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Comparing the Culture's Contact with the Prime Directive from Star Trek | LOL 103
May 6, 2026
24m 16s
I Finished the First Draft! | LOL 102
Apr 28, 2026
49m 39s
Technology of The Culture | LOL 101
Nov 19, 2025
45m 43s
Economics of The Culture | LOL 100
Oct 21, 2025
42m 08s
The Culture's Origins & Government | LOL 099
Sep 30, 2025
55m 21s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6/26 |  Comparing the Culture's Contact with the Prime Directive from Star Trek | LOL 103✨ | Culture's ContactStar Trek+4 | — | CultureFederation+3 | — | CultureContact organization+6 | — | 24m 16s | |
| 4/28/26 | I Finished the First Draft! | LOL 102✨ | writingscience fiction+4 | — | Citizen ZeroCritical Balance+2 | — | writingscience fiction+6 | — | 49m 39s | |
| 11/19/25 | Technology of The Culture | LOL 101✨ | Culture technologysentient AIs+4 | — | AmazonPatreon+7 | Bluesky | Culturesentient AI+5 | — | 45m 43s | |
| 10/21/25 | Economics of The Culture | LOL 100✨ | The Cultureeconomic systems+3 | — | AmazonCritical Balance+3 | — | The Cultureeconomics+5 | — | 42m 08s | |
| 9/30/25 | The Culture's Origins & Government | LOL 099✨ | The Culture settingorigins of The Culture+3 | — | Critical BalanceA Few Notes on the Culture+2 | — | The Culturegovernment structure+5 | — | 55m 21s | |
| 9/22/25 | AI Characters & Their Role in Science Fiction | LOL 098✨ | AI charactersscience fiction+3 | Martha Wells | AmazonMurderbot+7 | — | AI charactersscience fiction+5 | — | 52m 52s | |
| 8/11/25 | A New Voyage Begins | LOL 097✨ | Foundation adaptationsMurderbot adaptations+5 | — | WorldconCritical Balance+3 | — | science fictionworldbuilding+8 | — | 51m 16s | |
| 7/9/25 | Publishing Your Novel on Amazon with Kindle Direct | LOL 096✨ | self-publishingKindle Direct Publishing+5 | — | AmazonKindle Direct Publishing+4 | — | self-publishingKindle Direct Publishing+8 | — | 58m 10s | |
| 4/30/25 | Self-Publishing Your Novel | LOL 095✨ | self-publishingtraditional publishing+3 | — | Critical Balance | — | self-publishingindependent publishing+3 | — | 1h 02m 45s | |
| 2/5/25 | Independent Versus Traditional Publishing | LOL 094✨ | independent publishingtraditional publishing+3 | — | Critical Balance | — | novel ideaspublishing+3 | — | 53m 42s | |
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| 12/30/24 | Juggling Novel Ideas | LOL 093✨ | novel writingworldbuilding+3 | — | — | — | novel ideasworldbuilding+3 | — | 1h 07m 56s | |
| 12/16/24 | Hiring an Editor | LOL 092✨ | editingwriting+3 | — | Critical Balance | — | editornovel+3 | — | 1h 15m 22s | |
| 6/3/24 | My Writing Club, Dyson Swarms & Space Trains | LOL 091 | This week I talk about a science-fiction writing club I’m starting in my home town. I also talk a bit about the ongoing revision process for Critical Balance and a couple story ideas I’m working on for my next novel.LinksLex Out Loud is now on Spotify.Get a free 30 day trial of Audible with my affiliate link.Check out my Guide to Novel Formatting in Word.Join my Book Club.How to get free ebooks & audiobooks from your library.Support the show.Join my Discord server.Call My Voicemail: 951-465-5391 | — | ||||||
| 1/15/24 | Story Sketch | LOL 090 | This week I share a method I’ve come up with to help me write every day that I’m calling a story sketch. It’s also a great way to practice as a writer, experiment, and try out new techniques. I also talk a bit about how writing longhand is very different than typing when writing and some distinct advantages it has. Even though it’s not how I would want to write most stories, it’s perfect for the story sketch. Finally, I share how the story sketch will help with improvisation in writing and why that’s important no matter what kind of writer you are.LinksLex Out Loud is now on Spotify.Get a free 30 day trial of Audible with my affiliate link.Check out my Guide to Novel Formatting in Word.Join my Book Club.How to get free ebooks & audiobooks from your library.Support the show.Join my Discord server.Call My Voicemail: 951-465-5391 | — | ||||||
| 12/18/23 | Writing vs. Storytelling | LOL 089 | This week I discuss the differences between writing and storytelling. If you’re like me, you may have spent a lot of time and energy focusing on your writing while giving little thought to the art of telling a good story. I illustrate how point-of-view violations are anathema to good storytelling. Finally I explain how whichever path you’re taking—traditional publishing or independent publishing—good storytelling is far more important to your success than good writing.LinksLex Out Loud is now on Spotify.Get a free 30 day trial of Audible with my affiliate link.Check out my Guide to Novel Formatting in Word.Join my Book Club.How to get free ebooks & audiobooks from your library.Wired for Story by Lisa CronStory Genius by Lisa CronSave the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica BrodyWriting Excuses episode on The Hollywood Formula with Lou AndersThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Echo Wife by Sarah GaileyThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersSupport the show.Join my Discord server.Call My Voicemail: 951-465-5391 | — | ||||||
| 12/11/23 | Character Flaws, Problems & Misbeliefs | LOL 088 | This week I catch you up to what I’ve been doing writing-wise. I discuss protagonist flaws and problems. I also explore the limitations I’ve found in the misbelief concept. I think these limitations are overcome by realizing a misbelief is just a type of flaw.LinksLex Out Loud is now on Spotify.Get a free 30 day trial of Audible with my affiliate link.Check out my Guide to Novel Formatting in Word.Join my Book Club.How to get free ebooks & audiobooks from your library.Wired for Story by Lisa CronStory Genius by Lisa CronSave the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica BrodyWriting Excuses episode on The Hollywood Formula with Lou AndersSupport the show.Join my Discord server.Call My Voicemail: 951-465-5391 | — | ||||||
| 11/27/23 | Pathnotes from a Writing Conference | LOL 087 | This week I share some of what I learned at a local writing conference I attended recently. I also share some decent writing craft books I’ve discovered that I’ll likely be talking some more about in future episodes.LinksLex Out Loud is now on Spotify.Get a free 30 day trial of Audible with my affiliate link.Check out my Guide to Novel Formatting in Word.Join my Book Club.How to get free ebooks & audiobooks from your library.Wired for Story by Lisa CronStory Genius by Lisa CronSave the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica BrodyWonderbook by Jeff VandermeerWriting Excuses episode on The Hollywood Formula with Lou AndersSupport the show.Join my Discord server.Call My Voicemail: 951-465-5391 | — | ||||||
| 10/30/23 | Considering Independent Publishing | LOL 086 | This week I share some of what I’ve learned about independent publishing compared to traditional publishing. I also give some of my thoughts on The Wheel of Time TV show thus far.LinksLex Out Loud is now on Spotify.Get a free 30 day trial of Audible with my affiliate link.Check out my Guide to Novel Formatting in Word.Join my Book Club.How to get free ebooks & audiobooks from your library.Wired for Story by Lisa CronWonderbook by Jeff VandermeerSupport the show.Join my Discord server.Call My Voicemail: 951-465-5391 | — | ||||||
| 10/2/23 | Thoughts on SpaceX & How Settling Mars Will Really Work | LOL 085 | I discuss my thoughts on Starlink, Starship, and the colonization of Mars. Will we really use chemical rockets to get to Mars? Will we ever have cities on the surface of Mars?LinksLex Out Loud is now on Spotify.Get a free 30 day trial of Audible with my affiliate link.Check out my Guide to Novel Formatting in Word.Join my Book Club.How to get free ebooks & audiobooks from your library.QueryTrackerqtCritiqueRotating Detonation Rocket EnginesNuclear Fission Rocket EnginesProject Orion & Fusion Pulse PropulsionDirect Fusion DriveMore on Direct Fusion DriveSupport the show.Join my Discord server.Call My Voicemail: 951-465-5391 | — | ||||||
| 9/18/23 | The Creative Process & My (Revised) Daily Writing Goal | LOL 084 | I discuss what I’ve learned about how the creative process works in the human brain and how I’ve used this to revise and improve my daily writing goal. I also talk a bit about the nested cylinders of Union City and growing trees in space.LinksLex Out Loud is now on Spotify.Get a free 30 day trial of Audible with my affiliate link.Check out my Guide to Novel Formatting in Word.Join my Book Club.How to get free ebooks & audiobooks from your library.Big Picture Science episode on The Creative Brain.Support the show.Join my Discord server.Call My Voicemail: 951-465-5391 | — | ||||||
| 9/4/23 | This Novel Isn't Working | LOL 083 | This week I talk about why I’ve decided to put my space Odyssey idea on the backburner and return to writing a sequel to Critical Balance.LinksGet a free 30 day trial of Audible with my affiliate link.Check out my Guide to Novel Formatting in Word.Join my Book Club.How to get free ebooks & audiobooks from your library.Support the show.Join my Discord server.Call My Voicemail: 951-465-5391 | — | ||||||
| 8/28/23 | This Novel is Allowed to Suck | LOL 082 | This week I explain why the novel I’m writing is allowed to suck. I also talk a bit about why it's best to focus on a genre & subgenre in the beginning of your writing career.LinksGet a free 30 day trial of Audible with my affiliate link.Check out my Guide to Novel Formatting in Word.Join my Book Club.How to get free ebooks & audiobooks from your library.Support the show.Join my Discord server.Call My Voicemail: 951-465-5391 | — | ||||||
| 8/14/23 | How Not to Receive a Critique | LOL 081 | This week I share an example of how not to receive a critique.LinksGet a free 30 day trial of Audible with my affiliate link.Check out my Guide to Novel Formatting in Word.Join my Book Club.How to get free ebooks & audiobooks from your library.Support the show.Join my Discord server.Call My Voicemail: 951-465-5391Episode on Receiving Negative Reviews.Episode on How to Receive a Critique.Episode on Writing Groups. | — | ||||||
| 8/7/23 | Writing for Science Fiction Readers | LOL 080 | Today I talk about why I now think writing Critical Balance for mainstream readers was a mistake. I also talk a bit about beginning the first draft of my new novel.LinksGet a free 30 day trial of Audible with my affiliate link.Check out my Guide to Novel Formatting in Word.Join my Book Club.How to get free ebooks & audiobooks from your library.Support the show.Join my Discord server.Call My Voicemail: 951-465-5391Episode on Making Writing a Habit.Episode on Setting the Right Writing Goal for You. | — | ||||||
| 7/24/23 | First Person Perspective & the Saturn System | LOL 079 | This week I discuss some of the interesting things I’ve learned about the Saturn system in my research and how I’ll be using them in the novel. I also share some thoughts and revelations I’ve had recently about writing in first person perspective.LinksGet a free 30 day trial of Audible with my affiliate link.Check out my Guide to Novel Formatting in Word.Join my Book Club.How to get free ebooks & audiobooks from your library.Support the show.Join my Discord server.Call My Voicemail: 951-465-5391 | — | ||||||
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