Suit Up! With Terrance Layhew

Plan and execute. A simple combination?

Most do one or the other, but rarely succeed at balancing the needs of both. My favorite dynamic to create a character is to lean on one idea versus the other.

Too much time planning and execution may be delayed to dangerous consequences.

Rushing to execute may leave too little time to know what to do. Leaping into a situation without having a sound strategy.

Just like planning the perfect heist, it's necessary to take the needed time to line up the details and executing...

Renegade Immortality is a tactical adventure.

Following the deaths of his wife and daughter, special ops agent Cody Willis struggles to cope with his overwhelming grief. But when his sister is kidnapped and forced to lead a top-secret job as the head of a research team in Peru, Cody will race across the world in order to save one of the last people he thinks he has left.

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Heroes are made for conflict. Conflict makes heroes.

Avoid stupid conflicts. Avoid the things which take time and attention, but don't bring good or glory.

Stories only work with conflict. The better the conflict, the better the hero who faces them. It forces the character of a protagonist to the surface.

Weak conflicts create weak stories. Boring. Dull. Do not finish.

Crafting the perfect conflict to bring the best from your story and characters is a necessity of good writing. Pick at the thing which makes your protagonist groan, suffer and...

With Rob Hart and The Medusa Protocol

On today's episode, we are joined by best selling author, Rob Hart to talk about The Medusa Protocol the much anticipated follow up to Assassins Anonymous.

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Race. Rest. Suit Up! #suitupphilosophy

"If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run." Kipling's admonition is why we race.

We run against the ticking clock. Trying to avoid being crushed beneath the weight of time. Going the distance in our field of play. We extend all our efforts to accomplish our goals within the limited time we are given each day.

It's foolish and impossible to maintain that much momentum in perpetuity. Eventually, you have to rest.

Rest is the space needed to recharge and...

We sit down with Jonathan Rogers, the director of The Mirror of Amun-Ra a short pulp-adventure film introducing a new hero: Cleopatra Pryce.

On this episode, we talk:

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Thriller. Hero. Suit Up!

Ever read an empty thriller? The events and excitement are only so interesting without a dynamic hero at the center of the story. We resonate with characters, not plots. No matter how good a plot, without a strong protagonist to hold it together it becomes flat and lifeless.

I find Forever and a Death by Donald Westlake fascinating, but because it was originally a Bond script and turned into a novel without Bond, the protagonist of the piece is a little flat and lifeless.

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Suit Up! With Martin Rooney's debut thriller: Blood Feud

When terminal cancer pushes Cain to the brink, an assassination attempt thrusts him back into a life of violence. But this isn’t a random hit—someone wants Cain silenced after he stumbles on a devastating secret: the billionaires profiting from cancer are also hiding its cure.

On today's episode we talk with Martin about his background in athletics, the backstory to writing Blood Feud, his literary influences, favorite super hero and much more!

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Justin Scott makes his Suit Up! debut to discuss The Fountain of Youth, the new release you didn't stay home to see. We discuss the screenplay, actors, Guy Ritchie, and the decline of Adventure cinema.

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Suit Up! With Luke Goozdich and his latest book Fire in the Tall Grass. Under the guise of helping a woman find her husband and a son reunite with his father, Redford plunges into the darkest part of the Congo... soon he realizes that there is more to the story.

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And much more!

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Suit Up! With Mark ONeill and To Catch A Spy, his debut novel! Estate approved sequel to the novel To Catch a Thief by David Dodge and 1955 Academy Award-winning film by Alfred Hitchcock. On this episode we discuss how the book started, writing with Hitchcock's shadow, creating dynamic character arcs, honoring David Dodge's legacy and much more!

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Suit Up! With Nathanael Hummel and Treasure Is My Trade, his debut novel! We talk about the origins of Nate Colt, alternatives titles which never were, the mechanism for adventure, the Atlantis Excursion and much more!

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Suit Up! With Jim Towns, indie filmmaker and author. We'll be diving into his action film Killer Ex, writing Braddock's Falls, martial arts, the beginners mindset and much more!

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Suit Up! With Skip Heller and Mojave After Dark

Today we discuss Skip's new album, record parties, CS Lewis, desert Exotica and much more.

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Suit Up! With J.C Albaugh and The Legend of Yamashita's Treasure, the first of his Raider series. Jack Carter finds himself out of the Marines and protecting a group of archeologists as a private contractor. There, he learns about a dark mystery which needs to be protected from a conspiracy seeking it's power.

On today's episode we interview JC about writing an ensemble cast, crafting the team in the story, the origins of Yamashita's treasure, marketing and much more!

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Suit Up! With Andrew Ludington and his debut novel: Splinter Effect. Described as Indiana Jones meets Outlander, time traveling archaeologist Rabbit Ward maneuvers through the past to recover a long-lost, precious menorah hidden in ancient Rome.

We’ll discuss the genesis of Splinter Effect, how DND influenced Andrew’s writing, historical research, nicknames and much more!

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Suit Up! With Sam Whitfield and Night of the Vigilante! His latest book of vengence against the cartel is a spin-off of his larger espianoge fiction writing. Available on Amazon.

Today's episode we discuss the influences in Sam's writing, Ian Fleming and Elmore Leonard, crime fiction, pulp, the state of James Bond and much more!

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Suit Up! With Today's guest, Eric Beetner. We'll talk about Eric's latest book, Real Bad, Real Soon, the origins of the Carter McCoy novels, film posters, stunt work, and much more!

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Scott McCrea joins the Podcast to talk about his new book Targets West. Described by IS Berry as making the western transatlantic, and by Scott as James Garner as James Bond, Targets West is a thriller you don't want to miss.

On today's episode, we discuss writing Targets West, Ian Fleming's influences, James Bond, writing serious and series fiction, the mystique of the western character, and much more!

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Suit Up! On today's episode we are joined by Travis Davis to talk about his award winning novel One of Four. We discuss the overlooked stories of WWI, the story of the Unknown Soldier, the best beer pairing and much more!

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Suit Up! With Dominic Piper and his latest PI Beckett novel, Acid Yellow. We talk about how the Daniel Beckett series started and evolved, the research the books take, Ian Fleming influences, and much more!

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Suit Up! With Jack Reacher and Roland Hulme. We talk about Lee Child's Jack Reacher series, comparisons with James Bond, the Amazon show in past, present and future, masculine ideals and much more!

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Suit Up! With Eric P(aul) Bishop, author of Babylon Will Rise. We'll discuss writing ensambles, continuing the Omega Group, giving characters something to believe, and much more!

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Welcome back in 2025! We're joined on the show by Nathanael Hummel and Luke Goozdich to talk about their collaboration on Fighting Heart of Man Vol 1. A collection of 11 pulp short stories. We discuss narrative therapy, their literary influences, growing the Men's Adventure Fiction podcast and much more!

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Happy Holidays! In the final episode of 2024, Scott Hebert returns to discuss our favorite reads of the year. Get ready to build your reading list for 2025.

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On today's episode we are joined by Steven Hartov, NYT Best Selling Author of The Last of the Seven. His latest publication is Ménage à Noir, three wonderful noir stories in a great collection. We discuss the nature of noir, his travel experiences, the publishing industry, feme fatales and much more!

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Terry Mancour returns to the show to discuss book 17 of the Spellmonger series, Practical Adept. In today's interview we discuss the expanded world building in this installment, cold war flavors, revolution, and the future of the Spellmonger series. It's an incredible discussion you won't want to miss!

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Called by Paperbackwarrior.com, "The proverbial action-adventure pulp of the year." Check it out and join the adventure today!

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Suit Up! With a cinematic classic. Jeff Circle made the claim To Have and Have Not is better than Casablanca, but is it true? Find out as we disect the film, discussing directors, writing, and the amazing cast of this Hemingway adaptation.

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On today's episode we're joined by Tom Straw, best selling author of The Accidental Joe. Together, we talk about fountain pens, writing and narrating The Accidental Joe, Rick Castle books, knives and much more!

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Suit Up! We are joined again by Raymond Benson to talk about his epic saga, The Black Stiletto. A five book series which manages to be mystery, thriller, noir, and pulp all at the same time. We talk about the creation of the series, casting the characters and touch on Raymond's Bond writing too! It's a thrilling episode, you won't want to miss.

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Today we're joined by Terrence McCauley, award winning author of multiple generes. We'll be discussing his latest novella, Chicago '63, the upcoming JFK Dallas trilogy, westerns, writing advice and much more!

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Suit Up! With Starlite Pulp and their merry band of rogues. We'll talk today with Brian Townsley, Alex Slusar, Jean-Paul L. Garnier, and Manny Torres about the novellas they are publishing together and how each speak (unintentionally) to the American dream.

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Suit Up! For Treasure hunting! National Treasure is twenty years old, does it hold up? Joined by Scott Hebert, we review and discuss the good, bad and silly of the film with just enough history my mom called watching it homework.

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Suit Up! With Gregg Podolski, author of The Recruiter. We'll talk about his debut novel, the influence of Indiana Jones, his love for physical media, the making of The Recruiter, improv comedy and much more!

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Join today's episode, author David Darling uncovers the mysteries of his latest book, The Egyptian Enigma. We'll discuss how he started writing, the name change of his novel, writing a good cliff hanger, genre range and more!

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On today's episode we are joined by the hosts of the Men's Adventure Fiction Podcast, Luke Goozdich and Nathaneal Hummel to discuss one of the greatest(?) of the Indiana Clones: King Solomon's Mines (1985). Does the Cannon Group do justice to H. Rider Haggard's classic adventure novel? Suit Up! to find out.

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Suit Up! Join the show as we talk with James R. Benn about his Billy Boyle series, crafting memorable titles, writing historical fiction, Ian Fleming and much more!

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Suit Up! Revisit the 80's with Roland Hulme as we discuss the romance tropes in Romancing the Stone, the good, the mediocre and the early morning rambling.

We even touch on my upcoming book, One Man's Treasure. Publish date 9/3/24, available for pre-order on Amazon Kindle now!

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Today we're joined by Jeff Circle from the Writer's Dossier. We'll talk about how he started the Dossier, writers who everyone should be reading, Bogart and Bacall and much more!

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