The Garage Fiction Podcast

Have you revisited your childhood books recently? No? Don’t do it. On this episode: Olivia wishes Lemony Snicket had a time machine. Lauren calls C.S. Lewis the “T” word. (Cover your ears). Jinn was commanded by animals to kill the witch. MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: Strange the Dreamer - Laini Taylor Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch American Pastoral - Philip Roth The Human Stain - Philip Roth The Corrections - Jonathan Franzen The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis A...

How do you feel about the Lord of the Rings books? Forget what you're supposed to say in public. You can be honest with us. ON THIS EPISODE: Anthony delves into the shady world of cryptocurrencies. Bryan invests in himself. And Dave supplexes Battlefield Earth before pinning it for the three count. MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe Five to...

What needs to happen in this moment? Just do that. ON THIS EPISODE: Dave exposes his ‘underpinnings’. Anthony gets to tend the rabbits. And Bryan becomes overwhelmed by micro structure. MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie Midnight’s Children by Salman...

How do you revise your work? On this episode: John reveals his global pizza elitism. Jinn wants a Cthulu story he actually likes reading. Olivia wonders what King would be doing if he wasn’t writing. Lauren gushes over Laini Taylor. MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: On Writing - Stephen King American Pie - Peter Reinhart Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain Waiter Rant - Steve Dublanica Ballad of Black Tom - Victor LaValle Works of H.P. Lovecraft Catch-22 - Joseph Heller Scarlet Letter -...

Do you like books that make up their own language? On this episode: Olivia can't deal with drunken Scottish, Nadsat and Valleymen. Lauren gives some useful time-travelling advice. Jinn decides to learn everything in the universe. East of Eden - John Steinbeck Superconductivity: A Very Short Introduction - Stephen J. Blundell Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction - Peter Atkins Catholicism: A Very Short Introduction - Gerald O'Collins Paganism: A Very Short Introduction - Owen Davies...

Sorry, folks. There are no shortcuts to enlightenment. On this episode: Bryan calls everyone’s ‘character’ into question. Anthony fills the pipeline. And Dave considers going back in fictional time to erase make-believe people. MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: The Expanse book series by James S.A. Corey The Gunslinger by Stephen King Lauris by Eugene Vodolazkin WORLD END ECONOMiCA by Isuna Hasekura The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco The Wheel...

Who doesn’t root for the axe murderer? On this episode: We learn that, in addition to being a whole lot of fun at parties, Dave is also celebrated for his movie-going fun. Old English makes Anthony giggle like a school boy (Forsooth!). And Bryan burns any possible chance he may have ever had of becoming Stephen King’s friend. MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey The Gunslinger by Stephen King Peace by Gene Wolfe Lauris by Eugene Vodolazkin WORLD END ECONOMiCA by...

What what the most emotionally scarring book you’ve ever read? On this episode: Lauren is loyal to Tilda Swinton, but only to a certain degree. Olivia does NOT, she absolutely DOES NOT download TV shows illegally. (Just like everyone else…) Jinn raves about the golden age of television. John initiates a huge debate on how useful “how to write” books are. MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo...

Does anyone really – emphasis on the really – get poetry? On this episode: Bryan learns from Zombies. Anthony admits to being more of a romantic (Awww). And Dave professes his love for the Wheel of Time...or does he? MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco Peace by Gene Wolfe Patriot Games by Tom Clancy The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan (and Brandon...

What the big print giveth, the fine print taketh away and commission ghostwriters to steal your characters and setting… and we’ll erase your plot twist too. On this episode: Lauren swears she is not drinking whiskey on the podcast. Jinn can’t stop gushing about cyberpunk. Olivia thinks authors shouldn’t write books for their British mummies. MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo Sherlock Holmes - Sir Conan Arthur Doyle Vampire Diaries - L.J. Smith The Secret Circle...

Who let the cat into the miniatures room? On this episode: Dave schools us on queries. Anthony gets a better handle on the process. And Bryan yada yada yada (you'll see). MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco Invisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories that Resonate by Brian McDonald The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers by John Gardner WORLD END ECONOMiCA by Isuna Hasekura Lauris by Eugene Vodolazkin...

Do you read multiple book simultaneously or finish one book at a time before you start the next one? On this episode: Ms. Lauren McNeil’s paperbacks of Moroda arrive in a box. Jinn’s gay-dar is so broken, he mistook Olivia’s protagonist for the wrong sex. John refuses to mix drinks for his friends. Jerk. Olivia got rejected by her own people. MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: Moroda by our very own Lauren McNeil! http://www.llmcneil.com/books/ Dark Places - Gillian Flynn Truly, Madly, Guilty...

The substance was the style...capiche? On this episode: Dave joins the group! He's real fun at parties. Anthony gets sucked into the writer's vacuum. And Bryan does his best to disprove your rules. Damn you, rules! MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: The Gunslinger by Stephen King Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa Beyond the Sovereignty Dilemma: Quasi-States as Social Construct by Naeem Inayatullah The Prague Cemetery, Foucault's Pendulum, & In the Name of the Rose by...

New members John Pedersen and Lauren McNeil join the Garage Fiction Podcast (after weeks of Lauren sabotaging our recordings with a cheap $4 mic from PC World). On this episode: We have a SquareSoft love fest. Jinn watches a train wreck in slow motion. Olivia is pleased with driving her protagonist to infanticide. Lauren is on page 23 of On Looking despite the bookclub meeting that night. John is über clear that he’s not promoting Grindr. Not at all. MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: Moroda...

GFP #49A - Inside the Mind of a Sicko On this episode: Unbeknownst it to him, (or little did he know, if you prefer), Nicholas sat innocently at Café Bleu in Del Ray Beach recording his last episode of Garage Fiction with Olivia and Jinn, while his two companions talked about pedophiles, serial killers and other sickos in fiction. MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: Coffitivity - The Sounds of Productivity - https://coffitivity.com/ Open: Andrew Agassi autography Throne of Glass by Sarah J....

Exeunt Alex Stage Right... On this episode: Bryan talks for far too long about Jack Reacher. Anthony finds a way to 'solidify that state'. And Alex forms opinions...and then leaves us *cries* MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: Killing Floor by Lee Child Write to Market: Deliver a Book that Sells by Chris Fox 5,000 Words Per Hour: Write Faster, Write Smarter by Chris Fox Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov The 100 TV Series developed by Jason Rothenberg for The CW...

The all-powerful vs the all-seeing... On this episode: Alex throws 'bitch' around like a hundred times. Bryan sticks to his guns...maybe. And Anthony reaches enlightenment. MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: Lauris by Eugene Vodolazkin Steering the Craft by Ursula K. Le Guin Harry Potter 4 by J.K. Rowling Band of Brothers Miniseries by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks Write to Market: Deliver a Book that Sells by Chris Fox The Sandman by Neil Gaiman The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Game...

What are some 2016 films on your "catch-up" list? On this episode: Jinn goes on a relentless rant against post-modernism. Olivia frowns at modern art. Nicholas does yet another impression of Olivia. It's hilarious. MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: Boyhood dir. Richard Linklater Man in High Castle by Philip K. Dick Do Androids Dream of Sheep? by Philip K. Dick Philip K. Dick Short Stories by Philip K. Dick Charlie the Choo Choo by Beryl Evans (Stephen King) Red Planet #2 by Pierce Brown...

It's got like a nice lever action goin' on... On this episode: Alex searches for meaning among the expletives. Anthony breaks his promises (bad Anthony). Bryan continues to preach the sermon of Revision. MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber by Ernest Hemingway The Warren Commission Report: Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy The Peregrine by J.A. Baker The Poetic Edda Watchmen...

"She was a very old woman" On this episode: Alex considers whether or not to shed a personality or two. Anthony loses his 404 Page Not Found virginity. Bryan believes skyscrapers are 25 feet tall. He may have meant storeys but we're not betting on it. MEDIA MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE: Divergent by Veronica Roth The Lost Civilizations of the Stone Age by Richard Rudgley Lauris by Eugene Vodolazkin The Way of a Pilgrim by unknown nineteenth-century Russian peasant (or perhaps Archimandrite...