Podcasts about serial fiction

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Now that we're properly underway on our journey to mars, let's get distracted by the moon real quick! Let's be entirely fair, though, if I were handed a ticket to wander around space carte blanche, even in the here and now, if I had the time before my intended destination, I would definitely check out what's going on on the moon before heading anywhere else. I mean, it's right there! It's been a good bit since we've been there! (Notwithstanding the incoming Artemis 2 mission, but that hasn't happened yet, from my perspective! Darn you, inexorable passage of time) That's not the only tangent we go on, either. The heavy focus on existing, real world scientists easily activates my tendency to go "wait, when was this happening? I forget the context, give me a moment..", so if you like the fun facts that come up as we go along, the sort of "real time english class footnotes", there's plenty of that here!  Unfortunately, the particular focus on real world people lends to some... Particularly Aged spots in the book. As such, here's the disclaimer! TL;DR up front: Paper Cuts is almost all public domain stuff, and some of it hasn't aged well. I'll be doing my best to warn you, but I'm not changing any of it, I don't believe censorship is the path forward here. Paper Cuts, by necessity, has to be a majority books that are in the US public domain. That means it's almost exclusively going to be content produced in the 1920s, or earlier. These works may have aspects that have not aged well to a modern viewer/listener. Now, I'm never one for censorship, but I do believe we are entitled to being able to filter the leisure content we don't want to see. So, this results in the following policy: I'll do my level best to warn you, the viewer, at the beginning of the episode, what's likely to come up. A great example is something like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, which had some passages describing natives of various places in a fashion I'd charitably describe as unkindly. In cases where something sneaks up on me unwarned, I will be reading the content unedited, with my sincerest apologies for the lack of active warning. All that said, I'm gonna cover my bases with some common warnings that have come up often in books I've read before: Descriptions of "savage natives" Various racial slurs, unkind terms, and/or Descriptions of groups that have taken on a worse connotation (This one is ESPECIALLY present here) General mistreatment and misrepresentation of cultures Generally speaking, if something I'm reading is on the page? Don't expect me to have opinions aligning with it. We're here to have fun, not disparage people! Want to grab the book to read along with us? check it out here, free of charge! https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19141 (Astounding Stories, August 1930) Have a book to request? Maybe some chats to chit? Finally interested in that bread I bake? drop by the discord! https://www.discord.gg/PBZNsjn Want to listen live? Come drop by, Fridays night, on twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/glacier_nester/ 

This book really occupies a fascinating niche, to me. In the day and age we're in, the role of unauthorized sequel, if only for copyright law reasons, is most often firmly filled by a fanfiction author. You've got to file the serial numbers if you wanna publish that, buddy! However, in the realm of the public domain (and, by extension, the relatively loosey goosey copyright rules of the late 1800s), you've got free roam to write whatever you like. Didn't like how war of the worlds was set in Britain? Boom, now the martians are invading New York! Didn't think the aliens got their proper walloping after attempting to take over the land of the brave and true? Well, by jove, you're the one who wrote that story about them invading NYC, never you mind that Wells guy, you can just write that tale yourself! Hum? Publisher says you need a recognizable main character for the papers to tell folks about? Howsabout that Thomas Edison guy, he invented the electric light, after all!  What's especially fascinating to me is, beneath all this work building on other's work, we've got the debut of an inarguably iconic science fiction weapon: the disintigrator pistol! Bit of an odd origin for something so widely used (and broadly parodied, besides), if you ask me. I'd always figured the disintigrator was from something like a pulp magazine, or maybe one of those Tom Swift stories. to be fair, I'm not too far off, those are Edisonades as well, but nope, this, the originator of that genre name, is where it comes from! Gotta give Daffy Duck a reason to have his pistol dissolve somehow, I suppose.  This book is also a great example of why we need the disclaimer! It goes like this: TL;DR up front: Paper Cuts is almost all public domain stuff, and some of it hasn't aged well. I'll be doing my best to warn you, but I'm not changing any of it, I don't believe censorship is the path forward here. Paper Cuts, by necessity, has to be a majority books that are in the US public domain. That means it's almost exclusively going to be content produced in the 1920s, or earlier. These works may have aspects that have not aged well to a modern viewer/listener. Now, I'm never one for censorship, but I do believe we are entitled to being able to filter the leisure content we don't want to see. So, this results in the following policy: I'll do my level best to warn you, the viewer, at the beginning of the episode, what's likely to come up. A great example is something like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, which had some passages describing natives of various places in a fashion I'd charitably describe as unkindly. In cases where something sneaks up on me unwarned, I will be reading the content unedited, with my sincerest apologies for the lack of active warning. All that said, I'm gonna cover my bases with some common warnings that have come up often in books I've read before: Descriptions of "savage natives" Various racial slurs, unkind terms, and/or Descriptions of groups that have taken on a worse connotation (This one is ESPECIALLY present here) General mistreatment and misrepresentation of cultures Generally speaking, if something I'm reading is on the page? Don't expect me to have opinions aligning with it. We're here to have fun, not disparage people! Want to grab the book to read along with us? check it out here, free of charge! https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19141 (Astounding Stories, August 1930) Have a book to request? Maybe some chats to chit? Finally interested in that bread I bake? drop by the discord! https://www.discord.gg/PBZNsjn Want to listen live? Come drop by, Fridays night, on twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/glacier_nester/ 

How can you lean into intuition and curiosity to embrace discovery writing? How might serial fiction fit into your business model? KimBoo York gives her tips and more in this interview. In the intro, BookVault now has integration with PayHip; 7 lessons learned from 5 years writing full-time [Sacha Black, Rebel Author Podcast]; My author […] The post Intuitive Discovery Writing And Serial Fiction With KimBoo York first appeared on The Creative Penn.

Despite my immediate nitpicking of the science that goes on in this particular story, this is actually quite the fun little tale! I mean, it's got everything you'd want from an alien invasion story, random alien nonsense stumbled upon by a put-upon scientist, a random dame that has dubious high society connections, and most of all, the wild threat to New York, dispelled by hastily-thrown-together technobabble solutions!  On the note of technobabble, it's really fascinating to me that I don't try NEARLY as hard to unpack the ins and outs of the science in a modern story, but the second these older stories go for any sort of loose accuracy with the science I go "WEll acTUALLY-", and I do wonder if that's more of an issue with my familiarity with the science they're using for the technobabble in particular, or more with the expectations of what science is being used as the base for the technobabble itself, y'know? There's certain key concepts that science fiction nowadays really likes to bend (and break) rules of, but these older stories instead like to wrangle oddities of the electromagnetic rather than the strangeness of the quantum, and I just don't catch on quite as fast, let alone noting how much more of an intuitive sense of electricity and magnetism I have in comparison. Either way, once I get out of my own way, this last little bit of the August issue of Astounding Stories is a real hit!  I do provide a disclaimer, since these books are aged and not well-remembered:  TL;DR up front: Paper Cuts is almost all public domain stuff, and some of it hasn't aged well. I'll be doing my best to warn you, but I'm not changing any of it, I don't believe censorship is the path forward here. Paper Cuts, by necessity, has to be a majority books that are in the US public domain. That means it's almost exclusively going to be content produced in the 1920s, or earlier. These works may have aspects that have not aged well to a modern viewer/listener. Now, I'm never one for censorship, but I do believe we are entitled to being able to filter the leisure content we don't want to see. So, this results in the following policy: I'll do my level best to warn you, the viewer, at the beginning of the episode, what's likely to come up. A great example is something like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, which had some passages describing natives of various places in a fashion I'd charitably describe as unkindly. In cases where something sneaks up on me unwarned, I will be reading the content unedited, with my sincerest apologies for the lack of active warning. All that said, I'm gonna cover my bases with some common warnings that have come up often in books I've read before: Descriptions of "savage natives" Various racial slurs, unkind terms, and/or Descriptions of groups that have taken on a worse connotation General mistreatment and misrepresentation of cultures Generally speaking, if something I'm reading is on the page? Don't expect me to have opinions aligning with it. We're here to have fun, not disparage people! Want to grab the book to read along with us? check it out here, free of charge! https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29768 (Astounding Stories, August 1930) Have a book to request? Maybe some chats to chit? Finally interested in that bread I bake? drop by the discord! https://www.discord.gg/PBZNsjn Want to listen live? Come drop by, Fridays night, on twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/glacier_nester/ 

To be honest, as much as Murder Madness here dragged its feet in getting to the point, I really enjoyed the story as a whole! It's a bit formulaic from a modern perspective, but what isn't in our usual milleu around here, you know? That's kinda a function of the public domain stories we read around here, just for the sheer factor of how many stories build off of the bits and pieces we're finding, sometimes completely unintentionally!  For example, here, there's the last act twist of just what the Master was up to the whole time. Bit of a spoiler here, to be fair and honest with you, but it's really not all that much of a shocker, if you ask me, that he's aiming to make some kind of improvement on humanity as a whole, just coincidentally finding himself at the top of the heap? Could see it coming pretty clearly, especially with the reveal of the Master's whole calm, cool, collected affect a bit earlier in the story.  I do provide a disclaimer, since these books are aged and, often, not well-remembered:  TL;DR up front: Paper Cuts is almost all public domain stuff, and some of it hasn't aged well. I'll be doing my best to warn you, but I'm not changing any of it, I don't believe censorship is the path forward here. Paper Cuts, by necessity, has to be a majority books that are in the US public domain. That means it's almost exclusively going to be content produced in the 1920s, or earlier. These works may have aspects that have not aged well to a modern viewer/listener. Now, I'm never one for censorship, but I do believe we are entitled to being able to filter the leisure content we don't want to see. So, this results in the following policy: I'll do my level best to warn you, the viewer, at the beginning of the episode, what's likely to come up. A great example is something like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, which had some passages describing natives of various places in a fashion I'd charitably describe as unkindly. In cases where something sneaks up on me unwarned, I will be reading the content unedited, with my sincerest apologies for the lack of active warning. All that said, I'm gonna cover my bases with some common warnings that have come up often in books I've read before: Descriptions of "savage natives" Various racial slurs, unkind terms, and/or Descriptions of groups that have taken on a worse connotation General mistreatment and misrepresentation of cultures Generally speaking, if something I'm reading is on the page? Don't expect me to have opinions aligning with it. We're here to have fun, not disparage people! Want to grab the book to read along with us? check it out here, free of charge! https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29768 (Astounding Stories, August 1930) Have a book to request? Maybe some chats to chit? Finally interested in that bread I bake? drop by the discord! https://www.discord.gg/PBZNsjn Want to listen live? Come drop by, Fridays night, on twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/glacier_nester/   

What do you think is the deal with these Gnomes? I mean, it's not really unpacked in the story very far, but it's kinda gently implied there's a sort of queen-and-workers sort of vibe going on. Sure, it's probably just there to give Sarka a target for this whole superiority schtick, but I'm the type of person to wonder about the ecology of a foreign planet after we've read the story they're set on. Sure, sure, I'm not too worried about it when we're in the middle of reading the tale, mostly because a lot of the stories we read aroud here just sort of glaze over that sort of thing, but I genuinely think between Dune and all the solarpunk I've been reading I'm stuck like this!  Even if the framing often makes no sense to the modern eye, there's plenty to enjoy in these old books. As I've made very clear, I'm a known enjoyer of these short story collections strictly BECAUSE they're not all polished and perfect. There's so much more room to take risky, big swings in the case of a shorter story, y'know?  I do provide a disclaimer, since these books are aged and not well-remembered:  TL;DR up front: Paper Cuts is almost all public domain stuff, and some of it hasn't aged well. I'll be doing my best to warn you, but I'm not changing any of it, I don't believe censorship is the path forward here. Paper Cuts, by necessity, has to be a majority books that are in the US public domain. That means it's almost exclusively going to be content produced in the 1920s, or earlier. These works may have aspects that have not aged well to a modern viewer/listener. Now, I'm never one for censorship, but I do believe we are entitled to being able to filter the leisure content we don't want to see. So, this results in the following policy: I'll do my level best to warn you, the viewer, at the beginning of the episode, what's likely to come up. A great example is something like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, which had some passages describing natives of various places in a fashion I'd charitably describe as unkindly. In cases where something sneaks up on me unwarned, I will be reading the content unedited, with my sincerest apologies for the lack of active warning. All that said, I'm gonna cover my bases with some common warnings that have come up often in books I've read before: Descriptions of "savage natives" Various racial slurs, unkind terms, and/or Descriptions of groups that have taken on a worse connotation General mistreatment and misrepresentation of cultures Generally speaking, if something I'm reading is on the page? Don't expect me to have opinions aligning with it. We're here to have fun, not disparage people! Want to grab the book to read along with us? check it out here, free of charge! https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29768 (Astounding Stories, August 1930) Have a book to request? Maybe some chats to chit? Finally interested in that bread I bake? drop by the discord! https://www.discord.gg/PBZNsjn Want to listen live? Come drop by, Fridays night, on twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/glacier_nester/ 

If you're a bit lost on what's happening in Earth, the Marauder, I'd heartily suggest checking out the previous issue of Astounding, the July Issue! We did indeed read that in a previous episode of the show, just check the titles, I always title the first episode of a given thing with the title of the book, so that should make the July issue pretty easy to find!  Well, hopefully anyway. Even if not, a good most of the time, these serialized stories usually do a great job of reminding you what you missed. They kind of have to, y'know? Since not everybody caught every issue, and you didn't wanna wind up completely lost if you missed a trip to the newstand, that's the tact I'd take, anyway.  Either way, the tale on display here really has its ups and its downs. Loads of fun concepts, but some of them it REALLY doesn't pull off. At least, if you can't stand to hear this one, it's not going to hang around forever! That's the glory of these short story collections, the stuff you don't like doesn't loom large. Sure, that comes with the downside of the things you like not sticking around too long, but some of these stories would need MAJOR reworks to be any longer than they were written here.  I do provide a disclaimer, since these books are aged and not well-remembered:  TL;DR up front: Paper Cuts is almost all public domain stuff, and some of it hasn't aged well. I'll be doing my best to warn you, but I'm not changing any of it, I don't believe censorship is the path forward here. Paper Cuts, by necessity, has to be a majority books that are in the US public domain. That means it's almost exclusively going to be content produced in the 1920s, or earlier. These works may have aspects that have not aged well to a modern viewer/listener. Now, I'm never one for censorship, but I do believe we are entitled to being able to filter the leisure content we don't want to see. So, this results in the following policy: I'll do my level best to warn you, the viewer, at the beginning of the episode, what's likely to come up. A great example is something like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, which had some passages describing natives of various places in a fashion I'd charitably describe as unkindly. In cases where something sneaks up on me unwarned, I will be reading the content unedited, with my sincerest apologies for the lack of active warning. All that said, I'm gonna cover my bases with some common warnings that have come up often in books I've read before: Descriptions of "savage natives" Various racial slurs, unkind terms, and/or Descriptions of groups that have taken on a worse connotation General mistreatment and misrepresentation of cultures Generally speaking, if something I'm reading is on the page? Don't expect me to have opinions aligning with it. We're here to have fun, not disparage people! Want to grab the book to read along with us? check it out here, free of charge! https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29768 (Astounding Stories, August 1930) Have a book to request? Maybe some chats to chit? Finally interested in that bread I bake? drop by the discord! https://www.discord.gg/PBZNsjn Want to listen live? Come drop by, Fridays night, on twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/glacier_nester/ 

Don't let my sleepy, dozy demeanor fool you here, gang, I had just had a long day at the time! This tale is quite the ride, a whole second planet just hanging out within the easy reach of an airplane? Wild!    I mean, the physics of something like that would be turning the world upside down, but who needs physics when you've got a waterworld full of frog-men who seem to subsist on the blood of the other people who live on the planet? You really don't find plots this wild outside the pulps, people! You're really going to want to tune in to next week's episode if that concept interests you at all, this really evolves into quite the story! I do provide a disclaimer, since these books are aged and not well-remembered:  TL;DR up front: Paper Cuts is almost all public domain stuff, and some of it hasn't aged well. I'll be doing my best to warn you, but I'm not changing any of it, I don't believe censorship is the path forward here. Paper Cuts, by necessity, has to be a majority books that are in the US public domain. That means it's almost exclusively going to be content produced in the 1920s, or earlier. These works may have aspects that have not aged well to a modern viewer/listener. Now, I'm never one for censorship, but I do believe we are entitled to being able to filter the leisure content we don't want to see. So, this results in the following policy: I'll do my level best to warn you, the viewer, at the beginning of the episode, what's likely to come up. A great example is something like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, which had some passages describing natives of various places in a fashion I'd charitably describe as unkindly. In cases where something sneaks up on me unwarned, I will be reading the content unedited, with my sincerest apologies for the lack of active warning. All that said, I'm gonna cover my bases with some common warnings that have come up often in books I've read before: Descriptions of "savage natives" Various racial slurs, unkind terms, and/or Descriptions of groups that have taken on a worse connotation General mistreatment and misrepresentation of cultures Generally speaking, if something I'm reading is on the page? Don't expect me to have opinions aligning with it. We're here to have fun, not disparage people! Want to grab the book to read along with us? check it out here, free of charge! https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29768 (Astounding Stories, August 1930) Have a book to request? Maybe some chats to chit? Finally interested in that bread I bake? drop by the discord! https://www.discord.gg/PBZNsjn Want to listen live? Come drop by, Fridays night, on twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/glacier_nester/ 

Indeed, we do stumble into quite the bevy of delights as we delve farther and farther into the past with this particular issue of Astounding Stories. Sure, it's already quite the delight to discover a new saga in the tale we've heard previously in Earth, the Marauder, but in addition to that, we're well on our way to finding other short stories that boggle the mind!  As an aside, I mention a more modern short story collection out front, and I would love to stress to authors: I am more than willing to discuss featuring your work on the show! Guarding Gus, our first episode of the third season, is far from a fluke in terms of the stories I'm hoping to feature on the show going forward. If you've got some writing you feel would be a particularly good fit, feel free to shoot me an email at glaciernester@gmail.com, and we can talk about what that might look like for you!  Back on topic, though, I really do believe that short story collections can contain startling volumes of incredibly compelling work. I'm not sure I've mentioned it on the show, but there's a particular short story that I've been chasing for YEARS, that I first read in high school, and didn't write down the title of, and cannot find for the LIFE of me. In short, it was in a black-covered science fiction anthology that was about to be weeded out of the school library, and the only two major stories I remember have stuck with me ever since: one set in a society where time is used as currency, which opens with a scene of a group of street buskers doing some performance art, wherein they set their internal clocks to tick down simultaneously, such that the mob they were standing in instead causes them to fall, spelling out MEMENTO MORI in a town square. The other swings a bit more horriffic, as a young woman struggles against the thrall of a claude glass, each time she stares, finding herself more and more strongly compelled to never look at anything else. There's a particularly vivid passage of her describing how a lizard that wandered into the house looks after staring into the claude glass, her perception of color forced into eye-popping contrast in comparison to life as it was before.  The sheer vividity of these two stories as they impressed themselves into my then-younger mind has really instilled in me a drive to check out these short story collections, there's some real gems in there! Not just the yearly anthology issues, either, there's great stuff in the monthlies, too. Remind me to talk about Optopia on the live stream, sometime, you'll hear about some fantastic solarpunk yarns.  Also of note, our content disclaimer: TL;DR up front: Paper Cuts is almost all public domain stuff, and some of it hasn't aged well. I'll be doing my best to warn you, but I'm not changing any of it, I don't believe censorship is the path forward here. Paper Cuts, by necessity, has to be a majority books that are in the US public domain. That means it's almost exclusively going to be content produced in the 1920s, or earlier. These works may have aspects that have not aged well to a modern viewer/listener. Now, I'm never one for censorship, but I do believe we are entitled to being able to filter the leisure content we don't want to see. So, this results in the following policy:     I'll do my level best to warn you, the viewer, at the beginning of the episode, what's likely to come up.     A great example is something like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, which had some passages describing natives of various places in a fashion I'd charitably describe as unkindly.     In cases where something sneaks up on me unwarned, I will be reading the content unedited, with my sincerest apologies for the lack of active warning. All that said, I'm gonna cover my bases with some common warnings that have come up often in books I've read before:     Descriptions of "savage natives"     Various racial slurs, unkind terms, and/or Descriptions of groups that have taken on a worse connotation     General mistreatment and misrepresentation of cultures Generally speaking, if something I'm reading is on the page? Don't expect me to have opinions aligning with it. We're here to have fun, not disparage people! Want to grab the book to read along with us? check it out here, free of charge! https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29768 (Astounding Stories, August 1930) Have a book to request? Maybe some chats to chit? Finally interested in that bread I bake? drop by the discord! https://www.discord.gg/PBZNsjn Want to listen live? Come drop by, Fridays night, on twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/glacier_nester/ 

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, Kevin Tumlinson, and Dick Wybrow as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including Simon & Schuster acquiring Holland's VBK, KDP Virtual Voice Beta's Audible titles, and how a billionaire who helped bring ‘3-Body Problem' to Netflix was killed by his business partner. Then, stick around for a chat with author KimBoo York! KimBoo York: I'm K.C. York and I enjoy telling stories, but otherwise I'm pretty trustworthy. I used to be the kid who stayed up late at night reading books under the covers with a flashlight…and honestly not a lot has changed. I'm a professional author who enjoys encouraging other writers to Write The Thing, and yes, I have a long standing love affair with fanfiction for which I will never apologize! I'm over 50 years old and proud that I made it this far.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/writersink/support

Episode Show Notes In this episode we cover:  What serial fiction is and how it differs from non-serialised fiction Common mistakes new serial fiction writers make Craft tips for writing serials Techniques to create hooks Business structure around serialised fiction Find out more about Stephanie: StephanieBond.com Rebel of the Week is: Lauren  If you'd like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com 2 new patrons this week, welcome and thank you to Nina J Fox and Jen. A big thank you to my existing patrons. If you'd like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack  THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY KOBO WRITING LIFE Visit Kobo Writing Life here, read the Kobo Writing Life blog here, and listen to their podcast here.

Thanks to current patrons Leah Joy Espinoza and Michelle Coleman who have edited their memberships to one of the new tiers. They will both get the limited edition sticker and entry to the drawing for the Goody bag that includes a 2024 Passion Planner and coaching with me, along with a couple of other fun things. Thank you to our existing patrons for believing in our work offline and here in the podcast.  This podcast is sponsored by our patrons at Patreon.com/valerieihsan. Become a patron of the arts at Patreon.com/valerieihsan.  Patreon.com/strangeairstories for short stories in the paranormal mystery genre Patron comment: Both were great sessions! Thank you!!! Announcements:  Early Bird registration is now for the 2024 Writer Craft Writing Retreat, at this point, there is only five private tickets left and three shared tickets. We'll likely sell out again. I'm in a new anthology by Tsunami Press with my essay "Eye Contact." It's in stores now. You can order at http://www.tsunamibooks.org/shop/pre-order-tsunami-press-first-anthology with free shipping in the U.S. or order wherever books are sold. Preorder of Season of the Shadow up now. (Erick's new title.) Nov 30th.   I'M READING:  Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch Starling House by Alix E. Harrow Harness: A Systemic Approach: Guaranteed to Revolutionize Your Coaching by Tess Cope Up Next: What's a Poor Girl to Do?: Prostitution in Mid-Nineteenth Century America by Elizabeth A. Topping Soiled Doves: Prostitution in the the Early West by Anne Seagraves Frog Music by Emma Donoghue Ma and Me by Putsana Reang Erick's Reading:  Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak The Singer's Gun by Emily St. John Mandel https://www.oldgodsofappalachia.com podcast KimBoo is reading:  History of the Book (nonfiction), Master and Commander (audiobook), Family Secrets (podcast) SHOW NOTES: Find KimBoo on Ream and her website,  House of York.  1000-2000 words per episode/installment (but doesn't matter) post one a week or every two weeks 5000-10000 once a month up to six months Find a rhythm. Hard things about serial writing (beware list): don't forget the long story arc (at least lurking in the background) Process: release in installments (as a consumer it's exciting) Go back the long arc in revision. What part does this season meet in the long arc? Story beats  Serial expectations Commitment: you can wrap it up and rush the ending if you need to--as long as know the long arc. (Maybe even within 2-5 episodes) novel=season The Wandering Inn (longest(?) running serial) Spreadsheet breaks down long arcs and season arcs. Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E6I6Z4TwKgVtUTaid28J2ng_tSxU0HjauV9OievkcTE/edit?usp=sharing Name of book coming out: By the Seat of Your Pants: Using the Discovery Writing Technique (in January 2024) Unstoppable Storyteller (current nonfiction available from KimBoo York) Tip: Character Motivation (ask the bigger question, what's the critical thing that drives the story's long arc) What makes a story exciting? Analyzing what makes a good long writing series (television, multiple seasons with structure, story arcs are nested = key) long story arc (hero's journey), season arc nested and have own structure (three act structure) when season ends, the long story is not resolved. Installment arcs (like a chapter in a book); cliff hangers are not necessary if you've done a good job with the long arc. When one ends, marry it up with a long arc beat. Lord of the Rings classic (side quests) Transmigrated Teri on Ream (but some on Substack). The Queen's Eiry is being serialized right now. (On Wattpad, romance) A serial story designed to be very long and complex. A different format. Different consumers of art: little bit vs big chunks Hit multiple markets. Serial fiction prior to Vella? LiveJournal, Archive of our Own, (for fan fiction) Options now: Radish, Ream, Patreon, Vella, etc.  

Hey everyone,This week, we're back on the litRPG Olympus with the one and only Shirtaloon, also known as Travis Deverell.Yep, that's right, the guy who writes He Who Fights With Monsters and repeatedly hits rank #1 on Patreon, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible. I had an absolute blast with him on the show, and we recorded over 4 hours of content, which means I had to split it up into two episodes. Episode one releases today and includes us discussing how Travis came up with his bestseller, how he overcame his imposter syndrome (and what Will Smith had to do with it,) and his stances on Jason being Jason.The Bonus Material includes us talking about writing tips, why Jason is an "SJW Cuck" (Travis' words, not mine!), and how to write successful Serial Fiction!https://www.patreon.com/CritRPGPodcast-----------------------------------------If you want to listen to exclusive Bonus Episodes with a ton of additional material and without ads, here's a link to our Patreon! https://linktr.ee/madix3Stay connected:Discord: https://tr.ee/drYauAJo6YTwitter: https://twitter.com/critrpgpodcastFor business inquiries: critrpgpodcast.social@gmail.com---------------------------------------Books Mentioned on this Episode:He Who Fights with Monstershttps://amzn.to/46vgEO8Tanking Hitshttps://www.royalroad.com/fiction/60160/tanking-hits-i-level-when-i-get-hit-in-the-ballsThe Art of Characterhttps://amzn.to/46SQUuX 00:00 Youtube Version00:57 Beginning of the Podcast02:38 Patreon Rankings04:03 Imposter Syndrome07:30 Why this Story?16:12 Early Mistakes and Why Jason isn't Travis21:30 Origins of Story, continued44:14 Deviating from the Royal Road Meta, Minorities in litRPG01:01:48 Writing Process, Writing under StressSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/critrpg-a-podcast-about-litrpg-progression-fantasy-and-their/donations

#TimothyNiederriter #Podcasts #BooktubeCounting down to episode 1000, Timothy Niederriter returns to the show. We talk about his day job, as he has done what I've done and become a pre loader, which goes to show writers everywhere that not every day job is a bad thing.  Beyond his working experiences, we talk his books, structure, and the fact that Tim is just a good dude. There is a fearless, adventurous man inside this dude, and I'm glad I know him. Thanks Tim, for all you've done.Timothy NiederriterWebsite AmazonPatreon - Wondering where Just Joshing is going to go after episode 1000? It has already started. I've recorded new kinds of podcasts that are available now on the patreon. You can join in and see where the show is going months before anyone else, see episodes ahead of schedule, and interact with the podcast in whole new ways as I travel on the adventure I'm heading into. Click the link to join.SponsorsAmerican Alchemist Kickstarter - Chris Perguidi and a cavalcade of artists have put together this anthology on kickstarter that combines aztec mythology and pro wrestling. The main story follows Erika "Amerika" Verspucci as she battles against a demon across time and space. Plus, the backup stories are based on real life pro wrestling stories from the industry. Click on the link now to support the kickstarter.The Tinsley Boys Kickstarter - The Tinsley Boys - Ben Tinsley and his son Jake Tinsley are launching their Kickstarter April 15th featuring The Blonde Assassin and Alternative Narratives. If you like werewolves, horror, akashic mythology, and revenge, this kickstarter is for you. Or if you like a father/son duo creating fun books, check this out. You can sign up and be informed when the project will launch. Click the link for more info.ServicesAdvertising Services - Let me create your advertising for your next book or campaign. If you're a creative wondering how to create your advertising for your next project, I can create video, audio, written and graphics. Let me help you get your story, and your best story, out there.Available Now:Alice Won? - Available now. Alice escaped the asylum and pursues the Queen of Hearts to the Greek Labyrinth in the underworld, there she must engage in a game of croquet unlike any other, against Jason of the Argonauts. Illustrated by Kenzie Kats, written by yours truly.Support And Subscribe:Buy my MerchBuy Me A CoffeeNewsletterTwitchYoutube

Many successful subscription authors make $100k+ per year with early access to their serial fiction. But how do we write great serial fiction? Let's learn from Alana Albertson, an author with millions of story views online and #2 on Radish for over a year.Six-Figure-Serials Course by Alana Albertson: https://www.authoralanaalbertson.com/work-with-me/Get Your Subscriptions for Authors Summit 2023 Ticket for free: https://subscriptionsforauthors.com/the-subscriptions-for-authors-summit-2023/EPISODE RESOURCES:Join Ream, the subscription platform by fiction authors for fiction authors: https://reamstories.com/Join our community of subscription authors: https://www.facebook.com/groups/subscriptionsforauthorsGet subscription insights delivered to your inbox each week + free access to the Subscriptions for Authors Starter Guide: https://subscriptionsforauthors.com/EPISODE OUTLINE:0:00:00 Introduction0:02:00 Alana's Origins0:11:05 Alana's Journey to Radish0:17:05 From Indie Publishing to TV0:20:27 Marketing As An Indie Author0:22:50 Serial Fiction vs Novels0:25:55 Reading As A Writer0:28:01 Writing for TV0:35:24 Advice for Upcoming Hybrid Author0:39:43 Chapters in Romance vs Serial Fiction0:43:41 The Rise of The Serial Fiction Podcast0:50:51 Alana's Final Advice0:53:37 ConclusionABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR AUTHORSWe are the premier community to learn about making money from subscriptions as an author. We have this weekly podcast, our Facebook Group with hundreds of fellow authors, and a newsletter where we are committed to having the best free educational resources and networking for authors looking to break into this exciting new publishing model.ABOUT REAM:Ream is a platform that helps authors make money with subscriptions.The platform allows writers to build communities around their stories and charge a monthly fee that rewards their super fans with connection and access.You can join Ream and start making money from subscriptions on the only platform built by authors for authors: https://reamstories.com/Thank you so much for listening to this podcast! Always feel free to reach out to the team at contact@ream.ink. Happy writing everyone :)

Join ABG, Jerod and special guest Kristen-Brooke as we discuss serial killer facts, stories about serial killers and how we get spooked, and we even play some fun Halloween trivia. Don't miss out on our 2022 Halloween episode!

#TimothyNiederriter #comics #booktubeThis was not an ordinary podcast. This one featured myself and Tim Niederriter creating a comic live on the air. We come up with a plot and we just get rolling. If you want to see what happens when two creatives decide to jam, listen to this very special episode.Timothy NiederriterSerial FictionWebsiteAvailable Now:Alice Won? - Available now. Alice escaped the asylum and pursues the Queen of Hearts to the Greek Labyrinth in the underworld, there she must engage in a game of croquet unlike any other, against Jason of the Argonauts. Illustrated by Kenzie Carr, written by yours truly, come to wonderland Dec. 1st, where the real games begin.Support And Subscribe:Buy my MerchBuy Me A CoffeeNewsletterPatreonTwitchYoutube

Today we chat all about burnout and Vy's story of going from a full-time romance author to burnout to a fantasy LitRPG author serializing her stories, running a subscription, and building visual novels. Vy has an incredible mindset and with over a decade as an indie author, she has endless insights for us all on everything from running a sustainable subscription to building an expansive story studio. Vy's Links: https://www.patreon.com/vystarlit https://starlitcarnivalstudios.com/ https://starli-carnival-studios.itch.io/death-and-romance Join our community of subscription authors: https://www.facebook.com/groups/subscriptionsforauthors Free subscription insights delivered to your inbox each week: https://subscriptionsforauthors.com/ And join Ream, the subscription platform by authors for authors: https://www.ream.ink/ Don't forget to review/rate Subscriptions for Authors on your favorite podcast distributor :)You can also find the episode transcripts here: https://subscriptionsforauthors.com/podcasthome EPISODE OUTLINE: 0:00 - 1:38 Introduction and Context 1:38 - 7:10 How Vy Burned Out After Going Full time as an Indie Author 7:10 - 11:00 How Vy Returned to Writing After Burnout 11:00 -14:40 Switching to Writing Your Passion instead of the Market + Writing for Underrepresented Communities 14:40 -18:20 Tips for Writing on Royal Road 18:20 - 20:28 Making Money with Serial Fiction 20:28 - 22:40 Restarting after Burnout 22:40 - 24:25 Taking Breaks from Your Subscription 24:26 - 28:55 Dealing with Comparisonitis as an Author 28:55 - 33:35 How Vy is Turning Stories into Video Games 33:35 - 37:05 How to Publish and Write a Visual Novel 37:05 - 39:31 Starting a Story Studio 39:31 - 41:06 Subscriptions for Stories + Visual Novels 41:06 - 43:15 Vy's Closing Advice on Burnout 43:15 - 44:11 Conclusion ABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR AUTHORS We are the premier community to learn about making money from subscriptions as an author. We have this weekly podcast, our Facebook Group with hundreds of fellow authors, and a newsletter where we are committed to having the best free educational resources and networking for authors looking to break into this exciting new publishing model.Thank you so much for listening to this podcast! Always feel free to reach out to the team at contact@ream.ink. Happy writing everyone :)

In this episode, I chat with Texas rancher and space opera author Jaxon Reed about finding a career through bothering your sister, the pros and cons of serial fiction platforms, and uses for AI in novel writing. We also discuss his multiple Milky Way Universe space opera series, the influence of different players in the space race, and near future AI. Books of his we discuss: Pirates of the Milky Way, Agents of the Planetary Republic, The Redwood trilogy, The Empathic Detective. Story Intro: Adaptation Further info on this and other episodes, as well as transcriptions, story cube images and story introductions, can be found at AlternateFutures.co.uk

Writing books can be a lonely process if we aren't careful. Luckily, serialized fiction platforms such as Kindle Vella and Radish are making it easier for authors to engage directly with readers (as well as get paid!) while they're actively writing their next book. In today's episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with serial fiction author, Calista Jayne. She's had some runaway success on the Radish platform with two of her serial stories and she's here to give us the scoop on how Radish has helped her earn 4-5 figures per month just on that platform alone. She also has some great advice for indies looking to test out the Radish waters. Click here to have a listen! Be sure to check out the show notes by going to authorrevolution.org/129.

Naomi Ault, Callie Chase, and Christina Farley return for fun games and shenanigans. Links: ProWritingAid: prowritingaid.com DISCOUNT CODE!!! SERIAL20 Laterpress: laterpress.com Two Week Free Trial of Book Genie: book-genie.com Support the Show: patreon.com/serialfictionshow Christine's website: christinedaiglebooks.com JP's website: jprindfleischix.com Christine's co-authored serial fiction: lpstylesbooks.com JP's co-authored serial fiction: NRDS We are part of The Three Story Method Podcast Network. You can find out more about Three Story Method here: threestorymethod.com Sound mastering by James Parenti: jamesparentimusic.com Our theme music is Voxel Revolution by Kevin McAllen: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7017-voxel-revolution License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Contact: serialfictionshow.com/contact Our transition music is by: patrickdearteaga.com

Naomi Ault, Callie Chase, and Christina Farley return for fun games and shenanigans. Links: ProWritingAid: prowritingaid.com DISCOUNT CODE!!! SERIAL20 Laterpress: laterpress.com Two Week Free Trial of Book Genie: book-genie.com Support the Show: patreon.com/serialfictionshow Christine's website: christinedaiglebooks.com JP's website: jprindfleischix.com Christine's co-authored serial fiction: lpstylesbooks.com JP's co-authored serial fiction: NRDS We are part of The Three Story Method Podcast Network. You can find out more about Three Story Method here: threestorymethod.com Sound mastering by James Parenti: jamesparentimusic.com Our theme music is Voxel Revolution by Kevin McAllen: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7017-voxel-revolution License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Contact: serialfictionshow.com/contact Our transition music is by: patrickdearteaga.com

We interview Christine Daigle and JP Rindfleisch, co-hosts of the Serial Fiction Show. We talk serial fiction, serial publishing platforms, making it as a serial author, and co-writing.Find JP online here:jprindfleischix.comFind Christine online here:christinedaiglebooks.comlpstylesbooks.comListen to their podcasts here:serialfictionshow.comAnd find Writer at Work here:writeratworkpodcast.cominstagram.com/writeratworkpodtwitter.com/writeratworkpodSupport the show (http://patreon.com/writeratworkpod)

Show Notes In the season five premiere, Courtney and Eleanor discuss some of the major historical events, writers, and genres that shaped the beginning of the Victorian period. Transcript here. Resources for this episode included: Sally Mitchell's Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia Richard Altick's Victorian People and Ideas Timeline of Victorian Legislation on Victorian Web Pickwick Papers and the Development of Serial Fiction on Victorian Web Cliffhangers on Victorian Web Stats from At the Circulating Library Eleanor's entry on Factory Acts Support the show via one-time contributions on our ko-fi page, or recurring donations to our tip jar of as little as $1 that get you access to private audio content right in your podcatcher! You should be listening to: Check out long-time listener Art Kilmer's Bookshelf Odyssey podcast! The podcast can be found at www.bookshelfodyssey.com and you can also find it on YouTube! Support Victorian Scribblers by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/victorian-scribblers

SEASON 1 INTERLUDE: Vertigo (Part 2 of 2)A new player enters the game in Vertigo, an Allworld Online prequel interlude.Jane questions the very nature of reality after experiencing a series of discordant memories and disorienting vertigo spells. At every turn, the world seems to be rewriting itself, and she is the only one aware of what's happening. Is Jane losing her mind, or is she, alone, finally able to see the truth?Vertigo is loosely based on H. G. Wells' The Country of the Blind.***Allworld Online: Pride & Prejudice is now available in book form - both as an ebook and paperback. You can find it on all major online book retailers. The official, professionally produced audiobook is also available, performed by the talented Annie Ellicott and Will M. Watt.Link to buy: https://books2read.com/ao-pride-and-prejudiceLindsey's Lovely Readers Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/lovelyreadersLindsey Sparks' Newsletter:https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletterFind out more about Lindsey Sparks: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/

SEASON 1 INTERLUDE: Vertigo (Part 1 of 2)A new player enters the game in Vertigo, an Allworld Online prequel interlude. Jane questions the very nature of reality after experiencing a series of discordant memories and disorienting vertigo spells. At every turn, the world seems to be rewriting itself, and she is the only one aware of what's happening. Is Jane losing her mind, or is she, alone, finally able to see the truth?Vertigo is loosely based on H. G. Wells' The Country of the Blind.***Allworld Online: Pride & Prejudice is now available in book form - both as an ebook and paperback. You can find it on all major online book retailers. The official, professionally produced audiobook is also available, performed by the talented Annie Ellicott and Will M. Watt.Link to buy: https://books2read.com/ao-pride-and-prejudiceLindsey's Lovely Readers Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/lovelyreadersLindsey Sparks' Newsletter:https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/join-newsletterFind out more about Lindsey Sparks: https://www.authorlindseysparks.com/

A New Podcast for Writers. Already a writer of serial fiction or curious to learn from other serial fiction authors? Authors Christine Daigle and JP Rindfleisch introduce The Writer's Serial Fiction Show. In every episode, we break down the elements of serial fiction to see what really works and why. Let's up our serial fiction game together! Links: Christine Daigle - christinedaiglebooks.com JP Rindfleisch - jprindfleischix.com Three Story Method - threestorymethod.com Music - Voxel Revolution by Kevin McAllen https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7017-voxel-revolution license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Contact - www.serialfictionshow.com/contact

A New Podcast for Readers. Already a reader of serial fiction or curious to learn more about it? Authors Christine Daigle and JP Rindfleisch introduce The Reader's Serial Fiction Show. In every episode, we invite you to escape into a great story. Let us get you hooked and get you reading! Links: Christine Daigle - christinedaiglebooks.com JP Rindfleisch - jprindfleischix.com Three Story Method - threestorymethod.com Music - Voxel Revolution by Kevin McAllen https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7017-voxel-revolution license: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Contact - www.serialfictionshow.com/contact

With Kindle Vella on the horizon, let's talk a bit about serial fiction, some of the confusion and misinformation about Kindle Vella, and what we might look for and plan for in choosing our own applications and career paths.

Serialized fiction app Radish has been acquired by Kakao Entertainment in a transaction valued at $440 million. Kakao Entertainment is owned by Kakao, the South Korean internet giant whose services include its eponymous messaging platform. Radish founder Seungyoon Lee will hold onto his role as its chief executive officer, while also becoming Kakao Entertainment's global […]

Serialized fiction app Radish has been acquired by Kakao Entertainment in a transaction valued at $440 million. Kakao Entertainment is owned by Kakao, the South Korean internet giant whose services include its eponymous messaging platform. Radish founder Seungyoon Lee will hold onto his role as its chief executive officer, while also becoming Kakao Entertainment’s global […]

On this week’s show, our guest is successful young adult fantasy author Sarah K.L. Wilson. Her career took off in early 2018 with her successful Dragon School serial. She’s been publishing books just about every…Continue ReadingSFA 046 – Serials, Following up on Initial Success, and the Young Adult Fantasy Market with Sarah K.L. Wilson

Dave always loved Green Mile by Stephen King and really wanted to do something serial-based. In 2008 Available Darkness was the first thing Dave and Sean serialized on their website. […]

Alyssa and I continue discussing online serial fiction platforms with the lowdown on Inkitt, Tapas, Hooked, Tap, Archive of Our Own and Fanfiction.net. Just like last episode, we weigh the pros and cons of each platform to help you decide if any of them is right for you and your publishing needs.

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Our first real serial writing-related topic is— platforms! Alyssa and I tackle Radish Fiction and online fiction juggernaut Wattpad. We weigh the pros and cons of both platforms to help you decide if any of these two is right for you and your publishing needs. We also tackle the Wattpad Next Beta program — which just got out of beta and is now called Paid Stories. Don't forget to tune in to the next episode, part 2 of this two-part series, where we discuss other major online serial fiction platforms.

Alyssa and I are back to answer the last 10 question of the Writer Tag. Even though nobody tagged us, we thought we'd do it anyway. We're supposed to tag another writer when we do this but we won't because I generally hate getting tagged (except for very specific circumstances) so I won't do that to any of you. But feel free to take the questions and answer them on your own website, podcast or platform. I mean, we can't really stop you.

As long-time listeners of the show will know, all four of our hosts met through the Guild Wars 2 fan site, Chronicles of Tyria. As a result, we’ve all been writing serial fiction for at least a couple of years, and in this episode, Chase, Nienna and Amy talk about… Continue reading

Daystar and Alexander finish discussing serial fiction, namely, chapter length, serial structure, and the need for continuous character growth and new conflicts. Timestamps 00:34 Chapter Length 03:56 Overall Length 6:18 Dangers of Stretching Stories Out 10:06 Serial Structure 12:33 Continuous Character Growth 17:23 Continuous New Conflicts --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationally-writing/support

Daystar and Alexander discuss serial fiction's history, pros and cons, and how to navigate scheduling. Timestamps 0:45 Features and History 10:30 Pros 15:31 Cons 18:14 Transitioning to Publishing 21:00 Scheduling --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rationally-writing/support

There are many ways to serial fiction and Mur Lafferty knows about them all. From serializing her novellas and the book Playing For Keeps to participating in the Serial Box Bookburners serial fiction. The conversation goes from topic to topic, touching on her Star Wars novella as well as her upcoming book, Six Wakes. The Mad Writers really enjoyed talking to Mur and we hope you will enjoy listening to it. Mur Lafferty is a podcaster, writer, editor, winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and all around reneissance creative. She can be found online at Murverse.com and on whichever social media she's on (such as Twitter) as mightymur. Please Note! There are some audio issues with this episode that we could not get rid of and cannot figure out where they came from. We appreciate your patience.Recommended reading Mur's recommendation: The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth) by N.K. Jemisin Tim's recommendation: The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman Jay's recommendation: Viscera by Gabriel Squailia Nina's recommendation: Cloudbound (Bone Universe) by Fran Wilde

In the season finale, Bulger and Rudd discover the Cintamani Stone, sending them on a collision course with Alvin Pilfer and Warren Featherbone III.

Veiled by the magic of the Cintamani Stone, Adrianne enters Bulger’s store to make contact with her estranged brother. Later, the stone’s elusiveness manages to push Alvin Pilfer to the brink of insanity.

It's Oklahoma's 10th anniversary, and President Roosevelt is visiting as part of his campaign to drum up favor for the War. The citizens of PleasureTown are abuzz...as are the spirits who watch over them.

In The Hunt of the Hunter, a sinister figure walks in Rudd’s footsteps. Will this be the comedian’s last laugh? Meanwhile, the shantytowners stage a revolt, bringing their dismay to Claude’s doorstep. Can the city clerk save his friend and mollify the angry mob?

It’s the Feast of the Wretched! A stranger on her way to town encounters Jeb, who has become a man on the run. Through a tale of family and fire, he warns her against what she might find in PleasureTown. Meanwhile, Alvin, masquerading under the guise of Warren Featherbone, continues on his singular mission to recover the Cintamani Stone, which he believes will relieve him of the real Featherbone’s treachery.

In this week’s episode, we visit with Goldie as she examines the reflection of her violent past with former lover Alvin. Waist deep in an ocean of regret and sorrow, Goldie laments failed resolutions, paths not taken and decisions that would inevitably haunt her until the end. After all, a heart of gold is easy to tarnish.

In this week’s episode of PleasureTown, we join the Bartender as he ruminates on the retribution that fate has dealt him for his years spent as a hitman. Also, a withdrawn Cyrus is confronted about his reclusive ways by a mysterious yet familiar figure. What will old Cy make of this strange encounter?

In this week’s thrilling episode of PleasureTown, Mudd plans on spending his earnings from a recent heist but instead encounters an individual possibly more devious than himself. We then walk with Jebediah as he recalls the bloody night that led to his arrival in PleasureTown.

In the garden of life, some people are petals...and others are thorns. This time, Shiner returns to share details of her legendary romance and her legendary death. Next, we listen as Mudd and Rudd as they strike up an unusual friendship, which leads them to the stage. Finally, we are introduced to Evelyn, whose sister meets a smooth-talking man who threatens to tear them apart. Join us, won't you?

More often than not, it is those that we least expect that are our undoing. In this week’s episode, we rejoin the town’s stoic Bartender as he is confronted by the widow of the man he murdered. Will she be the one to give the Bartender the conclusion he has been bracing himself for? And later, we meet Warren Featherbone, a treasure hunter whose predisposition towards the arcane may be more hindrance than help. Will his dangerous profession catch up with him? Find out this week on PleasureTown.

In the second episode of Season 2 of PleasureTown, we become reacquainted with Jebediah, a blind man whose father exploits his preternatural ability to taste what others are feeling. Also, Claude digs up a memory of a long-held keepsake that nearly took his life...and saved another.

In PleasureTown's seventh and final "minisode," we meet a young New York City couple with big dreams of small town living. But money is tight and trouble abounds. Will the couple make it to the fabled utopia, or will they get lost along the way? Written by Bob Garick, this is part of our "Write an Episode" contest.

In the thrilling conclusion to the Fantasy Fair & Freak Show trilogy, tough-talking Frank and the mysterious Mirella come to Pete’s aid while Mr. Blythe attempts to confront Buster about their altercation. Will the unlikely trio be able to rescue Sal, Buster and all the other children from the clutches of Crandle Philing? This installment marks a collaboration with the Reading Out Loud podcast.

In PleasureTown’s fifth minisode, we are introduced to smooth-talking huckster Nicholas Morrison, a new arrival who makes his living as a slinger of suspicious solutions. Soon after his arrival, Nicholas enlists the help of aging Darlin and drunken Mortimer to help con his way into the hearts and minds of the PleasureTowners. Will this not-so-saintly Nicholas succeed in relieving the citizens of their hard-earned money? Special thanks to Matthew Aaron Glover who wrote this minisode as part of our “Write an Episode” contest.

In PleasureTown's fourth "minisode," we continue the story of Crandle Philing’s Fantasy Fair and Freak Show. Suspicions rise among the carnival workers as more strange happenings occur among the children. Will Buster, Sal and Pete escape, or will they remain trapped forever as one of Crandle's diligent servants? This installment marks a collaboration with the Reading Out Loud podcast.

In PleasureTown's third "minisode," we flash forward to the present, where we meet young Mason Bowen, a student at Enid State University. As part of his college thesis, he interviews Mr. Johnstone, an elderly man who visited the fabled PleasureTown as a boy. But is Mr. Johnstone's account as credible as he'd like Mason to believe? Written by Richard Izzo, this is part of our "Write an Episode" contest and features music by the band Axons.

In PleasureTown's second "minisode," a local shopkeeper with an axe to grind has a run-in with a band of youthful hoodlums. But there's opportunity to set the children on the straight and narrow when a traveling carnival rolls into town and offers to take PleasureTown's young miscreants under its care. This installment marks a collaboration with the Reading Out Loud podcast. Join the Story: www.Pleasuretownshow.com/submit

In PleasureTown's first "minisode," we meet Esther, the town seamstress, who spins a yarn about her lost heritage and life under the watchful eye of the menacing Miz Janine. This is part of our "Write an Episode" contest, which follows the completion of our first season. Listen to Season One: https://soundcloud.com/pleasuretown/sets/season-1Join The Story: http://pleasuretownshow.com/submit/

In the season finale, an apocalyptic premonition could alter the course of Claude and Cyrus' lives forever. Meanwhile, the battle between the virtuous and the fallen comes to a head as Angie must save her beloved -- and PleasureTown itself -- from the clutches of the treacherous Sheriff.

Tensions come to a head between the PleasureTown founders, as Claude and Cyrus duke it out in a battle of words for control of the town. Meanwhile, the children of PleasureTown embark on an adventure and make a wish that could change the course of their lives.

A sudden revelation threatens the future of PleasureTown's star-crossed lovers, the Doctor and the Reporter. We hear from the Reporter's side of the story and discover just how their magnetic attraction first came to fruition all those years ago. Meanwhile, the somber and stoic Bartender shares his tale of violence and misery.

This week Iain is joined by Sean Platt, respected blogger and co-author of several highly successful pieces of serial fiction, including Yesterday’s Gone and Available Darkness. Sean talks about how he came to write serial fiction, his philosophy on writing, and the last 15 minutes is a fascinating insight into the trials and tribulations of blogging for writers. It’s a must-listen episode so pop your headphones on and get stuck in.

And now for part 2 of my second podcast, with two thoughtful and juicy questions along with some digression (naturally enough). Like yesterday’s installment, this half touches on some plotting dilemmas that occur when one is writing a serial like…Read more ›

Hello again, all! It’s podcast time again, and this month I’ve got a two-part podcast (did you really think I’d be anything but longwinded? Moi?) answering more questions from readers and announcing the winners of the ASF Fourth Season Survey…Read more ›

Happy holidays, everyone!  I’m delighted to present the first of a series of podcasts devoted to your questions and comments in response to ASF’s 15th anniversary and the end of our marathon fourth season. Originally this was supposed to be…Read more ›

This week the Robots have a good old fashion roundtable discussion about serializing fiction. Why would you, what do you have to gain, and what are some tips on doing it right? Listen and enjoy!