The Writers Block

Updated: 14 Apr 2025 • 72 episodes
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The Writers Block is a weekly podcast of conversation and improv story-telling. Join writers Clarence Carter and Shaun Nigro in this one-of-a-kind 8Sparks Media production. 

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Our longtime episode artist, Keith Talbot, returns to discuss comic creation, AI art, and joins us in a brand new fully improvised tale about arctic explorers fighting off bears and discovering otherworldly entities buried beneath the ice. Keith"s artwork can be found @ http://www.Ktalbot.co.uk And you can follow him o

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Author Jeff Beesler joins us in a convo about his many published novels, and a brand new fully improvised tale about a woman with a knack for money-making schemes..and mushrooms. You can find Jeff"s work on Amazon @ https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09GTYKR5B Audible @  https://www.audible.com/search?searchAuthor=J

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Fellow Maine author Christine Akridge joins us in another ridiculous and fully improvised tale, this time about a farmer that encounters a series of otherworldly things... Stick around for a bonus convo at around 51:50! Check out Christine"s books @ https://www.amazon.com/stores/Christine-Akridge/author/B0BSB8GL5H? And

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Narrator, author, and an 8Sparks Stories legend, Danielle Muething, joins us for a conversation and story. Danielle talks about how she got into narrating and the recent release of her first book, a spooky YA story about a sorority of vampires. At around 13:44 Danielle joins us in a fully improvised tale about two sist

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Chap68: Lenny [horror]

Fresh off our first big con (as 8Sparks), we discuss the ups and downs of the Maine Comic & Toy Con, shoutout some new friends, and Clarence vents over issues with IngramSparks and Amazon"s KDP. At around 33:01  we jump into a brand new fully improvised horror tale, based on an idea Clarence has been carrying around fo

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Publisher, author and dancer, Christopher Clawson joins us for a conversation and story in this week"s episode of The Writers Block Podcast! At around 32:54, we jump into the story of a family vacation thwarted, and a boy that just wants to dance. Stick around after the story for a bonus convo! Check out all of Chris"s

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