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July 24, 2023

EP 210: Interview with Author Peggy Payne

Today, co-host R.N. Roveleh interviews author Peggy Payne about her books. She asks Peggy the following questions: 1) You’ve just released a new novel entitled, “My Life of Earth and Elsewhere”, a Young Adult story with a 16-...

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July 17, 2023

EP 209: Interview with Gaspereau Press co-founder, Andrew Steeves

In this episode, host Imelda Wei Ding Lo (a.k.a. Fortunus Games) interviews a special guest: Andrew Steeves, co-owner of Gaspereau Press, a literary publisher and printer based in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada. Imelda and on...

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July 10, 2023

EP 208: Interview with Author Ryan Keating

Today, R. N. Roveleh, one of the co-hosts of The Nuts and Bolts of Writing, will be interviewing writer Ryan Keating. Four of his poems have appeared in our literary magazine “The Unconventional Courier." Ryan Keating is a wr...

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July 3, 2023

EP 207: Book Review: “A Marker To Measure Drift” by Alexander Maksik

Hi, everyone. Today, it’s just me, Fortunus Games, the host of this podcast. Today, I’ll be reviewing a book that I read last year, “A Marker To Measure Drift” by Alexander Maksik. I found it on discount through Chapters Indi...

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June 26, 2023

EP 206: Are you writing for escapism? Tips for not letting that show

Today, host Fortunus Games and co-host R.N. Roveleh list 10 tips for determining whether you're writing for escapism. This is an important topic because I think all of us have struggled to balance escapism and writing. Our 10...

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June 19, 2023

EP 205: Book Review: “A Whole Life” by Robert Seethaler

Hi, everyone. Today, it’s just me, Fortunus Games, the host of this podcast. Today, I’ll be reviewing a book that Tete DePunk and I read last year, “A Whole Life” by Robert Seethaler. I found it on the House of …

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June 12, 2023

EP 204: Interview with author and artist Nick Young

Tete DePunk, one of the co-hosts of The Nuts and Bolts of Writing, interviews author Nick Young, who submitted an impressive range of his respective stories, “Oasis” in Issue 5, “Alabama” in Issue 6, and his most recent stor...

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June 5, 2023

EP 203: Interview with Authors and Educators Elizabeth and Nancy Jorg…

Imelda Wei Ding Lo (a.k.a. Fortunus Games), the host of The Nuts and Bolts of Writing podcast, interviews two very special guests: authors and educators Elizabeth and Nancy Jorgensen, a writing and publishing mother-and-daugh...

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May 29, 2023

EP 202: Interview with author Laura Cooney

Today, R. N. Roveleh, one of the co-hosts of The Nuts and Bolts of Writing and co-editor of the literary magazine The Unconventional Courier , interviews writer Laura Cooney. Her short-story “Musically Challenged. Challenged ...

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May 22, 2023

EP 201: Interview with Kyler Bingham, author and host of podcast “Sal…

Today, host Imelda Wei Ding Lo (a.k.a. Fortunus Games, IG/Twitter @fortunusgames) will be interviewing author and podcaster Kyler Bingham, who hosts the podcast, “Salt Lake Dirt,” where he interviews many different creatives,...

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May 15, 2023

EP 200: Interview with Poet and Author Indranil Ghosh

Today, Tete DePunk, one of the co-hosts of The Nuts and Bolts of Writing, will be interviewing the electrifying poet and author Indranil, who submitted his collection of respective poems to Issues 2, 3, and 5 of our literary ...

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May 8, 2023

EP 199: Interview with author Gershom Mabaquiao

In this episode, R. N. Roveleh, one of the co-hosts of The Nuts and Bolts of Writing and co-editor of the literary magazine The Unconventional Courier , interviews writer Gershom Gerneth Mabaquiao. He is a writer of fiction a...

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May 1, 2023

EP 198: “The Man of Steel” Movie Analysis By Co-Hosts Tete DePunk and…

In this episode, co-hosts of “The Nuts and Bolts of Writing,” Tete DePunk and R.N. Roveleh (a.k.a. Helevorn) analyze a movie that Fortunus Games and Tete previously discussed on this podcast: Zack Snyder’s “The Man of Steel” ...

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April 24, 2023

EP 197: Interview with Ali Ashhar about his poetry

In this episode, Tete DePunk, one of the co-hosts of The Nuts and Bolts of Writing, interviews poet Ali Ashhar, who submitted several of his poems, including “Life’s Lore” to Issue 5 of our literary zine, “The Unconventional ...

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April 17, 2023

EP 196: Interview with author Ashwini Gangal

In this episode, R. N. Roveleh (a.k.a. Helevorn), one of the co-hosts of The Nuts and Bolts of Writing, interviews writer Ashwini Gangal. Two of her short stories have appeared in our literary magazine “The Unconventional Cou...

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April 10, 2023

EP 195: The difference between writing a story and creating "original…

Hi, everyone. Today, it’s just me, Fortunus Games, the host of this podcast. Today, we’ll be talking about a topic I’ve been thinking about since last September, when I met Tete Depunk in real life for the first time and …

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April 3, 2023

EP 194: Interview with author DC Diamondopolous

Host Imelda Wei Ding Lo (a.k.a. Fortunus Games) talks to author DC Diamondopolous, whose short story, “ Life with Angie ,” appeared in Issue Five of our literary zine, “The Unconventional Courier.” DC Diamondopolous is an awa...

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March 27, 2023

EP 193: How to stop sexualizing your characters

Hi, everyone! Today, me and Tete talk about a topic that is extremely important to both of us: how to stop sexualizing our characters. For the longest time, Tete and I have been sexualizing several of our male characters. For...

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March 20, 2023

EP 192: Interview with Sarina Langer, author and podcaster

Today, we have an amazing guest: writer and podcast Sarina Langer! I, Imelda Wei Ding Lo (a.k.a. Fortunus Games), have previously been on her podcast, The Writing Sparrow podcast , which is all about writing, publishing, and ...

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March 13, 2023

EP 191: Interview with poet and author Leslie Cairns

Today, Tete DePunk, one of the co-hosts of The Nuts and Bolts of Writing, will be interviewing poet and author Leslie Cairns, who submitted her poem “Family Trees”,” to Issue 2 of our literary zine, “The Unconventional Courie...

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March 6, 2023

EP 190: The importance of organization

We’ve had some amazing author interviews lately, and we’re going to receiving even more. Before we dive into more interviews, however, let’s pause to talk about the importance of organization - for this podcast and for writin...

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Feb. 27, 2023

EP 189: Interview with writer and playwright Thomas Misuraca

In this episode, Tete DePunk, one of the co-hosts of The Nuts and Bolts of Writing, interviews writer Thomas Misuraca, who submitted his short story, “Words Enough and Time,” to Issue 6 of our literary zine, “The Unconvention...

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Feb. 20, 2023

EP 188: Interview with Cynane Shay, author of “Taking Off the Tinfoil…

Hi, everyone! Today, we have a guest, Cynane Shay, the author of an upcoming book about fundamentalist Christianity in the United States, “Taking Off the Tinfoil Hat.” You can find her on Instagram @taking.off.the.tinfoil.hat...

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Feb. 14, 2023

EP 187: Valentine’s Day Special - How To Write Non-Escapist Romance

Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope you are having a great time with those you love, which can be your significant other, parents, children, and other family members and friends. We will be talking about a subject that me and the oth...

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