Episodes

  • Protecting Covert Operatives
    Feb 20 2025

    Why it's important not to reveal the identity of covert operatives, the laws ensuring protection, and more.

    The Cold War novel LOVE DEATH is still on sale for 99¢ through the end of this month. You can find it at amazon.com/dp/B08QDLXBCS.

    Coming in March, a new mystery in the Ewington Mysteries Series.

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    26 mins
  • Plot vs Character
    Feb 6 2025

    A writing talk about plot vs character and which drives a story.

    The 2021 standalone espionage novel LOVE DEATH is the featured sale book for February 2025. The eBook version of the novel is only 99¢. You can find it at amazon.com/dp/B08QDLXBCS

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    24 mins
  • Back to Spy-Writing Basics - Archetypes
    Jan 16 2025

    Learn all about the archetypes that should appear in spy fiction, courtesy of author Graeme Shimmin.

    P. A. Duncan's new novella, Every Day is a Test, is FREE to download through 1/19/25. amazon.com/dp/B0DRPNH4VS

    Unexpected Paths Publishing announces its first publication by an author other than P. A. Duncan: Secondhand Hugs, a chapbook of poetry by Mel Jones. amazon.com/dp/DRTGZKL7

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    27 mins
  • Annus Horribilis
    Jan 2 2025

    Apologies for no music. Technical difficulties or operator error, take your pick.

    In this first episode of 2025, we learn that the podcast will now be twice a month, not weekly as it was previously.

    And a new novella by P. A. Duncan debuted on 1/1/25, and you can find it as an eBook or Paperback here: amazon.com/dp/B0DRPNH4VS

    Look for a new episode in two weeks.

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    21 mins
  • The Real Spies, Real Lives Podcast is on Indefinite Hiatus
    Nov 7 2024

    Play the recording. It explains it all.

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    2 mins
  • No 10/31/24 Podcast
    Oct 31 2024

    Apologies for no podcast today. My flu shot kicked my butt.

    I'll be back next week, but in the meantime, keep an eye out . . . for spies!

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    1 min
  • What Could Possibly Go Wrong with a Writer's Browser History?
    Oct 24 2024

    You've seen the memes: "Don't mind my browser history; I'm a writer." But is there anything to worry about? Maybe. Maybe not.

    We're in the final few days of the October promo: the 3 novels and the reader magnet for SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS will be 99¢ each through 10/31/24. Find them at amazon.com/dp/B08L3886FP.

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    32 mins
  • The Writing Life
    Oct 17 2024

    Fifteen years of the writing life, and what do I have to show for it?

    Everything I ever dreamed of.

    The three novels and the reader magnet for Self-Inflicted Wounds are FREE to download through Sunday, October 20. amazon.com/dp/B08L3886FP

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    30 mins