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Dec 20, 2016

This episode brought us the joy of interviewing co-host and producer Liberty in regards to her latest book, Omission (Now available in e-format!)

In Episode 49:

We discuss who makes the better Liberty.

Liberty tells us what it's like to be a series writer.

We get to hear who'd make the best cast for a TV version of the Darby Shaw Chronicles

In Episode 50:

We hear what the perfect music for writing mysteries is.

Gluten-free snacks are discussed.

We get profound as Liberty tells us how writing has changed her!

Be sure to check out our site, LasersDragonsAndKeyboards.com, for more detailed show notes and links!

 

Liberty Speidel

Omission (Book #4 of the Darby Shaw Chronicles)

Dec 1, 2016

This week, we have Keven Newsome again to talk writing!

  • Plotting/pantsing theory.
  • Keven's modified Snowflake method (shoutout to Randy Ingermanson).
  • Writing and editing tips in Scrivener from Keven & Liberty.
  • How Keven uses One Note to track his notes and research.
  • Keven's editing process and tips.
  • Joss Whedon advice on writer's block.
  • Keven's Musicality in his writing.
  • Marketing tips that DON'T work.
  • Writing a series.
  • Liberty has to roll solo when Aaron's router drops out.
  • We talk classic Doctor Who, which is always a fun topic.

Links:
Keven Newsome
The Winter Series
P.A. Baines - Alpha Redemption
Robin McKinley - Hero and the Crown
The 5 Stage plot (from Keven's blog)
One Note
Keven's Epic Radio on Spotify
Doctor Who

 

Be sure to check out website: www.LasersDragonsAndKeyboards.com for more detailed show notes!

Nov 17, 2016

This week on this (late) show, we have with us Keven Newsome! Keven is a pastor, and the author of the Winter Series.

In today's episode, Liberty gets her geek card revoked by Keven as we discuss the Chronicles of Narnia. We have a lively discussion in general--as per usual--without Josh. 

Be sure to check our show notes at LasersDragonsAndKeyboards.wordpress.com for more detail on the show, as well as links to things we discuss!

*** Also, apologies for some poor audio quality in parts of the show. We think we know why the glitches happened and are working to rectify it. ***

Oct 31, 2016

71vd27gppvl-_ux250_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!)

51bhqsotepl-_sy346_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

Oct 27, 2016

71vd27gppvl-_ux250_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...

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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

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Oct 18, 2016

We had John Brhel on with us in these episodes. He was a bit of an unknown to us,8mrtazpd 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.

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  • 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

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Oct 13, 2016

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

Oct 3, 2016

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.

 

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  • 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

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Sep 29, 2016

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 14528234_1070374343011379_179943636_n about her series and writing.

In Episode 41:

  • Celesta's favorite parts of writing the series.
  • An impromptu author reading of her favorite scene from Two of a Kind!
  • The science behind her superhero powers in her books.
  • Celesta's favorite superhero...and how he figures into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We spend some time analyzing the movie.
  • Many bunny trails on the parts of the hosts...

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Links!

Celesta Thiessen
The Super Seven
Salt Eden (Celeste's new book for adults!)14518728_1070379669677513_467426836_n
The Physics of Superheroes
Kathy Tyers
Kerry Nietz

 

Sep 19, 2016

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This week on LDK, we have a wonderful time talking with Laura VanArendonk Baugh (try saying that three times fast!) We managed to get a few details about ancient Japanese culture, of which, Laura seems to be a near-expert on.

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In Episode 40

  • We nearly kill Aaron with Laura's response to plotting  problems. Laura definitely had us in stitches with this one.
  • We talk Scrivener, which we're delighted to find she makes use of it, though not 100% of the time.ebook-cover
  • Laura's winning editing process.
  • Laura's reasons for eating chocolate!
  • Training your subconscious.
  • The non-coffee-drinking writers!
  • Crazy research--and how it's paid off in Laura's life! (And don't Google search the one thing she mentions!)
  • Some of Laura's marketing techniques (hint: a lot of it has to do with personality!)


Links!
Laura VanArendonk Baugh
Buy her books!
Dave Duncan (The Gilded Chain)
Susan Spann (Shenobi Mysteries)

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