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TIH 248: Stephen Kozeniewski on Lessons from the Army, Getting Published, and Silverwood: The Door

  • December 14, 2018

  • 4 mins to read

In this podcast Stephen Kozeniewski talks about lessons from the army, getting published, Silverwood: The Door, and much more.

About Stephen Kozeniewski

Stephen Kozeniewski lives in Pennsylvania, the birthplace of the modern zombie. During his time as a Field Artillery officer he served for three years in Oklahoma and one in Iraq, where, due to what he assumes was a clerical error, he was awarded the Bronze Star. He is also a classically trained linguist, which sounds much more impressive than saying his bachelor’s is in German.

Show notes

  • [02:50] Important life lessons growing up
  • [06:00] Humour and horror
  • [07:00] First experiences with story
  • [14:35] Winning a silver medal in a writing contest at six years old
  • [20:45] 25/30-year-old milestone—catalyst to get published
  • [24:35] Lessons from the army
  • [35:00] Appeal to John Skipp to start his own podcast
  • [36:20] Friendship and professional relationship with Brian Keene
  • [44:50] Googling ‘is Brian Keene an arsehole?’
  • [48:30] Silverwood: The Door
  • [01:00:25] Exquisite Corpse

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