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Dead Languages
Carson Winter, P.L. McMillan
134 episodes
5 days ago
Authors P.L. McMillan and Carson Winter have joined forces to have lively, irreverent, and hopefully helpful conversations on the craft of writing horror fiction. Expect weird tangents, frank industry discussions, interviews, and more!
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Authors P.L. McMillan and Carson Winter have joined forces to have lively, irreverent, and hopefully helpful conversations on the craft of writing horror fiction. Expect weird tangents, frank industry discussions, interviews, and more!
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Dead Languages
Episode 134: The Annual Dead Languages DnD Extravaganza (Part 2)

The adventure continues!

PLM plays Dungeon Daddy as Carson, Erik McHatton, Nina Miller, and Kai Delmas join us for our Annual DnD Halloween episode.

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5 days ago
1 hour 14 minutes 11 seconds

Dead Languages
Episode 133: The Annual Dead Languages DnD Extravaganza (Part 1)

PLM plays Dungeon Daddy as Carson, Erik McHatton, Nina Miller, and Kai Delmas join us for our Annual DnD Halloween episode. We storm the Red Tower... and talk a lot about poop.

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1 week ago
1 hour 24 minutes 49 seconds

Dead Languages
Episode 131: Situational and Speculative Hooks

This week, Carson talks about Situational and Speculative hooks to jumpstart your ideation phase!


Also, We Will Speak Again of the Red Tower is out now! Get it here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/zum1k2dg9b

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2 weeks ago
1 hour 19 minutes 11 seconds

Dead Languages
Episode 130: Drabble Contest 2025!

We asked for drabbles and you delivered! Carson and PLM name the three winners, along with the ten runner-ups!


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3 weeks ago
1 hour 23 minutes 21 seconds

Dead Languages
Episode 129: Live Editing! (with Kai Delmas)

This week, the goblins are role-reversed into being spooky co-eds! Drabble King Kai Delmas joins us on the latest episode to offer expertise on our short stories.

Find out more about Kai's editing services and fiction here: https://www.kaidelmas.com/

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1 month ago
1 hour 59 minutes 23 seconds

Dead Languages
Episode 128: Editorial Services

Carson and PLM talk about editorial services—but not just any editorial services! Carson's new offering!

Listen in to learn more about Professor CarCar's desperate move to earn income!

For actual writing services, follow the link: https://wintergreen.my.canva.site/

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1 month ago
1 hour 28 minutes 51 seconds

Dead Languages
Episode 127: Reality Breakdown in Horror (D. Matthew Urban)

Did reality just get all messed up or are you some sort of weird horror author?

This week, the goblins are joined by D. Matthew Urban to discuss how to utilize the breakdown of reality to dazzling, disorienting effect!

Find out more about D. Matthew Urban here: https://dmatthewurban.com/

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1 month ago
1 hour 33 minutes 45 seconds

Dead Languages
Episode 126: Do You Need Talent To Write?

The goblins put their thinking caps on and answer the ponderous question: does it take talent to write? Are you born with it? Or maybe it's May...never mind.



Don't forget our drabble contest is live!

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1 month ago
49 minutes 55 seconds

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Episode 125: More Reddit Questions and SO MANY UPDATES!

We answer writing questions from Reddit, and also get to do some housecleaning. Drabble contest. Cummies Awards. The Return of Reader Mail! All that and more!

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2 months ago
2 hours 42 seconds

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Episode 124: Writing for Submission II (with Sam Logan and Arwyn Sherman)

In episode 109, PLM and Carson decided to write for a new submission call put out by Slugger magazine!

They pledged to write their little hearts out, then have Arwyn Sherman and Sam Logan on the show to talk about how the submission call went, along with the fate of their stories! DUH DUH DUN!!!!!!

Well, the day has come. Find out the myriad ways we screwed up.

Learn more about Slugger here: https://sluggerfiction.com/

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2 months ago
1 hour 40 minutes 55 seconds

Dead Languages
Episode 123: Literally All About Literary Agents

Today Goblin PLM interviews literary agent Becky LeJeune about literary agents. Where authors should start, what to expect, and staying positive in the face of rejection!


Find Becky here: https://bondliteraryagency.com/about-us

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2 months ago
58 minutes 59 seconds

Dead Languages
Episode 122: How to Help Your Favorite Author

This week, Carson and PLM talk a lot about pedophil—

Wait! Okay, we also talk about things anyone can do to help their favorite author sell some books.

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2 months ago
1 hour 40 minutes 37 seconds

Dead Languages
Episode 121: WTF is Psychological Horror?

Oh no! Our minds are unraveling! Can you help us step-killer?


This week, we talk about Psychological Horror—a genre with some incredible history that also sometimes ages like milk.

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2 months ago
1 hour 31 minutes 16 seconds

Dead Languages
Episode 120: Story Time

This week we're phoning it in with some scary stories to listen to on your way to work or the bathroom.

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3 months ago
31 minutes 8 seconds

Dead Languages
Episode 119: Love? In Horror? (with Christopher O'Halloran)

When Christopher O'Halloran asks to talk about love, you talk about love.

This week, we're exploring the many different ways love can shape a horror story (and also going on way too many tangents).

Chris is the author of PUSHING DAISY from Lethe Press. Learn more here: https://www.lethepressbooks.com/store/p716/Pushing_Daisy.html

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3 months ago
1 hour 25 minutes 16 seconds

Dead Languages
Episode 118: The Professor's Flight to Byzantium (with Erik McHatton)

This week, PLM is off the clock so Carson brought in his favorite goblin, author Erik McHatton!

Erik and Carson discuss two short stories this week: "The Professor's Teddy Bear" by Theodore Sturgeon and "Flying to Byzantium" by Lisa Tuttle.

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3 months ago
1 hour 45 minutes 53 seconds

Dead Languages
Episode 117: Where New Writers Should Start

Okay, so you're a new writer and you have no idea where to start.

Well, guess what Spooky Co-eds? Stop smushing your nose up against the glass on the outside, and start embracing the pain of professional fiction writing!

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3 months ago
1 hour 23 minutes 40 seconds

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Episode 116: Top 5 for 2025 (so far...)

The goblins kickback, relax, and share their top 5 books of 2025 so far. Will their tastes align? Probs not.


Discord: https://discord.gg/97EtArJQnP

Carson's new collection: https://carsonwinter.com/pre-order-portraits-of-decay/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/DeadLanguagesPodcast

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4 months ago
1 hour 17 minutes 32 seconds

Dead Languages
Episode 115: Live from StokerCon 2025 Part 2

PLM couldn't stop talking to authors at this year's StokerCon! Listen to the second part of her adventune here!

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4 months ago
57 minutes 1 second

Dead Languages
Episode 114: Live from StokerCon 2025 Part 1

PLM went to StokerCon and interviewed EVERYBODY!!!!!

Listen in to dozens of authors who'd like to diminish their accomplishments by appearing on the Dead Languages Podcast!

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4 months ago
1 hour 3 minutes 40 seconds

Dead Languages
Authors P.L. McMillan and Carson Winter have joined forces to have lively, irreverent, and hopefully helpful conversations on the craft of writing horror fiction. Expect weird tangents, frank industry discussions, interviews, and more!