Speculative Sandbox Podcast

Account closing. Catch Vickie Lan on Instagram, Threads, and Blue Sky.

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Moving forward, I am centralizing my social posts on Instagram, Threads, and Tik Tok. See you over there!

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DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣💖
Beyond excited for Vickie Lan’s debut—a hilarious, heartfelt adventure that made me laugh, cry, and cheer. Huge thanks to @ardyceelaine and @UnionSqandCo for bringing Chloe’s story to life! ✨📚

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Authors, how’s your bloodlust for all the creative ways we can put fictional characters through fates worse than death? Author Matthew C Brown returns to the podcast for a new episode, out now!

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Final chance to get added to the newsletter before it goes out bright and early tomorrow morning!

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It’s hip to be square! Join guest Michael Crawford and host @vickielanwrites for a tropes watch party of the horror classic American Psycho! If you have Netflix, come watch with us, and if you’re a Patrick Bateman expert…please be patient with us. 😅
🎧: https://t.co/F255TCEv5U

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Oops, I meant to say palm leaf shadow on left. 🤦‍♀️

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No AI image generator for our cover art!

Check out this outtake.

Gel lights with two soft vertical boxes.

Fan on the bottom right.

Papers caught in the breeze.

Palm leaf shadow on right.

Blank expression (oops)

1/3

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Do you care about the art and care that goes into story telling? Learn more about the tropes that make fiction fun!

https://t.co/I3fCn3kxo2
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The final image. Good pose. Old-school photoshop composite taking the papers from the outtakes and placing them compositionally. Blur tools and high frequency separation for skin texture because ⭐️ glamour ⭐️. Increasing curves for brightness. Several hrs of work here.
2/3

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🔔 NEW EPISODE!
@Angela_alvarezv joins Vickie Lan to talk about Latinx representation in speculative fiction and the powerful story opportunities that come from writing through an authentic lens.

🎧: https://t.co/F255TCEv5U

#writingpodcasts #writingcommunity

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@OfferKuban I think I will have that newbie feeling forever 😅. And thank you!

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After two years, it’s time for a cover change! Algorithms favor human faces, so here I am, surrounded by practical effects (wind/fan, loose pages, and gel lights!). And with it, an updated website!

https://t.co/F255TCEv5U

📸: JD Fitzgerald

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@OfferKuban Thank you!

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@Pcast_ol @tpc_ol @pds_ol @wh2pod @ncore_ol @movies_ol @sports_ol @cbc_ol We workshop fiction tropes with authors and readers and booksellers!

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What do booksellers want in fictional tropes? Find out from Crispin of Stacks Book Club, full episode out now!
🎧: https://t.co/F255TCF2Vs

#bookpodcast #writingbookcast #podcast #podcastrecommendations

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New episode! It's time to unpack spicy books with Wendy Dwan, LAC EMDR Therapist and smut expert! We talk trigger warnings, societal impressions and taboos, and the mental health impacts of spicy fiction.
#podcast #writingcommunity #romance

🔗: https://t.co/1N1gFxwCMz

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Rob Hart returns to the podcast to discuss the Lawless Lawman character archetype in fiction.
Ways to listen:
https://t.co/1N1gFxw4X1
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@Pcast_ol @tpc_ol @pds_ol @wh2pod @ncore_ol @movies_ol @sports_ol @cbc_ol If you love reading fiction and diving into tropes with authors, check us out!

https://t.co/1N1gFxwCMz

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Now accepting podcast guests!

https://t.co/rmwbzpAWOQ

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Hi everyone, I’m coming back ☺️. Stay tuned for guest information, coming soon!