In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by fantasy author John Ortega! We improvise some story pitches based on randomly generated words in a round of PITCH A STORY! John tells us about why he's never allowed near Halloween decorations ever again in STORYTIME! We chat with him about his latest book in the RUNE CASTER CHRONICLES series, WINTER'S WOLF, and Dina reads us an excerpt! Then, John treats us to a very sensual candle-wax-on-the-nips reading from The Late Hector Kipling by Professor Lupin (David Thewlis) in in this week's CRINGEY COPULATION! #WritingCommunity #BookTube #Bookish

Join us to celebrate the release of a very special anthology dedicated to our favorite fiery editor, Ashley Hutchison!

A dragon queen hiding in modern America, monsters in WW2, vampires fighting over their captives, and horrors stalking the Moon's surface... all are reminders that the world is not as it first appears. Many dangers and adventures lurk, waiting for us, just through the veil. Are you brave enough to go looking?

Interact LIVE as we interview contributing authors, open up for audience Q&A, and give away some copies of the new book!

Edited by Rance D. Denton and Dewi Hargreaves
Book Cover Art by Dewi Hargreaves

Featuring stories by:

Shannon Bright
Rance D. Denton
Dewi Hargreaves
Stephen Howard
Alexander James
Daniel Quigley
Dina S.
Matthew Siadak
K. Thomas

We're BACK and we brought Ken's Dick with us this time! It's episode 76 of Don't Make It Weird! Originally recorded 10/3.

We checked our voicemail! We played our own knock-off version of SCATTERGORIES in the game segment! (Grab a pen and paper and play along with Daniel and Dina!) We had a discussion about the Do's and Don'ts of creating your book cover! We FINALLY got to hear the tale of KEN'S DICK in Storytime with Dinasaurus! And Dina reads quite possibly the most disturbing excerpt we've ever read in CRINGEY COPULATION!

Join us for a spooky costume party LIVE, featuring appearances from some of our best friends!

We will go about our regular episode format but with a Halloween twist!

Join the conversation and enter for your chance to win in our giveaways live on stream!

In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by fantasy author Sean R. Frazier! We answer some fun Star Wars-themed WOULD YOU RATHER questions! Sean tells us about the time his wife beat him at his own Halloween decorations game in STORYTIME! We chat with him about his FORGOTTEN YEARS series, and he reads us an excerpt from book one! Then, Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force treats us to a very sensual reading from A Doubters Almanac by Ethan Canin in this week's CRINGEY COPULATION!

How do you know when to start your book? Is the first chapter ACTUALLY the first chapter?

In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we check in on each other's ongoing projects! We play SMASH OR PASS: MCU EDITION! We have a discussion about where your book should begin! Dina tells us about the time she went to jail in STORYTIME WITH DINASAURUS! And Daniel reads possibly our most disturbing entry ever in CRINGEY COPULATION! Most importantly, we did NOT get to hear the story about Ken's Dick!

Join us to celebrate the release of the latest Lost Boys Press 2022 Anthology, HEROES!

War comes for us all. In this anthology, nine talented writers tell stories about wars from across the wide swathe of human history, changing one key element to alter the war itself.

Interact LIVE as we interview contributing authors, open up for audience Q&A, and give away some copies of the new book!

In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by author Lisa Borne Graves! We do some MAD LIBS in the game segment! Lisa tells us about the time her baby face ruined a police sting operation in STORYTIME! We chat with her about her CELESTIAL SPHERES series, and she reads us an excerpt from book one! Then, we get a steamy reading by Lisa from The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell in this week's CRINGEY COPULATION!

Do you remember your first ever query letter?

In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we check in on each other's ongoing projects! We play the WORD ASSOCIATION GAME with a new twist! We have a discussion about our very first (embarrassing) query letters! Dina tells us about the time her boss didn't know they were playing hide and seek in STORYTIME WITH DINASAURUS! We get another entry from show hall-of-famer John Updike in this week's CRINGEY COPULATION! and we respond to some more of your advice submissions in DEAR DMIW!

In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by romantasy author BEKA WESTRUP! We play a round of TRUE CONFESSIONS! Beka tells us about the time she was almost attacked by sasquatch in STORYTIME! We chat with her about her upcoming novel BENEATH THE BLOODY AURORA, and she reads us an excerpt! Then, we get a steamy reading by Beka from Shire Hell by Rachel Sabiha in this week's CRINGEY COPULATION!

Join us for a very special, very spicy LIVE episode of Don't Make It Weird, featuring all of your favorite DMIW segments!

Interact with us in the chat and see how many things Sean would have to edit out if this weren't a live broadcast!

In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by our friend Alexander James! We check in on each other's ongoing projects! We play a new game called THE WHISPER CHALLENGE! We talk to Alex about his ongoing journey of publishing his debut novel! Dina tells us about that time she pranked her entire class and never got caught in STORYTIME! And we have a double dose of CRINGEY COPULATION with a super fun surprise twist!

In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by SCIENCE FICTION AUTHOR PATRICK F. JOHNSON! We try to guess the definition of some unusual words in a new game segment! Patrick tells us some funny stories from his day job as a flooring professional in STORYTIME! We chat with Patrick about his CHEAP BOOKS series! And he reads us a steamy excerpt from BEFORE I FORGET by Andre Brink in this week's CRINGEY COPULATION!

TO SHAKESPEARE, OR NOT TO SHAKESPEARE? THAT IS THE QUESTION!

In this week's episode, we are joined in the studio by author of HIS RAGGED COMPANY and best friend of the show, R.D.D.! We check on each other's ongoing projects! We play a new improv word game called PITCH A STORY! We have a LONG and HEATED debate about William Shakespeare! Dina tells us about the time she accidentally poisoned everyone at her house party in STORYTIME! And our guest reads a steamy excerpt from a bad sex scene in CRINGEY COPULATION!

What are the worst films made from great books?

In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we check in on each other's ongoing projects! We play the WEIRD SUPERFIGHT! We have a discussion about bad films based on great books, with a special guest appearance by our friend Zev Good! We get to hear back to back tales from Dina and Daniel about HOME INVASIONS in STORYTIME! And Daniel reads a double-header of some really bad sex scenes from literature in CRINGEY COPULATION!

Open forum! Come one, come all! Tune in and ask all your publishing questions LIVE! Peel back the layers of the potato and unveil all the secrets of publishing. We will also be unveiling the cover artwork for the next Lost Boys Press anthology, GREAT WARS! Stick around for book giveaways and more!

This week, we are joined in the studio by author KENNEDY SUTTON! We play a game of TRUE CONFESSIONS! We get to hear about the time she and her partner traveled 1,800 miles to see the last ever Ringling Bros circus in STORYTIME WITH KENNEDY! We interview her about her success on BookTok and her historical pirate romance novel THE SNEAKY LASS! And then, she reads a bad romance scene from She's Leaving Home by Edwina Currie in this week's CRINGEY COPULATION!

How do you deal with rejection?

In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird it's Independence Day! We had to fire Daniel, so we welcomed special guest co-host Alexander James into the studio! We check in on each other's ongoing projects! We listen to our voicemail! We play the WORD ASSOCIATION GAME! Alex and Dina talk about the harsh reality of rejection when seeking publishing, and how to deal with it. We get to hear about why Dina hates frogs so much in STORYTIME WITH DINASAURUS! And Alex reads a double header from some of literature's worst sex scenes in CRINGEY COPULATION! #WritingCommunity #BookTube #Bookish

This week, we are joined in the studio by author & podcaster THOMAS E. STAPLES! We play a game of WOULD YOU RATHER?! We get hear a special double header edition of STORYTIME WITH DINASAURUS AND STAPLES! We interview him about his book THE CASE OF THE GIANT CARNIVEROUS WORM and he shares an exclusive excerpt of his brand new stand-alone novel, SCOURGE OF ELDERS. And then, he reads a bad romance scene from the 2015 winner of the Literary Review's BAD SEX IN FICTION AWARD from OF BLESSED MEMORY by ERICA JONG in this week's CRINGEY COPULATION!

Does more reviews = more book sales?

In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we check in on each other's ongoing projects! We check our voicemail! We play the WORD ASSOCIATION GAME! Daniel and Dina talk about book reviews, and whether or not they help you get sales! We finally get to hear about the time Dina was almost kidnapped while dumpster diving in STORYTIME WITH DINASAURUS! And she reads another classic winner of the Literary Review's worst sex scenes in CRINGEY COPULATION! Finally, we talk about some controversial opinions on writing from Reddit in our #WeirdTakes segment.