VODKA O'CLOCK

Amanda Jade joined me to talk about cosplay, conventions, and fandom. To support this show please go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

Joy Taney overcame 12 years of physical pain from RSD to find a lifestyle that allows her a fulfilling career in various visual and performing arts. Sponsor the show at Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked.

Relationship columnist Amanda Chatel returns to Vodka O'Clock for St. Dwywyn's Day, a day to celebrate lovers, romance & friendship. Handling breakups, social media, and gift giving discussed. To sponsor the show go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked. (Ep 1603 was a video episode)

Warning: This episode discusses suicide and self harm. Dese'rae is the founder and artist behind Live Through This, bringing awareness and educating people about mental health. To support this show please go to Patreon.com/amberunmasked

Author Josh Stallings comes back on the show to talk about his latest novel YOUNG AMERICANS and the glitter rock club scene of the 1970s. He takes an incredible cast, starring women (including a TWOC) in this hot pursuit heist story.

To give this year a proper send off, Ande Parks came back on the show to talk about the adventure he's about to embark on, making comics, teaching, writing novels, and life in general. To sponsor the show go to Patreon.com/amberunmasked

Thomas Boatwright comes back on the show to go over the Patreon funding that we talked about one year ago. What's new with it, what's changing, etc. To sponsor this show go to Patreon.com/Amberunmasked

Part-time co-host Josh Neff returns to talk about our NaNoWriMo experiences - what worked, what didn't, where we've left off on our very different projects; cats; mystery plotting

This panel on Inking Comics was recorded at NJ Comic Expo and features Shawn Martinbrough and Scott Hanna. To sponsor the show and the site please go to Patreon.com/Amberunmasked

ELSA S. HENRY comes back on the show to talk about disabled accessibility at conventions, having assistance at cons including ASL interpreters, and what it's like to travel with different physical challenges. To support the show go to Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Writer Eric Palicki talking about his background in making comics, writing short stories, being vegetarian, owned by cats, and booze. You can sponsor the show and the site at Patreon.com/amberunmasked for as little as $1/week.

Panelists went back through the history of cosplay at conventions like World Con and included the story of the source of "cos-fame" back in the early 1970s with two rival Vampirellas. To support the show and the site, please go to Patreon.com/amberunmasked

I thought of the perfect guest for Halloween week, HOWIE NOEL, creator of TARA NORMAL! We get into some spooky subjects this time. To sponsor the show and AmberUnmasked.com go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

The panelists were Bryan Seaton (Publisher), Shawn Pryor (Creator, Cash & Carrie), Kyle Puttkammer (Creator, Hero Cats of Stellar City), Jeremy Whitley (Creator, Princeless/Raven Pirate Princess), Enrica Jang (Red Stylo Media anthology publisher), and Jamal Igle (Director of Marketing); moderated by Vito Delsante (Creator and Associate Director of Marketing). To support this show go to Patreon...

Science in Fiction panel with A.G. Riddle, Jordan Stratford, Mindy McGinnis, Barry Lyga, and Ian McDonald; moderated by Peter Clines. To sponsor the show and the site go to Patreon.com/Amberunmasked

Tana Ford has worked in comics for ten years including major press like Marvel and Vertigo. She’s Kickstarting her 3rd original graphic novel in the DUCK series. #LGBTQIA #queercomics To sponsor Vodka O'Clock & AmberUnmasked go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

Eric Ruben talks about show biz, publishing & diversity in this episode. To support the show go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

We talk indie comics, hipsters, rednecks, pickup trucks, music, Star Wars, and more. To support the show and AmberUnmasked.com go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked and you can sponsor as little as $1/week.

VODKA O’CLOCK 1539 Josh Neff talks about #mentalhealth #ADHD #anxiety #depression & #pumpkinspice. To sponsor the podcast and site go to Patreon.com/Amberunmasked

Gareth is a cosplayer who posts his tutorials on AmberUnmasked.com. He comes on the show to discuss having social anxiety as a cosplayer. You can support Vodka O'Clock at Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

My end of the audio is terrible, but writer JEREMY WHITLEY has a lot of great peer/mentor advice about character development, writing comics, pitching, and facing internet trolls. To sponsor the show please go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

Comic book writer Susan Beneville talks about the important details of character relationships and the power of silent pages in her upcoming comic with Brian Hess, "Awake" from Action Lab. To sponsor this show go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked.

Holly Golightly of Broadsword Comics talks about making creator-owned comics; kickstarter; life philosophy; and Harry Potter and witchcraft. Please support this show at Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

Half of the show this week is about the series of panic attacks I had before getting to Deadly Ink. Vodka O'Clock video and lots of notes on the experience learning from authors Jane Cleland and Kathryn Johnson. To sponsor the show go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked

Amber shared what it's like having a day of panic attacks while having plans to attend the Deadly Ink crime academy for writers. To sponsor the show go to Patreon.com/AmberUnmasked