In this episode, we welcome Kim Reid, author of an up-and-coming tale with ink-based magic and a vivid protagonist already embroiled in theater drama. The other guys' pieces are OK, as usual. Kim also talks to us about what it's like to work with a developmental editor.

Join us at Gem State Comic Con on May 15, 2026, at 4:00 PM for our community panel. We're excited to see you there! Get your tickets here https://sendfox.com/trk/click/096dgk4x/vkoppz6.

Find the co-hosts on:

→JC Bybee at https://jcbybee.com/

→Grey Alder at https://greyalderbooks.com/

→Tyler Hess on his blog: https://hesstylerblog.com/

→And Kim Reid on Instagram @kimjoyreid

Episode 9 starts with news about our live Gem State Comic-Con panel, then gets straight into the pain: Jesse’s superhero procedural gets its long-awaited visceral fight scene, Gray’s fantasy chapter raises questions about intent, monsters, and emotional payoff, and Tyler’s submission brings cursed tomes, faerie intrigue, and a dream that may be more real than it seems. We close with one of our best questions yet: what would we tell our younger creative selves?

Find the co-hosts on:

→JC Bybee at https://jcbybee.com/

→Grey Alder at https://greyalderbooks.com/

→Tyler Hess on his blog: https://hesstylerblog.com/

Sink your teeth into this LIVE show we did to prepare for our panel at the Gem State Comic Con (Garden City, ID on May 15th, be there or be square). We talk a lot more about what it means to be in a writing group and do short critiques on some new pieces we each wrote for the occasion.