Story Crafters’ Cafe Episode 1 with Steve Beaulieu

<p>Welcome to the Story Crafters' Cafe, brought to you by <a href='http://dabblewriter.com'>Dabblewriter.com</a>. </p> <p>In our first episode Hank welcomes Steve Beaulieu, fantasy and science fiction author and co-owner of <a href='https://aethonbooks.com/'>Aethon Books</a> to talk all about the writing life, and the state of publishing in 2022. Steve writes and publishes under the pen name Jaime Castle and is the #1 bestselling author of  The Buried Goddess Saga (Aethon Books, Audible Studios, co-written by Rhett C. Bruno), and The Luna Missile Crisis, amongst other works.</p> <p>About Steve in his own words: "I’ve been writing as long as I can remember—no, seriously. I can remember typing up my first short story at the tender age of eight on my grandfather's Tandy 1000. That was an age-old beast with blue and yellow graphics that I thought were top-of-the-line. Maybe they were.</p> <p>"I also created the accompanying book cover with the graphics program built onboard. Since then, I like to think I’ve blossomed into a decent writer, graphic artist, and book cover designer.</p> <p>"I’m also a musician and singer. I’ve played guitar since I was 11—for those wondering, it’s just shy of three decades.</p> <p>"As far as reading? I’m a science fiction and fantasy junkie, and I love listening to books. I listen to about 150 a year, with my all-time favorites being the Dresden Files, narrated by James Marsters.</p> <p>"I’m also a comic book enthusiast. Not only do I love reading, but many of my first storytelling experiences were in comics. For a few years I dabbled as a comic book colorist.</p> <p>"I’m married (sorry folks) and father to two, a boy and a girl.</p> <p>"I currently reside in the great nation of Texas, where the west began."</p> <p><a href='https://aethonbooks.com/'>Aethon Books</a></p> <p><a href='https://aethonbooks.com/submissions/'>Aethon Books submission</a> per Steve, put Story Crafters' Cafe in the subject line and Aethon will move your submission to the head of the line.</p>