We were totally delighted to hang out with one of the forefathers of the awesome Realm Makers conference in these episodes, Kerry Nietz! Kerry, as he says, is a refugee from software engineering, and is the author of Amish Vampires in Space (as seen on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon!)
In Episode 46:
- How Kerry structures his writing time so he can end his session in the middle of a scene.
- Oh, Scrivner, do we love thee? Let us count the ways...
- Kerry's really good first drafts, and how he handles editing.
- Developing a thick skin! (Metaphorically...)
- Developing habits to overcome writer's block (literally...)
- Mayans, mythology, and vampire gods - Oh My!
- Never stop writing-never surrender!
- The differences in traditional publishing versus self-publishing, at least from Kerry's perspective.
Too lazy to type out the links while you're listening? We've got you covered! (If they don't work, it's Liberty's fault....)
Kerry Nietz
Frayed
Amish Vampires in Space
Mike Duran
Tosca Lee
Nadine Brandes (editing services)
Jeff Gerke (editing services)
Ray Bradbury (Hey, he won a Pulitzer! But not for what you'd think...)
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Michael Crighton
We were totally delighted to hang out with one of the forefathers of the awesome Realm Makers conference in these episodes, Kerry Nietz! Kerry, as he says, is a refugee from software engineering, and is the author of Amish Vampires in Space (as seen on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon!)
In Episode 45:
- Revisiting story worlds by writing Frayed.
- Threadbare, the main character, and why Kerry loves him.
- Throwing characters curve balls (No, not literally...)
- Liberty's cold leads to a misinterpretation of one of our questions, and an interesting answer.
- Research into boxing!
- Kerry's favorite superhero and the version he prefers!
- Usually, one's superhero and one's Captain have similar traits... Mr. Nietz is an exception...
Too lazy to type out the links while you're listening? We've got you covered! (If they don't work, it's Liberty's fault....)
Kerry Nietz
Frayed
Amish Vampires in Space
Mike Duran
Tosca Lee
Nadine Brandes (editing services)
Jeff Gerke (editing services)
Ray Bradbury (Hey, he won a Pulitzer! But not for what you'd think...)
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Michael Crighton
We had John Brhel on with us in these episodes. He was a bit of an unknown to us,
but we had a lot of fun hanging out with him and talking about Marvelry's Curiosity Shop. He's part of a writing duo with Joseph Sullivan and they tend to write horror. Marvelry's Curiosity Shop definitely has a horror vibe to it even though it's more paranormal fantasy, but also a lot of human interest.
- Not getting boxed in by outlines.
- Working with a co-writer.
- Knocking out drafts in a day or two.
- Writing with infants (and how that affects writing software choice!)
- On the fly research.
- Real-time editing with a co-writer.
- Various techniques to overcome writer's block
- Liberty learns that there's such a thing as video game soundtracks!
- How John's day job influences his marketing, and some of his tips and tricks to market his books.
- Things you shouldn't be doing as authors when you're marketing.
Links:
John Brhel
John on Twitter
John & Joe's Website (Cemetery Gates Media)
Marvelry's Curiosity Shop
At the Cemetery Gates
Stephen King's Needful Things
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Nickelodeon Show)
M.R. James (Early 20th century ghost stories)
King Solomon's Mine (H. Rider Haggard)
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Christopher Walken's reading of "The Raven"
Edgar Allen Poe
Stephen King
John Steinbeck
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Brandon Sanderson
We had John Brhel on with us in these episodes. He was a bit of an unknown to us, but we had a lot of fun hanging out with him and talking about Marvelry's Curiosity Shop. He's part of a writing duo with Joseph Sullivan and they tend to write horror. Marvelry's Curiosity Shop definitely has a horror vibe to it even though it's more paranormal fantasy, but also a lot of human interest.
Episode 43:
- The influences that helped create Doctor Marvelry and Marvelry's Curiosity Shop.
- Some of the history that helps color the stories.
- Fun things John and Joe had to research!
- Does Indiana Jones qualify as a superhero?
- Read free books by the dead guys, but buy indie author's books!
- Liberty somehow makes a connection between one of John's upcoming books and the Village People (listen to see if you can follow her logic!)
Links:
John Brhel
John on Twitter
John & Joe's Website (Cemetery Gates Media)
Marvelry's Curiosity Shop
At the Cemetery Gates
Stephen King's Needful Things
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Nickelodeon Show)
M.R. James (Early 20th century ghost stories)
King Solomon's Mine (H. Rider Haggard)
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Christopher Walken's reading of "The Raven"
Edgar Allen Poe
Stephen King
John Steinbeck
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Brandon Sanderson
This week on the show, we have Celesta Thiessen, the author of the Super Seven series. She hails from Manitoba (I think she's our first Canadian author!), and had a lot to share about her series and writing.
In Episode 42:
- Celesta's pantsing process. (We all agree it's brave!)
- Aaron is amazed at the earliness at which Celesta writes.
- And Aaron also is really quick on puns and quips in this episode!
- We talk strange place names where we all live.
- Celesta's unusual research methods.
- Self-editing and Celesta's lengthy process (which includes her husband!)
- We get into a bit of a Mac vs. PC debate.
- Celesta's long term goals!
Links!
Celesta Thiessen
The Super Seven
Salt Eden (Celeste's new book for adults!)
The Physics of Superheroes
Kathy Tyers
Kerry NietzA Star Curiously Singing
