Fable & The Verbivore
241 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA podcast for writers who read, readers who write, and anyone who loves words.
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Episode 240: Writing Characters with Disabilities
June 25, 2024 11:20 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBNotes: Though we don’t directly mention them by name, these previous episodes are connected with this series: - Episode 31: Writing diverse characters - Episode 188: Neurodivergence and Creativity Part 1 - Episode 189: Neurodivergence and Creativity Part 2 - Episode 190: A panel on neurodiversity and creativity - Episode 202: Language affects perception As part of this discussion, we use the CDC’s definition: - “A disability is any condition of the body or mind (impairment) that mak...
Episode 239: Writing with Disabilities
June 18, 2024 11:20 - 23 minutes - 22 MBNotes: Though we don’t directly mention them by name, these previous episodes are connected with this series: - Episode 31: Writing diverse characters - Episode 188: Neurodivergence and Creativity Part 1 - Episode 189: Neurodivergence and Creativity Part 2 - Episode 190: A panel on neurodiversity and creativity - Episode 202: Language affects perception As part of this discussion, we use the CDC’s definition: - “A disability is any condition of the body or mind (impairment) that make...
Episode 238: What Fable's Reading
June 11, 2024 11:20 - 7 minutes - 7.06 MBNotes: Books and Films Mentioned: - The Scent of Us: Part One by Eliana Lee - Right Man, Right Time (The Agitators Series) by Meghan Quinn - Gold & Shadow: A Sweet & Spicy Goldilocks Retelling (Enchanted Hearts) by Madeleine Eliot - Blood & Roses: A Sweet & Spicy Snow White Retelling (Enchanted Hearts) by Madeleine Eliot - Foundation by Apple TV+ - Inspired by Isaac Asimov’s Novels Music from:https://filmmusic.io ‘Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: C...
Episode 237: What The Verbivore is Reading
June 04, 2024 20:19 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBNotes: Books and Films Mentioned: - Bride by Ali Hazelwood - That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming - Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan - Gentle Writing Advice: How to Be a Writer Without Destroying Yourself by Chuck Wendig - The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas - How to Make a Living as a Writer by James Scott Bell - Writing from the Body: For writers, artists and dreamers who long to free their voice by John Lee and Ceci Miller-Kritsberg - Self-Edi...
Episode 236: Random Things to Know About Self-Publishing
May 22, 2024 02:17 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBNotes: We reference a couple past episodes from the Fable and the Verbivore podcast. They are: - Episode 84: The emotional side of querying - Episode 211: Rating our Writing - Episode 231: The Benefits of Pen Names - Episode 232: Branding Part 1 - Episode 233: Branding Part 2, Fable's Branding - Episode 234: Branding Part 3, Verbivore Branding - Episode 235: Traditional Publishing Contracts & Things People Don't Talk About Here are several resources referenced in this episode: - Pr...
Episode 235: Traditional Publishing Contracts & Things People Don't Talk About
May 14, 2024 16:25 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBNotes: We reference a couple past episodes from the Fable and the Verbivore podcast. They are: - Episode 84: The emotional side of querying - Episode 211: Rating our Writing - Episode 231: The Benefits of Pen Names - Episode 232: Branding Part 1 - Episode 233: Branding Part 2, Fable's Branding Here are several resources referenced in this episode: - ManuscriptWishlist.com - Find Editors + Agents - QueryManager.com - Agent Users List - MasterClass Article “How to Find a Literary Age...
Episode 234: Branding Part 3, Verbivore Branding
May 07, 2024 11:20 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBNotes: We reference a couple past episodes from the Fable and the Verbivore podcast. They are: - Episode 211: Rating our Writing - Episode 231: The Benefits of Pen Names - Episode 232: Branding Part 1 - Episode 233: Branding Part 2, Fable's Branding Here are a couple resources referenced in this series of episodes on author brands: - Techtarget.com Definition of Brand: “A brand is a product, service or concept that is publicly distinguished from other products, services or concepts so...
Episode 233: Branding Part 2, Fable's Branding
April 23, 2024 11:20 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBNotes: We reference a couple past episodes from the Fable and the Verbivore podcast. They are: - Episode 211: Rating our Writing - Episode 231: The Benefits of Pen Names - Episode 232: Branding Part 1 Here are a couple resources referenced in this series of episodes on author brands: - Techtarget.com Definition of Brand: “A brand is a product, service or concept that is publicly distinguished from other products, services or concepts so that it can be easily communicated and usually ma...
Episode 232: Branding Part 1
April 16, 2024 16:57 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBNotes: We reference a past episode from the Fable and the Verbivore podcast. That is: - Episode 231: The Benefits of Pen Names Here are a couple resources mentioned in today’s episode: - Techtarget.com Definition of Brand: “A brand is a product, service or concept that is publicly distinguished from other products, services or concepts so that it can be easily communicated and usually marketed. Branding is the process of creating and disseminating the brand name, its qualities and person...
Episode 231: The Benefits of Pen Names
April 09, 2024 11:20 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MBNotes: Here are a couple resources mentioned in today’s episode: - The Verbivore references author Jenna Moreci’s YouTube video essay “My Book was Pirated on Amazon” about how her work was sold by an account that was not hers on Amazon and how she addressed it. - Fable recommends the site Kindlepreneur.com for information on self-publishing, logistics and forms for setting up a LLC, and different state laws. Music from: https://filmmusic.io ’Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incomp...
Episode 230: Craft Resources
April 02, 2024 11:20 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBNotes: We’ve done a previous Fable and the Verbivore conversation on the subject of writing craft books. That episode is here: - Episode 79: Let's talk about craft books The Verbivore references several YouTube video essays, interviews, websites, and articles as part of the free resources she loves. They are: YouTube TedEd Writers Workshop Playlist - Favorites include: How to Make Your Writing More Suspenseful by Victoria Smith | Titan of terror: the dark imagination of H.P. Lovecraft - ...
Episode 229: What's Fable Reading?
March 26, 2024 11:20 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBNotes: In this episode, Fable references a debut book that she just recently read for author [insert] and is currently obsessed with even in its beta form. You can find information on this book on her instagram account @[insert]. Books and Films Mentioned: - Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence by Lisa Cron - Tiger by the Tail: A Creatures & Coding Novel by Rhea Fox - Her Soul to Take: A Paranormal Dark Academia Romanc...
Episode 228: What's the Verbivore Reading?
March 19, 2024 23:20 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBNotes: Books and Films Mentioned: - Frankly in Love by David Yoon - Loathe at First Sight: A Novel by Suzanne Park - The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren - A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber - Check and Mate by Ali Hazelwood - The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Directed by Francis Lawrence - Wednesday Season 1 - Directed by Tim Burton -...
Episode 227: Interview with Katee Stein
March 12, 2024 17:14 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBNotes: Katee is an active and encouraging member of the Instagram writing community. We connected with her on social media through her Flash Fiction Magic stories, candid posts about her writing life, and beautiful visuals. As she notes on her website, she specializes in writing speculative fiction that moves the soul. Her debut novel Glass Helix was released on September 4th, 2023. It’s a YA dystopian romance set within a future world where a genetic revolution has backfired, leaving the...
Episode 226: Cinnamon Roll Love Interests
March 05, 2024 11:20 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBNotes: Books and Films Mentioned: - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas - Gold & Shadow: A Sweet & Spicy Goldilocks Retelling (Enchanted Hearts Book 1) by Madeleine Eliot - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - Directed by Gareth Edwards - The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien - Six of Crows, Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo - Magnus Chase and and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan - Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - Rom...
Episode 225: Morally Grey Love Interests
February 27, 2024 11:20 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBWe referenced several videos and articles for this conversation. Here they are: - YouTube Video “Morally Grey - April Jai (Lyric Video)” - YouTube Video “The Dark Knight - Some Men Just Want To Watch the World Burn Scene” - Campfirewriting.com “Morally Grey Characters: What Are They & How to Write Them - Amanda Jones” Books and Films Mentioned: - The Dark Knight Trilogy - Directed by Christopher Nolan - Nocticadia: A Dark Academia Gothic Romance by Keri Lake and Julie Belfield - Six...
Episode 224: Alpha Male Love Interests
February 20, 2024 11:20 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBNotes: Books and Films Mentioned: - A Not So Meet Cute by Meghan Quinn - The Fine Print by Lauren Asher - Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Twilight by Stephenie Meyer - Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer Music from: https://filmmusic.io ‘Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Episode 223: Writing and Reading Trilogies
February 06, 2024 11:20 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBNotes: We open by talking about trilogy and writing an ending that feels authentic to your book even if it may be difficult for your audience using Veronica Roth’s Allegiant. Here’s an article where she talks about her ending: - Salon.com Veronica Roth Article “I killed the beloved hero of my books, and reader reactions were intense. Would I do it again?” - https://www.salon.com/2021/06/05/i-killed-the-beloved-hero-of-my-books-and-reader-reactions-were-intense-would-i-do-it-again/ Here i...
Episode 222: Writing and Reading Duologies
January 30, 2024 11:20 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBNotes: We open by talking about writing and reading a duology vs. series vs. a standalone book. Here’s an article that breaks down the difference: - The Creative Penn Article “What Are You Writing? (Standalone, Series or Serial) And How Long Should It Be? (Novel, Short Story, Novella)” The Verbivore mentions Pixar’s Storytelling Rules. The rule is: “Number 7 - Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. Endings are hard, get yours working up front.” Here is a li...
Episode 221: Writing and Reading Standalones
January 16, 2024 11:20 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBNotes: We open by talking about the pros and cons between writing and reading a series vs. a standalone book. Here’s an article that breaks down the difference: - The Creative Penn Article “What Are You Writing? (Standalone, Series or Serial) And How Long Should It Be? (Novel, Short Story, Novella)” Here is our other conversation within this series: - Episode 218: Writing and Reading Book Series Books Mentioned: - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere by Neil G...
Episode 220: Our words and intentions for 2024
January 09, 2024 11:20 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBNotes: We referenced several articles for this conversation. Here they are: - Tina Fey’s Rules of Improvisation - NPR article “Improv Can Build Confidence Heres How to Apply it to Your Everyday Life” We also touch on several of our previous podcast episodes. They are as follows: - Episode 190: A panel on neurodiversity and creativity - Episode 171: Look out 2023 - Episode 170: Looking back of 2022 - Episode 121: Our 2022 intentions - Episode 120: A look back on 2021 - Episode 68:...
Episode 219: Our 2023 Recap
January 02, 2024 16:54 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBNotes: We touch on several of our previous podcast episodes. They are as follows: - Episode 171: Look out 2023 - Episode 170: Looking back of 2022 - Episode 121: Our 2022 intentions - Episode 120: A look back on 2021 - Episode 68: Intentions for 2021 - Episode 67: Let's talk about 2020 and 2021 - Episode 10: Choosing a word for the year - Episode 9: The one where we talk about goals, habits, and the New Year Books and Films Mentioned: - The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker Mus...
Episode 218: Writing and Reading Book Series
December 20, 2023 02:38 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBNotes: The Verbivore opens by talking about three different types of series. Those breakdowns came from this article: - Reedsy Article “How to Write a Series: 5 Fundamental Tips for Expanding Your Story” Books Mentioned: - A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series) by George R. R. Martin - Harry Potter Book Set by J. K. Rowling - A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas - Bridgerton Family Series Collection 1-9 Books Set by Julia Quinn - Beach Reads by Em...
Episode 217: Fable's Recent Reads
November 28, 2023 16:37 - 27 minutes - 25 MBNotes: Books Mentioned: - Nocticadia: A Dark Academia Gothic Romance by Keri Lake - The Luminaries by Susan Dennard - Red Bird: Poems by Mary Oliver - When Angels Speak of Love by Bell Hooks - What Is Otherwise Infinite: Poems by Bianca Stone - Hollow: A spicy retelling of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Karina Halle - Blood Orange (A Dracula Duet) by Karina Halle - Black Rose (A Dracula Duet) by Karina Halle - Glitch by Briana Michaels - Jacked (Ghosts of Halloween) by La...
Episode 216: The Verbivore's Recent Reads
November 21, 2023 11:20 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBNotes: The Verbivore talks about some of her favorite YouTube essayist on storytelling and writing. Here are those channels: Pop Culture Detective The Take Cinema Therapy Just Write Lessons from the Screenplay Here are a few favorite YouTube video essays: Pop Culture Detective - Everyone Everywhere Needs Waymond Wang (and Ke Huy Quan) Pop Culture Detective - The Fantastic Masculinity of Newt Scamander Pop Culture Detective - Born Sexy Yesterday The Take - The Real Meaning of Ba...
Episode 215: Things We're Learning About Our Writing
November 15, 2023 03:22 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBNotes: We referenced several previous episodes during this conversation. They are: - Episode 171: Look out 2023 - Episode 180: Creating when life is hard - Episode 206: Publishing and Finding Your Joy Music from:https://filmmusic.io ‘Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Episode 214: Word Choice and Story Tone
November 07, 2023 11:20 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBNotes: We referenced several articles for this conversation. Here they are: - MasterClass.com Article Understanding Tone: 18 Examples of Tone Words in Writing - VCEstudyguide.com Article 195 Language Analysis Tones - LumenLearning.com Article Language & Tone Music from:https://filmmusic.io ‘Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Episode 213: The Shape of Stories
October 31, 2023 11:20 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBNotes: Fable opens by talking about Kurt Vonnegut’s Shape of Stories lecture. Youtube has two versions and they are: - YouTube Video “Kurt Vonnegut on the Shapes of Stories” - YouTube Video “Kurt Vonnegut, Shape of Stories Feb. 2004” We referenced several articles for this conversation. Here they are: - BigThink.com article Kurt Vonnegut on the 8 “shapes” of stories - Medium.com article What Kurt Vonnegut’s Shape of Stories Lecture Can Teach Us About Writing Music - TheStory.au ar...
Episode 212: Why Tell Stories
October 24, 2023 22:50 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBNotes: Fable opens by sharing a quote from neuroscientist Michael Gazzaniga that’s included in Lisa Cron’s Wired for Story. That quote is: “The brain never does anything it doesn’t have to do. The fact that there seems to be a reward system that allows us to enjoy good fiction implies that there’s a benefit to the fictional experience.” The Verbivore referenced two Ted Talks in this conversation. Here they are: YouTube Video “The magical science of storytelling | David JP Phillips | TED...
Episode 211: Rating our Writing
October 17, 2023 11:20 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBNotes: Books Mentioned: Power Up Your Fiction: 125 Tips and Techniques for Next-Level Writing (Bell on Writing) by James Scott Bell Music from:https://filmmusic.io ‘Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Episode 210: Musicals Part 2
October 12, 2023 00:32 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBNotes: We mention several different musicals, songs, and moments throughout this episode. Here are a few: Wicked - I’m Not That Girl / I’m Not That Girl (Reprise) “Notes/Twisted Every Way” songs from Phantom of the Opera YouTube Video of Last 1:25 of Hamilton on Disney Plus The Verbivore mentions the leitmotifs that come together in Hamilton’s “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells the Story”. Leitmotifs are a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with...
Episode 209: Musicals Part 1
October 03, 2023 11:20 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBNotes: The Verbivore mentions a song from the musical tick, tick…Boom! by Jonathan Larson. Here are the videos she references: - YouTube Raúl Esparza - Come To Your Senses (tick, tick…BOOM!) MISCAST22 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rRHPXmGZ8A - YouTube tick, tick… BOOM! | “Come To Your Senses” Official Song Clip | Netflix - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hlTdLsgSMQ - YouTube 'The Schuyler Sisters' from Hamilton get MisCast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYmavCsp8Hs - YouTub...
Episode 208: What Fable Read
September 27, 2023 16:26 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBNotes: The Verbivore talks about how Ali Hazelwood was discovered after she wrote a draft of what ended up becoming The Love Hypothesis on a fanfiction site. That site was Archive of Our Own (AO3). The Verbivore mentions the character known as Hot Priest from the TV series Fleabag. Here is the video she references here actor Andrew Scott unpacks the iconic kneel scene: - Andrew Scott relives Fleabag’s kneel scene | Action Replay | British GQ Books and Films Mentioned: - Love, Theoretic...
Episode 207: What Laura Read
September 19, 2023 11:20 - 45 minutes - 42 MBNotes: Books and Films Mentioned: - This Might Get Awkward by by Kara McDowell - Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter - Caraval by Stephanie Garber - Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber - The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber - Finale by Stephanie Garber - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Directed Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - Directed Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey - Elemental - Directed by Peter Sohn - The Lit...
Episode 206: Publishing and Finding Your Joy
September 12, 2023 11:20 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBNotes: The Verbivore the Van Gogh episode of the podcast. That episode is: - Episode 203: The Van Gogh episode of Dr. Who Books and Films Mentioned: - Once Upon a Time Season 1 - Some Mistakes Were Made by Kristin Dwyer - Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series - Episode 10 “Vincent and the Doctor” Music from: https://filmmusic.io ‘Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Episode 205: Interview with Moriah Chavis
September 05, 2023 11:20 - 48 minutes - 44 MBMoriah is an active and supportive member of the Instagram writing community. We connected with her on social media, due to her hilarious reels about the writing life and beautiful aesthetics. Her short story “Tail of Hope” has been featured by Havok Publishing and several short stories have been selected to be published within Twenty Hills anthologies. Her debut novel Heart of the Sea (HOTS) was released on August 2nd, 2023. The elevator pitch for her magical pirate adventure story HOTS i...
Episode 204: Things We've Learned from MasterClass
August 29, 2023 22:01 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBNotes: The Verbivore talked a bit about Issa Rae and her work, but slightly misnamed both of her series. Her webseries is The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl and her HBO series is called Insecure. In our original MasterClass conversation, the Verbivore mentions that we’ve referenced some of Masterclasses free articles in preparation for some of our podcast episodes and that they can be a great writing resource. Here are several that we’ve used for previous and upcoming episodes: - How...
Episode 203: The Van Gogh episode of Dr. Who
August 22, 2023 16:16 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBNotes: The Verbivore mentions episode titles Midnight, Blink, and The Girl and the Library. That last episode should title have been The Girl in the Fireplace. Books and Films Mentioned: - Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series - Four Weddings and a Funeral - Directed by Mike Newell - Love, Actually - Directed by Richard Curtis - Knotting Hill - Directed by Roger Mitchell - Bridget Jones’s Diary - Directed by Sharon Macguire - Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason - Directed by Be...
Episode 202: Language affects perception
August 15, 2023 11:20 - 19 minutes - 18 MBNotes: Here are a few articles and videos we referenced for this conversation: - Ted Ed Video “How to write descriptively - Nalo Hopkinson “ - MasterClass Article “What’s the Difference Between Metaphor, Simile, and Analogy?” - MasterClass Article “How to Write Deep POV: 8 Tips for Using an Immersive Point of View” - MasterClass Article “How to Write Descriptive Sentences” - Pen and the Pad Article by Liza Hollis “What is Descriptive Language?” Books and Films Mentioned: - The Art...
Episode 201: What we're reading now
August 09, 2023 04:28 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBNotes: Books and Films Mentioned: - Happy Place by Emily Henry - Book Lovers by Emily Henry - Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood - Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood - Flawless by Elsie Silver - Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert - Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibber - Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert - The Wrong Mr. Right by Stephanie Archer - That One Night: A Puckin...
Episode 200: Sticking with things
August 01, 2023 22:28 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBNotes: In this episode, we reference back to several podcast interviews and/or panel episodes and personal episodes that we did this year that were a particular pleasure. Here are a few: - Episode 168: Interview with Mae Wagner - Episode 173: Why read romance novels? - Episode 175: Writing sex scenes w/ C.L. Walters and Kieran (Kate) Lamoureux - Episode 180: Creating when life is hard - Episode 182: The Wistful Wild w/ Stephanie Ascough - Episode 183: Interview with Anne J. Hill - Ep...
Episode 199: Stories influenced by Tolkien
July 25, 2023 11:20 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBNotes: The Verbivore opens by sharing a definition for the term derivative. Here is that definition as well as the source: - “(Typically of an artist or work of art) imitative of the work of another person, and usually disapproved of for that reason” The Verbivore mentions a page on author Rick Riordan’s website that discusses his influences and whether or not his Percy Jackson series was influenced by Harry Potter. Here is a link to that page. In this episode, the Verbivore references...
Episode 198: Lord of the Rings Influences
July 19, 2023 01:34 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBNotes: In this episode, the Verbivore references several TED-Ed videos in this conversation. They are: - TED-Ed The Norse myth that inspired “The Lord of the Rings” - Iseult Gillespie - TED-Ed Plato's allegory of the ring - Alex Gendler - TED-Ed The myth of Arachne - Iseult Gillespie - TED-Ed The myth of Hercules: 12 labors in 8-bits - Alex Gendler - TED-Ed - The myth of Cupid and Psyche - Brendan Pelsue The Verbivore also references a quote from Tolkien’s forward that’s inclu...
Episode 197: Lord of the Rings panel discussion
July 11, 2023 16:03 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBNotes: Stephanie is an author of fantastical and thoughtful stories and poems. Her independently published fantasy debut YA novel A Land of Light and Shadow was released in May ‘20 and a collection of fairytale retelling short stories were published under the title Flower and Cloak in January ‘22. Stephanie also published a collection of fairytale inspired poems on February 1, 2023 under the title The Wistful Wild: Fairy Tale Poems of Longing and Ferocity which also features poems from auth...
Episode 196: Lord of the Rings magic and wizards
July 04, 2023 11:20 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBNotes: The Verbivore references several quotes from this series. They are: - “Fool of a Took! Throw yourself in next time and rid us of your stupidity!" - The Fellowship of the Ring film - “You cannot pass," he said. The orcs stood still, and a dead silence fell. "I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow! You cannot pass.” - The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien - [G...
Episode 195: Lord of the Rings symbolism
June 27, 2023 11:20 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBNotes: The Verbivore references several quotes from the books and films. They are: - “She [Galadriel] held up a small crystal phial: it glittered as she moved it, and rays of white light sprang from her hand. 'In this phial,' she said, 'is caught the light of Earendil's star, set amid the waters of my fountain. It will shine still brighter when night is about you. May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.” - The Fellowship of the Ring book - Frodo: “What a pi...
Episode 194: Lord of the Rings part 2
June 20, 2023 18:25 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBNotes: The Verbivore at one point says the name Wormwood, but she meant Wormtongue. Here is an interesting series of video essays on the topic of why the Hobbit trilogy was so rough from a story perspective: - YouTube “Why The Hobbit Sucks Part One: The Dwarves” Video by Just Write - YouTube “Why The Hobbit Sucks Part Two: Tensionless Action” Video by Just Write - YouTube “Why The Hobbit Sucks Part Three: Unresolved Plotlines” Video by Just Write - YouTube “Why The Hobbit Sucks Part ...
Episode 193: Lord of The Rings part 1 (our personal stories)
June 13, 2023 19:05 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBNotes: The Verbivore referenced when Peter Jackson’s The Fellowship of the Ring film came out in reference to her life experience, but the actual release date was Dec. 19th, 2001. Books and Movies Mentioned: - The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings Book Set by J. R. R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Directed by Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Directed by Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the...
Episode 192: Interview with Heather Caliri
June 07, 2023 19:57 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBNotes: Heather Caliri is an active and supportive member of the Instagram creative community. We connected with her on social media, because she is a truth teller in the truest sense and has such a great way of conveying nuanced and in-depth thoughts on a variety of complex topics. She is a writer, artist and editor whose work has appeared in Christianity Today, The Other Journal, Fathom Magazine, Image Journal, In Touch Magazine, and Geez Magazine. Her debut non-fiction book Ordinary Creat...
Episode 191: What we're reading May edition
May 30, 2023 11:02 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBNotes: The Verbivore talks about the anime Suzume (2023) and says that we’ve been calling it “The Girl, the Cat, the Chair, and the Door” based on the trailer. Here is a link to that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UuwS0mTBNM Books and Films Mentioned: - Suzume - Directed by Makoto Shinkai - Your Name - Directed by Makoto Shinkai - Your Name (light novel) by Makoto Shinkai - A Not So Meet Cute by Meghan Quinn - The Fine Print by Lauren Asher - Things We Never Got Over by ...