Saved as Draft Episode 51: Vulnerability in our Writing

Hello and welcome to episode 51 of The Saved as Draft Podcast! This week, our community spotlight was on J. Alleyn Winchester so be sure to check out all the amazing work he’s doing, including his Hearth of a Writer Podcast, and his paid tier options!My guest this week on the show is A.M. Bowman, and trust me when I say it’s one of the best interviews yet. His work that spans across fiction and non-fiction is truly special, and his perspectives on important topics like male vulnerability are extremely insightful.Be sure to subscribe to his new publication, Beneath the Armor, as well, so you never miss any of his new non-fiction pieces.Weekly Shout Outs* I was a Man Once VI - Love by Possim Kingdom * Effigy by PancakeSushi * Best Offer by M. Majeris * Sausagefest by J.M. Gooding * The Call of Lazarus by Coral Evermore Wandering Prompt WinnersOur grand prize winner this week was Connor Mancuso with What the Water Keeps. Our runner-up submissions was also fantastic, and it is In a Single Moment by Verdant Butterfly. Be sure to check out both, they are amazing entries.Indie Release Radar (Powered by BookStack)* The Perfect Assist by Jillian Arly* When Death Gives You Lemons by Alice G. Brooks* Sugar and Scars by Kalindi KriPower up Prompt Stories A huge thank you to Connor Mancuso for helping write this week’s Power up Prompt, and for reviewing the majority of the stories this week as well! * Thirty-Four Times She Came Back by Luna Asli Kolcu * Alder Hallow by Luna Asli Kolcu * Quick Hand by Ed the Editor * A Clean Start by Gregory Blair * Bradley Ramsey and Connor Mancuso Made Me Write Cosmic Horror by J.M. Gooding * Power Denied/Poem by Suparna Chakraborti * The Pedagogue of Recurring Hours by Abhishek Banerjee * Containment by Marius Creed * First by Mariah K. Porter * Seams, Seen by Connor Mancuso * The Wish by Nicholaus Bairley * Cloudy-Eyed Curse by Mina Howell * Walkaway Blues - The Vault by Robert C. Worstell * The Tear by Daniel Coates * The Surveyor by lokikone * Over the Precipice by Richard Loader Get full access to The Writer's Journey at bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe