DEEP CUTS Episode 53: AI-Assisted Book Publishing Is Here

Lincoln’s leg wound hasn’t healed, yet he’s gunning for the gang to head for the Alnwick Poison Gardens before Callista realizes the reason for Mercutio’s abduction. Will he push too hard, too soon? As for Callista, she wants answers.  She thinks Icepick might be the culprit. She demanded the bounty hunter’s presence at her club – how will his second visit to the place turn out? Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. Duct tape solves many problems, but it won’t get you a 99% discount on a new dot-com domain like our GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3 will. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SLAY started as a Scott Sigler joint. A dozen episodes in Scott called in reinforcements, in the form of one Rob Otto. This episode, they celebrate the touchstone of 100 episodes with us! Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Rob absolutely made SLAY sing, and I want ninety nine percent off the 1st year of my three-year domain talking all about it! So Imma use GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG and y’all should too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This year’s StokerCon was in Stamford, Connecticut, which is just up the road from where A grew up! A’s brother Jude joined us for the livestream.  Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Guys, my brother Jude is the best. We should blog about our lives, and if I used GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG, I would even save 99% off the first year of my three-year domain! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The aftermath of the attack on Callista’s club leaves a bullet-ridden Lincoln scrambling to heal in time for Phase II of Dante’s plan. Icepick is about to hear from a very unhappy employer. And through it all, the ticking time bomb that is Lincoln’s family finally goes “boom.” Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. Family drama? Patch things up with a family website. Save 99% on a new dot-com with the GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While at this year’s StokerCon, Scott sat down with Nathaniel Darkish and N.J. Gallegos, two hosts of the Scream Kings podcast.  Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Ghosts, ghouls and dark horror always leaves me with something to say. Going to get me a three year domain and save 99% off my first year using GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is after Callista’s lover, Mercutio, who has a magical key embedded in his heart. They need that key to get into a vault hidden away in Alnwick, England. Magda’s pitch-black, cursed armor attacked Callista in her club and threw Mercutio into a wall of liquor bottles behind one of the club’s three bars. Is he hurt? Is he dying? Lincoln, Gary Satyr, and Bobby the Brahma bull minotaur lined up to protect Callista from the armor. The fight is about to get nasty. Meanwhile, Billy is waiting outside in the Old Stone Church’s van — but waiting for what? Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. Can you even imagine what those club kids will remember from tonight? If it were me, I’d share my thoughts online, snagging a three-year domain and getting ninety-nine percent off using GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3. Get yours! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This summer has so many movies we want to see, we just had to talk about it.  There’s going to be so much popcorn, you guys. So much popcorn. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Goodness gracious, I’m so excited about this summer’s movies, I might just gotta blog about it. I’ll even save ninety-nine percent off my first year of my 3-year domain by using GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Linc and the gang had weeks of prep planned for their raid on Callista’s subterranean lair in England, but Icepick’s hunt for Dante — and his rousting Dillon Cantrell for information on the goblin’s whereabouts — meant the gang had to move up the schedule dramatically. To break into Callista’s anemone-chamber vault, where she keeps a piece of her soul, the gang needs Mercutio, who has a key to that vault embedded in his heart. They know Mercutio is in Callista’s club, along with the fire-witch herself, Gariginald “Gary” Satyr, Bobby the minotaur, and hundreds of club-goers. It’s time to get that key. Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. Now, if I were a crow trying to get justice, I’d start a blog and use GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3 to get 99% off the first year of a 3-year contract. Really doesn’t get better than that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A company called “Spines” is publishing 8,000 AI-assisted books this year. How does that work? What does this mean for the industry?  It’s money-grabbing  vanity press again, but now “assisted” by AI. We cover the Spines offerings, price points, and debate if this is good for authors. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  No matter how you publish your book, you need a website. Use the GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG to trim 99% from the retail price of a new domain, including dot-coms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Icepick is at Callista’s, hoping for an audience with her so he can ask about the tracksuit-wearing goblin Dante Oganov, who tried to have Callista killed back in SLAY Season One. But before Icepick can talk to the Queen of Fire, he'll have to get through her first line of defense — Gariginald “Gary” Satyr, the club’s highly efficient, slightly judgmental, and altogether snooty club manager. Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. Get your booty bumping with the GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3. It's got a good beat and you can dance to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices