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Sunday, September 24, 2023 TELL THE DAMN STORY, #278: How to Go From the Kitchen to Crime Scenes

Or, What's A Culinary Cozy Mysteries? In this exciting episode of Tell The Damn Story co-host, Chris Ryan and Alex Simmons are ...

Sunday, September 17, 2023 TELL THE DAMN STORY, #277: Batman Behind the Mask: A Interview Celebration with Michael Uslan

We're Bats, uh, I mean back! In today's episode, Alex and Chris have some excitement in store for you as they dive into the world ...

Sunday, September 10, 2023 TELL THE DAMN STORY Ep 276: Plotting for Others, Balancing Artistic Vision

with Client Expectations. Adventures in Editing ...This week, Alex Simmons and Christopher Ryan discuss the kinds of feedback ...

Monday, September 4, 2023 Tell The Damn Story, 274: Can Old Heroes Fit In A New World?

Here's another way of looking at this episode. "Are Some Genres Aging Out of Audiences & Readership?" With Flinch Books' John ...

Monday, September 4, 2023 Tell The Damn Story, Ep 275: Can Looking Back At Summer As You Slip Into Fall Improve Your Writing

Or, How Self-Assessment Helps Creativity. This week, Alex Simmons and Chris Ryan reviewed what they did on their summer ...

Sunday, August 20, 2023 Tell The Damn Story, #273: ... Adventure Fiction, Creating Timeless Pulp Stories for Today's Readers

In storytelling, can the old please the new? And can it inspire successful variations on the same theme? Comparing Indy ...

Sunday, August 13, 2023 Tell The Damn Story, Ep 272: Should Writers Reveal Real Life Secrets In Our Fictional Tales - Part 2

Once again, Alex and Chris are in the tiny Writer's Interrogation Room. The harsh white lamp lights burn into their eyes as they go ...

Monday, August 7, 2023 TELL THE DAMN STORY, Ep 271: How Do You Write About What You've Never, Done, Seen, or Been?

This week we're answering your questions" And our co-hosts, Alex Simmons and Christopher Ryan are talking about two top ...

Sunday, July 30, 2023 TELL THE DAMN STORY, Ep 270: Kevin Grevioux - Monsters, Marvel, and Breaking Into Hollywood

"Underworld," to "Blue Marvel," to "King of Killers," A Writer's Gauntlet. Break out pen, paper, and an open mind yearning to gain ...

Sunday, July 23, 2023 TELL THE DAMN STORY, Ep 269: How Prompts Can Open Up Our Writing

Last week, Alex Simmons and Chris Ryan engaged with challenge prompts from our listeners (with a little help from the ...

Sunday, July 16, 2023 TELL THE DAMN STORY, Ep 268: How to Handle The Most Important Writing Challenge, Part 1.

This week, co-host Alex Simmons and Christopher Ryan discuss a writing challenge set up by Alex but driven by the people who ...

Sunday, July 9, 2023 TELL THE DAMN STORY, Ep 267 - "Why Some Summer Blockbusters Don't Bust Blocks?"

Alex and Chris's summer celebration continues as we take a look at summer blockbuster hits and misses. We discuss The Flash, ...