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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. 6d ago

    Episode 92 - Uncanny Horror

    Greetings all! This week’s episode is about uncanny horror. As I mentioned in the introduction, be sure to check out the live stream I co-hosted with Indie Ink Fund and remember you can donate to Maryellen Brady 💗📚 at this link here. And, don’t forget to check out the recording of my LIVE Poetry reading for October with co-host Stefan Pasek. Find that link here. And last but not least, shout out to Johanna C. Eschwald, Ariadne Pautina, and Graeme Brandham, who invited me to a Discord chat earlier in Johanna’s writer’s retreat server. These are all amazing people and writers, so please check out their stuff! Please find links to all this week’s stories and discussion thread below! Community Spotlight This week’s community spotlight is on Jenifer Jorgenson! Jenifer is a wonderful member of the community and an insanely good writer. Be sure to check out her work. Honestly, you can’t go wrong with anything she’s done. Writing Discussion Check out the full thread from the subscriber chat here, and remember to check out that chat every Wednesday for a new topic! Weekly Shout Outs * The Little Dead by Wendy Russell * Why I Write and Read by Tardenheimmer * Streetlights - Flash Fiction by Emerald City Ghosts Week 3 Second Indulgence Leaderboards 1. Chapter 1: A Feast of the Masses - Alexander Aviles * Total score: 10 points 2. In Before The Main Event - Fritz Fallen * Total score: 8 points 3. Void Claim - Mavyn B Wildes * Total Score: 4 points 1. Calderwick - ReBe * Total Score: 16 points 2. One Step at a Time - Richard Pack * Total Score: 15 points 3. Please, Forget Me - Daniel Coates * Total Score: 7 points 1. Ghostwriter - Gary L Taylor * Total Score: 79 points 2. The Second Performance - Sara da Encarnação * Total score: 62 points 3. The Maw of Civic Responsibility - BentButTrue * Total score: 22 points Unranked Bracket & Wild Cards * Judicial Edits by Gregory Blair * I’m Not Paid to Monitor the Parking Lot, Pal by Leeron Heywood * Another Kind of Demon by Daria * My Grandfather’s Clock by Mercedes de Santiago * Futures Yet to Come by Victoria "Moueska" Buritsch The Writer's Journey is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to The Writer's Journey at bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe

    Episode 92 - Uncanny Horror

  2. Oct 22

    LIVE Poetry Reading - October 2026

    Thank you to everyone who attended our monthly LIVE poetry reading this month! We’ll be back in November for our next one, so stayed tuned for when submissions open. Here’s everything we read during this stream: * Glass Shards by Lisa Anne Snowe * There Is a Chair for You Here by Tavis Ferguson * Shake Me Out by Hallie Jules * The Meeting of the Fronts by Casey Taylor * Do I wish or dare? by Nimita Kaul * Prettier than the Angels by Mike smith * No Way In by Beastly ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ Being * F**k. I Want You by E. | The Intellectual Slut * Untitled (based on Thomas Cargen’s art) by Asteria 👻🪻 * Shelter Through the Storm by Bradley Ramsey * The Glass Casket by Stefan Pasek The Writer's Journey is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to The Writer's Journey at bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe

    LIVE Poetry Reading - October 2026

  3. Oct 18

    Episode 91 - The Flavors of Horror

    Hello everyone! Welcome to Episode 91 of The Saved as Draft Podcast. This week’s episode was sponsored by The BookStack Catalog’s Halloween Giveaway! Click below to learn more and enter: Below you’ll find links to all the things from this week’s episode. Community Spotlight This week’s community spotlight is on The Circus Dragon! Be sure to check out her art and her work, especially the pieces she did for The Smogust’s Story Hoard Challenge. Writing Discussion This week’s writing discussion was amazing! Find the full thread here if you’d like to read the responses. Weekly Shout Outs I wasn’t able to get to the usual number of shout outs this week, but I did check out Are We There Yet? by Sarah Tinney! The Second Indulgence Week 2 Leaderboards Below is a look at the top stories from week 2: Appetizers! Next week is Main Courses, which begin Monday, October 19th. 1. Alexander Aviles - Chapter 1: Graves * Score: 10 points 2. Victoria "Moueska" Buritsch - Split Soul * Score: 6 points 3. Fritz Fallen - The Reaper Sows * Score: 5 points 1. ReBe - The Eleven Minutes * Score: 42 points 2. Hazel Allen - The First Course * Score: 12 points 3. Felix Thornfell - Fuggedaboutit * Score: 9 points 1. Gary L Taylor - When Scares Go Wrong * Score: 72 points 2. Sara da Encarnação - A Saucer of Milk * Score: 58 points 3. BentButTrue - You Told Me Enough * Score: 24 points Unranked and Wild Cards * Night of the Monsters by Gregory Blair * Ol’ Jack by J.M. Gooding * Hiding From The Listening Eel by Leeron Heywood * All Alone by Mina Howell * The Last Minutes of The Rotted Dragon by E. H. Lau * The Darkest Thunder 69 by Genesis McClure The Writer's Journey is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to The Writer's Journey at bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe

    Episode 91 - The Flavors of Horror

  4. Oct 10

    Episode 90: Keeping the Creative Spark Alive

    Hello everyone, and welcome to a very special episode of the Saved as Draft podcast. This week, I’m joined by writer, artist, and animator James Nethery, who runs BrewBob the (not so) Beer Snob here on Substack. You can also find BrewBob on TikTok and Instagram if you’d like to check out more of James’ videos and craft beer reviews. Here are your timestamps for this week if you’d like to jump to a specific segment: * 4:05 - Community Spotlight * 7:41 - Writing Discussion * 46:21 - Comedy Segue (Featuring Lord Devereaux) * 50:13 - Weekly Shout Outs * 58:02 - The Second Indulgence Week 1 Recap * 1:15:50 - Next Week on Substack Community Spotlight This week’s community spotlight is on michelle ray! Michelle recently released her memoir, which I discussed during the episode. Grab your copy here. As I also mentioned in the episode, Michelle read one of my poems to her class last year and sent over their feedback. That piece was Funhouse Mirror if you’re curious to check it out! You can find their feedback in this thread. A huge thank you to Michelle for all the support! Writing Discussion This week’s writing discussion thread was all about keeping the creative spark alive when life gets hard. You can find all the responses here. Weekly Shout Outs * You’re an Animal by Alexandria Fergusson * The Fall of Crows: Non Serviam by Kairos and Friends * And you don’t seem to understand by Prachi The Second Indulgence: Week 1 Stories Leaderboard And now, for the part you’re all waiting for. In this episode, I looked at the top performing stories from week 1 of my ongoing horror writing challenge. These are the individual stories that scored highest. The final winners of the challenge will be chosen based on their total author score, but those numbers will remain a mystery for now. And now, a look at our three brackets, plus some Wild Card stories I selected, and of course a few stories from the Unranked bracket! Keep in mind, these scores were captured on Thursday of this past week, so they may have gone up since then. 1. Johnathan Vance - The Golden Sequence * Total Score: 24 points 2. Alexander Aviles - Chapter 1: Chimera * Total score: 23 points 3. Victoria "Moueska" Buritsch - Ritual * Total score: 17 Points Wild Card My wild card pick for week 1’s lightweight bracket is He Brought Back What? by Fritz Fallen! 1. Beastly 𖤐 Being - Salt Tumor * Total score: 44 points 2. Felix Thornfell - Anthropic Identity * Total score: 21 points 3. Arlo Vell - Hope is a Funny Drug * Total score: 15 points Wild Card While this person is submitted unranked since they work on the challenge, they would most likely join the middleweight bracket if they were competing. For that reason, my wild card pick for middleweight this week is A Proud and Bloodstained Family Business by Leeron Heywood! 1. Verdant Butterfly - Devereaux’s Masquerade Pt 1 * Total score: 99 points 2. Gary L Taylor - Eyes * Total score: 80 points 3. ReBe - Opening * Total score: 46 points Wild Card For our heavyweight bracket Wild Card, I’ve selected The First Smokesmith by Richard Pack! The Writer's Journey is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to The Writer's Journey at bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe

    Episode 90: Keeping the Creative Spark Alive

  5. Oct 3

    Episode 89: Instilling Fear in Your Readers

    Hello everyone! This week’s episode of The Saved as Draft podcast is packed with all kinds of good stuff. The Second Indulgence Horror writing challenge is also underway. If you’d like, you can check out my Day 1 entry here. You can find the Week 1 prompts here, and our Aperitif prompt is still open here as well. Find links to everything else from this week’s episode below: Community Spotlight This week’s community spotlight is on Science Fiction Stories! Join this science fiction writer for standalone stories and several mini-series as well. Learn more about their work here. Weekly Writing Discussion A huge thank you to everyone who participated in the writing discussion this week! You can find the full thread and all the responses here. A huge thank you to all of the author who shared their thoughts this week: * Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * Jenifer Jorgenson * D D Wise * Dan Gummer * Beastly 𖤐 Being * J.M. Gooding * M.N. Straun * Hazel Allen * J. Alleyn Winchester Weekly Shout Outs Once again this week, I asked you to pitch me your work! Here are the top 5 stories from my Tuesday thread in no particular order: * Will I Be Okay by Hazel Allen * Chapter 2: Survival of the Fittest by Alexander Aviles * The Halls: Return to Sender by BentButTrue * 2009 by Drown the Thought * While I Am Still Here by Sara da Encarnação The Writer's Journey is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to The Writer's Journey at bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe

    Episode 89: Instilling Fear in Your Readers

  6. Sep 26

    Episode 88: The Power of Writing Prompts

    Hello everyone! This week’s episode is massive, so make sure to check the links and timestamps below so you can find what you’re looking for. Today also marks the launch of our Aperitif Prompt in The Second Indulgence Challenge. Find that prompt here if you’re interested, or click here to learn about the challenge as a whole. Our sponsor this week is also real! Check out the first episode of a new D’veen and Imagingings Universe crossover with J. Alleyn Winchester. This one is canon to D’veen as well, so don’t miss out! This week’s guest is Gary L Taylor who submitted written answers to his questions and to community questions as part of his Halls of Pandemonium winner interview! Here are your timestamps for easy navigation: * 5:40 - Writing Discussion * 31:30 - Gary L. Taylor interview * 59:50 - Weekly Comedy Skit * 01:05 - Shout Outs * 01:19 - Power up Prompt Stories Community Spotlight This week the spotlight is on Johanna C. Eschwald! Be sure to check out her ongoing series, and her latest poem. Weekly Shout Outs Thank you again for the amazing pitches this week! Here are the stories I discussed: * Love Language by Spencer D.W. * Mulan Searches for the Medicine of Immortality by E. H. Lau * Dog Years by Asteria 👻🪻 * The History Behind my Debut Novel: The Devil’s Dance by Author Jolandi Stadler * Zandry and the Witch: Episode 1 by Kiki Ellingson Power up Prompt #39 Stories * Where the Fog Ends by Sara da Encarnação * Not a Minute too Soon by Felix Thornfell * By Teeth We’re Bound by H. Reid * The Missing Crown by Anton Anderson * Chapter 1: Fir Bolgs by Alexander Aviles * The Squirehood of Vaeloria by Mina Howell (Part two here) * People of the Stairs by Hayden Waring * The Aethelwurm Crown by J.M. Gooding * Heart of Fire by Terrifying Tales * Penalty Increased for Lack of Creativity by Every Root, Every Thorn * Serve the Titans by Beastly 𖤐 Being (Part two here) Enjoy the Podcast? Want to support the show? Consider leaving a tip on Ko-Fi: Get full access to The Writer's Journey at bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe

    Episode 88: The Power of Writing Prompts

  7. Sep 23

    How do we know this isn’t hell?

    Please enjoy this narration of my poem titled "How do we know this isn't hell?" Get full access to The Writer's Journey at bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe

  8. Sep 19

    Episode 87: Controlling Scope Creep in Your Stories

    Welcome everyone, to episode 87 of the Saved as Draft Podcast. Lots going on this week, so please find a list of time stamps below if you’d like to quickly navigate to your favorite segments: * Writing Discussion: 7:30 * Challenge Announcement: 36:55 * Story Shout Outs: 43:00 * Power up Prompt Stories: 56:05 Find all the links from the show below: Helpful Links * DREADtober Year 2 hosted by Derek James Kritzberg * Sunday Plot Luck #2 hosted by Indie Ink Fund (Next one out tomorrow!) * September LIVE Poetry Reading recording with Stefan Pasek * Cosmic Pirate Horror from Spencer D.W. Community Spotlight This week’s Community Spotlight is Vesper L. Rayne! Learn more about this author’s projects in their full introductory post. Writing Discussion Check out this week’s writing discussion thread here, and a huge thank you to everyone who participated. Hear their responses (and my own) in the episode. You can also read my full article on scoping your stories. Weekly Shout Outs * The Crystal Dragon: Chapter 1 by Layla | The Fiction Forager * A Single Futile Shot by Daniel Coates * Surrounded by Nimita Kaul * Green Eyed Monster by Horror With A Grin * Behind the Scenes: Death in a Nutshell by M.R.R Jack's Tales of Pictavia Power up Prompt Stories A huge thank you to Gary Mucklow again for writing this week’s Power up Prompt and reviewing the entries! * Just a Minute by Hayden Waring * The Listening Room by Mina Howell * I Remember Now by J.M. Gooding * The Missing Minute by Cailin * Irrecoverable by Kayleigh Thorpe (Thorprune) * Midnight Hall Performers by J.E. Vance (Author) * The Choice by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 * Sloppy Old Man by Beastly 𖤐 Being The Writer's Journey is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to The Writer's Journey at bradleyramsey.substack.com/subscribe

    Episode 87: Controlling Scope Creep in Your Stories
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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
    144
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Bradley Ramsey
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