A podcast by three fantasy authors who love to overcomplicate their writing lives and want to help you do the same.
Current Hosts
Marshall Ryan Maresca is a fantasy and science-fiction writer, author of the Maradaine Saga: Four braided series set amid the bustling streets and crime-ridden districts of the exotic city called Maradaine, which includes The Thorn of Dentonhill, A Murder of Mages, The Holver Alley Crew and The Way of the Shield, as well as the dieselpunk fantasy, The Velocity of Revolution. He has been a playwright, an actor, a delivery driver and an amateur chef. He lives in Austin, Texas with his family.
Find him on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and at mrmaresca.com/
Buy The Maradaine Saga and The Velocity of Revolution
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Cass Morris lives her life at the intersection of storytelling, performance, and education as a writer and editor of novels, short fiction, and immersive experiences. Her novels, The Aven Cycle, are Roman-flavored historical fantasy. She is also one-third of the team behind the four-time Hugo Award Finalist podcast Worldbuilding for Masochists. Cass works as Story Editor at Mythik Camps, providing writing and developmental editing for the mythology-themed summer camps' interactive theatrical experiences, as well as other programming and media projects. Previously, she worked in the education department at the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, VA. She holds a Master of Letters in Shakespeare studies from Mary Baldwin University and a BA in English and History from the College of William and Mary. Find her many places online.
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Natania Barron: The award-winning fantasy author of Queen of None, Natania Barron is preoccupied with mythology, monsters, mayhem, and magic. From medieval tales to Regency fantasy romance, her often historically-inspired novels are lush with description and vibrant characters. Of her first novel, Pilgrim of the Sky, Library Journal wrote: “Barron’s debut is an sf adventure that mixes high action with exquisitely detailed depictions of everyday existence in these alternate worlds.”
In 2021, Queen of None won the Manly Wade Wellman Award for speculative fiction.
She is represented by Stacey Graham at 3 Seas Literary.
You can find her online at Threads, Bluesky, Instagram, Tiktok, and Patreon.
Find her at nataniabarron.com.
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Prior Hosts
Rowenna Miller is the author of the Unraveled Kingdom trilogy and The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill, as well as short fiction. She is also an English professor and a fairly handy seamstress. She lives in Indiana with her husband, two daughters, four cats, two goats, and an ever-growing flock of chickens.
Find her on Twitter, Instagram, or at www.rowennamiller.com.
Buy The Unraveled Kingdom trilogy
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Alexandra Rowland is the author of several fantasy books, including A Conspiracy Of Truths, A Choir Of Lies, and Some by Virtue Fall, as well as a cohost of the Hugo Award nominated podcast Be the Serpent, all sternly supervised by their feline quality control manager. They hold a degree in world literature, mythology, and folklore from Truman State University. Find them on Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, and Patreon and at alexandrarowland.net.