Heavy Crown Press Podcast

Obsessing about The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (with spoilers)

I read Oscar Wilde's epic novel for the first time in the autumn of 2019. I made this video on 21 October 2019. I did not cover all aspects of it, not by any means, but I think I touched on the major themes: youth & beauty forever versus aging, conscience & soul versus the form & surface of things. Read the corresponding article: https://heavycrownpress.substack.com/p/the-picture-of-dorian-gray-spoilers

Interview with Supernatural Author J.M. Celi

Show notes & links
Jamie's website with all books and social media presences: https://www.jmceli.com The Unlife of Lisa Cooper on Kindle Vella https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0B3PF2B5R
The Unlife of Lisa Cooper | Amazon Kindle Book https://www.amazon.com/Unlife-Lisa-Cooper-Conviction-Stories-ebook/dp/B0CK5ZV77T/
My review of the story @ Kindle Vella Reviews (back when it was just 22 episodes long) https://kindlevellareviews.substack.com/p/the-unlife-of-lisa-cooper Bookshop.org link
If you want to support independent bookstores with your purchase of Jamie's story, use this link: https://bookshop.org/lists/j-m-celi-book-list
If you want to help me keep platforming and reviewing indie authors, consider dropping a dime in my tip jar: https://ko-fi.com/heavycrownpress

Genre Hopping Author Grace Mirchandani

Here is Grace's link.tree from which all of her works are linked: https://linktr.ee/gracewrites
She publishes paperbacks, ebooks, Kindle Vella, and even one Audiobook at audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Searching-for-Sadie-Audiobook/B0BKBJX5TS
Her social media links are linked from there as well. She is very active on TikTok, and her TikTok videos are also viewable at her YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewritegrace4566
I also mention the Kindle Vella Review that I wrote for her still-in-progress Kindle Vella story Audrey and Maude: https://kindlevellareviews.substack.com/p/audrey-and-maude
I briefly mention my own Kindle Vella story: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0BVJ3K725

Romance author Anne Trowbridge

Anne's link tree: https://linktr.ee/annetrowbridgebooks
My review of Anne's Second Chance Romance: https://kindlevellareviews.substack.com/p/the-honeymoon-a-second-chance-romance
My review of Anne’s Hidden Identity Romance: https://kindlevellareviews.substack.com/p/the-distance-between-us-by-anne-trowbridge
Follow on Instagram @annetrowbridgebooks
Follow on Twitter @annetrowbooks
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Romance Author J.A. Price

In person, she goes by Jenn. As an author, her byline is J.A. Price. She has written 2 Kindle Vella romances and one Amazon Kindle romance. She anticipates the publication of her first kindle/paperback romance very soon. Here is the link to her link tree, giving you access to all her published works: https://linktr.ee/j.a.priceromanceauthor
And a review that I wrote, giving five stars to her "Honey Trapped" story:
https://kindlevellareviews.substack.com/p/honey-trapped
And since we mentioned INKITT in our chat, here's a link to the INKITT version of HT:
https://www.inkitt.com/stories/romance/828202
Follow her on instagram/twitter  @authorjaprice
Subscribe to her YouTube channel:  @JAPrice 
Thank you for listening and subscribing to this podcast. If you'd like to support my work and enable us to continue platforming creative people, consider tipping me at https://ko-fi.com/heavycrownpress.

Interview with Filmmaker Derek Sitter (full audio)

Derek Sitter is an actor/writer/director and award-winning filmmaker. He founded the Volcanic Theatre Pub in Bend, Oregon and is an elected life member of the Actors Studio. Initially segmented in four parts, this is the FULL interview and it covers: the glories of playwriting as it parlays into filmmaking, New Beginnings á la Sam Shepard, bipolar disorder, Method acting, and so, so much more! To see the video interviews, check out the @heavycrownpress YouTube.
My post-interview write-up: https://heavycrownpress.substack.com/p/a-wonderful-life
BUGTUSSLE (short film 2022) links:
https://heavycrownpress.substack.com/p/bugtussle
https://heavycrownpress.substack.com/p/of-men-and-morals
TUTU GRANDE (short film 2018):
https://heavycrownpress.substack.com/p/tutu-grande
Information about Derek Sitter:
IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0803272/
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Sitter
Instagram @dereksitter 
https://www.instagram.com/derek_sitter/
Thank you for listening and subscribing to this podcast. If you'd like to support my work and enable us to continue platforming creative people, consider tipping me at https://ko-fi.com/heavycrownpress. 

Ellie’s Magical Garden (A Garden in Eden by Ellie Trotta)

My fellow Burbank High alum and I chat about her work of fiction, which falls in the genre of magical realism, and reminisce about students and teachers and so-called life in general at Burbank High School in Burbank, CA. Link to the buy the book and/or read my review of it here: https://heavycrown.press/home/ellie-trottas-magical-garden/
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Interview with Amanda Bushman Murphy

Amanda is a Phoenix Comic Con enthusiast in addition to being the principal caretaker of an 80-something desert tortoise. She graduated from the high school as me; that's how we met. We've been following each other on social media for many years, but this is the first time we chatted face to face in a long time. I wanted to know about her Comic Con fangirl/cosplay activities in addition to the joys and tribulations of taking care of an octogenarian reptile. I was not prepared for her to turn the tables on me and become inquisitor, about halfway through the interview! This was first published on YouTube, then in segments for Instagram and TikTok, and now you have the audio by itself. Here are some relevant links & tags for the things we discussed:
She is @phl2az on Instagram. Her tortoise is @slowpoke_the_desert_tortoise on Instagram. I am @heavycrownpress across multiple social media platforms, including Instagram and YouTube.
We talked about my substack newsletters:
https://heavycrownpress.substack.com/
https://kindlevellareviews.substack.com/
Sign up for the Heavy Crown Press newsletter (it's free!!) to not miss my forthcoming writeup on Amanda! 
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Interview with John Mese (full audio)

John Mese is an actor, producer, director, and truly awesome guy. He's so nice, so funny, and, get this, he hails from my hometown, Baton Rouge, though he's been an Angeleno since the 90s. Follow him @mesejohn on twitter/Instagram. You can watch the video version of my interview with Mese at my YouTube channel @heavycrownpress. Thank you for listening and subscribing to this podcast. If you'd like to support my work and enable us to continue platforming creative people, consider tipping me at https://ko-fi.com/heavycrownpress.
 
Show Notes:
ABOUT Bugtussle: 
https://heavycrownpress.substack.com/p/bugtussle
https://heavycrownpress.substack.com/p/of-men-and-morals
ABOUT King of Herrings:
https://heavycrownpress.substack.com/p/king-of-herrings
ABOUT Wild Son: The Testimony of Christian Brando
https://heavycrownpress.substack.com/p/brando-at-byronz
POST-INTERVIEW ARTICLE:
https://heavycrownpress.substack.com/p/interview-with-a-wild-son
 
At Vimeo, you can see samples of his acting, producing and directing work, i.e. Bugtussle and Wild Son: The Testimony of Christian Brando. https://vimeo.com/johnmese
 
He starred in a horror movie called Noise in the Middle (2020) which we somehow neglected to talk about at all. 
 
Check out his Youtube channel @flipstertoad17 (named for the kids' books he published with his wife! Another cool factoid about him!) https://www.youtube.com/@flipstertoad17
 
IMDb:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0581810/
 
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mese

Interview with Derek Sitter (part four of four)

This is the final segment of my interview with filmmaker/director/writer/actor Derek Sitter. Thank you for listening and subscribing to this podcast. If you'd like to support our work and enable us to continue platforming creative people, consider tipping us at https://ko-fi.com/heavycrownpress.