Monthly Archives: May 2026

“I’m asking you to fall in love with this guy” (the one with the bloody axe)

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In episode 16 of the Write Like a Badass podcast, Laurie Kirk talks about the unusual route she took with her story Baby Marvin, which started as a screenplay. She reveals who in her life inspired her main character, how their may be some debate about Baby Marvin’s genre (psychological thriller? horror?) and her certainty that the story WILL get made into a movie.

Baby Marvin is available for pre-order on Amazon (https://tinyurl.com/55f27k7t) and will be available for purchase on May 26, 2026.

Baby Marvin is available at: https://tinyurl.com/55f27k7t

Laurie Kirk’s website: https://www.thelauriekirk.com/

Connect with Laurie:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelauriekirk/

Tiktok: @thelauriekirk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lauriekirkfisher

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lauriekirk

The Write Like a Badass Podcast is by, about and for writers. Welcome to your tribe!

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Too Many Ideas, Too Little Time

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Trae Dorn

Trae Dorn is a Wicca witch in Wisconsin who writes urban fantasies, comics and webcomics (they are an illustrator, too). In Trae’s free time(!), they host multiple podcasts. Listen to Trae talk about their creative process on episode 15 of the Write Like a Badass podcast.

Trae’s website is at: www.trhonline.com

Trae’s books and comics & etc. include:

·        The Mia Graves Saga, a series of queer contemporary fantasy novels

·        The webcomic Peregrine Lake 

·        The comic UnCONventional, a comic based off of their decades staffing conventions

·        Trae is also the creator of the Super Awesome Action Heroes Role Playing Game System

The Write Like a Badass Podcast is by, about and for writers. Welcome to your tribe!

·        A video of the interview in this episode is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WriteLikeaBadass

You can also find Write Like a Badass on:

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Buckle Up, Buttercup: This Writer Is In Her Crone Era – and Loving It!

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Lydia M. Hawke has written and published 18 books! Several of her multi-book series feature heroines of a certain age who KNOW THEIR POWER.

She also writes a romance series, The Ever After Romance Collection, under the name Linda Poitevin.

On the podcast, episode 14, Lydia talks about reaching a crossroads in her life and suddenly finding a new direction for her writing, and how her books have found an enthusiastic array of readers. Getting older and fighting invisibility is just one of the many topics we cover.

Lydia is so enthused about her Crone Wars series (shown above) that she got a tattoo inspired by the stories.

Visit Lydia’s website: https://www.lydiahawkebooks.com/

Here’s where you’ll find that merch we talk about in the episode: https://www.lydiahawkebooks.com/shop/

Connect with Lydia socially: https://www.facebook.com/LydiaMHawke

You Wrote a Novel on Your Phone?! And Other Writing Strategies

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Amina Mirza is getting ready to publish her first novel, The Mermaid and the Mini-Horse. She describes it as “a fishy fairy tale” – for adults.

Listen to episode 13 of the Write Like a Badass podcast, and hear about how Amina used “free writing” and wrote most of her novel on her phone!

You will also get to hear Amina read an excerpt from her book – and do character voices.

The Write Like a Badass podcast is available on all major podcast platforms.

You can find Amina Mirza on:

TikTok,  https://www.tiktok.com/@authoraminamirza, Twitter www.x.com/jaeswoon, and ko-fi, https://ko-fi.com/aminaamirza. She is also on Tumblr: https://jaehyofan.tumblr.com and posts in these writing communities on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/communities/writing-tea-tips and https://www.tumblr.com/communities/books-and-writing.

Books and authors that Amina recommends:

  • How to Write a Novel in 6 Months by Thomas Emson
  • Terry Pratchett
  • A.G. Slatter
  • T Kingfisher

The Write Like a Badass Podcast is by, about and for writers. Welcome to your tribe!

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Help me keep this podcast going and get bonus content by supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WriteLikeaBadass

Here is the link my video-and-download course, How to Self-Publish Your Badass Book on Amazon: https://writelikeabadass.teachable.com/p/how-to-self-publish-your-badass-book-on-amazon

Find Connor Fischetti’s music on Bandcamp. Download the free app or go to the website (https://bandcamp.com/) and look for the albums:

  • Connor Fischetti (Connor Fischetti Band), and
  • Cricket (Boiler Room Band)