After completing a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, and recognizing with sadness that the odds of his making it into outer space were relatively slim, Michael Kingswood did the next best thing - he entered the US Navy as a submarine officer. He subsequently spent twenty fun years on active duty and has recently returned to civilian life. His primarily focus in writing is Science Fiction and Fantasy, and he has written numerous stories in those genres, including The Pericles Conspiracy, The Glimmer Vale Chronicles, and the Dawn of Enlightenment series. His interest in scifi/fantasy came at an early age: he first saw Star Wars in the theater when he was three and grew up on Star Trek in syndication. The Hobbit was among the first books he recalls reading.
He holds graduate degrees in Engineering Management and Business Administration, and resides in sunny Southern California with his wife and four children. Fitting with his former service onboard Fast Attack submarines (SSNs), he does his writing on Saturdays, Sundays, and at Night.
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Michael Kingswood has hosted 212 Episodes.
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Episode 68: The Beast And The God-Woman - Part Four
January 7th, 2019 | 40 mins 27 secs
audiobook, fantasy, fiction, indie publishing, indie writer, literature, publishing, writing
This week we're finishing up my short fantasy novella, The Beast And The God-Woman.
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Episode 67: The Beast And The God-Woman - Part Three
December 31st, 2018 | 23 mins 27 secs
audiobook, fantasy, fiction, independent publishing, independent writer, indie writer, literature, psychological, publishing, writing
This week I read the third part of my fantasy novelette, The Beast And The God Woman.
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Episode 66: Merry Christmas 2018
December 24th, 2018 | 3 mins 13 secs
audiobook, fiction, literature, publishing, writing
No story this week. Just a quick podcast to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.
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Episode 65: The Beast And The God-Woman - Part Two
December 17th, 2018 | 23 mins 44 secs
audiobook, fantasy, fiction, indie publishing, indie writer, literature, publishing, writing
This week I read the next part of my strange fantasy novelette, The Beast And The God Woman.
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Episode 64: The Beast And The God-Woman - Part One
December 16th, 2018 | 28 mins 1 sec
audiobook, fantasy, fiction, indie publishing, indie writer, literature, monsters, publishing, writing
This week I reveal my new cover art for my Glimmer Vale books, and I start to read my strange fantasy novelette, The Beast And The God Woman.
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Episode 63: Some Thoughts On Conflict Resolution
December 7th, 2018 | 12 mins 6 secs
audiobook, fiction, literature, publishing, writing
No story this week. I haven't have time to read one. But I've got a small philosophical topic to discuss.
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Episode 62: The Champion - Part Five
November 26th, 2018 | 19 mins 44 secs
audiobook, fantasy, fiction, independent publishing, independent writer, indie publishing, literature, modern fantasy, publishing, writing
This week we finish my reading of The Champion, a modern fantasy novella I wrote.
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Episode 61: The Champion - Part Four
November 19th, 2018 | 22 mins 3 secs
adventure, audiobook, fantasy, fiction, independent writer, indie publishing, literature, modern fantasy, publishing, writing
This week I'm reading Part Four of The Champion, a modern fantasy novella about the universal clash between Light and Dark.
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Episode 60: The Champion - Part Three
November 12th, 2018 | 23 mins 38 secs
adventure, audiobook, fantasy, fiction, literature, publishing, writing
Here comes the next part of The Champion, a modern fantasy novella about the universal clash between Light and Dark.
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Episode 59: The Champion - Part Two
November 5th, 2018 | 22 mins 37 secs
audiobook, fantasy, fiction, literature, modern fantasy, novella, publishing, writing
This week we're continuing with The Champion, a modern fantasy novella about the universal clash between Light and Dark.
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The Champion - Part One
October 29th, 2018 | 25 mins 52 secs
audiobook, fiction, literature, publishing, writing
This week we're starting a modern fantasy novella about a man who gets pulled into the eternal struggle between Light and Dark.
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Episode 57: The Necromancer's Lair - Part Four - The End
October 26th, 2018 | 28 mins 27 secs
action, adventure, audiobook, fantasy, fiction, literature, magic, necromancer, publishing, skyrim, sword and sorcery, undead, writing
In which we complete my reading of The Necromancer's Lair, a sword and sorcery novella I wrote that was inspired by Skyrim.
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Episode 56: The Necromancer's Lair - Part Three
October 16th, 2018 | 24 mins 10 secs
action, adventure, audiobook, fantasy, fiction, literature, necromancer, publishing, sword and sorcery, undead, writing
Part Three of The Necromancer's Lair, a sword and sorcery novella I wrote.
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Episode 55: The Necromancer's Lair - Part Two
October 10th, 2018 | 44 mins 5 secs
action, adventure, audiobook, dungeon crawl, fiction, fun, literature, michael kingswood, necromancer, publishing, sword and sorcery, undead, writing
In this episode we continue with my novella, The Necromancer's Lair. It's a sword and sorcery adventure inspired by Skyrim and Dungeons and Dragons.
Enjoy!
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Episode 54: The Necromancer's Lair - Part One
October 4th, 2018 | 28 mins 5 secs
action, adventure, audiobook, dungeon crawl, fantasy, fiction, indie author, literature, necromancer, publishing, sword and sorcery, undead, writing
Starting a new story this week: my novella, The Necromancer's Lair. Enjoy!
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Episode 53: Glimmer Vale - The End
September 24th, 2018 | 25 mins 11 secs
action, adventure, audiobook, fantasy, fiction, literature, publishing, sword and sorcery, writing
This week we're finishing our read-through of Glimmer Vale (Glimmer Vale Chronicles #1), with Chapters 29 & 30.