The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #451: Welcome, Fantasy Author Melinda Kucsera to the Show

Indie fantasy author Melinda Kucsera joins me to talk about the world of her many fantasy series as well as the craft of writing and creating worlds and lore.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #451: Welcome, Fantasy Author Melinda Kucsera to the Show

https://archive.org/download/podcast-451/Podcast%20451.mp3

This week, prolific fantasy author and podcaster Melinda Kucsera joins the show.  We first talked not long ago when I came on her show, and I wanted to have her back on mine to continue the conversation.  We had a chance in this conversation to really get into the world her character inhabit (and have since her childhood).  We also had the chance to discuss a number of things about the creation of stories, book publishing, and a number of other things you might find interesting about the creative process, especially if you are a writer yourself.

Her first novel, Curse Breaker Enchanted, which came out in 2016, introduces the world all her stories take place in and a number of the main characters.  You can actually read it free on Amazon (at least in the US), and it’s almost 500 pages!   Click on the link or picture above to check it out. 

You can find her other books on her website or wherever you buy books.

The cool thing is, if you like the characters, they come back in many of her other books, as well as on her podcasts (the early ones have sections from her books, and there are also guest appearances by the book characters as they are able, through some wizardry a Muggle like me probably can’t comprehend, leave their world and enter ours.  

Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epic-fantasy-adventures-books-lore-more/id1670011250

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4xUNSzQmb5ngW6HXi4HOzr?si=c1df61dbc11c4afd

You can find her on a number of social media platforms:

-Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/melindakucsera

-Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@melindakucsera_fantasy

-Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/melindakucsera/

-IG: https://www.instagram.com/MelindaKucsera28/

-Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mkucsera28

You can find our first conversation on Youtube, which is episode 100 of her podcast, Fantasy, Lore, and More (discussing Empty Hands).   https://melindakucsera.com/2024/01/28/fantasy-lore-more-empty-hands/

Thanks for coming on the show, Melinda, and thanks for listening!

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