Pete Lead
Writer | Narrator | Facilitator
Writing
I'm a member of the DreamForge Magazine DreamCasters and the Fireside Quills writing groups. Finalist for the 2024 Mike Resnick Memorial Award: Best Science Fiction Short Story by a New Author.
Fiction
There are Seventeen Kinds of Smile in The Dread Machine issue 3.4 (Jan 2024) epub print
A review of Bondi Beach written by Henry the Shark, self-published; reprinted in Peculiar Pets (ed. Angelique Fawns)
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Reviews
What if they f*cked with your memories? 5 speculative fiction stories about memory
What if your workday could be magic? What to read/watch/listen to while you wait for Severance
What if stories were fun? 6 lighthearted spec fic shows, stories and songs.
Comedy
This Pandemic In Startups (video): introductory 'monologue' for a Startup Comedy Night
Non-Fiction
The Startup Guide: an insider's guide to winning startup weekends and hackathons.
Blog post: What happens at a startup bootcamp, and why?
More business and entrepreneurship articles
Voice
Many years as a stage actor (and sometimes singer); now performing audio narration.
In the Crevice of His Pasture, My Master Found His Body Parts by Akis Linardos
The Most Peaceful Airship by Leonid Korogodski at Amazing Stories
She Burrows and Invites by Akis Linardos [Note: some NSFW images in the video]
A Review of Bondi Beach written by Henry the Shark by Pete Lead at Read Me A Nightmare
Do you have a story you want me to narrate? Or a part you want voiced? Get in touch.
Editorial
First reader and editorial team member for the Weird Little Worlds anthology Playlist of the Damned
First reader for Dreamforge Magazine
Workshops
I started running workshops in 1999. I've designed and taught workshops in improvisation, stagecraft, public speaking, pitching, leadership and communication skills, and a range of entrepreneurship topics.
Workshop: Improv for Creative Writing
When I picked up the fiction-writing pen again recently a lot of my theatrical/comedy improvisation training came into play. Improv approaches helped me discover voice, character, details, plot points, dialogue etc.In this interactive workshop, creative writers learn through activities and exercises -- out loud and on the page. We will cover an introduction to improvisation and improv concepts such as heightening, beats, and layering.You will leave the workshop knowing how to find a story's unique voice, how to trust and inspire yourself, and how to keep an audience engaged.
Next workshop date: Flights of Foundry 2024 TBC
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