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Saved as Draft
by Bradley Ramsey
Saved as Draft is a weekly writing podcast featuring shout-outs for authors in the Substack community, discussion about the craft of writing, interviews with indie authors, and much more! bradleyramsey.substack.com
Episodes
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Episode 90: Keeping the Creative Spark Alive
Hello everyone, and welcome to a very special episode of the Saved as Draft podcast. This week, I’m joined by writer, artist, and animator James Nethery, who runs BrewBob the (not so) Beer Snob here on Substack. You can also find BrewBob on TikTok and Instagram if you’d like to check out more of...
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Episode 89: Instilling Fear in Your Readers
Hello everyone! This week’s episode of The Saved as Draft podcast is packed with all kinds of good stuff. The Second Indulgence Horror writing challenge is also underway. If you’d like, you can check out my Day 1 entry here. You can find the Week 1 prompts here, and our Aperitif prompt is still...
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Episode 88: The Power of Writing Prompts
Hello everyone! This week’s episode is massive, so make sure to check the links and timestamps below so you can find what you’re looking for. Today also marks the launch of our Aperitif Prompt in The Second Indulgence Challenge. Find that prompt here if you’re interested, or click here to learn...
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How do we know this isn’t hell?
Please enjoy this narration of my poem titled "How do we know this isn't hell?" Get full access to The Writer's Journey at bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe
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Episode 87: Controlling Scope Creep in Your Stories
Welcome everyone, to episode 87 of the Saved as Draft Podcast. Lots going on this week, so please find a list of time stamps below if you’d like to quickly navigate to your favorite segments: * Writing Discussion: 7:30 * Challenge Announcement: 36:55 * Story Shout Outs: 43:00 * Power up Prompt...
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LIVE Poetry Reading - September 2026
Note: Several Poems in this month’s live contain themes of suicidal ideation, depression, and the loss of a loved one. Please consider this before watching or listening. Another month, another LIVE poetry reading with my friend Stefan Pasek, and if we’re lucky, a new portrait of us both from…
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Episode 86: Choosing the POV for Your Story
Welcome everyone to this week’s episode of The Saved as Draft Podcast. We’re switching things up this week in terms of order and structure, so please let me know what you like (and what you don’t like) in the comments. In the meantime, find links to all the things featured in the show below:...
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Episode 85 - The State of the Podcast
Hello everyone! As many of you know, my birthday was this week, and as is tradition here, I wrote an article about that. I also took some time this week to look back on the show here, and I recorded the longest stretch of unscripted audio I’ve ever done, where I reflect on why I started this...
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Episode 84: Smogust’s Story Hoard Week 4 Recap and Final Sprint!
Hello my friends! Welcome to episode 84 of the Saved as Draft Podcast. This episode features a full interview with Halls of Pandemonium Middleweight Bracket winner Nimita Kaul! Her interview begins at 34:58 if you’d like to skip right to it. As part of our interview, Nimita also discusses the...
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LIVE Poetry Reading - August 2026
Another month, another LIVE Poetry reading featuring work from Substack authors! This was Stefan’s and my third time hosting one of these, and they truly get better every time. A huge thank you to everyone who joined, and to the authors who submitted work. Find links to everything read on this...
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Episode 83: The Smogust’s Story Hoard Challenge - Week 3 Recap
Welcome everyone to episode 83 of the Saved as Draft podcast. This week’s episode is all about Week 3 of the Smogust’s Story Hoard challenge I’m hosting alongside The Circus Dragon! Don’t forget to also check out the new Autumn Anthology publication from Gracie Autumn. You can learn more and…
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Prison of Ink
Please enjoy this reading of my poem, "Prison of Ink." Find more poems and short fiction on my Substack! Get full access to The Writer's Journey at bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe
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Episode 82: Smogust's Story Hoard Challenge - Mid Month Recap
My friends! I am back, and we are midway through this month’s Smogust’s Story Hoard challenge that I’m co-hosting alongside The Circus Dragon. It’s time for a look at who is in the lead for each bracket, and of course, a few stories from the Unranked bracket as well. Curious to learn more about…
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Quantum Immortality
Quantum Immortality is a theoretical concept that suggests we never experience death. Instead, every time our lives end, we jump to another universe. Another timeline where we’re still alive. This poem is inspired by that concept. Audio + headphones recommended. Please enjoy. Get full access to…
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Episode 81: Bradley is Away (Part Two)
Hello Saved as Draft listeners! Finton Merrybrook here, the greatest storyteller in all of D’veen! I’m once more back to help host his podcast while he spends time with family. Mercifully for us all, he’ll be back next week to recap the first two weeks of the Smogust’s Story Hoard challenge, so...
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The Order of the Pawn - Chapter 12
Please enjoy this immersive narration of The Order of the Pawn: Chapter 12. Find more chapters and D'veen Tales on my Substack. Get full access to The Writer's Journey at bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe
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Episode 80: Bradley is Away (Part One)
Greetings, one and all! Lord Devereaux here. I have been tasked with writing up what you humans call “Show Notes.” Not to worry, I have watched several tutorials online on how to do this. Let us begin! Flash Fiction February Stories * Crashing, Together! by Richard Pack * The Playpen Incident by...
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Episode 79: The Monsters we Make
Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 79 of the Saved as Draft podcast. This week’s episode is packed, and it includes stories written for a Power up Prompt by J.M. Gooding! He also took the time to review all of the entries submitted before Friday night. Find links to everything from this…
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Episode 78: Pitching Your Work to Readers and Agents
Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 78 of the Saved as Draft podcast! This week, my guest is the lightweight bracket winner of the Halls of Pandemonium challenge, M. Brandon Robbins! Find a few links to his work from the challenge below, followed by all the links for stories and people…
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Car Communion
This is an experience. An experiment. Part poem, part audio, part confession, part reflection, and all of my soul on the page. This is for the ones who are struggling. For the ones who can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. For the ones who have spent years drowning like me. Grab a pair of...
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LIVE Poetry Reading - July 2026
And that’s a wrap on Stefan Pasek and I’s third-ever LIVE Poetry Reading here on Substack! As with the first two, we were able to read and discuss some absolutely amazing poems alongside the lovely folks in the chat. At nearly two hours, we still didn’t manage to get through all the submissions,...
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Episode 77: Writing Creation Myths
Welcome to episode 77 of the Saved as Draft Podcast! A big thank you to J.M. Gooding for writing this week’s intro, based on a joke between us and Hazel in my subscriber chat earlier this week. You can read the entire story here. Here are a few other links to items mentioned in the show’s...
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Episode 76: The Story You Never Wrote
Welcome back to Saved as Draft, the weekly writing podcast focused on writing discussion, community building, and of course, plenty of laughs as well. My guest on the show this week is author E. H. Lau! Edward joined me once again here to talk about his latest projects, including his recently...
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Saved as Draft Episode 75: Adapting Stories to Film or TV
Welcome to episode 75 of the Saved as Draft podcast! You’ll find links to everything discussed on the show below, but first, I wanted to remind you all to check out Tamsin G.’s Cozy Quill Fantasy Writing Competition, which is taking entries until June 30th. Click here to learn more and find out…
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Saved as Draft Episode 74: Starting Again
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 74 of the Saved as Draft Podcast! As mentioned in the intro, be sure to check out Edward.Marlo.Ruiz’s new magazine that’s out now. Please find links to everything else discussed on this episode below: Community Spotlight This week’s community spotlight is on…
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LIVE Poetry Reading - June 2026
There are some seriously talented poets on Substack. So many, in fact, that Stefan Pasek and I have decided to feature their work in a new monthly series! That’s right, this recording of our stream from June 18th is the first in a new monthly series where we read and discuss your poems LIVE!…
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The Banker's Daydream
This story is my submission for Hallie Jules’ birthday prompt, in which one of her characters accidentally pulls other fictional characters into our world and has to get them back home. Learn more about the prompt here. Also, happy birthday, Hallie! Get full access to The Writer's Journey at...
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Saved as Draft Episode 73: Liminal Horror
Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 73 of the Saved as Draft podcast. Here are links to the two items I mentioned in the introduction: * Hallie Jules’ Birthday Prompt * Novaheart’s 400 subscriber special video Please find links to everything else mentioned in today’s episode below: Community...
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Saved as Draft Episode 72 - The Halls of Pandemonium Winners
Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 72 of the Saved as Draft podcast! This week, my guest is KJ Harlow, and it’s an amazing interview about his recently finished series Slice of Death, which you can check out by clicking the link below: Community Spotlight This week, the community spotlight is...
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I Lived
This is my entry for Day 30’s microfiction prompt in The Halls of Pandemonium challenge. Check out other entries from the final week here. Get full access to The Writer's Journey at bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe
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Saved as Draft Episode 71: The Halls of Pandemonium - Week 4 Recap
Welcome to episode 71 of the Saved as Draft podcast! I hope you’re all enjoying my ongoing series set in the world of Pandemonium. You can read this week’s episode here. Community Spotlight A huge thank you to Hazel and L.G. Wells for organizing the collection of amazing messages I received and...
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Saved as Draft Episode 70: The Halls of Pandemonium - Week 3 Recap
Hello and welcome to episode 70 of The Saved as Draft podcast! This week, I sat down with Wild K. Nebula to talk about her latest projects and much more. It’s a fantastic interview, so I hope you all enjoy it! And, if you’re curious to check out an excerpt from her upcoming novel, Beta Gamer…
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Saved as Draft Episode 69 (nice): The Halls of Pandemonium Week 2 Recap
Hello everyone! Welcome to this week’s episode of the Saved as Draft podcast. Please find links to all this week’s stories (and a link to Scriptorum, where you can see the mid-month leaderboard) below: Community Spotlight This week, the spotlight is on Vonnie G. Clemens Jr., who has been hosting…
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Saved as Draft Episode 68: Halls of Pandemonium Week 1 Recap
Hello everyone! Apologies for the late upload, but this week’s episode is here. I’m really excited to unveil the top stories from week 1 of The Halls of Pandemonium challenge. And of course, my guest this week is eco-fiction author, poet, and podcaster, Mina Howell! Mina is here to share updates…
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Saved as Draft Episode 67: Beginnings from Endings
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 67 of The Saved as Draft Podcast. I’m switching to a bi-weekly interview schedule, so it’s just me yapping this week, but I hope you’ll still tune in for all the great stories. Community Spotlights * Check out the brand new newsletter from J. Alleyn…
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Saved as Draft Episode 66: Blending Genres
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 66 of The Saved as Draft podcast. This week, my guest is author A. M. Shilling who recently published THE DEVOURING, which I reviewed over on The Writer’s Journey. Be sure to check out her website, and click below to get your copy of this excellent cosmic...
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Saved as Draft Episode 65: Taking Inspiration from Mythology
Welcome to episode 65 of the Saved as Draft Podcast! This week, my guest is LM Sypher, an author and artist who many of you may recognize! If you have yet to check out their book The Serpent’s Rise, get your copy at the link below: And don’t forget to check out the Indie Ink Fund’s new weekly...
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Saved as Draft Episode 64: Characters, Connection, and Community
Hello, and welcome to episode 64 of The Saved as Draft Podcast! This week, my guest on the show is Trevor Cohen! Find links to all the stories mentioned in the show below: Community Spotlight This week, our community spotlight is BentButTrue! Be sure to subscribe to him and to the Indie Ink Fund…
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The Order of the Pawn: Chapter 11
Please enjoy this reading of The Order of the Pawn: Chapter 11! Get full access to The Writer's Journey at bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe
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Saved as Draft Episode Episode 63: The Two-Time Writing Challenge Champion
Hello and welcome to episode 63 of The Saved as Draft Podcast. My guest on today’s episode is Maryellen Brady 💗📚, the winner of the heavyweight bracket in Flash Fiction February 2026. Maryellen and I sat down to talk about her status as a two-time champion in my writing challenges, and she...
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One Last Adventure
This is a continuation of my entry for Mina Howell’s Week 5 Micro Fiction March prompt. While not required to understand this one, I recommend reading or listening to that first. You can find it here. This is Jameson’s final story. I hope I did him justice… Get full access to The Writer's Journey...
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Saved as Draft Episode 62: The Trouble With Tacos
Hello and welcome to episode 62 of The Saved as Draft Podcast! This week, my guest is J.M. Gooding, winner of the 2026 Flash Fiction February Middleweight bracket. Here are some links to J.M.’s work that we discussed during the interview: * Flash Fiction February Index * Still Water Table of...
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The Order of the Pawn: Chapter 10
Please enjoy this narration of The Order of the Pawn: Chapter Ten. Discover more stories from the realm of D"veen on The Writer's Journey, or head to bradleyramsey.substack.com. Get full access to The Writer's Journey at bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe
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Saved as Draft Episode 61: Writing Comedy
Welcome to episode 61 of the Saved as Draft Podcast! You can find links to all of this week’s featured stories and more information on this week’s guest below. This Week’s Guest This week, I sat down with Lynn Harris, the CEO and Founder of GOLD Comedy! Lynn and I had an amazing discussion about...
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Saved as Draft Episode 60: First Impressions
Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 60 of the Saved as Draft Podcast! This week’s guest was Daniel Coates, winner of the lightweight bracket in Flash Fiction February 2026! Daniel also asked me to shout out his friend and photographer, Victoria Pappas, as well as his writing mentor, James...
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Titans Don't Dream
This is my entry for the week two prompt in Mina Howell’s Micro Fiction March challenge! You can learn more about it here. Get full access to The Writer's Journey at bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe
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Saved as Draft Episode 59: Flash Fiction February Retrospective
Welcome to episode 59 of The Saved as Draft Podcast! This week, my guest is Anton Anderson! You can check out his published works on his website, or if you’d like a quick snapshot of his universe, I highly recommend his new story, Edweena’s Muse, featuring original art and poetry from Mina…
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Saved as Draft Episode 58: Flash Fiction February - Week 4
Hello and welcome to episode 58 of The Saved as Draft Podcast. This week, I’m excited to welcome Evil-izabeth to the show for a full interview about their work, creative journey, and much more. Don’t forget to check out Connor Mancuso’s new serial Seam Eater as well, if you’re a fan of his…
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Saved as Draft Episode 57: Flash Fiction February - Week 3
Hello everyone, and welcome to this week’s episode of The Saved as Draft Podcast! Since we had two episodes this week, I don’t have a guest for this week’s episode. Even so, I hope you’ll join me for a look at the top 5 stories in each bracket for Flash Fiction February: Week 3! And, I’d like to...
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Children of the Void
Please enjoy this reading of my Flash Fiction February Day 18 story. Get full access to The Writer's Journey at bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe
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