Dead Languages

PLM and I join up for a reality-bending conversation of weaponized cringe about virtual launch parties, where PLM discusses what goes into making these crazy events happen!

This week, the goblins get sentimental, reminding viewers that if they don't pay attention, they might just miss the whole damn thing. We're talking about writing milestones—including the secret, hidden ones that lay the foundation for you to be a successful writer (even if you don't feel that way)! Celebrate yourself, nerds!

The Goblins decide that it's time to talk about ending things... stories, that is. We dive into what makes a great ending, what makes a bad one, and some personal favorites of our own. Many, many, many spoilers.

We all love em to death don't we? This week's episode has the goblins talking about the wonderful world of witches in the horror genre! Tropes, history, examples, and more. Listen in and get bewitched! Carson's book launch event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-spectre-is-haunting-greentree-book-launch-party-tickets-965422132587?aff=oddtdtcreator

Listen, you wanna get better. You wanna write. You wanna habit. You wanna better yourself. This week on the Dead Languages Podcast, P.L. McMillan and Carson Winter are chatting about weekly writing habits that could and maybe will improve your writing journey! Also, if you haven't, check out this upcoming book launch event for CarCar's newest book A SPECTRE IS HAUNTING GREENTREE: https://w...

Carson is back from his long journey and the spooky co-eds are rubbing their lil bellies and hungrily begging for CarCar's treats. Uh, besides that—Carson and PLM catch up, ease into the Dead Languages routine, and answer more writing questions from Reddit!

Today on the Dead Languages Podcast, we are talking about worldbuilding. What does it mean to build a mythos/lore for your fiction? Joining us is none other than Sam Rebelein, author of EDENVILLE, and stealer of coffee. Together, we are taking our spooky co-eds on a magic carpet riiii-iiide. https://www.srebelein.com/

Is wilderness horror even a thing? Did PLM make it up? Is this what happens when Carson Winter is gone too long and PLM goes fully feral? Can guest Jenny Kiefer (author of This Wretched Valley) save us all? Today on DLP, PLM and Jenny are talking about wilderness horror and what it means. Meanwhile, where in the world is Carson Winter? (ep 69 ayooooo) https://jennykiefer.com/ https://www.horrorboo...

In space, no one can hear you scream. But that's where we're going. Engage your FTL drives, spooky co-eds. Captain PLM and her guest XO David Wellington (author of The Last Astronaut and Paradise-1) are here to guide you on your interstellar journey. https://davidwellington.net/

PLM is alone and scared. Surrounded by unformatted books. Carson Winter is AWOL. Luckily Molly Halstead has appeared to format all those naughty, naughty manuscripts. Formatting books into paperback/ebook files is never fun and can often seem daunting. Molly dives into the methodology and we rant about how Garamond is the best font in this episode of the Dead Languages Podcast. https://www.mhalste...

oOoh, the goblins are reading and they want YOU to know their top 5 of the year so far. Which books have survived the gauntlet? Mmmm, we are having a good time out here, spooky co-eds, it's such a novel experience

PLM and Carson went to StokerCon! And you know what that means... weird interactions, inappropriate outbursts, and lots of sweet, sweet, disgusting networking! We interviewed folks at the con and rallied back in the virtual prison we call Zoom to talk a little about the experience.

Professor Car-Car takes the lead on this one and talks about how he approaches structuring short stories—with some useful (and stupid!) exercises to help get you there!

We went to the bowels of Reddit to find the deepest, darkest writing questions and decided to bring them into our deep, dark spooky co-ed cave to answer them in a, uh, deep, dark tone. Whatever. We're putting on our galoshes and wading through the filth that is r/writing. Also, listener mail!

We sit down with Matt and Alex from Tenebrous Press to talk about their Best of New Weird anthology, Brave New Weird. We discuss the place Best Of Anthos have in the horror community and ways we can make them better! Find Brave New Weird Volume 2 here: https://store.tenebrouspress.com/products/copy-of-limited-to-50-copies-brave-new-weird-vol-two-hardcover-w-signed-bookplate-includes-ebook

What's that mangey dog in the shadows? Why is it pixelated? Why can't WE EVER GET A CLEAR PICTURE OF BIGFOOT??? This week we're talking about cryptids and how you can use them in your horror writing. And don't forget spooky co-eds, PLM has a mothman story in CONFIRMED SIGHTINGS (https://www.saltheartpress.com/confirmed-sightings)—which makes her an expert on this whole thing.

This week, PLM and Carson discuss the finer points of dealing with the gross side of writing—competition with other writers.

Oh no, your tentacles are making me sooooo scared, Mr. Cthulhu! Pwease don't make me contempwate existence. This week on the Dead Languages Podcast, PLM and Carson talk about cosmic horror, what it is, how we write it, and more!

This week on the Dead Languages Podcast: PLM and Carson traverse the frightening world of Shunn formatting!

PLM and Carson sit down to talk about writing for TTRPGs and other forms of interactive entertainment.

We got lazy and you got wild—so we're responding to listener mail and having a weird ol' time doing it!

Every author remembers their first live reading. But are they worth it? How do you convince the people watching you that you aren't a sad, anxious amateur? This week we go into the ins and outs of author readings!

Do you ever have trouble getting started on a story? Well, that sucks, loser. But don't worry, the Dead Languages Podcast is here to save you. We're talking about prompts today, so settle in, stare at a blank page, and see if you can squeeze some blood from a stone.

When PLM is away, Carson will play! (And by play we mean bring in a guest host.) This week, author and friend Erik McHatton pops in with dulcet tones to discuss his journey and the influences that helped shape him along the way. Support the HOWLS FROM THE SCENE OF THE CRIME KICKSTARTER: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/howlsociety/howls-from-the-scene-of-the-crime-crime-horror-anthology Check...

We delve deep into the only kind of short horror fiction that people actually read—creepypasta! Prepare to learn about markets, hallmarks, history, and listen in as the goblins perform some armchair analysis on a couple classics of the genre.