Matt Betley, author of OVERWATCH, shares his experience going from the military to publishing through Simon & Schuster. His experience directly contributed to his book, as Betley was a Marine and alcoholic (now 7 years sober!), much like the character in his book (who struggles with alcoholism). For advice on how to approach writing and incorporating your military and life …
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 …
David Bruns and JR Olson Talk Writing Collaboratively and Using Beta Readers
These two wonderful military veteran officers carry Justin and Trevor through their revised writing process that they learned while writing this second novel, as well as how they incorporated beta readers to make it the best book it could be. Their book, JIHADI APPRENTICE, sounds like it will be full of excitement and very relevant to our times. If you …
Writing Sci-Fi and Getting Published, with Brian Dorsey
Brian Dorsey started with short fiction, moved on to academic writing, and then, toward the end of his military time, he started writing fiction. From there he blossomed and soon his novel GATEWAY was published. To learn more about writing sci-fi with a military angle, publishing, and more, check out the episode. Brian Dorsey is the author of the Gateway …
Realities of Being a Published Author
Justin, Tom, and Trevor discuss what it means to be a published author, and the considerations for self- versus traditional-publishing. This episode discussed some of the pros of going traditional, such as distribution access and the amount of prestige that goes along with the vetting process and all that. Next, the pros of self-publishing are discussed. Some of the main …
Welcome to the Military Veterans in Creative Careers Podcast!
We’re excited to bring you the Military Veterans in Creative Careers podcast, launching officially Veterans Day 2015 with four inspiring episodes. We (being Tom Morkes, Trevor Scott, and Justin Sloan) will be bringing you advice on following your creative passions, starting in this episode with who we are and how we broke in. Who are your hosts? Tom Morkes is …