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Bradley Ramsey
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Saved as Draft is a weekly writing podcast featuring shout-outs for authors in the Substack community, discussion about the craft of writing, interviews with indie authors, and much more! bradleyramsey.substack.com

  1. 21h ago

    Prison of Ink

    Please enjoy this reading of my poem, "Prison of Ink." Find more poems and short fiction on my Substack! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe

  2. 6d ago

    Episode 82: Smogust's Story Hoard Challenge - Mid Month Recap

    My friends! I am back, and we are midway through this month’s Smogust’s Story Hoard challenge that I’m co-hosting alongside The Circus Dragon. It’s time for a look at who is in the lead for each bracket, and of course, a few stories from the Unranked bracket as well. Curious to learn more about the challenge? Click here. Looking for the latest prompts? Click here. Find all of that and more below: Community Spotlight This week’s spotlight is on Terrifying Tales! I was replaying Halo Reach these past few weeks, and I thought of his excellent story set in that universe called A Son of Reach. I will also take any excuse I get to talk about my excellent interview with him on Episode 40 of this very podcast. Got someone in mind who you think should be featured in the spotlight? Tag them in the comments. Smogust’s Story Hoard: Mid-Month Leaderboard Lightweight Bracket 1st - Tales of Pictavia * Total score: 44 points * Top Story: First, the Fish 2nd - Arlo Vell * Total score: 14 points * Top story: Pouches and the Glow-Roach Forest 3rd - Johnathan Vance * Total score: 7 points * Top story: Tea at the End of All Things Middleweight Bracket 1st - Bradley Hurt * Total score: 124 points * Top story: Into the Great Unknown Heavyweight Bracket 1st - Verdant Butterfly * Total score: 83 points * Top story: A Captain’s Tale 2nd - Laurie MacIntosh * Total score: 61 points * Top story: The Forest of Tah-Dahs! 3rd - Gracie Autumn * Total score: 17 points * Top story: Starfall 4th - Hallie Jules * Total score: 11 points * Top story: Smaugust Story: Red and the Lost Dragon 5th - Every Root, Every Thorn * Total score: 10 points * Top story: What Blood Commands Unranked Stories These are randomly selected and were featured in this episode: * Bloom by Jenifer Jorgenson * A Spire of Magic and Dreams by Leeron Heywood * Drifter and Dragon by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 The Writer's Journey is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe

  3. Aug 13

    Quantum Immortality

    Quantum Immortality is a theoretical concept that suggests we never experience death. Instead, every time our lives end, we jump to another universe. Another timeline where we’re still alive. This poem is inspired by that concept. Audio + headphones recommended. Please enjoy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe

  4. Aug 8

    Episode 81: Bradley is Away (Part Two)

    Hello Saved as Draft listeners! Finton Merrybrook here, the greatest storyteller in all of D’veen! I’m once more back to help host his podcast while he spends time with family. Mercifully for us all, he’ll be back next week to recap the first two weeks of the Smogust’s Story Hoard challenge, so please look forward to that! This week, my friends and I looked back at stories from The Halls of Pandemonium, and I also briefly discussed some of the new challenge stories with Smog himself! Here’s all the links: Halls of Pandemonium Shout Outs * The Spirit of Foul Play by Gregory Blair * Waiting on Nothing by Lila Cave-Park * A Hymn Sung Softly by Yorviing * Ya’ll are Making too Much Work for Kira by J.M. Gooding * Welcome to the Hallieverse by Hallie Jules Week 1 Smogust’s Story Hoard Mentions These stories will get a more formal shout out on next week’s episode when Bradley is back, but Smog asked me to share them all the same because he really enjoyed them: * A Captain’s Tale by Verdant Butterfly * Starfall by Gracie Autumn Find all of week one’s prompts and entries here! Remember, prompts are open all month, so if any of the art inspires you, be sure to submit! The Writer's Journey is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe

    Episode 81: Bradley is Away (Part Two)

  5. Aug 5

    The Order of the Pawn - Chapter 12

    Please enjoy this immersive narration of The Order of the Pawn: Chapter 12. Find more chapters and D'veen Tales on my Substack. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe

  6. Aug 1

    Episode 80: Bradley is Away (Part One)

    Greetings, one and all! Lord Devereaux here. I have been tasked with writing up what you humans call “Show Notes.” Not to worry, I have watched several tutorials online on how to do this. Let us begin! Flash Fiction February Stories * Crashing, Together! by Richard Pack * The Playpen Incident by ReBe * Mountain Music by Sarah Tinney * I do Adore a Rebrand by Wendy Russell * A Helpy Home Hand by Leeron Heywood D’veen Challenge Stories * The Memory Keepers by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * The Pride of Dwarves by Daniel Coates * Tourney of Fates by Mina Howell The Writer's Journey is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe

    Episode 80: Bradley is Away (Part One)

  7. Jul 25

    Episode 79: The Monsters we Make

    Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 79 of the Saved as Draft podcast. This week’s episode is packed, and it includes stories written for a Power up Prompt by J.M. Gooding! He also took the time to review all of the entries submitted before Friday night. Find links to everything from this week’s episode below, and if you’re curious about my next big writing challenge in partnership with The Circus Dragon, you can find all the details about that right here. Community Spotlight This week’s community spotlight is on L.G. Wells! L.G. is a wonderful horror author with a range range of work here on Substack. He’s also a fellow AudioMazes author! Learn more about him in the episode, and hear from our favorite hired hitman as well. Wandering Prompt Winner This week’s Wandering Prompt winner was Nimita Kaul with her piece The Music in Me. Since Wandering prompts will be on hold during August, I read the full poem on the show. Check out the full post (and the art she did for it) right here. Writing Discussion Our Writing Discussion thread this week was all about the monsters in our stories. Some absolutely amazing responses here, and a few new faces as well! Click here to check out the full thread. Weekly Shout Outs * Queen’s Quest: Final Route by Anton Anderson * The Day I Learned I Won a Book Award by Chital Mehta * Learning to Keep Still by Valentina Starling * Well Known and Beloved by E. H. Lau * Legacy of the Solar Order: Volume One by J. Alleyn Winchester Power up Prompt Stories A huge thank you to J.M. Gooding for writing this week’s prompt and reviewing the stories! * The One Time Kira Took Me to Meet The Architect of the Universe…or Something Like That by J.M. Gooding * The Mute Princess Breaks the Beaker by The Taint3d Quill * Those You Would Call Gods by M. Brandon Robbins * Chapter 12: The Eye in the Well by Every Root, Every Thorn * Round and Round by Mina Howell * The Risky Betrayal by Bradley Hurt * Knights of Memory, Carry On by E. H. Lau * The Human Factor by Hallie Jules * Waking up… by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * Purple by Johnathan Vance The Writer's Journey is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe

    Episode 79: The Monsters we Make

  8. Jul 18

    Episode 78: Pitching Your Work to Readers and Agents

    Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 78 of the Saved as Draft podcast! This week, my guest is the lightweight bracket winner of the Halls of Pandemonium challenge, M. Brandon Robbins! Find a few links to his work from the challenge below, followed by all the links for stories and people mentioned in this episode: * Flesh Consumed * The Thing Inside * The Downward Spiral Community Spotlight This week, the spotlight is on Jenifer Jorgenson, who just celebrated her 1-year Stackiversary. Head on over and subscribe to check out her incredible library of superb stories. Wandering Prompt Winner This week’s Wandering Prompt winner was Richard Pack, with the story The Birth of Desideriat. Check out the full story, and remember, there’s a new prompt hidden in this week’s episode as well! Weekly Writing Discussion This week’s discussion thread was all about pitching your stories to readers and agents! A huge thank you to everyone who participated. You can check out the pitches in the full thread here. Weekly Shout Outs * It’s All Greek to Phil: Episode 9 by Hallie Jules * Things I Wish I Knew Before Making a Horror Feature by Miguel Martinez * A Quick Rant About The New Carrie by Ghost Horses Writing Page * Shakespeare Turned me Outdoorsy by Beks Roen * Earl Grey, Earl Grey by E. H. Lau Power up Prompt Stories * Till Death Do We Part by Gracie Autumn * The Curious and Extraordinary Case of the Reclusive Clockmaker by J.M. Gooding * The Compass and the Clock With Terms and Conditions by Every Root, Every Thorn * Turn Back Time by Mina Howell * Keeping Time by Gregory Blair * Marta’s Message by Bradley Hurt * A Proschemata by lokikone The Writer's Journey is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe

    Episode 78: Pitching Your Work to Readers and Agents
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Saved as Draft is a weekly writing podcast featuring shout-outs for authors in the Substack community, discussion about the craft of writing, interviews with indie authors, and much more! bradleyramsey.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Bradley Ramsey
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    130
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Bradley Ramsey
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