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Tomorrow Gene was intended to be 5 books long, right on the heels of the 7 book Invasion. But it ended up being only 3 books – a very different scope that what they began with. In today’s Backstory, learn about the process the guys went through to trim down their fiction, as well as […]
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Karma Police claims 6 episodes of blood, sweat, and tears for Dave, and puppy enthusiasm from Sean. Dave’s inspiration comes from David Levithan’s Every Day. This is a story Dave wishes he wrote, and so he and Sean wrote Karma Police instead. This was an interesting project that almost became a superhero story. Plus, listen […]
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Cursed was designed to be an episodic experience, but things changed along the way. The guys talk about the experience of writing the series, how they decided to close it, and some of the plot changes and world-building scrambles they had along the way. Discover the thought behind each of the characters, how they bridged […]
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WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE GURU AND THE TRILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB SERIES. We haven’t been able to do any Backstory episodes for the Trillionaire Boys’ Club for one reason: Johnny wasn’t ‘out’ as Aubrey yet. But now that’s behind us, and we can talk The Guru. Learn about the one throw-away decision that […]
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La Fleur was never meant to have a Back Story episode, but there’s something very special about it. Today, Sean and Johnny talk about the inspiration for La Fleur de Blanc, which comes from Sean’s real world experience in a flower shop in California. They discuss how it nearly ruined the Lexi Maxwell brand, and […]
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This is one book that’s difficult to talk about without revealing some shocking spoilers. Today, Sean and Johnny discuss the process of writing Devil May Care, one of Sterling and Stone’s passion projects. While this literary work won’t necessarily be a best-seller, that wasn’t the purpose. Find out what was cut and the struggle of […]
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Threshold is a unique story in many ways. For one, it’s the first book the guys had to completely rewrite, and it’s one that Dave started out wanting to write. Find out when Threshold was born, how it changed over the course of being written, and the struggles the guys faced while going through a […]
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Dead City is one of the guys’ favorite books, and today, Sean and Johnny discuss the book, how it started, and how it drastically changed. Find out why it’s not really a monster book, beats that never made it to the final book, and the guys’ favorite moments in the story and creating it. Also, […]
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***This episode contains spoilers for Resurrection, part of the Invasion series. Resurrection is the final book in the Invasion series, one of the guys’ favorite and most popular stories. Want to know what ending the guys originally intended versus what happened? Want to know Johnny’s and Sean’s favorite moments, and the awesome Easter eggs you […]
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**This episode contains spoilers for the Collective Inkwell book, Available Darkness.** Available Darkness is special to Sean and Dave; it’s the first work they started together. Find out the strange place Dave got the idea of the story, and dig into the part of Dave’s psyche that fuels a lot of what Collective Inkwell publishes. […]
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**This episode contains spoilers for Judgement, a book in the Invasion series, and other books in the series. What’s it like to write a series, one book at a time? From reader confusion to story arcs to how they revealed them, Johnny and Sean go through the challenges of writing the book and series. Find […]
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Yesterday’s Gone was the title where Collective Inkwell (Sean and Dave) really found its voice. With the entire series complete, the guys have an amazing time remembering the process they went through writing it, and the challenges they faced as indies several years ago. They also talk about the beloved serial character, Boricio. Help a […]
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**This episode contains spoilers for Extinction, part of the Invasion series, as well as earlier books in the series.** Invasion is a series that Sean and Johnny have had a blast writing, and Extinction is their absolute favorite book in the series. In today’s episode, they share the struggles and challenges, as well as the […]
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SPOILER ALERT! Today, Johnny and Sean talk about what went on behind the scenes during Dream Engine and the most recent book, Ruby Room. This story was one of the first Story Shopped, or beats 2.0, stories, and the guys talk about the challenges they faced with such a huge world and remembering what characters […]
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THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR SHADEBORN, THE FOURTH BOOK OF THE NIGHTBLADE EPIC. Today, Sean and Garrett talk about the creation of the Shadeborn book, part of the Nightblade epic series. Find out when Sean and Garrett collaborated, and whether it was a good idea or not Rogan, and the challenges of filling the character […]
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THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR DARKFIRE, THIRD BOOK IN THE NIGHTBLADE SERIES. Sean and Garrett talk about what went into the writing of Darkfire, the third book in the Nightblade series. Find out what went on behind the scenes! How Darkfire is like ‘The Wire’ in that it pulls back to a much bigger picture […]
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THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR MYSTIC, SECOND BOOK IN THE NIGHTBLADE SERIES. Sean and Garrett talk about Mystic, the second book in the Nightblade series. Find out what went on behind the scenes during the book’s creation. How the end of Nightblade led into the beginning of Mystic, and the seed of the idea of […]
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THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR NIGHTBLADE, FIRST BOOK OF ITS SERIES. Today, Sean and Garrett talk about Nightblade, the first book of the series with the same name. Find out what went on behind the scenes during the book’s creation. These spoilers will ONLY be for Nightblade, so feel free to listen if you haven’t […]
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SPOILER ALERT! Wonder what went on behind the scenes while Annihilation, part of the Invasion series, was being written? Join in as Johnny and Sean talk about their experience of writing this book in the series. One of the guys’ prime directives was that the story had to move fast. Find out why Raj stuck […]
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While this episode is primarily about season three, it’s also about the entire series of The Beam. Sean and Johnny talk about some of what they experienced during writing it, where the ideas came from, and hints of what’s in store. Where the story originated. One of the guys was hesitant to choose this as […]
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Once you’ve read your favorite S&S book, this is where you’ll find the ‘DVD Extras.’ Johnny, Sean, and Dave divulge their secrets, and share the trials and victories they had while writing. Help a friend…FacebookEmailTwitterBufferGoogle+MoreHelp a friend…FacebookEmailTwitterBufferGoogle+More
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