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The Snark | The Giant, the Baby, and the Basalt
You can’t expect a reader to take your mountaintop fortress seriously unless someone, somewhere in that world believes it was carved by alien goats or a weeping god.

The Snark
Jul 74 min read


The Snark | The Orca Fashion Trend We Didn’t Know We Needed (But Kind of Do)
Orcas, the majestic, intelligent predators of the sea, have decided to take fashion advice from a rotting fish carcass.

The Snark
Jun 234 min read


The Snark | How AI Could Replace Human Podcasters
Look, if you’re a writer, there’s a lot of fun to be had with the tech developments that are already upending our lives - and trust me, your characters could use a little upending right about now. Imagine the drama of a character who’s forced to grapple with AI relationships, or one who discovers their partner has been replaced by a highly efficient bot (and no, the bot does not “get” the jokes).

The Snark
Jun 165 min read


The Snark | Goodbye Moon? (2024 YR4, part 2)
And if a piece of Moon rock happens to crash through your roof while you’re writing? Well, then you’ve got one heck of a plot twist on your hands.

The Snark
Jun 95 min read


The Snark | Asteroid Doom 2030 (2024 YR4, part 1)
So, what if the asteroid does hit in 2030? Or maybe it doesn’t. But at least we can laugh, panic, and enjoy the absurdity while it lasts. And if it all comes crashing down, hey, at least we’ll have one heck of a story.

The Snark
Jun 24 min read


The Snark | A New Dawn for Humanity
If you haven’t been keeping up with the latest tech gossip - shame on you - let’s take a moment to break the news: OpenAI and Jony Ive (yes, that Jony Ive, the one who helped design the iPhone and made you feel like a tech genius just for touching your screen) are teaming up to create something revolutionary. Oh, but it’s not a new app or another overpriced gadget to replace your perfectly functional one - no, no, no. This is a new device, a third device.

The Snark
May 265 min read


The Snark | Karol Nawrocki's Masterclass in Political Fiction
The more improbable the situation, the more it often rings true to life.

The Snark
May 54 min read


Writer's Prompts | Panic Mode: Activated
Writer's Prompts for the podcast "Panic Mode: Activated!"
Effigy Press Admin
Apr 102 min read


The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "Panic Mode: Activated"
Embrace the panic, and remember: chaos makes for unforgettable stories.

The Snark
Apr 104 min read


Short n' Sweet Podcast | Panic Mode: Activated
In this Alchemy Short n’ Sweet episode, Tim and LeeAnna delve into the joy of a crisis made so much worse by the person who panics!
Effigy Press Admin
Apr 101 min read


The Snark | When the Farmer Didn’t Look Up... The First Forrest Gump
Sometimes the most mythic moment in your book should be the leg of a drowning mythological figure waving from a distant corner.

The Snark
Mar 313 min read


The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "Take Me to Your Writer | Part 3, The Weirdness Beneath Our Skin"
We go to places where reality, science, and horror collide in the weirdest ways. You won’t get this kind of weird anywhere else. Trust me.

The Snark
Mar 205 min read


The Snark | The Ultimate Committee Work Triumph
The beauty of language doesn’t always come from sitting in your chair, sipping a nice tea, and waiting for divine inspiration to strike.

The Snark
Mar 174 min read


The Snark | The Man Who Knew... Everything?
The beauty of fiction is that we get to explore those gaps, to discover the things we didn’t know we didn’t know.

The Snark
Mar 105 min read


Podcast | Take Me to Your Writer | Part 3, The Weirdness Beneath Our Skin
Tim & LeeAnna dive into the “weirdness beneath our skin”—because, honestly, who doesn’t love a good rabbit hole?
Effigy Press Admin
Feb 271 min read


The Snark | Plot Twist: Your Story Needs More Exploding Kids
Here’s the deal: you can either play it safe, writing characters who are as boring as wet toast, or you can let your imagination run wild.

The Snark
Feb 243 min read


The Snark | What the Egg? The Great Egg Surcharge of 2025
Find the "egg fee" in your next story, and see where it takes you.

The Snark
Feb 103 min read


The Snark | Florida Man’s Beef, Butter, and Brain Fog
How could someone take a perfectly reasonable idea and turn it into something wildly, explosively, spectacularly out of hand?

The Snark
Feb 34 min read


Writer's Prompts | When Reality Met Fiction: The Meet Cute
Writer's Prompts for the podcast "When Reality Met Fiction: The Meet Cute"
Effigy Press Admin
Jan 301 min read


The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "When Reality Met Fiction: The Meet Cute"
In the end, whether it's love or creative writing, the unexpected is what keeps us hooked.

The Snark
Jan 303 min read
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