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Titles and notes from episodes 55–71. Older chairs are listed by guest underneath until their pages are written.

71 It’s Extremicon ’26! It’s Extremicon time again. Jared and Chris sit down with S.A. Burd and Gabrielle Miller, two authors with a shared passion for storytelling. YouTube Spotify Oct 7, 2026 · 59 min · S.A. Burd, Gabrielle Miller
70 We’re Back and Ready to Rock! Back from the break and firing on all cylinders. Nim Frostblyte on Bonds of Adventure, the first book of Forgotten Greed. And the news: To Bind With Blood, Volume II of The Chronicles of Duradim, is out now. YouTube Spotify To Bind With Blood → Sep 29, 2026 · 50 min · Nim Frostblyte
69 Everyone Has Opinions, But Mine Are Always Right CGI against practical effects. Jared and Chris argue about which medium tells the story. YouTube Spotify Nov 20, 2025 · 34 min
68 Learning With Liz — Creating False Tension Literary methods for tension — and what happens when the bang never comes. YouTube Spotify Nov 13, 2025 · 51 min · Liz Verity
67 Learning With Liz — Character Driven vs Plot Driven Which engine is actually turning the pages. Liz at the table again. YouTube Spotify Nov 6, 2025 · 68 min · Liz Verity
66 It’s Sneak Peak Time!! A look inside To Bind With Blood. Captain Ethran. House Umari. The page before it is bound. Show notes on this site → Oct 29, 2025 · 47 min
65 A Trip Down Movie Nostalgia Road 1986. The year, the stack of tapes, what still holds against today. Spotify YouTube Oct 23, 2025 · 65 min
64 Yes, And A prompt. The backbone of a story. Improv at the table — then try it yourself. Spotify Oct 15, 2025 · 49 min
63 Learning With Liz — An Author’s Feedback Giving notes. Taking notes. Writers and readers learning from the same wound. YouTube Spotify Oct 8, 2025 · 82 min · Liz Verity
62 Time For Extremicon R. W. Goldsmith, Richard Beauchamp, Nocturnal Nerd Creations. Authors to 3D printers on one floor. YouTube Spotify Oct 3, 2025 · 72 min
61 Voo Doo and Portal Fantasies Ed Lee and A.M. Aurelia at the farmers market. Historical fiction and the world of Orlon. Rain included. Spotify Sep 25, 2025 · 49 min
60 It’s All Fun and Games Munchkin, losing to Chris, and what play will do for a story if you let it. Spotify Sep 18, 2025 · 59 min
58 A Trip To The Farmers Market — Round 2 Back at the stalls. More makers, more books, same table. YouTube 2025 · 67 min
57 Learning With Liz — Last Lines — How To Hit The Ending First lines get the ink. Last lines have to carry the book out of the room. YouTube Sep 17, 2025 · 90 min · Liz Verity
56 Learning With Liz — Timing And Tension When to tighten. When to wait. Liz on the clock inside a scene. YouTube 2025 · 75 min · Liz Verity
55 A Trip To The Farmers Market C.A. Simonson, Tess Lea Wilson, David C. Reed, Scott Deaver. Four chairs, one market morning. YouTube 2025 · 101 min

Older chairs

By the maker, until the page is written

We are filling titles backward from the present. These are the seats we can already name. A full page comes when we sit down with the notes.

  • Ep. 54 Susan Keene — mystery, Kate Nash, Arizona Summers
  • Ep. 49, 36, 26, 25 Lynn Combs — fantasy, thriller, Duncan the Dragon
  • Ep. 47, 51, 53, 17, 6 Caleb Howald — photographs, leather, dog poetry
  • Ep. 42 Anja Lovelady — artist and digital maker
  • Ep. 34, 7 Adam & Jackie Lovelady — family at the table
  • Ep. 26, 24, 2 Miller Thomas — What Lies Beneath Peaceful Valley
  • Ep. 22 Malcolm Tanner — Redemption, Descendants of Evil
  • Ep. 20 How Deep Should You Build A World?
  • Ep. 19 Push Pull Twist Blow! — Trent Mall, glass
  • Ep. 18 Learning with Liz — Character Emotions
  • Ep. 15 and on Liz Verity — the long craft thread
  • Ep. 10 Art Breach — horror and dark fantasy
  • Ep. 9 Timothy McGowen — Path of Titans and the rest of the shelf

Missing a title you remember? Tell Jared or Chris. The next pass of this page is the next ten notes.