A talk with @mattleeanderson about his new book and how to ask questions well

This week you can check out a question and answer time with Matthew Lee Anderson, who just wrote a book about the difference between questions and doubt, what questions are appropriate for Christians, and much more. It makes interviewers feel awkward when someone is sitting there, judging your questions as you ask them. It's a great conversation. I think you'll enjoy it.

You can also join the giveaway to win a copy of Anderson's The End of Our Exploring: A Book about Questioning and the Confidence of Faith.

Some of the recent StoryMen podcasts you might have missed include author John Otte, comic writer and teacher Christy Blanch,  author Jeff Goins, Leanne Shirtliffe, Ally Vesterfelt and Lorie Langdon and several episodes where JR., Clay and I discuss everything from liturgy to our favorite historical moments that we wish were movies. You can find all those at the link as well.

Have a great weekend!

Here's why I love Superman. With thoughts from @jrforasteros and @morganundead. #storymen

The latest episode of StoryMen is live, with thoughts about Superman! We talk about the movies, comic book recommendations and reasons to be excited about the new Man of Steel movie (coming soon!).

You can listen/watch here or subscribe/download on iTunes.

Great interview with #Catalyst leader @Bradlomenick!

This week's Storymen episode is live! Today we interview Brad Lomenick, the leader of the popular Catalyst conferences, and also discuss his book, Catalyst Leader. If you're interested in leadership, vocation or Braveheart, this show is for you.

It's a great episode AND we reveal the winner of the Jackie Kessler contest.

You can listen here.

Watch it here.

Download it on iTunes.

Win four YA "Riders of the Apocalypse" books from author @jackiemorsekess on the new STORYMEN!

This week on the Storymen we have Jackie Kessler with us, talking about her YA series about the four horsemen of the apocalypse. The books are Hunger, Rage, Loss and Breath, with the last book, Breath, releasing today! It's a fun premise: Death recruits teenage kids to take on the roles of Famine, Pestilence and War.

Jackie was a great guest on the show, which you can listen to here, or subscribe on iTunes.

YOU CAN WIN JACKIE'S BOOKS (all four of them) by leaving a comment here or here, or by sending others to visit the post via Facebook or Twitter (just leave us a comment letting us know you did so!).

How to get published: insights from me and author Clay Morgan #writing #amwriting

As you all know, I have three professionally published novels out there in the world, with two non-fiction books on the way and hopefully more fiction, too. Clay Morgan has a non-fiction book out there, too, and I can't spill the beans on his other projects but there are more books on the way, I'm sure.

We get asked ALL THE TIME, "How can I get published?" So we decided, along with our compadre JR. Forasteros, to share our journeys to publication along with some tips and hints we've picked up along the way.

You can listen to the podcast or watch the conversation on YouTube here. You can, of course, also subscribe to the show via iTunes if you prefer.

If you have more questions after listening to the show, please let us know. We'd love to do another show answering your questions!

So: any questions about how to get published? About writing or the writer's life? About our secret projects which cannot yet be revealed?

Crowdsourcing, the church, evangelism and potato chips.

That's right, it's time once again for The StoryMen. This time, JR., Clay and I go solo (all three of us go solo? How is that possible?) without a special guest and have a great conversation about the popularity of crowd sourcing and social media and how that can be used to advance the Gospel, we do a potato chip taste testing and JR. invents THE MOST TERRIFYING BOARD GAME EVER.

You can listen here.

And here's where you can subscribe on iTunes.

And yes, we do discuss the issue of Batman on your left. Because we have to talk about Batman every episode (it's in our by-laws).

StoryMen with author Julianna Baggott is live!

Julianna Baggott is the author of Pure and Fuse, the first two installments in a post-apocalyptic, dystopian trilogy of novels with strong religious themes and beautiful writing. She graciously appeared on the StoryMen podcast and I can speak for JR. and Clay when I say we found her charming, interesting, insightful and entertaining.

You will, too.

Here's a link to the show, which includes links to all of Julianna's sites. Our facebook fan page. Or, download it on iTunes.

StoryMen episode eight

The new StoryMen podcast went live Friday.

I was sick when this one was recorded, but it has Dallas Jenkins as the special guest/Mikalatos stand-in, and of course Clay and JR were still on the show.

StoryMen Episode VII: An Even Newer Hope

The new episode of StoryMen with me, JR. and Clay is live. This week we talk about the anniversary of Jerry Falwell suing Hustler Magazine, Megan Phelps leaving the Westboro Baptist Church, the Pope's resignation and the new Star Wars movies!

Here's our facebook fan page. Or you can download or subscribe at iTunes.

The new Storymen podcast is up and running!

If you've been following along, this is episode 6 of the podcast from yours truly and Clay Morgan and JR. Forasteros.

Our special guest star this week is M.S. Corley!

It's a fun show, and the first one in which we do not in any way mention wolves. Excellent.

Storymen Episode 5 is up and running!

Hey friends, it's time for Storymen!

In this episode we talk about movies, violence and books.

This time we also have a contest, in which you take the Oscar nominees for best picture and try to add a cheesy Christian tagline. Like so: "Les Miserables: Because People Are Miserable Without Jesus." It's fun!

Now you try:

Give us your best cheesy Christian tagline for the 9 Best Picture nominations! Winners announced on our next episode!

1. Argo
2. Amour
3. Beasts of the Southern Wild
4. Django Unchained
5. Les Miserables
6. Lincoln
7. Life of Pi
8. Silver Linings Playbook
9. Zero Dark Thirty

You can submit your taglines in the comments, onFacebook or with the Twitter hashtag #StoryMen

NEW STORYMEN PODCAST IS UP AND RUNNING

You guys. I totally neglected to tell you that the new StoryMen podcast is up and running and wonderful. But it is. And you can listen to it here.

I have to say, this is rapidly becoming of the most fun things I do, hanging out virtually with Clay and JR. and talking about pop culture, theology and history.

Any suggestions for topics/guests/conversations are welcome!

Storymen Episode 3 is up!

I was out all day today and didn't have a chance to tell you all that the third episode of Storymen is up and available for your listening pleasure. You can listen to it here or subscribe on iTunes. This was a fun show... we had Latifah Al-Attas Phillips of Page CXVI and the Autumn Film on as our guest, and she talked about pop culture, Twilight and shared some music with us.

Anyway, if you enjoy podcasts, check it out. And if you don't like podcasts, pretend it's one of those drive time radio shows and enjoy it anyway.

BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT! Storymen Episode 2: The Apocalypse Strikes Back!

The new episode of Storymen is up and running, with special guest Jason Boyett, author of The Pocket Guide to the Apocalypse.

You can go listen to the podcast on the Storymen site, subscribe on iTunes or, for those who would rather watch us hang out in Google Chat, you can watch the whole thing here (audio is better, by the way, on the audio version. Go figure).



Be sure to check out the awesome new logo and banner from M.S. Corley on the site!

Our new podcast: The StoryMen!

Yes, it's true. Clay Morgan, J.R. Forasteros and I have decided to start a semi-regular podcast together. We are, in fact, pod people.

For the uninitiated, basically a podcast is like a radio show. It's the three of us hanging out and talking about things that interest us. We'll have guests, we'll have fights, we'll have laughs. In fact, J.R. and I have a big fight in this one about whether Quantam of Solace was a good movie or not. Well. A minor disagreement, anyway.

The themes of StoryMen will be pop culture, theology and history. That's why we put it right in our banner.

You can listen to our PILOT EPISODE here, in which we talk about Star Wars, Skyfall and Biblical Womanhood. Yes, you read that correctly. We are that awesome.


You can join our Facebook group.

And, here's the StoryMen website.


THINGS YOU WILL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE:

1. Which of the StoryMen learned about Lucasfilm being purchased by Disney from Jordin Sparks.

2. Who Clay sides with on the Quantam of Solace debate!

3. What kind of homemade cookie my daughter delivers to me during recording!

4. And much, much more!