Michael Finney

Michael Finney

Michael Finney is a full-spectrum content producer who has explored music, audio, video, photography, and writing over a twenty-year career that has taken him across the United States as well as overseas. His work includes Chicago 1893 and The Fall of Tartaria, both adapted for Prime Video, along with the weekly podcast The Episodic.

Articles by Michael Finney

Charli Cox & John E. Siers - On Writing

Charli Cox & John E. Siers - On Writing

Publishing / Books

Co-authors Charli Cox and John E. Siers talk writing, the indie author community and honest feedback, and introduce their new novel Daughters of Two Worlds, set in the Lunar Free State universe and out November 6 from Theogony Books.

Writing, Publishing & Authorship: 10-13-26

Writing, Publishing & Authorship: 10-13-26

Audio / Podcasts

A catch-up session on writing, publishing and authorship. Michael Finney covers the Relics anthology, the state of indie publishing, how audio shapes fiction, and balancing writing with film.

We the Film3: Chill & Chat September

We the Film3: Chill & Chat September

Video / Film

Recorded after September's We the Film3 workshop, this Chill & Chat brings guests together with Chris Hackett and Michael Finney to talk film distribution, interactive storytelling with AI world models, AI regulation, and fan-driven narratives.

D. Jason Fleming - On Editing

D. Jason Fleming - On Editing

Publishing / Books

Structural editor D. Jason Fleming joins the program to talk about how film school led him to editing, and the three Prometheus Award nominations Raconteur Press authors and titles earned with his work. The conversation also wanders through Heinlein, Dostoevsky, and Kurosawa.