Episode 187 - New Year, Same Pen: The Crew Talks Writing Aspirations for 2026

This week, Marshall, Nick, and Brent use The Story Engine deck and expansions to show how ideas for writing can form and vary from writer to writer. Not surprisingly, they have a blast! Links mentioned during the show: The Story Engine Support the Show: Patreon Kofi Indie Bound   Contact us! JustKeepWriting.org Discord Facebook Instagram YouTube Marshall: Website: www.marshallcarr.com Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @darthpops  Nick:  Website: www.brightinks.org Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @BrightInks Wil:  Email: [email protected]  Instagram: @wilsartrules Brent:  Twitter: @BrentCLambert www.brentclambert.com  LP:  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @LPKindred Linktr.ee/lpkindred  Jenna Hanchey www.jennahanchey.com/  Sameem Siddiqui Twitter Website Shingai Njeri Kagunda Twitter Instagram Voodoonauts Gabriel F. Salmerón Twitter Instagram Now, just keep writing!

This week, Marshall, Jenna, LP, Sameem, and Shingai talk about what they consume and how they write stories of resistance and rage when the world is on fire. Links mentioned during the show: Long Way Down Bitter The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain Here Sits His Ignominy Support the Show: Patreon Kofi Indie Bound Contact us! JustKeepWriting.org Discord Facebook Instagram YouTube Marshall: Website: www.marshallcarr.com Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @darthpops  Nick:  Website: www.brightinks.org Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @BrightInks Wil:  Email: [email protected]  Instagram: @wilsartrules Brent:  Twitter: @BrentCLambert www.brentclambert.com  LP:  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @LPKindred Linktr.ee/lpkindred  Jenna Hanchey www.jennahanchey.com/  Sameem Siddiqui Twitter Website Shingai Njeri Kagunda Twitter Instagram Voodoonauts Gabriel F. Salmerón Twitter Instagram Now, just keep writing!

This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, Jenna, Sameem, Shingai, RJ and LP dive into their past to reflect on what drove their desire to write.  Links mentioned during the show: Jenna Hanchey RJ Taylor Sameem Siddiqui –Twitter –Website Shingai Njeri Kagunda –Twitter –Instagram –Voodoonauts Support the Show: Patreon Kofi Indie Bound Contact us! JustKeepWriting.org Discord Facebook Instagram YouTube Marshall: Website: www.marshallcarr.com Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @darthpops  Nick:  Website: www.brightinks.org Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @BrightInks Wil:  Email: [email protected]  Instagram: @wilsartrules Brent:  Twitter: @BrentCLambert www.brentclambert.com  LP:  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @LPKindred Linktr.ee/lpkindred  Now, just keep writing!

This week, Marshall, Nick, LP and Sameem continue discussing the works that have influenced them as writers. In this episode, Jenna shares the variety of works that formed her writing. Links mentioned during the show: Jenna Hanchey Sameem Siddiqui –Twitter –Website Support the Show: Patreon Kofi Indie Bound   Contact us! JustKeepWriting.org Discord Facebook Instagram YouTube Marshall: Website: www.marshallcarr.com Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @darthpops  Nick:  Website: www.brightinks.org Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @BrightInks Wil:  Email: [email protected]  Instagram: @wilsartrules Brent:  Twitter: @BrentCLambert www.brentclambert.com  LP:  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @LPKindred Linktr.ee/lpkindred  Now, just keep writing!

This week, Marshall, Nick, Sameem, Jenna, Gabe, Brent, and LP talk about thier writing aspirations for 2026. Links mentioned during the show: Marshall’s GoFundMe Pacemaker The Queer Art of Failure Jenna Hanchey Sameem Siddiqui –Twitter –Website Gabriel F. Salmerón –Twitter –Instagram Support the Show: Patreon Kofi Indie Bound Contact us! JustKeepWriting.org Discord Facebook Instagram YouTube Marshall: Website: www.marshallcarr.com Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @darthpops  Nick:  Website: www.brightinks.org Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @BrightInks Wil:  Email: [email protected]  Instagram: @wilsartrules   Brent:  Twitter: @BrentCLambert www.brentclambert.com  LP:  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @LPKindred Linktr.ee/lpkindred  Now, just keep writing!  

This week, Marshall, Brent, Jenna, Shingai and Wil interview Kate Maruyama and LP about the novella craft book they are collaborating on. Happy Holidays to our amazing community! Links mentioned during the show: Episode 159 - An Interview with Kate Maruyama Kate Maruyama Raw Dog Screaming Press Jenna Hanchey Shingai Njeri Kagunda –Twitter –Instagram Support the Show: Patreon Kofi Indie Bound Contact us! JustKeepWriting.org Discord Facebook Instagram YouTube Marshall: Website: www.marshallcarr.com Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @darthpops  Nick:  Website: www.brightinks.org Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @BrightInks Wil:  Email: [email protected]  Instagram: @wilsartrules Brent:  Twitter: @BrentCLambert www.brentclambert.com  LP:  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @LPKindred Linktr.ee/lpkindred  Now, just keep writing!

This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, and Wil are back again to talk about all things horror! Links mentioned during the show: Vessel: A Nocturnal Realm Series Support the Show: Patreon Kofi Indie Bound Contact us! JustKeepWriting.org Discord Facebook Instagram YouTube Marshall: Website: www.marshallcarr.com Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @darthpops  Nick:  Website: www.brightinks.org Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @BrightInks Wil:  Email: [email protected]  Instagram: @wilsartrules Brent:  Twitter: @BrentCLambert www.brentclambert.com  LP:  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @LPKindred Linktr.ee/lpkindred  Now, just keep writing!

This week, Nick leads Marshall, Brent and Wil in a discussion about all things antagonistic. Links mentioned during the show:   Support the Show: Patreon Kofi Indie Bound Contact us! JustKeepWriting.org Discord Facebook Instagram YouTube Marshall: Website: www.marshallcarr.com Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @darthpops  Nick:  Website: www.brightinks.org Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @BrightInks Wil:  Email: [email protected]  Instagram: @wilsartrules Brent:  Twitter: @BrentCLambert www.brentclambert.com  LP:  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @LPKindred Linktr.ee/lpkindred  Now, just keep writing!

This week, Jenna, Nick, Shingai and Sameem interview Tanvir Ahmed!  Please see the addendum below from Tanvir. Addendum from Tanvir Ahmed: This conversation was recorded in September 2025, and in it, I mentioned that Afghanistan was not presently being bombed. Between then and now, Pakistan bombed Afghanistan and killed dozens from the air, including journalists, cricket players, and children. Pakistan's escalation plans have been broadcast for some time now, as reported in February 2025. The article under discussion in Strange Horizons was about the way Muslims are racialized into monsters, with specific reference to Afghans. That same process is still at work in the ongoing ethnic cleansings of Afghans in Pakistan and Iran. Links mentioned during the show: Brown University's Costs of War Project The Taawon Project for Palestine Lynzy Billing, America’s War in Afghanistan Devastated the Country’s Environment in Ways That May Never Be Cleaned Up Lynzy Billing, The Night Doctrine (and you can read the original investigation here) Beshara Doumani & Gabi Kirk, Inheriting the Impossible Vajra Chandrasekera's acceptance speech upon winning the 2025 Ursula K. LeGuin prize An interview with Indra Das at Seize the Press with comments on the genocide in Palestine   Strange Horizons, Palestine Special Issue (29 March 2021) Samovar, stories from and an interview with Abdul wakil Sulamal Tanvir Ahmed, A Letter Dispatched from the Hills of Afghulistan and the Ramparts of Tarouz (and you can find a fuller list of works here) Support the Show: Patreon Kofi Indie Bound Contact us! JustKeepWriting.org Discord Facebook Instagram YouTube Marshall: Website: www.marshallcarr.com Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @darthpops  Nick:  Website: www.brightinks.org Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @BrightInks Wil:  Email: [email protected]  Instagram: @wilsartrules Brent:  Twitter: @BrentCLambert www.brentclambert.com  LP:  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @LPKindred Linktr.ee/lpkindred  Now, just keep writing!

This week, Marshall, Nick, Brent, and Wil are celebrating spooky month by diving into a discussion about the horror genre! Links mentioned during the show: Vessel: A Nocturnal Realm Series Support the Show: Patreon Kofi Indie Bound Contact us! JustKeepWriting.org Discord Facebook Instagram YouTube Marshall: Website: www.marshallcarr.com Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @darthpops  Nick:  Website: www.brightinks.org Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @BrightInks Wil:  Email: [email protected]  Instagram: @wilsartrules Brent:  Twitter: @BrentCLambert www.brentclambert.com  LP:  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @LPKindred Linktr.ee/lpkindred  Now, just keep writing!