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TFTS Bonus Episode – Missed an Episode; What’s Next?

Podcasts for writers are everywhere, so it sucks when life gets in the way. But… it happens. Like the t-shirt says. Here’s a little diddy explaining what went wrong and…

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Protected: Conan the Barbarian Fanfiction Chapter Three

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TFTS Episode X – Offend, Humor, and Educate

Cancel culture! That bane of all creatives! In this, my tenth episode (insert fanfare), I’ll explain how to offend, humor, and educate an audience so you can maintain the moral high ground above the cancel culture pitchforks! Tying into Black History Month, I’ll use Melvin van Peebles’s Watermelon Man and Mel Brooks’s Blazing Saddles, co-written […]

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TFTS Episode IX – Inside the Writer’s Mind, Part 2

Writer tips? I got ’em. I mean, that’s why you came back, right? To learn how a writer thinks? Well, let’s get to it! YouTube Version Audio Only Podcast Creator Notes One thing’s for sure: when I make the audiobooks for the “Shadowdance” action/ urban fantasy saga, I am forbidden from doing the reading. Man, […]

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Conan the Barbarian Fanfiction Chapter Two

Hello, my newsletter subscribers! As promised, here’s the next chapter in the fanfiction I set in the world of Conan the Barbarian — exclusively for you! In case you missed…

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TFTS Episode XIII – Inside the Writer’s Mind, Part 1

Want to know how a writer thinks? Inside the writer’s mind is a scary place, but I’ll take you there! I’ll use the first chapter of a fanfiction set in the world of Conan the Barbarian to show why writers make the choices they make. This should also help you get all creative on your […]

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Conan the Barbarian Fanfiction Chapter One

Conan the barbarian has a vast history of epic adventures, well beyond the Arnold Schwarzenegger movies. With the help of the Modiphius RPG and Fantasy Grounds, I crafted a story featuring new characters in Robert E. Howard’s Hyborian Age. As their chronicler, let me tell you a tale of high adventure! It all started with […]

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TFTS Episode VII – Kicking 2021 in the Ass

The Year in Review for 2021 from writer Mark Wooden: the highs, the lowest of lows. It was the worst of times and then it was a little bit not worst. Also, a look into the future of 2022, including the “Shadowdance” action/ urban fantasy saga! YouTube Version Audio Only Version Creator Notes Don’t always […]

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TFTS Episode VI – “Die Hard” is an F-ing Christmas Movie

Die Hard is an f-ing Christmas movie. It’s all right there in the title. But in case you weren’t already sure of that, writer Mark Wooden is here to make the case using three elements that all Christmas movies have — even the ones involving lone cops, terrorist thieves, and Twinkies. YouTube Version Audio Only […]

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