Just Keep Writing

Just Keep Writing

A podcast for writers, by writers, to keep you writing

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October 3, 2025 56 mins

This week, Marshall, Nick, LP, Sameem, Jenna, Brent and Wil dive into reading and writing novellas!

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Episode 159 - An Interview with Kate Maruyama

Jenna Hanchey

Sameem Siddiqui

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This week, Marshall, Jenna, Sameem, LP, and Wil continue discussing The Secrets of Character, by Matt Bird. In this episode, the crew dives even deeper into chapter two! Grab a copy of the book today and join the conversation in the Discord!

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The Secrets of Character - Writing a Hero Anyone Will Love by Matt Bird

Jenna Hanchey

Sameem Siddiqui

Twitter

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September 5, 2025 61 mins

This week, Shingai brings Erin Brown, Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, Sarah A. Macklin and Bri Stokes to the table to talk about The Laugh of the Medusa by Hélène Cixous.

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The Laugh of the Medusa

Erin Brown

Yvette Lisa Ndlovu

Sarah A. Macklin

Bri Stokes

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

Twitter

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Voodoonauts

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August 22, 2025 63 mins

This week, the crew meets up at Woldcon for an in-person podcast! It’s hard to recap the awesomeness of all these folks together in one hotel room in a few sentences, so enjoy the conversation and follow the links below. 

–Editor’s Note: This episode sounds great (thanks to Writing Excuses for letting us use their equipment), but is mostly left as it was recorded. Please excuse any audio issues, coughing, mic bumping etc. Leaving t...

Mark as Played

This week, Marshall, Nick, Jenna, Sameem, Shingai, and Wil continue discussing The Secrets of Character, by Matt Bird. In this episode, the crew dives even deeper into chapter two! Grab a copy of the book today and join the conversation in the Discord!

Links mentioned during the show:

The Secrets of Character - Writing a Hero Anyone Will Love by Matt Bird

Yoko Ono's CUT PIECE: A Masterclass in Performance Art and Courage

Jenna Hanc...

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This week, LP, Gabe, Sameem, Shingai and Wil chat with Jenna Hanchey about her academic career, her writing, and so much more!

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Jenna Hanchey

Sameem Siddiqui

Twitter

Website

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

Twitter

Instagram

Voodoonauts

Gabriel F. Salmerón

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Instagram

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This week, Marshall, and Wil talk to Sarah A. Macklin about her writing career, her work in comics, starting her own comic book publishing company, and much more!

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Sarah A. Macklin

Burning Phoenix Press

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This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil sit down with Greg Lockard to talk about his career, his graphic novel Liebestrasse, and so much more!

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Liebestrasse — Greg Lockard

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This week, Marshall, LP, and Wil, sit down with comic book author Stephanie Williams to talk about her career so far, and so much more.

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Stephanie Williams

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May 30, 2025 57 mins

This week, Marshall, Brent, Sameem, LP, Shingai, Jenna, and Wil, welcome Sarah A. Macklin to continue the conversation about the Ryan Coogler film, Sinners. 

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Sarah A. Macklin

Jenna Hanchey

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

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Voodoonauts

Sameem Siddiqui

Twitter

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May 16, 2025 61 mins

This week, Marshall, LP, Shingai, Jenna, and Wil, welcome back Yvette Lisa Ndlovu to talk about the Ryan Coogler film, Sinners. 

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Yvette Lisa Ndlovu

Jenna Hanchey

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

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Voodoonauts

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This week, Marshall, Sameem, Nick, Brent and Wil welcome back Maurice Broaddus to talk about writing book two in a trilogy, and so much more! 

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Maurice Broaddus

Breath of Oblivion

Sameem Siddiqui

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This week, LP, Sameem, Shingai and Wil chat with Jenna Hanchey and Ben Pladek about a novella by Sofia Samatar called The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain. 

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The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar

Jenna Hanchey

Ben Pladek

–Tell Them a Story to Teach Them Kindness

Sameem Siddiqui

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Shingai Njeri Kagunda

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This week, Gabe, LP, Sameem, and Wil chat with Jenna Hanchey about writing through executive dysfunction. 

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Jenna Hanchey

Sameem Siddiqui

Twitter

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Gabriel F. Salmerón

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Shingai Njeri Kagunda

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Voodoonauts

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March 21, 2025 61 mins

This week, LP, Sameem and Wil talk to Shingai and Arley Sorg about bringing Fantasy Magazine back, building community, and more!

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Fantasy Magazine

Arley Sorg

Sameem Siddiqui

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Website

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

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Voodoonauts

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March 7, 2025 58 mins

This week, LP and Wil talk to Marshall, Nick, and Sameem about being parents who also write. Other parents in the community feel free to continue the conversation in the Discord!

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Sameem Siddiqui

Twitter

Website

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Marshall:

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This week, Marshall, Nick, Sameem, Shingai, and Wil continue discussing The Secrets of Character, by Matt Bird. In this episode, the crew dives deeper into chapter two! Grab a copy of the book today and join the conversation in the Discord!

Links mentioned during the show:

The Secrets of Character - Writing a Hero Anyone Will Love by Matt Bird

Sameem Siddiqui

Twitter

Website

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

Twitter

Instagram

Voodoonauts

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Mark as Played

This week, Marshall, Brent, LP, and Wil continue discussing The Secrets of Character, by Matt Bird. In this episode, the crew dives into chapter two! Grab a copy of the book today and join the conversation in the Discord!

Links mentioned during the show:

The Secrets of Character - Writing a Hero Anyone Will Love by Matt Bird

Support the Show:

Patreon

Kofi

Indie Bound

Contact us!

JustKeepWriting.org

Discord

Facebook

Instagram

YouTub...

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This week, Marshall, Nick, Shingai, Sameem, LP, and Wil start a new craft book series covering The Secrets of Character, by Matt Bird. Grab a copy of the book today and join the conversation in the Discord!

Links mentioned during the show:

The Secrets of Character - Writing a Hero Anyone Will Love by Matt Bird

Airbody by Sameem Siddiqui

Sameem Siddiqui

Twitter

Website

Shingai Njeri Kagunda

Twitter

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Voodoonauts

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January 10, 2025 65 mins

This week, Marshall, Nick, Sameem, Gabe, Wil, and Brent continue their writing is political series by discussing the Netflix show, Arcane. 

Note: There are some spoilers for Arcane season 1. 

Links mentioned during the show:

Arcane

The SECRET to ARCANE’s Depth…

The Secrets of Character by Matt Bird

Sameem Siddiqui

Twitter

Website

Gabriel F. Salmerón

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