Pay No Attention

Episode Notes David discusses the premiere of Spider-Man: No Way Home, the latest MCU blockbuster. There are non-spoiler and spoiler sections, see the timestamps below. (00:00) Introduction (00:50) Non-spoiler review (04:22) Score and spoiler-free sum up (05:33) SPOILER TALK STARTS HERE (06:59) Returning characters (12:26) Peter, Ned, and MJ (14:15) Stories of this kind: an analogy (17:51) A note on nostalgia (19:55) Final thoughts (21:04) Podcast info and sign off Find out more at https://paynoattention.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-2c8cb3 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Pay No Attention.

Episode Notes David Whitechapel talks to comic creator Tom Parkinson-Morgan, also known as Abbadon, about his fantastic web comic, Kill Six Billion Demons. Read Abbadon's brilliant web comic here: https://killsixbilliondemons.com/ Massif Press and Lancer RPG https://massif-press.itch.io/ Read David's action fantasy web serial here: https://breakinghell.wordpress.com/ Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (03:27) How far in advance is the story planned? (10:47) Outlining and drafting (16:30) How did KSBD begin? (27:44) Artistic influences (30:52) Western vs. Eastern storytelling (35:53) The scriptural asides and where they came from (40:46) How the mythic pantheon of KSBD came together (47:55) The underlying philosophy of KSBD (55:10) Examining the "Hero's Journey" (01:09:40) Natural diversity in KSBD (01:22:35) Tools, techniques, and the production process (01:29:08) Designing new characters and settings (01:31:54) Advice for new creators (01:38:00) Rapid fire KSBD lore questions (01:44:46) What's next after KSBD? (01:55:04) A secret message?! You can contact us at paynopodcast@gmail.com, or @paynopodcast on Twitter and Instagram. Pay No Attention links: https://twitter.com/paynopodcast https://davidwhitechapel.com Find out more at https://paynoattention.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-2c8cb3 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Pay No Attention.

Episode Notes David Whitechapel talks to author and programmer Andrew Brown about his worldbuilding webapp, notebook.ai, how and why he created it, and what the future of AI worldbuilding and fiction writing might hold. Find out more about notebook.ai and Andrew Brown in the links below: https://notebook.ai http://www.drusepth.net/ You can contact us at paynopodcast@gmail.com, or @paynopodcast on Twitter and Instagram. Pay No Attention links: https://twitter.com/paynopodcast https://davidwhitechapel.com Find out more at https://paynoattention.pinecast.co Check out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-2c8cb3 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Pay No Attention.

Episode Notes David Whitechapel talks to fantasy author Christopher Ruz about his writing process, his writing tools, and the one author he'd love to sit down to chat with. Find The Ragged Blade below. https://parvuspress.com/century/

David and Nick continue their deep dive into the Harry Potter universe in Reverse Engineering Harry Potter. In this episode, we discuss the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and speculate on how it was designed and written. We also analyse the strengths and weaknesses of the story, and how much of the books to come were prefigured by this debut.You can contact us at paynopodcast@gmail.com, or @paynopodcast on Twitter and Instagram

David and Nick begin their deep dive into the Harry Potter universe in Reverse Engineering Harry Potter. In this first episode, we discuss our own relationship with the Harry Potter books, and JK Rowling's background and influences going into writing the book series.You can contact us at paynopodcast@gmail.com, or @paynopodcast on Twitter and Instagram

In the pilot episode of the podcast, David and Nick discuss various causes of writer's block, and possible strategies and means to overcome them.You can contact us at paynopodcast@gmail.com, or @paynopodcast on Twitter and Instagram.