Allen Steadham is a Christian novelist and short story author. This week, we're celebrating the release of Christmas Miracles, a short story collection from Ambassador International that includes Allen's work - and mine! Tune in to today's episode to learn more about the writing processes, creative discipline, and multi-year planning that made this project possible.

Get your copy of Christmas Miracles as an e-book or paperback from Amazon, or take a look at our previous anthology work.

Jayden Jelso is an author and aspiring screenwriter/ filmmaker. His love of storytelling first stemmed from an obsession with the Star Wars franchise, The Lord of the Rings series, and all eight Harry Potter films. He started writing his debut novel, Talon, when he was only sixteen and published it at eighteen.

On today's episode, we'll cover the ins and outs of writing dystopia, from conceiving the idea to finalizing the cover art.

P.S. Patton is a speculative fiction author and songwriter based on the Central Coast of California.

He is a thirty-something husband and father who spent his early years reading superhero comics, writing and illustrating comics of his own, learning the secrets of the ooze, the balance of the force, the deeper magic from before the dawn of time, awakening the wind fish, shooting marbles and slamming pogs, collecting and trading Pokémon cards, rescuing Hyrule, becoming the Hero of Time, searching the scriptures, studying eschatology, and feeling just as—if not more—fascinated with the worlds of Shakespeare, Dickens, Melville, and Steinbeck; as with those of Rowling, King, Lewis, and Tolkien.

Enjoy today's episode of Beyond the Grammar!