Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Conversation begins at 6:00 Dean Haspiel (https://deanhaspiel.substack.com) rejoins the show for the homestretch of his new Kickstarter, ANTIMATTER (finishing Nov. 3, 2025, kickstarter.com/projects/deanhaspiel/antimatter ), and brings his studio mate Whitney Matheson (whitneymatheson.substack.com/) along to talk about her new story collection, THE FEELING (etsy.com/listing/4365900583/the-feeling-by-whitney-matheson). We talk about how Dino got the idea for a one-man anthology to contain all the characters & stories of his Dino-verse, new models for funding creative projects, and how promotion can be tough when you accidentally get banned on Instagram. They give me creative advice to help me get through my own book project, talk about their lessons from crowdfunding and self-publishing, and come up with a great idea for a new book, while we cope with some technical difficulties. Follow Dean on Instagram (instagram.com/deanhaspiel_art/), subscribe to his Substack (https://deanhaspiel.substack.com), and buy stuff on his Etsy (etsy.com/shop/DeanHaspiel), and follow Whitney on Instagram (instagram.com/thewhitneymatheson/), subscribe to her Substack (whitneymatheson.substack.com ), and buy stuff on her Etsy (etsy.com/shop/pulpcandypress/) • More info at chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-660-dean-haspiel-and-whitney-matheson • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Stripe (buy.stripe.com/dR603B83MbhS4XS3ce), Patreon (patreon.com/vmspod), or Paypal (paypal.me/vmspod), and subscribe to our e-newsletter, https://buttondown.email/vmspod
Conversation begins at 6:00 Dean Haspiel (https://deanhaspiel.substack.com) rejoins the show for the homestretch of his new Kickstarter, ANTIMATTER (finishing Nov. 3, 2025, kickstarter.com/projects/deanhaspiel/antimatter ), and brings his studio mate Whitney Matheson (whitneymatheson.substack.com/) along to talk about her new story collection, THE FEELING (etsy.com/listing/4365900583/the-feeling-by-whitney-matheson). We talk about how Dino got the idea for a one-man anthology to contain all the characters & stories of his Dino-verse, new models for funding creative projects, and how promotion can be tough when you accidentally get banned on Instagram. They give me creative advice to help me get through my own book project, talk about their lessons from crowdfunding and self-publishing, and come up with a great idea for a new book, while we cope with some technical difficulties. Follow Dean on Instagram (instagram.com/deanhaspiel_art/), subscribe to his Substack (https://deanhaspiel.substack.com), and buy stuff on his Etsy (etsy.com/shop/DeanHaspiel), and follow Whitney on Instagram (instagram.com/thewhitneymatheson/), subscribe to her Substack (whitneymatheson.substack.com ), and buy stuff on her Etsy (etsy.com/shop/pulpcandypress/) • More info at chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-660-dean-haspiel-and-whitney-matheson • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Stripe (buy.stripe.com/dR603B83MbhS4XS3ce), Patreon (patreon.com/vmspod), or Paypal (paypal.me/vmspod), and subscribe to our e-newsletter, https://buttondown.email/vmspod
