Join us for a very special, very spicy LIVE episode of Don't Make It Weird, featuring all of your favorite DMIW segments!

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In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by our friend Alexander James! We check in on each other's ongoing projects! We play a new game called THE WHISPER CHALLENGE! We talk to Alex about his ongoing journey of publishing his debut novel! Dina tells us about that time she pranked her entire class and never got caught in STORYTIME! And we have a double dose of CRINGEY COPULATION with a super fun surprise twist!

In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by SCIENCE FICTION AUTHOR PATRICK F. JOHNSON! We try to guess the definition of some unusual words in a new game segment! Patrick tells us some funny stories from his day job as a flooring professional in STORYTIME! We chat with Patrick about his CHEAP BOOKS series! And he reads us a steamy excerpt from BEFORE I FORGET by Andre Brink in this week's CRINGEY COPULATION!

TO SHAKESPEARE, OR NOT TO SHAKESPEARE? THAT IS THE QUESTION!

In this week's episode, we are joined in the studio by author of HIS RAGGED COMPANY and best friend of the show, R.D.D.! We check on each other's ongoing projects! We play a new improv word game called PITCH A STORY! We have a LONG and HEATED debate about William Shakespeare! Dina tells us about the time she accidentally poisoned everyone at her house party in STORYTIME! And our guest reads a steamy excerpt from a bad sex scene in CRINGEY COPULATION!

What are the worst films made from great books?

In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we check in on each other's ongoing projects! We play the WEIRD SUPERFIGHT! We have a discussion about bad films based on great books, with a special guest appearance by our friend Zev Good! We get to hear back to back tales from Dina and Daniel about HOME INVASIONS in STORYTIME! And Daniel reads a double-header of some really bad sex scenes from literature in CRINGEY COPULATION!

Open forum! Come one, come all! Tune in and ask all your publishing questions LIVE! Peel back the layers of the potato and unveil all the secrets of publishing. We will also be unveiling the cover artwork for the next Lost Boys Press anthology, GREAT WARS! Stick around for book giveaways and more!

This week, we are joined in the studio by author KENNEDY SUTTON! We play a game of TRUE CONFESSIONS! We get to hear about the time she and her partner traveled 1,800 miles to see the last ever Ringling Bros circus in STORYTIME WITH KENNEDY! We interview her about her success on BookTok and her historical pirate romance novel THE SNEAKY LASS! And then, she reads a bad romance scene from She's Leaving Home by Edwina Currie in this week's CRINGEY COPULATION!

How do you deal with rejection?

In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird it's Independence Day! We had to fire Daniel, so we welcomed special guest co-host Alexander James into the studio! We check in on each other's ongoing projects! We listen to our voicemail! We play the WORD ASSOCIATION GAME! Alex and Dina talk about the harsh reality of rejection when seeking publishing, and how to deal with it. We get to hear about why Dina hates frogs so much in STORYTIME WITH DINASAURUS! And Alex reads a double header from some of literature's worst sex scenes in CRINGEY COPULATION! #WritingCommunity #BookTube #Bookish

This week, we are joined in the studio by author & podcaster THOMAS E. STAPLES! We play a game of WOULD YOU RATHER?! We get hear a special double header edition of STORYTIME WITH DINASAURUS AND STAPLES! We interview him about his book THE CASE OF THE GIANT CARNIVEROUS WORM and he shares an exclusive excerpt of his brand new stand-alone novel, SCOURGE OF ELDERS. And then, he reads a bad romance scene from the 2015 winner of the Literary Review's BAD SEX IN FICTION AWARD from OF BLESSED MEMORY by ERICA JONG in this week's CRINGEY COPULATION!

Does more reviews = more book sales?

In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we check in on each other's ongoing projects! We check our voicemail! We play the WORD ASSOCIATION GAME! Daniel and Dina talk about book reviews, and whether or not they help you get sales! We finally get to hear about the time Dina was almost kidnapped while dumpster diving in STORYTIME WITH DINASAURUS! And she reads another classic winner of the Literary Review's worst sex scenes in CRINGEY COPULATION! Finally, we talk about some controversial opinions on writing from Reddit in our #WeirdTakes segment.

This week, we are joined in the studio by author REBECCA MIKKELSON! We play a game specially curated by Rebecca called SPOT THE DIFFERENCE! We get to hear the tale of how her and her husband (MISTER M!) almost got kidnapped by a Korean religious cult in STORYTIME WITH REBECCA! We interview her about her ANATALIAN SERIES and she shares a short excerpt of the first book. And then, she reads a bad romance scene from the first ever winner of the Literary Review's BAD SEX IN FICTION AWARD in this week's CRINGEY COPULATION!

In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we check in on each other's ongoing projects! We check our voicemail! We play a game of WOULD YOU RATHER! We do some dramatic readings of fan-submitted book snippets! We get to hear about the time Dina fell down a waterfall in STORYTIME WITH DINASAURUS! And Daniel reads a double dose of CRINGEY COPULATION! #WritingCommunity #BookTube #Bookish

This week, we are joined in the studio by author STEPHEN HOWARD! We try to guess random animal noises! We get to hear the tale of how Stephen woke up in a different country in STORYTIME! We interview him about his novel BEYOND MISTY MOUNTAIN and he shares a short excerpt. And we get a double dose of bad romance scenes in this week's CRINGEY COPULATION! #WritingCommunity #Bookish #BookTube

In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, it's Producer Sean's birthday! We check our voicemail! We play a game of YOU LAUGH YOU DIE: DAD JOKES EDITION! Sean gets a special birthday message from Sam Witwer! Daniel and Dina discuss character names in literature! We get to hear about the time a guy hid from the cops in the backyard in STORYTIME WITH DINASAURUS! And Dina reads a very provocative scene from THE GODFATHER by Mario Puzo in CRINGEY COPULATION!

Don't forget to bring your spoons this week for a brand new episode featuring paranormal romance author K. Thomas (Krys)! We play a game of TRUE CONFESSIONS! Krys tells us about the time her neighbor found her sitting in a tree and hasn't spoken to her ever since in STORYTIME WITH KRYS! We have a chat about her TIME TO WAKE series! And we ask her to send us home with another excerpt from The Death of Bunny Monroe by Nick Cave in this week's CRINGEY COPULATION! #WritingCommunity #Bookish #BookTube

It's episode one, rebooted! We've learned a lot in the last year, and our original pilot episode featured poor production and no video presentation. So, we called for a mulligan! Our co-hosts Daniel and Dina introduce themselves! We discuss some times where we made it weird for someone or for someone else, including the reason why y*llow is a buzzword on our show! We discuss disguises in storytelling, and Dina tells us about that time she dressed in disguise and stalked her friend's ex in STORYTIME! And Daniel re-visits our very first bad romance reading in CRINGEY COPULATION!

Get ready for a classic slap-N-tickle! This week, we are joined in the studio by USA Today bestselling romance author Carly Spade! We play a few rounds of BUZZED! Carly tells us about the time she had to convince a kid she was Superwoman at a convention, in STORYTIME! We talk about her Contemporary Mythos series, and she reads an excerpt from her book ZEUS! And she leaves us with a briny excerpt from The Autumn of the Patriarch by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Pop some bottles and join us for our one year anniversary spectacular!

We are having a party with our favorite family member Jess The Mess, and looking back on some of our favorite moments from the last 52 episodes of the show!

In this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we welcome in the author of CATALYST, Dustin Taylor! We play a round of TRUTH OR SIP! Dustin tells us about the time he left his iPhone in San Francisco, in STORYTIME! We chat about his book and his corgi Eggo, and he reads us a very spicy excerpt from a bad sex scene in CRINGEY COPULATION!

Does the Romance genre require a "Happily Ever After" ending?

This week on Don't Make It Weird, we check our voicemail! We play a brand new game called "How do you pronounce that?"! We invite some friends into the studio for a debate about romance! Dina tells us about the TARDIS in her living room at 3am in STORYTIME, and she reads a very booty-centric exerpt in CRINGEY COPULATION! Then, our friends join us for another edition of #WEIRDTAKES! #WritingCommunity #BookTube #Bookish