The Story Blender Podcast
1) Ep. 37 - 2025: Jennifer Fawcett
This week, Jennifer Fawcett joins me to talk about how playwriting and novel writing intersect and inform each other. We explore what a scene is and why scenes in plays are longer than they often are...Show More
2) Ep. 36 - 2025: Jerome Charyn
This week I talk with acclaimed author Jerome Charyn, who has been a professional writer for 70 years. We explore the music of sentences, the lyrical landscape of New York City, looking for magic in t...Show More
3) Ep. 35-2025: Victoria Dowd
This week, crime writer Victoria Dowd joins me to discuss the art of the red herring, how to plant clues in plain sight in a way that no one will notice, locked room mysteries, and coming up with (alm...Show More
4) Ep. 34-2025 Carol VandenHende
This week on The Story Blender I talk with award-winning author Carol VanDenHende about the power of letter writing to the people who’ve impacted you in your life. We dive into how stories can bridge ...Show More
5) Ep. 33-2025 Brent Weeks
This week on The Story Blender podcast I had the pleasure of sitting down with Brent Weeks—New York Times bestselling author of The Night Angel Trilogy and The Lightbringer Series.We talked about buil...Show More
6) Ep. 32-2025: Katheleen Antrim & D.P. Lyle
This week on The Story Blender, I caught up with bestselling authors Kathleen Antrim & D.P. Lyle at Killer Nashville, one of the country’s premier crime-writing conferences.We chat about crime writing...Show More
7) Ep. 31-2025:Dean Koontz
Join me this week to listen to an interview I did a few years ago with legendary thriller author, Dean Koontz. With hundreds of millions of books in print and a loyal following around the world, Dean ...Show More
8) Ep. 30-2025: John Bucher
author, and storyteller who also serves as the Executive Director of the Joseph Campbell Foundation. John Bucher is a master at exploring the profound connections between myth, culture, and personal i...Show More
9) Ep. 29-2025: Joe Hart
This week on The Story Blender, I spoke with award-winning, bestselling author Joe Hart about what drives a story forward—especially if it tapes into mystery or suspense. What are the dynamics that sh...Show More
10) Ep. 28-2025: Kerry Nietz
This week I had the chance to chat with author Kerry Nietz—yes, the mind behind the novel Amish Vampires in Space. We talked about where the idea came from, what it means to write organically, and wh...Show More