Dinosaur : Lucas Mangum : Bizzong! Podcast

This week on Bizzong! Mr. Frank talks about The Wonderland Book of the Year Awards 2021 for Bizarro Books published in 2020. 

Predictions will be made. You better call your bookies!

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Zongers, this is The Beginning of the End.

On January 8th, 2022, Bizzong! Pocast will bang #TheFinalGong with the last episode of the show.

This is the initial vision and details of that show. There will be more details to follow but I do hope that all Zongers; past, present and future can find a way to participate in the final show.

The first way you can begin to be a part of the big final show is to call into the Bizzong! THE FINAL GONG hotline and record your farewell message that will air on THE FINAL GONG on January 8th 2022.

Call in and leave your voicemail here: ‪(732) 607-8761‬

This week on Bizzong! Mr. Frank welcomes author John Goodrich to the show to talk about his latest book, LITTLE BRITCHES. We also talk about his past work, working with the good folks at Crossroads Press and why Kaiju stories work better on cellulose and not paper.

Buckle up Zongers! Strap on them Beats and press play for another episode of Bizzong!

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This week on Bizzong! Lucy Leitner stops in to talk discuss how her funny form of horror wound up on an extreme horror imprint. Lucy has grabbed Godless by the horns and has shown how the to use the platform to establish a successful writing presence in the modern horror readership.

Check out Lucy's books Working Stiffs, Karen and the newly released Godless League offering, Lust Butcher and find out why Lucy Leitner has positioned herself as a writer not to miss.

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This week on Bizzong! Bizarro author Matt Clarke joins Mr. Frank to talk about his new books, COFFIN DODGERS and THINGS WERE EASIER BEFORE YOU BECAME A GIANT FUCKING MANTIS. He talks about his love and the bizarro and his desire to promote and progress the genre forward.

History be damned, Matt Clarke is here to grow and champion the great genre of Bizarro!

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This week on Bizzong! Mr. Frank flies solo. Having no guest this week offers Mr. Frank the opportunity to reflect on the current state of Bizarro fiction by analyzing a recent rant posted by G. Arthur Brown.

Is Bizarro dead? Find out what Mr. Frank thinks, this week on Bizzong!

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This week's episode of Bizzong! is all about positioning yourself in the right place at the right time. D&T Publishing is the essence of placing their business at the right place at the right time. Dawn Shea of D&T Publishing talks about growing their press and having the foresight to get their press into the right situations at the right time. 

Its not just luck. Its not serendipity. It's reading the market and knowing where opportunity lies. Dawn Shea and her husband were able to do just that and put their publishing business ahead of the curve, allowing opportunity to come to them instead of the other way around.

This is how its done Zongers. Read the market and prosper!

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This week on Bizzong! Lucas Milliron talks about his newest offering in the Godless Dot Com flagship series, F*cking Scumbags Burn in Hell. Lucas's story is titled Skin Deep and it will be available on Godless in July.

Lucas talks about the serendipitous moment that led to his involvment in the series, the all-too-real true life experience that inspired the story and writing to the expectations of the series.

Lucas also expounds on his experience so far with Godless Dot Com and the success his previous work, COCKSUCKER, has found on the platform.

There a lot of dirty words this week. Don't let your mom and dad hear you listening to this filth. 

Get on those earbuds and 

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This week on Bizzong! author Ben Fitts returns to Bizzong! to lay down the tracks for his new book, SNAILBUTTER. It's a coming-of-age story that also serve as an homage to a popular 90's YA horror series.

Benn also talks about his DIY chapbooks and the Rock N' Roll Horror zine and what the future of those projects might be.

And of course, Ben, who is a member of the group War Honey is also excited to get back out and play shows where sometimes his books show up at as well.

So get your poofy chef's toque on and get the snails in the broiler because its time to Escargot and listen to Ben Fitts on Bizzong!

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This week on Bizzong! author Zakary McGaha returns to Bizzong! to talk about his new book, Fall Tinted Dorsal Fin.

Zakary shares his takes on generation gaps, his refocused intentions for his writing and his comfort levels of working with new publishers in the wake of his past experiences.

So pot your plants and feed your dinosaurs because its time for the Bizzong! interview of Zakary McGaha!

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