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Bestselling and award-winning science fiction authors talk about their new books and much more in candid conversations with host Rob Wolf. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-fiction
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A slow, thoughtful read and reread of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere series. Join us every week as we work our way through.
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The world's top authors and critics join host Gilbert Cruz and editors at The New York Times Book Review to talk about the week's top books, what we're reading and what's going on in the literary world. Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp
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Want to learn how to make the most of your reading life? Join Brea Grant and Mallory O’Meara every week as they discuss tips and tricks for reading better! Listeners will learn how to vanquish their To-Be-Read piles, get pointers on organizing their bookshelves and hear reviews on the newest reading gadgets. Brea and Mallory also offer advice on bookish problems. How do you climb out of a reading slump? How do you support authors while still getting books on the cheap? Where do you hide the ...
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Read along with the Sword and Laser book club! From classic science fiction to the latest gritty fantasy, we cover it. Subscribe for book discussions, author interviews, hot releases, and news from the genre fiction world!
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Welcome to "DFS and Sports Betting For The Rest of Us." Join Fantasy Footballers industry experts Kyle Borgognoni and Matthew Betz as they bring you DFS-winning fantasy football advice and player prop, sports betting, and gaming insight each and every week. The guys focus on what it takes to win on FanDuel, DraftKings, and Underdog Fantasy. Take your DFSFantasy Football and NFL Betting game to the next level. Look for special guests to join the guys each week to talk DFS and Betting!
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The Fantasy Writers' Toolshed is devoted to all things creative writing, fantasy fiction and book marketing. Hosted by writer Richie Billing, expect interviews with bestselling fantasy authors, historians, psychologists and the occasional FBI agent. New episode released on the 14th of each month. WRITING TIPS https://richiebilling.com/ JOIN OUR DISCORD COMMUNITY AND GET OUR NEWSLETTER https://mailchi.mp/be6082d43b39/the-writers-toolshed EXCLUSIVE RESOURCES AND FANTASY WRITING WORKSHOPS https ...
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The Prancing Pony Podcast is a weekly show about the Middle-earth legendarium of J.R.R. Tolkien, hosted - for six seasons - by Alan Sisto and Shawn E. Marchese. As the show returns for its seventh season, Alan welcomes an all-star cast of co-hosts to join him as he explores the first part of The Return of the King! Alan and all his co-hosts are passionate Tolkien enthusiasts, and they invite listeners to enjoy their detailed exploration of Tolkien’s work, with smart but straightforward discu ...
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How do I write a book? How do I create compelling characters that readers will love? How do I build a believable world for my story? What does it even mean to write a story that works? Do you have any writing tips? These are just some of the big questions that developmental editor and book coach, Savannah Gilbo, digs into on the Fiction Writing Made Easy Podcast. Each week, Savannah shares actionable tools, tips, and strategies that will help you write, edit, and publish your book. So, wheth ...
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Interviews with Scholars of Folklore about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/folkore
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LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE - Science Fiction and Fantasy Story Podcast (Sci-Fi | Audiobook | Short Stories)
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Edited by bestselling anthologist John Joseph Adams, LIGHTSPEED is a Hugo Award-winning, critically-acclaimed digital magazine. In its pages, you'll find science fiction from near-future stories and sociological SF to far-future, star-spanning SF. Plus there's fantasy from epic sword-and-sorcery and contemporary urban tales to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folk tales. Each month, LIGHTSPEED brings you a mix of original short stories and flash fiction featuring a variety of authors, f ...
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Alzabo Soup is a literary analysis podcast where we literally become our favorite authors by devouring portions of their brains. We do chapter-by-chapter analysis of our favorite speculative fiction, researching the details and discussing the implications.
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From great new books to favorite classic reads, from news to the latest in on-screen adaptations, Hey YA is here to elevate the exciting world of young adult lit.
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A collective of queer and cozy indie authors discussing books, writing, and publishing.
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Writers talking about writing. Writers talking about publishing. Writers talking about life. Authors Terry Mixon and Paul E Cooley interview, babble, and usually cover a number of disassociated topics.
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Join journalist Kirk McElhearn as he interviews writers of all kinds about their processes, routines, and how they use Scrivener, the app dedicated to long-form writing. In the first half of the show, writers share their experiences and their different approaches to getting words down on the page; in the second half, they get into the specifics of how they use Scrivener to help them. Whether you’re a Scrivener user or just interested in writing, this podcast has something for you.
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A monthly podcast featuring selected material from Uncanny Magazine, including fiction, poetry, and interviews.
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Writer's Block? Rejection? Impostor Syndrome? Writing is full of ups and downs, but we can still find plenty of joy on this creative journey! Bestselling author Marissa Meyer interviews writers and industry professionals about books, craft, and publishing, to find out how we can all bring more joy to our writing process and career.
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Exploring the Tolkien Legendarium with the Christian Faith
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Interviews with fantasy and adventure authors about their new books. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/fantasy
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The How to Write The Future Podcast offers fiction writing tips for science fiction and fantasy authors who want to create optimistic stories because when we vision what is possible, we help make it so. By science fiction and fantasy author and fiction writing coach, Beth Barany.
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Discussion and digression on science fiction and fantasy with Gary K. Wolfe and Jonathan Strahan.
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The Tolkien Professor podcast is a series of lectures, discussions, and seminars on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien by Corey Olsen, President of Signum University. All are welcome to enter – even those without any party business!
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Interviews with authors and writers about their books, their writing habits, their favorite novels, and how they got started writing.
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Our podcast breaks down the techniques of great storytelling across our favorite games, movies, literature, and music. I also occasionally upload music I've arranged or composed!
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Writing a novel doesn't have to take decades. Author and Tally Ink coach Colleen Mitchell provides authors with bite-sized mindset tips, encouragement, inspiration, and tips for the writing process. So grab a cup, cozy up, and let's get to writing! The Novel Writing Podcast is a production of Tally Ink.
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This is the official podcast feed for Writing About Dragons and Shit - a podcast about writing with a focus on fantasy and sci-fi. Each week B Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Idle Champions Presents), Erin M. Evans (Brimstone Angels, Dungeon Scrawlers), and Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Psychology). New Episodes go live every Wednesday at 4am PST!
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Books & Boba is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, YA, nonfiction, thrillers, graphic novels, and memoirs.
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The Baen Free Radio Hour. Baen Books science fiction and fantasy news, interview, audiobooks, and audio drama
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Writing great books is critical to generating sales and building a following of readers. On the Dialogue Doctor Podcast, Jeff Elkins and other writers discuss how to write dialogue that will excite readers and help you sell more books.
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“Writing Rural With Alley” helps fiction writers bring rural lifestyles to life! Here you will learn to craft more realistic scenes and settings of rural life and lifestyles, new ways to show, not tell, helping to drive your story forward, discover obstacles and challenges for your characters to overcome. You’ll learn skills and techniques from the stone age to post-apocalyptic, including but not limited to, homesteading, living off the grid, bushcrafting, survival skills and more. And of co ...
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Cheryl Akle discusses the world with her favourite authors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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SFF Addicts is a weekly sci-fi, fantasy and writing craft podcast co-hosted by authors Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn, bringing you interviews and masterclasses with your favorite SFF authors. The full episode archive, as well as book reviews and essays, can be found at https://fanfiaddict.com. You can also subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or follow us on Spotify, where all episodes are available in full video.
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A podcast by three fantasy authors who love to overcomplicate their writing lives and want to help you do the same.
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StoriesRPG is the play-at-home, listen-and-learn game that helps people of all ages tell amazing tales together. Each season, we explore a new world, create characters, and go on epic adventures - and provide play-to-learn, coloring book, choose-your-own-adventure games to help listeners of all ages fall in love with writing! Created by Michael Low of LuckofLegends.com and Daniel Hinds of StoriesPodcast.com, StoriesRPG is a thrilling way to start bringing a love of writing, fantasy, fiction, ...
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Are you the sort of person who likes to read the book before you see the movie? So are Luke and James—a writer and filmmaker respectively who bring their backgrounds studying stories to the table for in-depth discussions of the adaptations of the past and present. If you love delving into the craft behind the art you love, then Ink to Film is for you.
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A compilation of the podcasts and podcast appearances of Hugh J. O'Donnell. Includes The Way of the Buffalo, The Freelance Hunters, Chrononauts Cinema Reviews, and other appearances.
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THE one-stop shop for everything in the Halo universe, including lore, games, books, TV, collectibles, and community. Learn more at EvolvedHalo.com.
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A deep dive into the hidden meaning, identity, and motivation in the story of The Wheel of Time. Designed for readers who have finished the series and are looking for more understanding without memorizing all the different Aes Sedai.
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Just two hyper-critical English majors talking some pretty big game about The Wheel of Time. Co-hosts Emily and Sally gather around their kitchen table each week to serve you up a full fantasy feast of oft-misremembered summary, hot analysis, scraps of literary theory, and a whole lot of hating Rand.
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A podcast from conqueryourdraft.com, exploring the world of NFL Fantasy Football. We’re Canada’s newest source for Fantasy Football News, Rankings & Analysis. Big football fans writing on http://conqueryourdraft.com.
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What does it take to launch, grow and sustain a successful career as a writer? Listen in each week as Matt & Parul, two friends and founders of the London Writers' Salon, sit down with a writer they admire – from best-selling novelists to popular bloggers, award-winning playwrights, journalists, poets, and more – to explore the mindset, practical tools, craft secrets and creative practices they use to write well, publish often, and build successful and sustainable writing careers.
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The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. We’ll be splitting each book into three weekly episodes of analysis, discussion and tangents, with a week off in between books to refresh our brains.
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Join us, two life-long friends and avid fantasy readers, on a journey through some of the most beloved fantasy book series out there. Our weekly podcast is filled with a mix of attempted humor (admittedly sometimes poorly executed) and in-depth analysis. In each episode, we will dive into 5-7 chapters of a chosen book series, providing a detailed summary and insightful analysis of literary themes, writing style, world-building, races, and magic systems. Whether you’re a die-hard fantasy book ...
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A fantasy fiction podcast following one evolving story. "In a fictional realm known only as The Continent, a ruthless sorcerer—in his mind, a liberator—seeks to reforge an empire under his rule. Can the New Wardens, a plucky mercenary group, stand against Lord Ithgarod and the spectacle of his power?" A new episode every Friday. Written and narrated by Logan Reynolds, with sound design and original music by Timothy Brunskill.
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Listen in as author Linda Sivertsen (aka Book Mama) brings together the world’s most beloved bestselling authors to chat about writing, publishing, deal-making, spirituality, activism, and the art of romancing creativity. Now streaming on American Airlines, these up-close conversations are a fan favorite, downloaded millions of times, and frequently profiled on “Best Podcast” lists (i.e., The Motley Fool’s “10 Best Podcasts for Women”) while gracing the "Popular Podcasts, Books" (formerly Li ...
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How To Write Young Adult Fiction With Sarah Arthur
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In this episode, I'm delighted to welcome bestselling author, Sarah Arthur. Sarah's debut YA fantasy novel, Once A Queen has recently hit the shelves courtesy of Penguin Random House. We chat all about writing a YA fantasy novel, creating characters, transitioning from writing non-fiction to fiction, creating a magic portal-based system, and buildi…
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Training Camp Battles for Best Ball + Betz Writes a Novel - Fantasy Football DFS & Betting
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Training Camp battles & storylines on today’s Fantasy Footballers DFS & Betting podcast! Borg & Betz talk through many player competitions and how to adjust at this point of the Best Ball season. Welcome to “DFS and Sports Betting For The Rest of Us.” Take your DFS and Betting Fantasy Football game to the next level on DraftKings, FanDuel, and Unde…
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"The Only Writing Advice You'll Ever Need to Survive Eldritch Horrors" by Aimee Picchi + "The Aliens Said They Want to Party" by Joel William David Buxton
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This month's Lightspeed Science Fiction Short Shots episode features "The Only Writing Advice You'll Ever Need to Survive Eldritch Horrors" by Aimee Picchi (© 2024 by Aimee Picchi), narrated by Susan Hanfield and "The Aliens Said They Want to Party" by Joel William David Buxton (© 2024 by Joel William David Buxton), narrated by Paul Boehmer. Learn …
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#148. How To Use Universal Fantasy To Write Better Books (& Sell More Copies) With Theodora Taylor
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“Never wonder if readers will love your story again.” This is exactly what Theodora Taylor teaches you how to do in her book 7 FIGURE FICTION: How to Use Universal Fantasy to SELL Your Books to ANYONE. Despite writing fiction in a niche genre (interracial romance), Theodora Taylor has grown a fanbase of rabid readers and fans through the power of s…
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Bonus: How Rowling Used Plot Catalysts to Keep Readers Engaged (A Sneak Peek From My Book!)
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Plot catalysts make it difficult for a character to achieve their goals. If you’re writing an Action story, there are three main plot catalysts you’ll want to include in your book—a speech in praise of the villain, a deadline or ticking clock, and one or more set-piece action sequences. Tune into this episode to hear a sneak peek from my new book, …
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Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko | The Heist for the Soul of Humanity
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The simulation blossomed around Nadja Gavrić like a hypercube unpacking itself into three dimensions. | © 2024 by Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko. Narrated by Susan Hanfield, with Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press
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Episode 133: The Devil in the Details, ft. M.J. KUHN
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A perennial question that our listeners often have is: How do you organize your worldbuilding? Do you have templates to use? Charts to fill out? Once you start imagining all your fantastic choices, how do you keep track of them all and then weave them along with your plot? Well, the answer to all of this, as with so many writing questions, is "do w…
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Erica and Kelly highlight some of the best new YA releases hitting shelves in July. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendation…
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Episode 219 - Leslye Penelope and World Building
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In this episode, Jeff interviews award-winning author Leslye Penelope. They discuss her author career, her writing podcasts, and how she builds powerful fantasy worlds. To find Leslye's work, go to https://lpenelope.com/ For more on writing characters and dialogue, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/…
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This week we dive into the four teams in the NFC East, we look at their depth charts and discuss who might make a good selection for your fantasy teams. We also discuss Kyle Pitts being used as a receiver this year in Atlanta.By Conquer Your Draft
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A Long Expected Podcast | Lord of the Rings Analysis (Ep.1) | State of the Arc Podcast
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a monumental work of art. Both the book and the film. The movie came out in our early teen years and we read the books shortly thereafter. In this podcast, we attempt to understand and explain some of the differences between the book and the film, as well as where the film really shines and where…
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Bonus E3 The Fork, The Witch, and the Worm: The One With the Worm
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Dane and Jacqui discuss, once again, their deep love for the Urgals. Jax dives deep into myth and legend, while Dane speculates about what Eragon's curriculum might be for a cursed witch baby. This episode contains spoilers for the third and final story in The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm by Christopher Paolini. How to support us: Get some of our …
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Ep. 113: Paolo Bacigalupi talks Navola, The Windup Girl, Burnout & More
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi about his new novel Navola, his breakout hit The Windup Girl, Renaissance Italy, languages and cultural immersion, reading resonance and education, near-future settings and climate fiction, research and lived experience, transitioning into fantasy, …
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#150. How Rowling Created A Cast of Compelling Characters (An Interview With Savannah Gilbo & Abigail K. Perry)
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Ever wonder how Rowling created such a wonderful cast of quirky and relatable characters in the Harry Potter series? If so, tune into this episode to hear Abigail K. Perry, Tim Grahl, and me talk about the characters in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. You’ll hear us talk about things like: [02:32] How to think about the number of characters …
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Writing as Healing, with Caitlin Shetterly
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Caitlin Shetterly, author of Pete and Alice in Maine, shares her return path to writing fiction after years in nonfiction. A major medical event in the winter of 2020 to 2021 aligned so perfectly such that she experienced the same kind of healing as in the story she was telling. This episode is for all the writers who feel like life has caught them…
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Indie authors discuss everything we love about libraries! From the strong positive influence of libraries in our individual lives to the power of apps like Libby, Hoopla, and Kanopy, and the vital access provided by the Queer Liberation Library—plus, how to get your favorite indie books into more library collections and other ways YOU can help your…
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Ch. 26–27 have us thinking that maybe some wives would be better off fridged. We also talk about Gawyn's Thousand Typewriters, Egwene with a Steel Chair, Boob Honks, Letting Evil Bashere Cook, and Deus Ex Fallen Raken.
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7 Tips for Balancing Multiple Writing Projects with Marissa Meyer
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In this bonus craft episode, Marissa shares her seven best tips and strategies for balancing multiple writing projects. Discussed in this practical episode: how many projects she works on at any given time and what stage in the process they are at, how she prioritizes, what she does in the times when she isn’t or can’t be drafting, and so much more…
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109. Interview with Michael Kilman, Co-Author of Build Better Worlds, part 2 of 2
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“Every culture is telling different stories to some degree. And when we share our each other's stories and we read and learn and engage and practice empathy, then we stand a better chance of understanding the ways in which our diversity is a tool for the future.” --Michael Kilman Follows on from the mini-series where host of the How To Write The Fu…
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Writing: 5 Ways to Turn Coffee Grounds Into Gardening Magic
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Does your character want to use everything to its full potential? How can coffee grounds help indoor plants? What bugs hate coffee grounds, and which love them? What do mushrooms have to do with this? Find out on this episode! Send us a Text Message. If you enjoy this podcast and would like to help support the creation of this work or would like ac…
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Episode 218 - Epic Fantasy and Romantic Tension
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In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Joan Lightning to look at Joan's work-in-progress. They talk about keeping all the characters included in the dialogue, using character positioning and body language to build romantic tension, using inner thoughts, avoiding summaries, and building fantasy worlds. For more on writing powerful dialogue and …
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Anything can be bought or sold at the Night Market. A dozen hummingbird tongues curled like tiny snails, basted in honey and chili oil and served on a silver tray. A mermaid’s song, caught in an antique bottle of smoked glass. | © 2024 by Vanessa Fogg. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Stories Behind The Story: Jake Adelstein on Working in Japan and His Career Trajectory as a Journalist
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Jake Adelstein talks to Cheryl about living in Japan, the challenges of assimilating into Japanese society, and his career trajectory as a journalist. His latest novel, Tokyo Noir, is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Merry tells Sandyman that he is “dirty and insolent”, and the obvious jokes about your podcast hosts write themselves. Join The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark for one of the saddest hours in our heroes’ lives in the last of our five episodes on The Scouring of the Shire. Sam’s heart is broken by the devastation in his hometown, the hobbit…
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Episode 657: Being Alvaro and Michael
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We're delighted to welcome a distinguished pair of guests, the legendary Michael Swanwick and writer and critic Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, whose book-length interview Being Michael Swanwick explores Michael’s entire career, and whose debut novel Equimedian has been described as a love letter to the SF of the '70s and '80s. As usual, we wander a bit, discu…
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Most people have encountered language barriers at some point in their life, but they’re rarely a problem for fictional characters. And when an author does include a language barrier, it’s usually overcome in short order. Is this the right way to do things? Maybe. Sometimes. It’s complicated. Good thing we’ve got an entire episode to talk about it! …
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355 - July 14, 2024 - The Knight and the Rebel, Magic Study, Fire Study
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Dive into this week’s Author Diary as I refine "The Knight and the Rebel" and immerse myself in engaging reads and lively music performances. 🔊 Audio Pass for "The Knight and the Rebel": This week involved a detailed audio pass of "The Knight and the Rebel," where I listened to the manuscript through text-to-speech technology. This method is incred…
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This week join David and Ian as they cover the latest Halo audio book - HippocraticaBy Halo Evolved
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This week The New York Times Book Review rolled out the results of an ambitious survey it conducted to determine the best books of the 21st century so far. On this week’s episode, Gilbert Cruz chats with fellow editors Tina Jordan, Scott Heller and Joumana Khatib about the results of that survey and about the project itself, including the willingne…
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BFRH 2024 07 12: The Icarus Changeling; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 60. Video at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Icarus-Changeling-Tinker-Part-60.mp4 and at https ...
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Timothy Zan discusses The Icarus Changeling; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 60. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Icarus-Changeling-Tinker-Part-60.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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Transdimensional High 5: Smashball Tryouts Part 2
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Yuuki whips the firsties into shape, but what hope do they have with Villi melting their tower with magma, Zinder stringing up defensive webbing, and that skeleton kid - did anyone get his name? - sucking people under the sand? Listen in to hear how rainbows, warding spells, and a weirdly well-timed transporter throw give Drix, Grady, Gekkota, Yuuk…
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On this episode, we sit down with author K. X. Song to talk about her newest novel, The Night Ends with Fire, an epic adult fantasy inspired by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Legend of Mulan, and Chinese folklore, following the adventures of a young woman, touched by the Azure Dragon, who enters the army as a man to escape her fate as a wom…
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TBRCon2024 Highlight: Developing Alien Races (with Christopher Paolini, Adrian Tchaikovsky, J.S. Dewes & More)
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Frasier Armitage and panelists Christopher Paolini, Adrian Tchaikovsky, J.S. Dewes, Ada Hoffmann and K.B. Wagers for a TBRCon2024 panel o…
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Chapter 11, Part 3 - Gene Wolfe's On Blue's Waters
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Intro - We announce the books and stories we'll be reading between On Blue's Waters and In Green's Jungles Content (5:11) - Discussion of part 3 of chapter 11 of On Blue's Waters, by Gene Wolfe. This Week's Play - The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare Check out more at alzabosoup.com.
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Haunted by Our Childhood Selves in “Ghost World” (1997 Graphic Novel) ft. Jasmine Amiri
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Editor Jasmine Amiri (School Library Journal) joins the show to revisit an influential comic by Daniel Clowes from the 90s that spawned the cult classic film. In episode 317 Luke, James, and Jasmine revisit gen X cynicism, try to understand Clowes dislike of the term “graphic novel,” explore how rubylith is used for the color design, and debate the…
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We debate whether we want dead celebrities to read our audiobooks. How long is too long for a series? And our non-spoilery takes on Cursed Bunny.By Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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With limited support from her allies, Atelga comes under attack. How will Lenox, Lyseth and Romah fare in the chaos of war? This concludes the first act of Spectacle of Power. There are two more acts to come, so please keep an eye out for any announcements regarding their release. I am really looking forward to updating this story in the near futur…
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Ep 367 - Worms for Pencils and All the Types of Fantasy!
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Brea and Mallory discuss all the different types of fantasy, test out a book pillow, and recommend feminist horror that isn’t gory. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store Sponsors - Miracle Made www.trymiracle.com/GLASSES CODE: GLASSES Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Go…
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A Plain Wooden Box - Knife of Dreams chapter 27 - EP500
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Welcome back to WoTSpoilers, where we are on episode 500?!!?!?!?! Thank you for being on this journey with us. We start the episode with some heavy-hitting Patreon thank yous, eventually turning to Rand and his explosive meeting with Semirhage in one of the more iconic moments of the later series. Support medical aid for Palestinians https://www.ma…
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Bonus: What Made Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone A Best Seller? (An Interview With Savannah Gilbo & Abigail K. Perry)
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What made Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone a worldwide bestseller? Why does this story still resonate with readers almost thirty years later? And why did Abigail and I agree to spend so much time dissecting every single scene and page to find out how and why it works?! Tune into this episode to hear Abigail K. Perry and I talk to Tim Grahl (th…
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This week Erin M. Evans, B. Dave Walters, and Treavor Bettis talk about Genre Trends in the industry and some tips on Beta Readers. Starring: Erin M Evans (Empire of Exiles, Brimstone Angels) https://twitter.com/erinmevans B. Dave Walters (A Darkened Wish, Black Dice Society) https://twitter.com/BDaveWalters Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champi…
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Episode 217 - Editing and Writing Character Voices - Laura and Jeff Q&A
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In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach Laura Humm and Jeff answer questions from the Dialoggers about editing character voices, writing accents, building languages from scratch, and the difference between a scene and a chapter. For more on writing dialogue, go to https://dialoguedoctor.com/By Jeff Elkins
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Hey YA Extra Credit: Celebrate Disability Pride Month With Righteous Fury and Changelings
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Erica offers up some YA books led by disabled characters to celebrate Disability Pride Month. There's a queer Greek retelling, autistic changelings, and a little polyamory, as a treat. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Make this you…
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After a week off we're back to dive into the NFC South, all the changes each team made in the offseason and how it might impact your fantasy drafts this summer. We also discuss the Dallas Cowboys, CeeDee Lamb's contract and Dak Prescott.By Conquer Your Draft
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Bonus E2 The Fork, The Witch, and the Worm: You're a Witch Girl, and You've Gone Too Far
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Dane and Jacqui are pumped to see their favorite cursed little witch baby this week. Jax dives deep into Angela's book tour, while Dane explores the safety and therapeutic value of sword training a moody, cursed child. This episode contains spoilers for the second story in The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm by Christopher Paolini. How to support us:…
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Ep. 112: Writing the Opposite Gender with Stephen Aryan (Mini-Masterclass)
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Writing the Opposite Gender with author Stephen Aryan. During the episode, Stephen bridges the gap between genders, exploring the importance of writing outside your own gender, stereotypes and how men often write women badly, how to enjoy writing the opposite gend…
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[SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT] My Book Is Available For Pre-Order!
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Ever wish you could understand exactly what makes your favorite stories so lovable? Me too! So much so that I deconstructed every single scene in the first Harry Potter book to see how and why it worked. And today, I’m super excited to share with you that my brand-new book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: A Story Grid Masterwork Analysis Gui…
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Are you a DILIGENT DRAFTER? This episode is for those writers who are self-disciplined, super organized, know exactly where the story is going... and still have trouble sitting down to write. Not sure what your writing persona is? Take the quiz here! https://www.the60daynovelwritingchallenge.com/writers-quiz Send us a Text Message. What to do next……
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