The Dead Robots' Society

Amazon is removing the ability to download books you purchase to your computer, making all your ebooks ephemeral except via their app or their hardware. What do the DRS crew think about this change? Chat will bring their old USB cables.   Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://...

Terry wonders about provocative writing, and V questions whether authenticity makes good marketing. Paul, meanwhile, thinks about the Antarctic as a setting for stories. Chat will bring their crayons. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ DRS Discord:...

Are you making money off your art? Or are you spending money to make art? When do you invest in yourself? Boundaries are important, especially if you have a subscriber service (Patreon, BMAC, Substack, etc). You can't always be the dancing monkey. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica...

Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ DRS Discord: https://discord.gg/pgmQxaVbGP Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter and for as little as $1 a month, you can help keep the podcast free and receive exclusive content...

Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ DRS Discord: https://discord.gg/pgmQxaVbGP Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter and for as little as $1 a month, you can help keep the podcast free and receive exclusive content...

The DRS Crew helps Antowan brainstorm his sci-fi/fantasy novel. Chat will no doubt add to the chaos. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ DRS Discord: https://discord.gg/pgmQxaVbGP Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee suppor...

What would aliens actually look like? Are they carbon-based? Arsenic-based? Silicon? What about their chirality? Do they have DNA? The DRS Crew discusses. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ DRS Discord: https://discord.gg/pgmQxaVbGP Enjoy the show?...

What's the difference between an episodic series and a saga? And what about stand-alone stories with the same characters in a series? Is it part of a series? The DRS Crew offers their experiences and somewhat maybe informed opinions. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.v...

Your house is filled with guests. Your children are driving you nuts. Construction people are ripping your home apart. There is no safe place to create. What do you do? The DRS Crew discusses. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Cons...

V is thinking about starting a Patreon. Paul and Terry do their best to provide advice. We're sure chat will chime in, too... Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter and for as lit...

The DRS Crew invites chat to force us to improvise plots on the fly. Prepare for insanity. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter and for as little as $1 a month, you can help kee...

Paul, Terry, and V discuss the mixed blessing of contracts with deadlines and how to meet them. Our links: Dead Robots' Society: https://deadrobotssociety.com Paul's site:  https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ DRS Discord: https://discord.gg/pgmQxaVbGP Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee suppo...

As an artist, how do you cope when real life kicks you in the feels? Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter and for as little as $1 a month, you can help keep the podcast free and...

Whether they're meant to be constructive or mean-spirited, comments and reviews can shake your confidence. How do you cope? More importantly, how can you tell what comments to listen to and which to ignore? The DRS Crew Discusses. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voic...

How do you describe ugly? Beautiful? Terrifying? Joyful? The DRS Crew discusses making use of the five senses. And maybe a sixth. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter and for as...

Cyberpunk, Steampunk, Biopunk, Solarpunk, and punkcetera. What does all of it mean? What makes a genre "punk?" The DRS Crew discusses. Our links: Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter and for as little as $1 a month, you can help keep...

Dreams, nightmares, and delusions are often used to progress a story. Are there rules for including these? The DRS Crew discusses. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter and for a...

The DRS Crew discusses their thoughts on titles, character and place names, and whether or not genres have rules for both. Chat will bring their crayons. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Cof...

The DRS Crew discusses author websites, recycling old material, and handling feedback that is less than complimentary. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter and for as little as...

Veronica, Paul, and Terry pull out the old Pitch Deck and deal themselves plot, characters, and complications. Chat will then choose the story they have to tell. Nothing could possibly go wrong.   Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show?...

Veronica asks the age-old question: "How the hell do I write an author bio?" What details should you include? Formal, informal? Should you tailor them for specific books? The DRS crew pontificates. Chat will probably wear a dunce cap. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www....

The DRS Crew takes aim at book releases and discusses how best not to screw them up. From ill-advised promotional techniques to best practices, Terry, Veronica, and Paul share personal anecdotes and pet peeves. Chat, as. usual, insists lead paint chips make one more intelligent. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: http...

Paul is writing to an outline for the third time in his career. Will Terry laugh at him, or will he have sage advice? What will Veronica advise after all her experiences with outlines? Dear Garaaga, what will CHAT have to say? Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:  https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyv...

Paul is finishing up Extinction and asks the question--what subplots do I actually need? The DRS Crew Discuss Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:   https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter and for as little as $1 a mont...

Terry and Paul are wrapping up their respective series. The DRS Crew discusses the challenges of ending a multi-book series and how they plan to accomplish it. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:  https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me...