Join hosts JD Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including Small Press Distribution shutting down, deals rebounding in the first quarter, and how Google is considering charging for AI-powered search. Then, stick around for a chat with author Steven James!
Steven James is a critically acclaimed author of eighteen novels and numerous nonfiction books that have sold more than 1 million copies. His books have won or been shortlisted for dozens of national and international awards. In addition, his stories and articles have appeared in more than eighty different publications, including the New York Times. He is also a popular keynote speaker and professional storyteller with a master’s degree in storytelling.
Since 1996, James has appeared more than two thousand times at events spanning the globe, presenting his stories and teaching the principles of storytelling to writers, speakers, teachers, and leaders. He also hosts the weekly podcast The Story Blender, on which he has interviewed more than 150 of the world’s leading writers and storytellers. In 2020, he was inducted into the Christy Award Hall of Fame for excellence in fiction writing. Publishers Weekly has called him “[a] master storyteller at the peak of his game.”
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The one where Mariana Zapata explains how she received over a quarter BILLION views on TikTok.
The one where Andrew Child explains what goes into writing the 28th Jack Reacher book with his brother, Lee Child.
The one where Richard Chizmar explains the art of telling a fiction tale as “true crime."
The one where Ashley Winstead explains story arcs and why Twilight was important.
The one where Daniel Sweren-Becker takes a stab at explaining our complicated relationship with true crime.
The one where M.P. Woodward reveals how his tech work with Amazon Prime Video inspired him to write again.
The one where Khashayar J. Khabushani explains why you're not a real writer until you've cried over a typewriter (while passing through TSA).
The one where Ryan Steck explains why he writes the epilogue first.
The one where Nicholas Fillmore explains how he turned his time with an international smuggling ring into a solid memoir.
The one where Stephen King's former assistant, Marsha DeFilippo, proves it's never too late to write that first book.
The one where Sara DiVello explains how to properly promote on social media.
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The one where Marc Cameron explains what it's like to write for the Tom Clancy estate.
The one where Nick Cutter and Andrew F. Sullivan explain the pros and cons of co-authoring.
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