Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Write to Survive: Scratching The Writing Itch feat. Christa Carmen

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There’s a lot of ways that we can fill our need to write. In this episode, Brigid and Dan discuss a few ways to use your skills in non-traditional ways. Dan reports from GenCon and we discuss how games like Dungeons & Dragons or shows like The Adventure Zone are changing the rules of storytelling. Then, Dan sits down with horror author Christa Carmen to discuss her upcoming debut “Something Borrowed, Something Blood-Soaked,” as well as her experience as a mental health professional who writes dark fiction. Then, an interview with MetaArcade founder David Reid from the GenCon floor. We get the lowdown on their new interactive storytelling game Cthulu Chronicles, and how interested writers can contribute stories to the ongoing project.

 

Intro: “Fallow Fellow” by Cullah used under Creative Commons

Outro: “Alice in Horrorland” by the Voodoo Puppets used under Creative Commons

Website: www.writetosurvivecast.com

Patreon: patreon.com/WriteToSurvive

Twitter: @WritingSurvivor

00:38 – Introductions & GenCon jet lag

2:25 – Geeking out over Mercedes Lackey and James S. A. Corey

6:36 – Tor Publishing and the Gencon Writers’ Symposium

8:28 – Tabletop games/emergent storytelling as a gateway drug to writing sci-fi and fantasy

22:15 – Patreon #SendBrigidtoGenCon2019

 

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  • Dan Arndt

    Fiction writer, board game fanatic, DM. Has an MFA and isn't quite sure what to do now. If you have a dog, I'd very much like to pet it. Operating out of Indianapolis.

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