Dog Ears

On our first ever "Dog Talk" segment of the DOG EARS podcast, Chris Krawczyk from Little Ghosts Books stops by to tell us all about his very good boy Bruce—protector of bookstores and collector of huge sticks. Follow Bruce on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bruceliketheshark/  Buy the GHOULISH GHOSTS flipbook: https://ghoulishghosts.com/   Support DOG EARS on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ghoulishbooks  DOG EARS is part of the GHOULISH Podcast Network: https://ghoulish.rip/  Connect with GHOULISH: https://linktr.ee/ghoulishbooks    Podcast theme song: "Telescope" by The High Strung https://thehighstrungmusic.com/   Podcast logo artwork by Luke Spooner: https://carrionhouse.com/  

On this week's episode of DOG EARS, Max emphasizes the importance of atmosphere in horror fiction. Examples discussed during the recording: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, THE CIPHER (Kathe Koja), THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (Shirley Jackson), and "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" (Joyce Carol Oates). They also explain the One Page Test often utilized while reading slush. Support DOG EARS on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ghoulishbooks  DOG EARS is part of the GHOULISH Podcast Network: https://ghoulish.rip/  Connect with GHOULISH: https://linktr.ee/ghoulishbooks    Podcast theme song: "Telescope" by The High Strung https://thehighstrungmusic.com/   Podcast logo artwork by Luke Spooner: https://carrionhouse.com/  

On today's episode of DOG EARS, we're talking about shameless self promotion! Recorded live at the 2024 Ghoulish Book Festival, we cannot promise everything advised on this panel will be legal. Obligatory "please don't sue us" plea. Seriously. We cannot afford any court fees right now. Do you have any idea how expensive it is to put on a three-day festival in the downtown area of a city? Holy shit please don't sue us. Featuring: Kelby Losack (moderator), Jeff Strand, Sonora Taylor, Wesley Southard, and Richard Z. Santos. Kelby Losack: https://kelbylosack.com/  Jeff Strand: https://jeffstrand.wordpress.com/  Sonora Taylor: https://sonorawrites.com/  Wesley Southard: https://www.wesleysouthardhorror.com/  Richard Z. Santos: http://www.richardzsantos.com/  Support DOG EARS on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ghoulishbooks  DOG EARS is part of the GHOULISH Podcast Network: https://ghoulish.rip/ Connect with GHOULISH: https://linktr.ee/ghoulishbooks   Podcast theme song: "Telescope" by The High Strung https://thehighstrungmusic.com/  Podcast logo artwork by Luke Spooner: https://carrionhouse.com/ 

How do writers utilize research to improve their work? What resources do they use? How do they approach experts to interview about bizarre topics? What's the weirdest stuff they've ever investigated for a project? In today's episode of DOG EARS, recorded live at the 2024 Ghoulish Book Festival, we attempt to address all of these questions and much more. Featuring: Richard Z. Santos (moderator), Laurel Hightower, Daniel Kraus, Jess Hagemann, and Leticia Urieta. Richard Z. Santos: http://www.richardzsantos.com/  Laurel Hightower: https://ghoulish.rip/product/the-day-of-the-door/  Daniel Kraus: https://danielkraus.com/  Jess Hagemann: https://www.jesshagemann.com/  Leticia Urieta: https://leticiaaurieta.com/ Support DOG EARS on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ghoulishbooks  DOG EARS is part of the GHOULISH Podcast Network: https://ghoulish.rip/ Connect with GHOULISH: https://linktr.ee/ghoulishbooks   Podcast theme song: "Telescope" by The High Strung https://thehighstrungmusic.com/  Podcast logo artwork by Luke Spooner: https://carrionhouse.com/ 

What is indie publishing, and how does it work? In this live panel discussion recorded at the 2024 Ghoulish Book Festival in San Antonio, TX, we attempt to answer that question and only barely scratch the surface, but this is a good start to a very complicated topic. Moderated by Jeff Strand and featuring Matt Blairstone, Mark Scioneaux, Holly Rae Garcia, and Chris Krawczyk.  Jeff Strand: https://jeffstrand.wordpress.com/  Matt Blairstone: https://tenebrouspress.com/  Mark Scioneaux: https://octobernightspress.bigcartel.com/  Holly Rae Garcia: https://www.hollyraegarcia.com/  Chris Krawczyk: https://www.littleghostsbooks.com/  Support DOG EARS on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ghoulishbooks  DOG EARS is part of the GHOULISH Podcast Network: https://ghoulish.rip/ Connect with GHOULISH: https://linktr.ee/ghoulishbooks   Podcast theme song: "Telescope" by The High Strung https://thehighstrungmusic.com/  Podcast logo artwork by Luke Spooner: https://carrionhouse.com/ 

Max invites Zach Chapman (House of Blood, A Haunting on Mars) to discuss what goes into self-publishing comic books. From the scripting process, to recruiting a team of artists, and also to actually printing the physical product. This is a crash course on the absolute essentials everybody interested in creating comic books needs to know. We also offer a few words of (hopeful) wisdom to the authors currently without a publisher in the wake of Polis Books announcing their imminent closure. Plus: RIP Sue Arroyo of CamCat Books. Support Zach Chapman's new Kickstarter for THE SPELLSLINGER: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/houseofblood/the-spellslinger-volume-1  Support DOG EARS on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ghoulishbooks  DOG EARS is part of the GHOULISH Podcast Network: https://ghoulish.rip/  Podcast theme song: "Telescope" by The High Strung https://thehighstrungmusic.com/  Podcast logo artwork by Luke Spooner: https://carrionhouse.com/ 

In the debut episode of DOG EARS, Max talks about how a genuine lunatic published their first short story, and warns writers about common red flags when it comes to submitting to open markets. What is an anthology mill, and why should you finally start respecting yourself as a writer and stop settling for anybody just to see your name in print? Support DOG EARS on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ghoulishbooks  DOG EARS is part of the GHOULISH Podcast Network: https://ghoulish.rip/  Podcast theme song: "Telescope" by The High Strung https://thehighstrungmusic.com/  Podcast logo artwork by Luke Spooner: https://carrionhouse.com/