Ledger: A Writing Podcast

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Ledger is a podcast about the craft of writing, from novels to non-fiction to computer code! Stories are an essential part of life. We need them so we seek them out in every way possible. Ledger features interviews with writers across formats and genres to focus on the craft itself, the thoughts and actions that led to stories being written. How do writers deliver the words from their heads and out into the world for others to find? Give the show a listen!

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025: Stephanie Pearre and Vaughn A. Jackson

Apr 22 2024 57 mins

Beyond the Bounds of Infinity is a fiction anthology featuring 20 stories from marginalized voices, all inspired by the works and worlds of H.P. Lovecraft. Stephanie Pearre and Vaughn A. Jackson are the anthology's editors and both joined Ledger to chat about the successful Kickstarter launch in 2023 as well as the book's publication on July 10, 2024. We cover the horrible nature o

024: Ken Lowery

Mar 02 2024 64 mins

Ken Lowery is a tabletop roll-playing game (TTRPG) writer most well-known for writing the fantastic game VOID 1680 AM. He stopped by Ledger to discuss his journey in starting Bannerless Games and the process of writing VOID as well as other games like Lighthouse At the End of the World and Hell Grinders. We chat about the community aspect of VOID 1680 AM, including how he actually

023: Brian Allen Carr

Jan 15 2024 69 mins

Brian Allen Carr is a novelist originally from Texas, author of the books Sip; Opioid, Indiana, and his newest book, Bad Foundations, which is out via Clash Books as of January 23, 2024. It is a peek into a hidden and ignored world beneath the feet of midwesterners, a world that literally supports their entire lives. The narrator is a man named Cook, someone who will essentially be

022: David Connor

Aug 01 2023 53 mins

Debut novelist David Connor joins me to chat about his book ”Oh God, the Sun Goes” which is out TODAY, August 1st, 2023 from Melville House. Although this is his first novel he has in fact always been writing, which we talk about for sure. He has an undergrad degree in neuroscience and during that time in school he took a writing workshop with Maggie Nelson. Things changed afte

021: Brock Swinson

Jul 06 2023 57 mins

Brock Swinson is the author of Ink By the Barrel: Secrets from Prolific Writers which is available now at BrockSwinson.com. He’s also a regular contributor to CreativeScreenwriting.com, a marketing copywriter, the host of the Creative Principles podcast, and currently is creating a docuseries titled Daredevil Society. He stopped by to chat about what prolific means for him as wel

020: Albert Wendland

Jun 13 2023 59 mins

Albert Wendland is the author of three sci-fi novels and a poetry collection, all featuring his character Mykol (pronounced ”Michael”) Ranglen as a universe-exploring poet adventurer. His newest novel is ”Haunted Stars” and is available now from Dog Star Books. Apart from the poetry collection - which features poems written by Ranglen - the books are adventures colored by G

019: Lor Gislason

May 26 2023 50 mins

Lor Gislason is the author of Inside Out, a goopy gross horror adventure out now from DarkLit Press. They are also the editor of the anthology Bound In Flesh from Ghoulish Books, an author of non-fiction horror reviews and appreciation, and are currently writing more entertaining body horror filled with memorably gross scenes and stories. Lor stopped by to talk about their writing

018: Emily Marie Passos Duffy

May 01 2023 52 mins

Emily Marie Passos Duffy is the author of the poetry collection Hemorrhaging Want & Water, out now from Perennial Press and available on Perennial Press.com. It’s hard to beat the publisher’s description of the book, which describes it as ”Pastoral city smut for bad girls with big hearts.” If you’re looking for poetry that travels the globe but also hops across the border

017: James Spooner

Mar 21 2023 70 mins

James Spooner is the author of The High Desert out now from Harper Collins - available here - https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-high-desert-james-spooner?variant=40828374777890 Set in the late eighties, and starring James as a teenager discovering punk rock and as the book’s synopsis says ”Mixed race, acutely aware of his Blackness, James doesn’t know where he fits u

016: Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson

Feb 21 2023 56 mins

Justice Warriors Vol. 1 is out NOW from Ahoy Comics and available wherever books are sold. Buy it from your local bookstore or comic shop! It’s a wild satire, disgusting but delightfully so – it’s one of the most unique comics on the shelves. How did these two storytellers get together? How did Matt Bors decide to step away from political cartooning to cowrite this story abou