Allison shares a sneak preview of her upcoming dystopian novel, and the challenges of writing an invisible hero! In fact, the character is dead. Together, with a friend, they tackle the difficulty of a kingdom divided along religious lines, and discover a lost third way.
The Catholic Author Show
Motherhood, modern cities, & writing domestic noir with Maya Sinha
Apr 12, 2022
Maya and I chat about her first novel, ‘The City Mother’, and how being a young mother in a strange city prompted her to think and observe.
Combat veterans, exorcists, & serious storytelling with Douglas Ernst
Apr 5, 2022
For mature audiences | Sometimes writing serious storytelling for Catholics feels like a minefield – ‘it’s not Catholic enough!’ or ‘it’s too Catholic!’
Ghost towns, shipwrecks space debris, & children’s stories with Elizabeth Fust
Mar 24, 2022
Elizabeth Fust, self-published picture book author and freelance writer by night and writer for a startup aerospace company by day.
Romance, High Seas, & the Revolutionary War – ‘In Pieces’ with Rhonda Ortiz
Mar 9, 2022
Rhonda’s childhood love of Laura Ingalls Wilder, and marathoning of the ‘Horatio Hornblower’ series tapped into a great reverence for the Story of Eden.
How Lord of the Rings & the Odyssey inspired historical novels, with Scott Gates
Feb 22, 2022
Scott Gates’ fascination with Civil War-era life, and how we all work through our own Odyssey of experiences, impelled him to write ‘Hard Road South.’
Vampires, Werewolves, & Gothic Novels with Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
Feb 9, 2022
By night, Eleanor reads the Victorians, writes Gothic novels, and cares for small children.
Citlalin Ossio on Magic, Mistakes, and Short Story fun
Jan 30, 2022
Citlalin and Dominic talk about having fun with magic and character journeys in short stories!
Katy Campbell on Parody, Cliche, and Fairy Tale Novels
Jan 27, 2022
Katy and Dominic talk about fairy tales, powerful women in the ancient world, scheduling with deadlines, and self publishing.
Pedro Gabriel & The Chronicles of Dumah
Nov 18, 2021
Pedro chats about his new novel Ironcraft: The Chronicles of Dumah, a fantasy fiction epic.
Announcing: The new YouTube show Silhouettes of the Truth
Nov 6, 2021
The show about Catholic fiction for ordinary, modern authors! We talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction!