Episodes

  • The Importance of the Opening Line: Part 4 of 4
    Jul 24 2024

    Patrick starts the segment with a story from the old times and how he dressed for success. Marcus then dives into the recent author post that no one had come to their reading. Marcus then shares his own story from his first poetry tour that would make you cringe. Patrick shared that he would take the. Risk of reading a piece right after writing it, a risk that did not always pay off.

    Things and people that get mentioned:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Selden_(author)

    https://www.bjjglobetrotters.com

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions_of_a_Yakuza

    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 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®

    The Brick Cave Podcast is ©2024 Brick Cave Media LLC., all rights reserved. for more information on Brick Cave Media, visit the organization's website at https://brickcave.media. The Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com.

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    12 mins
  • The Importance of the Opening Line: Part 3 of 4
    Jul 21 2024

    The segment starts with Marcus launching reminding said pop culture provider should be for the kids. The conversation shifts to the Mesa Book Festival and Patrick warns the kids not to read his book and they bring up the value of New Age Marketing, aka The Streisand Effect. Marcus dives into panel scheduling for the Festival.

    Things and people that get mentioned:

    Johnny Cash: https://youtu.be/tfp2O9ADwGk?si=P-TFE9q2gBwh5c3T

    Mesa Book Festival: https://www.anthology.org/index.php/mesa-book-festival

    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 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®

    The Brick Cave Podcast is ©2024 Brick Cave Media LLC., all rights reserved. for more information on Brick Cave Media, visit the organization's website at https://brickcave.media. The Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com.

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    10 mins
  • The Importance of the Opening Line: Part 2 of 4
    Jul 17 2024

    Marcus and Patrick dive a little deeper into the treatment of intellectual property. Patrick catches up with his experience seeing Elton John with the family. The conversation then shifts to music genres and Marcus really wants to see AOR return. Patrick then rips up a poem featuring our favorite pop culture provider. We do get a little phone interference towards the end of the segment.

    Things and people that get mentioned:

    LOTR Rings of Power Youtube (for the comments): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8UAUAuKNcU

    https://www.taylorswift.com

    https://disneyland.disney.go.com

    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 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®

    The Brick Cave Podcast is ©2024 Brick Cave Media LLC., all rights reserved. for more information on Brick Cave Media, visit the organization's website at https://brickcave.media. The Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com.

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    11 mins
  • The Importance of the Opening Line: Part 1 of 4
    Jul 14 2024

    Patrick and Marcus talk about their appearance at TusCon Science Fiction Convention. They talk about what makes a person a professional vs amateur. They dive in to the value of the title versus the first line. In contrast, they talk about last lines and how the last line and be just as important as the first.

    Ed Note- Marcus mentions Tucson Festival of Books, but means TusCon.

    Things and people that get mentioned:

    My Identity as a Stereotypical Side Character by Marcus S. Campbell: brickcaveclick.com/z1uqftj

    Corporate Boiler Plate Vinegar by Patrick Hare: brickcaveclick.com/bm3b79m

    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 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®

    The Brick Cave Podcast is ©2024 Brick Cave Media LLC., all rights reserved. for more information on Brick Cave Media, visit the organization's website at https://brickcave.media. The Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com.

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    10 mins
  • We All Overate, How About You? Part 2 of 2
    Jul 7 2024

    Bruce and Sharon pivot to chatting about the publishing of short work. And the rise of the novelette. Bruce takes pride in his work figuring out the Anatomist’s Apprentice. Sharon continues her tour of Peter Pan inspired books. They talk about the upcoming release of Silver magic, Bruce’s next title. Bruce also updates his progress on Proud Waves Be Stilled, his upcoming historical fiction.

    Things and people that get mentioned:

    • http://www.maxbrallier.com
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessa_Harris
    • https://cynthialeitichsmith.com
    • (Silver Magic, by Bruce Davis) brickcaveclick.com/utkjaw

    This episode was originally recorded December 11, 2022

    Join authors Sharon Skinner and Bruce Davis as they record the next episode of their Brick Cave Podcast. Covering a wide gamut of literary topics, you are sure to find the listen an engaging and entertaining event.

    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®

    The Brick Cave Podcast is ©2024 Brick Cave Media LLC., all rights reserved. for more information on Brick Cave Media, visit the organization's website at https://brickcave.media. The Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com.

    Wanna Hear Their Thoughts on YOUR first Page?

    First Words is the segment of the show where Bruce and Sharon each select the first page of someone’s work, read it on air, and discuss it with feedback.

    You can submit your first manuscript page to have them read it during the show, learn more here:

    https://brickcave.media/index.php/brick-cave-podcast/about-the-podcast

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    11 mins
  • We All Overate, How About You? Part 1 of 2
    Jul 1 2024

    Sharon and Bruce catch up following Thanksgiving 2022 and talk about their panels at TusCon, including panels of writing PTSD in your work and another about reading scientific studies.

    Ed note: Bruce references Val “Kitteman” but we think he meant Val McDermid.

    Things and people that get mentioned:

    • https://johnaconnell.com
    • https://www.valmcdermid.com
    • https://alixeharrow.wixsite.com/author
    • https://tusconscificon.com/

    This episode was originally recorded December 11, 2022

    Join authors Sharon Skinner and Bruce Davis as they record the next episode of their Brick Cave Podcast. Covering a wide gamut of literary topics, you are sure to find the listen an engaging and entertaining event.

    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®

    The Brick Cave Podcast is ©2024 Brick Cave Media LLC., all rights reserved. for more information on Brick Cave Media, visit the organization's website at https://brickcave.media. The Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com.

    Wanna Hear Their Thoughts on YOUR first Page?

    First Words is the segment of the show where Bruce and Sharon each select the first page of someone’s work, read it on air, and discuss it with feedback.

    You can submit your first manuscript page to have them read it during the show, learn more here:

    https://brickcave.media/index.php/brick-cave-podcast/about-the-podcast

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    10 mins
  • Bobisode Special Edition:BC Book Vlog with Bob- Episode 41: June Catch Up on Books and stuff
    Jun 27 2024

    In this special audio pull from Bob's sort of maybe weekly vlog about happenings at Brick Cave, Bob covers the closing days of the Brick Cave Book Club Membership Drive for 2024. More details here: https://brickcave.media/index.php/news-blogs/172-the-2024-brick-cave-media-membership-drive

    Updates on the status of Profit and Loss from Bruce Davis: https://brickcave.media/index.php/authors/bruce-davis?types[0]=1

    Bob also talks about upcoming Brick Cave events, including the 2024 Sci Fi Saturday at Bookmaze Mesa, and an exclusive BC Book Club member event with Brick Cave Associate Editor Ben Manning.

    https://brickcave.media/index.php/events

    Watch the video and/or subscribe to the Brick Cave Bob Vlog on the Brick Cave YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@brickcavemedia/

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    7 mins
  • Release the Chickens! Part 4 of 4
    May 22 2024

    Bruce and Sharon shift gears to their non fiction readings, including The Emperor of All Ailments month others. Sharon shares her love of Liquid Death and Bruce admits that he has discovered ultra caffeinated coffee. There is also some discussion about Barnes and Noble not stocking hard back books. They talk about print on demand, and Bruce postulates that POD machines should become localized.

    Things that get mentioned: https://siddharthamukherjee.com https://liquiddeath.com https://www.deathwishcoffee.com https://www.barnesandnoble.com (Silver Magic)- https://brickcaveclick.com/nl0rtq (Blood From A Rose)- https://brickcaveclick.com/qg2aos

    This episode was recorded August 25, 2022.

    Join authors Sharon Skinner and Bruce Davis as they record the next episode of their Brick Cave Podcast. Covering a wide gamut of literary topics, you are sure to find the listen an engaging and entertaining event.

    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®

    The Brick Cave Podcast is ©2024 Brick Cave Media LLC., all rights reserved. for more information on Brick Cave Media, visit the organization's website at https://brickcave.media. The Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com.

    Wanna Hear Their Thoughts on YOUR first Page?

    First Words is the segment of the show where Bruce and Sharon each select the first page of someone’s work, read it on air, and discuss it with feedback.

    You can submit your first manuscript page to have them read it during the show, learn more here:

    https://brickcave.media/index.php/brick-cave-podcast/about-the-podcast

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    16 mins