Writers of the Future Podcast
John Goodwin
Providing writing and illustrating tips and advice from Contest Judges, Winners and industry professionals for writers and artists, along with needed inspiration to keep on going! Based on the world-famous Writers of the Future Contest created in 1983 by L. Ron Hubbard.
Episodes
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Jun 20, 2019 • 16min
26. Illustrator Alexander Gustafson at Book Expo America: Never Quit. Never give Up!
Award winning illustrator Alexander Gustafson talks about how you can sometimes wallpaper your house with rejection slips. His motto: "Never quit. Never give up."
Jun 17, 2019 • 17min
25. Meet Mica Scotti Kole: a new writer voice you will want to know
Mica Scotti Kole has been writing since a child. She is determined to make it as a professional writer. She is someone to watch for! She also runs the Twitter account "Free Writing Events" where she found out about Writers of the Future.
Jun 15, 2019 • 9min
24. Writer winner Kyle Kirrin discusses how Brandon Sanderson inspired him
Writers of the Future winner Kyle Kirrin discusses what he learned from Brandon Sanderson and the value of a quarterly contest.
Jun 13, 2019 • 15min
23. Award winning artist Josh Pemberton and his path to illustration
Josh Pemberton was schooled in traditional art before discovering illustration, science fiction & fantasy. Discover the amazing art of Josh at www.joshpemberton.com.
Jun 11, 2019 • 7min
22. An interview with award winning artist Emerson Rabbitt
Emerson Rabbitt discusses his art and provides simple advice: If its something you want to do, keep at it. Discover the amazing art of Emerson at www.artstation.com/e_rabbitt.
Jun 8, 2019 • 16min
21. Dean Wesley Smith, international bestselling author on clean first drafts and danger of rewrites
Dean was the first writer to ever be awarded by Writers of the Future 35 years ago. He is now an international bestselling author in multiple genres and talks about how we are now in the NEW pulp era of publishing and the importance of writing clean first drafts and the downside of rewrites.
Jun 6, 2019 • 9min
20. Canadian writer winner John Haas discusses his journey to being a full time writer
John is from Ontario, Canada and has entered the Writers of the Future Contest 10 times for the past 10 years. He won with his Lovecraft influenced horror story, "The Damned Voyage." His goal is to transition to a full time writer.
Jun 3, 2019 • 10min
19. Interview with Illustrator Jennifer Ober and a simple message: practice!
Jennifer has been an artist since she was 6, but had to register as a business when she turned 16 due to her success as an illustrator. She has a simple message for anyone wanting a career as an artist: Practice, practice, practice and follow your passion. Discover Jennifer's amazing art at www.oberillustrations.com.
May 31, 2019 • 17min
18. Award winning writer Carrie Callahan tells writers: "don't self reject"
Carrie has been a writer since she could first write and talks about the importance of not self-rejecting with her own examples as well as Stephen King and his novel "Carrie" (who she was named after.)
May 28, 2019 • 8min
16. Interview with Alice Wang, the youngest winner in Contest history
Alice Wang is in 10th grade and is the youngest illustrator winner in the Contests history. She has a special message to young artists.
