Inspiring dread and confronting evil | Laughter and riveting conversation with author T.D. Johnston

Send us Fan MailWhat is the nature of evil? Is there such things as Good and Evil, or are matters of good and evil simply constructs of man. Join us for a substantial conversation with returning guest, author T.D. Johnston, as we discuss hopelessness, failure, risks, and still manage to have a great time. Today’s drinking game: drink whenever we say “evil!”YouTube video version: https://youtu.be/t6UKex5eJvIHincy’s books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/William-R.-Hincy/author/B07ZYB5FHZ Johnston’s books: https://spookeats.com/shop/ Sponsors…Firmoo eyeglassesLink: https://bit.ly/3WamPD450% off code: JMS50EditGPThttps://editgpt.app/?via=wdw Temu$200 Coupon Bundle now by clicking https://temu.to/k/u2y3au9elpd! Directly get $200 in Temu app here: https://app.temu.com/m/mzm6fkunfyl Exclusive deals: https://temu.to/k/u22hl6b2wym New user discounts: https://temu.to/k/u2y3au9elpdBios: William R. Hincy: “Some people run from their demons; others sit down and have cocktails with theirs.” William R. Hincy is a man who does and writes about the latter. Having become a writer after deciding it was the only sensible thing for a problem drinker to do, Hincy aspires to use literature to connect society on an emotional level through characters who no longer create messes but have instead become the mess. Between rounds, Hincy has won 3 American Fiction Awards, an International Book Award, and his personal anthology of short fiction WITHOUT EXPIRATION was named one of the Best Books of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews. He now lives outside Los Angeles with his wife and kids, having found solace in the notion that the only things sacred are self and whiskey-winged interludes.T.D. Johnston won the 2017 International Book Award for Best Short Fiction for his debut collection, Friday Afternoon and Other Stories. His short fiction has appeared in numerous magazines and literary journals. The editor of the Short Story America anthology series of contemporary short stories, he lives in Jacksonville, Florida and Beaufort, South Carolina with his wife, Stacey, daughters Brooke and Taylor, and son Nick.Chapters:00:00:00 Start00:01:08 Introducing author T.D. Johnston00:13:16 The Beast of Busco00:17:34 Writing short stories and transitioning to novels00:26:48 Economy of words00:31:07 Handling criticism of your writing00:58:04 Big risks01:05:28 Failures01:11:26 Do you choose the genre or does the genre choose you01:27:19 On evil01:33:42 How do you write dread01:44:47 The muses01:49:54 Shots - rapid fire questions02:11:16 Author reading02:27:24 Last Call02:30:11 Extra shotBrought to you by Whiskey-Winged LitFiction for the modern reader. Life is the accumulation of scars—tell the stories! Here we go!Thanks for tuning in! If you’d like to support the show, please consider joining us on Substack or picking up a book (or two). Links below!For exclusive perks and free fiction, join the crew on Substack. All of these WDW episodes are there, as well as host William R. Hincy's bonkers, rock-n-roll satire, PIRATES OF APPALACHIA: https://wrhincy.substack.com/ Pick up a book here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/William-R.-Hincy/author/B07ZYB5FHZFinally, shoot your feedback, suggestions, and guest requests to [email protected] less