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Geoffrey Thorne is an American screenwriter, television producer, novelist and actor.Thorne was born in Washington, D.C. After a successful career as a television actor including portraying police officer Wilson Sweet in the television series In the Heat of the Night from 1988 to 1993, Thorne began writing professionally, winning Second Prize in Simon & Schuster's sixth annual Strange New Worlds anthology with his story "The Soft Room." He went on to publish more stories in several media tie-in anthologies as well as the Star Trek: Titan novel Sword of Damocles.Other stories he has written include contributions to Flying Pen Press's anthology Space Grunts, MV Media's Steamfunk anthology, and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine.As a screenwriter, Thorne was a writer for season 9 of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, multiple episodes of the Ben 10 and Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man franchises was a writer on season 3-5 of TNT's Leverage and a writer-producer on the Electric Entertainment's The Librarians.In 2014 Lion Forge Entertainment and NBC-Universal tapped Thorne to reboot the global fan favorite TV series, Knight Rider in comic book form. Thorne is also the co-creator of Phantom Canyon, an audio drama from Pendant Productions.In 2017 Marvel Entertainment tapped Thorne to be head writer and showrunner of the animated Avengers series, retitled Avengers: Black Panther's Quest, and in 2019 he became Co-Executive Producer of Ghost, the first spinoff of the STARZ network global smash hit, Power.Thorne is also a co-founder and writing partner of GENRE 19, a studio he formed with artist Todd Harris in 2008. For More from Comics Are Dope:Get This Week in Comics, our weekly e-mail newsletter: http://thisweekincomics.comSubscribe on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@comicsaredopeJoin our online Discussion Communities:Facebook - http://bjkicks.link/communityDiscord - http://bjkicks.link/discord
A Steamfunk story of liberation, magic, and love. Written by Valjeanne Jeffers Performed by Tiyana Smith Directed by Kennedy Allen Sound design by Gabe Castro And your humble host, Wi-Moto Nyoka Project support by: The Velocity Fund administered by Philadelphia Contemporary with generous funding from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the Philadelphia Independent Media Fund administered by Scribe Video Center with funds provided by the Independence Public Media Foundation and the Wyncote Foundation.
Milton Davis is your favorite writer's favorite writer. He's been on the indie writing scene for two decades, and is most known for incorporating a multitude of African cultures and folklore in his stories. The man is a legend in this space. Oh, and he contributed a story to the new Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda anthology. In this podcast, Milton talks about how he got his start, the benefits and challenges of being indie, and where he sees black fiction over the next few years. This isn't an episode you want to miss!Check out his website here Follow him on Facebook hereFollow him on IG hereFollow him on Twitter hereLiked the podcast? Wanna chat about it? Follow me on Twitter, follow Soul of a Writer on IG, and text me at 813-210-9982 to get a free copy of my fiction book, One Way.
Valjeanne Jeffers is a graduate of Spelman College, a member of the Carolina African American Writers' Collective (CAAWC) and the author of nine books including award winning Immortal series and Mona Livelong: Paranormal Detective.We talk about:How she her writing career startedHow she figured out her preferred genreHer creative processWhat is Steamfunk?And what the heck is a Voodoo Meal?Learn more about Valjeanne and her books at http://www.vjeffersandqveal.comYou can follow me on TwitterFacebookInstagram
Artist and Creator Aaron Radney joins me to talk all about his favorite fandoms as well as what he creates! We dive into a discussion about the long running collectible card game, Magic: The Gathering. Not only does Aaron play but through his work, he helps new and returning players get into the game. Aaron then talks to me about MV Media (publisher of Afrofuturism, Sword and Soul, Steamfunk and more) and the larger works of Black Speculative Fiction/Fantasy. Then we talk about tabletop roleplaying games from how he got into TTRPG's and his experiences. Aaron then talks to me about his work as an artist and creator from his original desire of being a comic creator to his current work and his future goals. You can find Aaron at: https://www.aaronradney.com/ https://www.facebook.com/aradneyart/ https://www.instagram.com/aaron_radney/ https://twitter.com/aaron_radney https://www.patreon.com/aaronradney You can find MV Media at: https://www.mvmediaatl.com/ Books mentioned in the episode include: Griots: Sisters of the Spear - https://www.mvmediaatl.com/product-page/griots-sisters-of-the-spear-epub Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi The Rage of Dragon by Evan Winter
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Black Speculative fiction writer Milton J. Davis is the owner of MVmedia, LLC, a small publishing company specializing in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Sword and Soul.MVmedia’s mission is to provide speculative fiction books that represent people of color in a positive manner. Davis has written seventeen novels; most recent is the Sword and Soul adventure Son of Mfumu. He is the editor and co-editor of seven anthologies; The City, Dark Universe with Gene Peterson; Griots: A Sword and Soul Anthology and Griot: Sisters of the Spear, with Charles R. Saunders; The Ki Khanga Anthology, the Steamfunk! Anthology, and the Dieselfunk anthology with Balogun Ojetade. Life Coach and podcaster Kinia Colbert co-hosts!
Valjeanne Jeffers, premiere author of Black Science Fiction and Fantasy and Sci-Fi Erotica he was included in 100+ Black Women in Horror. Her writing has also appeared in numerous anthologies including: The City; Steamfunk!; Griots: A Sword and Soul Anthology; PurpleMag; Genesis Science Fiction Magazine; Pembroke Magazine; Possibilities; Griots II: Sisters of the Spear; Drumvoices Revue; Say It Loud; The Ringing Ear; Liberated Muse: How I Freed My Soul Volume I (also under Valijeanne Jeffers and Valjeanne Jeffers-Thompson) and most recently, Fitting In; Sycorax's Daughters (nominated for the Bram Stoker Award); Black Magic Women and Luminescent Threads (Winner of the 2018 Locus Award for nonfiction).
We start by discussing some teaching things now that school's back in session (and because we are the nations #1 teaching podcast). Larry gets on a rant about "business-y speak." He's old. Then Larry asks Jake what the newest thought technology on learning is. We then veer into a probably ill-advised discussion on mental illness. Don't @ me.Jake went and saw some youtuber live in concert: https://www.youtube.com/user/comedianeddiebWe discuss last week’s homework assignment. Jake didn't read a book but Larry read Destiny Disrupted by Tamim Ansary. It's great.Then we have a light-on-the-spoilers discussion of "A Quiet Place." Though there are probably spoilers. So watch it first!Next week: Watch the 45 minute (!!!) gameplay footage (!!!) advertisement (!!!) for Steamfunk 1977. Or maybe that way Cyberpunk 2077. Either way, that's way too long to watch somebody else play a video game.Also find something weird on Netflix.Email us at: someactionrequired@gmail.com
Milton Davis is one of the superstars of the afro-futurism genre. Milton is the author of eight novels; his most recent The Woman of the Woods and Amber and the Hidden City. He is co-editor of four anthologies; Griots: A Sword and Soul Anthology and Griot: Sisters of the Spear, with Charles R. Saunders; The Ki Khanga Anthology with Balogun Ojetade and the Steamfunk! Anthology, also with Balogun Ojetade. Are you an indie author needing to sell more books? My webinar Promote This! DIY Publicity For Authors gives you loads of publicity and marketing secrets used by the pros. Theme music for Madame Perry's Salon is composed and performed by Denton Perry.
or Not All Steampunk Is About Whitey Victoriana! - Nisi Shawl, Everfair
"“The Sickness” by Valjeanne Jeffers (Originally published in Griots: Sisters of the Spear.) The Bini warriors crouched in the high grass of the savanna. They'd passed the Fula borders a mile back, and now were a hundred yards from the Adobe mud city. At the forefront they were armed with sword and shield, behind them the archers readied their bows. General Chinua led the army. To his right was Nandi, a tall woman with braided hair, high cheekbones and full lips and her ebony-skinned husband, Sula, his head shaved in the traditional Bini custom. To Chinua's left was Nandi's older brother, Tomi. A wide gateway led into the Fula kingdom. It was deserted. Valjeanne Jeffers is a graduate of Spelman College, a member of the Carolina African American Writer’s Collective (CAAWC) and the author of ten books: Including her Immortal series, and her most recent Mona Livelong: Paranormal Detective series. Her first novel, Immortal, is featured on the Invisible Universe Documentary time-line, and her novella, The Switch II: Clockwork, was nominated as best eBook novella of 2013 by the eFestival of words. Her writing has been published in numerous anthologies including The City: A Cyberfunk, 60 Black Women in Horror Fiction, Steamfunk!, Genesis Science Fiction Magazine, The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South (as Valjeanne Jeffers-Thompson), Griots: A Sword and Soul Anthology, Liberated Muse I: How I Freed My Soul, PurpleMag, Drumvoices Revue, 31 Days of Steamy Mocha, Griots II: Sisters of the Spear, Possibilities, Black Gold, and most recently Fitting In: Historical Accounts of Paranormal Subcultures and Sycorax's Daughters. Valjeanne is also one of the screen writers for the horror anthology film 7 Magpies (in production). Preview or purchase her novels at vjeffersandqveal.com. Support her on Patreon at patreon.com/ValjeanneJeffers. “The Heartless Boy” by Ed Ahern (Originally published in Strangely Funny II.) Tom Willman was born experiencing no strong feelings, in fact no feelings at all. No love or affection. No hate or dislike. Certainly no fear. The closest he came to emotions were pleasing or displeasing sensations. Tom’s parents, desperate for a smile, had him tested for a litany of diseases, but he proved to be uncaringly above average. They quit trying to show Tom affection by the time he was six, and by the time he was ten were providing only what was legally required of them. Ed Ahern resumed writing after forty odd years in foreign intelligence and international sales. He has his original wife, but advises that after 49 years they’re both out of warranty. He works the other side of writing at Bewildering Stories, where he sits on the review board and manages a posse of five review editors. Ed’s had 140 stories and poems published so far, and a series of articles on fly fishing. His collected fairy and folk tales, The Witch Made Me Do It, was published by Gypsy Shadow Press. His novella The Witches Bane was published by World Castle Publishing, and his collected fantasy and horror stories, Capricious Visions, was published by Gnome on Pig Press. Ed’s currently working on a paranormal/thriller novel tentatively titled The Rule of Chaos. Visit his website at swampgasworks.com and at Twitter as @bottomstripper. About the Narrators: Aminat Badara is a budding writer and aspiring on-air-personality. She loves reading and has a weird penchant for collecting hardcover notebooks and mugs. When she's not writing or trying to be superhuman, she's either looking for Xs to solve, seeing movies, or getting her heart broken by Arsenal FC. Every once in a while, she puts up posts on meenahsthoughts.wordpress.com. You can find her on Twitter as @09_Eleven. Anthony Babington is a voice in the internet’s head, who looks almost, but not quite, exactly how you expect him to. Having escaped from the sinister forces of Texas, he has retreated to an ingeniously disguised bunker in a secure, undisclosed location in Burnsville, Minnesota. His life goal is to someday annoy Norm Sherman into letting him voice a part on Escape Pod,... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Episode 004 | Representation Matters Milton Davis Author and Owner of MVMedia, LLC www.mvmediaatl.com Twitter: @thegriot Milton Davis is a research and development chemist, speculative fiction writer and owner of MVmedia, LLC, a small publishing company specializing in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Sword and Soul. MVmedia's mission is to provide speculative fiction books that represent people of color in a positive manner. Milton is the author of Changa's Safari Volumes One, Two and Three. His most recent releases are Woman of the Woods and Amber and the Hidden City. He is co-editor of four anthologies; Griots: A Sword and Soul Anthology and Griot: Sisters of the Spear, with Charles R. Saunders; The Ki Khanga Anthology with Balogun Ojetade and the Steamfunk! Anthology, also with Balogun Ojetade. Milton Davis and Balogun Ojetade recently received the Best Screenplay Award for 2014 from the Urban Action Showcase for their African martial arts script, Ngolo. His current projects include T --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themindfulrebel/support
On Episode 13 of the Art Is King Podcast we sit down with Balogun Ojetade and he shares with us his story as a writer and his current works in progress as featured in chroniclesofharriet.com as well as the why its important for each one of us to tell our own story. Balogun is the author of the bestsellingAfrikan Martial Arts: Discovering the Warrior Within and screenwriter / producer / director of the films, A Single Link and Rite of Passage: Initiation.He is one of the leading authorities on Steamfunk – a philosophy or style of writing that combines the African and / or African American culture and approach to life with that of the steampunk philosophy and / or steampunk fiction – and writes about it, the craft of writing, Sword & Soul and Steampunk in general.http://chroniclesofharriet.com/.https://www.roaringlionsproductions.com https://twitter.com/baba_balogunkeep checking www.ArtIsKing.org for upcoming classes, workshops, art exhibits and of course, the Art Is King podcasts. tell a friend! your host: DTM @deltatangomike
On Episode 13 of the Art Is King Podcast we sit down with Balogun Ojetade and he shares with us his story as a writer and his current works in progress as featured in chroniclesofharriet.com as well as the why its important for each one of us to tell our own story. Balogun is the author of the bestsellingAfrikan Martial Arts: Discovering the Warrior Within and screenwriter / producer / director of the films, A Single Link and Rite of Passage: Initiation.He is one of the leading authorities on Steamfunk – a philosophy or style of writing that combines the African and / or African American culture and approach to life with that of the steampunk philosophy and / or steampunk fiction – and writes about it, the craft of writing, Sword & Soul and Steampunk in general.http://chroniclesofharriet.com/.https://www.roaringlionsproductions.com https://twitter.com/baba_balogunkeep checking www.ArtIsKing.org for upcoming classes, workshops, art exhibits and of course, the Art Is King podcasts. tell a friend! your host: DTM @deltatangomike
Sophomore slump, or triumphant sequel? You be the judge.