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S6:E6 - Frank Ewert & ‘Embrace Your Writers Block’
Frank Ewert (https://substack.com/@frankewert) (owner of Work With Words, LLC (https://workwithwords.co/) and author of Embrace Your Writer’s Block (https://bookshop.org/p/books/embrace-your-writer-s-block-10-steps-to-breathe-new-life-into-your-writing-project-frank-ewert/de712fb47b3cc548?ean=9798991801607)) appears on the Banderpod to chat with Annie Beth Donahue (https://anniebethdonahue.substack.com/) all about the ins and outs of developmental editing, how spaghetti sauce relates to writing, and of course, hockey! Frank Ewert is a writer who loves to edit. Or perhaps an editor who loves to write? (He’s never sure which comes first.)
Mentioned in this episode:
• Work With Words, LLC (https://workwithwords.co/)
• Embrace Your Writer’s Block (https://bookshop.org/p/books/embrace-your-writer-s-block-10-steps-to-breathe-new-life-into-your-writing-project-frank-ewert/de712fb47b3cc548?ean=9798991801607)- Frank Ewert (https://bookshop.org/p/books/embrace-your-writer-s-block-10-steps-to-breathe-new-life-into-your-writing-project-frank-ewert/de712fb47b3cc548?ean=9798991801607)
• Blue Ice and Other Stories from the Rink (https://bookshop.org/p/books/blue-ice-and-other-stories-from-the-rink-frank-ewert/54317db01445d180?ean=9781591280620) - Frank Ewert (https://bookshop.org/p/books/blue-ice-and-other-stories-from-the-rink-frank-ewert/54317db01445d180?ean=9781591280620)
• Save the Cat! (https://savethecat.com/) - Blake Snyder (https://savethecat.com/)
• Story (https://bookshop.org/p/books/story-style-structure-substance-and-the-principles-of-screenwriting-robert-mckee/552e2b92a3c84c2a?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=dsa_nonbrand&utm_content={adgroupname}&utm_term=dsa-19959388920&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12440232635&gbraid=0AAAAACfld43osjS5U2S0IUJQH3EDj4h1u&gclid=CjwKCAjw3NHWBhANEiwAtpwId6EXlpGU49AHKp6HZlxWSKsUZizhwMATdAEFt_Bc7M_GFSDHz00SvBoCPPMQAvD_BwE) - Robert McKee (https://bookshop.org/p/books/story-style-structure-substance-and-the-principles-of-screenwriting-robert-mckee/552e2b92a3c84c2a?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=dsa_nonbrand&utm_content={adgroupname}&utm_term=dsa-19959388920&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12440232635&gbraid=0AAAAACfld43osjS5U2S0IUJQH3EDj4h1u&gclid=CjwKCAjw3NHWBhANEiwAtpwId6EXlpGU49AHKp6HZlxWSKsUZizhwMATdAEFt_Bc7M_GFSDHz00SvBoCPPMQAvD_BwE)
• The Habit: A Writer’s Community (https://thehabit.co/)
• Mary Karr (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Karr)
Click to learn more about Bandersnatch Books (https://www.bandersnatchbooks.com/)!
www.bandersnatchbooks.com
Special Thanks to:
Son of Laughter (https://son-of-laughter.com/) for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar.”
Evelyn Warnemuende (http://www.instagram.com/starclad.magpie/) for our artwork.
S.D.G. Morgan (https://sdgmorgan.com/) for audio engineering: sdgmorgan.substack.com (https://sdgmorgan.substack.com/) & bammerhab.substack.com (http://bammerhab.substack.com/)
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bandersnatchbooks.substack.com (https://bandersnatchbooks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
13 Oct 2026
S6:E5 - Matthew Mellema & ‘Quetzo Dawn’
Matt Mellema (https://www.matthewmellema.com/) (author of Red Rex (https://www.bandersnatchbooks.com/store/p/red-rex) & the host of the Believe to See (https://open.spotify.com/show/4jrT8P05kInqS2ifX3o9oz) podcast) returns to the Banderpod to chat with Carolyn Clare Givens (https://carolyncgivens.substack.com/) all about his upcoming sequel to Red Rex (https://www.bandersnatchbooks.com/store/p/red-rex), titled Quetzo Dawn (https://www.bandersnatchbooks.com/books/quetzo-dawn). Then the conversation wanders into dream narratives!
(“Quetzos” are the nicknames of his Quetzalcoatlus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatlus) (flying dinosaurs) in the book!)
PREORDER (https://www.bandersnatchbooks.com/books/quetzo-dawn)QUETZO DAWN (https://www.bandersnatchbooks.com/books/quetzo-dawn)
Mentioned in this episode:
• Red Rex - (https://www.bandersnatchbooks.com/store/p/red-rex)Matthew Mellema (https://www.bandersnatchbooks.com/store/p/red-rex)
• The Banderpod Season 2, Episode 7 - (https://bandersnatchbooks.substack.com/p/the-banderpod-s2e6-matthew-mellema)Matthew Mellema (https://bandersnatchbooks.substack.com/p/the-banderpod-s2e6-matthew-mellema)
• Brothers Mellema YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIIMaWv-OWYRvXoOZeHyqw)
• Believe to See Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/4jrT8P05kInqS2ifX3o9oz)
• The Punic Wars (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punic_Wars)
• Quetzalcoatlus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatlus)
• Seth G. Antes (https://www.instagram.com/sethgarrettantes/)
• The Lantern Boy - (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H8GLQMQJ?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback)R.A.H. (Robert) Thacker (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H8GLQMQJ?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback)
• Brian Mellema Design (https://www.mellemadesign.com/)
• Realm Makers (https://www.realmmakers.com/)
Click to learn more about Bandersnatch Books (https://www.bandersnatchbooks.com/)!
www.bandersnatchbooks.com
Special Thanks to:
Son of Laughter (https://son-of-laughter.com/) for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar.”
Evelyn Warnemuende (http://www.instagram.com/starclad.magpie/) for our artwork.
S.D.G. Morgan (https://sdgmorgan.com/) for audio engineering: sdgmorgan.substack.com (https://sdgmorgan.substack.com/) & bammerhab.substack.com (http://bammerhab.substack.com/)
Lumen Sound (https://pixabay.com/users/echoes_of_lumen-56361169/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=597571) from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=597571)
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bandersnatchbooks.substack.com (https://bandersnatchbooks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
6 Oct 2026
S6:E4 - Krista Lynn Weeks & 'The Birding Tree'
Annie Beth Donahue (https://www.instagram.com/annie_beth_donahue/) interviews Krista Lynn Weeks (https://bykristalynn.substack.com/) about the upcoming release of The Birding Tree (https://www.bandersnatchbooks.com/books/birding-tree) on Jan. 19th, 2027 (preorders (https://www.bandersnatchbooks.com/books/birding-tree) open soon). Krista discusses how a hobby of birdwatching combined with rediscovering a childhood idea for a story in one of her old notebooks to make the seed of the idea for her new book. As Krista pondered her old idea, she realized it still had immense potential as a Middle Grade novel.
Nine years and several edits later, Krista sent the book to Bandersnatch Books and we loved it! We can’t wait to share it all with you in the new year. In the meantime, get to know Krista!
Mentioned in this episode:
• The Birding Tree - (https://www.bandersnatchbooks.com/books/birding-tree)Krista Lynn Weeks (https://www.bandersnatchbooks.com/books/birding-tree)
www.bandersnatchbooks.com/books/birding-tree
• A Storied Life - (https://bykristalynn.substack.com/)Krista Lynn’s Substack (https://bykristalynn.substack.com/)
bykristalynn.substack.com
• Krista Lynn Weeks’ Site (https://kristalynnweeks.com/)
kristalynnweeks.com
• Jessica Linn Evans - Illustrator (https://jessicalinnevans.com/)
• The Burgess Bird Book for Children - (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-burgess-bird-book-for-children-thornton-w-burgess/163389e70d9958b6?ean=9780486428406&bkshp-astro=t)Thornton W. Burgess (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-burgess-bird-book-for-children-thornton-w-burgess/163389e70d9958b6?ean=9780486428406&bkshp-astro=t)
• Flora and Ulysses - (https://bookshop.org/p/books/flora-and-ulysses-tie-in-edition-a-middle-grade-novel-about-a-cynical-girl-and-a-superhero-squirrel-for-kids-ages-8-12-in-grades-3-7-kate-dicamil/3776c16a29150d87?ean=9780763687649&bkshp-astro=t)Kate DiCamillo (https://bookshop.org/p/books/flora-and-ulysses-tie-in-edition-a-middle-grade-novel-about-a-cynical-girl-and-a-superhero-squirrel-for-kids-ages-8-12-in-grades-3-7-kate-dicamil/3776c16a29150d87?ean=9780763687649&bkshp-astro=t)
• Charlotte Mason Method (https://simplycharlottemason.com/)
• Plot Grid of J.K. Rowling (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd9_4efYEYQ)
• Merlin Bird ID app (https://www.merlinbirds.org/)
Click to learn more about Bandersnatch Books (https://www.bandersnatchbooks.com/)!
www.bandersnatchbooks.com
Special Thanks to:
Son of Laughter (https://son-of-laughter.com/) for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar.”
Evelyn Warnemuende (http://www.instagram.com/starclad.magpie/) for our artwork.
S.D.G. Morgan (https://sdgmorgan.com/) for audio engineering: sdgmorgan.substack.com (https://sdgmorgan.substack.com/) & bammerhab.substack.com (http://bammerhab.substack.com/)
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bandersnatchbooks.substack.com (https://bandersnatchbooks.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
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