A Schmudgeon of Curmudgeon

A Schmudgeon of Curmudgeon

Join Dewey & Bill as they explore middle-grade and adult fantasy storytelling, share their co-authoring adventures, & reveal the process behind their indie-published stories. There will be engaging discussions about the writing journey, Dewey’s illustration demonstrators, insightful interviews with fellow authors & honorary curmudgeons, & hilarious takes on bad SFF movies.

Episodes

May 16, 2025 67 mins

Bill and Dewey chat with the very cool N.A. Betts about his books and the indie author's journey!Visit N.A.'s website at https://nabettsfantasy.com/ to learn more about him and his books. Also check out the songs he's collaborated on with Gea Wildwood that capture the world of his books (linked).Visit https://willowwraithpress.com/ to find more information about Bill Adams, Dewey Conway, N.J. Alexander, Pete Barnable, D...

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Well, we made it! SPBOX is over so what else is there to do for two curmudgeons except wrap it up with the one and only Dr. Philip Chase. Join us as we talk with Dr. Chase about our adventure!BACKSTORY: Dewey & Bill's debut middle grade fantasy The Tenacious Tale of Tanna the Tendersword was chosen by Dr. Philip Chase (and his team of sub-judges, specifically Brian Bell of BellTube) as a finalist for the SPFBOX competition....

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Bill and Dewey chat with the incredible A.J. Calvin about her books and the indie author's journey!Visit A.J.'s website at https://ajcalvin.net/ to learn more about her and her books.Visit https://willowwraithpress.com/ to find more information about Bill Adams, Dewey Conway, N.J. Alexander, Pete Barnable, Dave Lawson, Andrew D Meredith, Michael Roberti, Alex Scheuermann, Z.B. Steele, G.J. Terral, and Timothy Wolff.

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Bill and Dewey chat with the wonderful Amber Toro about her books, the indie author's journey, and what being a director of data science is all about!Visit Amber's website at https://ambertoro.com/ to learn more about her and her books.Visit https://willowwraithpress.com/ to find more information about Bill Adams, Dewey Conway, N.J. Alexander, Pete Barnable, Dave Lawson, Andrew D Meredith, Michael Roberti, Alex Scheuermann,...

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Join Bill and Dewey on this very special Schmudgeon as they chat with SFINCS Champion Tim Carter about his winning novella Majordomo, what it means to be an indie author, and producing stuff for TV!

Visit Tim's website at https://timbcarter.com/ to learn more about him and his books.

Visit https://willowwraithpress.com/ to find more information about Bill Adams, Dewey Conway, N.J. Alexander, Pete Barnable, Dave Lawson, Andrew D M...

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Bill and Dewey chat with the fabulous Sam Parrish about her books, the indie author's journey, and defining what exactly a "Swamp Hag" might be.Visit Sam's website at https://swampsagebooks.squarespace.com/ to learn more about her and her books.Visit https://willowwraithpress.com/ to find more information about Bill Adams, Dewey Conway, N.J. Alexander, Pete Barnable, Dave Lawson, Andrew D Meredith, Michael Roberti...

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Bill and Dewey chat with the wonderful Laura Huie about her books, the indie author's journey, crocheting, and all the stuff in between.Visit Laura's website at https://linktr.ee/dragonhoarder to learn more about her and her books.Visit https://willowwraithpress.com/ to find more information about Bill Adams, Dewey Conway, N.J. Alexander, Pete Barnable, Dave Lawson, Andrew D Meredith, Michael Roberti, Alex Scheuermann, Z.B....

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Bill and Dewey celebrate the 1 year publishing anniversary of TTToTTT. We take a look at all the wild and crazy things that have happened with this spunky Middle Grade tale, and talk about the future of Tanna and Galdifort. Join us for some fun!Want your own signed copy of The Tenacious Tale of Tanna the Tendersword? Visit our store at https://willow-wraith-press.square.site/Visit https://willowwraithpress.com/ to find more informa...

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Bill and Dewey chat with the ever-youthful Z.B. Steele about his new release, Whispers of the Storm, Elvis Presley, 1984 written by Orson Welles, and what it's like to have Anna Smith Spark say it's "Bloody, intelligent, funny, touching ... a wonderful read".Visit Z.B.'s website at https://www.zbsteele.com/ to learn more about him and his other books.Visit https://willowwraithpress.com/ to find more informatio...

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Dewey and Bill chat with the fabulous N.J. Alexander about his book, Fogbound, his epic hair, and this "Never gonna give you up" meme!Visit N.J.'s website at https://www.njalexander.com/ to learn more about him, his book, and cool Oniro lore.Visit https://willowwraithpress.com/ to find more information about Bill Adams, Dewey Conway, N.J. Alexander, Pete Barnable, Dave Lawson, Andrew D Meredith, Michael Roberti, Alex ...

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Dewey and Bill chat with the one and only Tim McKay about his book, The Fall of Selvandrea, his epic beard and hat game, and other fun shenanigans!Visit Tim's author page at https://amazon.com/author/timmckay to learn more about him, his book, and upcoming projects.Visit https://willowwraithpress.com/ to find more information about Bill Adams, Dewey Conway, N.J. Alexander, Pete Barnable, Dave Lawson, Andrew D Meredith, Michael ...

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Attention all Schmudgies: Lady Drakeslayer launches March 7th, 2025!! Come join Dewey as he talks with Bill about the much anticipated sequel to The Godsblood Tragedy. Visit https://willowwraithpress.com/ to find more information about Bill Adams, Dewey Conway, N.J. Alexander, Pete Barnable, Dave Lawson, Andrew D Meredith, Michael Roberti, Alex Scheuermann, Z.B. Steele, G.J. Terral, and Timothy Wolff.

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Attention all Schmudgies: WE'RE BACK! Join Dewey & Bill as they come back for the new year, with some extra curmudgeon to "brighten" your day! And this time they're not alone...we've got some very special new curmudgeons to welcome to the channel! Visit https://willowwraithpress.com/ to find books by Michael Roberti, Bill Adams, Dewey Conway, Andrew D Meredith, and Timothy Wolff

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Dewey & Bill's debut middle grade fantasy The Tenacious Tale of Tanna the Tendersword was chosen by Dr. Philip Chase (and his team of sub-judges, specifically Brian Bell of BellTube) as a finalist for the SPFBOX competition. Join us as we talk with Dr. Chase about this little tale!To learn more about Dr. Chase & his books, find him at https://www.philipchaseauthor.com/ or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC...

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Join Dewey & Bill as they talk all things The Envoys of War with Dave Lawson, master of plans & missions.To see more about Dave check out his Linktree: https://linktr.ee/davelawson

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Join Dewey & Bill as we talk with Fantasy Author (and Secret Scribe) G. J. Terral about his book Bloodwoven and a bunch of interesting stuff (who is that capuchin?).To learn more about G. J.: https://stationarymomentum.com/

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Join Dewey & Bill as we talk with Fantasy Author (and Secret Scribe) Alex Scheuermann about his book The Odyllic Stone, coming of age postmasters, magical McGuffins, and Magic the Gathering collections.To learn more about Alex: https://odyllicstone.com/

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Dewey and Bill talk with fantasy author Michael Roberti about books, novellas, and assorted grain-based foods.

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Dewey and Bill talk with fantasy author Timothy Wolff about books, novellas, and big ol' lizard people!

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Join me, Dewey Conway (one of the curmudgeons), as I talk with Bill Adams (the other curmudgeon) celebrating the release of his new adult fantasy The Godsblood Tragedy. Check it out at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXHH532C, available in ebook and paperback versions.

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