Had the pleasure of speaking with Hall of Bones author Tim Hardie about fantasy, being a SPFBO finalist, inspirations, why characters matter, fantasy tropes, how long Hall of Bones took to write, Dungeons and Dragons and much more! Watch on YouTube Find Tim Hardie Website Twitter Amazon Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel On Facebook Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www....
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 42
The first episode of our new discussion series PAGE CHEWING with P.L. Stuart! This episode we'll be chatting with authors T.L. Coughlin and Sean R. Bell about genres, publishing, marketing and much more Watch on YouTube Find P.L. Stuart Website Twitter Linktree Amazon Find T.L. Coughlin Twitter Linktree Amazon Find Sean R. Bell Website Twitter Amazon Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel On Facebook Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 11 min
The pick for Short Story Saturday in February was A Collection of Obsessions by Michael R. Fletcher. Met with Michael to discuss each short story from the collection and some other fun topics. Spoilers for most of the stories in the collection! Find Michael R. Fletcher Website Amazon Twitter Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel On Facebook Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https:/...
Feb 26, 2022•55 min
Anna Smith Spark and I discussed her book series Empires of Dust, grimdark, the realities of war, R. Scott Bakker, Mary Renault, overcoming obstacles to achieve your dreams, what's next for her and much more. Watch on YouTube Find Anna Smith Spark: Website Amazon Twitter Goodreads Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel On Facebook Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsp...
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Join Joseph Sale, Amanda from TheReadingandWritingLife and I in discussing "meaning" in literature. Find Joseph Sale: http://themindflayer.com/ https://twitter.com/josephwordsmith https://www.patreon.com/themindflayer https://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Sale/e/... TheReadingandWritingLife Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel On Facebook Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzz...
Feb 23, 2022•57 min
Anthony Self came back to to chat with me again! We discussed Birthday Treat, genres, Star Wars, the Alien franchise, his upcoming horror short story collection, Storgy.com, why you have to pick a genre, the Self Spag Bowl and much more. Find Anthony: Amazon Twitter Storgy.com Watch on YouTube Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel On Facebook Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https...
Feb 20, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Reading The Muse of Frances St. Claire by John Notlad. Thanks again to John for letting me read his story! Find John Notlad Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel On Facebook Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lenschewing Speculative Speculations: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/speculat...
Feb 20, 2022•7 min•Ep. 2
Join us for a spoiler filled discussion for Gardens of the Moon with friends: Jolien Reads Philip Chase Stacey's All Booked Circe'sBooked Layla Azmi Goushey Joseph Carrel on Twitter and Amazon Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel On Facebook Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lenschewing Spe...
Feb 19, 2022•1 hr 39 min
My first time reading a short story, and I'm beyond excited to have the opportunity to read a story from one of my all time favorite collections, Nocturne: A Collection of Dark Tales by H.B. Diaz. Huge thank you to H.B. Diaz for allowing me to read the story and for her support. Buy Nocturne: A Collection of Dark Tales Find H.B. Diaz on her website or Twitter Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel On Facebook Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Cha...
Feb 19, 2022•44 sec
A group of grimdark authors, readers and editors walk into a bar... Watch on YouTube Guest List: Richard Nell- Website Amazon Twitter Sarah Chorn- On Amazon Blog Twitter Facebook Sienna Frost (Faye)- Twitter Website Buy Obsidian Awakening Michael R. Fletcher- Twitter Website Amazon Slowly Red- On YouTube Mihir - Fantasy Book Critic- Website Twitter Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel On Facebook Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send u...
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 57 min
Adrian Selby and I discuss his books, building a world, the herbal arms race, writing stand alone books instead of a series, what Adrian learned about himself while being a teacher, Ultima Online and much more. Find Adrian Selby: Website Amazon Twitter Watch on YouTube Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel On Facebook Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/223...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Peter McLean and I discussed the War for the Rose Thorn series, grimdark, cats, whiskey, adapting Priest of Bones, gangster movies and much more! Find Peter Amazon Twitter Website Watch on YouTube Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel On Facebook Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lenschewing...
Feb 13, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel On Facebook Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lenschewing Speculative Speculations: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/speculative-speculations Support the podcast: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/7EQ7XWFUP6K9E Join Riverside.fm: https://riverside....
Feb 13, 2022•17 min
Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel On Facebook Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lenschewing Speculative Speculations: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/speculative-speculations Support the podcast: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/7EQ7XWFUP6K9E Join Riverside.fm: https://riverside....
Feb 12, 2022•10 min
Had the pleasure to speak with author P.L. Stuart about his book A Drowned Kingdom and his plans for the series, themes, killing characters, indie publishing, fantasy tropes, lessons to be learned working in the service industry and so much more! Watch on YouTube Find P.L. Stuart: Website Twitter Amazon BeforeWeGoBlog.com Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel On Facebook Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the sho...
Feb 08, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Had a great conversation with author FayeC (Sienna Frost) about what inspired her book Obsidian Awakening, what the term grimdark means to her, killing characters, world building, cultural differences that influenced the story, what her reaction is when readers tell her that her book made them cry, death, religion, the best Thai noodles, how Richard Nell changed her life and so much more. Watch on YouTube Find Faye: Twitter Website Buy Obsidian Awakening Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTub...
Feb 04, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 36
L.J. and I discussed his books Beasts of the Caliber Lodge & Primal Reserve, the covers, his time screenwriting, writing his first book, horror, movies, the Alien franchise, how he deals with negative feedback and more! Find L.J. Amazon Twitter Instagram Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel On Facebook Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 35
SPOILERS begin at 36:00 minutes Discussing Gunmetal Gods with Zamil Akhtar, Taylor from Maed Between the Pages, Lana from Lore & Lullabies and the author of A Drowned Kingdom P.L Stuart. Buy Gunmetal Gods Find Zamil Akhtar - Twitter Website Maed Between the Pages Lore and Lullabies P.L. Stuart's website P.L Stuart on Twitter P.L. Stuart on Amazon Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a messag...
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 29 min
Lauren from Paperback Empire and I discuss January's pick for Short Story Saturday: Oh Pain by Kyle Winkler. Find Lauren's channel Buy OH PAIN Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lenschewing Speculative Speculations: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/s...
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Sat down with author, editor, reviewer and blogger Sarah Chorn to discuss writing, reading, how long it takes to edit a book, what you should look out for when finding an editor, common mistakes, Grimdark magazine, what Sarah reads when she's not editing and so much more! Thanks again to Sarah for taking the time out of her busy schedule to chat with me. Find Sarah On Amazon Blog Twitter Facebook Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podc...
Jan 29, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 34
I'm joined with author Mike Shel and booktuber EpicTalez to discuss the final book in the Iconoclasts series: Idols Fall and the series as a whole. We also discuss Mike's process and he reads 2,000 words to us from the new book he's currently working on! Find Mike Shell on his website Twitter Amazon EpicTalez on YouTube Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing...
Jan 22, 2022•1 hr 7 min
See chapter notes for SPOILER sections. Stacey and I chat with Richard Nell about writing, culture, history, the Ash and Sand universe, what's to come, Shogun, why Sam is really the hero in LOTR and much more. Find Stacey on YouTube Find Richard Nell on his Website Goodreads Amazon Watch this conversation on YouTube Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Pod...
Jan 16, 2022•1 hr 47 min
Murder! Chaos! Mayhem! Jellybeans! Wait, jellybeans?! Halo and I discuss the RIFT CYCLE, how to make character deaths impactful, QueerIndie.com, Pity the pig, why writing is therapeutic, what Halo learned being a teacher, why you should avoid tequila the night before a D&D meetup and much more! Had a great time talking with Halo and we will be talking again after I finish the RIFT CYCLE series. Connect with Halo Scot: Website Twitter QueerIndie On Goodreads Watch this conversation on YouTube...
Jan 16, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Chad Lutzke and I sat down to chat about his new book CANNIBAL CREATOR, real cannibalism, horror, why people are scarier than ghouls and ghosts, what instruments Chad plays, the best live show he's ever been to and his affinity for table gaming. Find Chad on his website Amazon Buy Cannibal Creator My review of Cannibal Creator Watch a portion of this conversation on YouTube Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking ...
Jan 11, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 32
This Friday I'll be chatting with book publicist Beverly Bambury about the business side of the book industry. We discussed marketing, social media, best methods to get reviews, ARCs and much more! Thanks again to Beverly for chatting with me. Beverly's Linktr.ee Beverly's Website Beverly on Twitter Priscilla Bettis' book, THE HAY BALE that was mentioned during this discussion Connect with me: Steve Talks Books YouTube Channel Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biki...
Jan 08, 2022•50 min
Noel and I sat down for a conversation to discuss writing, pacing, tense moments, what it's like to fly an airplane, why stories bring us together, what it was like to testify before Congress, mountain biking and much more. Find Noel Zamot on his website Amazon Twitter Watch on YouTube Connect with me: Steve Talks Books & Stuff YouTube Channel Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.b...
Jan 04, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Kyle Winkler dropped by to chat about his book OH PAIN, writing, short stories, teaching, the death of the author, philosophy and why careers in real estate lead to politics. Find Kyle Winkler on his website Amazon Twitter Watch on YouTube Connect with me: Steve Talks Books & Stuff YouTube Channel Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on Yo...
Jan 04, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Join us to discuss 'Flesh Rehearsal' with author Brian Bowyer and booktuber The Nerdy Narrative. We'll have a spoiler free section but get into spoiler territory later in the conversation. SPOILER section for FLESH REHEARSAL from 24:00 until 38:12 Find Brian on Amazon and Twitter Find Lezlie - The Nerdy Narrative Watch on YouTube Connect with me: Steve Talks Books & Stuff YouTube Channel Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support...
Dec 31, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Bil sat down with me to talk writing, his book Hell Fighters, TV and film production, horror, comic books, the Hatfield and McCoy feud, the Great Depression, technology, movies, super heroes, why the MCU has been so successful, travel, art, why more people will move to rural areas and much, much more. Find Bil: Amazon Twitter Website Watch this conversation on YouTube Connect with me: Steve Talks Books & Stuff YouTube Channel Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain B...
Dec 23, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In the last Friday Conversation of 2021 I'll be talking with T.S. Beier, author of 'Escaping First Contact' and booktuber Sound and Fury Book Reviews. Tina's linktree Amazon YouTube Twitter Website Watch this conversation on YouTube Connect with me: Steve Talks Books & Stuff YouTube Channel Vero Event Calendar Discussion Forum Twitter Podcast My Mountain Biking Channel Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: ...
Dec 18, 2021•1 hr 13 min