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 190: A panel on neurodiversity and creativity
May 23, 2023 16:23 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBNotes: Kate is an author of dark fantasy romance and contemporary fantasy stories. Her short story ‘Daughter of Darkness & Son of the Sun’ was published last year in the Worldsmyth’s Darkness & Moonlight anthology and her short story Deconstructed won first place in Tribus Polaris’s 2020 flash fiction contest. Kate published her Greedy: A Lust & Lore Novella on April 14th, 2023 and is currently working on revisions for her debut novel The Guardian (Book 1 of The Terramica War planned trilog...
Episode 189: Neurodivergence and Creativity Part 2
May 16, 2023 11:04 - 42 minutes - 39 MBNotes: We touch on one of our previous podcast episodes that is part 1 of this series. It is as follows: - Episode 188: Neurodivergence and Creativity Part 1 The Verbivore talks about her experience with learning about dyspraxia and mentions that she’d never even heard the word before two (ish) years ago and that it’s a type of neurodivergence that’s not as well known. Here are some of the resources that she‘s found helpful in her journey: - Dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk Article “Dyspraxia ...
Episode 188: Neurodivergence and Creativity Part 1
May 09, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBNotes: The Verbivore talks about her experience with learning about dyspraxia and mentions that she’d never even heard the word before two (ish) years ago and that it’s a type of nuerodivergent diagnosis that’s not as well known. Here are some of the resources that she‘s found helpful in her journey: - Dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk Article “Dyspraxia at a glance” - YouTube Video "Rewiring Dyspraxia from the Brain | Farah Nanji | TEDxLuxembourgCity” - YouTube Video “Dyspraxic and Fantastic! ...
Episode 187: Do your research
May 02, 2023 11:06 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBNotes: Fable mentions author David Baldacci’s MasterClass where he goes through his research process in depth. Those lessons are: - Research Methods and Sources, Part 1 - Research Methods and Sources, Part 2 The Verbivore references two YouTube videos from K.M. Weiland on her historical fiction research process. Here are those videos: - K.M. Weiland Video “7 Easy Ways to Research a Historical Novel (What I Learned Writing Storming)” - K.M. Weiland Video “How Do You Know When to Stop Re...
Episode 186: Historical Fiction Favorites
April 25, 2023 18:43 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBNotes: The Verbivore references a YouTube video that talks about challenging the view of history as “great men doing great things”, by sitting with the awkward truth that the victor goes the ability to tell the story. That video is “Author Learnig Center - Tips for Researching and Writing Historical Fiction”. The Verbivore references a YouTube video where historical fiction writer Ruta Sepetys talks about her book Fountains of Silence. That video is titled “Bradford Literature Festival - H...
Episode 185: Historical fiction part 2
April 18, 2023 11:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBNotes: The Verbivore references a Star Trek: The Next Generation noir episode that has stuck with her over time and is one source of inspiration for a mytery she’s working on writing. That episode is from Season 1: Episode 11 and is called “The Big Goodbye”. The Verbivore references some resources listed in an article about researching a particular historical setting from an Australian author who has written some novels set in the Victorian era. That article is on her website KatClay.com ...
Episode 184: Historical fiction part 1
April 11, 2023 11:00 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBNotes: In this episode, we touch on the following previous podcast episodes: Episode 105: Interview with Joy McCullough (Blood Water Paint) Episode 17: Being kind to your readers and writing subtle character growth (Sherry Thomas’ Lady Sherlock Series) Episode 58: Let's talk about Mexican Gothic Episode 179: The Bridgerton series Here are a few articles and videos we referenced for this conversation: MasterClass Article “What is Historical Fiction? Definition of the Historical Fi...
Episode 183: Interview with Anne J. Hill
April 04, 2023 15:17 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBNotes: Anne J. Hill is an active member within the Instagram writing community, and an editor and owner of Twenty Hills Publishing. She’s edited and published seven anthologies (What Darkness Fears, Fool’s Honor, Sharper Than Thorns, Whither and Bloom, Briars and Blood, The Never Tales: Vol. 1, Tales of Many) . Twenty Hills next anthology The Never Tales: Vol. 2 is set to be released in summer ‘23. A self-professed writer of “magic, murder, and mayhem”, Anne is currently working on her debu...
Episode 182: The Wistful Wild
March 28, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBNotes: Stephanie is an active member within the Instagram writing community, where we first connected with her. Her independently published fantasy debut 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. This collection of fairytale inspired poems was released on February 1, 2023 under the title The Wistful Wild: Fairy Tale Poems of Longing and Ferocity and also fea...
Episode 181: What is bringing you joy?
March 21, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBNotes: In this episode, we touch on the following previous podcast episode on romance stories: Episode 173: Why read romance novels? Episode 174: Not a guilty pleasure Episode 175: Writing sex scenes Episode 176: Romance Book Roundup Within these romance episodes, both Fable and author CL Walters recommend Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese. The annecdote about CJ Redwine’s The Shadow Queen is taken from this reel on her Instagram. Here is her caption: “After listening to me ran...
Episode 180: Creating when life is hard
March 14, 2023 20:50 - 27 minutes - 25 MBNotes: In this episode, we touch on the following previous podcast episode: - Episode 172: Non-linear Stories (looking at Ali Hazelwood's novellas) The Verbivore references a personal instagram post (@hitchipo82) about her hospitalisation at the beginning of this year. Here is that post: - https://www.instagram.com/p/CnpbLeFLwNM/ The Verbivore mentions a calendar with a piece of art and quote from Morgan Harper Nichols. The picture of that piece is available to see here. Here is that q...
Episode 179: The Bridgerton series
March 07, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MBNotes: Fable and the Verbivore reference an intimate scene in The Duke and I that reads like a rape, but where the consequences of that situation aren’t trully confronted and addressed. The TV series does a slightly better job of showing that this is a disturbing breach of trust, but the Verbivore mentions that she feels they could have gone farther to have the character Daphne understand and grapple with the impact her choice had on her partner Simon and have them work through it together....
Episode 178: The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
February 28, 2023 15:33 - 26 minutes - 37 MBNotes: Names are important. Towards the beginning of this conversation we talk about how to pronounce Helen Hoang’s last name. We were close, but a little off. The phonetic spelling of Hoang is HHWae-NG. The Verbivore references several details from author Helen Hoang’s author’s note that was included in the back of her paperback edition. Fable references a series that we did on Fable and the Verbivore about writing Romantic Chemistry and another on Physical Intimacy taken from a behavi...
Episode 177: Book Lovers by Emily Henry
February 21, 2023 11:00 - 19 minutes - 26.3 MBNotes: Fable mentions how much she enjoyed Emily Henry’s YA speculative novels. Here are those titles in order of publication: - The Love That Split the World (2016) - A Million Junes (2017) - When the Sky Fell on Splendor (2019) Fable mentions some dialogue writing advice Emily Henry shared on “The Shit No One Tells You About Writing” podcast. That episode is: - Emily Henry's Advice for Writing Good Dialogue As we close this episode, Fable mentions how Emily Henry’s dialogue reminds ...
Episode 176: Romance Book Roundup
February 14, 2023 11:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBNotes: The Verbivore references a quote from romance author Chandra Blumberg (Digging Up Love, Stirring Up Love), who we interviewed back in 2021. That episode was “Episode 89: Interview with Chandra Blumberg”. Here is her full quote: “There’s definitely a stigma about different levels of heat in romance. Some people aren’t comfortable with the high heat and they think it’s all the high heat. But there’s all sorts of romance for all different people. I was worried that if I write the sort ...
Episode 175: Writing sex scenes
February 07, 2023 11:00 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBNotes: Kate is an author of dark fantasy romance and contemporary fantasy stories. Her short story ‘Daughter of Darkness & Son of the Sun’ was published last year in the Worldsmyth’s Darkness & Moonlight anthology and her short story Deconstructed won first place in Tribus Polaris’s 2020 flash fiction contest. Kate is currently working on revisions for her debut novel The Guardian (Book 1 of The Terramica War planned trilogy). Kate’s website is KieranLamoureux.com and her Instagram accoun...
Episode 174: Not a guilty pleasure
January 31, 2023 18:14 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBNotes: Towards the beginning of the conversation, the Verbivore mentions that the Romance genre is wide and growing, with characters that are starting to more accurately represent the world around us - but there is still a long way to go. We strongly believe representation matters and that we each should be able to see ourselves reflected in stories with happy endings. If you’re curious to learn more about where the industry is at, here are a few articles on this topic: - NY Times Article ...
Episode 173: Why read romance novels?
January 24, 2023 11:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBNotes: Here are a few articles we referenced for this conversation: - MasterClas Article “Writing 101: What Is a Romance Novel? Learn About the History and Characteristics of Romance Novels” - Vulture Article “Why You Should Be Reading Romance Novels By Jaime Green” - Book Riot Article “10 REASONS WHY WOMEN READ ROMANCE NOVELS by JESSICA AVERY” - Mru’s Books and Reviews Article “15 reasons why you should read love stories.” Books and Films Mentioned: - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa ...
Episode 172: Non-linear Stories (looking at Ali Hazelwood's novellas)
January 17, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBNotes: The Verbivore mistakenly called Ted Chiang’s short story “The Story of Us”. It’s actually titled “Story of Your Life” and served as inspiration for the film “Arrival”. Here are a few articles and videos we referenced for this conversation: - MasterClass Article “Non-Linear Storytelling: Non-Linear Writing Tips and Examples” - YouTube Video “Lessons from the Screenplay - Arrival — Examining an Adaptation” - YouTube Video “Lessons from the Screenplay - Memento — Telling a Story In ...
Episode 171: Look out 2023
January 11, 2023 16:17 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBNotes (books and resources mentioned in the episode): LeVar Burton’s MasterClass Amy Tan’s MasterClass The Shit No One Tells You About Writing podcast’s interview with Jeffrey Archer Music from: https://filmmusic.io ’Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Episode 170: Looking back of 2022
January 03, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBNotes: We touch on several of our previous podcast episodes. They are as follows: - Episode 121: Our 2022 intentions - Episode 120: A look back on 2021 - Episode 146: Marvel Character Dynamics with MJ McGriff - Episode 147: Marvel's WandaVision with K.T. Anglehart - Episode 159: Interview with Jenn Hanson-dePaula Music from: https://filmmusic.io ’Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Episode 169: Oral Storytelling
December 27, 2022 11:00 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBNotes: The Verbivore mistakenly calls John Koenig’s book The Encyclopedia of Infinite Sorrows. That title is actually The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. MasterClass Episodes Mentioned: - The Importance of Oral Storytelling – LeVar Burton Here are a few articles and videos we referenced for this conversation: - National Geographic Article “Storytelling and Cultural Traditions” - St. Cloud State University Article “St. Cloud State professors to speak at TEDxStCloud 2022” - Rose and Rex...
Episode 168: Interview with Mae Wagner
November 29, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBNotes: Mae is an author, speaker, and Healing Coach/Mentor, specializing in trauma and grief navigation by partnering alongside women as they process hard things. She hosts the The Rainy Day Collective Podcast which is available to listen at many places including Spotify , Apple , and Google Podcast . She is also the facilitator of the Carpe Diem Writers Group. Her personal memoir titled Girls, Assassins & Other Bad Ideas was published on July 29th of this year and is available everywhere ...
Episode 167: Trying New Things
November 22, 2022 11:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBNotes: The Verbivore read a famous quote at the beginning of the episode that’s attributed to Joseph Campbell. Here are those words: - The cave you fear to enter hold the treasure you seek. We also mention a connected quote from Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead. That quote is: - As you think about your own path to daring leadership, remember Joseph Campbell's wisdom: "The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek." Own the fear, find the cave, and write a new ending for yourself, for ...
Episode 166: Creative Flow
November 15, 2022 14:44 - 36 minutes - 33 MBNotes: The Verbivore read a quote at the beginning of the episode. Those words are from a co-founder of positive psychologist and the “Father of flow” Mihaly Csíkszentmihályi. Here are those words: - Flow is being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. - Mihaly Csíkszentmihályi The Verbivore references a post that Fable had on her Insta. That post ...
Episode 165: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
November 08, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBNotes: This episode serves as our wrap up for our fall monster and spooky storytelling episodes. This novel has not been out of print in the over 80 years since its initial release and we have a lot of opinions about this story. Also, *spoiler alert*, we felt that there was no way to talk about this book without digging into the twists that come about 75% of the way through the story. We’d recommend reading the book first, before listening to this episode. Here are a few articles and ...
Episode 164: Ghosts and Zombies
November 01, 2022 13:58 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBNotes: The Verbivore mentions a TED Talk on Ghost stories that explored why we tell them. That presentation was made by Coya Paz under the title “Hauntings, Histories, & Campfire Tales: What Ghost Stories Tell Us”. Also, we want to acknowledge that the creatures from I Am Legend the novel are more like vampires and the Darkseekers from I am Legend the film are like a vampire and zombie hybrid. We’re talking about them here in relation to the infection that’s the catalyst that causes them t...
Episode 163: Vampires and Werewolves
October 25, 2022 13:46 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBNotes: The Verbivore mentions a book that she read on how we create that talks about Picasso and his creative inspirations and influences. That book is The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World by David Eagleman and Anthony Brandt. Here are a few articles and videos we referenced for this conversation: - New York Public Library Article “A Brief History of Gothic Romance” - The Hub YALSA Article “Genre Guide: Paranormal Romances for Teens” - YouTube Video “Vampires: Fol...
Episode 162: Setting as a Monster
October 18, 2022 11:44 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBNotes: The Verbivore reads some of the introductory description to the house High Place from Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic. Here are those words: - “Francis took out a key and opened the heavy door. Noemí walked into the entrance hall, which gave them an immediate view of a grand staircase of mahogany and oak with a round, stained-glass window on the second landing. The window threw shades of reds and blues and yellows upon a faded green carpet, and two carvings of nymphs—one at th...
Episode 161: Monster In The House Stories
October 11, 2022 11:00 - 24 MBNotes: For this episode, our conversation is strongly connected with Save the Cat! story types and storytelling frameworks. We directly reference information from: - Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need by Jessica Brody - Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Synder - SavetheCat.com - Monster in the House The Save the Cat! website has beat sheets for many Monster in the House films. Here are a few from some of...
Episode 160: Figuring Out Your Ideal Reader
October 04, 2022 16:52 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBNotes: Jenn is a book marketing professional and co-creator of Mixtus Media. She regularly posts marketing advice and tips on social media, provides free content creation tools, and offers services to help authors connect with readers, simplify book marketing, and sell more books. Jenn posts regularly on Instagram @mixtusmedia and her YouTube channel Mixtusmedia. Her website is https://www.mixtusmedia.com/ which includes her blog posts, podcast episodes, marketing and social media tools, ...
Episode 159: Interview with Jenn Hanson-dePaula
September 27, 2022 11:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBNotes: Jenn is a book marketing professional and co-creator of Mixtus Media. She regularly posts marketing advice and tips on social media, provides free content creation tools, and offers services to help authors connect with readers, simplify book marketing, and sell more books. Jenn posts regularly on Instagram @mixtusmedia and her YouTube channel Mixtusmedia. Her website is https://www.mixtusmedia.com/ which includes her blog posts, podcast episodes, marketing and social media tools, T...
Episode 158: Finding Your Readers
September 20, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBNotes: The Verbivore shares a definition for the word engage. Here is that definition: - “Establish a meaningful contact or connection with; Occupy, attract, or involve someone’s interest or attention.” Here are some articles and videos that we found helpful in preparation for this conversation: - MasterClass “6 Tips to Successfully Market and Promote Your Book: Step-by-Step Guide” - The Write Life “6 Effective Ways to Engage With Your Readers (So They Buy More Books)” MasterClass Men...
Episode 157: Finding Your Writing Community
September 13, 2022 11:02 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBNotes: Fable shares a quote from poet Charles Simic. That quote is: - “He who cannot howl will not find his pack.” Here are some articles and videos that we found helpful in preparation for this conversation: - MasterClass Article “How to Find a Writing Group: 6 Benefits of Joining a Writing Group” - Reedsy Blog Article “15 of the Best Online Writing Communities for Aspiring Authors” - Lulu Blog Article “7 Online Writing Communities For Authors” TedTalk Mentioned: - My year of sayin...
Episode 156: Flash Fiction Magic Contest Winners
September 06, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBYou can read all of the story submissions to the 2022 Flash Fiction Magic contest at: https://fableandtheverbivore.com/ffm - Amber Kirkpatrick is a heart-centered and character-driven author. Her debut YA fantasy novel under the working title of “Project Aquila” is undergoing edits and anticipated to be released in Spring ‘23. She’s also working on a novel under the working title “Project X”, a sci-fi romance with flavors pulled from X-Men, Breaking Dawn, and Order of the Phoenix - and lots...
Episode 155: When is the book done?
August 30, 2022 11:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBNotes: The Verbivore paraphrases a quote from a James Cameron article. That actual quote is: - “People call me a perfectionist, but I'm not. I'm a rightist. I do something until it's right, and then I move on to the next thing.” The Verbivore references a scene from the Pixar movie Onward. Here is the quote and link: - Ian Lightfoot: I'm not ready! Barley Lightfoot: You'll never be ready. Merge! - Merge Gif Link Here is the specific MasterClass lecture that we mentioned in this co...
Episode 154: Interview with Sarah Zimmerman
August 23, 2022 14:13 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBNotes: Sarah is an YA Fantasy Romance author who’s currently querying her debut novel Wicked Glimpses (book one) - an urban fantasy romance with elements of sci-fi. Wicked Glimpses “is about a teenage girl chased by dark hallucinations into a magical world of crime fighters to investigate her wild power, family secrets, and a mysterious bond with a broody time traveler that’s either the start or end of everything”. She’s also in the process of developing and writing book two in this series....
Episode 153: Editing Resources
August 16, 2022 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBNotes: Definitions: - Editing - Prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it. Remove unnecessary or inappropriate words, sounds, or scenes from the text. Refining, polishing, making it more like itself. Fable and the Verbivore reference a quote by Mark Twain. Here is that quote: - “Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.” Here are some artic...
Episode 152: Overwriting and Underwriting
August 09, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBNotes: Definitions: - Editing - Prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it. Remove unnecessary or inappropriate words, sounds, or scenes from the text. Refining, polishing, making it more like itself. Here are some articles and videos that we found helpful in preparation for this conversation: - Medium Transcript Article of Quotidian Video “Writing Tips for Fixing Overwritten and Underwritten Prose” - LitHub “12 Contemporary Writers...
Episode 151: Editing your manuscript
August 02, 2022 11:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBNotes: Fable (author Beth Stedman) offers both developmental editing services and a two week writing review. The review is two weeks of customized book coaching for writers of romance, young adult, and all forms of speculative fiction (fantasy, sci-fi, etc). Part developmental editor, part cheerleader, part motivational coach, she helps writers get unstuck and reach their goals. You can connect with her on instagram @bethstedman Definitions: - Editing - Prepare (written material) for publ...
Episode 150: Hooray for 150 episodes!
July 26, 2022 11:00 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBNotes: In this episode, we touch on the authors that we’ve interviewed over the course of the podcast and how positive those conversations have been. Here is a link to those episodes: https://fableandtheverbivore.com/podcast/category/interview Fable mentions a recent interview that we had with author Emily Barnett, where the importance of sharing your work with your community came up. Here is that episode: Episode 137: Interview with Emily Barnett The Verbivore brought up several Marve...
Episode 149: Miles Morales Spider-man by Jason Reynolds
July 19, 2022 16:27 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBNotes: “Jason Reynolds is an award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Jason’s many books include Miles Morales: Spider Man, the Track series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu), Long Way Down, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Correta Scott King Honor, and Look Both Ways, which was a National Book Award Finalist. His latest book, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, is a collaboration with Ibram X. Kendi.” - Amazon.com Here’s Miles Morales: Spider-Man’s hook:...
Episode 148: Thor Ragnarok
July 12, 2022 11:00 - 21 minutes - 19.2 MBNotes: We mention the advice that originally came from our interview author Candice Yamnitz for when you have a character that is difficult to like show them first as a child so that the audience can connect with them. That episode is: - Episode 125: Interview with Candice Yamnitz Here are some key movie moments in story order that we bring up in our discussion of Thor and Loki’s journeys: - Thor and Loki as Kids - Mjolnir Scene - Thor (2011) - Thor - Loki & Odin - Loki finds out he's...
Episode 147: Marvel's WandaVision with K.T. Anglehart
July 05, 2022 11:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBNotes: K. T. Anglehart’s first novel The Wise One (The Scottish Scrolls Book 1) was released in October, 2020 and recently was named the 1st Prize Winner in Supernatural Fiction at the Chanticleer 2021 Paranormal Book Awards. Katrina is currently working on writing book 2 “The Twin Flame” she currently plans to release around the end of 2022/beginning of 2023 . You can learn more about The Wise One on Katrina’s personal website https://www.ktanglehart.com/ and her instagram @kt_anglehart, t...
Episode 146: Marvel Character Dynamics with MJ McGriff
June 28, 2022 11:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBNotes: Margaret “MJ” McGriff is an author, podcaster, and content marketing professional. She’s authored and self-published two YA Sci-Fi books (The Fall, The Takeover) and one novella (The Mission) in her New Earth Series. Over the last three years, she’s written and released three YA Fantasy novels (Macario’s Scepter, The Secret Library, The Spell Keeper) in her ongoing adventure series - The Magian. Information on The Magian series can be found on her website at: http://www.mmcgriff.co...
Episode 145: Marvel Character Arcs
June 21, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBNotes: Here are some articles and videos that we found helpful in preparation for this conversation: - The New York Times Article “‘Avengers: Endgame’: The Screenwriters Answer Every Question You Might Have” - Vanity Fair Article “How the Avengers: Endgame Writers Made Life-and-Death Decisions” - MotionPictures.org Article “The Russo Brothers Say Avengers: Infinity War is a Thanos Movie” At one point, we dig into how Steve starts out willing to lay down his life for others, from the mom...
Episode 144: Summer of Marvel Begins
June 14, 2022 11:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBNotes: Here are some articles and videos that we found helpful in preparation for this conversation: - The New York Times Article “‘Avengers: Endgame’: The Screenwriters Answer Every Question You Might Have” - Vanity Fair Article “How the Avengers: Endgame Writers Made Life-and-Death Decisions” - MotionPictures.org Article “The Russo Brothers Say Avengers: Infinity War is a Thanos Movie” - UltimatePopculture Article “Crossover_(fiction)” wiki - Comic Book Treasury “The Marvel Comics Ev...
Episode 143: What comics can teach us as writers
June 07, 2022 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBNotes: This exploration of comics is a brief exploration of a diverse and far-reaching genre. It’s not meant to be exhautive, but to touch on the vast landscape and a little of what we’ve found and enjoyed. There’s so much out there and we’d highly recommend exploring what might be for you. Here are some articles and videos that we found helpful in preparation for this conversation: - MasterClass Article “7 Tips for Writing Your First Comic Book” - Alison Learning At The Primary Pond - W...
Episode 142: Science Fiction Tropes
May 31, 2022 16:52 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBNotes: This exploration of common tropes of science fiction isn’t meant to be exhaustive. It’s a brief overview of some of our favorites while acknowledging that there are many others to explore. Here are some articles and videos that we found helpful in preparation for this conversation: - MasterClass Article “What Is Science Fiction Writing? Definition and Characteristics of Science Fiction Literature” - Writer’s Digest Article “21 Popular Science Fiction Tropes for Writers” - Write...
Episode 141: Interview with Taryn Frazier
May 24, 2022 11:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBNotes: Taryn is an author who shares copy editing tips on Instagram at #diycopyediting to help writers refresh or learn grammar and punctuation concepts in a fun, clear, and easy to use format. She has two short stories that have recently been purchased for publication in online magazines Daily Science Fiction and @CosmicRootszine. She has also written two works of fiction, has recently queried a contemporary novel, and is currently working on outlining a speculative fiction novel that’s a ...