In our tenth episode, your fellow nerds Mercurio and Matt discuss the topic du jour: Writing and AI! We discuss common misconceptions about writing, such as the misapprehension that the work is merely

In our ninth episode, we interview the multi-talented Clay McLeod Chapman. We discuss Halloween costumes, writing for Marvel and Spider Man, writing middle grade books for Disney, writing comics and g

In our eighth episode, we interview the spectacular Jason Sanford, and we talk with him about getting exposed to the genre through his grandfather, early sales, getting pulled out of the slush pile, s

In our seventh episode, we interview the astounding Alaya Dawn Johnson! This was a fun and varied discussion about living in Mexico, 1920s-themed book parties, giant African moths, encountering WWII s

In our sixth episode, we discuss the favorite pastime of writers: procrastination! We talk about how to motivate and inspire ourselves, how we overcome writers block, the benefits of establishing goo

In our fifth episode, we interview the fabulous Cat Rambo! Cat Rambos 300+ fiction publications include stories in Asimovs, Clarkesworld Magazine, and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. In

In our fourth episode, we come you you LIVE from Readercon, the conference on imaginative literature, held this past July in Quincy, Massachusetts. We had the pleasure of interviewing the following

In our third episode, we discuss writing conventions! What are science fiction conventions? Whats the point of attending them? We discuss why you might attend panels, readings, and discussions, the b

In our second episode we discuss pantsing vs. plotting, or writing by the seat of your pants vs. outlining. (Also known as weeders vs. gardeners.) We talk about how pantsing can lead to surprises

Our inaugural episode! Welcome to The Nerd Count Podcast! In our first episode, hosts Mercurio D. Rivera and Matthew Kressel discuss the ins and outs of writing groups: the benefits and drawbacks, ele