Publishing Military Fiction with Matt Gallagher, author of Young Blood

Matt Gallagher shares his experience going from getting in trouble for his blog while still in the military, to how he leveraged his military experience and writing MFA to get published with Simon and Schuster. He teaches veterans and civilians about military writing, and has an amazing novel titled YOUNG BLOOD. So whether you’re a veteran or any aspiring writer …

Talking Terminal Lance and White Donkey, with Maximilian Uriarte

Maximilian Uriarte shares his experience going from an 0351 in the Marines to having an insane number of followers due to his military comic, “Terminal Lance.” He studied art after the military at the California College of the Arts, and hopes to one day have an animation studio of his own. What is Terminal Lance? Check him out at: http://terminallance.com Terminal Lance …

The Audiobook of Military Veterans in Creative Careers!

I’m interrupting your normal program to let you know about the Military Veterans in Creative Careers audiobook. All profits support this podcast, and the book is full of awesome interviews (Trevor and Jennifer are included!). I’m even giving stuff away, with is awesome – first 10 people to reply to this will get a copy of the audiobook (US, digital), …

Masterminds and Learning

Have you ever considered finding a group of people that can make you smarter? Ever wondered what a mastermind is? Tom goes into the history of masterminds, and discusses his group, High Speed Elite. And on the writer side, we discussed how this is similar to groups like the Inklings (with JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis, etc). Justin mentioned the …

Writing Military Romance and Mentoring Vets with Author Heather Ashby

Heather Ashby and her husband have a combined 40 years of experience in the military.  That did not prepare her though for the fear that came when her son spent 18 months active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.  After his safe return, Heather wanted to do something to show her gratitude.  She began writing military romance novels and donates half …