Guest Lisa Kastner, author of FAMILY PACK and publisher at both Running Wild Press and RIZE press, talks about the demands of her dual role. Or is it “trio” role? Stupid adjectives, I should know this stuff by now… Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  Are you pulled in many directions like Lisa? Then clean up your life with the GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG. It gets you a new domain and saves 99% on your first year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Ollila, founding director of the Endless Games and Learning Lab at Learning at Arizona State University, chats with Scott about the future of video games. Can you someday get a college degree by just playing games? How big of a factor is storytelling in games? Listen in for Mark’s captivating vision of the future. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Edited by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  Wanna first-person a new domain? Save 99% by using the GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Jennifer Brody, also known as Disney Chills author Vera Strange, talks about what it’s like to write fiction for the biggest storytelling company in the world.  We also ask a ton of questions about her new novel, A SACRIFICE OF BLOOD AND STARS. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Edited by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  You killed 101 dalmatians, and you need a storefront to sell that one-of-a-kind coat? Save 99% off the first year of a new dot-com with the GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Brian Asman discusses his move from indie horror author to traditional publishing for his new novel GOOD DOGS (which hit stores the day this episode was released). Indie authors know the grind of doing everything by themselves, from writing to publishing to marketing to promotion and on and on. What’s it like for an indie author with a hit novel under his belt to get a support team behind him? Listen in and find out. Brian’s 2021 indie novel MAN, F**K THIS HOUSE put him on the map and led to his signing with Blackstone Publishing, the publisher of GOOD DOGS.  Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  Make your business howl at the moon with a new domain. The GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG slashes 99% off the first year of a three-year new domain registration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Chris Grall, author of TRIGGER GUARD: A WRITER’S GUIDE TO FIREARMS, discusses how to use guns properly in fiction. How much do you need to know about guns to get them right in your stories? Is there a reference book that explains it all? Because the Chicago Manual of Style and AP Guide do not provide consistent guidelines. What you’ve learned about guns from movies and TV is often flat-out wrong. Grall gives you the goods. Created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  TRIGGER GUARD cover artist Ravi Zupa Want a silver bullet for setting up a new website? The GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG blasts 99% off the cost of a new domain (first year only). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Full-cast audio dramas dominate the podcasting charts. Producers have to write the scripts, cast the talent, do all the sound effects, the music, the editing… it’s a ton of work. Fool & Scholar Production’s Travis Vengroff joins us to talk about the work that goes into this art form. With popular dramas like THE WHITE VAULT, VAST HORIZONS, and DARK DICE under his belt, he knows of what he speaks. Created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  Want more drama in your ears and less in your wallet? The GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG saves 99% off one year of new three-year domain registration. Vault that, fool! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From manuscript to marketplace, what exactly does a publisher do? We cover the big picture and explain how the large houses do it but focus on our two-person shop – how does Empty Set get so much done? Created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  Every small business – publishers included – needs a website. The GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG lops 99% off the first year of a 3-year registration for a new domain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We cover the gear we use for podcasting and offer tips and tricks garnered from our 20 years in the podcasting biz. Created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  If you’re podcasting, you need a website. Use our GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG to slice 99% off year one of a three-year new domain registration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Write an ALIEN movie that holds continuity across the entire franchise. Easy, right? Wrong! We break down the challenges facing director Fede Alvarez for his cinematic spectacular ALIENS: ROMULUS. Created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  What’s better than a face-hugger? The GoDaddy Promo Code https://scottsigler.com/pages/godaddy-promo-codes CJCFOSSIG. Why deal with a chest-burster when instead you can slice 99% off the 1st year of a 3-year new domain registration? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you want to write fiction, all you need is a computer and MS Word, right? Wrong! There is far more to creating than that. Number-one New York Times bestselling author Scott Sigler walks through the software, tools, and best practices he uses in his 20+ year career as a full-time fiction author. Learn his ways now and save yourself time and frustration many years down the road. Scott also addresses techniques that help him manage his ADHD. Created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  Hey this episode is free thanks to GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG. Need a dot-com for your author website? Use that code and save 99% off the first year of a three-year new domain registration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the book business, the category is “Fantasy & SciFi.” They are not separate things. Why are they lumped together? What’s the difference? Author Scott Sigler and audiobook narrator A.B. Kovacs discuss the differences in the marketplace and in Scott’s horror/scifi work. New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry weighs in with his definition. Created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  This Deep Cuts comes courtesy of the GoDaddy Promo Code https://scottsigler.com/pages/godaddy-promo-codes CJCFOSSIG, which slashes a bonkers 99% off the first year of a new three-year dot-com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After fifteen years as a full-time fiction novelist and podcaster, what would author Scott Sigler change if he could go back and do it all over again? Listen in for great tips as well as some heartfelt truths about the writing business. Created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the publishing industry contracts and the internet’s reach expands, the days of “just writing” are over for the vast majority of authors. Modern-day authors (and creators at large) have to manage social media, marketing, fan interaction, conventions, and much more, in addition to crafting the actual things that will sell to happy customers. The FDØ and ARealGirl herself chat about the minefield that is the modern-day creator’s world and the sacrifices that go into becoming successful. Created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  This episode is brought to you by the GoDaddy Promo Codes page, where the code CJCFOSSIG3 saves 99% off the first year of a new, three-year domain registration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott and ARealGirl Herself discuss the difficulty of taking vacations when you are a content creator, and your content is your business and your income. Created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  This healthy dose of Deep Cuts comes courtesy of the GoDaddy Promo Codes page, where the code CJCFOSSIG3 saves you 99 percent on your first year of a three-year dot-com registration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SLAY co-creator Rob Otto joins Scott for a chat about their annual writing retreat and their collaboration process. Links in this episode: The Puppy in the Red-Checkered Coat: Meets Santa BLUE EYE SAMURAII on Netflix. Deep Cuts is: Created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  This round of Deep Cuts comes courtesy of the stamps.com promo code page. 75% off the startup costs with that link! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott and ARealGirl Herself go over the process of how your favorite novels transmogrify into audiobooks. What does an editor do? How do you make these things? What’s this “volume” knob all about? Let’s turn it to 11. Created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So you finally publish that novel — now how do you interact with your audiobook narrator? How do you make sure the narrator matches your tone and vibe? Author Scott Sigler (also an audiobook producer) and audiobook narrator A.B. Kovacs (also an audiobook producer and director) give you the ins and outs. Plus, newbie narrator tips from Ray Porter, narrator god known for HAIL MARY, EARTHCORE, and JOE LEDGER.  Hat tip to K.C. Alexander for her SINless series, which A.B. Kovacs narrated. Created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

His first “database” was a binder with handwritten notes. After three decades in the biz, how does he track all the ideas that clog up his big bald noggin? Created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott’s writing career began by writing roleplaying game books and articles for the games Champions, Silent Death, and Dungeons & Dragons. Scott and ARealGirl Herself look back on this exciting, breaking-into-the-business time of Scott’s 20s. Created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons, Champions, and more help turn Scott into a New York Times bestselling author? Scott and ARealGirl herself dig into the history of many weekends of teenage nerdom.  DEEP CUTS are bonus episodes of SCOTT SIGLER SLICES. There is no story content; it’s all a couple of nerds in love talking about topics generated by Scott’s fans (the Junkies) in front of a live chatroom audience. We apologize for the Kobold Cabbage. Created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first episode of a podcast that celebrates the Sigler Junkies, recorded live with a chat room of said Junkies. As this is a live recording, you’ll notice it’s a bit less polished than the fiction podcast. But in true Sigler fashion, there’s still some naughty language, lots of laughter, and general tomfoolery. In this episode, we talk about AI in writing and audiobook narration as Scott preps for a panel at StokerCon 2024. Links mentioned in this episode: Wondercraft audiobook parrot mode Bette Midler v Ford Motor Company Deep Cuts comes courtesy of GoDaddy Promo Codes. The coupon code CJCFOSSIG3 trims 99% off the 1st year of a 3-year domain. Created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs. Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott wrote his first horror story in the 4th grade. We present to you this story, dramatically read by the grown-up version of the author. Written and Narrated by Scott Sigler Produced by AB Kovacs Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2022 by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A live read of a _very_ short story I wrote during a one-hour panel moderated by Dr. Pamela Gay. Sometimes, horror tastes delicious. Written and Narrated by Scott Sigler Produced by AB Kovacs Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2022 by Empty Set Entertainment  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quentin signed with the Ionath Krakens, a Tier Two team, and will finally escape the Purist Nation. But first, he must pass the physical and mental tests required by the GFL Combine. Written and performed by Scott Sigler Produced by Arioch Morningstar Post Production by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2022 by Empty Set Entertainment Theme music is the song “The Kids are Coming for You” by SUPERWEAPON. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thorne thinks the Olorun is destroyed. Now Aya will have to fight instead of letting others do it for her, and Cillian must raise a murderous ghost from the dead. Written by Scott Sigler and J.C. Hutchins Performed by Scott Sigler Directed by AB Kovacs Production Assistance by Allie Press Engineered by Steve Riekeberg Copyright 2021 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “Battle Cry” by SUPERWEAPON. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aya Omiata is the Olorun's newest crew member. Trained since childhood to be a lethal, tactical chess master, she's fled her home in the League of Planets and has been on the run ever since, right up until she joined Cillian's crew. But she's only a member of that team on an interim basis — can she make the cut and make the ship her home? Written by Scott Sigler and J.C. Hutchins Performed by Scott Sigler Directed by AB Kovacs Production Assistance by Allie Press Engineered by Steve Riekeberg Copyright 2021 by Empty Set Entertainment Theme music is the song “Battle Cry” by SUPERWEAPON. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices