CW: This week’s episode begins our discussion of the Dark Night of the Soul which may include talk about difficult emotions, feelings, thoughts, and what is commonly thought of as mental health. As I alluded to in last week’s transition episode, my focus is less on...
About The Author Dharma Kelleher writes gritty crime thrillers about queer women who kick ass. With more than a dozen published titles, she is the most prolific transgender author in the genre and a fearless trailblazer at a time when her community is fighting not...
In this episode I detail the issues that have affected Patreon since roughly Sept 2022 and how these can cause authors to lose income or depending on what they write, affect their ability to be on the platform at all. Additionally, I mention a few alternatives. Links...
In the second part of this two part series, I discuss how to pick up and put the pieces back together after serious burnout. How do you decide which projects to pick up and which to discard? I also talk about the most important consideration for deciding how to move...
About The Author KC Walker does her best to avoid meaningful employment. This often conflicts with her desire for the finer things in life, such as food and shelter. Writing novels seemed to be an acceptable compromise, since making up stories can hardly be called...
In the first of this two part series, I talk about burnout as it is commonly discussed and why for neurodivergent authors our burnout can be something more. We often don’t realize we’re in burnout or understand what burnout is or how it works. I push back...
Welcome to the EMP News Show for 02/2024. This month we’re talking about what anthologies are still open as well as the state of our submissions inbox. I’m also explaining a bit about our new fiction anthology. Want to see our submission guidelines or sign...
When writing fiction one of the things you have to think about is your setting. For fantasy and science fiction, especially, the setting can be a major component of the story. But do you world build just enough for the story you’re writing or do you build a...
I’ve been completely self-published, all indie all the time, since probably about 2006-2007. I mean sure, I published through my own publication company (And we published as many as 75 authors over the company’s lifespan.), but I still consider that...
As writers we often spent a lot of time at our desks. If we spent that time with our body out of alignment (I know I find myself leaning forward and propping up my head on my elbow to read long articles), or typing with bad posture, that’s going to reflect...
We're always looking to interview authors, storytellers, and those who work at the intersection of spirituality and our shows' interests. To see our current list of upcoming themes for the shows which are themed, or to apply to be a guest, visit our speakers page.