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In this week's episode, we continue our discuss about how seeking prestige can be dangerous for writers, specifically in the form of traditional publishing and the New York Times Bestseller list. This coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Dragonskull: Shield of the Knight, Book #2 in the Dragonskull series (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills), at my Payhip store: DRAGONSHIELD50 The coupon code is valid through March 21, 2025. So if you need a new audiobook for spring, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00   Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 241 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is February 28th, 2025. Today we are continuing our discussion of how to escape the trap of prestige for writers, specifically traditional publishing and The New York Times Bestseller List. Before we get to our main topic, we will do Coupon of the Week, an update on my current writing and audiobook projects, and then Question of the Week.   This week's coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Dragonskull: Shield of the Knight, Book Two in the Dragonskull series (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills), at my Payhip store. That coupon code is DRAGONSHIELD50. As always, I'll include the coupon code and the link to the store in the show notes. This coupon code is valid through March 21st, 2025. So if you need a new audiobook as we start to head into the spring months, we have got you covered. Now an update on my current writing projects. I'm pleased to report I am done with the rough draft of Ghost in the Assembly. I came in at 106,000 words, so it'll definitely be over a hundred thousand words when it's done. I'm about 20% of the way through the first round of edits, so I am confident in saying that if all goes well and nothing unexpected happens, I am on track to have it out in March. I am also 10,000 words into Shield of Battle, which will be the fifth of six books in the Shield War series and I'm hoping to have that out in April, if all goes well.   In audiobook news, recording for both Cloak of Dragonfire and Orc-Hoard is done. I'm just waiting for them to get through the processing on the various stores so they're available. There is also an audiobook edition of Half Elven Thief Omnibus One and Cloak Mage Omnibus Three that hopefully should be coming in March. More news with that to come.   00:01:55 Question of the Week   Now let's move on to Question of the Week. Question of the Week is intended to inspire interesting discussions of enjoyable topics. This week's question: what is your favorite subgenre of fantasy, high fantasy, epic fantasy, sword and sorcery, historical fantasy, urban fantasy, LitRPG, cultivation, or something else? No wrong answers, obviously.   Cindy says: Epic fantasy or those with a good history for that world. The Ghost Series are fantastic at this.   Thanks, Cindy.   Justin says: I enjoy all those sub-genres, if they are done well. In times past I would've said comic fantasy, but that is because Terry Pratchett at his best was just that good.   Mary says: High fantasy.   Surabhi says: I'd honestly read anything fantasy that's written well and has characters I'm attached to, given that it's not too gritty. Bonus points if there's humor! Also, I love your books so much and they're the perfect blend of fantasy, adventure, and characters. Your books were what really got me into Sword and Sorcery.   Thanks, Surabhi.     Matthew says: See, that's difficult. I love my sabers, both light and metal. I would say urban fantasy crosses the boundary the most. If it's a captivating story, it will be read.   John F says: I can't choose one- Lord of the Rings or LWW, The Inheritance Cycle, The Dresden Files, Caina, Ridmark, or Nadia. I think what draws me is great characters who grow. The setting/genre is just the device. That's why I keep coming back to your books. You create great characters.   Thanks, John F.   John K says: I think I'm partial to historical fantasy. I enjoy all genres, but when I think of my favorites, they tend to be derivations of historical settings. Think Guy Gavriel Kay or Miles Cameron. That said, I was weaned on Robert E. Howard, Fritz Lieber, Michael Moorcock, Karl Edward Wagner, Jack Vance, so a strong sword and sorcery second place.   Juana says: High fantasy. Belgariad, Tolkien, dragons, et cetera.   Jonathan says: Sword and sorcery in space! Prehistoric sword and sorcery, sword and sorcery always.   Quint: says Sword and sorcery!   Michael says: Sword and sorcery.   For myself, I think I would agree with our last couple of commenters and it would be sword and sorcery. My ideal fantasy novel has a barbarian hero wandering from corrupt city state to corrupt city state messing up the business of some evil wizards. I'm also very fond of what's called generic fantasy (if a fighter, a dwarf, an elf, and a wizard are going into a dungeon and fighting some orcs, I'm happy).   00:04:18 Main Topic of the Week: Escaping the Prestige Trap, Part 2   Now onto our main topic for the week, Escaping the Prestige Trap, Part 2, and we'll focus on traditional publishing and the New York Times Bestseller List this week. As we talked about last week, much of the idea of success, especially in the United States, is based on hitting certain milestones in a specific order. In the writing world, these measures of success have until fairly recently been getting an MFA, finding an agent, getting traditionally published, and hitting The New York Times Bestseller List. Last week we talked about the risks of an MFA and an agent. This week, we are going to talk about two more of those writing markers of prestige, getting traditionally published and having a book land on The New York Times Bestseller List. Why are they no longer as important? What should you devote your energy and focus to instead?   So let's start with looking at getting traditionally published. Most writers have dreamed of seeing their book for sale and traditional publishing for a long time has been the only route to this path. Until about 15 years ago, traditional publishing was the way that a majority of authors made their living. Now that big name authors like Hugh Howie, Andy Weir, and Colleen Hoover have had success starting as self-published authors (or in the case of authors Sarah J. Maas and Ali Hazelwood, fan fiction authors) and then are getting traditional publishing deals made for them for their self-published works. It's proof that self-publishing is no longer a sign that the author isn't good enough to be published traditionally. Previous to the rise of the Kindle, that was a common belief that if you were self-published, it was because you were not good enough to get traditionally published. That was sort of this pernicious belief that traditional publishing was a meritocracy, when in fact it tended to be based on who you knew. But that was all 15 years ago and now we are well into the age of self-publishing. Why do authors still want to be traditionally published when in my frank opinion, self-publishing is the better path? Well, I think there are three main reasons for that.   One of the main reasons is that the authors say they want to be traditionally published is to have someone else handle the marketing and the advertising. They don't realize how meager marketing budgets and staffing support are, especially for unknown authors. Many traditionally published authors are handling large portions of their own marketing and hiring publicists out of their own pocket because publishers are spending much less on marketing. The new reality is that traditional publishers aren't going to do much for you as a debut author unless you are already a public figure.   Even traditionally published authors are not exempt from having to do their own marketing now. James Patterson set up an entire company himself to handle his marketing. Though, to be fair to James Patterson, his background was in advertising before he came into publishing, so he wasn't exactly a neophyte in the field, but you see more and more traditionally published authors who you think would be successful just discontented with the system and starting to dabble in self-publishing or looking at alternative publishers like Aethon Books and different arrangements of publishing because the traditional system is just so bad for writers. The second main reason authors want to be traditionally published is that they want to avoid the financial burden of publishing. This is an outdated way of thinking. The barrier to publishing these days is not so much financial as it is knowledge. In fact, I published a book entirely using free open source software in 2017 just to prove that it could be done. It was Silent Order: Eclipse Hand, the fourth book in my science fiction series. I wrote it on Ubuntu using Libre Office and I edited it in Libre Office and I did the formatting on Ubuntu and I did the cover in the GIMP, which is a free and open source image editing program. This was all using free software and I didn't have to pay for the program. Obviously I had to pay for the computer I was using and the Internet connection, but in the modern era, having an internet connection is in many ways almost a requirement, so that's the cost you would be paying anyway.   The idea that you must spend tens of thousands of dollars in formatting, editing, cover, and marketing comes from scammy self-publishing services. Self-publishing, much like traditional publishing, has more than its fair share of scams or from people who aren't willing to take the time to learn these skills and just want to cut someone a check to solve the problem. There are many low cost and effective ways to learn these skills and resources designed specifically for authors. People like Joanna Penn have free videos online explaining how to do this, and as I've said, a lot of the software you can use to self-publish is either free or low cost, and you can get some very good programs like Atticus or Vellum or Jutoh for formatting eBooks for very low cost.   The third reason that writers want to be traditionally published is that many believe they will get paid more this way, which is, unless you are in the top 1% of traditionally published authors, very wrong. Every so often, there's a study bemoaning the fact that most publishers will only sell about $600 worth of any individual book, and that is true of a large percentage of traditionally published books. Traditional publishers typically pay a lump sum called advance, and then royalties based on sales. An average advance is about the same as two or three months of salary from an office job and so not a reflection of the amount of time it typically takes most authors to finish a book. Most books do not earn out their advance, which means the advance is likely to be the only money the author receives for the book. Even well-known traditionally published authors are not earning enough to support themselves as full-time authors. So as you can see, all three of these reasons are putting a lot of faith in traditional publishers, faith that seems increasingly unnecessary or downright misplaced. I think it is very healthy to get rid of the idea that good writing comes from traditional publishers and that the prestige of being traditionally published is the only way you'll be accepted as a writer or be able to earn a living as a full-time writer. I strongly recommend that people stop thinking that marketing is beneath you as an author or too difficult to learn. Whether you are indie or tradpub, you are producing a product that you want to sell, thus you are a businessperson. The idea that only indie authors have to sell their work is outdated. The sooner you accept this reality, the more options you will have. Self-publishing and indie publishing are admittedly more work. However, the benefits are significant. Here are five benefits of self-publishing versus traditional publishing.   The first advantage of self-publishing is you have complete creative control. You decide what the content of your book will be; you decide what the cover will be. If you don't want to make the covers yourself or you don't want to learn how to do that, you can very affordably hire someone to do it for you and they will make the cover exactly to your specifications. You also have more freedom to experiment with cross-genre books. As I've mentioned before, publishers really aren't a fan of cross genre books until they make a ton of money, like the new romantasy trend.   Traditional publishing is very trend driven and cautious. Back in the 2000s before I gave up on traditional publishing and discovered self-publishing, I would submit to agents a lot. Agents all had these guidelines for fantasy saying that they didn't want to see stories with elves and orcs and dwarves and other traditional fantasy creatures because they thought that was passe. Well, when I started self-publishing, I thought I'm going to write a traditional fantasy series with elves and orcs and dwarves and other traditional fantasy creatures just because I can and Frostborn has been my bestselling series of all time in the time I've been self-publishing, so you can see the advantages of having creative control.   The second advantage is you can control the marketing. Tradpub authors often sign a contract that they'll get their social media and website content approved by the publisher before posting. They may even be given boilerplate or pre-written things to post. In self-publishing, you have real time data to help you make decisions and adjust ads and overall strategy on the fly to maximize revenue. For example, if one of your books is selling strangely well on Google Play, it's time to adjust BookBub ads to focus on that platform instead of Amazon.   You can also easily change your cover, your blurb, and so forth after release. I've changed covers of some of my books many times trying to optimize them for increased sales and that is nearly impossible to do with traditional publishing. And in fact, Brandon Sanderson gave a recent interview where he talked about how the original cover of his Mistborn book was so unrelated to the content of the book that it almost sunk the book and hence his career.   You also have the ability to run ad campaigns as you see fit, not just an initial launch like tradpub does. For example, in February 2025, I've been heavily advertising my Demonsouled series even though I finished writing that series back in 2013, but I've been able to increase sales and derive a significant profit from those ads.   A third big advantage is that you get a far greater share of the profits. Most of the stores, if you price an ebook between $2.99 (prices are USD) and $9.99, you will get 70% of the sale price, which means if you sell an ebook for $4.99, you're probably going to get about $3.50 per sale (depending on currency fluctuations and so forth). That is vastly more than you would get from any publishing contract.   You also don't have to worry about the publisher trying to cheat you out of royalties. We talked about an agency stealing money last episode. Every platform you publish your book on, whether Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Google Play, Smashwords and Apple will give you a monthly spreadsheet of your sales and then you can look at it for yourself, see exactly how many books you sold and exactly how much money you're going to get. I have only very rarely seen traditional publishing royalty statements that are as clear and have as much data in them as a spreadsheet from Google Play or Amazon. A fourth advantage is you don't have to worry about publishers abandoning you mid-series. In traditional publishing, there is what's called the Publishing Death Spiral where let's say an author is contracted to write a series of five books. The author writes the first book and it sells well. Then the author publishes the second book and it doesn't sell quite as well, but the publisher is annoyed enough by the decrease in sales that they drop the writer entirely and don't finish the series. This happens quite a bit in the traditional publishing world, and you don't have to worry about that in indie publishing because you can just publish as often as you want. If you're not happy with the sales of the first few books in the series, you can change the covers, try ad campaigns, and other strategies.   Finally, you can publish as often as you want and when you want. In traditional publishing, there is often a rule of thumb that an author should only publish one book a year under their name. Considering that last year I published 10 books under my name, that seems somewhat ridiculous, but that's a function of the fact that traditional publishing has only so much capacity and the pieces of the machine involved there are slow and not very responsive. Whereas with self-publishing, you have much more freedom and everything involved with it is much more responsive. There's no artificial deadlines, so you can take as long as you want to prepare it and if the book is ready, you don't have to wait a year to put it out because it would mess up the publisher's schedule.   So what to do instead of chasing traditional publishing? Learn about self-publishing, especially about scams and bad deals related to it. Publish your own works by a platform such as KDP, Barnes and Noble Press, Kobo Writing Life, Apple Books, Google Play, Smashwords, and possibly your own Payhip and/or Shopify store.   Conquer your fear of marketing and advertising. Even traditionally published authors are shouldering more of this work and paying out of their own pocket to hire someone to do it, and if you are paying your own marketing costs, you might as well self-publish and keep a greater share of the profits. The second half of our main topic, another potential risk of prestige, is getting on The New York Times Bestseller List. I should note that I suppose someone could accuse me of sour grapes here saying, oh, Jonathan Moeller, you've never been on The New York Times Bestseller List. You must just be bitter about it. That is not true. I do not want to be on The New York Times Bestseller List. What I would like to be is a number one Amazon bestseller. Admittedly though, that's unlikely, but a number one Amazon bestseller would make a lot more money than a number one New York Times Bestseller List, though because of the way it works, if you are a number one Amazon bestseller, you might be a New York Times Bestseller, but you might not. Let's get into that now.   Many writers have the dream of seeing their name on the New York Times Bestseller List. One self-help guru wrote about “manifesting” this milestone for herself by writing out the words “My book is number one on The New York Times Bestseller List” every day until it happened. Such is the mystique of this milestone that many authors crave it as a necessity. However, this list has seen challenges to its prestige in recent years. The one thing that shocks most people when they dig into the topic is that the list is not an objective list based on the raw number of books sold. The list is “editorial content” and The New York Times can exclude, include, or rank the books on the list however they choose.   What it does not capture is perennial sellers or classics. For example, the Bible and the Quran are obviously some of the bestselling books of all time, but you won't see editions of the Bible or the Quran on the New York Times Bestseller List. Textbooks and classroom materials, I guarantee there are some textbooks that are standards in their field that would be on the bestseller list every year, but they're not because The New York Times doesn't track them. Ebooks available only from a single vendor such as Kindle Unlimited books, ebook sales from not reporting vendors such as Shopify or Payhip. Reference Works including test prep guides (because I guarantee when test season comes around the ACT and SAT prep guides or the GRE prep guides sell a lot of copies) and coloring books or puzzle books.  It would be quite a blow to the authors on the list to realize that if these excluded works were included on the list, they would in all likelihood be consistently below To Kill a Mockingbird, SAT prep books, citation manuals, Bibles/other religious works, and coloring books about The Eras Tour.   Publishers, political figures, religious groups, and anyone with enough money can buy their way into the rank by purchasing their books in enormous quantities. In fact, it's widely acknowledged in the United States that this is essentially a legal form of bribery and a bit of money laundering too, where a publisher will give a truly enormous advance to a public figure or politician that they like, and that advance will essentially be a payment to that public figure in the totally legal form of an enormous book advance that isn't going to pay out. Because this is happening with such frequency, The New York Times gave into the pressure to acknowledge titles suspected of this strategy with a special mark next to it on the list. However, these books remain on the list and can still be called a New York Times Bestseller.   Since the list is not an objective marker of sales and certainly not some guarantee of quality, why focus on making it there? I think trying to get your book on The New York Times Bestseller List would be an enormous waste of time, since the list is fundamentally an artificial construction that doesn't reflect sales reality very well.   So what can you do instead? Focus on raw sales numbers and revenue, not lists. Even Amazon's bestseller category lists have a certain amount of non-quantitative factors. In the indie author community, there's a saying called Bank not Rank, which means you should focus on how much revenue your books are actually generating instead of whatever sales rank they are on whatever platform. I think that's a wiser approach to focus your efforts.   You can use lists like those from Publishers Weekly instead if you're interested in what's selling or trends in the industry, although that too can be manipulated and these use only a fairly small subset of data that favors retail booksellers, but it's still more objective in measuring than The New York Times.   I suppose in the end, you should try and focus on ebook and writing activities that'll bring you actual revenue or satisfaction rather than chasing the hollow prestige of things like traditional publishing, agents, MFAs, and The New York Times Bestseller List.   So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.

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Here we have an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons product that's Licensed to Pulp! Yes, it's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser's city of Lankhmar, the home base of the two ne'er-do-wells from author Fritz Lieber's fantasy stories of the mid-20th century. Is it a location worthwhile for adventuring? Are there mysteries, foes, and most of all […]

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Achoo!! This episode is all about allergies, some simply annoying and others, deadly.Our story, "Alice and the Allergy," by Fritz Lieber, is a weird tale of a murderer reaching out from the grave to kill the one that got away. We'll also have a "dusting" of information about how dust is used in Hoodoo and magic.MusicFesliyan Studios: "Ghost Stories," "Scary Atmosphere"Audio Jungle: "Halloween Waltzes"Halloween Night: "Post Mortem"African Music: "African Rhythms"Narration: Robert BreaultPlease join us! Like and follow our Facebook page to become " patron of the Cemetery Hills Library, or (even better!)  jump on our Patreon page and become a VIP Patron.                         Mugs, tee-shirts and eternal thanks await you!                                                                                           Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=61177769&fan_landing=trueWebpage: http://www.afterwordsparanormal.comFacebook: After Words Paranormal PodcastEmail: afterwordsstories@gmail.com    

Achoo!! This episode is all about allergies, some simply annoying and others, deadly.Our story, "Alice and the Allergy," by Fritz Lieber, is a weird tale of a murderer reaching out from the grave to kill the one that got away. We'll also have a "dusting" of information about how dust is used in Hoodoo and magic.MusicFesliyan Studios: "Ghost Stories," "Scary Atmosphere"Audio Jungle: "Halloween Waltzes"Halloween Night: "Post Mortem"African Music: "African Rhythms"Narration: Robert BreaultPlease join us! Like and follow our Facebook page to become " patron of the Cemetery Hills Library, or (even better!)  jump on our Patreon page and become a VIP Patron.                         Mugs, tee-shirts and eternal thanks await you!                                                                                           Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=61177769&fan_landing=trueWebpage: http://www.afterwordsparanormal.comFacebook: After Words Paranormal PodcastEmail: afterwordsstories@gmail.com    

She Brought Death to All Who Walked Behind Her! The Black Ewe by Fritz Leiber, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Welcome to this special edition of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. No, it hasn't been a week since our last episode, but I couldn't wait to share today's story with you.I'll admit I like every one of the stories we narrate, but this one is one of my all-time favorites. Fritz Leiber began spinning dark and delicate webs of science fiction and fantasy in 1939, when his first tales began appearing in the long defunct publication, Unknown. Leiber has been described as an actor, author and world traveler, and recognized as one of the all-time titans of science fiction.From the May 1950 issue of  Startling Stories Magazine, turn to page 117 for Fritz Lieber's, The Black Ewe…Next week on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The inhabitants of Dunhill V were gigantic. They were peaceful and good natured until something happened to upset them–and then their wrath was truly terrific! Planet of the Angry Giants by Robert Silverberg. That's next week on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the show

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! The short story "The Last Lieber" by Fritz Lieber was an absolute hoot. It was recommended by our lovely Patron Star. Fritz Lieber Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgSWOvQiPuM&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YC69wbH01dBKYvIQhMLW1YW ✨Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Join our Patreon to pick our reads.

The duo discuss two stories dealing with the unknowable and ambiguous. J.R. covers "Seaton's Aunt" by Walter de le Mare, about a mysterious aunt who may or may not be in league with the Devil, a story which H.P. Lovecraft described as containing "a noxious background of malignant vampirism." Derek picks Fritz Lieber's highly influential "Smoke Ghost," about the subconscious anxieties of 1940's America manifesting in . .. well, a ghost made of smoke. Fight ambiguity and indecision by decisively deciding to listen to this episode!

Papo com a tradutora Ana Cristina Rodrigues sobre o processo de tradução do livro Espadas e Feitiçaria. Essa obra que apresenta a cidade de Lankhmar foi escrita por ninguém menos que o renomadíssimo autor Fritz Lieber. Esta obra é considerada um clássico definitivo no gênero Sword & Sorcery que ganha sua mais nova versão em português pela Sagen Editora. Ela será lançada via campanha de financiamento coletivo no catarse agora dia 05 de agosto. Falamos também sobre termos polêmicos na tradução da obra e juntos visitamos aspectos deste cenário que é para lá de encantador, misterioso e magnético. Fique por dentro das novidades nas redes sociais da Sagen: Facebook: facebook.com/SagenEditora Instagram: instagram.com/sageneditora E conheça o trabalho da tradutora: instagram.com/anadefinisterra/ anacristinarodrigues.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brainstorm-cast/message

Hey everybody! Herman and I are back with another film discussion! Night of the Eagle (1962) is a good one from a smaller studio (as in not Hammer or Amicus), but really delivers the goods! The film is actually based on a very good novel, Conjure Wife (by Fritz Lieber, and we'll talk about it, too) about witchcraft in the setting of a small British university. If you haven't seen this film yet, definitely give it a watch before listening in (spoilers ahoy, as usual). The film stars Peter Wyngarde, Janet Blair, Margaret Johnston, and Anthony Nicholls. We'll also talk about some upcoming projects and episodes! As usual, you can send feedback to MagazinesandMonsters@gmail.com or to me on Twitter @Billyd_licious and you can find Herman @darklongbox (and please listen to his podcast The Longbox of Darkness and our joint ventures Into the Weird and A World on Fire; an All-Star Squadron Podcast!).

Another quarantined episode! What other podcast would give you such a deep-dive into the adaptations of Fritz Lieber's CONJURE WIFE? Support Michael: https://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Horrors-Presents-Monstrous-George/dp/1725139995 Support John: https://www.amazon.com/Twentieth-Century-Honky-Tonk-Amazing-Unauthorized-Ballrooms-ebook/dp/B086Q1MP1Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6ST2BC620GIP&dchild=1&keywords=twentieth+century+honky+tonk&qid=1589417346&s=books&sprefix=twentieth+century+honk%2Cstripbooks%2C-1&sr=1-1

It’s the Hugos There / Take Me To Your Reader crossover no one asked for, but we’re doing it anyway! Fritz Lieber’s 1944 Retro Hugo Winner, Conjure Wife, was adapted into three films, so it made sense to kill four birds with one stone. This is a non-standard episode, and as such, there’s no non-spoiler … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #33: Conjure Wife (feat. Colin Kuskie and James Ralston)"

It’s the TMTYR/Hugos There Podcast crossover you’ve all been waiting for! For Halloween 2019, the Pavement Pounders discuss the 2019/1944 Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel winner, Conjure Wife, by Fritz Lieber, and its three (!) movie adaptations. We’ve been warned by at least one woman that any female readers/listeners may hate read/watch. We understand … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #82: Oh, I Had Some Brews (Conjure Wife, Hugos There crossover) →

It’s the TMTYR/Hugos There Podcast crossover you’ve all been waiting for! For Halloween 2019, the Pavement Pounders discuss the 2019/1944 Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel winner, Conjure Wife, by Fritz Lieber, and its three (!) movie adaptations. We’ve been warned by at least one woman that any female readers/listeners may hate read/watch. We understand … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #82: Oh, I Had Some Brews (Conjure Wife, Hugos There crossover) →

Max and Brian fancast some of their favorite heroes of pulp sci-fi and fantasy.

Linzi recaps the final third of Conjure Wife by Fritz Lieber, where... A) your body is a vessel, actually, not a temple B) we discover why phones really suck C) magic is really just like math D) Norman is rescued by a couch (cushion) E) Norman's got 99 problems and a witch is one F) Prince Rupert is not Prince Albert G) Norman starts collecting bodies H) weird and trippy shit happens I) Norman and the witches of Hempnell play musical souls J) Norman almost gives up the ghost — Goodreads summary of the book: Norman Saylor considered witchcraft nothing but quaint superstition until he learned his own wife was a practising sorceress. Even then, he still refused to accept the truth - one that every woman knows but no man dares to believe - that in the secret occult warfare that governs our everyday lives, witchcraft is a matter of life and death. — Support the show: Read the book yourself! Buy through our link and we get a tiny kickback. Thanks to our sponsor, Audible, for giving our listeners a free audiobook through Audibletrial.com/pulp! -- Follow and chat with us on social media: Twitter: @33_Pulp Instagram: @33pulp Facebook: @33pulppage Web: 33pulp.com -- Credits: Episode Editor: Chelsea Samuelson Sound effects: Charm by Scrampunk and Success by Grunz Logo adapted from Artemis Smith's cover for This Bed We Made.

Amber recaps the second third of Conjure Wife by Fritz Lieber, where Norman undergoes a series of unfortunate events, sees his shadow, and has a heart-to-heart with...himself. — Goodreads summary of the book: Norman Saylor considered witchcraft nothing but quaint superstition until he learned his own wife was a practising sorceress. Even then, he still refused to accept the truth - one that every woman knows but no man dares to believe - that in the secret occult warfare that governs our everyday lives, witchcraft is a matter of life and death. — Support the show: Read the book yourself! Buy through our link and we get a tiny kickback. Thanks to our sponsor, Audible, for giving our listeners a free audiobook through Audibletrial.com/pulp! -- Follow and chat with us on social media: Twitter: @33_Pulp Instagram: @33pulp Facebook: @33pulppage Web: 33pulp.com -- Credits: Episode Editor: Chelsea Samuelson Sound effects: Charm by Scrampunk and Success by Grunz Logo adapted from Artemis Smith's cover for This Bed We Made.

Daniel recaps the first third of Conjure Wife by Fritz Lieber, where we meet the Saylor's, learn some spooky Latin, and our protagonist Norman goes snooping through his wife’s no-no drawer. — promo this week: SPOOP HOUR! check them out on iTunes and Twitter — Goodreads summary of the book: Norman Saylor considered witchcraft nothing but quaint superstition until he learned his own wife was a practising sorceress. Even then, he still refused to accept the truth - one that every woman knows but no man dares to believe - that in the secret occult warfare that governs our everyday lives, witchcraft is a matter of life and death. — Support the show: Read the book yourself! Buy through our link and we get a tiny kickback. Thanks to our sponsor, Audible, for giving our listeners a free audiobook through Audibletrial.com/pulp! -- Follow and chat with us on social media: Twitter: @33_Pulp Instagram: @33pulp Facebook: @33pulppage Web: 33pulp.com -- Credits: Sound effects: Charm by Scrampunk and Success by Grunz Logo adapted from Artemis Smith's cover for This Bed We Made.

Gummitch is going to write books. Books that will change the world, and relations between it's two most important beings- cats and humans. He just has one small obstacle to overcome first.   Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com  

Join Miguel, Zach, and Andrew on a journey throughout time as they replenish their Gushers stock, spit out mead, and discuss Fritz Lieber’s Ill Met in Lankmar, CL Moore’s Black God’s Kiss, Michael Moorcock’s Elric, Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher series, and the comics Rat Queens and Autumnlands. It’s a big episode, but there’s plenty of… Read More »Books and Beer Ep 5 – Sword and Sorcery Part 2: S&S Through The Ages

M'athchomaroon, allihopa! I det sista LÄS HÅRT-avsnittet innan sommaren händer det något alldeles speciellt. Johan är ersatt av soloäventyrsexperten Mattias Lejbrink, som tillsammans med Magnus Dahl diskuterar soloäventyr, definitionen av "klassisk fantasy" och flodhästars temperament. Ämnet för dagen är Johans nya bok "Domedagsvikingen". LÄS HÅRT är tillbaka i slutet av augusti med ännu hårdare snack om ännu hårdare böcker. Andra saker som nämns  Andreas Cervenka, "Vad gör en bank?" ▪ Fred Behrendt, "Perils of the Young Kingdoms" ▪ Michael Moorcock, "Elric"-böckerna ▪ Fritz Lieber, "Fafhrd & The Grey Mouser"-böckerna ▪ Ken St. Andre mfl, "Stormbringer RPG" ▪ Sara Gailey, "River of Teeth" ▪ Clint Eastwood ▪ Joe Dever, "Ensamma vargen"-böckerna ▪ Lotta Lotass ▪ "Sliding doors" ▪ Gwyneth Paltrow ▪ Ian Livingstone, "Häxmästaren i Röda Berget" ▪ Mark Smith och Jamie Thomson, "Falken: Avfällingen" ▪ "Willow" ▪ "Labyrinth" ▪ Orvar Säfström, "Äventyrsspel" ▪ Mad Max ▪ Cormac McCarthy, "Vägen" ▪ Camilla Läckberg

Oh SNACK! It’s the companion episode to our Waxwork 2 - Lost in Time extravaganza. Andrew’s got a bone to pick with Jeronimo Brown. Will Matty P come to Jeronimo’s rescue? Will the master of KungFu kicks and 80’s action flicks be able to talk his way back into the good graces of his co-hosts? The Grind Pulp Crew cover some new, some true, and some classic Grind Pulp in this companion episode. The next movie pick comes from Andrew. Listen in to find out if Manga Matt could figure out where the Grind Pulp Podcast would venture next. Story picks in this episode: Rasl - Jeff Smith The First Cut - Edward W. Robertson - Synchronic: 13 Tales of Time Travel   Gonna Roll the Bones - Fritz Lieber

Pour yourself a drink and give the podcast a moment to load.Our Guests+Edgar Johnson+Matthias WeeksShow notes after the jumpThis episode was recorded on September 11, 2014.DrinkDonn was drinking New Holland Dragon's MilkEdgar was "drinking all fuckin' day."Southern Tier 2XIPAYuenglingSweetwater IPASierra Nevada TorpedoCrispin CiderJameson WhiskeySpinDonn had a great opportunity to listen to garage rock, but he squandered it.Ivy & LuxBlood CeremonyOrchidStoned JesusThe SoundLaughing HyenasWardrunaTemple of VoidJucifer (the album was called "the Russian Album," not "White Lies," since the title and track listing is all written in Cyrillic)Blue SnaggletoothRead"Kovacsian"Lord Dunsany, In The Land of Time And Other FantasiesRobert E Howard, The Horror Storeis of Robert E. HowardJack Vance, Eyes of the OverworldThomas Legotti, The Spectral LinkKarl Edward Wagner, Gods In DarknessAlan Taylor, American Colonies: The Settling of North AmericaManly Wade Wellman, After DarkFritz Lieber, Gather, DarknessFrank Herbert, DuneKevin J Anderson is a hackRunD&D 5e is a thing nowSavage Worlds Weird Wars RomeTomb of Horrors / Return to the Tomb of HorrorsTraveller driven by the Apocalypse World Engine (more info here)