What happens when a career spent helping tell other people’s stories eventually inspires you to tell your own? In Episode…
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Beyond the Page #15: From Hollywood to Novelist with Kay A. Oliver
Tags: AI and creativity, artificial intelligence, author interview, author life, award-winning author, Beyond the Page, Beyond the Page podcast, book podcast, career reinvention, creative writing, creativity, editors, Fear Struck, female protagonists, Hollywood, Hollywood career, Hollywood to novelist, Kay A. Oliver, Kay A. Oliver interview, Kay Oliver, Kutter Murder Mystery Series, murder mystery, mystery author, mystery novels, novel writing, page chewing, publishing, resilience, storytelling, strong female characters, women authors, writing fiction, writing podcast, writing process -
Beyond the Page Episode 12 | Nancy Jasin Ensley on Survival, Healing & the Courage to Share Your Story
In Episode 12 of Beyond the Page, I had the privilege of speaking with Nancy Jasin Ensley about her memoir,…
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Beyond the Page Episode 11 | Darlene Franklin Campbell on Fantasy, Mythology & the Stories That Shape Us
What if the greatest battles we fight aren’t against monsters, but ourselves? That idea sits at the core of my…
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Beyond the Page Episode 10 | Jon Land on Storytelling, Thrillers & Icefall
In Episode 10 of Beyond the Page, I had the opportunity to sit down with New York Times and USA…
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Beyond the Page #9 | Seth Panitch on Creativity, Shakespeare & Why Stories Matter
What keeps someone creating for a lifetime? For some, it’s the dream of publishing a book. For others, it’s the…
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Beyond the Page #8 | Robert Riley on Epic Fantasy, Worldbuilding & the Cost of Leadership
In this episode of Beyond the Page, I had the pleasure of speaking with fantasy author Robert Riley, whose debut…
Tags: author interview, Beyond the Page, Blood of Tomorrow, Blood of Tomorrow: The Second Cycle, book discussion, book podcast, character-driven fantasy, creative writing, dark fantasy, epic fantasy, fantasy author, fantasy books, fantasy podcast, fantasy worldbuilding, history in fantasy, independent publishing, indie author, leadership, leadership in fiction, low magic fantasy, military fantasy, page chewing, reading, Robert Riley, self-publishing, speculative fiction, storytelling, The Second Cycle, worldbuilding, writing process -
Beyond the Page #7 | Richard Spegal on Dark Fantasy, Military Service & Writing Characters That Feel Real
For the eighth episode of Beyond the Page, I sat down with Richard Spegal, author of the Eternal Knights series,…
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Beyond the Page #6 | James P. Rochester (Fernando Alessandri) on Comedy, Creativity, Psychology & Agent Bigglesby
Some conversations start about books and end up about life. That’s exactly what happened in the sixth episode of Beyond…
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Weekly Update: A Major Milestone for Page Chewing
Some weeks are busier than others, and this one has been one of the biggest since I launched Page Chewing.…
Tags: Alec French, author interviews, Beyond the Page, Blood Meridian, book community, book podcast, books and reading, Carpentry and the Elven Forest, Cormac McCarthy, creative writing, fantasy books, fantasy podcast, fantasy readalong, independent podcast, indie authors, James P. Rochester, page chewing, panel chewing, podcast growth, podcast memberships, podcast monetization, R. Scott Bakker, readalong, Reading Update, Richard Spiegel, Robert P. Riley, the second apocalypse, Weekly Update, Writers -
Beyond the Page #5 | Alex Grass on Weird Horror, Writing Fear & Finding Humanity
What draws us to horror? Is it the monsters? The mystery? The unsettling feeling that something isn’t quite right? Or…
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Beyond the Page #3 | Angela Page on Historical Fiction, Screenwriting & the Many Paths to Publishing
Sometimes that story begins with a childhood dream. Sometimes it starts with a career change. And sometimes it begins with…
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Beyond the Page #2 | Jared Maxwell on Florida Noir, Leadership & Code of Vengeance
One of my favorite things about hosting Beyond the Page is discovering the unique journeys that lead people to storytelling.…
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Beyond the Page #1 | T.J. Cooper on Epic Fantasy, Self-Publishing & A Shadows Vendetta
Today marks the launch of a brand-new series here at Page Chewing: Beyond the Page. While Page Chewing has always…
Tags: A Bond of Silver, A Shadows Vendetta, author interview, author podcast, Beyond the Page, book discussion, book podcast, Brandon Sanderson, comics, creative writing, epic fantasy, fantasy author, fantasy books, fantasy literature, fantasy podcast, graphic novels, independent author, independent publishing, indie fantasy, Joe Abercrombie, page chewing, Ray Bradbury, self publishing, storytelling, T.J. Cooper, Tolkien, worldbuilding, writer interview, writing craft, writing process -
Friday Conversation: Lincoln Michel on Writing, Genre & The Future of Fiction
We’ve got a great one for you this week. In the latest episode of Friday Conversation, I sit down with…
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