1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In my first interview of fellow Whitney Award Finalists I interview my friend Nicholas Petrarch, author of the Clockwork Calamity series. Nick and I talk about a whole host of things but touch quite a bit on exploring different aspects of ourselves through writing our fictional characters. Check out Nick at&amp;nbsp;https://nicholaspetrarch.com. My preamble includes a 1 Min Media Review on The Umbrella Academy, a quarterly status update on my 2019 yearly goals, and me complaining about how I don't care about authors' cats on Twitter.&amp;nbsp; Calling All Nerds http://mike-thayer.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/9177131/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/38376593