The Blasters & Blades PodcastI had a blast chatting with Melissa Olthoff, an awesome US Air Force Zoomie turned wordsmith. She wrote the book Rise From Ruin in her Griffin Core Series. I am definitely hooked, I want to read them when the audiobook comes out! We also waxed poetic about our nerdy origin stories. You’ll enjoy this one, seriously! This was a fun interview, go check it out! Co-Hosts: JR Handley (Author) (Grunt)Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist) (Super Grunt)Madam Stabby Stab (Uber Fan) (Horror Nerd)We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked Buy Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast Today's SponsorFlame by Katie Cross: https://katiecrossbooks.com/products/flame Coffee Brand Coffee Affiliate Support the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDb Discount Code: PodcastGrunts Coupon Code Gets you 10% off Rise From Ruin by Melissa Olthoff: https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Ruin-Melissa-Olthoff-ebook/dp/B0DVJRWHKQ/ This Means War by Melissa Olthoff: https://www.baen.com/this_means_war Follow Melissa Olthoff on social mediaMelissa’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0887TC95H Melissa’s Website: https://www.melissaolthoff.com/ Melissa’s Twitter: https://x.com/MelissaOlthoff Melissa’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melissaolthoff4/ Melissa’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/salvagebunny/ Melissa’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@user7503205514907 Melissa’s GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/20275635.Melissa_Olthoff Follow The Feral Ladies Podcast on social mediaKacey Ezell’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KaceyEzellWriterLife Marisa Wolf’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@marisawolfauthor2730/featured Follow Baen Books on social mediaBaen’s Website: https://www.baen.com/ Baen’s Twitter: https://x.com/BaenBooks Baen’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BaenBooks Baen’s Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/BaenBooks Baen’s Podcast: https://www.baen.com/podcast Baen’s Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ELEH8O9QiKV5Bx8CUvM2o?si=750bb20f5d374f24 Baen’s Free Library: https://www.baen.com/allbooks/category/index/id/2012 Baen’s Merchandise: https://www.baen.com/allbooks/category/index/id/4930 #scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #CoffeeBrandCoffee #JRHandley #NickGarber #MadamStabby #RiseFromRuin #MelissaOlthoff #starwars #jedi #georgelucas #lucasfilms #startrek #trekkie #firefly #serenity #browncoat #wheeloftime #wot #robertjordan #brandonsanderson #gameofthrones #got #grrm #georgerrmartin #ChroniclesofNarnia #CSLewis #Baen #BaenPublishing #BaenBooks #threeravenspublishing #threeravens # 3ravenspublishing #3ravens #3RP #FlameByKatieCross #KatieCross #Flame #ReignOfFire #Eragon #Damsel #LordOfTheRings #LotR #JRRTolkien #Belgarion #DavidEddings #DragonRidersOfPern #AnneMcCaffery #MercedesLackey #TheMalloreon #TerryBrooks #ShannaraChronicles #SwordOfShannara #Valdamar #Elves #Dwarves #Velociraptor #Brachiosaurus #JurassicPark #Mocha #LowMagic #Fantasy #Dragon #Gryphon #Griffin #DireWolf #GriffinCoreSeries #GriffinCore #NuclearApocalypse #PostApocalypse #IdiotsToLovers #EnemiesToLovers #ChuckGannon #Superstars