DEEP CUTS Episode 20: Storytelling and Learning in Video Games

Writing is writing… right? Not so fast. Writing a novel and writing a short story may seem the same, but there are key differences. We asked authors Jonathan Maberry, Nicholas Sansbury-Smith, Jennifer Brody, and Brian Asman their thoughts. An excellent episode for established and aspiring writers alike. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  Not all writing is the same, but take solace in knowing our GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG remains consistent and reliable! Save 99% of the first third of a three-year new dot-com domain registration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's deer season. Four friends from a small town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a.k.a. "Da Yoop," are about to go from the hunters to the hunted. Written and performed by Scott Sigler. Edited by A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  Keep that hunting cabin warm with our GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG. It’s like bagging a 99-point buck with 99% off year one of a three-year new domain registration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Halloween, a chat with John Lawson, president of the Horror Writers Association, about what professional organizations like HWA do for their members. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  Halloween ain’t mean when you got the GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG on deck to save you 99% on a new dot-com domain registration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joey and Gary are trick-or-treating in Perish, MI. You know the slogan for Perish – Things Are Different Here. Different… and disturbing. Small-town horror is about to drag both boys into a dark, dark place, courtesy of Reverend Brandau. Written and performed by Scott Sigler. Edited by A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  Stuff your goodie bag with the GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG. Is it better than chocolate? Well, does chocolate save you 99% off the first year of a new dot-com registration? We think not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What all do we have coming out for you? CRYPT Book II? SLAY Book II? Dare we say… GFL Book VII? Listen in to find out. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  Who gonna write dem books? The GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG, that’s who. Well, not really, but that code does cut the first-year cost of a three-year domain by 99 percent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Perish, MI. Things are different here, as Joey and Gary are about to discover on a frigid All Hallows Eve. They will end their night at the scariest house in town – Reverend Brandau’s place. Written and performed by Scott Sigler. Edited by A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  What a treat the GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG is! It puts a 99% discount in your bucket for the 1st year of a new 3-year domain registration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Lisa Kastner, author of FAMILY PACK and publisher at both Running Wild Press and RIZE press, talks about the demands of her dual role. Or is it “trio” role? Stupid adjectives, I should know this stuff by now… Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  Are you pulled in many directions like Lisa? Then clean up your life with the GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG. It gets you a new domain and saves 99% on your first year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisa spent a decade training to be a “Victim,” a lethal, highly skilled slinger of death. A Victim’s goal? Never be victimized again, and put down those who would dare try. Now, she faces the Laughing Man, who drove her into victimhood in the first place, assaulting her when she was only ten years old. In a smoke-filled tavern in a medieval, post-apocalyptic San Francisco, Lisa has her one shot at revenge. Written and performed by Scott Sigler. Edited by A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  Broken glass can cut, so, too, can the GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG, which slices ninety-nine percent off the first year of a three-year new domain registration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Ollila, founding director of the Endless Games and Learning Lab at Learning at Arizona State University, chats with Scott about the future of video games. Can you someday get a college degree by just playing games? How big of a factor is storytelling in games? Listen in for Mark’s captivating vision of the future. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Edited by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  Wanna first-person a new domain? Save 99% by using the GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fish is the kind of man who won’t take “no” for an answer. Lisa made a huge mistake walking into that alley. The only thing that can save her now is her training, the same training that failed her when she heard the Laughing Man. Written and performed by Scott Sigler. Edited by A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  A sharp-edged GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG saves you ninety-nine percent off the first year of a 3-year new domain registration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices