Throughout the ages music is believed to play a role in creativity. Some creative people swear by including it before or during their creative process. If it has a role, what role does music play?
In perhaps the most important episode in the Guest Haus Edition series, Marketing, stands head and shoulders as the critical action that is often overlooked by writers whom live in the 21st century but stare back at the last century. These practical tips and answers will those willing to help themselves.
In this interview segment we welcome Canadian poet, fiction-writer author Brenda-Lee Ranta who often explores the inner world of our emotions and memories.
New Segment: Metal Future is a new segment not tailored to the literary community as much as the heavy metal community that appreciates its artistic explorations of various subjects and topics. In this segment we examine five early 80's metal bands who made their mark but most failed to become musical mainstays.
Apocrypha -- The Eyes of Time
Heir Apparent -- One Small Voice
Leatherwolf -- Leatherwolf
Pretty Maids -- Future World
Vicious Rumors -- Digital Dictator
Classic Spotlight continues its mission to focus on past masters who have influenced writing and thinking throughout the times and the world. Aldous Huxley, the novelist, of "Brave New World" is just such a figure of towering intellect and curiosity.
Writer's Block. Part menace. Part myth. But nevertheless a common culprit for many a writer feeling stuck in mental mud. This episode helps expose the myth part and cure the menace deep within our mind.
In this new subgenre, The Social Imperative, I discuss the designed and accidental social impact of the writings of three classic authors, Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo and Alexander Dumas.
The interviews concludes its March run with Canadian novelist and editor Jana Begovich and her immigration from war-torn Bosnia, her thoughts on writing and her life as a novelist.
In this interview segment we learn not all creative people are only writers, there are musicians among us, playing, arranging and traveling the world to entertain and enlighten. Jordan Deadman is indeed the classical picture of the mobile musical artist.
On this edition Rossi & Robbins tackle head on the toxic experience of dealing with fake editors who steal work, berate writers and harm reputations because of jealousy and drug abuse. We also deal with editors using their platforms as dating services and use sexual harassment as a means of control.
It's not enough to interview writers of note with a number of accomplishments to their name. It is just as important to sit down with writers nearly done with their first major project. The fantasy novelist Renee D. Burreson is a perfect example of the modern writer with a family and a dream working hard under one roof to keep both tugging elements -- happy.
The first in the Classic Spotlight series brings an American Master, the father of horror, scifi, and the detective story Edgar Allan Poe. We will discuss his writing, his demeanor, his greatness and theories about his untimely death.
