Ester is not an active participant in her world. She spends her days on the internet, playing video games, and keeping to herself. She couldn’t tell you much about current events and politics, preferring it to stay that way, but that unexpectedly changes. Through chance meetings, this “average” university student gets caught up in the grandiose affairs of the magical elite. Eastwynne, a city filled to the brim with magic, high society life, the best of the best businesses and real estate, bu ...
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Sebastian Fen finds himself entangled in a series of unexplainable events in Echor City, from the conspiracies surrounding the biotechnology giant Augur Corp to the secrets of the magical anomalies that transform those who encounter them into the stuff of nightmares... Night Shift is a queer-led, serialized docudrama. Elements of magic, science fiction, mystery, and mild horror throughout.
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This podcast will delve into the trials and tribulations of writing urban fantasy, from topics on character development myths and monsters!
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SORCEROUS is a part of the SERIALAUDIO podcast network. It's a podcast dedicated to the Urban Fantasy genre in audio and audiobook formats! So make yourself comfortable, salt the doors the window sills, and join me! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sorcerous/support
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Ash and Blue - Urban Fantasy for Geeks || Stef Mimosa doesn't remember dying as a child, it's always just been a strange dream of drowning and darkness. What she does remember is the angel who saved her. Agent Ryan never thought Stef would remember him. Agents are designed to fade into the background, to do their duty and move on without making too many ripples. Stef's a messy little ripple he never expected. A recruit who can't keep her shoes clean for half an hour, but attentive to every d ...
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Hey! One question for you, are you bored sitting in your living room all day? Stop, cause' I got some news for you. Pay attention, now. See, there's a place you can't see that's even more threatening than a virus. The place is shadowed, unseen and unknown by most humans. In Southern. California and us supernaturals know it as shadowed L.A. Wake up, humans! This hood began in South Los Angeles with an old Reverend. In this reality, a half, demon, half vampire runs the show. She gots, yes I us ...
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Have any questions about the story or thoughts? Send me a text message~ Content Warnings: Mild-moderate language Next Episode? Next Wednesday, October 16th 📅 💕 Support the Kickstarter & follow the pre-launch page! https://kck.st/4710nRY Ester is good at many things, but history is not one of them. - 📖 You can read chapters of the Eastwynne book on …
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In the shadowy depths of night aboard the Sable Marauder, Amina, the mysterious witch and keeper of the moonshard, reveals her true form. Transformed into a sinuous black mamba, she silently slithers through the ship. As the crew sleeps, unaware of her presence, Amina weaves a web of nightmares and fear. Her serpentine form allows her to glide unde…
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Have any questions about the story or thoughts? Send me a text message~ Content Warnings: Mild-moderate language, mild violence Next Episode? September 2024 📅 💕 Support the Kickstarter & follow the pre-launch page! https://kck.st/4710nRY Let's pick up where we left off: Ester and a "totally" secluded island that, apparently, has more to it than mee…
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Come have a drink & listen as Sherry & Taylor talk about themes in fiction and urban fantasy writing. In this episode, they discuss justice and the found family. Justice, a universal pursuit, drives characters to seek fairness, right wrongs, and fight for equality. It fuels narratives of redemption and challenges the status quo. Meanwhile, the them…
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Welcome to "Moonlit Tides," Episode 2. In this chapter, our hero Dahabu, freshly cursed with the powers and burdens of a werewolf, discovers an unexpected gift amidst his transformation—the ability to understand and speak languages he once knew nothing of. Guided by Amina, the mysterious guardian of the Moon's Shard, Dahabu learns that his new, fea…
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Have a drink & listen! Tune in to this captivating podcast episode as we delve into the intricate web of luck and fate in fiction writing. In this episode, we explore how luck and fate shape characters' journeys and narratives. Both luck and fate have been used in fiction as themes, and we talk about how to incorporate these into your novels with s…
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In the heart of Africa, under the vast skies and amidst the rich tapestry of life, thrived Dahabu—a man of strength, spirit, and deep connection to the land. His peaceful life with his beloved wife, Nia, and their children was the embodiment of harmony, until darkness descended in the form of marauders, shattering his world and scattering his famil…
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Come have a cocktail and listen as we talk about voice in your fiction - from authorial to character to narrative voice. Discover the key elements that make your voice your own! Sources: https://jerichowriters.com/voice-in-the-novel-or-finding-yours/ https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-find-your-writing-voice#4hNIe0nfEiPp tNp9VBYASN https:/…
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Have any questions about the story or thoughts? Send me a text message~ Content Warnings: Mild-moderate language, mild violence 💕 Support the Kickstarter & follow the pre-launch page! https://kck.st/4710nRY It's the first day of a new semester at Eastwynne University, but it's just a regular, boring day for Ester. Why should this year be any differ…
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Come have a cocktail and listen as we talk about writing that dreaded synopsis. Discover the key elements that make a synopsis stand out, learn how to distill the essence of your narrative into a concise and captivating summary, and explore the dos and don'ts of this critical storytelling skill. Your next step in writing starts with writing a succe…
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Have any questions about the story or thoughts? Send me a text message~ Welcome to the city of Eastwynne, filled with magic, wealth, and the woes of life. Here you'll find the best schools, businesses, real estate, probably not the best people but hey you have everything else. Follow the stories of Ester and Sye, the former being a student at Eastw…
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Episode 113: Writing Query Letters - Revamped
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Come have a cocktail and listen as we talk about writing query letters! Whether you're a seasoned writer or just starting your journey in the literary world, this episode equips you with the knowledge and tools to write query letters that open doors and pave the way for your manuscript's success. Tune in and elevate your query game to the next leve…
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Plot holes can be as elusive as shadowy creatures in the night, but fear not! Sherry & Taylor are armed with their quills and a treasure trove of storytelling wisdom. TJoin us on a quest to explore common pitfalls in urban fantasy narratives, discovering the arcane solutions that seamlessly weave together the threads of your fantastical tales. The …
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In this episode, we talk about how to uncover plot holes in your work! Come have a drink & listen! Support the show Support the showتوسط Sherry & Taylor
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Ash & Blue - Geeky Urban Fantasy Stef Mimosa doesn't remember dying as a child, it's always just been a strange dream of drowning and darkness. What she does remember is the angel who saved her. Agent Ryan never thought Stef would remember him. Agents are designed to fade into the background, to do their duty and move on without making too many rip…
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Ash & Blue - Geeky Urban Fantasy Stef Mimosa doesn't remember dying as a child, it's always just been a strange dream of drowning and darkness. What she does remember is the angel who saved her. Agent Ryan never thought Stef would remember him. Agents are designed to fade into the background, to do their duty and move on without making too many rip…
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Ash & Blue - Geeky Urban Fantasy Stef Mimosa doesn't remember dying as a child, it's always just been a strange dream of drowning and darkness. What she does remember is the angel who saved her. Agent Ryan never thought Stef would remember him. Agents are designed to fade into the background, to do their duty and move on without making too many rip…
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Ash & Blue - Geeky Urban Fantasy Stef Mimosa doesn't remember dying as a child, it's always just been a strange dream of drowning and darkness. What she does remember is the angel who saved her. Agent Ryan never thought Stef would remember him. Agents are designed to fade into the background, to do their duty and move on without making too many rip…
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Ash & Blue - Geeky Urban Fantasy Stef Mimosa doesn't remember dying as a child, it's always just been a strange dream of drowning and darkness. What she does remember is the angel who saved her. Agent Ryan never thought Stef would remember him. Agents are designed to fade into the background, to do their duty and move on without making too many rip…
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Ash & Blue - Geeky Urban Fantasy Stef Mimosa doesn't remember dying as a child, it's always just been a strange dream of drowning and darkness. What she does remember is the angel who saved her. Agent Ryan never thought Stef would remember him. Agents are designed to fade into the background, to do their duty and move on without making too many rip…
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Ash & Blue - Geeky Urban Fantasy Stef Mimosa doesn't remember dying as a child, it's always just been a strange dream of drowning and darkness. What she does remember is the angel who saved her. Agent Ryan never thought Stef would remember him. Agents are designed to fade into the background, to do their duty and move on without making too many rip…
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In this episode, we talk about how to make a badass character more vulnerable, and why you would want to! Come have a drink & listen! Support the show Support the show
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Season 2 is COMING but we need your help! Support our crowdfund to fund the continuation of our story: https://igg.me/at/nightshiftpodcast Six months have passed since the finale events of Season One, and Sebastian Fen's hands are tied. Between his questionable contract with the Augur Corporation, trying to keep his powers under control, and the se…
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Ash & Blue - Geeky Urban Fantasy Stef Mimosa doesn't remember dying as a child, it's always just been a strange dream of drowning and darkness. What she does remember is the angel who saved her. Agent Ryan never thought Stef would remember him. Agents are designed to fade into the background, to do their duty and move on without making too many rip…
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Episode 109: We are Back - How to Get Back to Writing After a Hiatus
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WE ARE BACK!!! In this episode, we talk about how to get back into writing after a looooong break! Come have a drink & listen! Support the show
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Ash & Blue - Geeky Urban Fantasy Stef Mimosa doesn't remember dying as a child, it's always just been a strange dream of drowning and darkness. What she does remember is the angel who saved her. Agent Ryan never thought Stef would remember him. Agents are designed to fade into the background, to do their duty and move on without making too many rip…
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Ash & Blue - Geeky Urban Fantasy Stef Mimosa doesn't remember dying as a child, it's always just been a strange dream of drowning and darkness. What she does remember is the angel who saved her. Agent Ryan never thought Stef would remember him. Agents are designed to fade into the background, to do their duty and move on without making too many rip…
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Episode 1.16 - Ace in the Hole (Season One Finale)
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We're crowdfunding to make Season 2 happen. Back us today at https://igg.me/at/nightshiftpodcast! Everything ends tonight. Content warnings: character death, physical combat sfx, death by neck breaking, choking, stabbing, knife SFX, blood and viscera sound effects, suffocation, betrayal, mental torture, subtle reference to suicidal ideation, realis…
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Naydeen Brown is on the hunt. She seeks revenge. But why is this woman, who by the way is not human anymore going after the wrong man? Jonathan Hardy, the arrogant bouncer at Nightclub on the Hill is her target. Helping her out is a mysterious voice in her head. Who is he? Beats the heck out of her. Determined to get to Jonathan Hardy, she walks on…
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Join us next time for our Season One Finale! Enjoying the show? Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi for bonus content and to help with the creation of our second season! Content warnings: In-world bigotry and prejudice, extremely awkward social encounters, possession, incarceration, knife sound effects, verbal threat and coercion Time rapidly runs out a…
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What happened when a mature black woman attempted to bribe the bouncer of a posh nightclub called, The Nightclub on the Hill? Well, she passed a the long line of wanna bee and entered. In part one she wakes up in an expensive hotel, alone and dead. How can you wake up if you're dead? Find out in part one.…
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Enjoying the show? Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi for bonus content and to help with the creation of our second season! Pieces of the puzzle start to fall into place. Content warnings: horror elements, knife use, bloodletting, visceral sound effects, possession, memory loss, hospital scenes Sebastian Fen – Julian Maclurg Peter Wicks - Joey Finch Ju…
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In the aftermath of the events in Hope's Reach, Sebastian wants nothing more than to forget about Hunter for good. Content warnings: smoking, mild body horror, drinking, drugs, drug overdose, reckless behavior, seizure, hospitalization Enjoying the show? Join our community on Ko-Fi or Patreon for early access to episodes, live chat premieres, and m…
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Well, listeners, in this episode Landlady Karen visits the police station, again. She is stressed because Junior will not leave the apartment meant for her dead son. In the meantime, Tyrone, the vampire who wasonce a white man and is now a black vampire attempts to befriend Junior. To his surprise, Junior wants none of it. And as for the werewolf s…
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Like the show? Why not subscribe and support us on PATREON where you can get early access to episodes, bonus clips and stories, live chats and more? A new lead on Dr. Volta's private investigation emerges, leading Sebastian and Angelo into a deadly game. Content warnings: alcohol, drugs, blackmail/coercion, taser sfx, kidnapping, mental torture, tr…
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Ash & Blue - Geeky Urban Fantasy Stef Mimosa doesn't remember dying as a child, it's always just been a strange dream of drowning and darkness. What she does remember is the angel who saved her. Agent Ryan never thought Stef would remember him. Agents are designed to fade into the background, to do their duty and move on without making too many rip…
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The staff at Night Shift prepare for Echor City Festival as Sebastian makes plans to finally shift Dagger's package. Content Warnings: home invasion, discussion of in-world prejudice, PTSD (discussed/experienced), recollection of past trauma, fire sfx and descriptions, auditory hallucinations, static sfx, being chased/pursued, violence/assault sfx,…
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Charise, our resident witch turned an entitled, stuttering, pale, white vampire into a good looking, confident vampire with black skin. According to our witch, she did the stuttering a fool a favor because if she hadn't, the werewolf he attempted to kill and now is must rescue, would murder him, on sight. So our stutterer, speaks clearly as a black…
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Like the show? Why not subscribe and support us on PATREON where you can get early access to episodes, bonus clips and stories, live chats and more? A rescue plan is put into motion that takes Sebastian deep below the streets of Echor City. Content Warnings: Medical facilities and equipment, characters being pinned down and restrained, brief discus…
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Ash & Blue - Geeky Urban Fantasy Stef Mimosa doesn't remember dying as a child, it's always just been a strange dream of drowning and darkness. What she does remember is the angel who saved her. Agent Ryan never thought Stef would remember him. Agents are designed to fade into the background, to do their duty and move on without making too many rip…
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The citizens of Echor face the aftermath of the attacks on the city, and Sebastian learns that nothing is what it seems. Content Warnings: dog barking sfx, discussions of: in-world prejudice, violence, death, religious preaching (Christian) Sebastian Fen – Julian Maclurg Quin Sterling – Sam B Nguyen Angelo Volta – V Black Alex Kelly – Jenny Higgs G…
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It's lights out in Echor City as Sebastian attempts to prove his loyalty to Dagger. Content Warnings: drug use, car crash sfx, dog barking sfx, high pitched drones, horror elements, violence, mild language, physical assault with sfx, sirens If you're enjoying the series, please consider supporting us on Patreon to help keep the show going! Voices i…
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With the help of a little magic, the search for Vanessa Alvarez finally turns up a witness after seven years, but getting answers isn't going to be that easy. Content warnings: body horror/burning and assault (including sfx), eye gore (non-explicit mention), allusions to kidnapping, high pitched droning sound Voices in this episode: Sebastian Fen –…
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Ash & Blue - Geeky Urban Fantasy Stef Mimosa doesn't remember dying as a child, it's always just been a strange dream of drowning and darkness. What she does remember is the angel who saved her. Agent Ryan never thought Stef would remember him. Agents are designed to fade into the background, to do their duty and move on without making too many rip…
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Two, two stories in one. Charise, our resident witch, just created the perfect recipe for self importance and revenge. In a past episode called, Stutter, our witch counseled a newly turned vampire, once an arrogant white man, suffering from an annoying and embarrassing stutter. Nothing is ever easy, is it? Leeon, our Nigerian werewolf, must be a do…
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Episode 108: Writing Strong Female Characters
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WE ARE BACK!!! In this episode, we talk about how to write a strong female character without using the stereotypes we often see! Come have a drink & listen! Shout out to D.M. Lewry for her first book in the Wynter Blood Series: The EOS Key! Support the show
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Enjoying the show? SUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/nightshiftpodcast Sebastian struggles to lay the past to rest whilst he enters the Echor City underworld on Angelo Volta's behalf. Content warnings: allusions to drug use and death, descriptions of inhumane practices and abuse of power, manipulation, knife games Voices in this episode: Sebastian…
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In this episode, we get some good background on Leeon, a werewolf, originally from Nigeria. He's angry and, disappointed in his alpha and, wolf pack. Leeon intends to take revenge on all of his pack and, alpha, except, for his twin brother, Cleeon. So yes this is the story of Leeon and Cleeon.توسط Suzanne Daniels and A.I. Voice of Leeon
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Sebastian's vow to stay out of trouble is short-lived as his personal life bleeds into his investigations, and lands him in Angelo Volta's debt. Support us on Patreon for bonus content and listening parties! Content warnings: reckless behavior, monsters, medication use and side effects, experimental drugs, panic attacks, police Voices in this episo…
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Ash & Blue - Geeky Urban Fantasy Stef Mimosa doesn't remember dying as a child, it's always just been a strange dream of drowning and darkness. What she does remember is the angel who saved her. Agent Ryan never thought Stef would remember him. Agents are designed to fade into the background, to do their duty and move on without making too many rip…
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