You don’t need to save the world to be the hero of a story
I am a Wordsmith, specializing in English writing, editing, voice acting, and pronunciation, alongside critical journalism and transcription
(I’m also very photogenic!)
Hi, I’m Bear Wiseman
The Vitmar Chronicles vol I: An Ending & A Beginning
~ OUT NOW ~
The Vitmar Chronicles vol I: An Ending & A Beginning ~ OUT NOW ~
My 2008 fantasy opus, “The Vitmar Chronicles,” finally sees the light of day! This is a low fantasy slice-of-life story that promotes the idea that you don’t need to save the world to be the hero of your own story.
There will be monsters…
Bear Talks “The Vitmar Chronicles”
This is a one-take video that I took in order to somehow find a way to self-promote this novella series! So here’s a few minutes of me awkwardly babbling on about “The Vitmar Chronicles,” its origins, how it’s changed over the years, my philosophies that show up in my writing, my inspirations, and how to get the first volume!
Bear’s Creative Writing
After the Shatterclysm, a recently deceased person and a psychopomp find themselves uncertain about the future.
A Nightsea short story about life and new beginnings
After the Shatterclysm, the whole of existence needed normalize, but grief and loss overwhelms many of the survivors. Fortunately, they have the singer to help them, though the toll of their healing may be more than anyone expected
A Nightsea short story about survival
Off the Record with Bear Wiseman
Off the Record podcast interview with Johanna Kurkela, Timo Kurkela, and Troy Donockley by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record podcast interview with Mikko Salovaara of Kiuas (Daimonic, Leverage) by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record podcast interview with Anniina Lotvonen & Tomi Raikaslehto of Vies Vignette by Bear Wiseman
Off the Record email interview with Johanna Kurkela and Johanna Iivanainen of Altamullan Road by Kathy Criswell
Off the Record interview with Tommi Portimo and Elias Viljanen of Sonata Arctica by Bear Wiseman
Bear Wiseman’s Gathering of Geeks
Bear Wiseman’s Gathering of Geeks continues its second season! Season 02, episode 03 starts with special geek Vincent Lilium of SulfuriS! The main topics include geekdom, how JK Rowling should STFU, Star Wars, Avatar (The Last Airbender & Legend of Korra) and its new remake, the live action One Piece remake, alchemy, and so very much more!
Gathering of Geeks: Trivia Showdown featuring Robin La Joy, Johanna Kurela, and Martijn Westerholt of Eye of Melian
Bear Wiseman’s Gathering of Geeks’ cotinues its second season after a brief hiatus! Season 02, episode 02 starts with special geek James Edward Raggi IV, a fellow former metal media owner! The episode starts with him sharing his history in music and OSR and continues as we discuss controversy, music, and games!
Bear Wiseman’s Gathering of Geeks reaches its second season after a brief hiatus! Season 02, episode 01 starts with special geek Kathy Criswell, a visual and written artist! The main topics include Xena: Warrior Princess, being book-obsessed kids, life online in the ‘90s, online fanclubs and collections, early internet videos and misheard lyrics, extended universes, and positivity, art, and passion!
Bear Wiseman’s Gathering of Geeks podcast continues! Episode 15 wraps up the first year with special geek Andy Gillion, a heavy metal and somewhat geeky musician! The main topics include growing up a little bit different, going through religions and bullying, and of course, a little bit of retro gaming!
Bear Wiseman’s Gathering of Geeks podcast continues! Episode 14 features special geek May Lo, who is a multifaceted artist! The main topics include modeling and art, including makeup and body image, being a geek generally, TTRPGs (Mörk Borg, Dungeons & Dragons, Avatar), Avatar: The Last Airbender and Avatar: The Legend of Korra, and being fantasy-lovers who have grown more and more interested in sci-fi over the years.
Bear Wiseman’s Gathering of Geeks podcast continues! Episode 13 features special geek John Mondelli aka John Sprocket of The Cog Is Dead. The main topics include steampunk, being a weird kid who doesn’t fit in, music making, filmmaking, voice acting and voice actors, the convention scene in America, and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Bear Wiseman’s Gathering of Geeks podcast continues! Episode 12 features special geeks Henna Helasvuo and Lasse Turunen of Pihka is My Name. The main topics include Miyazaki and Pixar movies, video games (like Legend of Zelda), A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones, Star Wars, and much more!
Bear Wiseman’s Gathering of Geeks podcast continues! Episode 11 features special geek artist & graphic designer Jouni Koponen. The main topics cover a lot of territory, including video games, movies, and tabletop roleplaying games. Spoiler warnings for some games and series, but nothing too new/relevant.
Bear Reviews Albums & Live Events
A report of Johanna & Mikko Iivanainen’s Christmas show featuring Maria Kalaniemi & Timo Alakotila live at Kaukasten Juhlatalo in Hyvinkää on December 14th, 2024
A report of Johanna Kurkela from her joulun lauluja tour, live at Tampereen Tuomiokirkko on December 7th, 2024
An event report of the Mystinen Muusa [Mystical Muse] Cabaret live at Alakulttuuritalo Alimus in Helsinki on October 23rd, 2024
Bear Reviews Games
A video game review of Snufkin: Melody of Muuminvalley // Nuuskamuikkunen: Muumilaakson Melodia
Bear Reviews TV Series & Movies
Bear Reviews Products
A product review of various Last Object products, including the LastSwab, LastRound, and more
Bear Reviews Books
A book review of The Oldest Trick (Book 1-2 of the Saga of the Redeemed series) by Auston Habershaw
Personal Musings (blog)
A guest travel blog from Vantaa, Turku, Tampere, Lappeenranta, and Helsinki from Kathy Criswell
A new experience trying out Whirling Lifedance (sufi dancing) with Safa Solati, August 24-25, 2024
What to do and not do when interacting with music medias and bloggers when trying to promote your band…
Unleashed
Bear Wiseman, Anne Lill Rajala, and Harri Koskela delve deep into the story behind Lost in Grey’s The Waste Land
Bear Wiseman, Anne Lill Rajala, and Harri Koskela delve deep into the story behind Lost in Grey’s The Grey Realms
Bear Wiseman and Benji Connelly delve deep into the story behind Everfrost’s Blue Eyed Emotion
Bear Wiseman and Robert Stjärnström delve deep into the story behind Machinae Supremacy’s Phantom Shadow
Check Bear out on Metal Pizza!
In February 2024, Bear was a guest on the Metal Pizza podcast/talkshow! There, she chats with host Cristina about moving to Finland as an Au Pair and the local weather, how she got into writing, some of her current creative projects, Off the Record and Gathering of Geeks, music journalism, cars, tattoos, cats, pizza, and much more!
This was the first time Bear got to be the interviewee for a change, so be sure to check it out!
Bear Wiseman’s Gathering of Geeks continues its second season! Season 02, episode 04 stars special geek Miikka Hujanen of Crimson Sun! The main topics include