Terry Bartley

Most Writers Are Fans

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Join host, Terry Bartley, as he talks to writers, songwriters, and game designers about what got them interested in storytelling, the successes and struggles of being an indie creative, and their thoughts of mainstream writing tropes. Most Writers Are Fans is a support group and idea workshop for independent creatives.

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Terry Bartley

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Latest episode

Jun 25, 2026

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Episodes

Write What You Know 28.10.2022

In the second episode of season 2 of "Most Writers Are Fans," host Terry Bartley is joined by Jared Kaplan and Chris Kincaid from Lonely Hero Games to discuss their games Hungry for Humans and Bank Heist. We also discussed the idea of write what you know. Things mentioned in the episode: Dungeons and Dragons, Lords of Waterdeep. Tyranny of the Fey is now available for ⁠⁠ hardcover ⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠ eBook ⁠⁠...

Writing Royalty 21.10.2022

In the season 2 premiere of "Most Writers Are Fans," host Terry Bartley is joined by fellow light fantasy writer Tarin Santos to discuss her fantasy first book, Dagger Eyes. We also discussed the concept of royalty in fiction. Things mentioned in the episode: The Princess Diaries, Frozen, E. D. Baker, Wide-Awake Princess Series, Deltora Quest, Red, White and Royal Blue, The Prince and Me, Sofia th...

The Strong Female Character 02.09.2022

In the season 1 finale of "Most Writers Are Fans," host Terry Bartley is joined by fellow fantasy writer Andrea Fink to discuss her fantasy trilogy, Mask, Mist and Wave. We also discussed the idea of the strong female character and how it has improved through the years. Things mentioned in the episode: Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, The Hunger Games, Frozen, Encanto, Game of Thrones, Moana, Raya and t...

Religion in Pop Culture 26.08.2022

In this episode of "Most Writers Are Fans," host Terry Bartley is joined by movie review and dystopian writer Cara Buckley to discuss her upcoming novel, and her movie review website, Hollywood Jesus. We also briefly talked about religious allegory until it went off the rails and we had a great conversation about Christianity in American society. Things mentioned in the episode: Superman, Man of S...

The DCEU 19.08.2022

In this episode of "Most Writers Are Fans," host Terry Bartley is joined by multi-talented writer Cody Walker to discuss his upcoming novel, Patchwork, and his background as a writer and teacher. We also talked about the insanity of the Discovery Warner Brothers merger and the plans to find a "Kevin Feige-like" helmsman. Things mentioned in the episode: DC Comics, Batman v. Superman, DC League of...

Player Choice 12.08.2022

In this episode of "Most Writers Are Fans," host Terry Bartley is joined by game designer Anthony DeMinico AKA LibrariaNPC to discuss his most recent game, GhastBashers, and how he got into game design in the first place. We also talked about how to think about player choice when building tabletop games and the struggles of being an indie writer. Things mentioned in the episode: Ghostbusters, The...

Music in Movies 05.08.2022

In this episode of "Most Writers Are Fans," host Terry Bartley is joined by Matt Zoeter, the lead singer of The 95s , to discuss his experience as a songwriter and the origin of his band. We also talked about why music is so important in TV shows and movies. Things mentioned in the episode: Guardians of the Galaxy, Elvis, Titanic, Sub-Radio, "Better When I'm Dancing," by Meghan Trainor, The Hunger...

Mary Sues 29.07.2022

In the third episode of "Most Writers Are Fans," host Terry Bartley is joined by fantasy writer, Kirsha Fox , to discuss her upcoming book, "Son of Deception." We also talked about the concept of The Mary Sue. Things mentioned in the episode: Star Wars Superman Dungeons and Dragons Stranger Things Smallville Into the Woods Subscribe now to receive new episodes of Most Writers are Fans . You can Pu...

World Building 22.07.2022

In second episode of "Most Writers Are Fans," host Terry Bartley is joined by writer and game designer, Chase Henderson, to discuss his writing projects and the concept of World Building. Things mentioned in the episode: Zodiac Starforce by Kevin Panetta So I'm a Spider, So What? Eat the Rich by Sarah Gailey Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss Kitamura's Berserk Carry On by Rainbow Rowell That Ti...

Writing and Character 15.07.2022

In this debut episode of "Most Writers Are Fans," host Terry Bartley discusses his personal writing journey. He also talks about his project to write 100 fantasy stories in a year and how that has led to interesting world building. You can purchase Terry Bartley's books now and pick up podcast merch at ⁠terrybartley.com

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