This episode from June of 2024, is the audio only version of Bob's weekly video VLOG. Bob talks about the annual Membership drive from Brick Cave Media.Mentioned in the episode is Profit and Loss from Bruce Davis, now available: https://brickcaveclick.com/36oov1d Bob then talks about the annual Sci-Fi Saturday and Bookmaze's new 8 store cats.https://www.bookmaze.com/home.html About Brick Cave Media® Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.media The Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com. Promotional Links Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.

Bruce and Sharon roll onward with their recent reads. They then dive into writing updates. This is where Bruce brings updates on Aluminum Magic. Sharon updates on Dating and Demons. They dive into some viewing, mentioning Fallout and the Three Body Problem. Mentioned in this Episode: The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave EggersThe Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune About Sharon Skinner Sharon Skinner is the author of numerous books and a number of short stories, including the Tavara Tinker Series. Her most recent title, The Exile's Gift, is available now from Brick Cave Media. She is online at https://sharonskinner.com or https://bookcoachingbysharon.com About Bruce Davis Bruce Davis is the author of many books and several short pieces of fiction. He writes science fiction, fantasy and non fiction. His most recent title, Silver Magic, is currently available from Brick Cave Media. He is online at https://brucecdavis.com About Brick Cave Media® Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.mediaThe Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com. Promotional Links Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.

Bruce and Sharon convene in this April 2024 episode, and do what all Arizonan's do, talk about the heat. They then talk about the Mesa Book Festival and its future. They then cover the schedule (2024 edition).  Mentioned in this Episode:Mesa Book Festival: http://mesabookfestival.comJeff Shaara- The Old LionP.T. Deutermann- Iso, 26 CharlieWill Thomas- Some Danger InvolvedThe Scapegracers- H.A. ClarkA Taste of Gold and Iron- Alexander RolandThe Year of the Witching- Alexis Henderson About Sharon Skinner Sharon Skinner is the author of numerous books and a number of short stories, including the Tavara Tinker Series. Her most recent title, The Exile's Gift, is available now from Brick Cave Media. She is online at https://sharonskinner.com or https://bookcoachingbysharon.com About Bruce Davis Bruce Davis is the author of many books and several short pieces of fiction. He writes science fiction, fantasy and non fiction. His most recent title, Silver Magic, is currently available from Brick Cave Media. He is online at https://brucecdavis.com About Brick Cave Media® Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.mediaThe Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com. Promotional Links Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.

Patrick kicks off the second part of this episode with a poem and a recap of poetry events that have now all long past. They then dive into Swifties and the repetitive nature pop songs in public spaces. Marcus then shares his love of Conan (the Barbarian, not O'Brien), old school. Patrick then dives into his MAD magazine collection efforts. About Author Patrick Hare A performance poet for more than twenty years, Patrick Hare has always redefined the ability of poetry to be a weapon of humor, using a sardonic scalpel in his language and theme choices to un-apologetically reveal the areas of our lives we’d all rather not see. Patrick has performed nationally, including several National Poetry Slams. Learn more at https://brickcaveclick.com/f6lvdvq About Author Marcus S Campbell Marcus Sterling Campbell is a poet and film enthusiast from Phoenix, Arizona. Graduating from Mesa Community College, he received a high distinction in Creative Writing, along with degrees in Journalism and General Studies. He is a Vortex Award winner and has placed in several writing contests within the Mesa community. Marcus sweats when he writes and while growing his Magic collection. His work can be found scattered across the web or @marcus_s_campbell on social media. Learn more at: http://www.marcusscampbell.com/about.html About Brick Cave Media® Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.mediaThe Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com. Promotional LinksLinks to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.

Pesky electronic interference popped its ugly head in the April 2024 episode from Marcus and Patrick. While experiencing an active shooter situation, Marcus and Patrick talk about the difference between writing to read your poetry versus writing for your work to be read. They then launch into AI and the horrors of AI in the writing space. About Author Patrick Hare A performance poet for more than twenty years, Patrick Hare has always redefined the ability of poetry to be a weapon of humor, using a sardonic scalpel in his language and theme choices to un-apologetically reveal the areas of our lives we’d all rather not see. Patrick has performed nationally, including several National Poetry Slams. Learn more at https://brickcaveclick.com/f6lvdvq About Author Marcus S Campbell Marcus Sterling Campbell is a poet and film enthusiast from Phoenix, Arizona. Graduating from Mesa Community College, he received a high distinction in Creative Writing, along with degrees in Journalism and General Studies. He is a Vortex Award winner and has placed in several writing contests within the Mesa community. Marcus sweats when he writes and while growing his Magic collection. His work can be found scattered across the web or @marcus_s_campbell on social media. Learn more at: http://www.marcusscampbell.com/about.html About Brick Cave Media® Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.mediaThe Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com. Promotional LinksLinks to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.

In part two of this old episode from January of 2024. Bob is correct (even now), there is a lot of audio to be worked through. Bob continues to talk about the idea of submitting manuscripts and the things that authors should keep in mind as they approach submitting their manuscript to publishers. Three questions every writer should be asking themselves at the point they feel they are ready to submit. Brick Cave's Submission Process is available to review online at:https://brickcave.media/index.php/manuscript-submissions

In part one of this "tenured" episode from January of 2024. Bob is correct (even now), there is a lot of audio to be worked through.Bob talks about the idea of submitting manuscripts and the things that authors should keep in mind as they approach submitting their manuscript to publishers. Three questions every writer should be asking themselves at the point they feel they are ready to submit. Brick Cave's submission process is available to review online at:https://brickcave.media/index.php/manuscript-submissions  

Bruce kicks this segment off with a description of one of his latest stories. Bruce talks about writing science fiction against a Civil War background. They talk about working to stay focused on the current writing projects when new writing projects start pinging trying to intrude. They talk about being at TusCon Science Fiction Convention. They dive into world building and to do it right.  About Sharon Skinner Sharon Skinner is the author of numerous books and a number of short stories, including the Tavara Tinker Series. Her most recent title, The Exile's Gift, is available now from Brick Cave Media. She is online at https://sharonskinner.com or https://bookcoachingbysharon.com About Bruce Davis Bruce Davis is the author of many books and several short pieces of fiction. He writes science fiction, fantasy and non fiction. His most recent title, Silver Magic, is currently available from Brick Cave Media. He is online at https://brucecdavis.com About Brick Cave Media® Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.mediaThe Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com. Promotional Links Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.

Bruce continues the conversation around Perfidia. He also finished Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (Alex White), Dial A for Aunties (Jesse Q Sutanto), Legends and Lattes (Travis Baldee) and Red Unicorn: A Supernatural Thriller (Weston Ochse). Sharon talked about a mini writing retreat she recently was on as well as some of the short story work she is doing. Bruce talked about grinding on the latest Profit Logbook (Profit Motives).  About Sharon Skinner Sharon Skinner is the author of numerous books and a number of short stories, including the Tavara Tinker Series. Her most recent title, The Exile's Gift, is available now from Brick Cave Media. She is online at https://sharonskinner.com or https://bookcoachingbysharon.com About Bruce Davis Bruce Davis is the author of many books and several short pieces of fiction. He writes science fiction, fantasy and non fiction. His most recent title, Silver Magic, is currently available from Brick Cave Media. He is online at https://brucecdavis.com About Brick Cave Media® Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.mediaThe Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com. Promotional Links Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.

Sharon and Bruce kickThis episode kicks off with another plea for reviews and suggestions to help your favorite authors get traction. Bob intervenes with a mention of new reviews at Frigid Reads:https://www.patreon.com/c/frigidreads/posts Sharon talks about reading Titanium Noir (Nick Harkway), Remarkably Bright Creatures (Shelby Van Pelt) and Murderbot (Martha Wells) and Yellowface (R.F. Kuang). Bruce mentions Perfidia (James Ellroy)  About Sharon Skinner Sharon Skinner is the author of numerous books and a number of short stories, including the Tavara Tinker Series. Her most recent title, The Exile's Gift, is available now from Brick Cave Media. She is online at https://sharonskinner.com or https://bookcoachingbysharon.com About Bruce Davis Bruce Davis is the author of many books and several short pieces of fiction. He writes science fiction, fantasy and non fiction. His most recent title, Silver Magic, is currently available from Brick Cave Media. He is online at https://brucecdavis.com About Brick Cave Media® Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.mediaThe Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com. Promotional Links Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.

Patrick kicks off with a poem about being on a panel at an event. The discussion moves on to space, and the new space suit designs from Prada. Marcus punches out a poem and talks about the people on the plane behind him thinking Arizona looked like an alien landscape. Patrick talks about his son's upcoming schedule of marching band. Marcus spills that the marimba is the key to all instruments. About Author Patrick Hare A performance poet for more than twenty years, Patrick Hare has always redefined the ability of poetry to be a weapon of humor, using a sardonic scalpel in his language and theme choices to un-apologetically reveal the areas of our lives we’d all rather not see. Patrick has performed nationally, including several National Poetry Slams. Learn more at https://brickcaveclick.com/f6lvdvq About Author Marcus S Campbell Marcus Sterling Campbell is a poet and film enthusiast from Phoenix, Arizona. Graduating from Mesa Community College, he received a high distinction in Creative Writing, along with degrees in Journalism and General Studies. He is a Vortex Award winner and has placed in several writing contests within the Mesa community. Marcus sweats when he writes and while growing his Magic collection. His work can be found scattered across the web or @marcus_s_campbell on social media. Learn more at: http://www.marcusscampbell.com/about.html About Brick Cave Media® Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.mediaThe Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com. Promotional Links Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.

Marcus and Patrick return for the October 2023 episode of the podcast. Patrick kicks off with his rogue internet days and getting rich... until he didn't. They check in on Disneyland, and the schemes that the House of Mouse uses to manage ride waiting time. Marcus talks about grappling in San Diego and Jujutsu. Markus then demands a soundboard to inject sound effects into the podcast. About Author Patrick Hare A performance poet for more than twenty years, Patrick Hare has always redefined the ability of poetry to be a weapon of humor, using a sardonic scalpel in his language and theme choices to un-apologetically reveal the areas of our lives we’d all rather not see. Patrick has performed nationally, including several National Poetry Slams. Learn more at https://brickcaveclick.com/f6lvdvq About Author Marcus S Campbell Marcus Sterling Campbell is a poet and film enthusiast from Phoenix, Arizona. Graduating from Mesa Community College, he received a high distinction in Creative Writing, along with degrees in Journalism and General Studies. He is a Vortex Award winner and has placed in several writing contests within the Mesa community. Marcus sweats when he writes and while growing his Magic collection. His work can be found scattered across the web or @marcus_s_campbell on social media. Learn more at: http://www.marcusscampbell.com/about.html About Brick Cave Media® Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.mediaThe Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com.   Promotional Links Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.

Bob again takes over the podcast and talks about the stuff that got in the way of recording episodes. But for the moment, you got Bob. About Brick Cave Media® Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.mediaThe Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com.

Bob cheats and records a vlog episode and a podcast episode in one recording. Too bad all the information is two year's old at the time he bothers to release it. *sad face* About Brick Cave Media® Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.mediaThe Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com.

The censorship discussion carries forward. Sharon also mentions Freewater (Amina Luqman-Dawson).  Bruce discusses Shiloh (James Reasoner). Bruce then shares his current novel progress (Profit Motives). The discussion shifts to video content where Bruce shares about the writing of the 1923 series on Amazon Prime. About Sharon Skinner Sharon Skinner is the author of numerous books and a number of short stories, including the Tavara Tinker Series. Her most recent title, The Exile's Gift, is available now from Brick Cave Media. She is online at https://sharonskinner.com or https://bookcoachingbysharon.com About Bruce Davis Bruce Davis is the author of many books and several short pieces of fiction. He writes science fiction, fantasy and non fiction. His most recent title, Silver Magic, is currently available from Brick Cave Media. He is online at https://brucecdavis.com About Brick Cave Media® Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.mediaThe Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com. Promotional Links Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.

The discussion shifts to educational pathing carries into the second episode. Sharon talks about Another Country (James Baldwin), The Sweetness of Water (Nathan Harris) and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (Judy Blum). That leads to a story from Bruce about censoring books. About Sharon Skinner Sharon Skinner is the author of numerous books and a number of short stories, including the Tavara Tinker Series. Her most recent title, The Exile's Gift, is available now from Brick Cave Media. She is online at https://sharonskinner.com or https://bookcoachingbysharon.com About Bruce Davis Bruce Davis is the author of many books and several short pieces of fiction. He writes science fiction, fantasy and non fiction. His most recent title, Silver Magic, is currently available from Brick Cave Media. He is online at https://brucecdavis.com About Brick Cave Media® Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.mediaThe Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com. Promotional Links Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.

Bruce launches into the great review recruiting drive of 2023. They talk about some of the 1 star reviews. They talk about encouraging people to engage them at events. Bruce shares that he has been reading Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn: The Alloy of Law. He also shares his read of Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington). About Sharon Skinner Sharon Skinner is the author of numerous books and a number of short stories, including the Tavara Tinker Series. Her most recent title, The Exile's Gift, is available now from Brick Cave Media. She is online at https://sharonskinner.com or https://bookcoachingbysharon.com About Bruce Davis Bruce Davis is the author of many books and several short pieces of fiction. He writes science fiction, fantasy and non fiction. His most recent title, Silver Magic, is currently available from Brick Cave Media. He is online at https://brucecdavis.com About Brick Cave Media® Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.mediaThe Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com. Promotional Links Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.

Bruce shares about Desert Star (Michael Connelly), The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Grady Hendrix) along with some heavy social commentary. Sharon and Bruce both gushed over Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire). Bruce then shares he had finished his historical fiction manuscript. They each talk about their current writing projects. About Sharon Skinner Sharon Skinner is the author of numerous books and a number of short stories, including the Tavara Tinker Series. Her most recent title, The Exile's Gift, is available now from Brick Cave Media. She is online at https://sharonskinner.com or https://bookcoachingbysharon.com About Bruce Davis Bruce Davis is the author of many books and several short pieces of fiction. He writes science fiction, fantasy and non fiction. His most recent title, Silver Magic, is currently available from Brick Cave Media. He is online at https://brucecdavis.com About Brick Cave Media® Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.mediaThe Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com. Promotional Links Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.

In this segment Sharon and Bruce talk about what they are reading. Sharon talks about Another Country (James Baldwin), Giving Up the Ghost (Sheri Sinykin), Range (David Epstein) and The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (Theodora Gross). About Sharon Skinner Sharon Skinner is the author of numerous books and a number of short stories, including the Tavara Tinker Series. Her most recent title, The Exile's Gift, is available now from Brick Cave Media. She is online at https://sharonskinner.com or https://bookcoachingbysharon.com About Bruce Davis Bruce Davis is the author of many books and several short pieces of fiction. He writes science fiction, fantasy and non fiction. His most recent title, Silver Magic, is currently available from Brick Cave Media. He is online at https://brucecdavis.com About Brick Cave Media® Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.mediaThe Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com. Promotional Links Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.

Sharon and Bruce share their Mesa Book Festival stores and the future of the Festival. Bruce talks about his post medical plans.They talk about building the next thing, finding the path for passion. They also talk about the Tucson Festival of Books and their experiences there.   About Sharon Skinner Sharon Skinner is the author of numerous books and a number of short stories, including the Tavara Tinker Series. Her most recent title, The Exile's Gift, is available now from Brick Cave Media. She is online at https://sharonskinner.com or https://bookcoachingbysharon.com About Bruce Davis Bruce Davis is the author of many books and several short pieces of fiction. He writes science fiction, fantasy and non fiction. His most recent title, Silver Magic, is currently available from Brick Cave Media. He is online at https://brucecdavis.com About Brick Cave Media® Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.mediaThe Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com. Promotional Links Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.