This week, Marshall and Brent follow Nick’s lead in building a character from scratch.

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Wil:

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• www.jennahanchey.com/

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Shingai Njeri Kagunda

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• Voodoonauts

Gabriel F. Salmerón

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This week, Marshall, Nick, and Brent use The Story Engine deck and expansions to show how ideas for writing can form and vary from writer to writer. Not surprisingly, they have a blast!

Links mentioned during the show:

The Story Engine

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Nick:

• Website: www.brightinks.org
• Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
• Twitter: @BrightInks

Wil:

• Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
• Instagram: @wilsartrules

Brent:

• Twitter: @BrentCLambert
• www.brentclambert.com

LP:

• Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
• Twitter: @LPKindred
• Linktr.ee/lpkindred

Jenna Hanchey

• www.jennahanchey.com/

Sameem Siddiqui

• Twitter
• Website

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

• Twitter
• Instagram
• Voodoonauts

Gabriel F. Salmerón

• Twitter
• Instagram

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This week, Marshall, Jenna, LP, Sameem, and Shingai talk about what they consume and how they write stories of resistance and rage when the world is on fire.

Links mentioned during the show:

Long Way Down

Bitter

The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain

Here Sits His Ignominy

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• Twitter: @darthpops

Nick:

• Website: www.brightinks.org
• Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
• Twitter: @BrightInks

Wil:

• Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
• Instagram: @wilsartrules

Brent:

• Twitter: @BrentCLambert
• www.brentclambert.com

LP:

• Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
• Twitter: @LPKindred
• Linktr.ee/lpkindred

Jenna Hanchey

• www.jennahanchey.com/

Sameem Siddiqui

• Twitter
• Website

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

• Twitter
• Instagram
• Voodoonauts

Gabriel F. Salmerón

• Twitter
• Instagram

Now, just keep writing!

This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, Jenna, Sameem, Shingai, RJ and LP dive into their past to reflect on what drove their desire to write.

Links mentioned during the show:

Jenna Hanchey

RJ Taylor

Sameem Siddiqui

–Twitter

–Website

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

–Twitter

–Instagram

–Voodoonauts

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• Twitter: @darthpops

Nick:

• Website: www.brightinks.org
• Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
• Twitter: @BrightInks

Wil:

• Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
• Instagram: @wilsartrules

Brent:

• Twitter: @BrentCLambert
• www.brentclambert.com

LP:

• Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
• Twitter: @LPKindred
• Linktr.ee/lpkindred

Now, just keep writing!

This week, Marshall, Nick, LP and Sameem continue discussing the works that have influenced them as writers. In this episode, Jenna shares the variety of works that formed her writing.

Links mentioned during the show:

Jenna Hanchey

Sameem Siddiqui

–Twitter

–Website

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• Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
• Twitter: @darthpops

Nick:

• Website: www.brightinks.org
• Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
• Twitter: @BrightInks

Wil:

• Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
• Instagram: @wilsartrules

Brent:

• Twitter: @BrentCLambert
• www.brentclambert.com

LP:

• Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
• Twitter: @LPKindred
• Linktr.ee/lpkindred

Now, just keep writing!

This week, Marshall, Nick, Sameem, Jenna, Gabe, Brent, and LP talk about thier writing aspirations for 2026.

Links mentioned during the show:

Marshall’s GoFundMe

Pacemaker

The Queer Art of Failure

Jenna Hanchey

Sameem Siddiqui

–Twitter

–Website

Gabriel F. Salmerón

–Twitter

–Instagram

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Marshall:

• Website: www.marshallcarr.com
• Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
• Twitter: @darthpops

Nick:

• Website: www.brightinks.org
• Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
• Twitter: @BrightInks

Wil:

• Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
• Instagram: @wilsartrules

Brent:

• Twitter: @BrentCLambert
• www.brentclambert.com

LP:

• Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
• Twitter: @LPKindred
• Linktr.ee/lpkindred

Now, just keep writing!

This week, Marshall, Brent, Jenna, Shingai and Wil interview Kate Maruyama and LP about the novella craft book they are collaborating on. Happy Holidays to our amazing community!

Links mentioned during the show:

Episode 159 - An Interview with Kate Maruyama

Kate Maruyama

Raw Dog Screaming Press

Jenna Hanchey

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

–Twitter

–Instagram

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• Website: www.marshallcarr.com
• Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
• Twitter: @darthpops

Nick:

• Website: www.brightinks.org
• Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
• Twitter: @BrightInks

Wil:

• Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
• Instagram: @wilsartrules

Brent:

• Twitter: @BrentCLambert
• www.brentclambert.com

LP:

• Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
• Twitter: @LPKindred
• Linktr.ee/lpkindred

Now, just keep writing!

This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, and Wil are back again to talk about all things horror!

Links mentioned during the show:

Vessel: A Nocturnal Realm Series

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Marshall:

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• Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
• Twitter: @darthpops

Nick:

• Website: www.brightinks.org
• Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
• Twitter: @BrightInks

Wil:

• Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
• Instagram: @wilsartrules

Brent:

• Twitter: @BrentCLambert
• www.brentclambert.com

LP:

• Email: lpkindred@wandering.shop
• Twitter: @LPKindred
• Linktr.ee/lpkindred

Now, just keep writing!