Chris Edgerly is a renowned voice actor who has worked extensively in film, television, and video games. His impressive resume includes The Simpsons, Rick and Morty, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars. And now, to go along with his brilliant voice acting career, Chris has written his first novel, Soldier of Ages: Tettenhall. Check out Chris' links below: Official Website: chrisedgerly.com Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/chrisedgerly YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisEdgerlyakaTheEdgevoice Discord: https://discord.gg/Fa6hYvmn
m.a. Arana is a writer, poet, and editor from the Los Angeles area. She has published many poems and short stories, and recently published her debut novel, Winged Clipped. Martin and m.a. first met over a decade ago at a creative writing workshop that Martin was teaching; m.a. was in attendance as an aspiring author, and now, all these years later, she joins Martin on the podcast to chat about her new book, her writing process, and her first public event to launch Wing Clipped.
Martin interviews ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot trained to generate natural language responses to human questions. During the interview, Martin asks questions such as, "Are you an evil computer intent on taking over the world?" and "Who is Martin Lastrapes?" The answers will astound you! Martin also asks ChatGPT about its favorite movies and what kind of novel it would like to write.
Just in time for Christmas (if that sort of thing matters to you)! In this episode Martin explains the classic narrative arc…in so far a she understands it, which includes a lot of Star Wars references (good luck, listener). He also reads from his blog article "The Future Bank Robber," which reflects on choices and consequences in storytelling.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! In the finale of his very special three-episode Halloween eleganza podcast spectacular, Martin reflects on his month-long 2022 horror movie marathon. He also goes into the MartinLastrapes.com vault to revisit his favorite Halloween blog post, "Healing Halloween."
Do you know about the tunnels beneath Las Vegas? In PART 2 or this very special three-episode Halloween eleganza podcast spectacular, Martin shares an exclusive audio reading of his spooky short story, "Sin City."
To celebrate the spooky season, Martin is presenting a very special three-episode Halloween eleganza podcast spectacular! In this episode, Martin gives an exclusive audio reading of the darkest, most twisted short story he's ever written: "Belinda's Edge"
Martin shares the genesis of his Sheperd.com article, The Best Dark Fiction Books that Explore the Hidden Shadows of Humanity. He also reads from the article, offering some insights into his favorite dark fiction books.
Ben Fox, creator of Shepherd.com, talks to Martin about his awesome website that helps readers discover their next favorite book. He also talks about some of his own favorite books, living abroad, and the behind-the-scenes work of creating Shepherd.com.
Author and editor Tammy Salyer talks with Martin about indie publishing, book editing, and outlining novels.
Martin talks about what it's like to receive negative reviews and reads a few brutal reviews he's received for his books. He also shares an update on his hunt for a literary agent.
Martin talks to his old pal, Will Entrekin, about indie publishing, querying literary agents, and his new novel, Secondhand Emotions. Martin also talks about his current obsession will RuPaul's Drag Race.
Martin talks about finishing his new novel, indie publishing vs. traditional publishing, and his current hunt for a literary agent. He also talks about why he stopped podcasting for over a year (did you miss him?).
JK Allen, author of Half Blood Alliance, talks with Martin about growing up half-Asian in Michigan, her love of genre fiction, and the importance of good editing.
Martin talks with the cast and crew of Wild Within: Tonya Todd, Ryan Eicher, Clay Trimble, and Maria Bement.
Romance author, MV Ellis, talks with Martin (all the way from Australia!) about book marketing, looking up hot guys on Instagram, and the benefits of writing in the middle of the night.
Horror author, C.S. Alleyne, talks with Martin about her debut novel, Belle Vue, her writing process, and her love of horror fiction, and her fascination is insane asylums.
Martin appeared as a guest on Franze and Friends with Jay Franze and Keith Sensing. He talks about Dolph the Unicorn Killer & Other Stories, indie publishing, and the first time he made a move on Chanel.
Horror author, Mark Allan Gunnells, talks with Martin about haunted houses, paranormal investigators, and his new novel, 324 Abercorn.
Martin and his pal, Ben Eads (author of Hollow Heart), a couple of well-meaning fellas with no solutions for any of the world’s ills, share their thoughts, concerns, and hopes for America as we continue to navigate the consistently raucous terrain of 2020.