Random Novel Podcasts

Long ago in a hidden kingdom, Mtilan the Unborn King pledges his life to Legion, the fallen spirit from beyond the veil of time. Learning dark and forbidden magic, the new sorcerer gains both immortality and incredible power— but sacrifices his soul. Over a millennium later, siblings Pekra and Lely reluctantly journey with their father’s killer across their island of peril. They seek the mythical cottonwood tree, the first child of their god Ura, hoping to defend its sacred life from both Mtilan and his itinerant Master. But the brave siblings are children of the deer-folk known as the Gaewyn, a persecuted people. They voyage toward an uncertain fate unaware mainlanders have crashed on their island, bringing those who would enslave them a new, deadly technology— the gun. Written by William J. Meyer. Read by Steve Rudolph. Music by William Seegers. FIRE ON THE MOUND contains scenes of violence.

Categories: Arts, Fiction

Tags: Adventure, audiobook, Clockwork, epicfantasy, fantasy, myth, novel, romance, steampunk, supernatural

The Writing Gym podcast is a writer’s go-to source for quality information about how to finish, publish, and market writing in all genres. Not only does it give you the implementable steps you need, it’s fun. No snorefest here. You’ll laugh at the Quirk O’ the week and enjoy hard-hitting advice from top agents, best-selling authors, and publishers. Visit iTunes or www.writing-gym.com/podcast to hear these guests and more: –Top NYC literary agent Eric Reuben. He’s represented dozens of best-selling authors and gives writers step-by-step advice –Entrepreneur Writer and Business Expert Jill Shiefelbein on how she wrote her book quickly and got it published by a top publisher. –Multiple New York Times Best Selling author John David Mann on how to create writing success PLUS authors, publishers and agents from all over the world giving their top tips. This is not a podcast you want to miss.

Categories: Arts, Education

Tags: bestwritingpodcast, book, findanagent, howto, mostpopularwritingpodcast, novel, publish, publishabook, SELL, write, writing, writingcoach, writinghelp, writingtips

When Raven comes to Redthwen to meet her mentor Orvannon, she encounters a vicious traveler, a hag with an extraordinary Voice of Command, and that hag’s charge, a mysterious little girl. By the time Orvannon arrives, Raven will have learned too much about these strangers, and she will have discovered a dragon with the ability to put people into a swoon. Orvannon’s instructions start Raven off on an epic adventure. She will master the greatest bit of nose-magic in all of her native Ausland. She will face the dragon in combat. And she will have to deal with the hag while totally under control of that woman’s power. These adventures lead to more, as Raven discovers how the great city of Shelton is under attack. She must use all her persuasion to bring a powerful wizard to the city’s aid, and she will find that facing up to the attacking army is not enough. Raven explores the magical caves created by three great wizards, eventually discovering the greatest evil of her time. Victory in the “big boss battle” is not enough. When the evil magic is destroyed, Raven and her friend must avoid starvation, and face the lightning bolts of yet another mage, to have a chance of staying alive in peace. Raven’s Gift is set in a magical, pastoral medieval world. Raven has a strange ability that is as much a curse as a gift. Trouble follows her every step, and danger approaches at every turn. She begins her journey with only her wits and her nose, but though her past haunts her, she finds companions who help her make amends for a terrible mistake. Raven’s Gift is a dramatic fantasy with an unusual heroine and intriguing magic. With Raven’s deep bond to nature and her pragmatic attitude toward the obstacles in her path, she manages to find her place as destiny’s unsung hero in her dangerous world. One reader has said that Raven’s Gift is like South Park mets James Bond meets Dungeons and Dragons. Although there’s combat and even a military campaign in this novel, much of the action occurs in lively conversations. Even today, at the beginning of the 21st century, it is impossible to imagine making Raven’s Gift into a movie — for an unusual reason — but if such a movie could be made, some parts of it might earn an R rating for being a bit earthy.

Categories: Arts, Society & Culture

Tags: fantasy, magic, Nose, novel, Wizard

Marry Me! Inc. is the story of women and men who in 1898 were, in various ways – romantically, entrepreneurially, innocently, nefariously – involved in a scheme to ship unmarried women to the Yukon’s Klondike. There they were to be auctioned off to Dawson’s miners who were, by then, rich and hungry for them. Most were willing participants. One young and beautiful – and defiant – Scottish lass was not.

Categories: Arts

Tags: Adventure, fiction, historical, klondike, marriage, novel, romance, travel, women, yukon

A podcast to support and encourage writers doing National Novel Writing Month

Categories: Arts

Tags: month, nano, nanowrimo, national, novel, writing

Three life-long friends discuss comics, art and everything in between.

Categories: Arts

Tags: art, Books, Comic, comics, graphic, novel, novels

Last Chance – a small town set on the edge of the far frontier. It is a place of gentle manners and common civility. After all, it should be since more than three quarters of its residents are women. However times change when a Talent Master runs rampant, savages threaten war, and an illegal militia from an alternate universe plans invasion and empire. A hero is needed. A Savior. Meet Aaron Turner, the small unassuming man who runs the Last Chance General Store. He is this town’s–this world’s–only hope. Unfortunately for the town, Aaron also happens to be a soldier and Militia spy whose job is to prepare the ground for the Militia’s invasion. To help him with this task, he has a cellar filled with advanced weaponry and the unique ability to teleport between the two worlds. However after a year of living within Last Chance, Aaron is no longer sure in which direction his loyalties lie.

Categories: Arts

Tags: audiobook, book, eller, fantasy, fiction, guns, Hell, Hellhole, hole, magic, militia, murder, novel, paranormal, psychic, science, scifi, Series, sex, slipstream, tavern, teleport, urban, war

a monthly podcast bookclub!

Categories: Arts, Leisure

Tags: book, book club, Books, chat, chatting, club, conversation, debate, debating, friends, Funny, monthly, novel, novels, Podcast, serious, talk

Oh No! Lit Class is a semi-educational comedy literature podcast hosted by Megan and RJ, two bitter English grads who are here to tell you all the weird and sexy things you never knew about the books you had to read in school. Let’s ruin some literary classics together. New episodes released every other Thursday.

Categories: Arts, Comedy, Society & Culture

Tags: book club, Books, classic literature, cliff notes, college, Comedy, english, english class, improv, language arts, Literature, literature class, novel, novel podcast, plays, required reading, Shakespeare, sparknotes

For novelists, memoirists and screenwriters who want to write better stories in less time. Each week literary editors Valerie Francis and Melanie Hill explain the craft of storytelling using films as examples. If you want to spend more time writing your book/screenplay and less time studying story theory to figure out how it all works, this podcast is for you.

Categories: Arts, Education, TV & Film

Tags: abigail k perry, adapting books to film, agent provocateur, alice sudlow, alliance of independent authors, audiobooks, best books to read, best movies to watch, best writing podcasts, bestselling novels, bianca marais, blockbuster movies, book, book editor, books beach and beyond, carly watters, cece lyra, coming of age stories, cowriting with ai, crime fiction, crime stories, criminal types, draft2digital, editing advice, editors of fiction, fiction editors, fiction writing made easy, film courage, film reviews, grammar girl, hollywood blockbusters, how to be a bestselling author, how to edit a novel, how to get published, how to market a book, how to publish a novel, how to tell a story, how to write a novel, how to write a story, how to write faster, how to write stories readers love, indie films, j thorn, jane friedman, joanna penn, km weiland, kobo writing life podcast, learn how to write, lit match, literary agent, literary agents, literary editor, love stories, mark dawson, mark leslie lefebvre, marketing for authors, melanie hill, movie recommendations, movie reviews, mysteries, new york times book review, novel, on good authority, on story, podcast about writing a first draft of a novel, podcasts about books, podcasts about publishing books, podcasts about the craft of writing, podcasts about writing, podcasts about writing books, podcasts about writing novels, podcasts for authors, podcasts for serious writers, publishing, reading recommendations, robert mckee, romance, savannah gilbo, screenplays, screenwriting, scripts, self publishing formula, self publishing insiders, self publishing podcast, self-publishing advice podcast, shawn coyne, stark reflections, story, story grid, story grid editor roundtable, story grid writers room, story theory, storytelling, teleplay, the creative penn, the manuscript academy, the new yorker fiction, the self publishing show, the shit no one tells you about writing, the waterstones podcast, the write approach, the writer's voice, the writers' room, tiffany yates martin, top-rated podcast for writers, using ai to write novels, valerie francis, writers ink, writes4women, writing, writing a novel, writing advice, writing as a career, writing as a second career, writing with ai, your next draft

Tom Grayson returns home from a quick errand to discover that his family and guests have all mysteriously disappeared. Prior to this chilling discovery, he has been tormented with guilt by a secret that only he and a former lover share: the two have witnessed a brutal crime that Tom has refused to report. He knows that alerting the authorities would jeopardize all that he holds dear in life: his family and career. In a desperate search to find his missing family, Tom embarks on a journey that can only be described as nightmarish and surreal. When it becomes increasingly clear that Tom may lose something even more precious than his comfortable existence, his priorities in life shift dramatically as he becomes an unwitting detective with a mission. But will it be too late for him to set the record straight?

Categories: Arts

Tags: 101, audiobook, book, day, fiction, Literature, may, murders, MYSTERY, novel, photography, scott, thriller, wittenburg

The sequel to Self Made. Andersson Dexter is a new man, still living his old life. Part vigilante, part private eye, part cop, Dex is muddling his way through his day job as a faceless customer service rep for a giant firm, while solving routine cases in his off hours. But when a gruesomely mutilated corpse is found, things heat up for Dex and the underground organization he calls the Cubicle Men. Soon, Dex finds himself racing against the clock to find a killer who seems to be determined to strike him close to home. In a grim future where people live and work in crowded, utilitarian cities, but escape to an online virtual world, Act of Will explores the capacity we have to choose the directions our lives will take, and the consequences of those choices.

Categories: Arts

Tags: audiobook, fiction, MYSTERY, novel, science, thriller

At twenty-one, Rob Malloy is a successful San Francisco entertainment manager and has achieved more than most men twice his age. Wealthy and famous for closing any deal, he may seem to have everything a man could want. However, he longs to meet a woman he can share his life with. Victoria Knox is a poor eighteen year old student who dreams of nothing but becoming a singer. Dating is the last thing on her mind when she accidentally bumps into Rob in an airport gift shop on Christmas day. Instant attraction draws them to one another, despite their different lifestyles. Looking as if he stepped out of a GQ ad, Rob exudes high class and money. Victoria is convinced he is too good for her, but Rob is immediately attracted to how she freely shares her innocently opinionated views. He likes her down to earth personality that is such a breath of fresh air compared to the gold digging socialites he is normally plagued with. In this love story, Rob introduces Victoria to a high society world where she meets the rich and famous. For the first time she dares to believe her dream of becoming a singing star is possible through Rob’s industry connections. However, Rob is different from anyone she has ever met and she fears she won’t fit into his world. Her mother adds fuel to Victoria’s misgivings by questioning Rob’s intentions. Though sincere, Rob may have trouble convincing his country club parents that Victoria is a proper match. Join Rob and Victoria as they battle social class lines, parental disapproval and ghosts from their pasts to prove that their love is meant to last. Music by Neil MacPherson.

Categories: Arts, Music

Tags: book, dreams, emmy, heart, jazz, love, madrigal, McPherson, music, Musical, Neil, novel, romance, Sweet, teen, ya, Z

For years Doug Cochrane and Justin Strandlund have been good friends and frequent improv partners. They share a love of debating any topic, although their discussions usually come back around to two things: movies and space. Their most infamous debate involved a 2 hour discussion (while at work) about the actual possibility of time travel and it’s potential ramifications on mankind; this included a full diagram drawn on a wall-sized whiteboard. Time well spent. MindGap is what happens when they sit together in front of a microphone and press record.

Categories: Comedy, Society & Culture

Tags: Acting, Books, Comedy, Comic, Funny, games, geek, graphic, humor, improv, internet, Movies, music, nerd, novel, theater, theatre, tv, video, youtube

Stephen King’s Carrie is being remade in a new movie starring Chloë Grace Moretz. To prepare we’re going back and rewatching all previous Carrie films as part of a massive Stephen King movie retrospective series, reviewing every adaptation of a King work! Join us at nowplayingpodcast.com to hear all the reviews!

Categories: Music, TV & Film

Tags: action, Brian De Palma, Carrie, Chloe Grace Moretz, christine, Critique, Cujo, Dr. Sleep, drama, film, horror, John Carpenter, movie, novel, Pet Semetary, Piper Laurie, Podcast, review, Sci-Fi, Sissy Spaseck, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King, Suspense, The Shining, The Stand

A podcast about art and its role in our lives. Artist and armchair aesthetic philosopher Greg Beam probes various topics in the arts, asking how art both reflects and shapes our perceptions of the world.

Categories: Arts, Society & Culture

Tags: Aesthetics, art, Arts, artseducation, drawing, Education, ethics, fiction, film, Filmmaking, Literature, morality, moviemaking, Movies, music, mythology, novel, novels, painting, Philosophy, Playwright, Playwriting, poetry, sound, soundart, spirituality, stage, story, storytelling, visual, VisualArts, visuals

These films are made to be an aid to youth workers, church workers, pastors, small groups and house churches. They are biblically based films designed to provoke discussion and help take Jesus’ words and way of living further. The intent is that they would serve as a bridge for you and your community to experience deeper realities of meaning, living, loving and being with the God who made you. For any questions regarding the music or anything else contact: vivid.mn@gmail.com ~grace and peace [itunes pic]
VIVID is a series of short films made to be aids for youth workers, church workers, pastors, small groups and house churches. They are biblically based films designed to provoke discussion and help take Jesus’ words and way of living further.

Categories: Religion & Spirituality

Tags: assemblies, avenue, bell, boyd, cassano, cedar, central, christian, claibrone, costanza, driscoll, God, greg, hall, i, Jesus, john, Mark, mike, munns, Nick, nooma, north, novel, of, piper, rob, ryan, shane, spirituality, teaching, Tim, tommy, video, Williams, wollin, wright

Go behind-the-scenes and discover what went into creating the Action Tank graphic novel, hosted by Action Tank creator Mike Barry.

Categories: Arts

Tags: action, Adventure, AGEs, all, audio, Barry, Comic, comics, commentary, fiction, for, graphic, illustration, Kids, mike, novel, Pluto, quattricorn, rex, science, Tank, unicorn, verity, writing