Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick

It’s time for the 99th Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, the podcast about making stuff (mostly writing), finding success as we each define it for ourselves, and staying healthy and sane in the process. Settle in for an in-depth and evergreen conversation with historical and literary fiction author Maureen Morrissey! Maureen Morrissey is a writer for online publications and a published novelist; retired educator; and wife/mother/grandmother/dog mommy. She is an amateur photographer; traveler who loves to wander and wonder; and most recently, half-marathon runner. In her spare time, she attends live theater events and rock concerts, and investigates the integrity of roof top bars in her hometown NYC. Maureen has been a writer for as long as she remembers. She began writing her first novel, Woven: Six Stories, One Epic Journey in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, the day after retiring from teaching fourth grade. It was published in November of 2020. She published a second novel, Sonder: Janie’s Story in March 2022, and her third, Seeing is Believing in June 2023. She published a short story, “Win, Lose or Draw,” at the beginning of January 2024, and her most recent release is the children’s picture book Country Dog, City Dog. Find Maureen Morrissey at maureenmorrissey.com. The interview portion of this episode was recorded on January 18, 2024. The other bits were recorded on April 10, 2024. This episode took about eight hours fifteen minutes to record, produce, and delivery to you. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creatorsWalter the Farting Dog William KotzwinkleNorman MacLeanA River Runs Through Itcomposite novelsThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosGoosebumps booksLouise Rosenblatt’s transactional theory of readingThe Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows by John KoenigThe flat earther who believes every person has their own personal sunMaureen’s “Judge Not” article.The Cult of Done ManifestoBre PettisKio Stark“Reggie versus Kaiju Storm Dragon Squidbat”J. C. HutchinsAmelia BowenTed LeonhardtIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patron826 NationalLet’s go This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

The 98th episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, the podcast about making stuff (mostly writing), finding success as we each define it for ourselves, and staying healthy and sane in the process, features a conversation with post-cyberpunk science fiction thriller author Bryan Chaffin. Bryan Chaffin is the author of science fiction thriller Accidental Intelligence. As of April 2024, he’s working on the follow up novel, Inside the Mirror, as well as multiple short stories set in this universe. In a past life, Bryan wrote about Apple and technology for 23 years as the cofounder and editor-in-chief of The Mac Observer. He and his business partner sold TMO in 2022, and Bryan has been busy living out his fantasy of writing fiction since. Today, Bryan lives with his dog Commander Ichabod Ezekiel Cromwell in Silicon Valley, where they both enjoy the fantabulous pastime of THROW THE DAMNED BALL! Find Bryan Chaffin — and sign up for his newsletter — at geektells.com. The interview portion of this episode was recorded on January 15, 2024. The other bits were recorded on April 01, 2024. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creatorsThe Context MachineRaymond ChandlerDashiell HammettRoss MacDonaldLight of the OutsiderBrave Men RunPatty JansenDan SimmonsSummer of NightHyperion CantosMemberPressJ. C. HutchinsAmelia BowenTed LeonhardtIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patron826 NationalLet’s go This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

It’s here! The premiere episode of the 2024 season of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, a podcast about making stuff (mostly writing!), finding success as we each define it for ourselves, and staying healthy and sane in the process! Listen to learn about the fifteen guests I’ve recorded for the season, what to expect across the planned twenty episodes to come, the Very Special Year in which this season takes place, how to support the show, and more! This episode was recorded on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creatorsBryan ChaffinMaureen MorrisseyA.J. SuperThom CarnellJuliet KempRosemary JonesA.J. Pagan IVKristin OsaniWendy Van CampNicholas SnapeAbby GoldsmithNicole WolvertonKevin McLaughlinJustine ManzanoJ. C. HutchinsAmelia BowenTed LeonhardtIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patron826 NationalLet’s go This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

Episode 096 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick comes to you a couple months before the “official” beginning of the 2024 season of the show, which debuts on March 20, 2024. This interim episode presents a take on my new website design, and the renewed and expanded artistic commitment to my community, that’s more vulnerable, transparent, and, sure, emotional than the “nuts and bolts” overview presented in this Scribtotum article. Read that article and listen to this episode for the whole story… and if you’re inspired, become a Multiversalist! This episode was recorded on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creatorsHazy Days and Cloudy Nights: “How It All Got Started,”DreamhostConvertKit, my preferred mailing list service providerMemberPressbe a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more!J. C. HutchinsIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patron826 NationalLet’s go This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

Hey! It’s time for another episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick! This time, I sit down and talk about making stuff (mostly writing), finding success as we each define it, and staying healthy and sane in the process with horror and “weird” fiction author Anna Ziegelhof! In our wide-ranging and free-wheeling discussion, we touch on the shift from writing as an escape to writing as a vocation, crafting fiction from a thematic germ, employing dream logic in magic realism and weird fiction, asking questions of characters, method writing, “plantsing,” storyworlds and story wikis, anxiety vs. productive creativity… and much, much more. The conversation with Anna Ziegelhof was recorded on June 5th, 2023. The rest of this episode was recorded on October 11, 2023. About Anna Ziegelhof Anna Ziegelhof writes horror and science fiction short stories. In either genre, she likes philosophical stories with themes like identity, memory, and belonging. There’s usually a spark of hope and whimsy, even in her darker stories. She also writes long-form fiction and has some science fiction novels and novellas in the works. Her short stories can be found in many different online and print publications, like The Horror Library volume 8, Luna Station, Solarpunk Magazine, The Future Fire, Daily Science Fiction, the Flametree Press anthology Footsteps in the Dark, in several horror anthologies, and on the Tales to Terrify and Flash Fiction podcasts. Anna is also an academic with a subject background in Sociology and Jewish Studies. She is a self-declared language-nerd and has been a language instructor, editor, translator, and, most recently, a linguist in the tech industry, working on Voice AI. She is currently on the editorial board of a magazine for academics who write fiction – AcademFic. She is a member of SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association) and HWA (Horror Writers Association). Originally from Germany, she has lived abroad since 2008, first in England and then since 2015 in the San Francisco Bay Area. When she isn’t writing she enjoys reading, traveling, encountering strange places, being in nature, looking at art, as well as singing in a chamber choir. You can find her on Instagram as @anna with a z (all one word) and at www.annaziegelhof.com. Also In This Episode Stick around after the conversation with Anna Ziegelhof for big news about what’s coming next for Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, and my creative endeavors in general! Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creatorsThe Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers AssociationThe Horror Writers Association new wave science fiction movementMichael MoorcockEternal ChampionElricJerry Cornelius a line from Jerry Cornelius to Austin PowersThe AvengersThe abandoned building “backrooms” internet memeVantablackShadow of the OutsiderLight of the Outsider.That flash fiction probably erroneously attributed to HemingwayZen koanDavid Simon quotea TED talkJJ AbramsAlways Coming HomeUrsula K. Le GuinHugh HoweySilowriting bad guysbe a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more!Amelia BowenTed LeonhardtChuck AndersonJ. C. HutchinsIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patronfifteen minutes of additional contentBecome a patron for at least $5.00 per month (start with a free seven-day trial826 NationalLet’s go Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks. This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick is back with another in-depth, evergreen podcast episode conversation on making stuff (mostly writing), finding success as we each define it, and staying healthy and sane in the process. This time around, I speak with multi-genre pulp author R. Jean Mathieu. He provides a fascinating perspective on the creative writing life, owing to his intersecting influences of Taoist philosophy, karate, and his Quaker beliefs. We talk about the difference between writing and publishing, especially as they pertain to difficult topics and “trigger” issues, the hidden rituals in our creative process, the importance of balance in all aspects of our lives, personal, professional, and creative (even as we strive to grow and challenge ourselves) and the “hat trick” that keeps it all moving forward… The conversation with R. Jean Mathieu was recorded on May 29th, 2023. The rest of this episode was recorded on September 26, 2023. About R. Jean Mathieu R. Jean Mathieu is the fiction writer of all trades. From award-winning stories of the Peace Corps and meditators on Mars to time-traveling mysteries of a Mexican detective solving his own murder, Mathieu revels in different genres, different voices, and cultural chop suey. Under other noms de plume, he writes romances, thrillers, pulp adventures, Westerns, and mysteries. Mathieu grew up in Morro Bay, California. He enrolled in college at fifteen, where he would spend the next ten years. With an Associate’s degree in International Studies and $100 in his pocket, Mathieu traveled to China, alternately working as a teahouse server, organic farmhand, Hong Kong movie extra, and English teacher. Despite being deported thrice, he won his degree in Sociology (minoring in Business) over his five years in China, refining his craft along the way. He lives in San Luis Obispo with his wife Melissa and daughter Lyra, where they keep a good table when not writing side-by-side or chasing trains to the next adventure. A convinced Quaker, he attends Central Coast Friends Meeting in between writing and publishing his fiction, learning new languages, and practicing Uechi-ryu karate. You can find all his stories at Amazon.com and his commentary at RJeanMathieu.com. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creatorsQuakersBlade RunnersoundtrackRenaissance humanismMihaly CsikszentmihalyiFlowSonitotumThe Big ChillFear of FlyingErica JongHow to Meditate: A Guide to Self DiscoveryLawrence LeShanWriting the OtherCynthia WardNisi ShawlThe Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers AssociationLight of the Outsider.“fridging” literary tropeDavid Simon’s famous (to me?) Believer interviewLester DentDoc Savage“Mary Sue” literary tropeTaoist philosophyNo Mentor but Myselfbe a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more!Amelia BowenTed LeonhardtChuck AndersonJ. C. HutchinsIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patronforty five minutes of additional content, almost all of it extra content with R. Jean MathieuBecome a patron for at least $5.00 per month (start with a free seven-day trial826 NationalLet’s go Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks. This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

How about another in-depth, deep-diving, evergreen conversation about creative writing, finding success as we each define it, and staying healthy and sane in the process? In Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick 093, I speak with transcendental horror author and speculative poet Darius Jones. Our conversation covers the deeper, emotionally resonant value of horror and “weird” fiction, how Darius fills the “fiction-shaped void” in his soul, why the pandemic and a pair of astronomy binoculars led to publishing fantastical epic poetry, the value of rejection, the importance of meditation and stoicism, and…yep, a whole heck of a lot more. The conversation with Darius Jones was recorded on May 24th, 2023. The rest of this episode was recorded on August 23, 2023. About Darius Jones Darius Jones writes cosmic horror, weird fiction, dark fantasy — or, taken together and as he likes to call it, transcendental horror, as well as speculative poetry and sometimes historical fiction. His stories and poems have appeared in Strange Horizons, The No Sleep Podcast, Starline Magazine, and elsewhere. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association. Learn more about Darius Jones by visiting dariusjoneswriter.com. You can also find Darius on Twitter and Instagram. Make sure you check out Darius Jones on Amazon, too. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creatorsBrave Men RunThat Blaise Pascal quote about brevitya god-shaped holeScholastic Book FairLon Chaney, Sr.All the episodes of shows in the Escape Artists family of podcasts featuring my own writing or dramatic narration.Deception by Philip RothThe Great Dismal SwampWhat is Trap music?What is zazen meditation?The Rejectomancy blogThe stoic philosophy of EpicurusThe works of short story master Guy de MaupassantMihaly CsikszentmihalyiFlowbe a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more!Amelia BowenTed LeonhardtChuck AndersonJ. C. HutchinsIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patronforty minutes of additional contentBecome a patron for at least $5.00 per month (start with a free seven-day trial826 NationalLet’s go Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks. This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick 092 presents advice for introvert writers and authors, drawn from my own experience as an introvert usually without very much solitude or free time… presented at a time when… for the moment… I have both. This is a solo episode full of personal observations, reflections, admissions, and memories… all of which, I think you’ll find, serve as stand-ins for issues faced by many authors, writers, and other creators. Also: a little bit about the show itself, how it’s been going, and why I really need your help to make sure more people experience Sonitotum. This episode was recorded on Sunday, August 6th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creatorsBrave Men Run — A Novel of the Sovereign EraMicronautsHazy Days and Cloudy Nights: “How It All Got Started”youLight of the Outsider“The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay.”“Reggie vs Kaiju Storm Chimera Wolf.”Play with your gifts every day. And here’s a mug you can have that will remind you… every day!Podcast Addictbe a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more!Amelia BowenTed LeonhardtChuck AndersonJ. C. HutchinsIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patronBecome a patron for at least $5.00 per month (start with a free seven-day trial826 NationalLet’s go Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks. This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

In the latest in-depth and evergreen author interview on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, I speak with historical non-fiction biographer Teresa Wilhelm Waldof, author of Wilhelm’s Way: The Inspiring Story of the Iowa Chemist Who Saved the Manhattan Project. If you’re interested in the new Oppenheimer movie and another side of the true story of the Manhattan Project, you’ll want to hear this conversation! Together Teresa and I discuss dogged commitment, the importance of a steadfast support network, external validation, and the responsibility to sustain a legacy for the sake of family and for the benefit of history. This episode was recorded on July 26th, 2023, the same day the world discovered Sinéad O’Connor had died. I talk a little bit about that before the interview. The conversation with Teresa Wilhelm Waldof was recorded on May 28th, 2023. About Teresa Wilhelm Waldof Teresa Wilhelm Waldof is the world’s leading expert on the Ames Project section of the Manhattan Project. An independent scholar, her in-depth research provides for trade publication the first-ever account of the life of chemist Harley Wilhelm and the critical Manhattan Project work he led on the Iowa State campus. That book is Wilhelm’s Way. Winner of the Iowa Historical Society Iowa History Awards Certificate of Merit and the Minnesota Book Award, Teresa holds a BA in speech communications and an MBA from the University of Minnesota. She lives in Rochester, Minnesota, with her family. You can find more about Teresa Wilhelm Waldof on her website. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creatorsSinéad O’ConnorThe Manhattan ProjectThe Ames ProjectRochester Writers Groupbe a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more!Amelia BowenTed LeonhardtChuck AndersonJ. C. HutchinsIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patronBecome a patron for at least $5.00 per month (start with a free seven-day trial826 NationalLet’s go Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks. This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

It’s time for another in-depth author interview on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick! This time around, I speak with romance author Debra Parmley (also find her on Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter)! And by the way, just in case you’re thinking, “nah, I’m not a Romance fan; this isn’t for me,” I urge you to press “play.” This is a conversation about writing fiction, reading fiction, being part of the creative community, and perhaps more than anything, we talk about how to effectively balance a prolific creative writing life with a healthy, productive, full “real” life. There’s something here for you, dear listener. Dig in! This episode was recorded on June 15th, 2023. The conversation with Debra Parmley was recorded on January 28th, 2023. About Debra Parmley Author Debra Parmley believes “Every day we are alive is a beautiful day,” and she likes to give her readers and her story people a story that ends happily. An Air Force veteran’s wife, Debra is most known for writing military romantic suspense. She writes gritty western historical romance, 1920’s romance, contemporary romance, holiday romance, fairytale romance, time travel romance, and poetry. In her freelance work she has done interviews and written travel pieces. As Debra Bishop, she writes fantasy, fairy tales for all ages and children’s books. Debra is married to her high sweetheart, whom she asked out after a five-dollar bet. After living in five states with her husband and two sons, and living for 23 years just outside Memphis, TN, she, and her husband sold everything and moved into a 43-foot motorhome, a 2010 Tiffin Allegro diesel bus. Debra now lives in their motorhome full-time with her husband as they travel the U.S. You can see her travels on her Beautiful Day Traveler blog and her Beautiful Day YouTube channel. The conversation with Debra Parmley was recorded on January 29th, 2023. The episode was recorded on July 12, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creatorsLambda Iota TauMarywood CollegeMore Monsters from MemphisOzark Creative WritersDusty RichardsHeart of DarknessThe Old Man and the SeaMargaret AtwoodCharles DickensMore about Kindle WorldsPancreatitisThe Pomodoro methodfaschiasitting yogabe a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more!Amelia BowenTed LeonhardtChuck AndersonJ. C. HutchinsIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patronBecome a patron for at least $5.00 per month (start with a free seven-day trial826 NationalLet’s go Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks. This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

Exhaustion calls for a brief (single episode) intermission of sorts in episode 089 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick. Listen to find out the what and the why! This episode was recorded on June 28th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creatorsMelissa’s Hip Replacement Recovery Fundauthor Debra Parmleybe a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more!Amelia BowenTed LeonhardtChuck AndersonJ. C. HutchinsIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patronBecome a patron for at least $5.00 per month (start with a free seven-day trial826 NationalLet’s go Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks. This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

It’s time for another in-depth author interview on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick! Enjoy a conversation with historical fantasy romance author Celia Lake (also find her on Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter)! We get a lot in with this one, including lots of juicy worldbuilding and process talk, the importance of regimens and planning to build a creative life, and dealing with chronic illness and a demanding full time job while still releasing almost two dozen books in four years! Celia Lake is a pen name, but there’s a real person behind the books! Celia Lake spends her days as a librarian in the Boston (MA) metro area, and her nights and weekends at home happily writing, reading, and researching. Born and raised in Massachusetts to British parents, she naturally embraced British spelling, classic mysteries, and the Oxford comma before she learned there were any other options. This episode was recorded on June 15th, 2023. The conversation with Celia Lake was recorded on January 28th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creatorsthe Golden Age of MysteryThe IliadThe OdysseyBrave Men RunThieves’ WorldWildcardsBecca Syme and the Better Faster AcademyClifton StrengthsScrivenerthe Vienna Philharmonic has a record of every concert every performed on their stageSonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznickbe a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more!Amelia BowenTed LeonhardtChuck AndersonJ. C. HutchinsIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patronBecome a patron for at least $5.00 per month (start with a free seven-day trial826 NationalLet’s go Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks. This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

It’s time for a solo episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick! In addition to letting you know what I’ve been up to recently in my creative writing life, I discuss recent developments and revelations in artificial intelligence that have forced me to Take a Stand (capital T, capital S). Also: a little bit on the recent Amazon KDP categories update, and an interesting unintended consequence… This episode was recorded on June 6th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode Stuff and things from Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick 087, more or less in order of mention. a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creatorsinterview with fantasy author Krista Walshimpressions and recollections of the 2023 SFWA Nebula ConferenceThe “Creative Family” encore episode of Sonitotumall the interview episodes of Sonitotum to dateShadow of the OutsiderLight of the Outsider“The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay.”epistolary fictionWhat is a Large Language Model Generative AIOpenAIChatGPTfollow me on TwitterBookCorpusSmashwordsStatement of Ethics and Principlesthe Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Associationthe Alliance of Independent Authorshow to FIX the Amazon storebe a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more!Amelia BowenTed LeonhardtChuck AndersonJ. C. HutchinsIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patronBecome a patron for at least $5.00 per month (start with a free seven-day trial826 NationalLet’s go Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks. This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

This time on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick: A conversation with the award-nominated, prolific Canadian urban and epic fantasy author Krista Walsh (also find her on Amazon, Facebook, and Instagram. We cover process, fiction as self-analysis, time management and productivity, writing software, community and team building, mental health and, as usual, so much more. It’s a conversation full of laughter and, most importantly, lots of value for you, dear listener. Like many authors, Krista has been writing since she was old enough to hold a pen. At eight years old, she wrote three one-page ghost stories that she still feels are her best work. From plays and short stories through to fanfiction and novels, tales and adventures have always buzzed around in her head. After her first publication in April 2012, a short story in a dark fantasy anthology, Krista made her way through various collaborations and anthologies until she founded the self-publishing brand of Raven’s Quill Press. On her blog, she hosted the Greylands serial, a project with five other authors that she proceeded to produce as her publishing debut in November 2013. Since then, she has released numerous epic and urban fantasy titles, with many more on the way. In 2019 Krista was nominated for the Faces magazine best author award. In her down time, she can be found wandering Ottawa, Ontario looking for inspiration, buried in a book, wrangling her toddler and keeping up with her Australian cattle dog. This episode was recorded on May 30th, 2023. The conversation with Krista Walsh was recorded on January 27th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creators“The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay,”Light of the OutsiderPlottrScrivenerScappleHiveAtticusDynalistObsidianMindomo, a mind-mapping application.What is Bullet Journaling?BookbubEreader News TodayIndie Author Marketing InfrastructureBook FunnelNewsletter NinjaConvertKitMike WattParks and Recreationbe a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more!Amelia BowenTed LeonhardtChuck AndersonJ. C. HutchinsIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patronBecome a patron for at least $5.00 per month (start with a free seven-day trial826 NationalLet’s go Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks. This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

In this 85th episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, I present my thoughts and reflections after attending the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association 2023 58th Nebula Awards conference in Anaheim, California. Rather than a minute-by-minute recap of the conference and the 58th annual Nebula Awards ceremony, this is a more personal recollection of my experience, as well as musing on What It All Means (including, if I may be so bold, the very purpose and meaning of science fiction and fantasy in the twenty first century). Those recollections and musings come as more-or-less verbatim reading of an early draft of the Sonitotum article on the same subject. Listen and read! Also! Big news: You can now try my Multiversalists patron member community of readers, writers, friends, and fans with a FREE seven day trial before you commit! This episode was recorded on May 23th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode My creative services for authors and other creators.A post I wrote about my motherThe books and other written works I’ve releasedThe “slight return” episode of Sonitotum The Alliance of Independent AuthorsThe Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association. Consider joining!be a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more!The late George PerezVoice actor Matthew MercerThe Infinity Award for Octavia BulterShadow of the OutsiderLight of the Outsider“The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay.”Hazy Days and Cloudy NightsGet in on it for free!Canadian fantasy author Krista WalshAmelia BowenTed LeonhardtChuck AndersonJ. C. HutchinsIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patronBecome a patron826 NationalLet’s go Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks. This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

This 84th episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick is an encore episode re-presenting (with some new content) episode 006, “Your Creative Family.” It’s from June of 2018, so it’s very likely new to you… whether you haven’t heard it yet, or simply forgotten it! So, enjoy. From the Original Episode For many years, I’ve referred to Ray Bradbury as my “story father.” I’ve only recently given dedicated thought to what that actually means to me… and in the process, discovered there are other members of my story family, too! In this episode of Sonitotum, I unpack the concept of the “creative family,” and invite you to take up this particular perspective as a way to add a level of accountability and quality control to your creative endeavors… and add meaning and impact to your work, too. Hint: it’s all about love, really. This encore portions of this episode were recorded on June 13, 2018. New content was recorded on May 16th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode a photograph of picture frames on a wallTravis IsaacsCreative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) licenseRay BradburyHere’s the post I wrote where I first refer to him as my “story-father.”R Is For RocketUrsula K. Le GuinAlways Coming HomeInstagramon how gratitude will make you a better writerHazy Days and Cloudy NightsGet in on it for free!the 2023 SFWA Nebula Conference in Anaheim, Californiabe a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more!Amelia BowenTed LeonhardtChuck AndersonJ. C. HutchinsIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patronBecome a patron826 NationalLet’s go Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks. This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

This time on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick: A conversation with the award-nominated Australian author of children’s fantasy books and stories, Jeffery E. Doherty (also find him on Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter!). Jeffery E. Doherty is also an illustrator, speaker, book reviewer, and book cover designer. His books include Paper Magic and his darkly humorous upper middle grade fantasy series The Guardians of St. Giles. Jeffery has created over a dozen book covers for IFWG Publishing and five covers for SQ Mag, including the May, 2014 edition, which won the Australian Shadow Award. Jeffery has worked as a nurse, a police officer, a learning support officer, and a librarian. He brings his experience from all those careers into his writing and art. Join us as we explore the cathartic power of creating and writing, the responsibility and privilege of writing for special needs children, legacy, seeking out challenges and growth as an author… and more! This episode was recorded on May 9th, 2023. The conversation with Jeffery Doherty was recorded on January 27th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode name your own price (at least $1.00) for any of my e-books when you buy directa creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creatorsCreativity and post-traumatic stress disorderWhat is spina bifidaWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAurorain medias resLocke & Key comicsNetflix seriesThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasPeter Pan by J. M. BarrieJeffery’s hundred day painting challengeNaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaimanthe 2023 SFWA Nebula Conferencebe a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more!Amelia BowenTed LeonhardtChuck AndersonJ. C. HutchinsIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patronBecome a patron826 NationalLet’s go Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks. This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

It’s the 82nd episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick. Let’s talk about what our dreams have to say about our creative writing life and our mental health. My own subconscious has been poking at me — sometimes with vigor — for decades, always with the same stick: a recurring dream motif that I have come to call The Lost Apartment. Listen as I go into detail about these recurring dreams, what they seem to symbolize, and what it all has to do with staying healthy and sane while trying to make stuff (mostly writing) and find success in a creative life. This episode was recorded on May 2nd, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode hear a great conversation with the author Anthony W. Eichenlaubbuy this thing and have it shipped to meKeoki was a good dog. Read all about him.That Sponges episode I mentionSonitotum with Matthew Wayne SelznickJeffery E. Dohertythe 2023 SFWA Nebula Conference in Anaheim, Californiabe a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more!Amelia BowenTed LeonhardtChuck AndersonJ. C. HutchinsIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patronBecome a patron826 NationalLet’s go Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks. This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

Science fiction and fantasy author Anthony W. Eichenlaub joins me in an in-depth discussion on the writing craft and writing life in Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick episode 081. Anthony W. Eichenlaub is the author of a wide range of science fiction and fantasy. His novels are a hodgepodge of cyberpunk westerns, space opera, and technothrillers. His short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including Daily Science Fiction, Little Blue Marble, and On-Spec Magazine. Anthony is a member and volunteer with SFWA, a member of the Rochester Writers Group, and a teaching artist at the Loft Literary Center. In his spare time, he enjoys landscaping, woodworking, and long walks with his lazy dog. Anthony has been writing for nearly twenty years, and he brings that expertise and experience to our conversation as we discuss… …and a whole lot more. This episode was recorded on April 26th, 2023. The conversation with Anthony W. Eichenlaub was recorded on January 24th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creatorsBrave Men Runone of my favorite James Baldwin quotesThe SparrowChildren of GodMary Doria RussellThere are pen-making kitsHe’s far from the first author similarly driven!Books2ReadBookFunnelHumble BundleStory BundlePomplamooseRaymond ChandlerLight of the OutsiderTheodore SturgeonPhilip RothUrsula K. Le Guinbe a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more!Amelia BowenTed LeonhardtChuck AndersonJ. C. HutchinsIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patronBecome a patron826 NationalLet’s go Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks. This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

Episode 080 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, the podcast about making stuff (mostly writing), finding success as we each define it, and staying healthy and sane in the process, is a solo episode in which I share how I’ve tricked myself into a creative corner… how and why it happened… and what it might take to get out of it. If you find you might be sabotaging your creative writing life with some insidious mental trickery, I hope you’ll find something valuable here. Also: I made a mug you might want involved with how you start your creative days… more about that in the episode, too. This episode was recorded on April 19th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode The interview with playwright Monica Cross from Sonitotum 079.the knowledge management application Obsidianthe “Sponges” episode of SonitotumLight of the OutsiderBrave Men RunBrave Men RunPilgrimage“The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay”Indie Author Marketing InfrastructureThe “Play with Your Gifts Today” mugname your own price (minimum $1.00) for any of my e-books when you buy direct from me!be a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more!Amelia BowenTed LeonhardtChuck AndersonJ. C. HutchinsIf Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patronBecome a patron826 NationalLet’s go Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks. This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.