Podcast appearances and mentions of Terry Goodkind

        Applying the Wizard's First Rule to Your Prepper Life| episode 309   The Wizard's First Rule, introduced in Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series, is a profound piece of wisdom that can be a game-changer for preppers. While the book series itself is a work of fantasy, the rule it presents […] The post Applying the Wizard's First Rule to Your Prepper Life | episode 309 appeared first on Survivalpunk.

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 8 of The Paranormal Rundown! This episode we have just the original crew, Vic, David, and JJ, but we still cover quite a bit of ground, with a fascinating mix of real life topics and fictional universes. We delve deep into the practice of Rumpology. After that we have a discussion theories of how magic works, both in fantasy fiction and then real life. We end with a detailed interview with JJ on The Great Old Ones and the Lovecraftian universe. Along the way we touch on Palm Reading, Physical Features set by Genetics, The Night Lord by Garon Whited, The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan, The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind, The Saga of Recluse by L.E. Modesitt Jr., Medieval Grimoires, The Qabalah, The Bandlet of Righteousness, Wicca, Witchcraft, Satanism, The Thomas Theorem, Chūnibyō - Eighth Grade Syndrome, WitchTok, Skin Walker Ranch, Junji Ito and Horror Manga, and The Japanese Evil Eye. Enjoy the show! If you have any questions, would like to provide feedback, or happen to be an expert on Dimensional Theory, please email us at feedback@paranormalrundown.com.The Paranormal Rundown is a partnership between the hosts David Griffith, JJ Johnson, Father Michael Birdsong, and Vic Hermanson.Be sure to check out our partner podcasts:You can find JJ at Southern Demonology, https://www.southerndemonology.comYou can find Vic at Trailer Trash Terrors, https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vic-hermansonYou can find Father Birdsong at https://www.becomingahouseofprayer.com, as well as hear his new podcast Ending the Curse at:https://open.spotify.com/show/5yL7ZAN4wcRKnMPAlalVXW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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WIZARD'S FIRST RULE by Terry Goodkind / THE LIGHTNING THIEF (PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS, #1) by Rick Riordan It's a fantasy-filled episode this week, but please don't tell Terry Goodkind! Toby digs into WIZARD'S FIRST RULE, the first book in Goodkind's epic (and supposedly not fantastical) series about dragons and magic. Don't worry, Toby doesn't need a Sword of Truth to share his candid thoughts on the book! Then, Bailey meets tween hero Percy Jackson in THE LIGHTNING THIEF, thereby discovering that the Greek underworld is only a few blocks away. Plus, we celebrate our friends' publishing successes, Andrew quizzes us on Roman mythology, and Dillon finds a new way to torment us with book shame. 

Chapter One of my serues has authors talking about their workflow, their inspirations, real life events and how they write evil characters. Included are Robert Jordan, William F Nolan, George RR Martin, Terry Goodkind, and David Koepp.

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This week's episode of the Say Report your host companions let themselves off of their already long leashes to really exploring some of the recent questions they have been presented by the entertainment industry., Including,  but is not limited too the new season of Law & Order, Walker's transformation into a full-on soap opera, Terry Goodkind's 22 Novel epic relating to the Sword of Truth, and the least redeemable character in the Pixar universe. 

Subscribe in a reader    Open In i-tunes   i-tunes Page LinkON THIS EPISODE:A return to Paeter's "Bookshelf Tour", this time with a look at books expressing beliefs he disagrees with! Then, Paeter shares a collection of your most memorable questions & topics (along with his responses) from 2020! PLUS, more assorted topics based on your questions, feedback and Paeter's Geek Week! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:30 Intro 00:04:49 Beliefs I Disagree With (Bookshelf Tour) 00:27:17 CGC & Christian Geek Entertainment News 00:39:39 Best 2020 Questions Intro 00:41:32 Enjoying Violent Entertainment 00:47:47 Covid/Fear/End Times 00:56:08 Disturbing Entertainment & 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 01:10:53 Prayer Requests You Disagree With 01:16:06 Playing Games As An "Enemy Of God", Bringing Christian "Head Canon" Into Games, Playing Games That Mock God 01:35:24 What If My Church Hates Dungeons & Dragons? 01:43:06 Can I Serve God If My Life Is A Mess?, Questions About Genesis & God's Nature 02:07:44 Laughing At Sinful Jokes 02:13:32 When Our Sin Prevents Ministry 02:22:02 Entertainent & Sexual Sin In Dating & Marriage 02:31:41 Do actors sin by playing sinful characters? 02:33:58 Is Something Wrong If It Feels Wrong?, Does Jesus Judge Like Your Mother/Grandmother? 02:40:47 Horror Movies & How Not To Be Intimidated By Judgmental Christians 02:51:04 Listener/Viewer Messages (Should Geeks Care More About Their Health?) 02:56:47 Paeter's Geek Week (The Expanse Season 1, The Pillars Of Creation by Terry Goodkind, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Castlevania Advance Collection[Circle Of The Moon, Harmony of Dissonance, Aria of Sorrow], Fallout 4 Xbox One, Fallout: New Vegas) 03:20:07 Next Episode 03:21:47 Babylon 5 Schawarma "Game Save" Event Info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf83YRgbbhU Paeter's Fundraising Info Page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/56163584 Paeter's Fundraising Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-qL5KeTBIQ CGC Team Fundraising Page: https://tiltify.com/+christian-geek-central/cgc-game-save-21 How To Sign Up For "Game Save '21": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibQCC10GHMo Support this podcast and enjoy exclusive rewards at https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions Episodes #0-500 of this podcast were published as "The Spirit Blade Underground Podcast" and are archived and available for download at www.spiritblade.com , Resources used to prepare the "In Search Of Truth" Bible Study include:"Expositor's Bible Commentary", Frank E. Gaebelein General Editor (Zondervan Publishing House),"The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament", by Dr. John H. Walton, Dr. Victor H. Matthews & Dr. Mark W. Chavalas (InterVarsity Press), "The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament", by Dr. Craig S. Keener (InterVarsity Press),Thayer's Greek Lexicon, Strong's Exhaustive ConcordanceBlueletterbible.org (primarily for search functionality), The Christian Geek Central Statement Of Faith can be found at: http://christiangeekcentral.blogspot.com/p/about.html The Christian Geek Central Podcast is written, recorded and produced by Paeter Frandsen, with additional segments produced by their credited authors. Logo created by Matthew Silber. Copyright 2007-2021, Spirit Blade Productions. Music by Wesley Devine, Bjorn A. Lynne, Pierre Langer, Jon Adamich, audionautix.com and Sound Ideas. Spazzmatica Polka by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Freesound.org effects provided by: FreqManSUBMISSIONS/FEEDBACKSubmit Questions, Comments or Content(written or audio file) to: paeter(at)spiritblade(dot)com! DIRECT DOWNLOAD

Here are our top 5 books from 2021 with honorable mentions of the other 40+ books we read this year. We love to read as a way to grow our minds to different ideas and perspectives and we hope you enjoy these books as much as we do!  Chapters: 0:00 - Intro  2:46 - Intro to High and Low from 2021 6:47 - Actual(!) High and Low from 2021 11:44 - The Books of 2021 13:28 - Quick Thank You to Our Sponsors 14:06 - The Books of 2021 cont. 31:09 - Good Word Of The Day!!! 33:21 - Continued Focus on Health Gigantic 2021 Book Review Jihae Books 1 The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray 2 Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 3 Daring Greatly by Brene Brown 4 No Greater Love by AW Tozer 5 The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World John Mark Comer 6 Business Made Simple: 60 Days to Master Leadership, Sales, Marketing, Execution, Management, Personal Productivity and More Don Miller 7 The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy Steve Stoute 8 The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World Rosaria Butterfiled 9 Crying in H Mart: A Memoir  Michelle Zauner 10 Never Lose a Customer Again: Turn Any Sale into Lifelong Loyalty in 100 Days Joseph Coleman 11 I Am Here: The Journey from Fear to Freedom Ashley Lemieux 12 Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life  CS Lewis 13 Eat a Peach David Chang 14 Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage Dan Crenshaw 15 Real Artists Don't Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age By: Jeff Goins 16 Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life By: Emily Nagoski PhD 17 The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom Re-Read Books 18 For Women Only by Shauti Feldhahn 19 Essentialism by Greg McKeown 20 Love Does by Bob Goff Chris's Books 1 Wizard's First Rule: Sword of Truth, Book 1 Terry Goodkind 2 What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful Marshall Goldsmith 3 His Needs, Her Needs: Building a Marriage That Lasts By: Dr. Willard F. Harley Jr. 4 Nonviolent Communication: Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values Marshall Rosenberg PhD 5 Public Speaking for Success Jim Rohn 6 It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership – Colin Powell 7 Twelve Pillars – By: Jim Rohn , Chris Widener 8 More Than a Carpenter Josh McDowell 9 Tangled Up in Blue: Policing the American City – Rosa Brooks 10 Re-read The Compound Effect Read Together 11 Feeding the Mouth That Bites You: A Complete Guide to Parenting Adolescents and Launching Them into the World Kenneth Wilgus PhD 12 Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew By: Sherrie Eldridge 13 The Anatomy of Peace, Expanded Second Edition: Resolving the Heart of Conflict The Arbinger Institute 14 The Outward Mindset: Seeing Beyond Ourselves The Arbinger Institute 15 Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box The Arbinger Institute 16 A Promised Land by Barack Obama 17 How To Have Your Best Year Ever Jim Rohn 18 Your Turn: How to Be an Adult by Julie Lythcott Haims 19 Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life – By: Craig Groeschel   Keeping Score: Jihae - 29 Books Chris - 19 Books Jihae is the 2021 FV Pod Book Reading Champion!! Other Links: Lily's devo she did on the Bible App - Growing Your Faith  Patrick Lencioni 5 Dysfunctions of a Team ‎At The Table with Patrick Lencioni: The Five Dysfunctions … Dave Ramsey Goal Sheet  Bek and Kev goal setting with kids Good Word of the Day “Don't ask yourself how you can be more efficient, ask yourself how you can be more effective.” –  Carey Nieuwhof Wishing you all a great new year of healthy bodies, spirits, and minds! If you would like to connect: Fostering Voices on Instagram You can also email us! Follow us on YouTube! AND we would LOVE it if you would SUBSCRIBE and leave us a review on iTunes! This helps others to find our podcast so we can share these voices from the foster care and adoption community with more people! If you want to see how to leave a review, check out this handy little video!    

Taylor took Andrew to the premiere of The Wheel of Time TV Show and now they are nerding out over it! Taylor shares her love of the book series, generally what it's about and what she loves about it. Then they get into a light, mostly spoiler-free convo about the first 2 eps of the show! Then, Taylor goes off on Terry Goodkind.

Exclusive interview with Cody Flesher.  Hear about the high quality TV show that deserves another chance to be enjoyed by fans of Sword & Sorcery, Action-Adventure, Fantasy, Romance and Drama genres. The series was based on the very popular Terry Goodkind 's "The Sword of Truth" novels read by millions of fans. 

Announcing new co-hosts and plans for the next season of the podcast! We have exciting news and also chat about sci-fi & fantasy romance. For exclusive bonus content and early access to episodes, consider joining the Chapter 3 Podcast Patreon Looking for a book mentioned in the episode? Check here! *Note that all links are affiliate links from which we earn a commission to support the podcast Books from On My Radar segment: The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker: https://amzn.to/3Fkt2mU Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson: https://amzn.to/3leOwta Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn: https://amzn.to/3iw2ipx Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey: https://amzn.to/3AbDr0n Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood: https://amzn.to/3DhNhj4 Well Matched by Jen Deluca: https://amzn.to/3izIGkJ Other Books Mentioned House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski: https://amzn.to/3uHdSTV Dune by Frank Herbert: https://amzn.to/2WJhiJ7 The Hogfather by Terry Pratchett: https://amzn.to/3AcYSOH The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie: https://amzn.to/3uIfVXK Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon: https://amzn.to/3abig3S Risdaverse series by Ruby Dixon: https://amzn.to/3iw3vx5 Morning Glory Milking Farm By CM Nascosta: https://amzn.to/3mktPLK Girls Weekend by CM Nascosta: https://amzn.to/2YgeO5s Radiance by Grace Draven: https://amzn.to/3DhOM0G The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter: https://amzn.to/3l9dtX8 The Psy-Changeling Series by Nalini Singh: https://amzn.to/3oOH76r Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri: https://amzn.to/3ld0dRb A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane: https://amzn.to/3DfIHSw Strange Love by Ann Aguirre: https://amzn.to/2YkLk71 The Bard's Blade by Brian D. Anderson: https://amzn.to/2Yn59Kf The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss: https://amzn.to/3BghY7M Robin Hobb Dawn of Wonder by Jonathan Renshaw: https://amzn.to/3B98zPr Cold Magic by Kate Elliot: https://amzn.to/3AddXQi Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind: https://amzn.to/3DgdONM   Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok @Chapter3Podcast or watch episodes on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6yRiktWbWRAFpByrVk-kg Interested in early access to episodes, private Discord channels and other perks? Consider joining the Chapter 3 Patreon!  Co-Hosts Bethany: https://www.youtube.com/c/beautifullybookishbethany Liene: https://www.youtube.com/c/LienesLibrary Izzy: https://www.youtube.com/c/HappyforNow

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Have you ever opened a fantasy book, looked at the map, and wondered what the author was thinking? Jesper and Autumn pull out their favorite worst fantasy maps and a few map pet-peeves in this humorous episode of the Am Writing Fantasy podcast. Oh, plus a ghost story and more! Join our Fantasy Map Masterclass at https://ultimatefantasywritersguide.com/fantasy-map-masterclass/! All maps mentioned were chosen in good humor and jest and reflect personal opinions that aren't meant to be mean! Check out some of the maps we talk: Jesper's maps— Wheel of Time: https://casapittura.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-wheel-of-time-map.html Warbreaker: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/annotation-warbreaker-map/ Warhammer: https://www.reddit.com/r/totalwar/comments/ft00oy/made_the_full_warhammer_map_including_the_east/  Eragon: https://www.etsy.com/dk-en/listing/485637759/map-of-alagaesia-eragon-mapchristopher Kushiel-world map: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/118923246398203552/ Autumn's maps— Game of Thrones: https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/File:WorldofIceandFire.png Shannara: https://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/blog/2012/05/29/new-shannara-map-of-the-four-lands/ Terry Goodkind: http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/sot/images/4/45/New_world_map.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100308012633 Anne Bishop: https://www.annebishop.com/s.tir.alainn.map.html ______________ Tune in for new episodes EVERY single Monday.   SUPPORT THE AM WRITING FANTASY PODCAST! Please tell a fellow author about the show and visit us at Apple podcast and leave a rating and review.   Join us at www.patreon.com/AmWritingFantasy. For as little as a dollar a month, you'll get awesome rewards and keep the Am Writing Fantasy podcast going.  Read the full transcript below. (Please note that it's automatically generated and while the AI is super cool, it isn't perfect. There may be misspellings or incorrect words on occasion). Narrator (2s): You're listening to The Am writing Fantasy Podcast. In today's publishing landscape, you can reach fans all over the world. Query letters are a thing of the past. You don't even need an literary agent. There is nothing standing in the way of making a living from writing. Join two best selling authors who have self published more than 20 books between them now on to the show with your hosts, Autumn Birt and Jesper Schmidt. Jesper (30s): Hello, I'm Jesper. Autumn (32s): And I'm, Autumn. Jesper (34s): This is episode 145 of the Am Writing Fantasy podcast. And we are back with one of our top 10 episodes. And this time we'll each share five fantasy maps that are the worst, and we'll see who can well, basically create the best worst list again. Autumn (53s): And this was an interesting challenge to be describing Maps well on a podcast. So the YouTube listener, I think everyone just go check the show notes. We're going to have a links to some of the Maps we're talking about, but it'll be, yeah, we'll do our best, but I think we can be descriptive enough of what drove us crazy about the map in question. Jesper (1m 16s): Yeah. And we'll, we'll try, we'll try. At least we have 144 episodes behind us. So hopefully we should be able to think about this being an audio medium. Autumn (1m 26s): I know. Compared to some podcasts we're like middle-aged or something we're getting into the here. Jesper (1m 35s): Yeah. Yeah. That, that, when you said that, that reminded me of the, some of the comments on Facebook, around the episode we did about marketing to different generations. And Jason commented on one of the, on that post about listening to that episode, made him feel really old. And I just had to tell him like me too. Autumn (1m 59s): Yeah. When you're aged generation is next to the top, you're like, Ooh, that happened. Jesper (2m 5s): Yeah. Autumn (2m 6s): That's never fun. Jesper (2m 8s): No, no, it's not. Autumn (2m 11s): So how are things over in Denmark though? Jesper (2m 15s): Well, yeah, so this last week has been one of those where it actually started out quite well, but then it just went downhill from there. Yeah. I mean the good news was that I went to that interview to become a referee instructor that I mentioned a couple of episodes back. And then the national football association actually came back and confirmed that I was selected. That was a good start to the week. That is awesome. Of course, I, I still have an exam to pass and I have like tons of homework I do need to do in preparation as well, learning like the laws of the game by heart and interesting stuff like that. Jesper (2m 58s): But it does look like this is going to happen. So I'm pretty excited about that. It's Autumn (3m 2s): Very exciting. Jesper (3m 5s): Yeah. But then it went downhill from day, as I said, you know, so first the party who was selling the house that we were negotiating for, they decided that they didn't want to sell anyway. Oh my God. So I just said that we're going to pull the house off the market. So it was just like a colossal waste of our time, but also money of course, because we actually paid a building inspector to go out and, and look at the house and go through it with us. Right. So totally waste of time and money. But I really think that this, these people selling the house, I think they were just in it for the money. You know, they tried to see if they could sell the house with a huge profit. Jesper (3m 47s): And then when it turned out that they couldn't because when we placed our bit of wee bit far less than what they wanted, and then they decided, well, apparently we can't get this much money for the house. So then we're just not going to sell it. But I, I don't know. I just feel, of course it's, it's there. Right? They, they can do that as they please, but it's really annoying. Autumn (4m 8s): Yeah. You know, that's not the way that, you know, test your house market by like, you know, taking unsuspecting people who are sincerely interested in buying a house and you're like toying with them, you know, it's that little rude. Jesper (4m 23s): Yeah. I dunno. It, it also rubbed me the wrong way to that way of doing that, but, oh, well, what are you going to do? There's nothing we can do about it, but at least now we know it's not going to be that house. So we'll keep looking and searching and figuring out what to do. But what was worse than that was that our youngest son was also tested positive for Corona. Yeah. We talked a bit about it offline already. Autumm yeah. So, but yeah, he's been in self isolation since the beginning of the week with me sort of attending to him. I'm just a room service guy now. Autumn (5m 4s): Yeah. Jesper (5m 5s): Yeah. I think that pot actually, he quite like, so he's like, I would like something to eat and then it was just like me coming with a tray with something, food for him and stuff. So that part, I think he's, he likes, but he's doing all right after the circumstances and he's already starting to feel better and he's, what's like 200 million hours of TV, so we'll see how it goes. But at least I've not got any symptoms yet, even though I'm in close proximity with him, but I just fingers crossed that it'll stay like that. Of course. Autumn (5m 39s): Yeah. So near fully vaccinated. So that's, if you get it, the reason you are vaccinated, that is that it should be, hopefully be mild. So knock on wood that you'll be, everyone will stay healthy and he'll get better. Very soon. I have to admit when I was a teenager, tens, a little young, but when I was a teenager, I think I would have adored being locked in my room with a whole bunch of books and some music kid comic books and been like, yes, just bring me food and T I'll be fine. Just leave me in here for a month. Yeah. Jesper (6m 9s): I think like a 16, 17, 18 year old, you know, they would love that kind of thing I would to have at that age. But Tim, no. Autumn (6m 19s): Yeah, yeah. I was always a drawl or so was all my Crans were with me and some markers. I probably might be fine in there for awhile. Jesper (6m 27s): Yeah. Yeah. True. But yeah, I mean, due to all of these things, I haven't really written much this last week, so I'm not too happy about that, but what can you do that? Autumn (6m 36s): Yeah. We'll get back on track. It's fine. Life happens. Jesper (6m 41s): And how about you? Autumn (6m 42s): Oh, I already hinted. I had a bit of a story. So this is one that there's a lot going on in my life right now. Like everything from a sick dog that has kept me up and I'm hoping I can stay coherent for the entire podcast because I'm unlike, it's like, you know, having a baby every hour and a half the dogs go out. So I'm so tired. This was day four in a row. Parents. I don't know how you do it. I really don't know how you're doing, but I can handle a dog for about a week. And then I'm like, oh, please just get better. But I had an interesting thing that I had to share with you in the listeners that happened as you know, it was just down at my parents' house and that was, oh, it was so much fun. It was great being a kid again and getting to be spoiled with my parents taking me out. Autumn (7m 27s): But the day I went to leave was actually my brother's birthday. And as you know, my brother passed away in 2000. So 21 years ago, he actually would have been 51. And my parents and I were sitting around there's a little island in the kitchen and I'm like, yeah, you know, today was, would have been his birthday. Right. And they're like, yeah, yeah. And my mom said, well, you know, it's funny. It's, you know, it's like, he's there because I'm his youngest son and my one cousin or the spitting image of my brother and all the way down to his voice. And just as my mom was saying that, and my dad was agreeing the two drop-down lights above our head pop like really loud and blue, but they didn't just blow. Autumn (8m 9s): They blew the entire circuit in the kitchen and this is a newish house, you know, it's less than a 10 years old. They've just built it. And so like, we're like, oh gosh, that was, that's quite the timing. When, after my brother passed away, they actually had a whole bunch of electronical issues that happened in our old, old house. So we're like, oh, that was really funny. Ha ha. It's your brother. And so my dad's like, okay, he went on, he went fix the circuit, not a big deal. As we're sitting back down, finishing up breakfast, I, you know, I've got an eight hour drive ahead of me. So I'm trying to get ready to go. Mom's like, oh, I thought it was that light, that blue. I was like, no, it's that light. So they turned back on the lights. They both worked. They didn't blow either light. They're both halogens. Autumn (8m 49s): So when they blow, they're like this pan, the butter Che to change. But yeah, it was a, they turned back on lights and they were fine. We didn't blow either a light bulb. And so we all just, we just kind of sat there a few minutes. Like that's really weird. That's never happened before kind of, you know, acknowledged, Hey, you know, happy birthday bro. And had a few minutes of silence and then we're okay. We gotta get busy today. So I thought that was just so weird. Amazing, Jesper (9m 22s): Which went all out and then you could just turn them on again, as if nothing happened or whatever Autumn (9m 26s): We had to switch the circuit breaker. But for there's no reason. I mean, it's not just that the circuit blue, the lights pop, they won't even do it on the radio. It pops, the loud goes right over my head that I jumped off the stool. It was so amazingly loud, it blew the entire circuit in the kitchen, credible. And then when they turned back, the lights on everything worked fine, no smell of smoke, nothing. The house didn't burn down since then. It was just so strange. Jesper (9m 53s): It was just a sound from beyond. Autumn (9m 56s): Yes. And even my husband's not quite into souls and spiritual beliefs at the moment. And he was like, well, we are all, you know, every S every emotion in your body is done through electrical impulses from your brain. It's like, so yeah. Your brother would screw with the electronics early, like tricks. And yeah. So it was really, it really felt like he was there with us for a moment being his normal troublesome self. Jesper (10m 27s): Ah, that's, that's, that's actually a good story. I like, I like stuff like that. I thought you were like, I really don't know what I think about, you know, the whole souls and spirits and so on, but I'm also not in the place where I could, you know, say that I don't believe in it. I can't say that either, but I'm also not sure if I do believe in it, you know, it's, it's, I think it's very difficult. Autumn (10m 51s): I think it does take time, but there's enough NEF things that have happened in my life. I do believe that there is consciousness beyond our physical bodies. And that's how I put it. Whether you want to call it a soul or what, I don't like the religious context, you know, that, but I do think there's a consciousness that is greater than the sum of our parts and that exists beyond our physical bodies. So yeah, I would be surprised that my brother would hang around for 21 years to drop by on his birthday. But as you know, he had a tragic death, so anyone would have, you know, maybe he would, and it was really interesting though, is just when we mentioned how much my cousin and his youngest son are so much like him at least look like a magnitude totally different. Jesper (11m 38s): And if you should drop by at any day that it would be that day. Right. So Autumn (11m 43s): It would either be the day he died, which it wasn't, it was on his birthday, which yeah, that would be, especially him. And my mom were like, they're two peas in a pod. Their personalities were so similar. They'd each other like five, six times a day. So yeah. I could see him stopping by, on his birthday to say hi to my mom. Jesper (12m 1s): Nice. I like that story. Good story. Thank you. Narrator (12m 6s): A week on the Internet with The Am Writing Fantasy Podcast. Jesper (12m 12s): So we got our monthly critical reading started didn't we Autumm Autumn (12m 16s): Yes, we did. It's very exciting to get, see people voting on the books and getting into the one we've chosen. Jesper (12m 25s): Yeah, because in the next few weeks, we will do the episode where we will analyze last month book pick, which was the fifth season by NKG Emerson. However, it is now time to pick the book for October. That doesn't seem, Yeah, it's crazy, but that's the way it goes, you know, time flies when you're having fun, as they say, but as a reminder, the way this works is that we've created a poll in the Am, Writing Fantasy Facebook group. And here you can vote on which of three books you want us to read and analyze next month. Of course, we would love for you to read along. Jesper (13m 8s): And if you're a patron supporter, you will even be able to provide us with your views on the book. And we might just share that on air as well. So do you want me to share the books that we have the warming up for Autumm Autumn (13m 21s): Yes. Unless you want to pay some in a chat because I did not grab them before we started recording. Again, I here today, I'm not as busy as my dog, so I did not prepare for that. I prepared for the rest of the episode though. I did do that. Jesper (13m 35s): Oh, well, that's already progressed, so, okay. I'll not hold it against you then. Okay. The books that we pick this month, they is the winner of the world Fantasy or what it is called, which mark by cl Polk or another winner of the world Fantasy award, which is the sudden appearance of hope by clear north, or finally a third winner of the world FANTASY award, yet this kind of, kind of a T theme going on here. But the final one that you can vote for is Jade city by fondly. Jesper (14m 15s): So the voting has already started in the Am, Writing Facebook group. So either go there and place your vote, or if you want to become a more integral part of the process, you then go and join on Patrion. There's a link in the show notes for that as well. Autumn (14m 34s): Sounds good. I think we should give the Patrion votes, like double points because you know, they're special, important. They're more important. And I think if you are, I vote, cause you know, I have a vote on this one that we should get like 10 points, but you know, that's my opinion. Jesper (14m 49s): Well, we are not allowed to vote. This is the, the people voting. It's not us voting, Autumn (14m 54s): But we're readers too. Jesper (14m 56s): Yeah. But they, they force us to read Autumm and then we just read what the people want us to read. That's the way Autumn (15m 2s): It works. Well, it could be a worst job, Jesper (15m 7s): But the speaking of patron, by the way, we also want to give Nancy Hurst a huge shout out. Thank you so much for becoming a patron support, Nancy. It really makes a difference. And well, without people like you, we would probably not keep the podcast going for very long. So Autumn (15m 24s): Very true. Thank you, Nancy. And welcome to Patreon. We appreciate your support. Jesper (15m 34s): So before we get into this, we should probably say that where we share maps that were actually created for books or games or movies or something like that, the intention here today isn't to hate on those maps. So everything we say in this episode is meant as like humoristic views on Maps. So there are probably those of you out there listening who might like some of the maps that we are going to mention and you know what that is perfectly fine, nothing wrong with it. So basically just take everything we say from this point, onward as entertainment, rather than critical assessment of the Maps. Jesper (16m 14s): Does that sound fair? Autumn (16m 15s): That sounds very fair. You know, this is definitely, it was a pet peeve or something we point out it's a personal opinion. Other people may totally disagree and that's fine. We're just looking at it from our own perspectives and to have a little bit of fun and poke some fun at Maps because you know, if you want to pull up one of mine to poke fun, please have at it. I'm fine with that. Jesper (16m 37s): Yeah. Yeah. For sure. I mean, as I said, this is just entertainment guy, so it's a, it's a, one of our worst, top 10 lists. So we wanted to talk about Maps. So yeah, essentially we have to find some maps that we don't quite like. So be it Autumn (16m 51s): That'd be it. I think we manage. Yeah. Jesper (16m 53s): Yeah. So we should alternate, like we normally do Autumm and, Autumn (16m 59s): But I remember, yeah, I remember last time probably because I did the post-production recording and stuff that I went first, last time. So I think it's your turn to go first. Jesper (17m 13s): Okay. Okay. Yeah. One day I'll make up my mind if I prefer to go first and last, but I still don't know. So maybe it's actually good thing just to get the decision made for me. There you go. Autumn (17m 25s): Well, I was happy to do that because as we've said, this is a partnership, so it's good if we both make decisions occasionally. Jesper (17m 33s): Yeah. I think this is the fourth time you pointed that out today. So I don't know what's going on. Something is going on. Autumn (17m 42s): I'm picking idea today. It's fun. Jesper (17m 45s): Yeah. Yeah. You think it's fun? I do. I like when I pick on you Autumm but the other way around, it's not so fun, Autumn (17m 53s): But these lists are all about, you know, giving, giving back as good as you get. So here we go. Jesper (18m 1s): Okay. We'll I can start with my number five, but I must also say that it felt a bit different making this top 10 list compared to some of the other ones that we've made in the past, because it's, it's a bit more like, for example, the last one we, we made with like the worst superpowers, you know, some of it was really wacky and stupid and fun. Yeah. Whereas this is a, this is slightly more serious in the way that it's, it's a bit like, that's true. A little opinion, like you said before, it's not like fun like that in that con in that sense that it's just silly and stupid. Right. So, yeah, but let, let me get going here. Jesper (18m 40s): And number five is not the worst map that I've seen, which is also of course, why it's number five rather than number one. But I decided to include a map, which some people might disagree with me about, but that's okay. I can take it. Excellent. But it's the, it's the map for Wheel of Time. Okay. Autumn (19m 9s): Well that's the famous one. Jesper (19m 12s): It's very famous. Yes. But I've always found this map quite boring. No, it's just like, it's one huge large chunk of land. And then there was one of my pet peeves and as well, you have the 90 degree angled mountain range. Again, I freaking hate those. What I do. Why do they keep popping up on maps all over the place? I don't understand. Mountains will never, ever form like that. So when I see it, I instantly, I mean, seeing, like pulling my head hair out, like why do you do that? Please stop. Autumn (19m 50s): Yeah. It's sort of magic. That would not, I can't imagine how that would happen in nature. So I do agree with you in fact that I might be mentioning something about Maps that do that later. Not quite on the Jesper (20m 2s): Oh, okay. Okay. Yeah, because I mean, I could also have used the map for the Lord of the rings, but we have sort of pre-agreed ahead of time that we were not going to put that on the list because if we did, we would probably both have it on the list. Not because Lord of the rings is a Batman in general. I actually quite like it, but it's just the mountains around more, or that it's the same issue again here. And I don't like, I mean, Tolkien did have a reason for it. We won't get into all of that now. Why, why, what Tolkien had a reason for it and so on, but it's just like, come on. I mean, I don't know if it's because Tolkien did it and then everybody started copying or something. I don't know, but it's, it drives me insane. Jesper (20m 44s): And then there was also one this, a Wheel of Time map, like in the bottom left corner of the map, there was some cold something called the wind bites, his finger. And it's sort of like, it almost looks like a small islands that forms a finger or something, but it just looks really weird. So we'll put a link to it in the show notes. So have a look yourself, but I don't know. I just don't, I don't like it. It's not my favorite map. It's not the worst I've ever seen, but it's certainly not my favorite. Autumn (21m 16s): Yeah. I, And I, I picturing it. It's been a while since I've seen that one, but I do. I do know you mean it's never stood out to me as a great X for such, for a book that has become sort of like a hallmark of a fantasy series. It's kind of a map. I will agree with you. They really studied. I never read the, I haven't read the books. I will admit it. I've never read the Wheel of Time. It's too long for me to even contemplate until I like, until I'm locked into a room because I have COVID and someone's serving me to you and then, or I'm locked onto a desert island, then I'll read the wheel of time until then. I'm a little busy. Autumn (21m 56s): There's a lot of books. Jesper (21m 58s): Yeah. I, I got to, I got to book six. I think it was in the night gave up. Indeed. It's just, I mean, I understand the people who like it, but just for my taste, it is way too slow paced. It's just like, nothing happens. And Sunday on book, after book, after book where it's just like, yeah, I think I've mentioned it on the podcast before, but I specifically remember some, some places where you spend an entire chapter where nothing other happens that they need to exit attempt and it takes them all chapter to exit the tent and it's like, come on, move people. It drives me crazy. Autumn (22m 34s): Okay. I'd have to be really, it'd be at the bottom of my book pile and I was desperate for me to get through all of them. Then that's really tough. Yeah. Jesper (22m 43s): I gave up. But yeah, maybe a you're hinting at somebody who needs to serve your tea all the time. And I don't know what you were hinting at there, but maybe you read it one day when that happens. Autumn (22m 55s): I will hope so. Considering my husband is still currently I'm away in may and I'm, he's not kidding this hint. So let's just be in the dog. Are you ready for my number five? Okay. Jesper (23m 9s): Yeah, let's Autumn (23m 10s): Go. This one, there is an example later in my list, so I'm not going to share it now, but this is more of a generic, one of my pet peeves. And it's pretty easy to explain, but names of places that are in a font that is nearly illegible, even when it's at full scale, you know, those big, fancy Fantasy fonts. And then you take that and you shrink it to fit it into like a Kindle. Why, why, why, why do you even bother naming places when you cannot read it? Unless it is full poster size and then you maybe have a magnifying glass. It's just, I don't know. That gets my, just gets me every time. Autumn (23m 50s): I'm just like, why don't you do that? The terrain is already so difficult and you have trees and you have this, and then you have this loopy Fullan that you're like, I don't even know what that says. And it's an Elvish. Y Jesper (24m 5s): Yeah. I know why I know what you mean. I, I like to enjoy Maps, you know, I, I, I'm such a FANTASY map and she asked that I love looking at the maps and I can actually spend quite a lot of time just sitting there looking at all the details. And then if there's something I can't read or I can't see what it is, it's quite annoying to be honest. Autumn (24m 23s): Yeah. And especially, I think a lot of authors, you know, if they get a nice, sweet, done Fantasy map, or if they do it themselves and they use these fonts, they forget that when it's on your Kindle it's or even when a paperback book, I mean, we're talking about a very small image, three inches by four inches. Maybe it's tiny. It should be very clean. And yeah, I've seen some maps that you just kind of look at and you're like, wow, I don't even know what this is trying to tell me. Why did you put it in there? And I think that's just such a frustration and that's sort of why it's a pet peeve. It's just like this, isn't it. You don't want to open it up and be like, oh, I love maps. Maps are awesome. I cannot read this one. Jesper (25m 5s): I did indeed. Exactly. I'm with you there. Autumn (25m 10s): Okay. Well, oh, we're agreeing. So I'm winning. Awesome. Jesper (25m 15s): Oh, well, I don't know. Well, you agreed to the Wheel of Time as well. So we even at least now Autumn (25m 21s): Good memory. I was trying to trick you there. Jesper (25m 27s): Okay. Well, my number four, I might even get even more people on my back for this one on one another. Autumn (25m 33s): It was exciting. Everyone pick on Yesper with me. No. Jesper (25m 36s): Yeah. I already mentioned Wheel of Time with some people probably love, so that's a problem, but now I'm going to go all in and get even more people upset with me because now I'm going to mention one of Brandon Sanderson's maps. Oh, you're Autumn (25m 50s): Just asking to get yelled at. Jesper (25m 54s): I'm asking for trouble. Autumn (25m 57s): Oh geez. So what is wrong with one of Brandon Sanderson's Maps? Jesper (26m 2s): Well, this is a, this is the one for war breaker and it's basically it's in the city. So it's a, it's a map of a city. And, And in my personal opinion, as I said before, I love looking at maps, so they should be visually appealing and they should look good in my view. And it should be something that readers want to spend time enjoying. And this one is not, I mean, it's black and white. There's not necessarily anything bad about black and white maps. That that might be okay. In my opinion, again, I do like colors because I think it adds a lot more to the map, windows colors on it, but it's just like the way that the city has been drawn. Jesper (26m 44s): It is it's hand drawn, but it's extremely busy. It's just like houses all over the map, everywhere there's houses. And I get that this probably reassembling what a medieval city would look like, but it's just way too busy. And I mean, have a look at it. I'll, I'll play, there'll be a link to that one in the show notes as well. But I have a look because I just, yeah, I, I think, you know what I mean when you see it. Yeah. Autumn (27m 17s): I have seen this one. I think it's, it's drawn 3d, but not from the top. More like, kind of a sign. And so you don't really see the streets. I mean, it doesn't make, Jesper (27m 29s): I was just everywhere. Autumn (27m 30s): It doesn't help you. It doesn't work well as a map, it works better as like I drew a picture of a city. It's not really a map. Jesper (27m 40s): No, I know. Well, you're going to have a map of a city, but then at least try to reduce the amount of houses in there and make it a bit like something that is, you have some other things than houses to look at something that sort of makes you want to investigate all the parts of the map and look, oh, look over there. There's a small fountain. Or, you know, just make it a bit more appealing and interesting instead of just 200 million houses stacked on top of each other. Yeah. I don't, I don't like it now, but yeah. So now, now I both assaulted. We love time and wall breakers go from here. Autumn (28m 18s): And you're only at number four. I can't imagine what we're going to go from here. You know, if you touch dragon lands, people are going to like Flay you and bonfire you or something today. Jesper (28m 29s): I can promise I'm not going to go there. Okay, Autumn (28m 31s): Good. I just want to keep him safe. Right? Well, my number four is sort of what you've already hinted at. You had mentioned perpendicular mountains, but for me, I put number four as impossible terrain, as in not magical, but terrain like floating islands, that's fine. It's magical. But I mean, illogical cannot happen like rivers flowing through or mountains, which I have seen or around legs, which would not happen mountains. Like you mentioned, that are perpendicular or just randomly place. Like someone dropped a bag of mountains right. Onto their map. And it's scattered all over our, this is a fun one, which I don't know how many people have noticed continents that are perpendicular to each other. Autumn (29m 13s): And my example for this is game of Thrones. Have you ever noticed that was stereos? And now I can't even remember where the three McKee are. They're like completely right angles to each other. Jesper (29m 24s): They are. Yeah. The other thing is with the game of Thrones Maps, the other thing is that it doesn't even look very good. It looked just looks weird. It does look weird. Autumn (29m 33s): I Jesper (29m 34s): Mean, if you cut out all the, basically, if you think about the game of Thrones intro thing, you know, when the camera goes around the map and all that. Yeah. That looks cool. That looks extremely cool. So as long as you're focusing on the upside down map of England, which is basically a game of Thrones, if you will, if you focus only on Westeros there, then that looks good. Actually in my mind, I think that looks perfectly fine. But then when you take all the, I also don't remember the name of it, but all the lands with the Dothraki and all that up there, when you put that onto the map as well, it just looks weird. Autumn (30m 11s): It does. It does not. It's too. It's like someone put England made it the same size as all of Europe and just put it at the end outside of Portugal. And it's just like, that wouldn't happen. How would that happen? I don't get it. But, and even that, I actually have another example. So I didn't think about this cities. They don't bother me so much when they kind of seem to be somewhere where maybe a city wouldn't exist, because that gets to be curious. I always think, well, the author had a reason for putting a city there. So maybe, maybe not. I always give them the benefit of the doubt. So I think maybe there's a story I'm willing to at least hold my criticism of cities just appearing in the middle of nowhere. Autumn (30m 55s): Maybe it's an ancient ruin. And I just don't know that by looking at the map, but have you ever seen Terry Brooks' Shannara map where there are rivers that literally go nowhere? I mean, they flow and you can see them come together, these tributaries and they flow off and they'd go into other tributaries. It's like an Esher sketch of a Map. IBD stylistically. It's like, it makes me want to, like, I want to make an extra sketch of a, a fantasy world. It makes no sense. So I will link to that one in the show notes, but I looked at that and I think this is my example, too, for like a font that you're like, why did you use that font? But then you start looking at the rivers and they're like, going up, mountains are going, they're just lakes. Autumn (31m 40s): They flow into lakes and the number out of them, which can happen, but not like six times on the same map. It's just, just, it's one of those ones that is a hydrologist. You know, I studied environmental science and I'm looking at this going, no rivers don't go together and then flow apart and just branch off and disappear into the wild. It just doesn't make sense. Jesper (32m 7s): No Am yeah. Well what you're saying, not with rivers, but this stuff that doesn't make sense us. So actually my number three pig as well. Autumn (32m 17s): Oh, go figure we, again, we met, if, if the listeners do not know this, we kind of met because of Fantasy maps. So I would have kind of not be surprised that we have some of the same things on our list of pet peeves. Jesper (32m 31s): Yeah. It's also a pet peeve, but I have a concrete one here though for my number three, but basically again with things that doesn't make any sense. Right. But here we're back to mountain ranges again. So my third pick and w I dunno, tell me why do we keep seeing this problem with mountain constantly? I don't get it, but this third one on my list is the world of Warhammer. Autumn (32m 56s): I Jesper (32m 56s): Don't think I've seen this. So this is a, like a miniature war gaming setting in the middle of the ocean. In this map, you have a very large circular island and yes, you guessed it. There's mountains formed in a freaking circle. Autumn (33m 14s): Volcanic. It could be a massive caldera. Jesper (33m 18s): Yeah. This is where the Elsa lives in the setting. And it's been a long, long while since I read the law for the setting. But if I remember there is a reason for it, but honestly, I can't quite remember. And also I don't really care because it really rubs me the wrong way to see mountain shaped in a circle. It's just like, what the heck is this? Autumn (33m 41s): Yeah. Short, if I had massive caldera, like, you know, center Rini, volcanic kind of area. Yeah. Otherwise it doesn't make much sense. Ambassador asteroid impact that kind of thrust up the land on both sides, but in general, no mountains don't form right angles. And they don't form circles. You have a very weird planet if they do. Jesper (34m 3s): Yeah. And what even makes this map even worse than whites. Number three, I suppose, to number five, it's also had weird mountains is that it's like, take a look at the Warhammer Map. We'll link to it and shown it as well, but take a look at it and then tell me that it doesn't look exactly like a copy of, you know, you have north and south America, there's Russian as Africa. You even have Asia and Australia. The difference is that in the middle of the ocean, there is this circular Elvin kingdom with circular mountains. But otherwise everything else is exactly like earth. I mean, Autumn (34m 39s): Took the Atlanta. Smith's stuck it in the middle of the Atlantic called it where the Elvis came from and called it a new world. Jesper (34m 47s): But he couldn't come up with something just a bit more original than that. I just have a look at it. It's insane how much it's just a copy of earth. Autumn (34m 57s): That is funny. And that's actually a nice segue into my number three, which is different for this one. I know we Jesper (35m 4s): Had coordinated this. Sometimes Autumn (35m 6s): It all works out. No, it's always surprising when we're on the same stream of things, but yeah, it happens occasionally. So this one, Jesper (35m 18s): Occasionally I like the passive aggressive, common. It happens. Okay. Finally, Autumn (35m 27s): I'm being sarcastic. I think what happens every time we talk, we're like, oh yeah, I was already thinking of that easiest part. However, I will tell people that I let them think that we're constantly combating. Like we are on our top 10 lists. So my number three is, have you ever, it's a Terry Good kind Map and not to pick on him because it's a good, he's a good author. But this example is just a good, good example of one that I find so frustrating. And it's sort of what you just said. It's so generic that it can be anywhere or any continent, which makes me wonder, you know, how good is the story? Autumn (36m 7s): How original is any of this? When you look at it and you go like, oh, that's earth or, oh, that's a continent with an ocean. And it's like the Westmoreland's the north valley. Oh my gosh. Please make it interesting. Make it original. Don't just make it. It looks like you took a piece of the Gulf of Mexico and a little bit of Texas and gave it a different name and put it on a river and called it somewhere. You Know, it's horrible. Jesper (36m 40s): All right. I don't think I've seen that one too. Autumn (36m 45s): It's just it's so it's not in color. It's just, I'm like a antique paper in black. So black and white basically. And it's just line drawings and it literally just looks like anywhere. I, this is one of those ones where I think you've seen the world, the map, they call it a cliche Ville or cliche land. That's actually one of my favorite Maps because it is so well done. And it is funny, hilarious. Yes. The dragon tail islands, you know, it's, again, the setting that every Fantasy map has these exact same settings. And it's hilarious to look at, well, this one is sort of the same way, but not done to the gorgeous color quality of that one. And it's just black and white and you look at it and you're like, it could be Mexico. Autumn (37m 29s): It could be a bay in Alaska. You know, there's so many places that you're like, it's like, you know, James bay upside down it's yeah. It could be anywhere. And it doesn't inspire any excitement. And you look at it, you're like, I don't know where I am. Why did you make a map of like my backyard? I don't care. Jesper (37m 50s): No one of course the major difference is also that the, whether it's supposed to be a serious map versus one like cliche, it's just the cliche map world. That's meant to be just fun and goofy. Right. And there's a big difference in that. It is. Autumn (38m 6s): Yeah. And yeah, the cliche one is definitely it's done so well that I would actually buy it as a post or it is just, it is beautiful. And it is funny. It is so funny. So I should find that and I'll try to link to that in the show notes as well. Jesper (38m 20s): Okay. Good. All right. Well, moving on to my number two, so it's starting to get more and more nasty now, but my, yeah, my number one is even worse, but this one is, it's not far off what you were just talking about in the sense that following the same, like, well, yeah, well this is like somebody sat down and then they sort of brainstormed like, oh no, I can't do what I normally find on a Fantasy map. And then they made a list, like a checklist of that. And then they started just checking them off one by one. I put this on the map, put that onto Map, everything that, you know, just one of each. Jesper (39m 0s): So this is, this one is the fictional world of Aragon. And this is the map that they used for the inheritance cycle novels. And basically it's like, you find a volcano check, you find a grant lake check, then the awesome islands off the coast, check again, a single forest. Good. And then next to that, there was next to the forest is a single desert Check. So I might be, I don't know, it might be a bit harsher, but I really don't like the map. And also because they've placed the desert right. Smack in the middle of the entire map and it just looks really weird, but I don't know, sorry if somebody likes this map, but I'm just not a fan of, it just feels like a checklist map and then just smashed together. Jesper (39m 51s): There you go. Here's a Fantasy map and yeah. I'm not a fan. Autumn (39m 56s): No, no. That sounds like my impossible terrain. Why is there a desert next to a forest? I mean there's Jesper (40m 3s): Yeah, those, this doesn't D this one is such, well, there's a huge forest and then a desert right next to it. Autumn (40m 8s): That's just strange. I mean it, yeah. Where you would find that in nature without grasslands or a mountain, a rain shadow or a high plateau to cause lack of rain. I don't know. That would drive me crazy. I'd be looking at it, going through any classes. So I'd do all of the, I think it would drive me insane. Yeah. That doesn't sound good. One. I'll have to check that one out. I don't think I've actually seen the map. So that one will be interesting to take a peek at. Jesper (40m 38s): Yeah, yeah. Have a look at the link in the show notes. Autumn (40m 42s): Well, my number two is one that I, there are some examples out there, but I couldn't find a good one that I wanted to link to. So I'm just going to describe it. And that is Maps with place names that are named descriptively based on like, if you were holding the map and looking down at it and the people on the ground would never be able to see that pattern or the places where it is a fast continent with areas separated by large obstacles. You have the names all sound the same. So there's kind of two different maps there. So it's like, you know, this massive continent, the size of Asia and something at the far east and the far west sounds like they're from the exact same culture that always kind of like, you know, they should be different. Autumn (41m 24s): I want to see, I want to see some representation of different cultures and different types of people in climate, on your map. Because that makes me curious to know what's where I love traveling. That's why I look at these maps. I want to know what's going on, but yeah. But then you have those other maps and one of the examples, and I couldn't find an actual link to, it was a map that, you know, kind of looked like a body. And so there was like, the Heartland was literally where the heart was and the Headlands on the Jesper (41m 51s): Right. Yeah. Autumn (41m 52s): No, no, I don't care if it looks like that, unless they have hot air balloons or were named by a God or goddess, they don't know. It looks like that. That's just silly. So it was sort of like your one, your number of five, you mentioned something about the finger islands or something. It's just, no. So sometimes if there's a mountain and you can stand there and look off and say, oh, they're like fingers and you name it that way fine. But in general you don't go, oh my goodness, this looks like a Lotus flower. I'm going to name this Lotus island. Well, you don't do that. Jesper (42m 30s): No, no, it doesn't. It definitely requires that you get fire away from, from the, If I above the land and new, you can see it from distance. Otherwise you would never recognize patents like that. No, Autumn (42m 42s): Just drives me when I look at it. And I'm like cute though. It's like the Nazca lines, you know, we're going to, we have been debating how the Nazca lines were made and who they were made for, for centuries now. And it's just like, you know, don't do that to your readers. We don't want to, you don't want them to be confused over the map and why you named it? The elbow when no one knows it looks like an elbow. Jesper (43m 6s): Fair enough. Yeah. All right. Okay. Ready for the worst of my list here. Autumn (43m 11s): Yeah. This is going to be exciting. I want to hear what is the worst map you have found out? Jesper (43m 16s): Oh my God. So the number one on my list made it here because it's just too lazy for my taste and I'll start explaining why, and then it's going to sound pretty much like something I already said, but then there was a kicker at the end. Okay. So I mentioned before how Y hammer, the Warhammer map is just a copy of earth. Well, this one is basically the same, but it's just for Europe. So this is the, I think you pronounce it, crucial world map or something like that. We'll, we'll link to it in the show notes as well, but there are three trilogies written in this setting. Jesper (43m 58s): And while I do understand that they are supposed to be a fictional version of medieval, medieval, Western Europe. So I do understand that, but honestly, it just doesn't cut it for me. When you practically just take a map of Europe, slap some new country names on it and call it a day. That's not a fictional Map. No, I mean it, and this is where, I mean, like, that sounds very much like what I just said about Warhammer, because it's basically the same thing. But if you are naming the country on your map, that everybody can see when you know Europe, you can see to this Denmark and I'm from Denmark. Jesper (44m 41s): And instead of writing Denmark, you call it Joplin. And as a Dane, I can tell you that a part of our country, the part of our country that connects to Germany just south of us is called Joplin in real life. That's what it's called. So for a fictional setting, which I'm supposed to immerse, be me, it Mustin, don't freaking put names in there that is called in my national language. That's the name of the place that is already fucking sake. It's horrible. Autumn (45m 12s): That's that is, that'd be like me. I just wrote the tainted face series and it takes place in this world in this time. But you know, a different version where there's Faye and magic. And if I had included a world pap and why bother, so, yeah, and then two per se, it's fantasy and use real place names. But Jesper (45m 33s): I can imagine, I don't, honestly, I have to admit that I don't know what nationality, the author of the crucial series, what nationality it is, but I can imagine, and I might be a mistaking. And if I'm mistaking, then I'm apologizing in advance. But I have a feeling that it might be somebody who doesn't know the geography, maybe that well of Europe. And then they'd just think like, Jutland, that sounds like some FANTASY kind of a war. Well maybe, but it's, it's a real name of a real place. So at least do some Googling first and figure out if it's a real name before you put it on the map, Autumn (46m 10s): Or at least if you're going to, you know, if you're going to call it Fantasy, don't stay away from real-world words. If you found it. And you're like, oh, no one uses that anymore. That was the historic name. Just, just stay away from it. It's not worth it. Yeah. Jesper (46m 24s): And if you then telling me that the author actually didn't know that this is the real name and then put it on the map. Well, then I'm going to tell you, then it only makes it even worse because then, then you knew about it. And then what the heck are you then doing? Are you, it makes no sense to me. Autumn (46m 41s): Yeah. That's again, to me almost like lazy world building. If you're going to create a new world and you're going to call it a new Fantasy setting, make a new map. And if you have a hard time coming up with Fantasy images or a Fantasy landscape, like you just want to write a story and you want someone to hand you a map. There are programs and people who can do that for you. That is not a problem. Okay. I just found out how to randomly make a FANTASY map in like 15 minutes, I was like, oh, this is too much fun. It has, it just creates random things. I mean, it's, it's 3d and it looks pretty and you can start creating a story based on just something, something on someone hands you it's better. The world-building and mapping being is not your forte. Autumn (47m 21s): Get someone to do it for you and give you a hand. All right. Yes, please. You ready for my number one? This is a good, a good lead in to what my number one is because it kind of shows that I am a graphic designer. I have to admit. Okay. So my number one is Maps that looked like you sketched it while you were potentially drunk or you had a migraine and you just wanted to call it done. It's good enough. And just hate that. So there are software out there. There are cartography programs. There are graphic designers. There are people who can make you even a simple map that is quite lovely. Autumn (48m 3s): It can be black and white. It can be color, but don't just do these like little lines sketches. And I actually have an example for you. Have you ever seen an Bishop? She writes dark Fantasy and she has some of the worst Maps I've ever seen. I mean, Jesper (48m 22s): If there's any inhibition there that just got to come and murder, you Autumn (48m 26s): Let me know. Or they might agree. I mean, they're just, they're line drawings. They're just black and white, but there's just, there's no passion to them. There's no interest to them. They're so simple. There's simplistic. There's so they're painful. They're really painful. It's just, you look at it. And you're like, what is the point? Yeah, I will, you will. I will link to it in the show notes, but you look at it and you're like, what was the point of including this? It's just, you know, some trees and land it's, it's so boring that I would look at it. And I would probably not even pick up the book. I'd open up to the map and go, if this is all the time and effort you put into making a map and it is literally, it looks like you sketched it. Autumn (49m 6s): It was some thick lines over it and you call it good and published it. I just, if that's, what's your editing gonna look like, I just, I am making an immediate judgment call, which isn't probably right. But that is what we do. We judge books by their cover. We're going to judge it by their formatting. And we're definitely going to judge it by what that map looks like. And it's going to greet us pretty early in the novel before we even start reading. And if I see a horrible Map, I'll be like, oh, well, there's your book, what quality you're going to have in there. So, yeah. And Bishop one was just one that I was like, oh, this is so painful. I can't believe this. Isn't like a published novel. Autumn (49m 48s): This is really bad. Jesper (49m 51s): Oh my God. I'm, I'm curious to see how much hate we are going to get on the back of this episode, you know, because essentially it's going to be like, here are the world's worst Maps. And then in the show notes, there's just going to be a list of names of settings and all kinds of things that all the bots on the internet can pick up. And then, oh my God, I could just see how much hate we are going to get on the back of all this. But as I said in the beginning, it's Mendez entertainment. So take it for what it is. Autumn (50m 15s): That's a personal opinion, but, and if you need a better map maker, come talk to me. Cause lady I, your books, people say you write gorgeous, wonderful books, but you're a Maps, blah. They're just horrible. Jesper (50m 32s): So I don't really know how do we declare a winner of these two top five list here? Autumm because it's, I think it's a bit difficult. Autumn (50m 43s): I think I'm short of you just admitting I won, which is fine. I think that we, I think we might have to leave this one to the listeners if they don't, you know, come at us with pitchforks and torches for having pointed out Maps that they absolutely adore. So we'll have to see how that goes. Jesper (51m 6s): Well, at least as far as a controversy goes, and I guess we stepped off foot in the hornet's nest of whatever you say in English, but that's about right. But okay. Maybe we'll, we'll leave it for listeners to declare winner here because honestly I can't quite make up my mind because yeah. And not that I have seen all of the maps that you mentioned, but at least the point you made. Yeah. I agree with, and I also felt you agreed with the points that I was making. So I don't know. Autumn (51m 31s): Yeah. I think we can say the winner is the readers who do not have to see these horrible Maps when they pick up a book. So, Jesper (51m 42s): All right. Well, we talked a lot about Maps today and of course our lists here were intended as pure entertainment, as I said, but if you are interested in more like let's call it proper advice on Fantasy map-making and it's not just a lot of goofy, funny stuff that we are sitting here and blowing out then, or perhaps you just love fantasy match and you like to geek out about it then Autumm and I will actually be hosting an online virtual Masterclass about Fantasy mapmaking in a few weeks from now. So if you want interested in that and go check out the details, why the link in the show notes, that'll take you to the registration page. Jesper (52m 22s): And I can tell you, we are looking so much forward to host this map-making Masterclass for the very first time. In fact, yes, Autumn (52m 30s): It will be so exciting and we get to geek out about Maps, which again, it's what brought us together. So yay. It'll be awesome. Jesper (52m 38s): So next Monday, we are going to discuss learning through all the master classes and masterminds. How can such forums be helpful for your author career? Narrator (52m 50s): If you like, what you just heard, there's a few things you can do to SUPPORT THE AM WRITING FANTASY PODCAST. Please tell a fellow author about the show and visit us at Apple podcast and leave a rating and review. You can also join Autumn and Jesper on patreon.com/AmWritingFantasy. For as little as a dollar a month, you'll get awesome rewards and keep the Am Writing Fantasy podcast, going. Stay safe out there and see you next Monday.

ON THIS EPISODE:A return to Paeter's "Bookshelf Tour", this time with a look at books expressing beliefs he disagrees with! Then, Paeter shares a collection of your most memorable questions & topics (along with his responses) from 2020!PLUS, more assorted topics based on your questions, feedback and Paeter's Geek Week!TIMESTAMPS00:00:30 Intro00:04:49 Beliefs I Disagree With (Bookshelf Tour)00:27:17 CGC & Christian Geek Entertainment News00:39:39 Best 2020 Questions Intro00:41:32 Enjoying Violent Entertainment00:47:47 Covid/Fear/End Times00:56:08 Disturbing Entertainment & 1 Thessalonians 5:19-2201:10:53 Prayer Requests You Disagree With01:16:06 Playing Games As An "Enemy Of God", Bringing Christian "Head Canon" Into Games, Playing Games That Mock God01:35:24 What If My Church Hates Dungeons & Dragons?01:43:06 Can I Serve God If My Life Is A Mess?, Questions About Genesis & God's Nature02:07:44 Laughing At Sinful Jokes02:13:32 When Our Sin Prevents Ministry02:22:02 Entertainent & Sexual Sin In Dating & Marriage02:31:41 Do actors sin by playing sinful characters?02:33:58 Is Something Wrong If It Feels Wrong?, Does Jesus Judge Like Your Mother/Grandmother?02:40:47 Horror Movies & How Not To Be Intimidated By Judgmental Christians02:51:04 Listener/Viewer Messages (Should Geeks Care More About Their Health?)02:56:47 Paeter's Geek Week (The Expanse Season 1, The Pillars Of Creation by Terry Goodkind, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Castlevania Advance Collection[Circle Of The Moon, Harmony of Dissonance, Aria of Sorrow], Fallout 4 Xbox One, Fallout: New Vegas)03:20:07 Next Episode03:21:47 Babylon 5 Schawarma"Game Save" Event Info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf83YRgbbhUPaeter's Fundraising Info Page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/56163584 Paeter's Fundraising Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-qL5KeTBIQCGC Team Fundraising Page: https://tiltify.com/+christian-geek-central/cgc-game-save-21How To Sign Up For "Game Save '21": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibQCC10GHMo Support this podcast and enjoy exclusive rewards at https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions Episodes #0-500 of this podcast were published as "The Spirit Blade Underground Podcast" and are archived and available for download at www.spiritblade.com , Resources used to prepare the "In Search Of Truth" Bible Study include:"Expositor's Bible Commentary", Frank E. Gaebelein General Editor (Zondervan Publishing House),"The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament", by Dr. John H. Walton, Dr. Victor H. Matthews & Dr. Mark W. Chavalas (InterVarsity Press), "The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament", by Dr. Craig S. Keener (InterVarsity Press),Thayer's Greek Lexicon, Strong's Exhaustive ConcordanceBlueletterbible.org (primarily for search functionality), The Christian Geek Central Statement Of Faith can be found at: http://christiangeekcentral.blogspot.com/p/about.html The Christian Geek Central Podcast is written, recorded and produced by Paeter Frandsen, with additional segments produced by their credited authors. Logo created by Matthew Silber. Copyright 2007-2021, Spirit Blade Productions. Music by Wesley Devine, Bjorn A. Lynne, Pierre Langer, Jon Adamich, audionautix.com and Sound Ideas. Spazzmatica Polka by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Freesound.org effects provided by: FreqMan

Are you new to reading fantasy or wondering where to start? We've got you covered! In today's episode Bethany, Liene & Jashana talk fantasy subgenres with plenty of recommendations to get you started.  For exclusive bonus content and early access to episodes, consider joining the Chapter 3 Podcast Patreon Looking for a book mentioned in the episode? Check here! *Note that all links are affiliate links from which we earn a commission to support the podcast   Books from On My Radar segment: The Dating Playbook by Farrah Rochon: https://amzn.to/37voPgu Battle Royal by Lucy Parker: https://amzn.to/3s5WUgo Requiem of Silence by L Penelope: https://amzn.to/3jCIhh4 Devil in the Device by Lora Beth Johnson: https://amzn.to/3fN3LGI NOLYN by Michael J Sullivan: https://amzn.to/3fJj3wc Heavy Lies the Crown by Ben Galley: https://amzn.to/3iyfx9T   Other Books/Authors Mentioned Robin McKinley Harry Potter by JK Rowling Redwall series by Brian Jaques Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine: https://amzn.to/3CApOtZ Meg Cabot Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce: https://amzn.to/2VL4Tnm HIGH FANTASY Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind: https://amzn.to/3lSLwUp Legends of the First Empire by Michael J Sullivan: https://amzn.to/3xAMwyD The Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski: https://amzn.to/3s48VTA Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan: https://amzn.to/3xAMJBV The Seven Realms by Cinda Williams Chima: https://amzn.to/37sMoGT Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien: https://amzn.to/3Atu0Ka The Witchlands series by Susan Dennard: https://amzn.to/3CuBLBv Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo: https://amzn.to/3yGxIQs URBAN FANTASY / PARANORMAL The Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger: https://amzn.to/3jV0uqn Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris: https://amzn.to/3fPoJF8 Neil Gaiman The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern: https://amzn.to/3AFP5Bx The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern: https://amzn.to/3s1Z8h4 Kate Daniels Series by Illona Andrews: https://amzn.to/3ixjjA8 Psy-Changeling Series by Nalini Singh: https://amzn.to/3s5hSfv The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher: https://amzn.to/3CHgtkr FANTASY ROMANCE Radiance by Grace Draven: https://amzn.to/3CAr2FB Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri: https://amzn.to/3CvvLs9 Reign & Ruin by JD Evans: https://amzn.to/3yAVhtO MYTHOLOGY & FOLKLORE INSPIRED FANTASY The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri: https://amzn.to/3jIMsrL The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden: https://amzn.to/2VExw5Q Rick Riordan Presents line: https://amzn.to/3CAycJU Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan: https://amzn.to/37rF7Hg The Gatekeepers Staff by Antoine Bandele: https://amzn.to/3jGU4uC The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller: https://amzn.to/3fNnkPh By Force Alone by Lavite Tidhar: https://amzn.to/3yuWcMh The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh: https://amzn.to/3iuoHnH Gods of Jade and Shadow by Sylvia Moreno Garcia Deathless by Catherynne M Valente: https://amzn.to/37tQ62G HISTORICAL FANTASY/ MAGICAL REALISM Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke: https://amzn.to/3s6qy5b The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater: https://amzn.to/3jDrbj4 Anna Marie McLemore A Master of Djinn by P. Deli Clark: https://amzn.to/3s2uYKq Temeraire series by Naomi Novik: https://amzn.to/3jG2LoV The Conductors by Nicole Glover: https://amzn.to/3xuIdoh The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu: https://amzn.to/37xc19e The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo: https://amzn.to/3yzHinP Ringshout by P. Deli Clark: https://amzn.to/2VL6YQc The Water Dancer by Ta Nehisi Coates: https://amzn.to/3CwllbO She Who Became the Sun by Shelly Parker Chan: https://amzn.to/37uMnlD GRIMDARK FANTASY A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin: https://amzn.to/3iyp5Bw The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie: https://amzn.to/3yFcBhe Blackwing by Ed McDonald: https://amzn.to/3lNVTIQ The Poppy War by RF Kuang: https://amzn.to/3xyZDQI FLINTLOCK/ WESTERN FANTASY Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky: https://amzn.to/2VDcAM8 A Song of Blood and Stone by L. Penelope: https://amzn.to/3xAOyyL Second Era Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson: https://amzn.to/3fMZpQ4 The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis: https://amzn.to/3lJURxC An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris: https://amzn.to/3jDs9vI Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey: https://amzn.to/3CwP0S6 Dread Nation by Justina Ireland: https://amzn.to/3ArhhYr Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris: https://amzn.to/37sYEaj Walk the Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson: https://amzn.to/3yzr1iN SCI-FANTASY Dreamblood Duology by N.K. Jemisin: https://amzn.to/3xxJXx9 The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin: https://amzn.to/37K7voh Monstress by Marjorie Liu: https://amzn.to/3Arhwmj PORTAL FANTASY The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis: https://amzn.to/3jHA5Mi Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova: https://amzn.to/3fP5lrD Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman: https://amzn.to/2U2Uv9M Alice in Wonderland: https://amzn.to/3CwWrJ9 Wizard of Oz: https://amzn.to/2VEDrrk Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor: https://amzn.to/3iEHoW5 DARK ACADEMIA A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee: https://amzn.to/2VIfAHe The Secret History by Donna Tartt: https://amzn.to/3Aj3qn8 Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo: https://amzn.to/37vFq3W If We Were Villains by ML Rio: https://amzn.to/3s28WaE Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok @Chapter3Podcast and you can also find Bethany talking about books on YouTube @BeautifullyBookishBethany. You can now find episodes on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6yRiktWbWRAFpByrVk-kg Interested in early access to episodes, private Discord channels and other perks? Consider joining the Chapter 3 Patreon! Or join our public Discord.

Chase Geiser, host of One American Podcast and former Senate candidate Justin O'Donnell (also known as “Twitter's favorite extremist” join Brian for a lively and wide-ranging conversation.Disclaimer: This is an edgy episode. There is a point in this conversation where one of my guests makes some extremely inflammatory comments. I struggled with whether it was appropriate to leave the comments in. I decided to leave them in. My rational is that given the context of the conversation, I do not believe this guest was truly calling for violence. Each listener will be the judge. I do not condone violence. Violence is never the answer.With that out of the way, let me say - I think you are going to enjoy this episode. I learned a lot from these two and had a great time chopping it up with them.In this episode we cover: What was Ayn Rand's philosophy?Was Ayn Rand a terrible writer?Who was Terry Goodkind?Where was Justin on January 6th, 2021?Is that an AR-15 in your hands, Chase?Holy moly, Justin was in the army?How did Justin get his extreme views?Dude - Justin was in charge of security at the Boston Marathon when it was bombed in 2013? What was the one piece of federal legislation pertaining to Guns that President Obama signed?What do Chase and Justin think about President Trump?Who did Brian vote for?How did Chase get Brandi Love on his podcast?Why does anyone need an AR-15?Is nuclear power the way to go?Was the invention of nuclear weapons an accident of history?Do Aliens exist?Was The Force Awakens a good movie?Who do Chase and Justin think is the best President of all time.Why don't these guys like Joe Biden?What is the difference between a libertarian and an anarchist?What would a “post-State” society look like, according to Justin?What are Justin and Chase's top two things that they think are the biggest problems in society today?What is the origin of the term “capitalism?”What is the anarchist take on Immigration? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/searchingforpoliticaliden/support

This fortnight we're discussing “Soul of the Fire” by Terry Goodkind. This is the fifth book in the series, "The Sword of Truth". Sometimes we discuss a book neither of us could stand and one of us didn't finish, and this is our hate-read pick for 2021. TITLE: Soul of the Fire AUTHOR: Terry Goodkind PUBLISHER: Tor Books YEAR: 1999 LENGTH: 788 pages AGE: Adult GENRE: High Fantasy RECOMMENDED: No Book TW for CW for coercion, "simple native" tropes, racism, sexism (graphic), slavery (graphic), sexual assault (graphic), rape (graphic), sexual violence (graphic), assault, murder, transphobia (minor), genocide, death. Topic 1: Gaslighting. Begins at (1:30), CW for gaslighting, genocide, sexism, toxic patriarchy, misogyny, gaslighting of the audience. Topic 2: Slavery. Begins at (15:52), CW for slavery, reference to historical slavery (USA), slave advocating for slavery. Topic 3: Sexual Assault / Rape Culture. Begins at (25:42), CW for rape culture, rape, women as property. Promo for CPOV Autographs; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (37:10). CW: animal death. --- If you'd like to make a monthly donation, please check us out on Patreon. To make a one-time donation please support us on Ko-Fi. For fortnightly news and updates, as well as links to recent written reviews, subscribe to our newsletter. You can check out Robin's written review of the book at Reviews That Burn. Find all our links on our Carrd. Music provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission. Members of the Certain Point of View network of podcasts.

Let's talk favorite fantasy authors and series! Joining me are return guests Liene from Liene's Library and Angela from Literature Science Alliance. For exclusive bonus content and early access to episodes, consider joining the Chapter 3 Podcast Patreon Looking for a book mentioned in the episode? Check here! *Note that all links are affiliate links from which we earn a commission to support the podcast Books from On My Radar segment: Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastianhttps://amzn.to/3yD7AFq These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan: https://amzn.to/3hMXmvq The Viscount Made Me Do It by Diana Quincy: https://amzn.to/3hM4lol Small Favors by Erin A. Craig: https://amzn.to/2TOZefd The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Cordova: https://amzn.to/2Vd3TI8 The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie: https://amzn.to/3yDgx1G   Other Books/Authors Mentioned Silvia Moreno-Garcia Patrick Rothfuss Neil Gaiman The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K Jemisin: https://amzn.to/36muXah The Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson: https://amzn.to/3qWNZxB The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin: https://amzn.to/2VdmS5k The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin: https://amzn.to/36oNDX4 The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin: https://amzn.to/2TSFdEt The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie: https://amzn.to/3AHwyFC The Witchlands by Susan Dennard: https://amzn.to/2TPO3CT Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling: https://amzn.to/3yDhcQI Iron Gold by Pierce Brown: https://amzn.to/3qW1qxt Dark Age by Pierce Brown: https://amzn.to/2UsVIqS Yoon Ha Lee Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas: https://amzn.to/3xntrR4 Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind: https://amzn.to/3hM5Enf Nnedi Okorafor A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas: https://amzn.to/3jWcU2F The Wolf by Leo Carew: https://amzn.to/3hLF11X The Spider by Leo Carew: https://amzn.to/2VdnJmy Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine: https://amzn.to/2TMG9Kw Terry Brooks Terry Pratchett Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson: https://amzn.to/3kasbNF Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce: https://amzn.to/3ytittw Circle of Magic by Tamora Pierce: https://amzn.to/3yyK4te Eragon Christopher Paolini: https://amzn.to/3wmePQx Redwall by Brian Jaques: https://amzn.to/2TPPWPZ Cat Warriors by Erin Hunter: https://amzn.to/2UySRfU Incendiary by Zoraida Cordova: https://amzn.to/3qTqoxI Illusionary by Zoraida Cordova: https://amzn.to/3qVrNDS The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart: https://amzn.to/3hnfKMy The Unbroken by C.L. Clark: https://amzn.to/36m0gSz Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie: https://amzn.to/3AKh9Ek   Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @Chapter3Podcast and you can also find Bethany talking about books on YouTube @BeautifullyBookishBethany. You can now find episodes on YouTube as well! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6yRiktWbWRAFpByrVk-kg Interested in early access to episodes, private Discord channels and other perks? Consider joining the Chapter 3 Patreon! Or join our public Discord. A new episode will be available to download in two weeks!  This episode was recorded using a Blue Yeti USB condenser microphone kit: https://amzn.to/342dnqx

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Everyone loves to hate the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, but is it deserved? The oddness of authorial intent aside, there might be something to like here. Bethany is joined by YouTuber Liene’s Library for a discussion somewhat in defense of Sword of Truth. For exclusive bonus content and early access to episodes, consider joining the Chapter 3 Podcast Patreon   Looking for a book mentioned in the episode? Check here! *Note that all links are affiliate links from which we earn a commission to support the podcast Books from On My Radar segment: Ariadne by Jennifer Saint: https://amzn.to/3dJeHV7 Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon: https://amzn.to/3tLt8Of A Master of Djinn by P. Deli Clark: https://amzn.to/3sKDH2E Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa: https://amzn.to/3ngcMeb Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler: https://amzn.to/2QVrBGD   Other Books Mentioned The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson: https://amzn.to/3dJVlzm The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman: https://amzn.to/2PeUj4U The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski: https://amzn.to/3xk79Ag The Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind: https://amzn.to/3sLKx8e The Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind: https://amzn.to/3neZj62 The Psy-Changling Series by Nalini Singh: https://amzn.to/3dL6XCk The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie: https://amzn.to/3tROgCE The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan: https://amzn.to/32JXN2q   Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @Chapter3Podcast and you can also find Bethany talking about books on YouTube @BeautifullyBookishBethany. You can now find episodes on YouTube as well! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6yRiktWbWRAFpByrVk-kg Interested in early access to episodes, private Discord channels and other perks? Consider joining the Chapter 3 Patreon! Or join our public Discord. A new episode will be available to download in two weeks!  This episode was recorded using a Blue Yeti USB condenser microphone kit: https://amzn.to/342dnqx

Your assumptions about the intelligence of your customer will colorize and slant your ad writing in ways of which you are not even aware. Is the customer stupid? The writer of the 139th Psalm did not believe that customers are stupid. He said to God, “I will praise you; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” Harvard University Medical School made a 3-minute film that illustrates the idea that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made.” It's called The Inner Life of a Cell, and Indy Beagle has embedded it on the first page of the rabbit hole for you. To enter the rabbit hole, all you have to do is click the image of Indy at the top of the Monday Morning Memo. In the book, Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind, we read, “Wizard's First Rule: People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it might be true. People's heads are full of knowledge, facts, and beliefs, and most of it is false, yet they think it all true. People are stupid; they can only rarely tell the difference between a lie and the truth, and yet they are confident they can, and so are all the easier to fool.” When you make unsubstantiated claims, or if you “substantiate” your claims with sophistry, false facts, overstatements or hyperbole, you are writing under the assumption that people are stupid. But a lot of money has been made by giving gullible people false hope. When a person deeply wants to believe that what you are saying is true, they will believe it, in spite of the fact that you are lying. The assumption that people are stupid will help you write more effective political advertising, direct response advertising, and television infomercials. It will also help you build your downline in multilevel marketing. But conning stupid people out of their money is like beating up little children. I can do it, I just don't want to. There are two ways to write ads that target intelligent people. The first way is to immediately substantiate your claim with highly credible evidence each time you make a statement of benefit. EXAMPLE: Black Diamonds. Exotic. Rare. And Beautiful. A star exploded and sent an asteroid hurtling toward our galaxy a long time ago. That asteroid was more than half-a-mile wide, and it flew through space until it struck the earth. That asteroid was made of black diamonds. The National Science Foundation announced the news about these outer-space diamonds and then the New York Times wrote a story about them. Black Diamonds. Exotic. Rare. And Beautiful. The second way to advertise to intelligent persons is to use “Magical Thinking,” a style of writing characterized by elements of the impossible woven with a deadpan sense of presentation into an otherwise true story. Magical Thinking goes beyond the realm of exaggeration and moves into the realm of entertainment. EXAMPLE: Life is happier when it's less cluttered. Your house will be bigger! Your teeth will be whiter! Angels will sing! You'll be a better dancer. Go to 1-800-GotJunk.com and prepare to be amazed. If you make untrue statements and expect them to be believed, you are writing to a stupid person. But if you make untrue statements for the purposes of entertainment – knowing they will not be believed – you are writing to an intelligent person. If I provided an example of advertising filled with strong assurances, baseless claims, puffery and hyperbole with no evidence to support those claims, you would say, “Wow. I hear ads like that every day.” And now you know why people are so very annoyed by most advertising. Roy H. Williams

Today on the pod we are discussing the women of Wheel of Time and both of us side with Egwene or Nynaeve.  We do both like Moraine and Min, though. We discuss the casting of Wheel of Time.  We also discuss a recent saga of Hannah's and whether or not we would save a bird that was caught in a nest outside our window, and Laura announces Michelle Obama's new show has dropped and should be savored, not binged. Media Mentions

More with the NY Times Best Selling author on his book Confessor and the state of fantasy books at the time.

More with the NY Times Best Selling author on his book Confessor and the state of fantasy books at the time.

Released in 2007, this is the 11th in the Sword Of Truth series and the last of the Chainfire Trilogy.

Released in 2007, this is the 11th in the Sword Of Truth series and the last of the Chainfire Trilogy.

The end of Three and Three and our run through The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind is almost here! LFFC Neal gives his thoughts on book ten Phantom before we reach the end of the series.

LFFC Neal has recorded book nine of the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind's episode of Three and Three to release as a Valentine's present to you all! Although he says "So" way too many times in this episode he hopes that you all forget it due to a Chainfire event. We hope that you enjoy the episode and that you have a great day wherever you are!

Some thoughts on the "Girls With Swords" trope in fiction from Lorehaven.com, and Paeter's picks for "Best Geek Movies About Love", with an added focus on stories about familial love, friendship love and the Agape love modeled by Jesus. Then a look at the Biblical concept of love described in 1st Corinthians 13 as we consider who we can love and how we can love them better!PLUS, more assorted topics based on your questions, feedback and Paeter's Geek Week!TIMESTAMPS00:00:30 Intro00:01:45 Geek Movies About "Love"00:21:31 Discerning The "Girls With Swords" Trope (Lorehaven)00:28:35 CGC & Christian Geek News00:41:08 Exploring Biblical "Agape" Love (1 Corinthians 13:1-7) 00:54:29 Listener/Viewer Messages (My thoughts on Terry Goodkind's "Sword Of Truth" Fantasy Series)01:14:16 Paeter's Geek Week (DC Universe Infinite[Hawk & Dove], Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, Shadow Hearts: From The New World, Darkest Dungeon, Hero Quest[Against The Ogre Horde])01:44:19 Next Episode01:51:55 Babylon 5 SchawarmaSupport this podcast and enjoy exclusive rewards at https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions Episodes #0-500 of this podcast were published as "The Spirit Blade Underground Podcast" and are archived and available for download at www.spiritblade.com , Resources used to prepare the "In Search Of Truth" Bible Study include:"Expositor's Bible Commentary", Frank E. Gaebelein General Editor (Zondervan Publishing House),"The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament", by Dr. John H. Walton, Dr. Victor H. Matthews & Dr. Mark W. Chavalas (InterVarsity Press), "The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament", by Dr. Craig S. Keener (InterVarsity Press),Thayer's Greek Lexicon, Strong's Exhaustive ConcordanceBlueletterbible.org (primarily for search functionality), The Christian Geek Central Statement Of Faith can be found at: http://christiangeekcentral.blogspot.com/p/about.html The Christian Geek Central Podcast is written, recorded and produced by Paeter Frandsen, with additional segments produced by their credited authors. Logo created by Matthew Silber. Copyright 2007-2021, Spirit Blade Productions. Music by Wesley Devine, Bjorn A. Lynne, Pierre Langer, Jon Adamich, audionautix.com and Sound Ideas. Spazzmatica Polka by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Freesound.org effects provided by: FreqMan

After a brief delay, LFFC Neal returns to discuss book eight Naked Empire of Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. After the debacle (in his opinion) that was Pillars of Creation, does Goodkind right the ship or do the struggles persist? Give a listen to found out at least one person's thoughts!

LFFC Neal returns and gives up his three and three format and brings to you Three and One today as he gives his thoughts on book seven of the Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind. As was alluded to in the last podcast, Pillars of Creation is his least favorite of the series, today he explains why this one is at the bottom of the list. Give a listen to find out what that reason is!

À travers des enregistrements quotidiens et spontanés après chaque séance d'écriture, je vous invite à explorer avec moi mon univers créatif littéraire, autour de l'élaboration de mes romans. Pas à pas, je partage avec vous mes réflexions, mes humeurs, les problématiques que je rencontre, les questions et les doutes qui m'assaillent, les idées fulgurantes qui me traversent. Le but de ce podcast : vous faire vivre mon processus créatif en train de se faire en passant par toutes les étapes de la création d'un livre ! Si vous écrivez vous-même, vous pourrez donc vous y retrouver et piocher quelques petits conseils, pistes de travail, voire même des sources d'inspiration. Pour ce premier épisode de la saison, je teste une nouvelle formule : un épisode d'une trentaine de minutes diffusé une fois par semaine (vendredi 18h). J'espère que ce nouveau format vous plaira ! Je commence cet épisode en vous livrant ma réflexion à propos du plan, d'un conseil d'écriture dont j'ai souvent parlé ici et de l'utilisation des adverbes. Ensuite, je vous fais part d'une petite remarque que mes lecteurs me font souvent à propos de mon texte. Le lendemain, après une bonne séance, j'évoque le premier jet et le plan. Lors de la séance suivante, changement de ton. Je me sens un peu perdue face à mon texte, que je ne sais pas de quelle manière aborder. Le lendemain, je vous fais part de ma réflexion autour de ce nouveau roman dans lequel je me suis lancée, avec un ressenti sur la question très mitigé. Ce qui m'amène à parler de mon rapport à l'écriture en général. (Je m'excuse pour le lapsus de ce passage où je parle "d'édition professionnelle" au lieu de dire "édition traditionnelle"). De là, j'en viens à l'autoédition et je pousse un petit coup de gueule contre Amazon et certains auteurs grands publics, en tête des ventes mais qui ne sont pas du tout des auteurs que j'admire. C'est aussi l'occasion de reparler littérature. Lors de la séance suivante, je vous explique comment et sur quelle scène je viens tout juste de travailler. Malgré ma satisfaction, mes doutes persistent concernant mon histoire. Ai-je vraiment envie de raconter cette histoire ? Et de nouveau, je vous reparle de mon rapport à l'écriture, avec cette grande question : comment puis-je retrouver mon premier élan ? Ceci m'amène à réfléchir autour de ma dynamique de travail entre créativité et productivité. Les références abordées dans cet épisode : — Le podcast Devenir Écrivain de Lucie Castel — Le livre que j'évoque sans préciser le nom est Le restaurant de l'amour retrouvé d'Ito Ogawa – Éditions Picquier. — L'appel de l'ange de Guillaume Musso – XO Éditions — La vérité sur l'affaire Harry Quebert de Joël Dickers – Éditions de Fallois — Alain Damasio — La vraie vie d'Adeline Dieudonné – Éditions de l'Iconoclaste — La Joueuse de Go de Shan Sa – Éditions Gallimard — L'épée de vérité de Terry Goodkind – Éditions Bragelonne — L'assassin Royal de Robin Hobb – Éditions Pygmalion — Le trône de fer de G.R. Martin – Éditions Pygmalion — Dans le jardin de l'ogre de Leïla Slimani – Éditions Gallimard — Une chanson douce de Leïla Slimani – Éditions Gallimard — Le pays des autres de Leïla Slimani – Éditions Gallimard Si vous aimez ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à vous y abonner, à le noter, à me laisser des commentaires ou même à le partager autour de vous. Et si vous souhaitez échanger avec moi rendez-vous sur Instagram @aureliahorner ! Je serais ravie de vous y retrouver ! Enfin, pour accéder à ma chaîne YouTube Aurelia (se) raconte c'est par ici : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz3tpviTkDXHOeFhWeUhimQ Bonne écoute !

The new year has brought with it book five of Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series into the realms of Three and Three. As Least Favorite Fourth Chair Neal goes through Soul of the Fire, does his rose tinted glasses keep him from seeing the negatives in this book or are there obvious things that need to be discussed? You'll have to give it a listen to find out!

Vintage 2006 interview with NY Times Best selling author as we talked about the new Sword Of Truth TV series based on his books.

After a quick holiday break, Least Favorite Fourth Chair Neal returned to his even more pseudo studio than our original one to record the fourth episode of Three and Three and he continued with Terry Goodkind's fourth in the series Temple of the Winds. Some of the events in the novel are a little too current for 2020, but he still pressed on to give you some of the positives and negatives of the book. Hope that you all had a safe and happy holidays!

Here he goes again! Least Favorite Fourth Chair Neal has gone back and recorded the second part of his series into the world of Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. This episode brings you his sometimes right and sometimes wrong thoughts about book two of the series Stone of Tears. We hope that you enjoy this bite sized episode!

Dungeons and Dweebs returns as our Least Favorite 4th Chair Neal begins a short (episode length) series on Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind where he discusses three things he likes about the book and three things he didn't like. The plan is to continue this series through the end of the main novels in the series.

I think maybe Ozzy said it best... We're going off the rails on the Keeper Train! Or whatever. In this chapter Kahlan gets some closure with Prin, and she decides that it's time to refocus and complete the mission she started in the first place. Join us for Chapter 47 of Stone Of Tears by Terry Goodkind!

Betrayal can be a hell of a thing. The worst part about it is that you never expect who it might be. In this episode we talk first about how we forgot this moment happened, and then we talk about what it means for Kahlan. Join us for Chapter 46 of Stone Of Tears by Terry Goodkind!

Sometimes an idea may seem insane. SO insane, it may actually be a stroke of genious. In the chapter today, Kahlan explains to the newly minted 'Man Army' how not only are they going to defeat an army ten times their size, but they're going to do it buck... naked... Join us as we talk about Chapter 41 of Stone Of Tears by Terry Goodkind!

Todays chapter is mostly about lessons learned. The unfortunate yet totally deserving men of the Imperial Order learn that they should have stopped before it was too late, quite literally. The boys camp learns how to kill as opposed to fighting, and Kahlan learns that these men, because that's what they are now, are truly doing the right thing - and for the right reasons! Join us for Chapter 39 of Stone Of Tears by Terry Goodkind!

This week the K-dar is pinging as we talk about Enola Holmes, The Devil All The Time, Psycho, the end of Farmville, Luna, the Hot Wheels movie, Quibi on the market, Chuck E. Cheese, Nick Fury goes tv, Michael Chapman, Terry Goodkind, Orphan Green, The Boys spin off, NASA's Artemis Project, Stray Dogs, Army of the Dead gets spun off, and Retrograde. So grab your tokens, it's time for a Geek Shock! 

Reactions to the DC Fandome Hall Of Heroes event, and some thoughts about the relationship between our sin and how we view other people as we continue studying the book of Proverbs.PLUS, more assorted topics based on your questions/comments/feedback and Paeter's geek week!TIMESTAMPS00:00:30 Intro00:02:03 DC Fandome Reactions00:52:10 CGC & Christian Geek News00:42:01 Weekly Waistline01:14:30 The Connection Between Sin & Our View Of Others (Proverbs Bible Study)01:25:02 Listener/Viewer Messages (Can I Serve God If My Life Is A Mess?, Questions About Genesis & God's Nature, Dark Christian Fiction Publishers, A New Farscape Series Filming Soon?)01:54:34 Paeter's Geek Week (Divinity: Original Sin, JSA(Power Girl), Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Dragon Quest Builders 2, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, Pillars Of Creation[Sword Of Truth, Terry Goodkind], Dragonlance Chronicles: Dragons Of Autumn Twilight, Hero Quest, Wasteland 3, JSA[Dr. Midnite, Black Adam/Shazam])02:22:06 Next Episode02:26:57 Babylon 5 SchawarmaSupport this podcast and enjoy exclusive rewards at https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductionsEpisodes #0-500 of this podcast were published as "The Spirit Blade Underground Podcast" and are archived and available for download at www.spiritblade.com , Resources used to prepare the "In Search Of Truth" Bible Study include:"Expositor's Bible Commentary", Frank E. Gaebelein General Editor (ZondervanPublishing House),"The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament",by Dr. John H. Walton, Dr. Victor H. Matthews & Dr. Mark W. Chavalas (InterVarsityPress), "The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament", by Dr. Craig S. Keener (InterVarsity Press),Thayer's Greek Lexicon, Strong's Exhaustive ConcordanceBlueletterbible.org (primarily for search functionality), The Christian Geek Central Statement Of Faith can be found at: http://christiangeekcentral.blogspot.com/p/about.html The Christian Geek Central Podcast is written, recorded and produced by Paeter Frandsen, with additional segments produced by their credited authors. Logo created by Matthew Silber. Copyright 2007-2020, Spirit Blade Productions. Music by Wesley Devine, Bjorn A. Lynne, Pierre Langer, Jon Adamich, audionautix.com and Sound Ideas. Spazzmatica Polka by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Freesound.org effects provided by: FreqMan

Vintage interview with NY Times Best selling author as we talked about the new Sword Of Truth TV series based on his books.

Paris and Chris return to the very horny Midlands with our woods guide, TJ! He helped us out when we read Stone of Tears, and he was so invaluable that we put a Rada-Han on him and forced him to guide us through Blood of the Fold, too. Although not strictly necessary, we recommend listening to the 2 other episodes we've done regarding the Sword of Truth series before starting this one: Episode 3 - Episode 03 - Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth Series Book #1) by Terry Goodkind Episode 22 - Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind (Sword of Truth Series Book #2) *Special Guest TJ Allen* Our commentary on the first season of the ABC series adaptation of these books - the Legend of the Seeker - is is available on our Patreon if you need even more Sword of Truth content. Content Warnings: Our usual barnyard language, plus: ageism, body shaming, sex, sexual assault, torture, and generalized violence.

You ever have those days that you just don't want to see one more person? In this chapter Richard and Kahlan have the epitome of one of those days. After doing what they can to calm down the angry mob that was bent on attacking the village, they are again visited by the mysterious Sisters of the Light. Hang out with Nate and Jade as they get into Chapter 15 of Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind!

Ever feel like you can't catch a freaking break? Just as Richard and Kahlan start preparations for a meeting with the spirits a new problem pops up. They must decide the best way to meet the threat so they can deal with it and stay on plan. Join us as we get into Chapter 14 of Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind!

Some people have a lot of secrets hidden close to their chest. The Sister we meet this chapter is one of those people, so secretive we don't even know her name. She makes it very clear who is in charge to a innocent young novice and gives two drunk wizards the choice of a lifetime. Join Nate and Jade as we cut into Chapter 13 of Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind!

There are things that you go through in life that forever change you and never really leave your mind. In this episode Nate and Jade discuss Richard's time with Denna and why he will never put a collar on again. Join them and get into Chapter 10 of Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind!

Sometimes you just need to spend a day with the guys. Unfortunately for Richard, the guys he is hanging out with don't understand him and that leads to a tense moment when arrows start being flung around. Join Nate and Jade as we talk about all the trouble he calls up as we discuss Chapter 8 of Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind!

In this chapter of Stone Of Tears, we find ourselves once again taken away from Richard and Kahlan, and with some brand new characters! One is a Sister of the Light, doing the Creators work, and the other is a half mad, half genious (or is he?) prophet named Nathan. Either way I think we can all agree he's incredibly handsome. Join us for Chapter 5 of Stone Of Tears by Terry Goodkind!On another note, you may have noticed this episode was not aired on Wednesday like normal. This was done in respect of #Blackouttuesday and #Theshowmustbepaused as we believe that while our stories are very important to us, there are things going on in the world outside of this podcast that deserve everyones attention. We will be returning to our regular schedule next week! Thank you all for understanding and supporting us in this.

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Sometimes the aftermath can be worse then the battle. In this chapter Zedd goes about healing the injured and while doing so meets some interesting new faces. One of them has a special talent and a connection to Richard. Come find out what it is with Nate and Jade as we reread chapter 3 of Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind!

Interview back in 1994 with NY Best Selling author about his first book, Wizard's First Rule.

A new month means a new format for Rachel's mini-episodes. Tune in for genre highlights! Listen to learn about high fantasy and get plenty of recommendations. Here's everything we talked about in the episode: Books mentioned: "The Sword of Truth" series by Terry Goodkind. "The Witcher" series by Andrzej Sapkowski. The "Xena: Warrior Princess" comic series by various authors. TV shows mentioned: The Legend of the Seeker, ABC Merlin, BBC One The Witcher, Netflix Xena: Warrior Princess, NBCUniversal Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, NBCUniversal The Witcher video game franchise, including: The Witcher The Witcher: Assassins of Kings The Witcher: Wild Hunt Check out OCPL's adult fiction booklists: https://oakcreeklibrary.org/adult-booklists Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System: countycat.mcfls.org www.hoopladigital.com wplc.overdrive.com oakcreeklibrary.org

Terry Goodkind is an AMAZING author. There's a hot take for ya... In this episode we are once again blown away by how good he is at almost solving a problem, then making it so much worse! At least we have a beer break to look forward to, right? It's chapter 40 of Wizard's First Rule!

In the Sword of Truth series Terry Goodkind lists out several Wizard's Rules that are used to illustrate points and train the characters. Each one has a different but related message about life. Read more › The post Wizard’s Rules appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast.

Waiting on someone to tell you a secret can be hard, but sometimes hearing it is harder. In this episode Kahlan unloads some of the weight she has been holding and shares it with Richard. He finally gets to know exactly who and what his travelling companion is, and has to decide how he will handle it. Join us as we discuss chapter 34 of Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind!

In life there are choices that you struggle with and those that you don't have to hesitate to answer at all. In this weeks chapter Richard finally meets Shota and has to try not to let himself be lost to the charming witch woman. Join Nate and Jade as we descend into Chapter 31 of Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind!

A review of Blumhouse's Fantasy Island movie! PLUS, some thoughts about healthy and unhealthy sources of self-worth as we continue in the book of James. With more assorted topics from listeners & Paeter's Geek Week! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:30 Intro 00:03:08 Fantasy Island Review 00:15:01 CGC & Christian Geek News 00:24:59 Weekly Waistline 00:35:59 Healthy Vs. Unhealthy Sources Of Self-Worth (James Bible Study) 00:48:00 Listener/Viewer Messages 00:57:04 Paeter's Geek Week(Wasteland 2, The Witcher 3, Dragon Quest 11, Dragon Quest Builders, Monster Hunter World Iceborne, The Outer Worlds, Skyrim, Faith Of The Fallen & Pillars Of Creation, Terry Goodkind, Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Oblivion, Movies With Paeter's Son, Edge Of Tomorrow/Live Die Repeat, Star Trek Picard, Assassin's Creed Odyssey) 01:23:34 Next Episode 01:26:20 B5 Schawarma Support this podcast and enjoy exclusive rewards at https://www.patreon.com/spiritbladeproductions Episodes #0-500 of this podcast were published as "The Spirit Blade Underground Podcast" and are archived and available for download at www.spiritblade.com , Resources used to prepare the "In Search Of Truth" Bible Study include:"Expositor's Bible Commentary", Frank E. Gaebelein General Editor (Zondervan Publishing House),"The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament", by Dr. John H. Walton, Dr. Victor H. Matthews & Dr. Mark W. Chavalas (InterVarsity Press), "The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament", by Dr. Craig S. Keener (InterVarsity Press),Thayer's Greek Lexicon, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Blueletterbible.org (primarily for search functionality), The Christian Geek Central Statement Of Faith can be found at: http://christiangeekcentral.blogspot.com/p/about.html The Christian Geek Central Podcast is written, recorded and produced by Paeter Frandsen, with additional segments produced by their credited authors. Copyright 2007-2020, Spirit Blade Productions. Music by Wesley Devine, Bjorn A. Lynne, Pierre Langer, Jon Adamich, audionautix.com and Sound Ideas. Spazzmatica Polka by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Freesound.org effects provided by: FreqMan

Sometimes you try your best but it just doesn't make a difference. In this week's episode, Richard gets denied, we find out more about Kahlan's history and one of the village children causes a big problem. Join Nate and Jade as they get into Chapter 25 of Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind!

If you have ever traveled to a new place, you have probably met people you aren't used to. In this chapter our favorite seeker is still trying to figure out the villagers that he needs help from, and his guide seems only partially informed. Join Nate and Jade as they meet the elders in Chapter 23 of Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind!

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If you found yourself waking up, a pile of bones on your chest and covering the walls, how would you react? Well our favorite wizard, Zedd, finds himself in just such a state when our chapter starts. Join Nate and Jade as we talk about how he handles the bone lady and Richard and Kahlan meeting the Mud People for the first time. This week's episode is following Chapter 22 of Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind!

What do you normally do when you lose something? In this weeks episode Richard decides the answer is to backtrack, fast. He runs back over dangerous ground to find Kahlan, and once he does discovers that he made it just in time. Join Nate, Jade and Aaron as they navigate through Chapter 21 of Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind!

As a kid you may have spent some time playing with potato bugs, the rolly polly little guys you find on the ground. Well in this chapter Kahlan and Richard encounter a decidedly more terrifying version of them. Join Nate and Jade as they discuss how our heroes navigate them and more creepy things as they travel through the boundary in Chapter 18 of Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind.

Have you ever gotten too comfortable and let your guard down at the worst time? In this week's episode Adie uses her story as a warning to Richard and Kahlan, telling them how she lost her foot. She also gives The Seeker a new magical item to help them on their way. Join Nate and Jade as they get into Chapter 17 of Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind.

Life on the road can be difficult. You're tired, you're sore and you're hungry. All you really want is a full belly and a place to rest your head, right? Well what happens when the inn is more dangerous than the road? Find out in this episode as Jade, Nate and our friend Wade talk about chapter 15 of Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind!

In this episode we talk about pushing boundaries. Now it's true that when it comes to art, that can be a very beautiful thing. However, the boundary in this episode... is death. Fun right? Join us as we poke a stick at Chapter 14 of Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind!

Usually the goal of standing watch is to focus on watching out for potential threats. In this week's episode Kahlan and Zedd decide it is the perfect time for serious talks with our seeker, Join Nate and Jade as they go on yet another trip with Richard in Chapter 13 of Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind!

Sometimes it's a good idea to let the Cat out of the bag, and in this week's episode that is especially true. Our trio of heroes gets attacked for a second time and end up getting help from some very supportive friends. Join Nate and Jade as they discuss what happens in Chapter 11 of Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind!

Episode 192: Fitted Breastplates & Feminine Mystique - Sexist Absurdities in Speculative Fiction   Gender roles in speculative fiction can be a trap for the unwary writer. In fact, we're so conditioned to seeing certain tropes as staples, that it takes a bit of conscious reviewing before we, as readers and viewers, realise just how many gender based absurdities exist in speculative fiction. Epic fantasy is often the biggest offender but other forms of spec fic are hardly blameless. The dragons fully acknowledge that some of their favourite books and films also fall down when it comes to sexism, and while there's nothing wrong with liking something with problematic elements, it's always worth being aware those elements are there. This week, Jules and Madeleine look at some of the worst of these absurdities with suggestions for how they can be avoided or changed. On the slab this week - Dune by Frank Herbert, The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind, The Princess Bride and many more.     Title music: Ecstasy by Smiling Cynic

You know those times when you get the answers to questions you had, but they aren't the answers that you were hoping to hear? That's exactly what happens in this chapter, and our Hero needs to make some pretty tough decisions. Join Jade and Nate as they get into Chapter 9 of Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind!

Have you ever had a bad trip? Sometimes all you can do is sleep it off and that is exactly what our main character does in this episode. Having a few friends keep an eye on you is smart too, even if they get into a heated discussion while they do. Join Nate, Jade and a special guest as they take a trip through Chapter 7 of Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind!

We all have that ONE friend, right? The one that's hard to explain, but you love them, and you wouldn't change them at all. In this episode, we FINALLY meet Richard's friend Zedd! If you took a moment to read the title of this episode, you may be able to guess the state that we find him in as well! Join us for another deep dive into Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind! And put a shirt on, why don't ya!?

Every great story has a beginning, and lucky for you this is it! Join Jade and Nate as they work their way through the Sword Of Truth series, a set of 21 epic novels as written by Terry Goodkind!

Everybody loves a hero. That's why all the very best stories have them! The incorruptible cop, the knight in shining armor, and in our case, a woods guide named Richard. Join Jade and Nate as they get into the first chapter of Wizard's First Rule, the first of many novels in the Sword Of Truth series by Terry Goodkind!

Amanda and Jenn answer holiday gift requests in this week's episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Book Riot Insiders.   Questions   1. Hello, I’m looking for a book recommendation for my friend. She has been going through complicated, heartbreaking separation and has had a tough few years. She’s always been an avid reader and recently mentioned to me that she thinks she’d like to read a sweet, hopeful love story. I really want to find her something like this for Christmas. Originally I suggested When Dimple Met Rishi and the Kiss Quotient to her, but she’s older than I am and I don’t know how much she would enjoy YA, and I don’t think she’d go for a true romance novel. One of her favourite books is Practical Magic, she also loves Kate Morton books, historical fiction and classics. Please could you suggest a heartwarming love story for my friend, bonus points for historical fiction or witches. Thanks --Emily   2. Hi! I absolutely love your podcast, as well as all the other Bookriot podcasts! For holiday presents this year I am gifting basically everyone in my family with books, as we are a family of avid readers. I'm pretty good with picking out books for everyone, except my brother. Lately we have also gotten in some heated debates regarding feminism. I was hoping you could give some suggestions for a non fiction book that addresses feminism and is backed by lots of cold hard facts, in a not too aggressive way if possible. I am hoping a book will get him to open his mind more to the struggles still facing women. Any feedback is appreciated, thanks again! --Liza   3. I'm planning a trip to Egypt this Christmas (2018) to get my fill of the sites there. Can you recommend some books, both fiction and non, that will help whet my appetite for my trips? I'm open to all stages of Egyptian history. I have already read the whole Elizabeth Peters 'Amelia Peabody' mysteries a couple of times and loved them. I would prefer to avoid dry boring histories and accounts for something a bit engaging especially as I tend to read to relax and don't want to have to think too much. Bonus points for anything easily available by ebook or audiobook as I live in a country where libraries and bookstores with English books are limited in selection. --Beth   4. Dear Amanda and Jenn I heard your nudge on your last episode to get Christmas recommendations in ASAP and I was spurred into action, especially as I have a two-fer if possible. The first is for a friend of mine. He asked me to find some book ideas to give to his sister for Christmas. She likes ‘books where women move to Cornwall or wherever and open a bakery or something and maybe fall in love’. She has read everything by: Lucy diamond, Jenny Colgan and Cathy Bramley He wants to find her something new, possibly someone with a big catalogue of books for her to keep reading if she likes it. The second is for me. Last year you recommended ‘Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe’, I think in your Jane Austen episode, and it was the last book I read in 2017. I LOVED it and it was the perfect light end-of-Christmas read. It was my first Christmas contemporary romance and I’m hoping you can find me another. Jane Austen connection welcome but not necessary. I normally read regency romances so that’s fine too, just something light and Christmassy to close off my year. Just FYI I hated Austenland. I’m in England so UK availability is a must for both. Thanks so much! --Kim   5. Hi! in Ep. 147 you recommended "River of Teeth" by Sarah Gailey which I bought for my boyfriend-- immediately-- like as I was listening to the show because he loves Hippos. Idk, it's a childhood thing that has morphed into an adult thing. Anyhow, he's obsessed with the book, he's almost finished. I actually bought "American Hippo", so he could read the whole series & stories. He can't stop talking about it! This makes me so happy! For Christmas, we are getting each other a book and chocolate instead of traditional gifts. I'm nervous because I hit it so out of the park on this book that any other book may be a let down. Can you help recommend another fun, romp of a book? It doesn't have to have hippos, lol. He's into Thrillers, Adventures, Fantasy (but while he watches High Fantasy, I've never seen him read it), Sci-fi. He loves Neil Gaiman and Murakami. He mainly gravitates towards shorter books & graphic novels. If you could recommend by early December that would be great! I really appreciate it. PS. Also, I LOVE your show because I always find the best recs for me/friends/family. In a sidebar, I sent my bff "The Book of the Unnamed Midwife" because she's a Doula and she is obsessed. --Kate   6. Hey there! I love your show and look forward to it every week! Ever since I started listening I can hardly keep up with my TBR list, my library holds list has gotten bonkers and I couldn't be happier! So thank you :) I am writing because I need some help getting a book for my husband for Christmas. We are both avid readers and started a new tradition last year that on Christmas Eve we give each other a book and spend the night reading and eating chocolate. He loves high fantasy and grim dark stories which are a bit out of my wheelhouse (I don't tend to like to go as dark as he does). He loves Brandon Sanderson's The Stormlight Archive and has read absolutely everything by Brian McClellan and Mark Lawrence. He also recently read Patrick Rothfuss (Kingkiller Chronicles) and loved it too. He also has really enjoyed The Magicians Trilogy by Lev Grossman and loved Ready Player One (neither of which are grim dark obviously). I'd like to get him something that he maybe hasn't heard of that will really knock his socks off! Looking forward to your suggestions! --MJ   7. My husband told me that for Christmas this year, he wants books (yay!). He specifically asked for a series that has at least 3 books already published, the longer the better. He doesn't read as often as I do, but when he does, he can tear through books/series very quickly, so when I say long, I mean loooooong. He's really into "high fantasy," especially Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, and Terry Goodkind. He also likes sci-fi and other types of fantasy, and sometimes reads big-name thriller writers like Stephen King and James Patterson. A while ago, I bought him the A Darker Shade of Magic series, which he devoured, and for Christmas this year I would like to introduce him to a new (to him) author/series that is somewhat in his wheelhouse, but maybe expand his horizons a little bit (ideally something not written by a white man and with main characters who are not white men). Thanks for your help, --Rebekah   Books Discussed How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows The Witches of New York by Ami McKay (tw: violence against women) Life’s Work by Dr. Willie Parker A Brief History of Misogyny by Jack Holland The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif If the Fates Allow, edited by Annie Harper Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins Boneshaker by Cherie Priest All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (tw: institutionalized homophobia, torture, assault, etc) The Poppy War by RF Kuang (tw: assault, rape, genocide) Grace of Kings by Ken Liu The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin The Acacia series by David Anthony Durham

Spenser and Jim talk about their favorite new books of the year. Jim explains why Terry Goodkind's new book is a step out of fantasy and a step into a gritty, almost brutal, crime thriller mixed with just the right amount of paranormal; Spenser talks about why David Sedaris's new book is not only the most recent of David Sedaris's books but also has a unique feel for fans and newcomers alike. 

This episode is sponsored by Insurance Nerds Day A full day of Ted-X Style talks, learning labs and networking!Saturday, October 6th in Chicago, IL for only $99Go to https://insurancenerdsday.com to register In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Kurt Thoennessen. We discussed the Private Client/High Net Worth Space, his involvement with the PRMA, and Kurt was gracious enough to provide a demo (watch the video) of the RiskRevu platform & why he felt the compelling need to create it. CONNECT WITH KURT THOENNESSEN: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-thoennessen-capi-a76b076/ RiskRevu Homepage: https://riskrevu.com/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Private Risk Management Association: https://www.privateriskmanagement.org/ Azeema Hartley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azeema-hartley-186b505a/ Lisa Lindsay: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-a-lindsay-2755343/ Certified Advisor of Personal Insurance Designation: https://goo.gl/B2L8VJ Billy Joe's Greatest Hits: https://amzn.to/2ND2up6 Asana: https://asana.com/ Slack: https://slack.com/ Hubspot: https://www.hubspot.com/ BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY:Cold Calling is a Waste of Time by Frank Rumbauskas: https://amzn.to/2Nq1MLN Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill: https://amzn.to/2Ny7yuL Books by Terry Goodkind: https://amzn.to/2x0rFY1 SUBSCRIBE AT: Buzzsprout RSS: https://goo.gl/5K4X3Q Google Play: https://goo.gl/WMAvW4 iTunes: https://goo.gl/7SqwvP Overcast: https://goo.gl/8b4cbD Spotify: https://goo.gl/niAbGN Stitcher: https://goo.gl/DmE7Mi YouTube: https://goo.gl/1Turar

Kate and Máire sat down to talk about their latest updates. Kate talks about her new book and Máire talks about the preparation (or lack thereof) in the run up to having a book come out. Máire talks to Laurence O'Bryan about the Dublin Writers Conference https://thedublinwritersconference.com/ and their event this June.  Kate and Máire talk fantasy fiction book covers and the recent Terry Goodkind statement about his recent book cover. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/feb/26/terry-goodkind-book-cover-shroud-of-eternity We're also collecting our favourite terrible book covers, so send us yours to irishwriterspodcast@gmail.com This episode was presented by Kate Mulholland and Máire Brophy, and produced by Máire Brophy      

Kicking things off is the news that there’s a new fantasy sheriff in town – or there will be soon as Discworld’s Ankh-Morpork City Watch are getting their own TV series (which makes us very, very happy). After that we discover that someone else has discovered a lock of what is possibly George Washington’s hair in an old almanac, get some reasons to be optimistic from Talking Heads front man David Byrne, applaud Dolly Parton’s generous book donations, wonder why Terry Goodkind doesn’t like his cover art, and find out that ebooks are apparently stupid (according to a publisher of “real” books). Our featured book is Spare And Found Parts by Sarah Maria Griffin. Please support The Geek Show Podcast Network on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thegeekshow #LiteraryLoitering #TheGeekShow #Books #Novels #Arts #Theatre #News #Reviews #Podcasts #Discworld #AnkhMorpork #CityWatch #SamVimes #TerryPratchett #GeorgeWashington #TerryGoodkind #DavidByrne #CulturalAnarchy #Culture #SpareAndFoundParts #SarahMariaGriffin

We chat with live wire author Logan Keys about her new bestselling series, The Long Fall, which she cowrites with Mike Kraus. She tells us about what she’s learned cowriting with him. She also tells us about her unique youth in a household of Hollywood shakers. We discuss what she calls Open Mic Night and how important it is for creative types. She also gives us the scoop on her catchphrase “My words are my riot.” We also drop our two cents on the recent Terry Goodkind kerfluffle. And last but not least, we discuss her mesmerizing Facebook feed. Seriously, go check it out. All that and more!

It's the 300th episode extravaganza including things like Rap Battles and New Songs including all of the normal news.  This week Naki has the latest on Terry Goodkind being neither good nor kind, Chris laughs at the OnePlus solution to fix a DRM problem, Willie has the latest on Joss Whedon’s departure from Batgirl and Anthony shares just how much money Black Panther has made. Spoiler Alert: It's a lot.   For a full rundown of the show check out our shownotes: http://bit.ly/ATGN299   Look for us LIVE Sunday mornings (11 AM EST) by checking out http://www.geeks.live or http://live.atgnpodcast.com, where you will be either to participate via our chat room. We are also available via Twitter (@ATGNPodcast) Facebook (facebook.com/ATGNPodcast) e-mail (atgnpodcast(at)gonnageek.com) or our ATGN Hotline at 304-806-ATGN.     All Things Good And Nerdy is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Network.

A giant otherworldly monster that shoots fire from its mouth. The treacherous chief that killed his father. A super-smart fish dinner. These are just some of the things that Finn MacCool has to deal with as we wrap up the first part of his story and see how he comes to terms with his father's complicated legacy. The creature is the best at what it does, and what it does isn't very nice. Because it involves sneaking into your house at night and stalking you with its beady little insect eyes and razor-sharp claws. --- Sponsors: Tor Books: Check out "Shroud of Eternity" by Terry Goodkind, book two of the Nicci Chronicles wherever books are sold! The Great Courses Plus: Go to http://thegreatcoursesplus.com/myths to start learning about almost anything today. There's a free trial, but I promise that you'll fall in love with it. While you're there, check out the Mysterious Etruscans. It's good stuff. Casper: Ready for a good night of sleep for once? All you have to do is go to http://casper.com/legends and use the offer code LEGENDS and your next favorite mattress will be delivered to your door. --- Music: "So it Goes" by Podington Bear "The Confrontation" by Podington Bear "Gale" by Blue Dot Sessions "Circle DR Valga" by Blue Dot Sessions "Circle Vascule" by Blue Dot Sessions "Lochley Fells" by Blue Dot Sessions "Lumber Down" by Blue Dot Sessions

Our first sequel. Sexy nuns. Demon dicks. Naked horseback riding. All this and more can be found in Terry Goodkind's Stone of Tears, the second book in the Sword of Truth series. In Episode 22 of the Terrible Book Club, Paris and Chris return to the Midlands with a special guest! TJ was the one who recommended we read this series in the first place, so we figured we should have him along to explain himself. We recommend that you listen to Episode 3 that deals with the first book in the Sword of Truth series - Terry Goodkind's Wizard's First Rule - before listening to Episode 22.

Hästfantasy for the win! Ja, ni ser rätt: LÄS HÅRT är tillbaka efter sommaren. Vad har hänt sedan sist? Har Johan svikit sina ideal? Har Magnus fullständigt gått ner sig i nostalgiträsket? Svaren på dessa frågor, samt en massa snack om böcker, serier och alternativkultur, hittar ni i det här spännande poddavsnittet. Tills nästa nästa avsnitt läser vi Elliot S Maggins roman "Superman: Miracle Monday". En bok om Stålmannen från 1981! Andra saker som nämns  Buffy the Vampire Slayer ● Star Trek: The Next Generation ● Charlie Wells, "Blodigt spel" ● Captain America ● X-men ● Vera Nazarian, "Dreams of the compass rose" + "Lords of rainbow" ● John Crowley, "Little, Big" ● Johan Ajvide Lindqvist, "Låt den rätte komma in" + "Hanteringen av odöda" + "Människohamn" ● Stephen King, "Drömfångare" ● Terry Goodkind, "Wizard's first rule" ● Jan Strnad och Gil Kane mfl, "Sword of the Atom" ● Gröna pilen ● Steve Ditko ● Tad Williams, "Memory, Sorrow and Thorn"-trilogin + "The heart of what was lost" + "The witchwood crown" ● Frank Miller, "Electra: Assassin" + "Daredevil: Born Again" ● Marjorie Liu, "Monstress" ● Brian K. Vaughan, "Saga" ● Justin Cronin, "City of mirrors" + "The passage" + "The Twelve ● "Thor: Ragnarok" ● Bill & Ben ● Nick Carter ● Jolo, "De tre från Haparanda" ● Henrik Bromander, "Bara en kram" + "Vän av ordning" ● Gigant ● Gerry Conway mfl, "Atari Force" ● "Stjärnoras krig" ● Brandon Sanderson, "Oathbringer" ● Terry Pratchet ● Neil Gaiman, "Sandman" + "Anansi boys" ● Lise Myhre, "Nemi" ● Robert Jordan ● George RR Martin ● Dave Duncan ● Katherine Kerr ● Brian McClellan, "The powder mage-trilogy" ● Oskar Källner, "Alfa och omega" ● Ray Bradbury ● Bernard Cornwell, "The winter king" ● "Superman the Movie" ● "Stålmannen II" ● Grant Morrison, "All-Star Superman" ● Mark Millar, "Superman: Red Son" Och kom igång: Livet är för kort för finlitteratur.

Savages: Chronicles of Warshard by Katherine Bogle. https://www.amazon.com/Savages-Chronicles-Warshard-Katherine-Bogle-ebook/dp/B06XG5KJMT/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=6WYYW82F41EZRX1CF6TB It currently has 18 reviews with an average of 4.1 star rating. It was published on April 4th of 2017. I saw this the week before, advertised on Twitter. The blurb and book cover caught my attention, so I preordered it for 99 cents. Two weeks after it's release it is sitting at 12K odd in the Kindle store and at #5 for Teen & Young Adult > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Historical   Katherine Bogle's debut young adult novel, Haven, came second in the World's Best Story contest 2015. She currently resides in Saint John, New Brunswick with her partner in crime, and plethora of cats. She can be found at www.katherinebogle.com. Haven is a Chonicle of Warshard book as well as another one called Fyre which is a collection of short stories in the same environment. Here's the story description on the amazon page. Daughter of Chief Ruin, Breen is one of the most fearsome warriors in the Southern Delica Tribe, but nothing can stop the Emperor from reaping the Savage Lands for soldiers. When her village is attacked, Breen is taken from her home and her family to the Seaburn Academy, where southern savages are broken and chained into a life of service to the Empire. Through the beatings and torture, Drakkone, one of the few Seaburn-born soldiers, brings solace to her days and gives her hope for the future. Once freed of the Academy dungeons, Breen is sentenced to daily training between her plots for escape. But one night of unexpected passion turns into a problem bigger than either of them could have imagined. Breen and Drakkone must risk capture and flee the city or death might be a blessing compared to eternal imprisonment. The blurb has left me a little confused. It sounds to me like Drakkone is a Seaburn solder who beats and tortures Breen and by doing so, brings her solace and gives her hope. Then free of the Academy, though she is sentenced to daily training, she has an affair with someone, who we assume is Krakkone. This leaves me wondering, was he also a prisoner and in a position to become romantic with Breen, or was he still in a position of authority over her. The Amazon preview has the first two full chapters and part of the third. I am going to read the first chapter which equaled 5% of the book. Here is Chapter 1:   (After the Chapter) I thought the first chapter was well written. It's fast paced, gives us a feel for Breen's talents and the people of the Southern Delica Tribe, and sets us up with a conflict to carry us into the second chapter. The description copy tells us there is a lot of action to look forward to and at this point I am will to read on to see how she will become imprisoned and what she will do to try to escape. The blurb mentions torture. I'm not big on torture, especially if it gets graphic or just too long winded. In the 1990's there was a series of books by Terry Goodkind that started with "Wizards first rule". I read that and several that came after it and it seemed that in each of these massive epic fantasies, the protagonist couldn't help but get caught and tortured for a couple hundred pages. It went on and on in intricate detail. If this book gets hung up on that kind of plot, I would have to give it up. That aside, the only thing I found that took me out of the story was some ambiguity about who was talking. At times pronouns were used and it wouldn't be until the following paragraph that I would know who it was who had spoken. So, overall, this is a good book and you probably should give it, or one of the author's other books a try. Thanks for listening and I'll see you next week.

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Order the author's books here  View the author's biography and book list His Website: http://www.japitts.net/ Similar authors: Kevin J. Anderson, Jim Butcher, Terry Goodkind, Brandon Sanderson  Magic has a cost. Sarah Beauhall, blacksmith and dragon slayer doesn’t know just how high. Her lover, Katie Cornett, has finally been overwhelmed by this spiraling cost and her spirit is blasted from her body and flung into a world of nightmares and monsters. As Katie’s coma deepens and her chances of survival fade, Sarah’s spirit must make a journey of its own through a world of crystalline eaters and malevolent spirits who exist only to hunt and to consume. Night after night Sarah delves beyond the hidden paths, going from crystalline landscapes into the wild lands and lost worlds far beyond the great sea of dreams. When the spirit of a long dead murderer—known only as the Bowler Hat man—begins gathering an army in the forgotten lands, Sarah discovers that more than eaters and feeders pursue her.

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The brothnerds are back! This week the apologize for the absence and get right back on the horse! They discuss Grand Admiral Thrawn, season 2 of Arrow, and get lost in a conversation about Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth series and Robert Jordan’s epic Wheel of Time! Stay tuned in as Awesome! Internet Radio will … Continue reading "NDBrothers Episode 7"

Kate and Elenchus know very very (VERY) little about Terry Goodkind, but they aren't letting that stop them from discussing the first Sword of Truth book or the TV adaptation, Legend of the Seeker.

We introduce ourselves, talk about Terry Goodkind, and about Rob's book Chess Wars.

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