The Story Craft Cafe Podcast

Today’s author interview guest is science fiction and cyberpunk author Drew Avera. Pre-order Drew’s book Rise of the Syndicate now. Can one death save humanity? Five-hundred years after colonizing Mars, a new challenge arises, the largest global terraforming project in […]

Today Chris Pourteau joins me for the fifth consecutive year to close out 2018. Each year we meet up to talk about our thoughts on the happenings in the world of books and story telling. We talk about everything from […]

Today’s author interview guest is historical fiction author Jennifer Robson, author of The Gown. One of December’s most anticipated reads from InStyle, HelloGiggles, Hypable, Bookbub, and Bookriot! One of Real Simple’s Best Historical Fiction novels of the year! “The Gown is […]

Today’s author interview guest is Robin Cook, pioneer of the medical thriller genre and author of the new book Pandemic. New York Times-bestselling author Robin Cook takes on the cutting-edge world of gene-modification in this pulse-pounding new medical thriller. When […]

Today my guest is Daniel Arthur Smith, author and publisher of Tales From The Canyons of the Damned, and Frontiers of Speculative Fiction. In this episode, we peel back the layers of short story writing and talk about what makes a […]

Today’s author interview guest is Stefan Bolz, author of The White Dragon Omnibus Edition. “Action-packed poetry. This is Stefan Bolz at his best.” [Amazon Reviewer, on “Genesis.”]” A superb illustration in character building.” [Chris Fried for Leighgendarium.com, on “Crucible.”] “A […]

Today’s author interview guest is Lisa Jewell, author of Watching You.  The instant New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the “riveting thriller” (PopSugar) Then She Was Gone delivers another suspenseful page-turner about a shocking murder in a picturesque and well-to-do English town, […]

Today we have a special roundtable episode talking all about audiobooks and how authors can take advantage of this growing segment of the publishing market. Joining me are Rhett Bruno and Jaime Castle, co-authors of The Buried Goddess Saga, and […]

Today’s author interview guest is Hayley Stone, author of the phenomenal new book Make Me No Grave: A Weird West Novel. In this interview we talk about Hayley’s life-long dream of being a writer, her love of science fiction and action/adventure […]

Today’s show features fantasy author Jaime Castle, author of The Buried Goddess Saga. We talk about his unique take on discovery writing and what he calls ‘onioning‘ the story. This show is a great counterpart to last week’s show with […]

Today’s author interview guest is Mike Lupica, author of the new novel ROBERT B. PARKER’S BLOOD FEUD. Mike and I talked about his amazing story of becoming a sports journalist, his dual loves of journalism and mystery writing, his relationship […]

On today’s show, Craig Johnson returns for the fourth time to talk about his brand new Walt Longmire Mystery book Depth of Winter and what it’s like to write a long-running series while keeping readers engaged and excited. Welcome to […]

Today’s author interview guest is Catherine Ryan Hyde, author of Pay It Forward and the brand new novel Just After Midnight. From the New York Times bestselling author of Pay It Forward comes an uplifting and poignant novel about friendship, […]

Today’s author interview guest is Sarah Selecky, author of the new book Radiant Shimmering Light. I had such a great time talking with Sarah about her creative journey, her new book, the power and pitfalls of social media, and much […]

Today’s author interview guest is Diane Setterfield, author of Once Upon a River. “One of the most pleasurable and satisfying new books I’ve read in a long time. Setterfield is a master storyteller…swift and entrancing, profound and beautiful.” —Madeline Miller, […]