Welcome to the Writer's Bleck Podcast! Wipe your feet, please.
Each episode, host Greg Nyikos chats with creatives from across the writing spectrum about their work, process, mental health, and inspirations, all in the hopes of one day finishing...well, any book he's started writing in the past ten years.
Kara LaReau on Licorice, Gothic Fiction & Writing for Kids
In this episode, host Greg Nyikos sits down with author Kara LaReau to chat about her new middle novel Licorice! This is the story of a feral cat named Kitty who is brought into a new home, haunted by the memory of the family’s previous cat Licorice. How will Kitty cope and find her place in her new home? You’ll have to keep listening to find out, as we dive into how Kara channels her inner child for her books, how her time as an editor has influenced her writing, the 1938 gothic suspense novel that inspired this story, and so much more.
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More From Greg: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLP7Pea2xsi_SD9LW-D3Pg
19 Oct 2026
Super Cool Radio's Matthew Thomas on Building an Independent Podcast
In this episode, host Greg Nyikos sits down with Matthew Thomas of Super Cool Radio to talk about independent podcasting, interviewing musicians and wrestlers, and what it takes to build a show from the ground up. Matt will share memorable interviews, the challenges of working with publicists, why the best conversations go beyond the press release, and so much more.
Support us directly at: https://www.patreon.com/WritersBleckPod
Find us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBLvhNs-91-p_QQqJ0DCCdg
More From Greg: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLP7Pea2xsi_SD9LW-D3Pg
12 Oct 2026
Sharon Cameron on Up From the Ashes, Holocaust History, & Historical Fiction
In this episode, Sharon Cameron, the acclaimed author of The Light in Hidden Places, joins Greg to discuss her latest work of historical fiction, Up From the Ashes. This book is based on the true story of Selma and Heim Engel, who found love and resilience amid the horrors of the Holocaust.
Greg and Sharon discuss how she researched the Sobibor death camp, her close working relationship with the Engel family to preserve this story, the responsibility of bringing real lives and historical events to the page, and so much more.
Content warning: This episode gets heavy. We discuss the Holocaust, antisemitism, persecution, and Nazi violence. Ultimately this is a story about hope, love, and perseverance, but we want everyone a heads up.
Support us directly at: https://www.patreon.com/WritersBleckPod
Find us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBLvhNs-91-p_QQqJ0DCCdg
More From Greg: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLP7Pea2xsi_SD9LW-D3Pg
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