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We share a lot of success stories here on the ISO Show, along with hints, tips and updates to Standards, including insights from our consultants who work with Standards day in and day out.  In our latest mini-series, we're taking a step back to introduce members of our team, to explore how they fell into the world of ISO and discuss the common challenges they face while helping clients achieve ISO certification.   In this episode we introduce Darren Morrow, a Senior Consultant at Blackmores, to learn about his journey towards becoming an ISO Consultant and what drives him to help clients on their ISO journey.   You'll learn ·      What is Darren's role at Blackmores? ·      What does Darren enjoy outside of consultancy? ·      What path did Darren take to become an ISO Consultant? ·      What is the biggest challenge he's faced when implementing ISO Standards? ·      What is Darren's biggest achievement?   Resources ·      Isologyhub ·      Engagement Amplifier Gameplan   In this episode, we talk about: [00:30] Episode Summary – We introduce Darren Morrow, a Senior Consultant here at Blackmores, to discuss his journey towards becoming an ISO consultant who specialises in ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001.   [03:45] What is Darren's role at Blackmores? Darren is a Senior Consultant with Blackmores, supporting companies with maintaining systems, undertaking internal audits, and supporting with implementing new systems to gain certification. A key part of his role is translating ISO Standards into plain English, and guides clients on how to apply them in practice. [04:55] What does Darren enjoy doing outside of consultancy?: Darren moved to Norfolk back in 2021 ans has since found the relaxed way of life there to be a great fit. It also offers a lot of good walking opportunities for his 2 Leonberger's (giant breed dogs), who mostly enjoy the local parks and beach walks. Darren is also an avid reader, clocking in a whopping 343 weeks' worth of reading on his kindle. His favourite genres include:- ·      Crime, thriller, adventure types - Clive Cussler, Michael Connelly, David Baldacci, CJ Box, Dan Brown, James Carol ·      Horror - James Herbert, Stephen King ·      Supernatural, urban fantasy, fantasy - Ben Aaronvitch, Jim Butcher, Raymond E Feist, C S Lewis & Tolkien ·      Historical - CJ Sansom, SJ Parris ·      And Terry Pratchett for a weird dose of reality. He's also a movie buff, with a collection of over 1,000 films ranging from the 1930's all the way to modern era. Recently he took on the challenge of watching all the Marvel films in chronological order, which took a few weeks! [10:35] What was Darren's path towards becoming an ISO Consultant?: Before Blackmores, Darren was the Quality Manager for a company that worked within the Highways Maintenance sector, working there for 8 years. For the first 18 months he was primarily the Quality Manager for a specific contract on the Olympic Park, as that contract came to an end, he moved into the main company Quality Manager role supporting multiple highway term maintenance contracts along with various smaller projects that the business won. Prior to that, he was a SHEQ Advisor within the Rail industry, working for a signaling company. Darren worked there for about 5 years, within head office support roles for quality and health and safety, moving to working on supporting the project teams and project delivery for signaling schemes. Overall, looking back, he's worked with standards within a quality, health & safety, environmental for around 25 years now.  [13:20] What is Darren's favourite aspect of being a Consultant? – Darren likes the variety. As an ISO Consultant, he gets to work with lots of different people, companies and industries, so he gets to learn a lot about how they work and how Standards apply to different industries. He also enjoys the fact that after working with clients for a number of years, he becomes just another member of the team.   [15:15] What Standards does Darren specilaise in and why? Starting with: ·      ISO 9001 Quality: This is the main standard that Darren starting working with back in 1999 ·      ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety: While working within rail, Darren was given the opportunity to do some training and proceeded to complete NEBOSH courses - general and construction, this proved invaluable in future roles. ·      ISO 14001 Environmental: Darren ended up working with this Standard as part of on-going development. His role as a Quality Manager expanded, and at the time, all external audits with our certification body were coordinated through him. So, for on-going development he completed the NEBOSH environmental managed certificate. ·      ISO 50001 Energy Management: This is one of Darren's favourites. He's taken on this standard since working with Blackmores and seemed like a natural progression with the work he was already doing. He likes how this standard helps companies think more about their impacts on the environment in terms of energy consumption. In terms of companies climate change impacts, Darren likes how ISO 50001 can support deep dives into data that is available or not clearly available in many cases to support improvement and reduction in energy consumption. This also can pave the way for those companies that take it more seriously, and progress to newer standards like ISO14064-1 for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gases, but also part 3 for the verification and validation of greenhouse gases. This is where our sister company, Carbonology Ltd, really excel. Darren does his bit with ISO 50001 clients to educate and prepare them for taking more proactive steps towards meaningful energy and carbon reporting. For example, if they grow sufficiently or fall within the parameters of mandatory schemes such as ESOS or SECR reporting, or they just want to do their bit and demonstrate their commitment to minimising their impact on the environment and overall energy consumption. [23:10] What is the biggest challenge Darren had faced during a project and how did he overcome it?: He doesn't have a single one that stands out, but common issues are usually either down to availability or commitment of the individuals within the company he's supporting. For example, the company may decide that they require certification to a standard or multiple standards. There will be commitment from some within the business, and there are those that may not see the importance or feel it's not important to them and what they do.  Darren's job is to support the company in achieving its main goal in gaining certification. His work with the company involved explaining what is to be done and why. He's found that most of any resistance is because individuals do not know the why and how it impacts them, etc. The other aspect is to make it clear that he is not there to tell them what to do, or that they're doing it wrong. He works with people to either document the process (where required), help them find improvement in the process and continue to search for improvement. [27:00] What is Darren's proudest achievement? Darren states that there's no one definitive achievement to highlight, rather he would say supporting clients who are new to the standards. Working with them and providing knowledge so that they know the 'why' and understand the standards and their processes, and finally seeing the end result with being recommended for certification. The ones that he's particularly happy with are those that go for multiple standards, that result in recommendation for certification with little or no significant findings from the certification body, it shows that the company has been fully engaged and embedded the overall process into how they work. If you'd like any assistance with implementing ISO standards, get in touch with us, we'd be happy to help! We'd love to hear your views and comments about the ISO Show, here's how: ●     Share the ISO Show on Twitter or Linkedin ●     Leave an honest review on iTunes or Soundcloud. Your ratings and reviews really help and we read each one. Subscribe to keep up-to-date with our latest episodes: Stitcher | Spotify | YouTube |iTunes | Soundcloud | Mailing List

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast Jane Johnson is from Cornwall and has worked in the book industry for 30 years as a bookseller, publisher and writer. For many years she was responsible for publishing the works of JRR Tolkien, and later worked on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, spending months in New Zealand with cast and crew (she wrote the official visual companions to the films). The authors she publishes include George R.R. Martin, Dean Koontz, Robin Hobb, Mark Lawrence and Raymond E Feist. While she was in Morocco in 2005 to research The Tenth Gift she met her soon-to-be husband, a Berber tribesman from a village in the Anti-Atlas Mountains. Returning home, she gave up her office job in London, sold her flat and shipped the contents to Morocco and they were married later that year. They now split their time between Cornwall and Morocco, and Jane still works remotely as a Fiction Publishing Director for HarperCollins. We met Jane in Dartington Hall at the HNS Conference back in September and you can listen to that short episode (and watch the video on our Youtube channel), but when we read her CV, we knew we had to get her back for a full episode. Welcome back to RPS, Jane Johnson! Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast and X https://twitter.com/rock_swords 

Historical Novel Society Conference 2024! In this episode we chat with Jane Johnson. Novelist, editor, even publisher of the likes of George RR Martin, Raymond E. Feist, and Tolkien! She also worked on the Lord of the Rings movies. A really interesting guest we're sure you'll agree! https://www.janejohnsonbooks.com/ Join us on Patreon for monthly bonus episodes, a FREE copy of our book Tips for Writing, Publishing and Marketing Your Novel, and more perks. patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast Find out more about the Historical Novel Society (and become a member) here - https://historicalnovelsociety.org/

Christopher was homeschooled by his parents. As a child, he often wrote short stories and poems, made frequent trips to the library, and read widely. Some of his favorite books were Bruce Coville's Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, Frank Herbert's Dune, and Raymond E. Feist's Magician (now available in volumes one and two), as well as books by Anne McCaffrey, Jane Yolen, Brian Jacques, E.R. Eddison, David Eddings, and Ursula K. Le Guin. The idea of Eragon began as the daydreams of a teen. Christopher's love for the magic of stories led him to craft a novel that he would enjoy reading. The project began as a hobby, a personal challenge; he never intended it to be published. Before he began writing Eragon, he plotted out the entire adventure. He found that doing some of the same things as his characters allowed him to better understand their world, as well as to think of descriptions that otherwise would not have occured to him. To this end he forged his own knives and swords, made chain mail, spun wool, camped in the Beartooth Mountains, made his own bow, built survival shelters, learned to track game, fletched arrows, felled trees, hiked, and camped. In short, the books embody a great deal of his experience of living in Montana. His work also combined elements gathered from research and from his imagination. He read a huge amount of folklore while growing up, ranging from the Brothers Grimm to Beowulf, Nordic sagas, and the Aeneid, along with contemporary fantasy and science fiction. In addition, he learned about weaponry, food, clothing, and customs from the Middle Ages, which is roughly the era he envisioned Eragon living in. Armed with that information, he daydreamed the scenes with his characters. Then he took pen to paper and tried to recreate those images with words. Christopher was fifteen when he wrote the first draft of Eragon. He took a second year to revise the book, and then gave it to his parents to read. The family decided to self-publish the book and spent a third year preparing the manuscript for publication: copyediting, proofreading, designing a cover, typesetting the manuscript, and creating marketing materials. During this time Christopher drew the map for Eragon, as well as the dragon eye for the book cover (which now appears inside the Knopf hardcover edition). The manuscript was sent to press and the first books arrived in November 2001. The Paolini family spent the next year promoting the book at libraries, bookstores, and schools in 2002 and early 2003.

Forever Judging Special Edition Books by their Covers Another book show! I know, I know, it's like I don't know what else to talk about these days. But hear me out! Or better yet, hear US out. I'm joined today by Sara, whom you may recall, joined me on a previous show back in December. We knew we wanted to chat again because there's always something to talk about with so many books to be throwing money at. But we're also joined by someone who is well known in the bookish community. Everyone's favorite Instagram book subscription sleuth, TheAutumnBookReads is chatting with us! See kids, this is what happens when you're not afraid to shoot your shots

In this week's episode, we take a look at seven popular movies about writing & writers and take a look at what they got wrong. This coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of DRAGONSKULL: CURSE OF THE ORCS (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills) at my Payhip store: SPRINGORCS The coupon code is valid through May 20th, 2024. So if you need a new audiobook for spring, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello everyone. Welcome to Episode 198 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is April 26th, 2024 and today we were talking about seven of the most inaccurate movies about writers. Before we do that, we will have writing updates, Coupon of the Week, and a Question of the Week. So let's start with Coupon of the Week. First up, let's do Coupon of the Week. This coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Dragonskull: Curse of the Orc (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills) at my Payhip store. That coupon code is SPRINGORCS and that's SPRINGORCS. As always, that coupon code will be in the show notes. This coupon code is valid through May 20th, 2024. So if you need a new audiobook for spring, we have got you covered. Now an update on my current writing projects and audiobook projects. I'm currently on Chapter 16 of Cloak of Titans. I'm not sure how many chapters it's going to end up being. My number keeps changing, but I think right now it's 25. I am over halfway through the book and I'm hoping to be past the 70,000 word point by the end of the day, if all goes well. I'm hoping to still have that out before the end of May. I am also 5,000 words into Half-Orc Paladin, which should come out this summer. After Cloak of Titans is out, my next main project will be Shield of Darkness, which I know many people have been asking about, so hopefully it will not be too much longer until I start on Shield of Darkness. In audiobook news, Hollis McCarthy is almost done recording Ghost in the Veils, and we should hopefully have that available to listen to sometime in May. Brad Wills is currently recording the anthology Tales of the Shield Knight, which will contain over 15 of the Shield Knight short stories that I wrote for the Sevenfold Sword and Dragontiarna series, and that should also hopefully be out sometimes toward the end of May or possibly June. So that is where I'm at with my current writing and audiobook projects. 00:01:58 Question of the Week/Update on Starfield from Previous Question of the Week Next up is Question of the Week, which is designed to inspire interesting discussions of enjoyable topics. This week's question: what is the first fantasy novel you remember reading? After all, if you're hanging around the website of Jonathan Moeller, Pulp Writer, there's a non-zero chance that you enjoy fantasy books. So it seems like a reasonable question, and it was indeed a reasonable question because we got a lot of responses. Our first response is from Justin, who says: believe it or not, the first fantasy novel I read was The Hobbit. My older sisters had pooled their money to buy the paper version of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. I saw them reading it, and since my sisters were for once not being nasty to each other and reading together, it had to be good. After they finished The Hobbit, I asked to borrow it. It was allowed to read it as long as I didn't leave the room and wash my hands first. I was eight. Our next response is from Mary, who says: I remember my first reading of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. It was by no stretch of the imagination my first fantasy novel. Our next comment is from Stuart, who says: Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings. When I was younger/preteens, I loved adventure books like Hardy Boys and The Three Investigators. I didn't really read much in the coming years, until one day it was raining outside and being bored, I made a nuisance of myself when my older brother was trying to watch TV. He finally snapped, told me to shut up, threw Pawn of Prophecy at me, and told me to read that. The rest, as they say, is history. I went from adding Eddings to Feist and Gemmel and then on to Jordan, etcetera. I will always have a soft spot for David Eddings books, though. So it seems the common themes here will be a sibling rivalry inspiring love of fantasy literature. Our next response is from Grace, who says: does the Magic Treehouse series count? If not, Chronicles of Narnia. Leanne says Dragonriders of Pern. Boy, did I want a dragon! Melinda says Piers Anthony's Night Mare. I was in 6th grade and my friend gave it to me for my birthday. Cheryl says: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. From then on, it was full steam ahead, Feist, Eddings, Tolkien, Irvine, and now most of the fantasy/sci-fi authors that are currently publishing on Kindle. David says: probably The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. Kevin says: many, many moons ago it was the Earthsea trilogy by Ursula Le Guin. Then I wandered into TV and films in the sci-fi genre for a number of years, forsaking the written word. My imagination was recaptured more recently, about a decade ago, a decade ago, when a friend lent me a copy of Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind. Alan says: I've been through most of these mentioned so far though the years but my first introduction to once he was Edgar Rice Burroughs, like Tarzan, John Carter of Mars, Pellucidar, etcetera. Then on to Tolkien. Randy says: for me it was The Hobbit.  Went on a family vacation with my uncle and his family. I was introduced to The Hobbit. My uncle will read just about every night to my cousins, and as we're all sharing the same room, my sister and I began hearing the story. We got home. I asked my dad if I could read his copy. 50 some odd years later, I'm still devouring as many books as I can. Mike says: I am not sure which one it was, but I believe it was either The Hobbit or The Sword of Shannara. Diana says: The Gunslinger. I said what I said. Venus says: A Wrinkle in Time or Dragonsong. I know that the Pern books are actually science fiction, but I don't recall any of the science stuff that first time I read it. It was the first Pern book I read. The first epic fantasy I recall reading was Dragons of Autumn Twilight. Gary says: I couldn't give you a title or author, but I definitely remember the Choose Your Own Adventure books in the fantasy genre as a young reader. Tom said: Not 100% sure, but this is my best guess. It would be The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Ah, the Chronicles of Narnia. What a series. Juana says: I read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Catriona says: The Hobbit after listening to the BBC Radio play adaptation in the ‘70s. Pippa says: Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. I've reread them lots too and I've never tired of them. Perry says: Do the Iliad, Odyssey, and Beowulf count? For modern fantasy, would be a toss-up between The Hobbit and The Belgariad. Joy says: the Thomas Covenant series. My boyfriend at the time was into sci-fi and fantasy novels, so I borrowed it and was hooked. A different Glenn says: either Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey or the Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia A. McKillip. I love them both in the same summer while visiting my dad and cannot remember which one came first, but I got hooked on fantasy fiction that summer. Mandy says: The first time I remember reading the left an impression was the Dragonlance Legends series. My favorite fantasy series is Discworld. Gary (a different Gary) says: First one I remember is the Elfstones of Shannara. Also, the Dragonriders of Pern and Crystal Singer series. John says: Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander. I was nine years old. It created a lifelong love of fantasy for me. Darla says: A Wrinkle in Time, The Faraway Lurs, and The Runaway Robot were some of the books I read as a kid. Later it was Lord of the Rings and The Dragonriders of Pern and I continue reading to this day. Andy says first ever was the Deverry series by Katherine Kerr. It was a very intense read for 14 year old on an 8 hour drive on a family trip. Sue says David Eddings- all his series, and Anne McCaffrey, Dragonrider series. Brock says Lord of the Rings. Susan says: probably Lord of the Rings, but it's over 50 years ago. I can't really remember. Edward says The Legend of Huma by Richard A. Knaak. Michael says. Now there's a question! Probably The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe or one of the other Narnia books, all of which are obviously epic. And finally, Judy says the White Mountains by John Christopher or anything by Dr. Seuss. So I think we can see it's safe to say that if you have a small children between the ages of eight and 10 and you want to get them into fantasy literature, the best places to start would be either The Hobbit, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, or perhaps the Dragonriders of Pern. For myself, the very first fantasy novel I ever read was Magician Master by Raymond E. Feist. What got me into that book was The Betrayal at Krondor computer game, which of course was a classic. After I finished the game, I did some reading. Remember this was way before the Internet, so you couldn't find out anything you wanted whenever you wanted and I was astonished to realize that Krondor was in fact based off an actual novel series. So I got Magician Master and started reading it. Fun fact, years later I realized that Magician Master was in fact the sequel to Magician Apprentice and went back to read the first book. So that was this week's Question of the Week. You may remember that last week's Question of the Week was what new Xbox game I should try. Many people had excellent suggestions. I think I'm going to go with Starfield from all the suggestions last week. The reason for this is that Starfield reminds me a great deal of Wing Commander Privateer from the ‘90s. If you remember, the Wing Commander series of PC games, they're basically Top Gun but in space. Privateer took the basic flight gameplay mechanic but changed it so you're an independent privateer captain and you had to make your way through the Gemini sector as a mercenary, a merchant, a pirate, a bounty hunter, or some combination of them. You had to buy your own equipment and weapons and find a way to turn a profit in your jobs, since you had to pay for everything. If you played the main plots, you got involved in conspiracy involving a lost alien relic, but you don't have to do any main plot at all. You just fly around the galaxy making credits, fighting pirates, and trading. Starfield basically feels like someone took Wing Commander Privateer, and then added on a Skyrim-esque role-playing experience for when your character is on the ground. I know it got middling reviews, but I'm enjoying the game so far. Perhaps because, at least to my eye, it feels like a massively updated version of Wing Commander Privateer. 00:09:43 Main Topic: Seven of the Most Inaccurate Movies About Writers Now we're 10 minutes into the show and still haven't gotten to our main topic, so I think it's time we should finally do that, which is Seven of the Most Inaccurate Movies About Writers. I decided to do this because I noticed that whenever a novelist or a writer of fiction turns up in a movie, the depiction of it tends to be grossly inaccurate. That's hardly unique to writers. The joke among the military officers, former military officers, and law enforcement officers is that whenever the military or law enforcement turns up on TV, you can have a good drinking game by counting all the inaccuracies and things that they get wrong. So why should writing be any different? I think the difference might be that writing is kind of a more aspirational career, where it's the sort of career that people tend to daydream about, like going off and becoming a writer and so they tend to get a lot of things wrong about that. So with the help of my transcriptionist, we pulled together a list of seven of the most inaccurate movies about writing. There's actually a couple of Hallmark movies on here, and this isn't to bash on Hallmark movies. I think Hallmark movies tend to be about the fantasy of romance in the way that a show like Law and Order is about the fantasy of law enforcement and criminal justice, or a movie like John Wick is about the fantasy of violence or a game like SimCity is about the fantasy of managing a large city. The reality is of none of these things are nothing like the way they're portrayed in fiction, but instead, Law and Order is about the fantasy of what we would like the criminal justice system to be like and John Wick is kind of like, you know, a revenge fantasy of what we imagine we would do if someone actually shot our dog. So with that in mind, let's look at seven of the most inaccurate movies we found about writing. The first one is called Winter Love Story from Hallmark in 2019. It kind of deserves the 22% it got in the Rotten Tomatometer. The plot is a debut writer who wrote a memoir is appearing on a book tour of a famous fantasy author in order to boost her sales. They travel around visiting charming bed and breakfasts with plenty of time to talk about their feelings. The fantasy writer has a dog that he really loves a lot. The movie really revolves more around the dog more than the books. Now, why is this a bad movie about writing? For one thing, it has an unrealistic view of book tours, namely that a debut writer who is writing a memoir (which is a notoriously hard to sell genre) would be given such a lavish book tour paired with an author outside her genre. Cross-genre of sales promotions here in the real world tend not to work terribly well, because someone who wants to buy an 800 page fantasy novel about dragons is probably not going to be super interested in picking up a new writer's memoir are about her failed dating life. The movie also has an unrealistic view of book marketing and the involvement level and commitment of traditional publishing staff. If traditional publishing marketing staff is marketing 50 plus other writers, they're not going to follow your whimsical book tour and give tons of advice and coaching along the way. Book tours really don't sell very many books in general, to the point where Brandon Sanderson, who is probably the top selling fantasy author in the world right now, stopped doing book tours in 2020 when COVID came along (because you know, everyone had to stop doing book tours). But after all the various restrictions lifted, he found that he really wasn't interested in resuming it because of the physical drain of traveling and it turned out it had no impact on sales whatsoever. Finally, the movie touts the very false belief that the skill of giving heartfelt, heavily autobiographical speeches is the essential skill in marketing your work. Honestly, if you want to sell books, you would have better luck learning how to use Amazon ads or Facebook ads effectively, but I expect that would not make for a very good Hallmark movie. The second movie we're going to talk about is Lost City from 2022, which I actually saw shortly after it came out because it turned up on streaming (I think it was on Prime). I thought it was actually pretty funny, but it was not terribly accurate about the business of writing. The plot is that a romance author is struggling to finish her book. While she's on tour with her famous cover model, she gets kidnapped and the cover model must turn into an action hero and rescue her. The plot very heavily borrows from the 1980s movie Romancing the Stone, which is also about a writer. The scenery in the movie is fantastic and Daniel Radcliffe plays the villain, this insane billionaire who kidnapped Sandra Bullock's character to help find lost treasure and their reactions were pretty funny. It's not a great movie about writing. Even the romance and romantasy (which is a combination of romance and fantasy) authors topping the best seller list right now (as of April 2024) do not have press tours that are more like a fan convention with a budget for sparkly jumpsuits and lighting effects, etcetera. Cover models do not get a lot (or even any) of promotion, attention, or respect from publishers. The cover model is given top billing on the tour along with the author, which just doesn't happen. One side note, what is probably realistic is the publisher trying to discourage tangents in full academic jargon by the author on her history related research interests. You will often find if you're reading a book that involved a lot of research on the part of the author, that the author is going to put that research into the book (whether the reader likes it or not). Our third movie is called Alex and Emma, which came out in 2003. The plot of this movie is that an author with writer's block has debts to a loan shark he must pay in 30 days or else the loan shark is going to get nasty. He hires a stenographer to help him church out a book and since it's a romantic comedy, you can probably guess what happens next. This movie was apparently very loosely inspired by the story of Dostoyevsky writing The Gambler/meeting his wife but is also apparently heavily inspired by the movie Paris When it Sizzles. Even with multiple sources of inspiration, it still received terrible reviews for an incoherent, unsatisfying plot. And why is this a bad movie about writing? For one thing, it treats writing a book draft in 30 days as a near impossible feat. Not to toot my own horn, so to speak, but I'm going to write the rough draft of Cloak of Titans in under 30 days. If all goes well, it will be well over 100,000 words. There's also once again the cliche that writing already must be autobiographical and reflect what's currently happening in your life in order to be good. If that were true, all my books would be about the adventures of a middle-aged IT guy, which would be kind of boring compared to epic fantasy novels. And another thing that's unrealistic is that the struggling writer gets a $125,000 advance from the publisher, but the publisher won't help him replace a computer when it gets destroyed by a loan shark's posse. Computers were, of course, quite a bit more expensive in 2003 than they are now, but still they cost a lot less than $125,000. So that part definitely didn't make sense. Our 4th movie is Not Another Happy Ending, which came out in 2013. A writer becomes successful but has writer's block when she's happy. Her publisher has to figure out how to make her unhappy so she can write again but falls in love with her in the process. And why is this a bad movie about writing? If following around most the successful writers in order to inspire them was the actual job of publishers, a few certain well known fantasy series might have at least one more book by now than they actually do. So we'll just move on from there. The fifth one is a movie that gets made fun of a lot and rather deservedly so: Eat, Pray, Love, which came out in 2010. The plot of this, obviously, is that a reader gets divorced and goes on a journey to Italy, India, and Bali in order to “find herself” and gain writing inspiration. Why is this a bad movie about writing? So many reasons! First, there's a sort of a cliche in poor taste that writers can't be great unless they leave their spouses, that their marriage is preventing someone from devoting themselves to great writing. Although the one thing you say for Eat, Pray, Love is that it's a gender flip as opposed to the way these things usually are in movies where it's the male writer who is being held back by his wife. The reality is that people with stable home lives are more likely to be productive than people without them, and this is true across all fields of endeavor, and not just writing. Another bad cliche is the idea that you need to bankroll a year of travel to luxury destinations in order to find inspiration to write isn't realistic or accurate, and in truth very, very, very, very, very few writers can actually afford this luxury. This type of thinking leads people to believe they need to go on expensive retreats in order to be a “real writer”, when in reality many famous writers rarely traveled. Examples: Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, I think J.R.R. Tolkien spent most of his post-war life entirely in England, etcetera. For myself, I do most of my writing either on my couch or while sitting in a $40 office chair I bought off Amazon Basics. That is definitely a cliche that you do not need to travel in order to write. In fact, travel can get in the way of getting writing done, which was one of the Brandon Sanderson's stated reasons for why he doesn't go on book tours too often anymore. Our 6th movie is As Good as It Gets, which came out in 1997. The premise of this movie is that a crabby, ill-behaved writer with some mental health challenges has a series of unexpected interactions that inspire him to become a better person. And why is this an inaccurate move about writing? First, there's a cliche that writers need to use a typewriter because a computer isn't as artistic or special. I know there are writers who insist on writing things longhand and or insist on using the typewriter and they have their reasons, but it's my belief that that is in fact very inefficient, and you should probably write on whatever method is most efficient or easy for you. And if you are writing for publication and profit, that means writing on a computer. If you don't like to type, you can dictate. There's also the idea I don't like that the idea that the reading public/critics will forgive terrible behavior or prejudice because of how brilliant you are. This is a fallacy you see across many professions where a brilliant doctor, a brilliant scientist, a brilliant politician, a brilliant writer, or whatever feels they have a license to act like a total jerk because they're so good at what they do. In reality, that often causes a lot of problems and ends up destroying the person's career. So that is a bad cliche, and one that if you're listening to this, I urge you not to put into practice in your daily life. Our seventh and final movie is another Hallmark one called A Novel Romance, which came out in 2015. In this story, a male romance writer who uses a pen name meets a female book reviewer who is unaware of his true identity even as they grow closer. Will pressure from his publisher to reveal his true identity hurt their budding romance? What did this movie get wrong about writing? First, there's the idea that pen names are somehow deceptive or shocking, especially in the romance genre where it's very common for a single writer to have multiple pen names. A professional book critic would consider it a very strong possibility that someone is writing under a pen name, which makes you wonder how competent the book critic is as a book critic. Publishers do not send limos to the airport for writers traveling to their personal vacation homes. If a writer is rich enough to have a limo and a personal vacation home, the writer is probably paying for it him or herself. The publisher is not. Most writing is not done on a legal pad while staring out onto the water next to your very expensive boat. Your agent, even a very nice agent (if such a thing exists) will not fly across the country multiple times in order to give you romantic advice. And finally, an author's pen name reveal would not be front page tabloid news. So those are just some of the things that movie got wrong about writing. So there those are 7 movies that are very inaccurate about what being a writer is like, and the point of that was not to pick on those movies (with the possible exception of Eat, Pray, Love, which deserves to be picked on) but to point out that the way they referenced what being a writer was like was often quite inaccurate, even if the movies themselves may or may not have been enjoyable for their intended audience. So that's it for this week. Thanks for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found it useful and a word of thanks to my transcriptionist help me to pull this list together because she's definitely seen more Hallmark movies than I have. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes on https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.

Zach takes his first tentative step into the massive world of Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar. Did it suck him in? Is he now on the hook for a significant addition to his TBR? Check this out to learn? Have you read these? No worries - this is a spoiler-lite review! #SFF #readingforpleasure #fantasy #booktuber #booktubers #FantasyFiction #FantasyBooks #books #Riftwar We hope you'll Like and Subscribe! Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges Check out our merch: https://www.newcreationsbyjen.com/collections/fantasyfortheages Rate & review us at Apple Podcast or wherever you download content. Email us: FantasyForTheAges@gmail.com. Find us on social media: Mastodon: @FantasyForTheAges@nerdculture.de Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fantasy4theAges Instagram: fantasy_for_the_ages Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyForTheAges

Gene and Willow must save the princess from vile monsters, but get derailed talking about The Empire Strikes Back, The Dark Crystal, and Batman's sexuality. It's another installment in THE YEAR OF SWORD AND SORCERY!

Join host Barney Smith of storycomic.com in this engaging episode of Storycomic Presents as he chats with accomplished author Matthew Wolf. Discover Matthew's journey from college years at the University of California, Santa Barbara, to catching the attention of Tracy Hickman and Raymond E. Feist at the La Jolla Writers Conference. Dive into the enchanting world of The Realmwalkers series, where Seekers harness elemental forces while scaling The World Tree for ultimate power. Protagonist Dren, a charming thief from a dystopian world, finds himself amidst gods, monsters, and magic, his journey altering destinies. Matthew also introduces the concept of "progression fantasy," offering a glimpse into this exciting new subgenre. Tune in to learn about the inspiration behind The Realmwalkers, Matthew's creative process, and his unique blend of magic and character-driven narratives. Subscribe, like, and share Storycomic Presents to stay connected to the realm of storytelling, creativity, and the captivating journey of "The Realmwalkers."

It is my pleasure to be joined by Sci-fi and Fantasy artist Don Maitz. His art has adorned the covers of books by Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, C. J. Cherryh, Stephen King, Gene Wolfe, Michael Moorcock, and Raymond E. Feist, among others. We discuss Don's entry into the business, a lecture he gives on actually telling a book by its cover, as well a couple of his most famous covers to date. I hope you enjoy this episode --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blaise-ancona/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blaise-ancona/support

Natáčeli jsme zase v jeskyni? To asi zjistíte jen poslechem. Jistotou ale je, že pro vás máme nový veletržní speciál, který jsme nahráli s účastí naživo. Takže vás čekají novinkové tipy, ale i zaručené tipy přítomných posluchačů. Perfektní audioknižní novinky Kudy kráčel zločin - Karel Tichý Terry Pratchett: Život v poznámkách pod čarou - Rob Wilkins Rozsudok ulice - Michael Connelly Stehy - Sára Zeithammerová Helimadoe - Jaroslav Havlíček Zaručené tipy posluchačů Sága o impériu - Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts Trilogie Medvědín - Fredrik Backman Červený trpaslík - Grant Naylor Kateřina Aragonská - Alison Weirová Žítkovské bohyně - Kateřina Tučková Listopád - Alena Mornštajnová Svědectví o životě v KLDR - Nina Špitálniková Mezi dvěma Kimy - Nina Špitálniková Vlastní životopis - Agatha Christie Sága o Zaklínači - Andrzej Sapkowski Babičky: mrtvý kuchař - Minna Lingrenová Růže pro Algernon - Daniel Keyes Piranesi - Susanah Clarke Hordubal - Karel Čapek Les v domě - Alena v Mornštajnové Nikdo není sám - Petra Soukupová The Storyteller - Dave Grohl Sústreď sa na vraždu - Karsten Dusse Bláznivá škola - Lukáš Pavlásek Neuvěřitelně šílené příběhy - Lukáš Pavlásek Tobiáš Lolness - Timothée de Fombelle Spasitel - Andy Weir Zvon (trilogie Žatva smrti) - Neal Shusterman Série Mycelium - Vilma Kadlečková Bylo nás pět - Karel Poláček A další tipy z živého nahrávání Kniha pro děti: Soví pošta - Anna Schlindenbuch Podcast Zazie v metru Podcast Literárna revue

Christopher Paolini drops by the Story Craft Cafe again to talk about his new releases this year, a sci fi thriller follow up called Fractal Noise, as well as his return this fall to the world of Eragon.  Christopher was homeschooled by his parents. As a child, he often wrote short stories and poems, made frequent trips to the library, and read widely. Some of his favorite books were Bruce Coville's Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, Frank Herbert's Dune, and Raymond E. Feist's Magician (now available in volumes one and two), as well as books by Anne McCaffrey, Jane Yolen, Brian Jacques, E.R. Eddison, David Eddings, and Ursula K. Le Guin. The idea of Eragon began as the daydreams of a teen. Christopher's love for the magic of stories led him to craft a novel that he would enjoy reading. The project began as a hobby, a personal challenge; he never intended it to be published. Before he began writing Eragon, he plotted out the entire adventure. He found that doing some of the same things as his characters allowed him to better understand their world, as well as to think of descriptions that otherwise would not have occured to him. To this end he forged his own knives and swords, made chain mail, spun wool, camped in the Beartooth Mountains, made his own bow, built survival shelters, learned to track game, fletched arrows, felled trees, hiked, and camped. In short, the books embody a great deal of his experience of living in Montana. His work also combined elements gathered from research and from his imagination. He read a huge amount of folklore while growing up, ranging from the Brothers Grimm to Beowulf, Nordic sagas, and the Aeneid, along with contemporary fantasy and science fiction. In addition, he learned about weaponry, food, clothing, and customs from the Middle Ages, which is roughly the era he envisioned Eragon living in. Armed with that information, he daydreamed the scenes with his characters. Then he took pen to paper and tried to recreate those images with words. Christopher was fifteen when he wrote the first draft of Eragon. He took a second year to revise the book, and then gave it to his parents to read. The family decided to self-publish the book and spent a third year preparing the manuscript for publication: copyediting, proofreading, designing a cover, typesetting the manuscript, and creating marketing materials. During this time Christopher drew the map for Eragon, as well as the dragon eye for the book cover (which now appears inside the Knopf hardcover edition). The manuscript was sent to press and the first books arrived in November 2001. The Paolini family spent the next year promoting the book at libraries, bookstores, and schools in 2002 and early 2003. In summer 2002, author Carl Hiaasen, whose stepson had read a copy of the self-published book while on vacation in Montana, brought Eragon to the attention of his publisher, Alfred A. Knopf Books For Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books. Michelle Frey, executive editor at Knopf, contacted Christopher and his family to ask if they might be interested in having Knopf publish Eragon. The answer was yes, and after another round of editing, Knopf published Eragon in August 2003. The book immediately became a New York Times Best Seller. https://youtube.com/live/qzyaqkPntK0  

Christopher Paolini drops by the Story Craft Cafe again to talk about his new releases this year, a sci fi thriller follow up called Fractal Noise, as well as his return this fall to the world of Eragon.  Christopher was homeschooled by his parents. As a child, he often wrote short stories and poems, made frequent trips to the library, and read widely. Some of his favorite books were Bruce Coville's Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, Frank Herbert's Dune, and Raymond E. Feist's Magician (now available in volumes one and two), as well as books by Anne McCaffrey, Jane Yolen, Brian Jacques, E.R. Eddison, David Eddings, and Ursula K. Le Guin. The idea of Eragon began as the daydreams of a teen. Christopher's love for the magic of stories led him to craft a novel that he would enjoy reading. The project began as a hobby, a personal challenge; he never intended it to be published. Before he began writing Eragon, he plotted out the entire adventure. He found that doing some of the same things as his characters allowed him to better understand their world, as well as to think of descriptions that otherwise would not have occured to him. To this end he forged his own knives and swords, made chain mail, spun wool, camped in the Beartooth Mountains, made his own bow, built survival shelters, learned to track game, fletched arrows, felled trees, hiked, and camped. In short, the books embody a great deal of his experience of living in Montana. His work also combined elements gathered from research and from his imagination. He read a huge amount of folklore while growing up, ranging from the Brothers Grimm to Beowulf, Nordic sagas, and the Aeneid, along with contemporary fantasy and science fiction. In addition, he learned about weaponry, food, clothing, and customs from the Middle Ages, which is roughly the era he envisioned Eragon living in. Armed with that information, he daydreamed the scenes with his characters. Then he took pen to paper and tried to recreate those images with words. Christopher was fifteen when he wrote the first draft of Eragon. He took a second year to revise the book, and then gave it to his parents to read. The family decided to self-publish the book and spent a third year preparing the manuscript for publication: copyediting, proofreading, designing a cover, typesetting the manuscript, and creating marketing materials. During this time Christopher drew the map for Eragon, as well as the dragon eye for the book cover (which now appears inside the Knopf hardcover edition). The manuscript was sent to press and the first books arrived in November 2001. The Paolini family spent the next year promoting the book at libraries, bookstores, and schools in 2002 and early 2003. In summer 2002, author Carl Hiaasen, whose stepson had read a copy of the self-published book while on vacation in Montana, brought Eragon to the attention of his publisher, Alfred A. Knopf Books For Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books. Michelle Frey, executive editor at Knopf, contacted Christopher and his family to ask if they might be interested in having Knopf publish Eragon. The answer was yes, and after another round of editing, Knopf published Eragon in August 2003. The book immediately became a New York Times Best Seller. https://youtube.com/live/qzyaqkPntK0  

Hey there, friend! If you're into classic games and fascinating stories, you'll love our latest podcast episode featuring the multi-talented Neal Hallford. Join us as he shares insider details on the renowned Betrayal at Krondor CRPG, and get excited about the game's 30th-anniversary celebrations! This innovative game was truly ahead of its time, and Neal takes us on a journey to explore the bold choices that made it such a hit. Discover the game element that needed a makeover but ultimately turned out even better! Did you know that Neal's incredible work on the game led Raymond E. Feist to include it in his iconic Riftwar Saga novel series? Hear about their collaboration and get an insider's perspective on Feist's impressive business acumen. But wait, there's more! Brace yourself for some juicy behind-the-scenes stories of the BAK sequel drama, complete with corporate antics and a dash of Machiavellian mischief. You won't want to miss it! Neal also shares his thoughts on his Krondor Remastered project and reveals what he'd do differently if he had the chance to remake the game today. Plus, find out which lessons from his Swords & Circuitry game development textbook still hold true and what he'd update for the modern age. And if you're a budding filmmaker, get inspired by the Betrayal at Krondor Fan Film Challenge, where even your trusty smartphone can be your ticket to success! Lastly, uncover a surprising connection between Betrayal at Krondor and the legendary BioWare. Tune in now for an enthralling and engaging conversation that's sure to spark your curiosity! Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #266 - 3/14/2023 Like what you hear? Support Shane Plays Geek Talk on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays Listen to the Shane Plays Geek Talk podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, Podbean and Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories). Hey, you! Yeah, you! Buy cool stuff, support Shane Plays Geek Talk with these affiliate links! Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com?partner=shaneplays DriveThruRPG.com https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512 SHOW NOTES Krondor Fan Film Challenge - Opening Day Announcement Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI2YONb2wB8  Betrayal at Krondor Fan Film Challenge http://KrondorFFC.com  Promo Video for Betrayal at Krondor Meetup in Eugene, OR on June 23, 2023 https://www.dropbox.com/s/rb6knnw46a2cc1a/BAK30_Promo.mp4?dl=0  Facebook Event page for Betrayal at Krondor Meetup in Eugene, OR on June 23, 2023 https://fb.me/e/2x1AXguTD  Bak Bits Every Tuesday and Thursday until the meetup in Eugene on June 23rd, Neal is releasing new Bak Bits about the history of Krondor. Follows can find them by the hashtags #BAK30, #KRONDOR30, and #KRONDORFFC Neal's Blog https://www.nealhallford.com/   Betrayal at Krondor Pack on GOG https://www.gog.com/en/game/betrayal_at_krondor  Swords & Circuitry: A Designer's Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games https://www.amazon.com/Swords-Circuitry-Designers-Role-Playing-Development/dp/0761532994/  Betrayal at Krondor Remastered & Lumberyard! – Shane Plays  Ep. 45 https://shaneplays.com/betrayal-at-krondor-remastered-lumberyard-radio-show-podcast-ep-45/ (April 2016) --- Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/

Nejnovější díl podcastu Audinovinky spojuje oblíbence napříč žánry a audioknihy, které vám přinesou obrovské množství zábavy za super peníz! Začneme hned audioknihou, která vás stručně naučí o úplně všem. No, kdyby vás pak napadlo, že už vlastně Audinovinky poslouchat nemusíte, když teď víte všechno… nás se stejně pořád vyplatí poslouchat dál, my vám to “všechno” totiž doplníme o další pikošky a nevyžádané rady. A o ty nechcete přijít. Absolutně bezvadné audioknižní novinky: Stručná história takmer všetkého - Bill Bryson Zloději zelených koní - Jiří Hájíček Námi to končí - Colleen Hoover Zasľúbená zem - Barack Obama Kožené srdce - Dominik Dán Aristokratka pod palbou lásky - Evžen Boček Ochránce impéria - Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts Prohnilé město (Šest vran #2) - Leigh Bardugo Boží bojovníci (Husitská trilogie #2) - Andrzej Sapkowski Bretaňské poměry - Jean-Luc Bannalec Sajdra a Tyrhen objevují svět - Yvona Bednarová Fantazmagorický kamarát - Alexandra Salmela Důvod k naději - Jane Goodallová a Phillip Berman Angličan - David Gilman Pohřbená pravda (Případy Kim Stoneové #6) - Angela Marsonsová Audioblog O káve: Zdravé kávičkovanie - Ladislav Király Další zmíněné skvělůstky: Velký audioknižní průzkum 2022 - Vyplňtě a zapojte se do soutěže o audioknihy Už brzy vyjde: Pavouk - Lars Kepler Michal poslouchá: Oběť bez tváře - Stefan Ahnhem Petra poslouchá: A House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune BLOG: Čtecí krize – mýtus, nebo skutečnost?

In this episode we're talking about Vecna, the legendary litch from D&D history! Vecna seems to be everywhere these days, and is only getting more popular. Join us as we delve into the history and secrets of the famous demigod. We even talk about where Wizards of the Coast might be heading in regards to Vecna. Join us to find out! *Spoiler alert* We're going to be talking about the three Vecna adventures, Critical Role campaign one, and Stranger things season 4. If you don't want any of these thingies spoiled, tread carefully, dear adventurer. **Trigger Warning** We also talk about ‘The  Book of Vile Darkness” which is chock full of adult content of the R-rated variety. If you're sensitive to these darker subjects, you may want to skip this part.  – Website: https://philomythia.com Contact us at: info@philomythia.com All The Links: https://linktr.ee/philomythia – Music is Provided by Jerry Stenquist. Check his music out at https://theplayercharacter.com/ – LINKS Anagrams: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anagram (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anagram) Jack Vance Dying Earth Series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dying_Earth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dying_Earth) Vancian Magic: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VancianMagic (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VancianMagic) Robert E. Howard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Howard_bibliography (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Howard_bibliography) Empire of the Petal Throne: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_the_Petal_Throne (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_the_Petal_Throne) Creator - M. A. R. Barker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._A._R._Barker (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._A._R._Barker) Black Razor: https://greyhawkonline.com/greyhawkwiki/Blackrazor (https://greyhawkonline.com/greyhawkwiki/Blackrazor) Numenera: http://numenera.com/ (http://numenera.com/) Dark Sun: https://athas.org/ (​​https://athas.org/) Genre tropes Gonzo: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/GONZO (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/GONZO) Sword & Sorcery: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SwordAndSorcery (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SwordAndSorcery) Science Fantasy: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ScienceFantasy (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ScienceFantasy) Expedition to the Barrier Peaks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_to_the_Barrier_Peaks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_to_the_Barrier_Peaks) Riftwar saga Raymond E. Fiest: ​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_E._Feist (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_E._Feist) Midkemia: https://midkemia.fandom.com/wiki/Midkemia_Wiki (https://midkemia.fandom.com/wiki/Midkemia_Wiki) Kelewan: https://midkemia.fandom.com/wiki/Kelewan (https://midkemia.fandom.com/wiki/Kelewan) (Kelewan is the place Eric was thinking of, not Midkemia) Michael Moorcock History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moorcock (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moorcock) Elric of Melnibone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elric_of_Melnibon%C3%A9 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elric_of_Melnibon%C3%A9) Cormyr: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corum_Jhaelen_Irsei (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corum_Jhaelen_Irsei) (Eric kept referring to Corum as “Cormyr.”) Matthew Colville: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BZAjzUBYmU&t=952s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BZAjzUBYmU&t=952s) Jorphdan Vecna Lives!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06V5XKSrUB8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06V5XKSrUB8) Vecna Reborn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne2pa_8vbyI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne2pa_8vbyI) Die Vecna. Die!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja96NmKnOYs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja96NmKnOYs) New Vecna lore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqQz1e26Qc8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqQz1e26Qc8) Eldritch Wizardry (Supplement Three):...

In der 49. Folge von "Und was machst du am Wochenende?" ist der kanadische Musiker Sam Vance-Law zu Gast, der in Oxford in England aufgewachsen ist und heute in Berlin lebt. Am Wochenende liest er am liebsten Fantasyromane mit Drachen und Dämonen und schaut sich Tulpen in chilligen Farben an, die er frisch auf dem Markt gekauft hat. Spätestens am Sonntag packt Sam Vance-Law sein protestantisches schlechtes Gewissen, dann spielt er Geige – oder denkt an seinen Traum: "Ich habe voll Bock auf einen eigenen britischen Garten." Für das Wochenende empfiehlt dir Sam in dieser Folge unter anderem die Fantasybuchreihe "The Serpentwar Saga" von Raymond E. Feist, das Album "Wet Leg" der gleichnamigen britischen Indie-Rock-Band, die Buchreihe "Take me to the lakes" von Karolina Rosina-Meisen und Nils Kraiczy, sowie das Album "Hands" der irischen Musikerin Wallis Bird.

V posledním díle podcastu Audinovinky vás přesvědčíme o tom, že nejsme moc dobrými knihovníky a všechno byste si raději měli ověřovat. I když počkat, to už dávno víte. Dobře, ale věděli jste třeba to, že už si v exkluzivním předprodeji můžete pořídit nejnovější kousek z dílny Dominik Dán? No! My vám o tom všechno řekneme. A přidáme kopu dalších super novinek… a smíchu, co jiného byste čekali :) O čem všem byla mezi vašimi neknihovníky řeč? Tajomný závoj (Denník dobrého detektiva #34) - Dominik Dán Otevřený hrob (Případy Kim Stoneové #4) - Angela Marsonsová Snehulienka musí zomrieť - Nele Neuhausová Síla psa - Thomas Savage Hrr na ně! (Úžasná Zeměplocha #21) - Terry Pratchett Dcera impéria - Raymon E. Feist, Janny Wurts Percy Jackson: Zloděj blesku - Rick Riordan Myši patří do nebe - Iva Procházková Audioblog Osobní produktivita: Plánování a dosažení cílů - Daniel Gamrot Audiolibrix na Světě knihy 2022 Michal poslouchá: Michael Connelly - Výstraha Petra poslouchá: Mág: učedník - Raymond E. Feist

Po posledním díle podcastu Audinovinky jste nám psali, že ty delší vám dělají větší radost - tak tentokrát je díl sice o trošku kratší, ale nebojte, stejně se blíží k hodině. Takže si to snad pořádně užijete! A co vás čeká? Budeme se mstít, pokusíme se zachránit svět, zabojujeme s ďáblem, počkáme si na spoušť, vybudujeme impérium a ještě rozhodneme, jestli dívka zavřená ve vězení opravdu vraždila… no zkrátka takové obyč pondělí, že jo. #mondays Usaďte se, užijte si super tipy a připravte se na návštěvu na Audiolibrix, kam se pak hned budete chtít vydat. A co budete na Audiolibrixu hledat? Žiarlivec a iné príbehy - Jo Nesbø Spasitel - Andy Weir Čarodějky z Eastwicku - John Updike Čekání na spoušť - Lidmila Kábrtová Zlo v Sethanonu - Raymond E. Feist (Trhlinové války) Kane a Abel - Jeffrey Archer Alias Grace - Margaret Atwoodová Audioblog Digitální detox - Matěj Krejčí Audioblog Naposlech.cz: Udělat audioknihu - Lukáš Vavrečka

SNES launches in the USA, Photoshop dethrones Deluxe Paint & Japan is training the next gen of game devs These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in October of 1991. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Peter is on vacation so we have the pleasure of Mads from the Retro Asylum to join us. http://retroasylum.com and https://playthroughpod.com/ Get us on your mobile device: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Time Codes: 7 Minutes in Heaven: 12:44 Corrections: 17:04 Time Jump: 31:07 Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Video version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-c64-58469436 https://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/turbo-charge https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,77264/ http://www.system3.com/games/turbo-charge/ 7 Minutes in Heaven - Champion of the Raj - https://www.patreon.com/posts/54250971 Corrections: September 1991 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/56919717 https://www.mobygames.com/game/super-mario-all-stars https://www.mobygames.com/game/ys-the-vanished-omens Chris Garske Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/39835860 1991: AMOA show shines despite absences RePlay October 1991, pg. 59 https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/captain-commando https://www.mobygames.com/game/botss-battle-of-the-solar-system https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/starblade_ https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/steel-talons https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/rail-chase https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/neo-geo/1991/ SNES hits US shelves Playthings October 1991, pg. 15 September 1991 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/56919717 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System Sega buys Virgin Mastertronic Playthings October 1991 https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AHobbyConsolas_ES_001.pdf&page=8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastertronic#Sega_takeover July 1991 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/54273463 Raymond E Feist to come to the TG16 https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_027_October_1991 pg. 76 http://www.crydee.com/raymond-feist/games https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/turbografx-cd/cinemaware-corporation/ Lucasarts transitions to Photoshop https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_87/page/n31/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluxe_Paint https://www.mobygames.com/game/monkey-island-2-lechucks-revenge https://www.mobygames.com/game/indiana-jones-and-the-fate-of-atlantis First ad for Strike Commander https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_87/page/n72/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/strike-commander https://www.mobygames.com/game/pacific-strike Bullfrog to self-publish... someday https://archive.org/details/TheOneIssue37Oct91/page/n11/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/bullfrog-productions-ltd https://www.mobygames.com/game/populous-ii-trials-of-the-olympian-gods https://www.mobygames.com/game/syndicate The One asks if piracy is killing the software industry. https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-37/page/n45/mode/2up Play Time profiles Norwegian cracker party https://archive.org/details/playtime199110/Play%20Time%201991-10/page/n7/mode/2up Spanish magazine Hobby Consolas premieres https://retrocdn.net/File:HobbyConsolas_ES_001.pdf https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/ PC Format launches in the UK https://archive.org/details/pc-format-001 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_Format Japan is training the next generation of game developers https://archive.org/details/ACEIssue49Oct91/ACE_Issue_49_Oct_91/page/n11/mode/1up https://twitter.com/johnandersen21/status/1138344667924312064?lang=en https://www.irishtimes.com/news/a-school-for-joysticks-1.114177 Recommended Links: The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/ They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/ Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/ Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/ Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/ Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play and Enzo Maida.

In the first episode of our podcast we touch on A Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond E. Feist and introduce ourselves to you the audience! Come listen to two friends catch up and discuss a book together! We hope you'll join us!

WOW! Where to even start with this one :) Nick and I had the incredible luck and pleasure to interview Neal Hallford, one of Game Design's greatest of all time (well, damn well so in my eyes).  Neal has been in the designer's seat for some of the most classic, beloved games of all time. His most well known work is Dynamix's Betrayal at Krondor, a game set during the time of Raymond E. Feist's incredible Riftwar Saga. This is a must play piece of gaming history if you've never done so, and it's available on GOG.  Our first part of this incredible interview with Neal covers his time in Radio, the people who influenced him as a young writer, and how doing radio dramas with his buddies brings him to work as a writer and designer at New World Computing (Might and Magic, or Planet's Edge ring a bell?) Alright, don't want to give too much away. Just sit back y'all, and we hope you have as much fun listening to Neal as we did. He really is one of a kind.    Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick, Neal   Check out Neal's past and present projects:   - Planet's Edge: The Point of No Return (PC, available via GOG.com) - Betrayal at Krondor (PC, available via GOG.com) - Krondor Confidential (Neal's multi-part blog on Betrayal At Krondor's conception to release. We'll call it the companion to this interview :) )  - Swords and Circuitry - A Designer's Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games (Neal's book on game design!) - Swords and Circuitry - The website for Neal's Production company (yea, he makes movie stuffs too!) - The Case of Evil (An incredible short film inspired by the classic Universal Monster Horrors. On Prime too!) - The Many Worlds of Neal Hallford (Neal's website! Go here to always catch the latest of what Neal might be up to, and follow his wonderful blog, too!)

Hi! Welcome to this episode of Authors in Focus Podcast. I’m James Reid, a fantasy author publishing as JMD Reid. This podcast is all about getting to know writers, their books, and what makes them tick. We all have a … Continue reading → The post Authors in Focus Episode 60: Interview with Raymond E Feist by JMD Reid appeared first on Fantasy/Sci-Fi Focus.

Raymond E Feist on writing, and reading, fantasy fiction. World building, foundational texts, and how the genre has changed

Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times. Today Jonathan spends ten minutes or so talking to international bestselling writer and creator of the Riftwar Cycle, Raymond E. Feist, about Shakespeare; reading, writing, and working during this strange and difficult time and; briefly, that time he saw The Beatles.  Books mentioned include: King of Ashes by Raymond E. Feist Queen of Storms by Raymond E. Feist Master of Furies by Raymond E. Feist (forthcoming in 2021) Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare by Stephen Greenblatt      

Welcome to the What to Read Next Podcast! Today’s guest is debut author Sarah Morgenthaler. In this episode, we chat fan fiction, her writing process, what inspired her to write Tourist Attraction and of course a round of book recommendations.    BOOKS MENTIONED:  Patricia Briggs  Scarlett Peckham Into the Air by John Krakaeur Mercy Thompson Books by Patricia Briggs Magician Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist  You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria  Perfect Escape by Suzanne Park    CONNECT WITH SARAH MORGENTHALER  Website Twitter Instagram    JOIN THE CONVERSATION We have a What to Read Next Podcast Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/670746949971370/?ref=bookmarks)  where you can connect with fellow romance readers and get book recommendations!    SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends   JOIN PATREON COMMUNITY  Join the What to Read Next Podcast Patreon Romance Book Club. We are offering two tiers: Weekly Recommendation + Early Access to Author Interviews and other bonus podcast content + Access to Patron-only Facebook Group: $3  Above perks + Twice a month Zoom meetups (Backlist Book Club & Book Rec Meetup) + Conversation with Publishers + Rolling IG Chat: $5  This is a great romance loving community where you will get book recommendations, make new friends and an opportunity to discover to new to you authors, series and genres to binge on.  Want to join the fun? Sign up today; https://bit.ly/WTRNRomanceBookClub   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com  Instagram  Goodreads Twitter

Episode 54 of Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast is a Quarantine Pod, a RonaCast, a Viral Episode, whatever you want to call it. Just Asim, Sujoy and Amrita shooting the breeze about the content they’ve been consuming over these days of social distancing. Remember, we need to maintain a physical social distance but we’ll only make it through these dark times with each other. So tune in every other week for one of our shorter Rona episodes which we’ll intersperse between our regular programming. A Short Timeline: 00.53 Corona Pre-Amble: How we have been coping, what we are thinking of doing once this pandemic scare is over and how to pick new books to read? 18.53 - Sujoy is our most adventurous Khandaani who brings you news of The Wailing from South Korea, The Platform from Spain, and our apna Afsos 32.50 - Amrita is still self medicating with episodes of Agatha Christie’s Poirot but made the effort to watch the new adaptation of Emma. She has also been reading a lot and is currently reading Raymond E. Feist’s Empire trilogy from the Riftwar Cycle. 45.19 - Asim stumps for Stumptown, which is fast developing a reputation in niche circles, as well as the miniseries Devs, and explores some new Netflix shows like Dave Chang's Ugly Delicious and Imtiaz Ali’s She. Find us on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-khandaan-podcast/id1362881501) ! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/upodcast/khandaan-podcast%3Frefid=stpr) ! and AudioBoom (https://audioboom.com/channels/4944450.rss) ! and iHeartRadio (http://www.iheart.com/podcast/270-The-Khandaan-Podcast-29185125) ! and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3bZLrLZHCuLDmJzgm9MPm0) ! and Google Podcasts (https://www.google.com/podcasts%3Ffeed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hdWRpb2Jvb20uY29tL2NoYW5uZWxzLzQ5NDQ0NTAucnNz) ! And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper (https://hubhopper.com/podcast/the-khandaan-podcast/4529) !   Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/UpodCast) ! Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/upodcasting/) ! You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ (https://twitter.com/amritaIQ) , Sujoy on @9e3k (https://twitter.com/9e3k) and @asimburney (https://twitter.com/asimburney) Sujoy's instagram which has amazing shots can be found here (https://www.instagram.com/9e3k/) , we strongly recommend you follow him!

Writer and editor Charles Remington joins Richie in the Writers' Toolshed to talk about nano fiction, a niche of flash fiction. How do you write nano fiction? Where do you find ideas? Why should you try it? Uncover the answers to all in this episode. Plus, we discuss marketing books, and Richie tells us about his meeting with Raymond E. Feist. The book, Nano Nightmares, edited by Charles and featuring stories by Richie, is available now on Amazon. You can get it by clicking here. Please consider supporting us on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/TheFantasyWritersToolshed). You can join our community of writers, get access to exclusive fantasy writing workshops, and copies of acclaimed books on how to write fantasy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Views on Vue the panel interviews Daniel Purcell, asking him about using Cordova with Vue. He starts by explaining what Cordova is and how to get started with Cordova. The panel discusses using VueCLI with Cordova. Daniel explains how to make your app look like a mobile app and recommends some tools to help your app look more native.  The panel asks about the cons of using Cordova. Daniel explains how there is a small hit to the performance that rarely affects whether they use Cordova. The panel brings up the common complaint of camera problems, Daniel explains how to get past it.  The benefits of using Cordova are considered next. Daniel explains that debugging and building with Cordova is fast. It is also very economical because you can reuse much of your web apps in your mobile apps. He explains how easy it is to do this and walks the panel through it. They discuss push notifications. Daniel shares some of the apps they have built, the challenges they faced and how they overcame them.  The panel asks Daniel about testing Cordova apps, he walks them through beta testing in the Google play store and Testflight for iOS. The panel is intrigued by Codepush and how it allows you to dynamically update. Daniel shares resources for getting started and gotchas for developers to watch out for when using Cordova. Panelists Charles Max Wood Lindsay Wardell Deane Venske Austin Gil Guest Daniel Purcell Sponsors   CacheFly ____________________________________________________________ "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max Wood is now available on Amazon. Get Your Copy Today! ____________________________________________________________ Links https://github.com/m0dch3n/vue-cli-plugin-cordova  https://ionicframework.com/  Announcing the Ionic Vue Beta  https://microsoft.github.io/code-push/  Hero Kids - Fantasy RPG  https://www.velocitywebworks.com https://getyourmarriageon.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ViewsonVue https://twitter.com/viewsonvue Picks Charles Max Wood: Terry Brooks The MaxCoders Guide To Finding Your Dream Developer Job Lindsay Wardell: https://zapier.com/ The Terrible Two Deane Venske: The Santa Clause The Santa Clause 2 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Raymond E. Feist Daniel Purcell: Brandon Mull It's a Wonderful Life https://www.vim.org/ Austin Gil: Settings Sync  Web Accessibility Extension - Visual Studio Code  Polacode  :emojisense:

In this episode of Views on Vue the panel interviews Daniel Purcell, asking him about using Cordova with Vue. He starts by explaining what Cordova is and how to get started with Cordova. The panel discusses using VueCLI with Cordova. Daniel explains how to make your app look like a mobile app and recommends some tools to help your app look more native.  The panel asks about the cons of using Cordova. Daniel explains how there is a small hit to the performance that rarely affects whether they use Cordova. The panel brings up the common complaint of camera problems, Daniel explains how to get past it.  The benefits of using Cordova are considered next. Daniel explains that debugging and building with Cordova is fast. It is also very economical because you can reuse much of your web apps in your mobile apps. He explains how easy it is to do this and walks the panel through it. They discuss push notifications. Daniel shares some of the apps they have built, the challenges they faced and how they overcame them.  The panel asks Daniel about testing Cordova apps, he walks them through beta testing in the Google play store and Testflight for iOS. The panel is intrigued by Codepush and how it allows you to dynamically update. Daniel shares resources for getting started and gotchas for developers to watch out for when using Cordova. Panelists Charles Max Wood Lindsay Wardell Deane Venske Austin Gil Guest Daniel Purcell Sponsors   CacheFly ____________________________________________________________ "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max Wood is now available on Amazon. Get Your Copy Today! ____________________________________________________________ Links https://github.com/m0dch3n/vue-cli-plugin-cordova  https://ionicframework.com/  Announcing the Ionic Vue Beta  https://microsoft.github.io/code-push/  Hero Kids - Fantasy RPG  https://www.velocitywebworks.com https://getyourmarriageon.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ViewsonVue https://twitter.com/viewsonvue Picks Charles Max Wood: Terry Brooks The MaxCoders Guide To Finding Your Dream Developer Job Lindsay Wardell: https://zapier.com/ The Terrible Two Deane Venske: The Santa Clause The Santa Clause 2 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Raymond E. Feist Daniel Purcell: Brandon Mull It's a Wonderful Life https://www.vim.org/ Austin Gil: Settings Sync  Web Accessibility Extension - Visual Studio Code  Polacode  :emojisense:

18/12/19

"Never accept the proposition that just because a solution satisfies a problem, that it must be the only solution." -Raymond E. Feist

At the beginning of a story how do you grab and KEEP your readers? This comes from the Friday newspost by Emma Clare. Her advice was pretty brilliant. From my own perspective it's generally characters that grab me first before anything else. Great art and a fantastic cover can hook your eyes, but without a great story or interesting characters there's zero to keep you there. Info dumps explaining the entire premise can scare people away but so can dumping the reader in a complex world and complex situation without explaining anything… One technique is to ease people into the world by starting them off with a familiar and identifiable situation and then building up from there, maybe having the weirdness and complexity being new to the protagonist as well? This is how we start off in The Hobbit (the book, not the crappy films), Magician by Raymond E Feist, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. This week Gunwallace has given us the theme to Quasi and Psudo - Waves of contemplative strings, like huge feathered fans slowly wafting in air, thick with importance and potential at the imperial court. The musical atmosphere is rich and heavy… A cheeky clarinet takes up the theme of the deep bass cello, performing a twirling pirouette, before sinking away and ceding to the cello once more. Spikes of harp strings glint like gold reflected from the richly decorated furnishings… Topics and shownotes VIDEO exclusive! Become a subscriber on the $5 level and up to see our weekly Patreon video and get our advertising perks! - https://www.patreon.com/DrunkDuck Even at $1 you get your name with a link on the front page and a mention in the weekend newsposts! Featured comic: QUASI and PSUDO - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2019/jun/04/featured-comic-quasi-and-psudo/ Featured music: QUASI and PSUDO - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/QUASI_and_PSUDO/, by 1rd2th3st, rated E. LINKS Emma's newspost on Beginnings! - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2019/jun/07/starting-your-story/ Special thanks to: Gunwallace - http://www.virtuallycomics.com Pit Face - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/PIT_FACE/ Banes - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes/ Ozoneocean - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/ozoneocean kawaiidaigakusei - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/kawaiidaigakusei/

MATT LEVETT IS BACK AGAIN! Returning again to the Eden Gathering Podcast for his 6th time, Matt Levett comes to talk about one of his favourite fantasy books of all time, Magician by Raymond E Feist. Ben on the other hand has some pressing questions about the fantasy genre.... Eden is a place where we can explore our personal narratives in three different environments. A monthly event, get togethers over food and doing "good" in the community. Next Eden Gathering is on 4th April / 7pm - 9:30 PM LOCATION: The Mix, 127 Ipswich St, Stowmarket IP14 1BB Stay Connected: Instagram: @EdenGathering Twitter: @GatheringEden Ben Lasky, Insta/Twitter @BenjaminLasky Alex Laver, Insta/Twitter @AlexLaver

Avsnitt 15: Lina och Karin pratar med vår gäst Björn om hjälteresor, arketyper och gnälliga unga män. Vi funderar kring protagonister och antagonister i fantasy och sci-fi, och konstaterar att den utvalde fantasyhjälten ofta saknar driv. Spoilers för böckerna om Harry Potter, King of Thorns av Mark Lawrence, Sagan om Ringen-trilogin, Bilbo, Discworld-böckerna om vakterna samt tv-serierna Buffy the Vampire Slayer (säsong 7) och Babylon 5 (säsong 1). Vill du veta mer eller kommentera det vi har pratat om? Besök gärna vår hemsida, där finns det länkar för varje avsnitt och mycket mer. Vi finns också på facebook, twitter och instagram. Eller så kan du mejla till nyasvarta@gmail.com Gillar du det vi gör? Skriv gärna en recension på facebook eller i din poddspelare. Du kan också stötta oss via Paypal. Länkar: Terry Pratchett, författarehttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1654.Terry_PratchettDavid Eddings, författarehttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8732.David_EddingsRobert Jordan, författarehttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6252.Robert_Jordan"Harry Potter-serien" av JK Rowlinghttps://www.goodreads.com/series/45175-harry-potter"Buffy the Vampire Slayer", TV-serie, finns på Viaplayhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103893/?ref_=nv_sr_2"The Belgariad/Sagan om Belgarion" av David Eddingshttps://www.goodreads.com/series/40739-the-belgariadNeville Longbottom, karaktär i Harry Potterhttps://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Longbottom"Eragon" med flera av Christopher Paolinihttps://www.goodreads.com/series/44866-the-inheritance-cycleDrakar och Demoner, rollspelhttps://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drakar_och_DemonerRaymond Feist, författarehttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8588.Raymond_E_Feist?from_search=true"Sagan om Ringen/Lord of the Rings" fantasytrilogi av JRR Tolkienhttps://www.goodreads.com/series/66175-the-lord-of-the-ringsBaldur's Gate, datorspelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur%27s_GateForgotten Realmshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgotten_Realms"The Tough Guide to Fantasyland" av Diana Wynne Joneshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47510.The_Tough_Guide_to_Fantasyland?from_search=trueLuke Skywalker, karaktär i "Star Wars"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Skywalker"Star Wars", filmseriehttps://www.imdb.com/star-wars/?ref_=nv_sr_1"Hjälten med tusen ansikten/The Hero with a Thousand Faces" av Joseph Campbellhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588138.The_Hero_With_a_Thousand_Faces"Star Wars", filmhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1"The Hobbit/Bilbo", av JRR Tolkienhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5907.The_HobbitAragorn, karaktär i Sagan om ringenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AragornGandalf, karaktär i Sagan om ringenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GandalfFrodo, karaktär i Sagan om ringenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frodo_BagginsBilbo, karaktär i Sagan om ringenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilbo_BagginsPippin, karaktär i Sagan om ringenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrin_TookMerry, karaktär i Sagan om ringenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meriadoc_BrandybuckSam, karaktär i Sagan om ringenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samwise_GamgeeShelob, karaktär i Sagan om ringenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShelobEowyn, karaktär i Sagan om ringenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89owynBibelnhttps://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/BibelnArthur-sagan, till exempel: "Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table" av Thomas Maloryhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/672875.Le_Morte_d_Arthur?ac=1&from_search=trueHuset Medicihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_MediciHuset Borgiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Borgia"The Borgias", tv-seriehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt1582457/?ref_=nv_sr_1"Game of Thrones", bokserie av George RR Martinhttps://www.goodreads.com/series/43790-a-song-of-ice-and-fire"Game of Thrones", tv-seriehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/?ref_=nv_sr_1"Prince of Thorns", King of Thorns" och "Emperor of Thorns" av Mark Lawrencehttps://www.goodreads.com/series/64473-the-broken-empireCarrot, karaktär i Terry Pratchett's Discworldhttp://discworld.wikia.com/wiki/Carrot_IronfounderssonDouglas Adams, författarehttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4.Douglas_AdamsFaith, karaktär i "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)"Babylon 5", tv-seriehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105946/?ref_=nv_sr_1"Guardians of the Galaxy", filmhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt2015381/?ref_=nv_sr_1"Avengers: Infinity War", filmhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt4154756/?ref_=nv_sr_1Marvel Cinematic Universe, MCUhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_UniverseGamora, karaktär i MCUhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GamoraThanos, karaktär i MCUhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThanosSvenska MAD, serietidninghttps://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svenska_MadOperation Market Garden, under andra världskrigethttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Market_GardenHumans are contagious web comic (samma skämt som Björn kom ihåg från Svenska Mad)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnL6Cje7Ehk"The Chronicles of Amber" av Roger Zelaznyhttps://www.goodreads.com/series/40859-the-chronicles-of-amber"Clariel", "Abhorsen", "Lirael", "Sabriel" och "Goldenhands" av Garth Nixhttps://www.goodreads.com/series/44888-abhorsen

Featuring Alan Tudyk, Raymond E Feist, and Cap's shield vs Luke's lightsaber.

Featuring Alan Tudyk, Raymond E Feist, and Cap's shield vs Luke's lightsaber.

Does size really matter? From hefty backbreakers that take months to finish, to slim novellas you can read on a train ride, we delve into what makes a story powerful and... does size matter? As Sarah promised, we looked into the shortest and longest books in the world. Some of them are baffling! Here is an article on mental floss.com called 10 of the Longest Novels Ever Published: http://mentalfloss.com/article/18661/quick-10-10-longest-novels-ever You might have heard that the shortest story in the world is one from Ernest Hemingway… and it goes like this: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” And that's it - six words. Here's an article about some of the other shortest stories ever written: https://lithub.com/the-shortest-novels-written-by-20-authors-you-shouldve-read-by-now/ Host: Bronwyn Eley Guests: Sarah McDuling and John Purcell Some of the books mentioned in this podcast: Clarissa by Samuel Richardson: https://bit.ly/2MqRhnj Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak: https://bit.ly/2Knus6t Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett: https://bit.ly/2lCNvvs King of Ashes by Raymond E. Feist: https://bit.ly/2MlHA9m Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik: https://bit.ly/2yHjCUa Great Expectations by Charles Dickens: https://bit.ly/2N1nrGQ Short stories from Anton Chekhov: https://bit.ly/2Ko09ww Le Morte D'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory: https://bit.ly/2lA2uX5 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury: https://bit.ly/2KmiSVL Jane Austen: https://bit.ly/2Iv3On6 Silas Marner by George Eliot: https://bit.ly/2lDjMCQ War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy: https://bit.ly/2Knu73H Death in Venice by Thomas Mann: https://bit.ly/2Iuss7o Les Miserables by Victor Hugo: https://bit.ly/2N4bsbB Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan: https://bit.ly/2yMSy5T Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray: https://bit.ly/2K9zzYw Game of Thrones by George RR Martin: https://bit.ly/2KpqbMH Little Women by Louisa May Alcott: https://bit.ly/2MtYcMv Polly and Buster by Sally Rippin by https://bit.ly/2tEvcKb Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling: https://bit.ly/2tA4nY8 The Kingdom of the Lost series by Isobelle Carmody: https://bit.ly/2lBpLIj The Host by Stephanie Meyer: https://bit.ly/2tFYVlW Outlander by Diana Gabaldon: https://bit.ly/2IyFfpC The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas: https://bit.ly/2tH8d14 To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han: https://bit.ly/2yKeezD A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness: https://bit.ly/2txwiYS

ZERO-G #1190Title: Catching The Winter RaysPodcast Title: King Of PodsScience Fiction, Fantasy and Historical Radio with Rob Jan & Megan McKeough. This week: in a feature length interview, we chat with U.S American Fantasy writer, Raymond E. Feist, who is here in Melbourne touring with his new epic fantasy novel, The Firemane Saga Book One: King Of Ashes. Plus, Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D, Season Four!For playlists, show notes, and news see the 3RRR website at:http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlistsFollow @zerogrobjan on Twitter and Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio

Fantasy author Raymond E Feist returns with the beginning of a new saga King of Ashes, sisters Rozanna and Kate Lilley discuss the legacy of their mother Dorothy Hewett's bohemian lifestyle, we eavesdrop on the final green room session with Australian author Nick Earls who talks to Toni Jordan and US author Alexis Okewow on how she became a writer.

Raymond E. Feist has been a powerhouse in the fantasy genre for decades and remains so to this day. With over 15 million copies sold and over 30 books to his name (every single one still in print), it was a massive privilege to speak with this well-seasoned author. We chat with Raymond on the changing landscape of publishing and fantasy books over the years, what inspired his latest book King of Ashes and his experiences with fans, conventions, authors and publishing over the years. Books mentioned in this podcast: King of Ashes by Raymond E. Feist The Riftwar Cycle by Raymond E. Feist Catch 22 by Joseph Heller Hosts: Bronwyn Eley and John Purcell Guest: Raymond E. Feist

ZERO-G #1189Title: Bird is the WordPodcast Title: No Pods!!!Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical Radio with Rob Jan & Megan McKeough. This week: the family that fights crime together, rhymes together, withThe Incredibles 2,cybernetic implants get under your skin withUpgrade, and Raymond E. Feist delivers the ginger with an entirely new epic fantasy saga in his novel,King Of Ashes.For playlists, show notes, and news see the 3RRR website at:http://www.rrr.org.au/program/zero-g/playlistsFollow @zerogrobjan on Twitter and Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ZeroGRadio

Från (osynliga) slott till (orch)kojor, månadens ämne är arkitektur i fantasy! Vi pratar om alviska trädstäder och flygande kristallpalats, om märkliga materialval, brist på säkerhetsräcken och hur även en påhittad stad förmedlar sin egen känsla. Raymond E. Feist, aktuell med "King of Ashes" var och signerade i vår Stockholmsbutik och pratar nya och gamla böcker med Jenny och naturligtvis hinner de diskutera hans populära Midkemia-svit. 00:00 Intro 00:54 Fantasyarkitektur: Slott, borgar och alvhem 10:33 Intervju: Raymond E. Feist - Magician, King of Ashes (in English) 36:15 Fantasyarkitektur: Magiska material & underjordiska städer 52:18 Nästa program: 42! Boktips Cooper, Susan - Over Sea, Under Stone • Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings • Kerr, Katherine - Daggerspell • Jordan, Robert - The Eye of the World • Pini, Wendy & Richard - Elfquest • Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition • Ende, Michael - Den Oändliga Historien • Granström, Erik - Svavelvinter • Doctor Who • Shakespeare - The Complete Works

Biggest meet-up pod yet with 10 (!) chums sticking around to pod with us about what they are PLAYING, WATCHING, OR  READING in the past week or so, and which characters they would like to see (animated or live-action) for the new DC streaming service that was recently announced!!  Many thanks to Oliver, Brad, Ray, Claire, Krishna, Tess, Emma, Luke, Jeremy, & Jacob for joining Paul and I this month, and thank you for sharing your FANtastic mix of recommendations from across everything that is tv, movies, gaming, comics, manga, & fiction books. Topics/Recommendations: Modesty Blaze (comic), 'No Matter How I look At It It's You guys Fault I'm Not Popular' (manga), Captain America/Winter Soldier (comics), Supergirl (tv show), The Originals & Supernatural (tv shows), Sandman by Neil Gaiman (comics), God of War (game), Final Space (Aussie cartoon), Westworld 2 (tv show), Heroes of the Storm (game), 'King of Ashes' by Raymond E. Feist (book), 'Nevermore: The Trials of Morrigan Crow' by Jessica Townsend (book), Schitt's Creek (Netflix), The Rain (Netflix), Billions (tv show on Stan), & Deadpool 2 (NO SPOILERS or conversation on that on as it only just came out!). I left in the... 'someone is knocking at the door...' it was the security guard... he kicked us out cause we were running late due to the technical difficulties. We did have a few more topics inclduing what we picked up at Free Comic Book Day, and how excited we are about Gestalt Publishing comic (now cartoon) 'The Deep' being picked up by Aussie Netflix!. . Join the group chat: https://www.facebook.com/groups/501943196826833/ Come pod with us at the next Pop Culture Meetup – 5pm, Fri 15 June, Brisbane Square:https://www.facebook.com/events/210703796186113/ BUY KID PHANTOM #4 NOW: https://www.phantomcomic.com.au/collections/new/products/kid-phantom-issue-no-4-2018-phantoms-universe-card-14-young-guran Thanks for tuning in! Don't forget to leave us an iTunes review to read out on the next pod, over at iTunes Podcasts... #5stars!! Chat soon ~Abx & Dr. Pm

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Matt discusses Magician by Raymond E. Feist, first novel of the Riftwar saga, an epic fantasy tale with science fiction elements. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe or give us a like

Greetings Quester! In this episode, the Meeples discuss the games Room 25 and its first expansion by Matagot, a game about survival and escape set in a deadly maze inspired by the classic sci-fi film Cube, & Rick and Morty: Total Rickall, a card game based on the Rick and Morty episode of the same name. Matt talks about Magician by Raymond E. Feist, first book of the Riftwar series, and presents the music news, including a review of Jorn Lande's new album. Matt and Richard discuss the worst superheroes to live with, and we catch up with Heather after her operation. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe or give us a like

The Biz beats Matty G at his own name game in Crossing Streams Episode 11, “aka Rage of a Demon Stream" as a major tribute to kick-ass fantasy writing legend Raymond E. Feist (Matt's got “aka Don't Leave Me, Streams," but Jesse's is more metal). The delirious duo rip into the latest trailer for "Justice League," which is so dishearteningly bad it has Matt completely checked out of the DCEU (Jesse still has hopes for "Wonder Woman"). Discussions of the season finale for "Legion" and latest episode of "Supergirl" ensue, then we're split on whether or not the awesomeness of Abra Kadabra is enough to save the Iris-related misogyny of "The Flash." Also, one storyline in "The Expanse" build intrigue as the other struggles to maintain our interest.  Check out more of the BizzleCast at: www.bizzle cast.com www.crossingstreamspodcast.com facebook.com/bizzlecast @thebizzle81 @mattgoismancct ALL RIGHTS RESERVED by The BizzleCast (Jesse F. Brenner)

Back in June 2016, #ICON2016 brought up the topic of the seeming 'rise' of speculative fiction. Master fantasy author Raymond E. Feist and SA author Fred Strydom took to the stage to talk about the idea that spec fiction is on the 'rise' and gets to the truth behind this common conception.

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Medverkande denna gång är: Fredrik, Danny, Carl och Robb. I vårt femtioåttonde avsnitt så tas följande upp! SPEL I FOKUS Denna gång snackar vi om gamla hederliga Portal och Lego Jurassic World. - NY SEKTION! - UTMANINGEN! Vi utmanar varandra på att spela ett visst spel! Varje vecka blir någon slumpmässigt utmanad! Denna vecka utmanar Calle någon! Lyssna mer för vad detta innebär :D Spelnyheter som diskuteras om; Denna gång snackar vi bland annat om att Bethesda återigen gör en pre-E3 show, ryktet om ev. Watch_Dogs 2 annonsering på E3, Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens annonseringen och annat smått och gott. Veckans diskussion: Bästa kvinnliga spelkaraktärerna! Vilka är dina favoriter? Och varför görs det inte fler? Övriga nördämnen Denna gång tar vi upp Pixars nya ”Den Gode Dinosaurien”, skräckisen ”The Boy”, samt böckerna ”Magician” av Raymond E. Feist samt uppföljning igen av ”A Song of Ice and Fire” på ljudbok. info@nordlivpodcast.se★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sponsored by:Audible.com, the best place on the Internet for audiobooks. Listeners of British Android Havoc can get a free audiobook download and 30 day free trial! Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. It's another week for Teppo and Breki, so they sit down to have a chat about entrepreneurship and the personality it takes to be an entrepreneur. However, being British Android Havoc, it quickly devolves into the separate neurosis and mental problems they've discovered instead. Show notes and links: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists: Neil Strauss: 9780061995323: Amazon.com: Books (amazon.com) The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships (amazon.com) Life's Extremes: Monogamy vs. Polygamy | Human Behavior & Promiscuity & Marriage (livescience.com) Tom Clancy's The Division™ on PS4, Xbox One & PC (ubi.com) Betrayal at Krondor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (wikipedia.org) Raymond E. Feist - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (wikipedia.org) Thought experiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (wikipedia.org) Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It: Michael E. Gerber: 0099455020992: Amazon.com: Books (amazon.com) Podcast – The Tim Ferriss Show (fourhourworkweek.com) Nothing Important Happened Today #6: Giving Birth to the Shit Baby (csicon.fm) A Contemporary Guide to Awakening: Stephen Batchelor: 9781573226561: Amazon.com: Books (amazon.com)

Once upon a time, we were both major fantasy geeks. We decided to spend an episode walking down fantasy lane, stopping off at Raymond E Feist, Janny Wurts, Robert Jordan, Ursula le Guin and Neil Gaiman. We also get unexpectedly deep into how fantasy books helped form our identities. Listen to this one! 

First Story: “Blood, Oak, Iron” by Janny Wurts The old king of Chaldir lay dying. Everyone knew. Scarcely anyone cared. He lay under quilts in a bed with gold posts and purple hangings, his waxy, cadaverous face throwing grotesque shadows by the guttering glare of the candles. Whole seconds passed, while his unsteady breath seemed to stop…. Janny Wurts’ current audio book titles include stand-alones Master of Whitestorm, Sorcerer’s Legacy, and the Cycle of Fire trilogy, and the Empire trilogy written in collaboration with Raymond E. Feist; in print, a stand-alone fantasy, To Ride Hell’s Chasm, and the Wars of Light and Shadow series. Her imaginative paintings and cover art have appeared in exhibitions of imaginative artwork, among them, NASA’s 25th Anniversary exhibit, Delaware Art Museum, Canton Art Museum, and Hayden Planetarium in New York, and been recognized by two Chesley Awards, and three times received Best of Show at the World Fantasy Convention.

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In my second installment of my interview with Neal Hallford, we chat about his masterpiece, Betrayal at Krondor. Famous among CRPG aficionados for its epic story and superb writing, BaK is set in the fantasy world of Raymond E. Feist. Unfortunately, Neal did such a great job mimicking Feist's style that many people wrongly assume that it was Feist who penned the game script! The interview also covers why a proper sequel to the game was never made. Download the mp4. read more

In this episode we talk about the new books from the âChildren of Tolkeinâ Terry Brooks and Raymond E. Feist, we discuss Terry Goodkind throwing fuel on the fire by naming and shaming ebook pirates, and Josh shows absolute disgust at my failure to have read his favourite seriesâ..This item belongs to: audio/podcasts.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, JPEG, JPEG Thumb, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3