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Sunday, May 21, 2023 TELL THE DAMN STORY Ep. 260: HOW DO WRITERS KEEP THEIR HEADS ON STRAIGHT?

OR, How Writers Can Keep Mentally Healthy! This week cohosts Alex Simmons and Christopher Ryan honor mental health awareness month by discussing ways...

Sunday, May 14, 2023 TELL THE DAMN STORY Ep 259: Why Tell A Mother's Day Story

Every writer has a Mom in their life. Happy Mother's Day! What's your story? This week Alex Simmons and Christopher Ryan shout out moms and t...

Sunday, May 7, 2023 Tell The Damn Story, Ep 258: "The Importance of Revisions: A Five-Step Process for Editing Your Scripts"

"Your words don't have to be perfect the first time they hit the page!" This week, Alex Simmons and Christopher Ryan take writers throu...

Sunday, April 30, 2023 Tell The Damn Story Ep 257: How To Do Your Writer's Thing In Public

A little advice on public appearances for writers. This week Alex and I, give several pointed pieces of advice about what to do to make your public ...

Sunday, April 23, 2023 Tell The Damn Story Ep # 256: How Do You Come Up With Those Great Stories?

Or, what do artists think about and why? The weekend of April 14-16th, several comic artists, psychologists, students, and fans met in Bloomington, No...

Monday, April 17, 2023 Tell The Damn Story Ep 255: How Long Do You Chase A Dream? w Jamar Nicholas

A question that can only be answered in West Philadelphia Story. This week Alex and Chris speak with award-winning Philadelphia-based artist Jamar Ni...

Sunday, April 9, 2023 Tell The Damn Story Ep 254: From T-Rex To Goblin Knight, An Animator's Journey

Or ... The One Where A Listener Booked The Guest This week, Alex and Chris go international once again, speaking with artist Christian Nelson of Tor...

Friday, March 31, 2023 Tell The Damn Story Ep 253: How To Face A Jury of Your Peers

"Sometimes your worse audience can be one of your own." Chris is on the road in Williamsburg Virginia, to face ... 5 days at a writer's...

Sunday, March 26, 2023 TELL THE DAMN STORY Ep 252: How Do Writers Figure Out Who, What, & How To Promote Their Work?

When Is a Meeting Not a Meeting? When it becomes an Episode! This week, Alex and Chris were innocently having a pre-production meeting when an episod...

Sunday, March 19, 2023 Tell The Damn Story Ep 251: Discovering "When Broadway Was Black," And Other Hard Choices

Welcome to the mega-celebration that is episode 251 of Tell The Damn Story, featuring Caseen Gaines! That's right, Alex and Chris get to speak wi...

Sunday, March 12, 2023 Tell The Damn Storie, Ep 250: How To Navigate The Freelance Frontier, Sniegoski & Acheson Tell All

These writers share the inside story, from comics to TV, from season pro to a few years in the biz and counting. This week Alex and Chris (whose cold...

Sunday, March 5, 2023 Tell The Damn Story, Ep 249: How To Survive the Perils of Publishing, Indy To Mainstream

This week, Alex and Chris continue to pull back the curtain on getting published. Whether you're new to the field or you've been at it for a few years...

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on 11/4/2019

This is a podcast that will inspire your creativity. Five stars all the way ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!

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on 7/7/2019

Excellent conversation with Jerry Craft. Thank you!

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on 12/25/2018

I throughly enjoy the teasing yet respectable repartee between these two writers. They both “tell stories” to get their points across (of course) which made their discussions so engaging. I have lots ...

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on 7/2/2018

Awesome stuff and very informative!!! 👌👌

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