Write Like a Badass

High school French teacher by day, writer by night, Elizabeth Michaud loves to bring the horror to the readers of her poems and short stories. She delves into myths, magic and real events from Black history to weave spellbinding tales – you'll hear an excerpt from one in Open Mic Night at the Badass Writers Café. In this episode, Elizabeth talks about what inspires her, how an online writing group...

From an abusive childhood in a family that looked idylllic on the outside to a happy adulthood in a supportive community, Nat Hagee describes the long road that brought them to where they are today in a new memoir, Surviving Hagee . It's already available on Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKNRNC8P Paperback and hardcover versions will be released October 31, 2026. Follow Nat on: Instagram @su...

Sean Robins is a Canadian independent science-fiction author who writes so quickly that he has written 50 books since beginning his writing career as therapy nine years ago. The 200+ books he's sold have allowed him to recently quit his day job – teaching college-level English in the UAE – to devote himself full-time to writing. Is this risky? You bet! Sean talks about that, why he's able to write...

Kestral Gaian is the author of The Boy from Elsewhere, a science fiction, YA, and LGBRQ+ story with a dash of mystery. In this wide-ranging conversation, Kestral talks about how readers of his book are appreciating how it makes them feel seen, how a fundraising writing marathon of 26 hours(!!!) resulted in the "kernels" that became The Boy from Elsewhere, and what lies ahead for him as a writer an...

Can murder mysteries be fun? Dani Lewis' readers think so. Dani's cozy mysteries feature offbeat, socially awkward amateur sleuth, Cassie Hunt, and her lovable train wreck best friend, Vanessa. Dani's books offer classic, fair play mystery mechanics, humorous romcom elements (he calls them rom-antics), and light thriller elements. And her cats, of course. In this episode, Dani talks about where th...

Playwright Erin Osgood shares her techniques for getting so many of her plays produced, and it's an approach that will serve writers of all kinds. Erin also talks about what inspires her, why she writes plays and what happens when a director makes a choice she doesn't expect - or like. Connect with Erin: https://www.erinosgood.com https://newplayexchange.org/users/13416/erin-osgood https://www.ins...

Daniel Coniff lives in Denver and writes short stories and novels. He is passionate about blending theories of psychology, sociology, and anthropology with brutal themes to create sobering yet transformative pieces. On Instagram, he describes himself as "Guy who writes goofy stories." In addition to all that, Daniel writes something I know very little about, fan fiction, so I'm going to learn a lo...

Matt Posner is a multi-genre indie author from Queens, New York. He's also a city high school teacher, a world traveler and an amateur nature photographer. Matt has written YA fantasy novels, literary/sports fiction and nonfiction. Under the pseudonym MJ Post, he's co-written a new adult romance with his writing partner, Mysti Parker. In this episode, we talk about Matt's current urban fantasy ser...

Dan Bonser writes adult fantasies about a 100+ year-old female elf who is a traveling bard. His stories has action adventure, music, poetry and at least one scene Dan concedes is "shocking." The Ballad of the Emerald Bard, Opus 1 is available at: https://a.co/d/034BoRur Follow Dan on TikTok: Dan Bonser Author More info at:  Dan Bonser @ The Leap Co-Founder of A Brainless Nod - A blog about life an...

Dan Bonser's main character is a 100+ year old elfwhose origin story did NOT start on the pages of his books. Where did she come from? You'll hear all about it in this episode. In the first book of his series, Dan wrote an opening scene with the specific intention to make himself uncomfortable, pushing the spice and discomfort further and further until it culminated in a scene, which he swore was...

Caroline Duggan, a novelist and copywriter, found a new outlet for her writing skill when she was asked to ghostwrite a book for a doctor. That initial experience turned into a career that she loves: transforming other people's stories and ideas into books that the general public wants to read. Caroline still writes fiction, but she truly enjoys ghostwriting, and generously shares guidance about i...

P Photo is by Stephen Black, https://japan-no-orbit.com. Ian Tadashi Moore writes, illustrates, composes music for and records stories of joy, mindfulness, courage, and resilience for all ages. Ian's website is: iantm.com (You can hear samples of his audiobooks and see samples of his illustrations on his website.) Ian's books and audiobooks are available at: https://www.iantm.com/books/shop Facebo...

Unless you belong to a writers group or are taking a class, you might be working on your craft all by yourself. Well, you're not alone! Meet some members of your community who are at various places in their creative journey. Some are published authors with many books to their name, others playwrights who've seen their work produced onstage, and there are some who are still working toward completin...

In this episode, we get the inside scoop about how to turn your book into an audiobook - from audiobook narrator and voice actor Samantha Norbury. Samantha records books in many different genres, for indie authors and publishers. She explains the process, including how the authors she works with get a 15 minute sample of her work before she voices the entire book, to make sure that that they're on...

Interviewing survivors of Hurrican Helene for her book,  Hurricane Helene: Resiliency After the Storm , turned out to be a painful process for Rebecca Wells Phillips (who was affected by the storm as well). Far from being reluctant to revisit their trauma, the people she talked to were eager to tell their stories, to be seen and heard. The result is a deeply felt documentation that one reviewer ca...

Ron Shaw writes dark fantasy / psychological fiction novels. He also puts a considerable amount of time and effort into the Booktok Indie Author Awards, which he founded. In this episode, Ron talks about why it's importance to bring recognition to indie authors. He also discusses his own writing - and why readers are sometimes confused about the genre of his books (but they still read them and lik...

Don Davidson works as a tankerman on a barge, bunkering oil and diesel to ships. Prior to that, he was a corrections officer for 15 years. Don is writing a series called Galactic Riftborne . Book one is called Averra (a unique planet). Connect with Don on TikTok: Don Davidson | Author The Write Like a Badass Podcast is by, about and for writers. Welcome to your tribe! ·         A video of the inte...

HH Rune's The Find Me- Extraordinary Life Seeker Series has been a twenty-five year passion-project. In this "fiction-ish" books, she reveals very personal details about her life "with a sidecar" of storytelling. In this episode, she talks about her unusual hopes for the book's distribution, how she includes helpful resources for people who may be going through the things she went through, and how...

When Alexandra Chan's father died, she felt that the "Chan magic" had gone from her life. In this episode, you'll hear how writing down some family stories led her to the realization that she was, in fact, writing a book. That book turned out to be   In the Garden Behind the Moon: A Memoir of Loss, Myth, and Magic . The archeologist, artist and author also wrote:   Slavery in the Age of Reason: Ar...

Neal Lipschutz's novels can be found at: https://www.tuckerdspress.com/product-page/no-write-way-to-die https://www.tuckerdspress.com/product-page/long-arm-of-the-past (available for preorder) Neal's website is: neallipschutz.com . Connect with Neal on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neal-lipschutz-3119b743/ and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neal.lipschutz The Write Like a Badass Podcas...

Lylanne Musselman's poetry has been published in literary journals such as Pank, Tipton Poetry Journal, Bird's Eye reView, Poetry Breakfast, Ekphrastic Review, and New Verse News, among others, and many literary anthologies.   Her published chapbooks are: Prickly Beer and Purple Panties (Bacon Tree Press, 2007), A Charm Bracelet For Cruising (Winged City Press, 2009), Winged Graffiti (Finishing Li...

The Sukha Company website is: https://www.thesukha.co/ Connect with Steven Puri on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-puri/ The book Steven refers to:  The Net and the Butterfly :  The Art and Practice of Breakthrough Thinking. It's available from Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Net-Butterfly-Practice-Breakthrough-Thinking/dp/1591847192 The Write Like a Badass Podcast is by, about and...

The Light Between Us is available on Amazon: ( https://www.amazon.com/Light-Between-Us-Nick-Farrant-ebook/dp/B0DX3LXBVY ) Read one of Nick's short stories at: ( https://frictionlit.org/the-forgotten/?srsltid=AfmBOoouDDsjhtEQe6zQuheSmPOK06CvOg8k62_--o2L4CfK06zIEoQE ) Connect with Nick on Blue Sky: ( https://bsky.app/profile/bearishterror.bsky.social) .  The Write Like a Badass Podcast is by, about...

Teacher, pet lover, musician, and avid reader, Jessica Glass is fascinated by fairy tales. She's writing a novel based on a reimagining of a Snow White story – but not the one we all know. Her work in progress has been three years in the making. She talks about where her inspiration comes from, what keeps her going, and who her readers will be. Connect with Jess: Instagram: jgmaid  https://www.ins...

Baby Marvin is available at: https://tinyurl.com/55f27k7t Laurie Kirk's website: https://www.thelauriekirk.com/ Connect with Laurie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelauriekirk/ Tiktok: @thelauriekirk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lauriekirkfisher Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lauriekirk The Write Like a Badass Podcast is by, about and for writers. Welcome to your tribe! ·        ...