Veronica, Terry, and Paul discuss publishing rights, what to sell, and the deals to avoid. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter a…

Terry, Veronica, and Paul try and answer the question: how do you measure your long-term success as a creator? Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me …

You published a book. Now what do you do to sell it? Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter and for as little as $1 a month, you ca…

Terry, Paul, and Veronica discuss the latest moves by Spotify to usurp creators' and audiobook narrator's rights. Chat will surely have opinions. Alternatives to Findaway: Author's Republic BHF Audio Alternatives to Spotify: Bandcamp Apple Music Amazon Music Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublicat…

Veronica, Terry, and Paul discuss how to make good villains that don't fall into the "nature" or "environment" tropes. In other words, how do we create relatable scumbags? We're sure chat is bereft of utter scum, although JR might count. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site…

The DRS Crew are currently editing/beta reading manuscripts and they have more than a few thoughts on the subject. We're sure chat does, too. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Conside…

The year is not going well for the DRS Crew, and it just started. So what are they doing to keep on track? Also? Why is chat looking at us like that? Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show?…

The DRS crew brainstorms about the technologies we'll need for exploring/inhabiting space. Chat might have opinions, but who cares about them. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consid…

What makes an iconic holiday story? How can you take one of your existing properties and make a holiday narrative out of it? Also? Chat has been bad and gets nothing but coal. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyver…

V goes walkabout for bowling leaving Terry and Paul the odious task of calling out all writers for abusing their beta readers. Or, more accurate, misusing them. Also? There might be something about story bibles. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.c…

Why wait for December or the end of the year to make next year's plans? What's wrong with you? Also? What's wrong with chat? Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patr…

Veronica and Terry regale Paul and chat with their tales of literary debauchery at the 20Books Vegas conference. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy M…

Join the DRS Crew as they give advice they don't follow as they prepare for writing conferences, publishing books, and, Garaaga forbid, writing them. Also? Chat is a problem we aim to ignore. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http:/…

Yay. You finished your novel. Now what? Paul, Terry, and Veronica discuss where to find talent for the things you can't do and how to work with them. We're certain chat will have their own opinion, but who listens to them anyway? Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https:…

Got a boring plot? We got a solution for you. Chat, however, does not. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter and for as little as $1 a month,…

Terry lays out his process and Paul takes him to task for claiming he's having productivity issues. Chat piles on. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffe…

The DRS crew invite chat to ask us anything (within reason, of course). Nothing good come from this... Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter …

DRS Episode 654 Terry asks Paul and V the question: is there such a thing as a bad influence when it comes to movies, books, and other media? Do they have a negative impact on your narratives? Chat proves once again that they are a bad influence. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: …

Alternate realities, dimensional shifts, and portals that lead anywhere. Author James Peet joins the DRS Crew to discuss creating alternate worlds as well as some basic rules. Chat, however, follows no rules. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: …

Gamemaster and RPG designer James Carpio joins the DRS crew to talk RPGs, quick stories, and adventure. Chat is a constant problem. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon …

Terry asks about character motivation. Paul provides Voltaire's Candide as an example. All hell breaks loose with chat. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A …

Veronica makes the mistake of asking Paul and Terry to help brainstorm a new space western. She should have known better. As usual, chat is more a hindrance than help. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy th…

Paul, Veronica, and Terry discuss when to cut bait on editing, polishing, and worrying, and when it's time to just hit the damned publish button. In other news, chat is obnoxious. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.c…

Paul discusses setting a publishing cadence for indie works and the budgeting that goes on. Terry and V chime in while chat is, well, chat. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a …

Paul and Veronica attempt to talk Terry down from a circuitous backstory ledge. What follows is utter insanity not exactly assisted by chat. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a…

Paul, Terry, and Veronica discuss how NOT to organize by being examples of utter failure. But, we'll tell YOU how to do it! Also? Chat does not respect our authority. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the…

Terry, Veronica, and Paul invite author Jonathon "Jack Jack" Benjamin to discuss his memoir, general writing esoterica, and, of course, we deal with chat. Johnathon's memoir - https://amzn.to/3KB0HwI Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://ww…

Terry, Paul, and Veronica discuss the perils of the publishing process. Also? Chat is not alliterative. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter…

Author and friend of the show joins Terry, Veronica, and Paul to discuss his first novel. Prepare to roast, joke, and maybe even learn something. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becom…

Join Paul, Terry, and Veronica for an hour of ghosts in the machine. If chat will let us. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter and for as li…

DRS Episode 641 - Pitch Deck Returns! Terry, Paul, and V come up with plots for the pitch deck cards chosen by chat. Nothing good will come from this. We promise. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the sho…

DRS Episode 640 - Instead of Pitch Deck, Here's Us Paul and Terry attempt to pacify chat when V goes walkabout. Hilarity ensues. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or …

DRS Episode 639 - Patreon, BMAC, and Kofi Terry and Paul share how they use Patreon, Buy Me A Coffee, and Kofi to help support their writing and podcasting. There's also some discussion about Donna Summers... Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: …

DRS Episode 638 - AI Seances, Bad Haircuts, and Surprises After Paul shares a story about AIs, the crew descend into utter madness of story ideas, esoterica, and utter nonsense. Chat, of course, is no help at all keeping us on topic. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.t…

DRS Episode 637 - Advice for Paul Paul goes walkabout leaving Terry and Veronica without a topic. As such, Paul becomes the topic. Let the roast begin! Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider…

DRS Episode 636 - Science! Story Bibles! Newsletters? Paul nerds out on science, Terry laments his story bible situation, and we never get near the topic of newletters because of chat. That's right, we blame chat. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veron…

DRS Episode 635 - Sidekicks, Overlords, and Too Damned Many Words Are your secondary characters sidekicks? Are your protags really evil cat overlords? How many words are too many? Terry, Veronica, and Paul try to stay on topic despite chat's evil temptations. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com T…

DRS Episode 634 - Expectations The crew attempt to stay on topic after having been hijacked the week before... Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee su…

DRS Episode 633 - Frazzlement and Hospitals Paul is a stressed out insomniac, Terry has too many cats, and Veronica refuses to be in charge. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a…

DRS Episode 632 - In All Seriousness... Paul and Terry host an April Fool's episode and, as expected, things go awry. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Co…

DRS Episode 631 - Off The Rails Veronica suggested a topic. Paul tries to introduce said topic. The show immediately spirals off into pop culture, movies, and lint rollers. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enj…

DRS Episode 630 - Character Complexity Terry, Veronica, and Paul ponder how to make characters pop, our favorite fictional characters and dynamics, and, of course, many cats make an appearance. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voic…

DRS Episode 629 - Planning, Goals, and FAILURE Terry, Veronica, and Paul discuss how to plan and what to do when you fail. Spoiler alert--lots of failure. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consi…

DRS Episode 628 - Plot This! Authors Roland Denzel and Troy Lambert join Terry, Veronica, and Paul to discuss Plottr, an application for storytellers, and the importance of story bibles, plotting epic tales, and a general discussion of our individual processes. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com…

DRS Episode 627 - Space Bacon! V, Paul, and Terry discuss generational divides and other nonsense. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter and …

DRS Episode 626 - Cow Tipping and Historical Inaccuracies V, Paul, and Terry discuss rural pastimes, when it's okay to warp history, and what kind of situations need a little caution. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveroni…

DRS Episode 625 - Monkeys With Typewriters V, Paul, and Terry discuss the latest FindAway/Apple AI controversy, clearing blocks, and too damned many cats. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consi…

DRS Episode 624 - Agency With Character V, Paul, and Terry discuss AI for audiobooks and other topics with our listeners. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon supporter …

DRS Episode 625 - Process? What's A Process? V, Paul, and Terry discuss productivity, where we write best, and discuss other topics with our listeners. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider…

DRS Episode 622 - V Joins The Show Veronica Giguere joins Paul and Terry in the third chair. We discuss changes to the show format and other nonsense with our patreon patrons. Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ …