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November 11, 2015
The Weston Files
A couple of months ago, I wrote and released a short story called Writer’s Block. I wrote it as a sort of palette cleanser between projects.
I have a folder that is full of story ideas. I have tons of Word documents, some consisting of only one or two sentences.
I was looking through the file one day and came across one that had just two sentences, but when I reread those two sentences, the story unfolded in front of me.
I started typing and a few days later Writer’s Block was fully formed. I published it on Amazon, and got more feedback on this story than anything else I had written. I sent it to my friend Nick Cole, and Nick kindly blurbed the story.
Nick said, “Garner deftly hits all the right notes in this sweet take on the genie in a “bottle”. Pastoral, energetic and well done. I recommend this little break if you need a reminder that not everyone is greedy and out for themselves. Bravo!”
People started asking if there was more to Stu Remington’s story. In my mind there was, but I wasn’t sure if people 
would want to know more. I kept getting messages from readers asking, so I started thinking about how to tell the rest of Stu’s story.
I just finished the follow up to Writer’s Block and I’m happy to say that it is the second of six installment of The Weston Files. The next installments will come much quicker than the time between part one and part two, and I hope you’ll join me along the way.
If you haven’t picked up part one, Writer’s Block, you can get it for your Kindle, or use the Kindle app on nearly any device. It’s only 99 cents.
P.S. if you’d like to read more about the mythology of Weston, and why strange things tend to happen there, pick up my story Keena’s Lament featured in the anthology Tails of the Apocalypse. Through the end of the year we are donating $1 of every purchase of Tails to Pets for Vets, an organization we can all get behind.
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November 10, 2015
Episode Sixty Eight | Bryan Thomas Schmidt Interview
My guest this week is author and editor Bryan Thomas Schmidt.
Bryan Thomas Schmidt is an author and Hugo-nominated editor of adult and children’s speculative fiction. His debut novel, The Worker Prince received Honorable Mention on Barnes & Noble Book Club’s Year’s Best Science Fiction Releases. His short stories have appeared in magazines, anthologies and online. As book editor he is the main editor for Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta’s WordFire Press where he has edited books by such luminaries as Alan Dean Foster, Tracy Hickman, Frank Herbert, Mike Resnick, Jean Rabe and more. He was also the first editor on Andy Weir’s bestseller The Martian. His anthologies as editor include Shattered Shields with co-editor Jennifer Brozek, Mission: Tomorrow, Galactic Games and Little Green Men–Attack! (forthcoming) all for Baen, Space Battles: Full Throttle Space Tales #6, Beyond The Sun and Raygun Chronicles: Space Opera For a New Age. He is also coediting anthologies with Larry Correia and Jonathan Maberry set in their New York Times Bestselling Monster Hunter and Joe Ledger universes. From December 2010 to June 2015, he hosted #sffwrtcht (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writer’s Chat) Wednesdays at 9 pm ET on Twitter as @SFFWRTCHT.
Website/Blog: www.bryanthomasschmidt.net
Twitter: @BryanThomasS
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bryanthomass?ref=hl
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3874125.Bryan_Thomas_Schmidt
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November 9, 2015
Two Book Nerds Episode Three |Fantasy, and Stuff.
Welcome to episode 3 where we talk about Fantasy, epic and urban.
and more…
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November 6, 2015
Episode Sixty Seven | Michael Bunker Talks About Optioning Film Rights
Yesterday was a big day for Indie authors with the news of Michael Bunker selling the film option for his novel Pennsylvania. Variety broke the story and other news outlets picked it up and re-posted throughout the day. Michael comes on the show today to talk about that process. We also talk about authors thinking long term about their careers, staying motivated and excited through the dry times, and much more.
Michael’s blog post about the deal
Brother, Frankenstein on Amazon
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Kindle Deals for November 6
It’s been a couple of weeks since I brought you a list of deals for your Kindle. With the holiday season quickly approaching, make sure you have something to read between shopping sprees at the mall. 
November 3, 2015
Episode Sixty Six | Wendy Paine Miller Interview
Wendy Paine Miller stops by this week to talk about her writing process, the importance of book clubs and much more.
Wendy is a native New Englander who feels most alive when she’s laughing, reading, writing or taking risks. She’s authored eleven novels and is currently writing what she hopes will be your future book club pick. Her work has been published in numerous anthologies and online sites. Wendy lives with her husband and their three girls in a home bursting with imagination and hilarity.
The Short & Sincere Life of Ellory James
Seventeen-year-old Ellory James has six months to live. To appease her mother, Ellory reluctantly agrees to create a bucket list. She recruits her neighbor, Pete, to help her make it appear as though she’s carrying out ten life-dreams. Ellory is a bucket list faker—until she surprises herself by completing one item on her list and perhaps it’s the most important one of all.
What if life, however long we have left, isn’t so much about the things we do as why we do them–and who we do them with?
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October 30, 2015
Two Book Nerds and a Microphone Episode two | Hank’s Desert Island Picks, sorta…
In which our heroes talk about books, and Hank tries his hardest to avoid narrowing down a list to only 5 books to take on a desert island. Full disclosure: Hank’s list will change from week to week, or possibly day to day.
Oh and we might do some really bad impressions.
Books talked about:
Nick Offerman Paddle your own canoe
Willie Nelson Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die
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October 29, 2015
Episode Sixty Five | Halloween Special Richard Gleaves Interview
This is a special Halloween bonus episode. I interview Richard Gleaves about his new book The General of the Dead, which is the third book in his Sleepy Hollow trilogy. Richard and I discuss ghost stories, the real history of Sleepy Hollow, and how he brought authenticity to the stories by touring and writing at the scene of the legends.
About Richard:
RICHARD GLEAVES is the composer, lyricist and playwright of Dorian, World and Time Enough, The Golden Days, Oswald on Ice, Omniscience and Adrenaline Junkie. He is winner of BMI’s 2004 Harrington Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement, and is composer-in-residence for New Music New York.
In collaboration with Guides Who Know, Richard is editor and composer of Monuments of Manhattan, a videoguide for Android devices.
Find Richard’s books on Amazon
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October 26, 2015
Episode Sixty Four | A. G. Riddle Interview
This week A.G. Riddle stops by the show for an interview to talk about the Atlantis Gene, and his new book Departure. Kindle Voyager has just re-released Departure in hardback, and we talk about the journey from self publishing to the deal he landed with Harper.
Visit A. G. Riddle’s web site for a chance to win prizes in the 12 Days of Departure Giveaway!
A.G. Riddle spent ten years starting internet companies before retiring to pursue his true passion: writing fiction.
His debut novel, The Atlantis Gene, is the first book in a trilogy (The Origin Mystery) that has sold a million copies in the US, is being translated into 18 languages, and is in development at CBS Films to be a major motion picture.
His recently released fourth novel, Departure, follows the survivors of a flight that takes off in 2014 and crash-lands in a changed world. The hardcover will be published by Harper Collins in the fall of 2015, and 20th Century Fox is developing the novel for a feature film.
Riddle grew up in Boiling Springs, North Carolina and graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill. During his sophomore year in college, he started his first company with a childhood friend. He currently lives in Florida with his wife, who endures his various idiosyncrasies in return for being the first to read his new novels.
No matter where he is, or what’s going on, he tries his best to set aside time every day to answer emails and messages from readers. You can reach him at: ag@agriddle.com
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October 23, 2015
Two Book Nerds and a Microphone Episode 1| Ian’s Desert Island Books
Welcome to the first episode of Two Book Nerds and a Microphone. Each week Ian Garner and I talk about books, book related things, movies based on books, comics, and just about whatever geeky thing we can think of. This podcast is a chance to let our hair down and talk about things we love. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
In this episode we were working out audio issues and logistics, so episode 2 will be much smoother.
Next week Hank gives his desert island books, we talk comics, and film adaptations that were done well.
In this episode:
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