The Once & Future Podcast

This week we talk with Kevin Hearne, author of The Iron Druid Chronicles, the latest book, book four, Tricked out this very week. We discuss why everyone hates Thor, how you haven’t really lived until you’ve turned into a wolf, his 19 year over night success, the warm fuzzy spot in his heart for Swedish metal, and an amazing sounding charity book he’s contributing to along with a host of other awesome authors.

This week we talk with Kevin Shinick, the Emmy award winning writer and producer of Cartoon Network’s MAD, who is also known as the Creative Director, writer and voice actor of Adult Swim’s animated sketch show, Robot Chicken. We’ll discuss how he got those gigs, hosting PBS’ Where In Time Is Carmen San Diego?, his Radio City Music Hall production of Spider-man, his upcoming work on The Avenging Spider-man, and his many visits to Skywalker Ranch. Thanks to my clever audio engineering, I’ve removed most of the jealousy from my voice throughout the interviewing.

This week we talk with paranormal spy thriller author Christopher Farnsworth about his Nathaniel Cade series (Blood Oath, The President’s Vampire and Red, White and Blood) including a hardcover giveaway of your choice of one of them! We also talk about what a sneaky bastard he is, our bad first novels, setting the paranormal mixed with the real world, why I need to watch Justified, comics, and learning to let our geek flag fly.

This week we talk with epic fantasist Bradley Beaulieu about his Lays of Anuskaya series from Night Shade Books, our glory days at Gen Con, some gaming--surprising, right?, and more than usual about writing. He's got a lot of smart advice for writers out there, stuff I'm sure readers will be curious to hear about too!

This week we talk with magical realism author Carolyn Turgeon about being heir apparent to the Gregory MacGuire throne, her bad of honor as a founding member of the Dorks of the Round Table, the movie development on her book Mermaid, as well as discuss her new young adult novel The Next Full Moon. Plus a chance to win one of her books!

This week we talk with New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs, whose new book Fair Game, the third in her Alpha and Omega series, is out this week. We talk about writing, sort out all her ongoing series, which ones are intermingled, graphic novels, and how she both saved my life and then tried to take it... twice! Plus a chance to win one of her books!

This week we talk with urban fantasy author Allison Pang, whose latest book A Sliver of Shadow is just out now. We talk writing, porn-icorns, role playing games, art to nude people ratios on Tumblr, and there’s also a surprise Hello Kitty quiz to be had! Reason enough to listen, no? PLUS a chance to win one of her books!

This week we talk with one of my favorite people in the world, actress/director/author Amber Benson about her new book How To Be Death. We also discuss one of her FAVE authors (ME!), why some people watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer were Tara Haters, what "bonnet rippers" are, why traveling cross country by train blows, and then a surprising amount of discussion about bathrooms. Plust a chance to win a full se of the Calliope Reaper-Jones series!

Wherein I talk with author Saladin Ahmed, finalist for the Nebula and Campbell Awards, about his highly anticipated debut, THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON, a fantasy adventure with all the magic of The Arabian Nights. And yes, gaming comes up. As usual.

Wherein I talk with military fantasy author Myke Cole about his debut novel, Shadow Ops: Control Point, and discuss gaming, comics, his military background and his grand experiment in becoming a full-time writer.

Wherein I talk with urban fantasy author J.F. Lewis about his Void City vampire series, writing, and what else? Gaming!

Wherein I talk in the second part of our interview with epic fantasist, Worldbuilders Charity humanitan and my personal nemesis, Patrick Rothfuss (see fortune cookie picture where he called for my death) about writing, author neurosis and video games! Learn the secrets behind the man who brought you The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, the first two books in his Kingkiller Chronicles.

Wherein I talk with Knight Agency agent and paranormal author Lucienne Diver about agenting, writing young adult and adult, and roller coasters! Plus a chance to win a signed copy of her latest, Fangtastic!

Wherein Diana Rowland (Sins of the Demon, My Life as a White Trash Zombie) and I discuss demons, zombies, w00tstock, swearing, and much, much more. Plus a chance to win two rare Advance Reading Copies of Secrets of the Demon!

A bonus episode! Wherein Patrick Rothfuss (The Name of the Wind, The Wise Man's Fear) and I discuss his phenomenal Worldbuilders Charity with Heifer International & how YOU can help!