Four Seasons of Epic Fantasy - A Podcast

In this episode, we have special guest Gama Ray Martinez talk about his experiences with self and traditional publishing. He shares some excellent insight as to why maybe you shouldn't "Write every day." Tune in to learn why!

In today's episode we discuss some of our adventures in publishing! Leah gives some good advice on hiring cover artists, Thomas says a couple of bad words, and Jeremy offers a well-deserved sassy retort!

In today's episode, we talk about war and REVOLUTION!!!!!!!! Good reasons wars happen, bad reasons, and a complex tale of some humans, some dwarves, two dragons, a whole lotta gold and a whole lotta death.

In this episode, we start out talking about food as a key element of fantasy and scifi, then delve into genetic manipulation and cannibalism. So... it's gonna be a crazy ride! Welcome to crazy town.

In this episode, we discuss using music as inspiration while writing. And when not to! Joined again by the fabulous David. Check him out at @crestsphinx (twitter) and his comic club podcast at comictradesmonthly.libsyn.com/

In this episode, we discuss being plotters, pantsers, or something in between. Special guest David Jeffress joins us! Check him out at (at)crestsphinx (twitter) and his comic club podcast at https://comictradesmonthly.libsyn.com/

In this episode we talk to the intelligent CR Rowenson, lover of magic systems. Listen as we geek out about magic, science, technology and debate how, especially in the functions they play in stories, is there really a difference? Check him out at: https://www.facebook.com/crrowenson

We're back from the void! The Covoid. Oh gosh that was bad. Anyway, we talk about what we've been up to, working on getting published, finding agents, and hair length!

In this episode, we discuss how to apply realism in a fantasy story, something that may seem inconsistent, but isn't! If you select where you break the laws of our plane of existence and where you keep them, you can keep your readers invested and continually suspending their disbelief. :)

In this Episode, we continue our discussion on why write fantasy, including a discussion of literary fiction. Why we don't write the stereotypical archetype of "literary fiction" and what genre writers can learn from it. Also, we discuss writing different kinds of evil! Mwahahahahaha!

In this episode, we discuss we we got into writing fantasy in the first place, earning readers trust, and why anyone does anything at all. (Hint: it has something to do with our ancestors being the ones NOT chill with the fact that a tiger was coming for dinner.)

In this episode, we discuss various funny stories of crazy stuff either we or our friends have done in various roleplaying games. Watch out for ration-slathered dwarven fishbait!

In this episode, we discuss how fantasy has evolved through the ages. Changes in writing viewpoint, cultural inspiration, and plot styles. Oh and we dabble in whether Tom Bombadil should have been in the movie.

In this episode, we discuss various traits of successful writers. What does success mean? Is talent all it's made out to be? What role can reading nonfiction play in your writing journey?

In this second part, we finish our interview with Ben Galley. Check out his groundbreaking dark fantasy at https://www.bengalley.com/

In this 2-part interview, we meet with Ben Galley, author of the dark fantasy series beginning with Chasing Graves. Learn more about his experience and process here!

In this episode, we continue our discussion about overcoming challenges in writing, as well as discussing sources for inspiration. Enjoy!

In the first part of our second episode, we discuss specific tactics for overcoming challenges in writing. Time, distractions, and more.

This is the first episode of our podcast! Come learn about why we love fantasy, and get introduced to the podcasters.