Podcast appearances and mentions of jen frankel

On May the 6th we attended the DSBN FanCon in Fort Erie. While we there we interviewed the lovely and talented Jen Frankel about  her upcoming projects. We also dusted off the Geek Survey. Listen to the interview here check … Continue reading →

First appeared in Canadian Dreadful by Dark Dragon PublishingThe movie the 6th sense made the phrase “I see ghosts” so famous. Well, today's character also sees ghosts, but she is a little confused by the presence of one in particular and has to figure out why it appears when it does.Jen Frankel loves to tell tall tales full of twists and magic, and a splash of horror. She is the author of the Blood & Magic series and the Amazon-bestselling Undead Redhead, as well as hosting literary open mics for writers online and in person.On Twitter: @jenfrankelInstagram: @jenfrankelauthorTwitch.tv: xenofrankawww.jenfrankel.comBooks available at AmazonLiterary open mic on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writeonliveeventYou can read "Memories of Miss Mindy Tulane" at https://www.kaidankaistories.com.Click here to learn about the 2023 Kaidankai contest for writers.Website: kaidankaistories.comFollow us on: TwitterMastodonInstagramYouTubeFacebookPlease donate any amount to the Kaidankai:Donate $25 US and a podcast episode will be dedicated to you.Donate $50US and get a t-shirt with the Kaidankai logoKo-Fi. https://ko-fi.com/kaidankaighoststoriesPayPal: https://paypal.me/whiteensokaidankai?country.x=JP&locale.x=en_US

Last December we held our very first con in St Catharines Ontario. We called it Garden City Comic Con. One of the first people we signed  up for the show was our  lovely and talented friend, Jen  Frankel. This was … Continue reading →

Do you struggle with writing the first line of your book or story? Jen Frankel, author and screenwriter, will help you out, or teach you how to avoid writing one at all. This month on the JFRRS Podcast, In The Beginning.

You find yourself in the not so distant future; it's a place just a bit different, but in ways you hadn't imagined, and its where you will spend the REST OF YOUR LIFE. ... Alright, we're not all speculative fiction writers, but we do have a special guest, Jen Frankel, to join us to talk about the fandom around it! Next week, we were born to make history... and talk about fans of Yuri!!! on ICE (with special guest, Nikola, of [YOI Wednesdays](https://twitter.com/yoiwednesdays)). ## Where can I learn more about Jen Frankel? If you want to hear more about Jen Frankel and the work she does, why not check out some of the following: - Her website: [jenkfrankel.com](http://jenfrankel.com) - Her podcast: [JFRRS](http://www.jenfrankel.com/jen-frankel-reads-random-shit/) - Her twitter: [@jenfrankel](https://twitter.com/jenfrankel) ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **History and Origins:** > Judith Merril, Canadian author, editor, and activist, defined speculative fiction in 1966: “… stories whose objective is to explore, to discover, to learn, by means of projection, extrapolation, analogue, hypothesis-and-paper-experimentation, something about the nature of the universe, of man, or ‘reality'…” > > — [DIYMFA - Defining Speculative Fiction](https://diymfa.com/writing/defining-speculative-fiction) > Speculative fiction is an umbrella genre encompassing narrative fiction with supernatural or futuristic elements. This includes, but not limited to, science fiction, fantasy, superhero fiction, science fantasy, horror, utopian and dystopian fiction, supernatural fiction as well as combinations thereof. > ... > In its English-language usage in arts and literature since the mid 20th century, "speculative fiction" as a genre term is often attributed to Robert A. Heinlein. In his first known use of the term, in ... 1947, Heinlein used it specifically as a synonym for "science fiction"; in a later piece, he explicitly stated that his use of the term did not include fantasy. However, though Heinlein may have come up with the term on his own, there are earlier citations ... > ... > In the 2000s, the term came into wider use as a convenient collective term for a set of genres. However, some writers, such as Margaret Atwood, continue to distinguish "speculative fiction" specifically as a "no Martians" type of science fiction, "about things that really could happen." > > — [Wikipedia - Speculative Fiction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculative_fiction) **Search Data:** Based on google trends data [since 2004](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F014dfn), speculative fiction is on the rise! Around 2008, interest seems to have picked up until about 2015 where interest levels off and follows an oddly periodic pattern. (Interest in _Science Fiction_ dwarfs interest in speculative fiction, but, interestingly enough, is on the decline, by comparison.) The top ten countries for _Speculative Fiction_, by search volume, are as follows: Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Latvia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan (Canada is 26th, United States is 28th). **Fan Demographics:** We couldn't find any demographics about fans, but we did come across some [data from Tor UK's author submissions](https://www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/science-fiction-and-fantasy/sexism-genre-publishing-publishers-perspective): - Out of 503 submissions, 32% came from female writers - Historical / Epic / High-Fantasy: 33% Women, 67% Men - Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Romance: 57% Women, 43% Men - Horror: 17% Women, 83% Men - Science-Fiction: 22% Women, 78% Men - YA: 68% Women, 32% Men - Other: 27% Women, 73% Men ### [Last Episode's](http://fanthropological.com/e/36795e0fece884/#player) Famous Last Words **T** Is the distinction between speculative fiction and genre fiction substantial? **Z** Is speculative fiction a label from author

You find yourself in the not so distant future; it's a place just a bit different, but in ways you hadn't imagined, and its where you will spend the REST OF YOUR LIFE. ... Alright, we're not all speculative fiction writers, but we do have a special guest, Jen Frankel, to join us to talk about the fandom around it! Next week, we were born to make history... and talk about fans of Yuri!!! on ICE (with special guest, Nikola, of YOI Wednesdays). Where can I learn more about Jen Frankel? If you want to hear more about Jen Frankel and the work she does, why not check out some of the following: Her website: jenkfrankel.com Her podcast: JFRRS Her twitter: @jenfrankel Episode outline Fandom Facts History and Origins: > Judith Merril, Canadian author, editor, and activist, defined speculative fiction in 1966: “… stories whose objective is to explore, to discover, to learn, by means of projection, extrapolation, analogue, hypothesis-and-paper-experimentation, something about the nature of the universe, of man, or ‘reality’…” > > — DIYMFA - Defining Speculative Fiction > Speculative fiction is an umbrella genre encompassing narrative fiction with supernatural or futuristic elements. This includes, but not limited to, science fiction, fantasy, superhero fiction, science fantasy, horror, utopian and dystopian fiction, supernatural fiction as well as combinations thereof. > ... > In its English-language usage in arts and literature since the mid 20th century, "speculative fiction" as a genre term is often attributed to Robert A. Heinlein. In his first known use of the term, in ... 1947, Heinlein used it specifically as a synonym for "science fiction"; in a later piece, he explicitly stated that his use of the term did not include fantasy. However, though Heinlein may have come up with the term on his own, there are earlier citations ... > ... > In the 2000s, the term came into wider use as a convenient collective term for a set of genres. However, some writers, such as Margaret Atwood, continue to distinguish "speculative fiction" specifically as a "no Martians" type of science fiction, "about things that really could happen." > > — Wikipedia - Speculative Fiction Search Data: Based on google trends data since 2004, speculative fiction is on the rise! Around 2008, interest seems to have picked up until about 2015 where interest levels off and follows an oddly periodic pattern. (Interest in Science Fiction dwarfs interest in speculative fiction, but, interestingly enough, is on the decline, by comparison.) The top ten countries for Speculative Fiction, by search volume, are as follows: Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Latvia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan (Canada is 26th, United States is 28th). Fan Demographics: We couldn't find any demographics about fans, but we did come across some data from Tor UK's author submissions: Out of 503 submissions, 32% came from female writers Historical / Epic / High-Fantasy: 33% Women, 67% Men Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Romance: 57% Women, 43% Men Horror: 17% Women, 83% Men Science-Fiction: 22% Women, 78% Men YA: 68% Women, 32% Men Other: 27% Women, 73% Men Last Episode's Famous Last Words T Is the distinction between speculative fiction and genre fiction substantial? Z Is speculative fiction a label from authors, publisher, fans...? G I speculative fiction meant to be cautionary? Is it all black mirror? Matt "Avenge me" Where does speculative fiction tow the line; when does something stop qualifying as speculative fiction? This week's spotlight Speculative Literature Foundation Grants > The SLF currently offers four grants: The Older Writers’ Grant, the Travel Grant, the Working Class Writers Grant, and the Diversite Writers/Worlds Grant. All of our grants are free to apply, and are designed as ‘gateway’ grants, with easy and straightforward applications that should be quick to complete. We hope that they will both serve the community directly, and also encourage genre writers to explore the wide variety of grants, awards, and residencies available in the larger writing community. Race Against Time IV > Now in its fourth year running, the Race Against Time is an annual charity marathon to raise money for the Alzheimer Society of Canada by beating the SNES classic, Chrono Trigger, as many times as possible in 24 hours. This year, the event is running every week until August 11 and 12 for the main event (see website for detailed schedule). > > Alzheimer's is a terrible disease that slowly robs those afflicted of their memories, and, eventually, their very sense of being. We are racing to help preserve those memories of loved ones and for a cure to stop it once and for all! > > All donations go directly to the Alzheimer Society of Canada. Famous Last Words This week's famous last words around next week's fandom, Yuri!!! On ICE. T What is it that got people in, given the repeated video, audio, short season, etc.? Z Who is the oldest fan inspired by Yuri On Ice to get into figure skating? G Was it's integration with social media any part of people being fans of it (e.g. Instagram being featured in the show)? Jen Will Tanya Harding be participating? Where can you find us online? We are everywhere! Most notably though, we like to hang out in a few places on social media: If you want to be part of our podcast (or just want to check us out), we record our podcast LIVE on twitch.tv every Monday at 20:00 Eastern Time! For all the latest updates, check us out on Facebook or Twitter To see the latest hijinx from our conventions or even our daily lives and adventures, check us out on Instagram For our latest convention updates, Let's Plays, and other in-real-life video, check out our YouTube channel We're also on iTunes, and Google Play, and would love it if you could leave a review and rating! if you want to reach us, and for some reason none of those work for you, try nick@thenickscast.com You can check out our website; that will mostly bring you back to this stuff. Everything is thenickscast, so if you can't find us, go on your social network and search for that! What is "Fanthropological"? How did you read this far without asking this question?! Fanthropological is an anthropological (ish) podcast where we bring the fan's-eye view to you! Each week, we take a look at a different fandom, dig up interesting background, trivia, and history, and try to get to why it is that people are a fan. We also try to highlight good causes related to that fandom, and find interesting things that fans have created to share those to the world. Each episode is about an hour. Ish. Who is "The Nickscast"? We are the Nickscast! Three products of late-80s / early-90s pop culture who love exploring fandom and everything geek ... who also happen to have been best buddies since high school, and all happen to be named Nick. Yes, we are super creative (dare we say, the most creative). Ahem We are Nick Green, Nick Terwoord, and Nick Zacharewicz: We started the Nickscast as a labour of love, and as a place to entertain and to discuss our love of fans and fandom, and all that is shiny and interesting in that realm. It's what lead us to start our first podcast, our satellite podcasts, Fanthropological, and so much more. We want to help others learn more about different fandoms, and to create empathy with other fans: We dream of a world where other fans aren't "those Weird-o's", but just folks with different tastes. A world where fandom is full of discourse and analysis, and there are plenty of tools and resources to help. Fans building communities to do good in the world. Because everyone's a fan. Credits Sources Google Trends - Speculative Fiction io9 - Why "Speculative Fiction" Is The Coolest Genre Of Them All Wikipedia - Speculative Fiction Pan MacMillan - Sexism in Genre Publishing: A Publisher’s Perspective Jen Frankel - Fanfic to Fiction Writer TV Tropes - Speculative Fiction Fanlore - Science Fiction Fanlore - Spec DIYMFA - Defining Speculative Fiction Jen Frankel - Fanfic to Fiction Writer r/SciFi - Why Has Science Fiction (Or Speculative Fiction in Genral) Always Been The Exception Rather Than Rule in Prose Fiction? r/SciFi - Why Do You Like SciFi? Wikipedia - Speculative Fiction Fanlore - Science Fiction M.G. Herron - What Is Speculative Fiction? Green Tentacles - What is Speculative Fiction? The Guardian - Speculative or Science Fiction? As Margaret Atwood Shows, There Isn't Much Distinction JSTOR - The Uses of Genre and the Classification of Speculative Fiction Quora - So, SF, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction or Speculative Fiction? And Does It Really Matter. Quora - Should Speculative Fiction Be Treated Seriously? Quora - Why Are the Science Fiction and Fantasy Genres Linked? Scroll.in - Why Speculative Fiction may be the Best Way to Depict Reality io9 - Why Speculative Fiction is the Coolest Genre of Them All Music / Sound "Up Against the Wall" by TeknoAXE used under CC BY 4.0 All other music and sound for this week's episode were provided by Nick Green

We got a stereo, you just got to turn the knob and baby we'll go as far as we can... but we're not garbage men. This week, we have special guest, [Matthew Tyler Di Leo (aka SonicMTD)](https://twitter.com/SonicMTD) to help talk us through the fandom of Scott Pilgrim... fans. Next week, we have [Jen Frankel, author of the Undead Redhead series](http://www.jenfrankel.com/) to chat with us about fans of speculative fiction! ## Where can I learn more about Matt? If you'd like to hear more from Matt or check out his work, you're in luck! - City in Wires, [his band](https://www.facebook.com/CityInWires/) - His [YouTube](https://youtube.com/SonicMTD) - His [Twitter](https://twitter.com/SonicMTD) - His [Facebook](https://facebook.com/SonicMTD) ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **History and Origins:** > Scott Pilgrim is a series of graphic stories by Bryan Lee O'Malley. The series is about Canadian Scott Pilgrim, a slacker and part-time musician who lives in Toronto, Ontario and plays bass guitar in a band. He falls in love with American delivery girl Ramona Flowers, but must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. > > The series consists of six digest size black-and-white volumes, released between August 2004 and July 2010, by Portland-based independent comic book publisher Oni Press. It was later republished by Fourth Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins. Full-colour hardback volumes, coloured by Nathan Fairbairn, were released from August 2012 to April 2014. > > A film adaptation of the series titled Scott Pilgrim vs. the World starring actor Michael Cera in the title role was released in August 2010. A video game adaptation developed by Ubisoft for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade was released the same month. > > — [Wikipedia - Scott Pilgrim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Pilgrim) **Search Data:** As far as Google trends data goes, Scott Pilgrim looks like a flash in the pan, and [the movie is a lot more popular than the graphic novel series](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F05j3y0,%2Fm%2F05t0_2v). There is a huge spike in interest (on either graph) around August 2010, then a long tail into the present. By country, for the graphic novel series, the top ten countries for search volume are: Iceland (by a large margin), Mexico, Chile, Puerto Rico, United States, Philippines, South Korea, Paraguay, Australia. By country, for the movie, the top ten countries for search volume are: Mexico, Chile, Canada, Puerto Rico, United States, Russia, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom. **Size of Fandom:** Based on a few data points... - According to Oni press, in 2010, and after 6 years, Scott Pilgrim's final volume, _Finest Hour_ had sold over 1 million copies in North America alone ([Comicsbeat](http://www.comicsbeat.com/scott-pilgrims-finest-sales-chart-1-million-in-print/))... so, presumably that gives about one million as one possible estimate - It has [over 300 000 ratings on IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446029/?ref_=tt_urv) - It has over 12 000 subscribers [on the Scott Pilgrim subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/ScottPilgrim) - There is a discord server, [_Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Discord_](https://discordapp.com/invite/QzBnDad) which has over 400 members ... so it's probably fair to say that there are _tens of thousands of fans_. **Fan Demographics:** Looking at the [ratings from IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446029/ratings?ref_=tt_ov_rt), we can get an extremely loose sense of the demographics (for the movie at least): - *Age*: Predominantly folks between ages 18-29 (38%) and 30-44 (37%) - *Gender*: Predominantly male (68%) as compared to female (15%); data is missing for other genders **Fast Facts:** - There are about 150 Scott Pilgrim works on [Archive of Our Own](https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Scott%20Pilgrim%20-%20All%20Media%20Types/works) - During its opening we

We got a stereo, you just got to turn the knob and baby we'll go as far as we can... but we're not garbage men. This week, we have special guest, Matthew Tyler Di Leo (aka SonicMTD) to help talk us through the fandom of Scott Pilgrim... fans. Next week, we have Jen Frankel, author of the Undead Redhead series to chat with us about fans of speculative fiction! Where can I learn more about Matt? If you'd like to hear more from Matt or check out his work, you're in luck! City in Wires, his band His YouTube His Twitter His Facebook Episode outline Fandom Facts History and Origins: > Scott Pilgrim is a series of graphic stories by Bryan Lee O'Malley. The series is about Canadian Scott Pilgrim, a slacker and part-time musician who lives in Toronto, Ontario and plays bass guitar in a band. He falls in love with American delivery girl Ramona Flowers, but must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. > > The series consists of six digest size black-and-white volumes, released between August 2004 and July 2010, by Portland-based independent comic book publisher Oni Press. It was later republished by Fourth Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins. Full-colour hardback volumes, coloured by Nathan Fairbairn, were released from August 2012 to April 2014. > > A film adaptation of the series titled Scott Pilgrim vs. the World starring actor Michael Cera in the title role was released in August 2010. A video game adaptation developed by Ubisoft for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade was released the same month. > > — Wikipedia - Scott Pilgrim Search Data: As far as Google trends data goes, Scott Pilgrim looks like a flash in the pan, and the movie is a lot more popular than the graphic novel series. There is a huge spike in interest (on either graph) around August 2010, then a long tail into the present. By country, for the graphic novel series, the top ten countries for search volume are: Iceland (by a large margin), Mexico, Chile, Puerto Rico, United States, Philippines, South Korea, Paraguay, Australia. By country, for the movie, the top ten countries for search volume are: Mexico, Chile, Canada, Puerto Rico, United States, Russia, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom. Size of Fandom: Based on a few data points... According to Oni press, in 2010, and after 6 years, Scott Pilgrim's final volume, Finest Hour had sold over 1 million copies in North America alone (Comicsbeat)... so, presumably that gives about one million as one possible estimate It has over 300 000 ratings on IMDB It has over 12 000 subscribers on the Scott Pilgrim subreddit There is a discord server, Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Discord which has over 400 members ... so it's probably fair to say that there are tens of thousands of fans. Fan Demographics: Looking at the ratings from IMDB, we can get an extremely loose sense of the demographics (for the movie at least): Age: Predominantly folks between ages 18-29 (38%) and 30-44 (37%) Gender: Predominantly male (68%) as compared to female (15%); data is missing for other genders Fast Facts: There are about 150 Scott Pilgrim works on Archive of Our Own During its opening weekend, the movie raised $10.5m at the box office... significantly less than the $60m the movie cost to make Last Episode's Famous Last Words T How popular is Scott, as a character within the fandom? G Is the music portion of Scott Pilgrim as important to the GN fans as it is to fans of the movie? Z How divisive was the movie? Lauren What did you think of Lost at Sea?? Do you want to talk about Lost at Sea with Lauren? This week's spotlight Race Against Time IV > Now in its fourth year running, the Race Against Time is an annual charity marathon to raise money for the Alzheimer Society of Canada by beating the SNES classic, Chrono Trigger, as many times as possible in 24 hours. This year, the event is running every week until August 11 and 12 for the main event (see website for detailed schedule). > > Alzheimer's is a terrible disease that slowly robs those afflicted of their memories, and, eventually, their very sense of being. We are racing to help preserve those memories of loved ones and for a cure to stop it once and for all! > > All donations go directly to the Alzheimer Society of Canada. Famous Last Words This week's famous last words around next week's fandom, speculative fiction! T Is the distinction between speculative fiction and genre fiction substantial? Z Is speculative fiction a label from authors, publisher, fans...? G I speculative fiction meant to be cautionary? Is it all black mirror? Matt "Avenge me" Where does speculative fiction tow the line; when does something stop qualifying as speculative fiction? Where can you find us online? We are everywhere! Most notably though, we like to hang out in a few places on social media: If you want to be part of our podcast (or just want to check us out), we record our podcast LIVE on twitch.tv every Monday at 20:00 Eastern Time! For all the latest updates, check us out on Facebook or Twitter To see the latest hijinx from our conventions or even our daily lives and adventures, check us out on Instagram For our latest convention updates, Let's Plays, and other in-real-life video, check out our YouTube channel We're also on iTunes, and Google Play, and would love it if you could leave a review and rating! if you want to reach us, and for some reason none of those work for you, try nick@thenickscast.com You can check out our website; that will mostly bring you back to this stuff. Everything is thenickscast, so if you can't find us, go on your social network and search for that! What is "Fanthropological"? How did you read this far without asking this question?! Fanthropological is an anthropological (ish) podcast where we bring the fan's-eye view to you! Each week, we take a look at a different fandom, dig up interesting background, trivia, and history, and try to get to why it is that people are a fan. We also try to highlight good causes related to that fandom, and find interesting things that fans have created to share those to the world. Each episode is about an hour. Ish. Who is "The Nickscast"? We are the Nickscast! Three products of late-80s / early-90s pop culture who love exploring fandom and everything geek ... who also happen to have been best buddies since high school, and all happen to be named Nick. Yes, we are super creative (dare we say, the most creative). Ahem We are Nick Green, Nick Terwoord, and Nick Zacharewicz: We started the Nickscast as a labour of love, and as a place to entertain and to discuss our love of fans and fandom, and all that is shiny and interesting in that realm. It's what lead us to start our first podcast, our satellite podcasts, Fanthropological, and so much more. We want to help others learn more about different fandoms, and to create empathy with other fans: We dream of a world where other fans aren't "those Weird-o's", but just folks with different tastes. A world where fandom is full of discourse and analysis, and there are plenty of tools and resources to help. Fans building communities to do good in the world. Because everyone's a fan. Thanks Special thanks to Matt for making the time to chat with us, AND for providing his own show notes for this episode! Also, thanks from Matt to the following folks (many of whom were part of early Scott Pilgrim fan communities): Rebecca Blanchard Erin Encheta MaddoxFan Media Mike of What To Play Gaming for his series on Scott Pilgrim vs The World Credits Sources Wikipedia - Scott Pilgrim Comics Beat - Scott Pilgrim's finest sales chart: 1 million in print IMDB - Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Reddit - Scott Pilgrim The Telegraph - Scott Pilgrim: where are all his geeky fans? Google Trends - Scott Pilgrim io9 - Scott Pilgrim author says it "sucks" that the story was "so white" r/ScottPilgrim - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game FAQ A Forever Quest - Graphic Novel Review: Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O’Malley Quora - What-do-Fans-of-the-Scott-Pilgrim-vs-the-World-Comic-Think-of-Mary-Elizabeth-Winsteads-Performance-in-the Film? Quora - What Made Michael Cera Perfect for the Role of Scott Pilgrim? Quora - Why Did the Movie Scott Pilgrim Versus the World get Such Good Reviews? Quora - Why Does Scott Pilgrim vs. The World have a Cult Following? Quora - Why Has Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Performed Poorly at the Box Office? r/FanTheories - The Moral of Scott Pilgrim r/Movies - I Didn't Get the Hype with Scott Pilgrim vs The World - Am I Missing Something? r/Movies - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is a Perfect Film. r/Movies - What's Your Opinion on 'Scott Pilgrim vs the World'? r/ScottPilgrim - A Question for Fans of Scott Pilgrim Fan Fiction. r/ScottPilgrim - What Drew You to the Scott Pilgrim Series? r/ScottPilgrim - Why Scott Pilgrim is Oane of the Greatest Stories of the Time. And Random Discussion Things Mean A Lot - Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O’Malley Watchman Comic Movie Forum - Bryan Lee O' Malley's Lost at Sea Music / Sound "End of Year" by TeknoAXE used under CC BY 4.0 All other music and sound for this week's episode were provided by Nick Green!

An overlooked type of writing is the craft of writing lyrics for music. What comes first, the words or the music? How do you put it all together in a song? Jen takes you through a selection of her own lyrics in a range of forms and genres. Please leave your comments and rate this podcast! All material written by Jen Frankel; edited by Sultan Ridwan. Theme music: Saturday Afternoon Self Portrait by Xenofranka (Jen's musical alter ego), from the album Sans Vocce.

Fairy tales have been central to storytelling for centuries, and in the form of legends and myths, stretch back past the beginning of recorded history. Host Jen Frankel delves into their power with three excerpts from her own work, Voices, The End of the Sphinx, and Emerald and Embergris. Edited by Sultan Ridwan, all content by Jen Frankel

Selections from my poetry collection Politics as Life, presented in the context of the current American presidency and its attendant scandals. Warning: keep an open mind for the sake of compassion! Read more at www.jenfrankel.com/books or at Wattpad under the username Jen Frankel. I welcome your comments and questions!

http://www.bazaargala.com Aslan Vakilian, founder of BazaarGala.com, a 21st century online bazaar, a new shopping experience to showcase the most magnificent and dazzling 21st Century concept of Virtual Bazaar. Enjoy window shopping, find all small and medium businesses with same products and services in each virtual lane of the area and postal code. Finding what is needed and what you love, has never been more muse, do not take our words, just click on the map, surf the site. For more information: All merchants and businesses please contact Aslan at: info@bazaargala.com Please go to the site (http://www.bazaargala.com) and click on the Lanes to start your search. In conversation with Hugh Reilly and Jen Frankel on Liquid Lunch 2017-01j-19 on http://www.thatchannel.com

http://www.leverage.it Ben Feferman, founder and CEO of Leverage.it goes into detail about what they do, and how they take great visions for applications and technology and make it a viable reality. Hugh Reilly and Jen Frankel interview Ben Feferman (http://www.thatchannel.com) about the advances of entrepreneurialism using today's technology. Liquid Lunch 2017- j 01-12 Ben Feferman

http://www.FrenchTutoringCTR.com In conversation with Gisele Tchatat, director of the French Tutoring Centre, with two locations in Toronto and one in c. The French Tutoring Centre offers a unique teaching facility that uses a specialized teaching approach unequalled in the tutoring industry. Why learn French? For starters Canada is proudly bilingual! Children need extra help in French for school while adults are planning that visit or permanent move to Quebec or another French speaking country and want to learn French before they go. Others dream of pursuing careers where French is a requirement, working for French or bilingual firms in Canada. Whatever the reasons and no matter if you’re a beginner, advanced learner or just love French, we design a customized program that will fit your needs and your goals. The French Tutoring Centre is accountable for the success of its students. With ThatChannel's Hugh Reilly and Jen Frankel. Pls contact Gisele Tchatat - Director: gisele@frencht

http://COAOntario.com Linda Pinizzotto, founder and CEO of Ontario's Condo Owners' Association discusses the problems faced by condo owners and corporations when condos get rented out as Air BnBs and disrespected by the visitors who treat your home like a hotel. A looming problem in Toronto and elsewhere in the province, Linda's information will help you plan for an almost inevitable assault on your property values. In conversation with ThatChannel's Hugh Reilly and Jen Frankel 2017-01j-11

http://radical-acceptance.com Relationships are hard work and that's just the way it is. It's all about working consciously and moving into a greater level of maturity. The real goal is personal growth, and relationships - no matter how difficult - are ideally designed to help you grow. Love doesn't keep the relationship together; matching neuroses do! Christopher Oliphant and Ronna Smithrim in conversation with Hugh Reilly and Jen Frankel on Liquid Lunch at http://www.thatchannel.com

Jen Frankel, author of "Undead Redhead", a story about a vegan zombie, soon to be a major motion picture, pops in for a surprise interview with surprise Liquid Lunch host Stella Hunt. Jen describes her writing process and her approach to compelling characters, winning stories, and the stygian road to commercial success as a Canadian artist.

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We got a stereo, you just got to turn the knob and baby we'll go as far as we can... but we're not garbage men. This week, we have special guest, [Matthew Tyler Di Leo (aka SonicMTD)](https://twitter.com/SonicMTD) to help talk us through the fandom of Scott Pilgrim... fans. Next week, we have [Jen Frankel, author of the Undead Redhead series](http://www.jenfrankel.com/) to chat with us about fans of speculative fiction! ## Where can I learn more about Matt? If you'd like to hear more from Matt or check out his work, you're in luck! - City in Wires, [his band](https://www.facebook.com/CityInWires/) - His [YouTube](https://youtube.com/SonicMTD) - His [Twitter](https://twitter.com/SonicMTD) - His [Facebook](https://facebook.com/SonicMTD) ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **History and Origins:** > Scott Pilgrim is a series of graphic stories by Bryan Lee O'Malley. The series is about Canadian Scott Pilgrim, a slacker and part-time musician who lives in Toronto, Ontario and plays bass guitar in a band. He falls in love with American delivery girl Ramona Flowers, but must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. > > The series consists of six digest size black-and-white volumes, released between August 2004 and July 2010, by Portland-based independent comic book publisher Oni Press. It was later republished by Fourth Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins. Full-colour hardback volumes, coloured by Nathan Fairbairn, were released from August 2012 to April 2014. > > A film adaptation of the series titled Scott Pilgrim vs. the World starring actor Michael Cera in the title role was released in August 2010. A video game adaptation developed by Ubisoft for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade was released the same month. > > — [Wikipedia - Scott Pilgrim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Pilgrim) **Search Data:** As far as Google trends data goes, Scott Pilgrim looks like a flash in the pan, and [the movie is a lot more popular than the graphic novel series](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F05j3y0,%2Fm%2F05t0_2v). There is a huge spike in interest (on either graph) around August 2010, then a long tail into the present. By country, for the graphic novel series, the top ten countries for search volume are: Iceland (by a large margin), Mexico, Chile, Puerto Rico, United States, Philippines, South Korea, Paraguay, Australia. By country, for the movie, the top ten countries for search volume are: Mexico, Chile, Canada, Puerto Rico, United States, Russia, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom. **Size of Fandom:** Based on a few data points... - According to Oni press, in 2010, and after 6 years, Scott Pilgrim's final volume, _Finest Hour_ had sold over 1 million copies in North America alone ([Comicsbeat](http://www.comicsbeat.com/scott-pilgrims-finest-sales-chart-1-million-in-print/))... so, presumably that gives about one million as one possible estimate - It has [over 300 000 ratings on IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446029/?ref_=tt_urv) - It has over 12 000 subscribers [on the Scott Pilgrim subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/ScottPilgrim) - There is a discord server, [_Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Discord_](https://discordapp.com/invite/QzBnDad) which has over 400 members ... so it's probably fair to say that there are _tens of thousands of fans_. **Fan Demographics:** Looking at the [ratings from IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446029/ratings?ref_=tt_ov_rt), we can get an extremely loose sense of the demographics (for the movie at least): - *Age*: Predominantly folks between ages 18-29 (38%) and 30-44 (37%) - *Gender*: Predominantly male (68%) as compared to female (15%); data is missing for other genders **Fast Facts:** - There are about 150 Scott Pilgrim works on [Archive of Our Own](https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Scott%20Pilgrim%20-%20All%20Media%20Types/works) - During its opening we

You find yourself in the not so distant future; it's a place just a bit different, but in ways you hadn't imagined, and its where you will spend the REST OF YOUR LIFE. ... Alright, we're not all speculative fiction writers, but we do have a special guest, Jen Frankel, to join us to talk about the fandom around it! Next week, we were born to make history... and talk about fans of Yuri!!! on ICE (with special guest, Nikola, of [YOI Wednesdays](https://twitter.com/yoiwednesdays)). ## Where can I learn more about Jen Frankel? If you want to hear more about Jen Frankel and the work she does, why not check out some of the following: - Her website: [jenkfrankel.com](http://jenfrankel.com) - Her podcast: [JFRRS](http://www.jenfrankel.com/jen-frankel-reads-random-shit/) - Her twitter: [@jenfrankel](https://twitter.com/jenfrankel) ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **History and Origins:** > Judith Merril, Canadian author, editor, and activist, defined speculative fiction in 1966: “… stories whose objective is to explore, to discover, to learn, by means of projection, extrapolation, analogue, hypothesis-and-paper-experimentation, something about the nature of the universe, of man, or ‘reality'…” > > — [DIYMFA - Defining Speculative Fiction](https://diymfa.com/writing/defining-speculative-fiction) > Speculative fiction is an umbrella genre encompassing narrative fiction with supernatural or futuristic elements. This includes, but not limited to, science fiction, fantasy, superhero fiction, science fantasy, horror, utopian and dystopian fiction, supernatural fiction as well as combinations thereof. > ... > In its English-language usage in arts and literature since the mid 20th century, "speculative fiction" as a genre term is often attributed to Robert A. Heinlein. In his first known use of the term, in ... 1947, Heinlein used it specifically as a synonym for "science fiction"; in a later piece, he explicitly stated that his use of the term did not include fantasy. However, though Heinlein may have come up with the term on his own, there are earlier citations ... > ... > In the 2000s, the term came into wider use as a convenient collective term for a set of genres. However, some writers, such as Margaret Atwood, continue to distinguish "speculative fiction" specifically as a "no Martians" type of science fiction, "about things that really could happen." > > — [Wikipedia - Speculative Fiction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculative_fiction) **Search Data:** Based on google trends data [since 2004](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F014dfn), speculative fiction is on the rise! Around 2008, interest seems to have picked up until about 2015 where interest levels off and follows an oddly periodic pattern. (Interest in _Science Fiction_ dwarfs interest in speculative fiction, but, interestingly enough, is on the decline, by comparison.) The top ten countries for _Speculative Fiction_, by search volume, are as follows: Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Latvia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan (Canada is 26th, United States is 28th). **Fan Demographics:** We couldn't find any demographics about fans, but we did come across some [data from Tor UK's author submissions](https://www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/science-fiction-and-fantasy/sexism-genre-publishing-publishers-perspective): - Out of 503 submissions, 32% came from female writers - Historical / Epic / High-Fantasy: 33% Women, 67% Men - Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Romance: 57% Women, 43% Men - Horror: 17% Women, 83% Men - Science-Fiction: 22% Women, 78% Men - YA: 68% Women, 32% Men - Other: 27% Women, 73% Men ### [Last Episode's](http://fanthropological.com/e/36795e0fece884/#player) Famous Last Words **T** Is the distinction between speculative fiction and genre fiction substantial? **Z** Is speculative fiction a label from author