Podcast appearances and mentions of brad beaulieu

Brad Beaulieu and Jaym Gates join us from the GenCon Indy Writing Symposium to talk about good versus evil, and how your character might swing between the two. And it's all about that swing. Moral grey areas are more interesting if we move through them. We talk about how we swing the pendulum, what difficulties we encounter, and what sorts of things we want to have happen to our reader when it moves.

Brad Beaulieu and Jaym Gates join us from the GenCon Indy Writing Symposium to talk about good versus evil, and how your character might swing between the two. And it’s all about that swing. Moral grey areas are more interesting if we move through them. We talk about how we swing the pendulum, what difficulties we encounter, … Continue reading Writing Excuses 10.41: Your Character’s Moral Pendulum →

From intimate duels to the death to epic battles, the fight scene is a cornerstone of speculative fiction. For the writer, however, crafting a good fight scene can be an epic struggle to find the right blend of pacing and action. So my co-host K. T. Bryski and I went on a quest to find the answer to this one question: What is the key to writing a good fight scene? To ensure we covered all the bases, we asked that question to seven remarkable storytellers: Seth Skorkowsky, Cat Rambo, David Annandale, Andrea Phillips, Brad Beaulieu, Gail Carriger, and David Nickle. The result is an inspiring exploration into the nuances and subtleties of recounting the physical struggles of our characters. What is the Key to Writing a Good Fight Scene Share your comments to this (or any) episode over at the RTP Forum! Check out this and all our episodes on iTunes and on Stitcher Radio! Featured in this episode... K. T. Bryski Co-host: K. T. Bryski Website: ktbryski.com Facebook: facebook.com/KTBryski Twitter: @KTBryski Novels: Heartstealer, Hapax   Seth Skorkowsky Seth Skorkowsky Website: skorkowsky.com Facebook: facebook.com/seth.skorkowsky Twitter: @SSkorkowsky Novels: Mountain of Daggers (Tales of the Black Raven Book 1), Sea of Quills (Tales of the Black Raven) (Volume 2), Damoren (Valducan Book 1), Hounacier (Valducan Book 2) Cat Rambo Cat Rambo Website: kittywumpus.net Check out Cat's latest Class Announcements! Facebook: facebook.com/catrambo Twitter: @Catrambo Novels: Beasts of Tabat (The Tabat Quartet Book 1)   David Annandale David Annandale Website: davidannandale.com Facebook: facebook.com/david.annandale.3 Twitter: @David_Annandale Novels: Grey Knights: Sons of Titan (Space Marines), Yarrick: Pyres of Armageddon, Gethsemane Hall   Andrea Phillips Andrea Phillips Website: deusexmachinatio.com Facebook: facebook.com/andreaafphillips Twitter: @andrhia Novels: Revision, A Creator's Guide to Transmedia Storytelling: How to Captivate and Engage Audiences Across Multiple Platforms   Bradley Beaulieu Bradley Beaulieu Website: quillings.com Facebook: facebook.com/bradley.p.beaulieu Twitter: @bbeaulieu Novels: Twelve Kings in Sharakhai: The Song of Shattered Sands: Book One, The Winds of Khalakovo (The Lays of Anuskaya Book 1), The Straits of Galahesh (The Lays of Anuskaya Book 2), The Flames of Shadam Khoreh (The Lays of Anuskaya Book 3) Gail Carriger Gail Carriger Website: gailcarriger.com Facebook: facebook.com/gailcarriger Twitter: @gailcarriger Novels: Soulless (Parasol Protectorate Series Book 1), Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School Series Book 1), Prudence (The Custard Protocol)   David Nickle David Nickle Website: davidnickle.blogspot.com Facebook: facebook.com/david.nickle Twitter: @byDavidNickle Novels: Eutopia: A Novel of Terrible Optimism, Rasputin's Bastards, Monstrous Affections, Knife Fight and Other Struggles //

Brad Beaulieu - author of lush and richly-rendered epic fantasy tales and co-host of the fabulous Speculate podcast - returns to the Big Chair at the Roundtable to workshop a tale of nerds transported into a an epic fantasy world. The story is conjured from the imagination of creagous Guest Writer, John McCarthy (Surfside Jack to his friends), a coming of age tale of thwarted destinies, grim nemeses, and the fate of worlds hanging in the balance. Moses Siregar joins me as co-host and together we delve into the tale, exploring everything from genre to character arc, worldbuilding to romance. It's a classic brainstorming froth that culminates in a trove of Literary Gold for all.

The MacGuffin is often a maligned element of storytelling. Most of the time, when you hear it mentioned, you are meant to tread carefully, if not avoid the trope.However, at ConFusion 2014, Ben asked a few authors how you can use a MacGuffin well. These are the responses from Brad Beaulieu, Howard Tayler, John Scalzi, Laura Resnick, Michael R. Underwood, Myke Cole and Peter V. Brett. Of course, what would be a One Question episode without Dave Robison?

Welcome to Episode 93 of Speculate!  The Podcast for Writers, Readers and Fans.  In this episode Greg and mutual friend (and veteran SFF author) Brenda Cooper turn the microphone around and interview Speculate! co-host Brad Beaulieu about his inspirations, his use of language, and his love of ships (among many other things) in The Lays […]

Interview: This week, Mike and Mike chat with Brad Beaulieu about his new novel, The Winds of Khalakovo, an epic fantasy series from Night Shade Books in the same vein as George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire".   [Read more...] Source