Message: “John W. Otte and Failstate”

For the Seson 2 debut, the StoryMen welcome John W. Otte, author of the Failstate books. We talk superheroes, Christianity and what those award shows are like!

0:00 – Welcome to Season 2!
3:00 – Maybe we shouldn’t be dorks
7:00 – Stories We’re Working On
19:00 – Author John W. Otte and Life in the Twin Cities, and Geek-Dad-dom
24:00 – The World of Failstate
29:00 – Nominated for a Christy Award
40:00 – John Otte on Making Christian Art
49:00 – Win a copy of Failstate!

Story Men - May 9, 2014

Romancing the Church with Melissa Tag

Romancing the Church with Melissa Tag

The StoryMen welcome author, blogger and romantic comedy expert Melissa Tagg. We evaluate the respective merits of Jack Bauer, Chris Hemsworth, the 1980s. We debate the difference between Romantic Comedies and Chick Flicks, and pick apart what makes a great Romantic Comedy great. Melissa walks us through how she writes a Romantic Comedy and what it looks like to romance the Church. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Melissa Tag vs. Matt Mikalatos 03:00 - Who Loves Jack Bauer? 09:30 - Who Loves Chris Hemsworth? 12:30 - Melissa vs. the 1980s 18:30 - Clay Hates the Sound of Music 20:30 - The Anatomy of the Romantic Comedy 28:30 - Our Favorite Romantic Comedies 39:30 - Writing Christian Romance 43:30 - When the Church idolizes Marriage 48:30 - Here to Stay 53:00 - GIVEAWAY!

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