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GenreTainment #96 – Featuring Writer Dean Wesley Smith

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Dean Wesley Smith Smiths Monthly Thunder Mountain - Avalanche Creek

Welcome to another edutainment filled episode of GenreTainment! On this 96th episode we are speaking with writer Dean Wesley Smith. He is a USA Today bestselling author with over 100 novels and hundreds of short stories published.

He shares with us how he started his now over 40 year career, and gives some excellent writing tips from his experience and from his non-fiction book Writing Into The Dark. Smith tells us what it is like writing media tie-in books for movie & TV show settings like Star Trek, Men and Black,Quantum Leap, and more. He also talks about his original book series, like his Old West time travel series Thunder Mountain, his scifi Space Opera the Seeders Universe, and his superhero series Poker Boy.

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GenreTainment #95 – Featuring Writer / Actress Britain Valenti

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For the 95th episode of GenreTainment we are speaking with filmmaker and actress Britain Valenti. She is the showrunner of the scifi series INTERROGATION a dystopian science fiction series set in 2098. The series stands out in part because it stars women and has cast members who are disabled actors portraying disabled characters. We learn more about the show and Valenti shares tips for web series creators.

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GenreTainment #94 – Featuring Writer / Director Christopher Leone

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For the 94th episode of GenreTainment we are chatting with Christopher Leone, the writer & director of the new science fiction adventure film Parallels. He tells us all about this parallel Earth hopping movie and we also discuss his past work, like the scifi mystery mini-series The Lost Room.

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PARALLELS trailer from Christopher Leone on Vimeo.

GenreTainment #93 – Featuring Actor Michael Laskin

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Michael Laskin

For this 93rd episode we are speaking with professional actor Michael Laskin. For 35 years he has been working in film, television, theatre, and voice-overs. He is also an acting teacher and the author of the new book “The Authentic Actor: The Art and Business of Being Yourself.”

He shares decades of acting wisdom and gives some great advice & tips for anyone wanting to be an actor.

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GenreTainment #92 – Featuring Writer / Producer Gabe Michael

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Forge Apollo Ambient

For this 92nd episode of GenreTainment we are speaking with writer/producer/director Gabe Michael the co-founder of Forge Apollo. We talk to him about Forge Apollo’s new science fiction thriller series Ambient, award winning science series Technium, and Football talk show Blitzed. Plus some upcoming projects, like Cubicle Zombies.  Michael also gives great tips for web series creators. Oh, and we also talk about goats and judgmental smart cars…

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2015 IAWTV Awards

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IAWTV Awards

It was an honor to present the 2015 International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) Award for Best Writing (Non-Fiction).  Congrats to Gabe Michael and the whole Forge Apollo team. Also a big thanks to my co-presenter, young & talented actress Lindsey Middleton (Out with Dad). It was a fantastic show hosted by Roger Bart. Jeff Burn, Jonathan Robbins, and an entire team of talented folks who put together perhaps one of the most professional and entertaining IAWTV Awards show yet. You can find a list of all of the nominees & winners at http://www.iawtv.org/2015-iawtv-award-nominees/

The show streamed live from Las Vegas. You can see the archived video below. Enjoy!

GenreTainment #91 – Featuring DC Web Fest Founder Otessa Ghadar

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Otessa Ghadar

For this episode we are speaking with Otessa Marie Ghadar creator of the web series Orange Juice in Bishops Garden, founder of DC Web Series Festival, and president of the new media company 20/20 Productions.

Ghadar tells us why and how she founded the first web series & digital media festival in the Washington DC area. We learn how she created her own web series, the challenges she faced filming seven seasons of that show, and the recognition it has gained from the LGBT community.

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GenreTainment #90 – Featuring Writer Tim Waggoner

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For this episode of GenreTainment Marx & Julie are speaking with prolific author and writing professor Tim Waggoner. He has published numerous novels, three short story collections, and has over one hundred published stories in the Fantasy, Horror, and Thriller genres.

We discuss his Nekroplis books, Shadow Watch books, Ghost Trackers books, and his media tie-in books for shows like Supernatural, Stargate SG-1 and more. Waggoner also tells us about his newest Shadow Watch book, Dream Stalkers. And he shares excellent writing advice.

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GenreTainment #89 – Featuring Writers Javier Palenzuela & Ed Shannon

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Game Knights - web series

For this episode Marx and Julie are speaking with web series creators and game designers Javier Palenzuela & Ed Shannon.

We discuss their web series Game Knights and their Kickstarter for the parody roleplaying game Beasties & Bygones. These comedians & filmmakers talk about how they created a half live-action and half animated web series about gamers and the journey to make their fictional roleplaying game into a reality.

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GenreTainment #88 – Featuring Writer Joanna Penn

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ARKANE Books

For this episode of GenreTainment Marx & Julie are speaking with New York Times and USA Today bestselling supernatural/thriller author Joanna Penn (also known as J.F. Penn). We discuss Penn’s life change from IT consultant to full-time award winning self-published author and public speaker. We learn about her supernatural thriller series ARKANE and her London Psychic series. We also talk about her non-fiction books for writers and she gives us solid tips for becoming a writer.

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