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Transmedia storyteller & novelist J.C. Hutchins chats with creatives, and provides updates about his own creative work, in this podcast.
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Interview with Alan Moore, 1999 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
“During my brief journalism career, I freelanced for Wizard, a magazine that covered the comics industry. I had the great fortune to interview influential folks in the business, such as Neil Gaim...
ListenA Lesson from Richard Simmons from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
I finished listening to Missing Richard Simmons yesterday. It was pretty good. Check it out.
Back when I was a ...
ListenAll Attitude. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Pass the Chips from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
My new personal mantra when it comes to writing:
Potato chips, not pearls.
Meaning: Nearly everything I write will be consumed quickly and compulsively. It's disposable. I m...
ListenResistance Radio from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
WOW! A special package was delivered to my home last night, sent from an ALTERNATE 1960s. In this alt-world, the fascists won the war, and America ain't what it oughta be. (Sound familiar?)
<... Listen'I, Me, Mine' Journalism from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
So. Three paragraphs into this 2,500-word feature story about an icon in the video games...
ListenWould You Read It? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
From Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, an exchange between protagonist Gil Pender (an unpublished writer) and Ernest Hemingway:
PENDER: Would you read it?
HEMINGWAY: Yo...
ListenQuis custodiet ipsos custodes? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's been around 10 years since I opened this guy; I think it's about time for a re-read. Do you own a copy? Want to dive back in with me?
Anticipating Curiosity from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Ross Floate sez: "When we build things for people, I always ask, 'How could someone screw this up fo...
ListenThe House of Now from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
I just finished reading Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, a finely-researched and -written book about the rise of The House of Ideas, and its fall, and its rise again, and its fall again...
ListenThe Stanley from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
My ladyfriend and I visited the Stanley Hotel recently, the historic Colorado resort that inspired Stephen King to write The Shining all those decades ago. It was a lovely place. In two...
ListenHelp Kickstart Storium, the New Online Storytelling Game from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
I think a lot about creative writing, guys. I love and live the craft, and want others to, too. The world needs great storytellers. The world is a better place when diverse pers...
ListenThis Is Me When The Coffee's Ready from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Get A Sneak Peek: John Swords III from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The World Has The 33 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
I'm delighted to announce that the premiere episode of The 33 — Pramantha, Part 1 — is now out in the wild Listen
Be Compassionate from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Nobody's got it figured out. Everybody's doing the best they can.
ListenThis Is What We Want from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In the end, this is really all we writers want from you. ALL THE TIME.
Two Chips from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dude’s wife drinks a bottle of wine. Tries to tell a joke. Dude records & and animates it. It’s pretty brilliant.
I'd Give Damned-Near Anything to Write for This Franchise from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
I do love it so.
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I Think I Took the Brown Acid from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This is all kinds of wonderful madness.
ListenCathedrals and Garden Sheds from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
"I'm never happy with what I've written. You imagine, before you start, there's a cathedral, and the moment it starts on the page, it's a garden shed. And then you just try to make it the best s...
ListenIs Second Screen Content Actually "Transmedia"? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Laith Graham, an Australian buddy who's followed my career since my 7th Son podcast days, asked me this transmedia-related question on Facebook. I thought I'd share Laith's Q, and my A,...
ListenThis Is My Life from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Chipotle's recently-hacked Twitter account perfectly articulates my own ongoing personal struggle.
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Hey everyone! You’re really gonna like this episode a lot, trust us! In it, Steve chats with Christian Fonnesbech, the Transmedia Director for the upcoming project Cloud Chamber. We talk about stor...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 34 -- Listener Q&A from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It’s our special Mailbag episode! Steve and J.C. answer your questions, and boy were there some doozies!
ListenJ.C. Talks Transmedia With Jay Ferguson From "Guidestones" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
I recently had the great fortune to be interviewed by Jay Ferguson, creator of the Emmy award-winning transmedia experience Guidesto...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 33 -- The Lizzie Bennet Diaries from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week’s guests are the creative team behind The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: Bernie Su, Margaret Dunlap, Jenni Powell, and Jay Bushman.
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 32 -- Henry Jenkins from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Professor Henry Jenkins is our guest in this episode! He and J.C. sit down and talk about our current culture of shareable, spreadable media in this epic podcast.
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J.C. joins forces with Protagonist Labs from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 31 -- Jeff Gomez from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, we welcome Jeff Gomez (Starlight Runner), as J.C. talks with him about his unique brand of world-building in the transmedia space.
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 30 -- Listener Q&A from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It’s listener mail time! Steve and J.C. answer your questions, sent in via all the social networks and wonders of technology. Also: We talk about J.C.’s inability to pronounce tall pale British act...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 29 -- Mike Selinker from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our guest is Mike Selinker (Lone Shark Games Dot Com). Mike, whose puzzles appear regularly in GAMES magazine, The Chicago Tribune and The New York Times, talks with Steve and J.C. about his time a...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 28 -- Lina Srivastava from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Steve and J.C. spend a little time with Lina Srivastava, as they talk about using transmedia techniques for activism, raising awareness and change.
ListenPeople Are Wonderful. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Blood On My Hands: My Failure & Redemption in "Mass Effect" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 27 -- Ryan Omark, Stephen Omark, Dana Shaw & Tom Pike from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We celebrate the Indie-ARG in this episode! Guests Ryan Omark, Steve Omark (We Are Earthborne), Dana Shaw and Tom Pike (The Wall Will Fall) discuss their Alternate Reality Game projects from incept...
ListenDamning the NRA's "Gun Range" Game from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 26 -- Michael Andersen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Special guest Michael Andersen (ARGNet) joins Steve and J.C. as they look back at the year 2012. Projects, platforms, ARGs and more, you won’t want to miss this year-in-review episode.
ListenPostcard From The Future from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A few months ago, I received an incredible package in the mail from the Interplanetary Union, an organization based in a location called "New Lyon City," on the planet Centauri. Listen
Podcast: Interview with C.C. Chapman, Author of "Amazing Things Will Happen" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Today, J.C. chats with longtime friend and social media maven & author C.C. Chapman about C.C.'s new nonfiction book, Amazing Things Will Happen.
ListenBOOK REVIEW: C.C. Chapman's "Amazing Things Will Happen" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Podcast: Interview with Collin Earl & Chris Snelgrove of "The House of Gray" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Today, J.C. chats with authors and entrepreneurs Collin Earl and Chris Snelgrove. These two ultracreatives are the brilliant minds behind The House Of Gray audio and serialized ebook experience, an...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 25 -- Listener Q&A from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It’s the listener mailbag episode! In this episode, hosts Steve Peters and J.C. Hutchins answer questions from listeners, with anything as the topic. You’ll be amazed at what you learn about your h...
ListenJ.C.'s on the "View From Down Here" Podcast! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Folks, I wanted to tip you to an interview I recently did on the brand-new "View From Down Here" podcast, created by longtime 7th Son and podiobook fan Cobern Tweedel.
The Last Metroid Is In Captivity... from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This post is to test the website's ability to properly syndicate a podcast episode. Pay no attention to it.
ListenPodcast: Interview with Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff, author of "Tearing Down the Wall" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Today, J.C. chats with author, musician and new media entertainer Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff. J.C. and Mark are longtime pals and collaborators … and as this conversation illustrates, both are big fans...
ListenPodcast: Interview with Haley Moore, creator of "Laser Lace Letters" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Today, J.C. chats with Haley Moore, an incredibly talented transmedia storyteller who specializes in creating artifacts — physical items — from fictional worlds. Haley is presently promoting “Laser...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 24 -- Evan Jones from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Evan Jones (Stitch Media) joins us to give an update on the important court decision in Stitch Media’s interactive tax credit case, a followup to what we originally discussed in Episode 14. Very va...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 23 -- Michelle Senderhauf & Dave Walker from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Michelle Senderhauf (Dogtale Media) and Dave Walker (Synth-Bio Productions) join Steve and J.C. this week to talk about emergent, boutique transmedia companies, the challenges they face, and the so...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 22 -- Chris Dahlen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this special episode, co-host J.C. Hutchins chats with narrative designer Chris Dahlen about video game writing, transmedia storytelling and “Mark of the Ninja,” an XBox Live game that Dahlen re...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 21 -- Eric Huang from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, we talk with Eric Huang of Penguin Books about the opportunities for transmedia storytelling in the book publishing world … and beyond. Also joining us is Michael Andersen of ARGNet.
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 20 -- Felicia Day from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this special episode, co-host J.C. Hutchins chats with actor, writer, producer and entrepreneur Felicia Day. Day has starred in acclaimed TV series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Eureka, b...
ListenTransmedia Unboxing -- "Shattering Worlds" Artifacts from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Something cool is in the transmedia waters, my friends. Just last week, I received an incredible mystery package in the mail … and on Monday, another cool package arrived. This one is from another...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 19 -- Ken Eklund from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Hosts Steve Peters and J.C. Hutchins are joined by veteran game designer Ken Eklund, perhaps best known for designing the renowned serious ARG, World Without Oil in 2007. He talks with us about his...
ListenVIDEO: Transmedia Unboxing -- Yimmu Logistics Artifacts from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Yesterday, I received a mysterious packet in the mail from the Interplanetary Union, an organization based in a location called "New Lyon City," on the planet Centauri. I've received some very str...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 018 -- Alison Norrington, Liz Rosenthal & Tishna Molla from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, hosts Steve & J.C. talk with the organizers of two of the largest transmedia conferences of the year, both coming up in October: The StoryWorld Conferencein Los Angeles and Power t...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 017 -- David G. Wilson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week, StoryForward also speaks with David G. Wilson, Vice President of Global Business Strategy at EON Productions (the production company behind the James Bond film & entertainment franchise)...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 016 -- Jonathan Waite from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our good friend Jonathan Waite joins us to talk about ARGFest-o-Con 2012, happening July 26-28 in Toronto. We talk about all the great reasons to attend, including all the great speakers, events an...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 015 -- Andrea Phillips from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Transmedia Designer Andrea Phillips joins Steve and JC to talk about her just-released book A Creator’s Guide to Transmedia Storytelling: How to Captivate and Engage Audiences across Multiple Platf...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 014 -- Evan Jones from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this special interview, Stitch Media’s Creative Director and Founder Evan Jones joins Steve and J.C. as they discuss the denial of two projects to qualify for an important Digital Tax Credit bas...
ListenWill You Play Dotty’s Game? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 013 -- Sean Stacey, Jonathan Waite & Michael Andersen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We celebrate the 10th anniversary of ARG websites Unfiction and ARGNet in this history-packed episode. Guests Sean C. Stacey (Unfiction), Jonathan Waite and Michael Andersen (ARGNet) join Steve and...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 012 -- David Varela from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Steve and J.C. welcome transmedia writer and producerDavid Varela (davidvarela.com). Their discussion includes a history of his past ARG/transmedia work and his current project, a transmedia live t...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 011 -- Gunther Sonnenfeld from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
New media expert Gunther Sonnenfeld has a meaty discussion with Steve and J.C. about the obstacles that have been preventing transmedia entertainment from going mainstream and what can and should b...
ListenPodcast: Interview with Karen Wehner & Lucas Johnson of "The Time Tribe" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this conversation, J.C. chats with Karen Wehner and Lucas Johnson, co-founders of The Time Tribe, a transmedia experience designed to teach youngsters about world history. Combining video games,...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 010 -- Jackie Turnure from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Veteran transmedia producer Jackie Turnure (Fourth Wall Studios) joins J.C. and Steve in this jam-packed episode. Their discussion spans her past Alternate Reality Game projects for LOST, Flash For...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 009 -- Brian Clark from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this bonus episode, Brian Clark (GMD studios) defends his controversial assertion that “transmedia” has outlived its usefulness as a descriptive term for storytelling … and how refining the defi...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 008 -- Adrian Hon, Jim Babb & Mur Lafferty from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In a special roundtable discussion, Mur Lafferty, Adrian Hon (Six to Start) and Jim Babb (Awkward Hug) join hosts J.C. Hutchins and Steve Peters as they talk about their recent Kickstarter campaign...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 006 -- Jay Ferguson & Kate Sullivan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this jumbo-sized episode, hosts J.C Hutchins and Steve Peters spend some quality time with Jay Ferguson, the creator of the interactive thriller Guidestones, and Kate Sullivan of Candlemark & Gl...
ListenPodcast: Interview with Jordan Weisman, on "Shadowrun Returns" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Today, J.C. brings you an exclusive interview with legendary transmedia creator and game designer Jordan Weisman. In his first audio interview on the topic, Jordan shares the news about a Kickstart...
ListenUpcoming Presentations & Conferences! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
I've been a busy bee this week, finalizing travel plans to several transmedia/game conferences in the upcoming weeks. Now that these engagements have been booked, I can share the news with you! ...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 005 -- Christy Dena & Tom Salamon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Hosts Steve Peters and J.C. Hutchins talk with Tom Salamon, the co-creator and writer of Accomplice, an ongoing live action/transmedia show with performances in New York, Los Angeles and London.
ListenPodcast: Interview with Kate Sullivan, of Candlemark & Gleam from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Today, J.C. chats with Kate Sullivan, the mastermind of indie digital publisher Candlemark & Gleam. The company, which has been publishing books since 2010, pioneers the emerging digital publishing...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 004 -- Michel Reilhac from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Hosts Steve Peters and J.C. Hutchins have a fascinating chat with Michel Reilhac, who is the Executive Director of Arte France Cinéma and Director of Film Acquisitions for ARTE France. A passionate...
ListenPodcast: StoryForward, Episode 003 -- Joe Lidster from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this special episode of StoryForward, co-host Steve Peters talks with Joe Lidster, a television writer best known for his work on Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures and most recently, the onli...
ListenPodcast: Interview with Josh Viola, Creator of "The Bane of Yoto" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
J.C. chats with his friend Josh Viola, writer and creator of The Bane of Yoto, a compelling science-fiction / fantasy mashup narrative that’s currently unfolding on mobile devices as a free downloa...
ListenBest. Infographic. Ever. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The most epic infographic in the history of the multiverse, created by ultracool transmedia pro Carrie Cutforth-Young, quoting a grumpy tweet I...
ListenCreator Spotlight: Narrative Designer Jonathon Myers & "Sleepwalking Backward" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 002 -- Mike Monello from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, Campfire partner and Chief Creative Officer Mike Monello gives us a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into the Blair Witch mythology and how to navigate the fine line between creative...
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Coming Soon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Coming soon, exclusively in ebook format, to online retailers near you. :)
Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 001 - Jan Libby and Snow Town from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this special episode of StoryForward, co-host J.C. Hutchins chats with transmedia storyteller Jan Libby about her creative career, and her latest project, Snow Town.
ListenThe miles-deep wonder of The Fellowship of the Ring from 2020-03-13T19:03:55
I’m presently rereading The Fellowship of the Ring. I mentioned this to my Facebook peeps earlier in the week, mostly because I wanted to slag on the Tom Bombadil section of th...
ListenSome fun brainstorming about Marion Ravenwood, Indy's better half from 2020-03-11T15:45:46
Unlearning A Decade of Doubt from 2020-03-06T17:21:58
What if you realized one day, like a thunderclap, that a major failure you’d experienced a decade ago—one that had broken your heart for nearly every day of those ten years—had never be...
ListenThank you, Blanche from 2020-02-13T16:04:19
I learned one of the most important lessons about writing dialogue and character by watching The Golden Girls.
The lesson: A character should be so clearly real...
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