Lifewriting: Write for Your Life!

In this episode, Steve and Tananarive welcome Vanity Fair contributing editor Maureen Ryan, author of the book everyone in Hollywood is reading -- BURN IT DOWN: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood. They talk about why she wrote her book exposing Hollywood's ugly underbelly, the WGA strike, the sad demise of "Sleepy Hollow" and the racial overtones that helped doom the first horror series with a Black woman co-lead, and what can be done to create a better future. She also talks about how she stays centered in the storm her book is creating.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Steve and Tananarive talk about bad behavior against picketers during the WGA strike and how much they both loved Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse! Not only is it a visual storytelling spectacle, but it's a testament to the power of inclusivity.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the current WGA strike and new revelations about toxic behind-the-scenes practices on the hit series "Lost," some aspiring screenwriters might be wondering if Hollywood is worth the trouble. Steve and Tananarive talk about the mindset it takes to succeed in the arts and how you can avoid allowing external fires to dampen your creative fire.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode from May of 2022, Steve and Tananarive talk to author and editor Sheree Renée Thomas about her journey with Afrofuturism -- from editing the groundbreaking DARK MATTER in 2000 to writing a short story in Janelle Monáe's MEMORY LIBRARIAN and Thomas's Marvel novel, BLACK PANTHER: PANTHER'S RAGE. As the editor of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, she also talks about do's and don'ts when submitting short stories.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Steve and Tananarive talk to screenwriter and showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker, who was the executive producer and showrunner for Marvel's groundbreaking Luke Cage series - and much more! He talks about how he broke into Hollywood, advice for writers, why he loves running marathons, and the WGA strike.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Steve and Tananarive talk about some of the reason for the WGA screenwriters' strike and the importance of community for writers -- and welcome guests Rashida Smith and Stephanie Malia Morris to talk about Clarion West. Find out more information at www.clarionwest.org.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Steve and Tananarive recall some of their most painful rejections in Hollywood and publishing and give tips on how to maintain joy and creativity in the face of setbacks.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Steve and Tananarive welcome writer, comic and actress Naomi Ekperigin, host of AMC's Interview with the Vampire Podcast (where Tananarive was a guest!) On her love for horror and vampires, how she became a standup comic, and collaborating with her husband!  Naomi also appears on Mythic Time on Apple TV+ and was featured in 2022's Season 3 of The Standups on Netflix.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Steve and Tananarive talk about Tananarive's new short story collection, The Wishing Pool and Other Stories. On her her inspiration for the stories, her writing process, and tips to help you make your creative own dreams come true!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Tananarive is solo as she talks to author and screenwriter Victor LaValle about his new historical horror novel, Lone Women -- and all about his Hollywood adventure helping to bring his novel The Changeling to TV (coming soon to Apple TV+) -- including that very important time on the set -- and working his way up to a co-showrunner on his next series.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices