Episodes

Friday Mar 25, 2022
Episode 87 - Writer’s Book Club: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (Part 2 of 2)
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Friday Mar 25, 2022
This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil are joined by Immortals writing group members Billy Palmer and Gabriel Salmeron, along with debut author Marie Parks “Unrelenting” (co-authored by Jessi Honard) to discuss Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. We look at the story through a writer’s lens. Join us as we talk about one of our favorite books.
Links mentioned during the show:
Marie:
Twitter: @mariepark
Website: https://www.marieparks.com/
Marie’s Publisher: @NotAPipePub
Pre-order Unrelenting
Barnes & Noble Paperback Pre-order
Gabe:
Twitter: @GFSalmeron
Billy:
Twitter: @bapalmer_writes
Leigh Bardugo:
Website: https://www.leighbardugo.com/
Twitter: @LBardugo
Instagram: @lbardugo
Podcast: GrishaCast: The Grishaverse Podcast
Sarah Eni’s First Draft Podcast Interview with Leigh Bardugo
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
Now, just keep writing!

Friday Mar 11, 2022
Episode 86 - Writer’s Book Club: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (Part 1 of 2)
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
This week, Marshall, Nick, and Wil are joined by Immortals writing group members Billy Palmer and Gabriel Salmeron, along with debut author Marie Parks “Unrelenting” (co-authored by Jessi Honard) to discuss Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. We look at the story through a writer’s lens as well as fans. How it would fit into a three-act structure, 7-Point Plot Structure as well as character deep dives.
Links mentioned during the show:
Marie:
Twitter: @mariepark
Website: https://www.marieparks.com/
Marie’s Publisher: @NotAPipePub
Gabe:
Twitter: @GFSalmeron
Billy:
Twitter: @bapalmer_writes
Leigh Bardugo:
Website: https://www.leighbardugo.com/
Twitter: @LBardugo
Instagram: @lbardugo
Podcast: GrishaCast: The Grishaverse Podcast
Sarah Eni’s First Draft Podcast Interview with Leigh Bardugo
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
Now, just keep writing!

Friday Feb 25, 2022
Episode 85 - JKW While Black: Our Worlds Can Exist Without Trauma
Friday Feb 25, 2022
Friday Feb 25, 2022
This week, Marshall and Brent sit down with L.D. Lewis to talk about her writing and wrap up their series of Just Keep Writing While Black episodes for Black History Month.
Links mentioned during the show:
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
Now, just keep writing!

Friday Feb 18, 2022
Episode 84 - JKW While Black: Minimalism through a Black Lens
Friday Feb 18, 2022
Friday Feb 18, 2022
This week, Marshall and Brent talk to Kevin Ramirez, a Black literary writer, about what writing in a post George Floyd world feels like and how that plays against trying to write minimalist fiction.
Links mentioned during the show:
Instagram: @djamrod
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
Now, just keep writing!

Friday Feb 11, 2022
Episode 83 - The Case for Angry Black Women
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Friday Feb 11, 2022
This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent interview Zin E. Rocklyn and discuss their novella “Flowers for the Sea.” Zin talks about the motivations behind the haunting gothic work, which just recently made the reading list for the Hugo’s, and why angry Black women are valid and important to have as protagonists.
Links mentioned during the show:
- Twitter: @intelligentwat
Find Zin’s work here!
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
Now, just keep writing!

Friday Feb 04, 2022
Episode 82 - JKW While Black: Writing as a Librarian
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
This week, Marshall and Brent discuss the work of a rising star in the SFF field, Jen Brown. She discusses her role as a librarian in higher education and how that plays into her creating fantastic worlds full of color and fashion!
Links mentioned during the show:
- Bandit Reaper (Baffling Mag)
- To Rise Blown Open
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
Now, just keep writing!

Friday Jan 28, 2022
Episode 81 - I See You
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Friday Jan 28, 2022
This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent continue to dive into the night of the Hugos! They have a dynamite discussion with major heavy hitting SFF figures, Maurice Broaddus and
Sheree Renée Thomas. They dig into the significance of FIYAH’s Hugo Win and how the field can continue to move forward…
Links mentioned during the show:
Sheree Renée Thomas
- Sheree’s website
- @blackpotmojo
- The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (Sheree is the editor)
Maurice Broaddus
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
Now, just keep writing!

Friday Jan 21, 2022
Episode 80 - On FIYAH
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Friday Jan 21, 2022
This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent gather to introduce a Hugo award reaction show recorded during World Con. Congratulations to FIYAH Magazine!
Links mentioned during the show:
- The Blood Trials
- Twitter: @Nia_Davenport
- Twitter: @LPKindred
Gabriel Salmeron
- Instagram: @gabrielfsalmeron
- Twitter: @GFSalmeron
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
Now, just keep writing!

Friday Dec 24, 2021
Episode 79 - To 2021 and Beyond
Friday Dec 24, 2021
Friday Dec 24, 2021
This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent discuss their favorite Just Keep Writing Podcast moments of 2021 and set their writing goals for the new year.
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
Now, just keep writing!

Friday Dec 10, 2021
Episode 78 - Rejections
Friday Dec 10, 2021
Friday Dec 10, 2021
This week, Marshall, Nick, Wil, and Brent discuss how they keep writing even when the rejections start piling up.
Support the Show:
Contact us!
Marshall:
- Website: www.marshallcarr.com
- Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com
- Twitter: @darthpops
Nick:
- Website: www.brightinks.org
- Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org
- Twitter: @BrightInks
Wil:
- Email: wil@justkeepwriting.org
- Twitter: @wil_ralston
- Instagram: @wilsartrules
Brent:
- Twitter: @BrentCLambert
- @fiyahlitmag
- Fiyah Lit Magazine
Now, just keep writing!