records

Google Books

History Museums

Public Records Departmemnts

Courthouse Archives

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Welcome to the Indie Writer Podcast where we talk about all things writing and indie publishing. Today, host Jacqui Castle talks about Capturing the Middle Grade Voice with guest author Rod Martinez.

Attracted to words at an early age, Rod’s first book was created in grade school, his teacher used it to encourage creativity in her students. His high school English teacher told him to try short story writing, he listened, and the rest – as they say, is history.

Facebook - @authorrodmartinez

Website - http://rodmartinez.us/

Birthright: Sierra's Legacy by Rod Martinez

Powerfully Perplexing Presidential Profiles by Rod Martinez

RESOURCES/BOOKS MENTIONED:

Edit Out Loud App

Read Aloud Software for Microsoft Word

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Welcome to the Indie Writer Podcast where we talk about all things writing and indie publishing. Today host Jacqui Castle talks Humor Writing with David Sharpe.

David E. Sharp is a noisy librarian. Having grown up on the windy plains of the Texas panhandle, David learned early on how to make his own fun. He also discovered a love for storytelling, a rich and vibrant artform with cultural roots all over the world.

Among his early writings was a ransom note to his high school algebra teacher in poison pen, delivered with an enclosed photograph of a text book tied to a chair. While this was wildly entertaining, it lacked the plot and structure of his later writings.

Sharp has authored a number of short stories and launched a series of novels. His first book, Lost on a Page, chronicles the plight of fictional characters from various genres who seek to murder their authors. Had this been an autobiographical work, David E. Sharp might not be with us today.

Facebook - davidsharp.writer

Website - davidesharp.com

Lost on a Page by David Sharpe

RESOURCES/BOOKS MENTIONED:

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

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