Nerd For A Living

Podcasts & Programming for the Ambitious Geek. Produced by @WendyBuske & @AdronBuske. Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book fans: check out our show @FictitiousPod. 🎤

[Nerd For A Living @NerdForALiving]

Comic-Con at home is this week, it’s free, and we have a panel about How to (Still) Be a Nerd For A Living through these extremely challenging times on Saturday, 7/25 at 6pm PT. More details here: https://t.co/fcoMawQMPq #SDCC

[Nerd For A Living @NerdForALiving]

Waking up our feed to tell you that our longtime friends at @EspionageBeauty have a @Kickstarter happening now! If you know their products, you love them-and their team is working hard to “Reclaim The Sparkle” after a tough few years. Shine with them now: https://t.co/IrtASbdSXA

[Fictitious Podcast (Updates Only) @FictitiousPod]

For those of you who watch Fictitious on YouTube, which of the following would you like to see more of on the channel?

[Nerd For A Living @NerdForALiving]

Happy #IndieBookstoreDay! It’s always a good day to shop local, and this thread from one of our favorite indie bookstores - @novelneighbor - shares a lot of reasons why.

[The Novel Neighbor @novelneighbor]

In honor of #IndieBookstoreDay this Saturday, we wanted to talk about why you should always #shoplocal and support indie bookstores (like us!) over Amazon.

RT this thread to share with your friends and spread the word! #ResistAmazon

[Nerd For A Living @NerdForALiving]

A great conversation to start your week with, writers & readers!

[Fictitious Podcast (Updates Only) @FictitiousPod]

New Episode: I talk with prolific, award-winning author @NealShusterman about his YA sci-fi novel, GAME CHANGER. We dig deep into the construction and themes of this dimension-hopping "empathy primer" story. Watch here: https://t.co/ighHtfAPVK

[Nerd For A Living @NerdForALiving]

Fantasy writers and readers - the latest episode of @FictitiousPod is made for you. We’re not yet over the fact that @sarahbethdurst has done roughly 30 drafts for EVERY ONE of her 22 novels! 👏👏👏

[Fictitious Podcast (Updates Only) @FictitiousPod]

New Episode: Watch my super fun chat with @SarahBethDurst about her *22nd novel 😲* THE BONE MAKER (@HarperVoyagerUS, out now). It's a hopeful dark fantasy about 2nd chances—and what happens when reluctant heroes of legend are called back into action. https://t.co/O5cIeepwij

[Nerd For A Living @NerdForALiving]

@Sam_Ichii @susaneisenberg1 She’s one of our very favorite humans - and interviews! 😊

[Charles Yu @charles_yu]

Applications for the 2021 Emerging Voices Fellowship close on March 17! The program provides a five-month immersive mentorship program for early-career writers from communities that are traditionally underrepresented in the publishing world. Apply today! @pen_ev @PENamerica

[Fictitious Podcast (Updates Only) @FictitiousPod]

New Episode: THE EFFORT author Claire Holroyde (@HolroydeClaire) discusses her modern day sci-fi novel, about an extinction level event & the people trying to stop it. Watch our deep dive into her creative process for this complex, thought-provoking debut: https://t.co/1QxZZXlX7z

[Fictitious Podcast (Updates Only) @FictitiousPod]

New episode! @EugenBacon talks about her short story collection, THE ROAD TO WOOP WOOP. (Out now from @MeerkatPress!) These tales weave magical realism, horror, fantasy, and sci-fi with lyrical & evocative prose. Watch our conversation here: https://t.co/hHC99mB7IO

[Geek To Me Radio @GeekToMeRadio]

#FF @marvel_mmo @theblerdgurl @mrjafri @JamesGavsie @WolverSteve @CBNostalgia @themccpodcast @JustinsComics1 @WeGeekGirls @WriterStreamer @BehindTheRant @MekelKasanova @RoriComics @nerdschatting @spark4creative @SuperheroMethod @NerdForALiving @IVWall @bkontheair @spideymemoir

[Nerd For A Living @NerdForALiving]

If you haven’t checked out our sibling show, @FictitiousPod on YouTube, this is a great chat to start with! #amwritingfantasy

[Fictitious Podcast (Updates Only) @FictitiousPod]

New episode! Joshua Phillip Johnson (@@JohnsonJoshuaP) discusses his debut fantasy novel, THE FOREVER SEA. (Out 1/19 from @dawbooks.) It features:
🌿 A world without oceans
⛵️ Ships sailing endless prairie seas
🏴‍☠️ Pirates
🔥🦴 Fire & bone magic

Watch now: https://t.co/vcWw60keuw

[Nerd For A Living @NerdForALiving]

@Sam_Ichii Hopefully it’s the good kind of crying!

[Nerd For A Living @NerdForALiving]

@Sam_Ichii Thank YOU so much!! With all of the awfulness yesterday, we missed your tweet - and it’s so good to hear the show is resonating with you. Hoping to have new content in the near future - let us know if there’s any specific topics you’d be excited to hear more about! 😊

[Fictitious Podcast (Updates Only) @FictitiousPod]

In 2021, what writing-centric topics would you like to see featured in Fictitious episodes? (If other, reply with your answer!)

[Fictitious Podcast (Updates Only) @FictitiousPod]

BLACK CANARY: BREAKING SILENCE author Alexandra Monir talks about writing for the DC Icons young adult series, adapting the fan-favorites Black Canary and the Court of Owls in a prose novel, and how she got the job of writing a major media tie-in. Watch: https://t.co/4RkyjTZPc3

[Fictitious Podcast (Updates Only) @FictitiousPod]

NEW EPISODE with Alexandra Monir (@TimelessAlex)! We discuss her new DC Icons YA novel, BLACK CANARY: BREAKING SILENCE, including:
🦸‍♀️ Adapting superheroes to prose
🌆 Dystopian Gotham
🎤 Teenage Black Canary
🏹 Green Arrow Romance
🦉 Court of Owls
Watch: https://t.co/4RkyjTZPc3

[Nerd For A Living @NerdForALiving]

In case you’re looking for some informative #podcast discussion today, our own @wendybuske will be talking about the current podcasting ecosystem with this group of pros today as part of the Ad Club St. Louis Digital Symposium at 1pm CT. #STLDIGSYM

[AAF STL @AdClubSTL]

#STLDigSym - DAY 2 Breakout Sessions: WED 12/ 9 | 1 PM
#Event Available #ONDEMAND. https://t.co/i0tyf2pBC0
Learn to demystify the #Podcast Ecosystem with @RossPR, @NerdForALiving, @mostlysuperhero podscribers chat with @podscribe.

[Fictitious Podcast (Updates Only) @FictitiousPod]

NEW EPISODE: I talk with @Duncan_Swan about his sci-fi/horror/thriller, MONSTRE (VOLUME ONE). Learn how he used Kickstarter to launch his self-published debut, the influence of concept art on the book, and the decision to split a long novel into 2 parts. https://t.co/OqR3oLfPYg