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How would you change the world? In this episode we asked people how they'd answer and we hope it provides an opportunity for you to reflect, too!Connect with the Panelists:00:00:25 Lisa Liguori (host)00:00:39. Juan Alvarado Jr00:02:25 Travis I Sivart.00:03:13 Julia McCoy00:04:01 Lois Letchford00:04:52 Andy Lingfield00:05:47 J. Rosemarie (Jenn) Francis00:06:51 Jamie Chalmers00:07:45 Melisa Caprio00:09:02 Lisa Liguori (host)Connect with the host, Lisa Liguori:Website: https://lisaliguori.comConnect with us at Advice Column:Website: https://advicecolumn.com/Instagram: @advicecolumnpodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAdviceColumnPodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChYmoafMFOeL7HCNWrXPkJQAbout Advice ColumnAdvice Column (a program of Happiness Adventure) is a nonprofit, 501(C)3. All content is provided as a free service for the public good. Our mission is to create a platform for you and our community to share life-learning with one another. We hope sharing will help you accelerate your growth and remember you aren't alone. Advice Column - Crowd-Sourced Ideas for Living with Intention
Travis I. Sivart is a prolific author of Fantasy, Science Fiction, Social DIY, and more. He's created a shared universe that connects his cyberpunk, fantasy, and steampunk worlds by a shared thread, and writes characters that readers connect with and who feel real. You can find Travis live-streaming the writing and editing of his latest project from his home in Central Virginia, surrounded by too many cats. Other Random Facts: Began creating stories at age 5, and started writing them down at age 13, and was first published in the 1990's Played Dungeons & Dragons since 1984, and writes in the world he began creating on his thirteenth birthday Began researching the paranormal and launching investigations in his teens, and has a Doctorate in Metaphysics Has written for a living as a reporter and a journalist * Travis live streams his writing process on Twitch.tv under the screen name of TravisWritingTavernwww.travissivart.com
We don't know what happened with this episode, but when you add Crystal Wood and Laura Parkinson to a show hosted by Travis I. Sivart, mix in some drinks, and sprinkle it with a sexy topic, and anything can happen!
How much REAL science should be in your fictional SciFi worlds? Robert Turk and Aaron Kennedy join Travis I. Sivart to discuss the formula to use!
Some subjects can be a real drag, just too heavy to even consider. But what if you really want to take that on? What do you do to make it light enough to conquer? Laura Parkinson and Crystal Wood join Travis I. Sivart to discuss the many things you can do in this case!
Master world designers, Travis I. Sivart, John Millington, and Robert Turk, come together to give advice and information on how to do what they do so well.
Travis I. Sivart is joined by E.L. (Erica) Drayton and Tara Moeller to discuss how to include different cultures and groups in your writing without overstepping.
Silver & Smith and the Doppelganer's Gate, (The Silver & Smith Chronicles Book 2.) is the fresh, smoking hot delivery from prolific author Travis I. Smith. Smith is a highly productive creative who writes Fantasy, Science Fiction (including Steampunk, Cyberpunk, Dystopian, & Post-Apocalyptic), Speculative Fiction, Social DIY, and more. Travis's writing style has been described as true storytelling - with the feel of sitting next to a fireplace and listening to a tale - a blend of Brandon Sanderson's character development, George RR Martin's world building, and Neil Gaiman's wit. FYI Travis live streams his writing process on Twitch.tv/TravisTavernTalk, He began his research into paranormal investigation in his teens, and has a Doctorate in Metaphysics, and has been Knighted twice, been a real King for 3 minutes, and is currently a Duke, A Baron, and a Knight. Expect a stellar and entertaining hour. BYOB
Travis I. Sivart is joined by Garrett Robinson and Scott Wilson to discuss how to make mysticism, magic, and mumbo jumbo make sense in a book.
Editor Tara Moeller discusses what to do with your project before sending it to an editor. Aaron Kennedy and Travis I. Sivart join in to add some wit and cheesy comedy.
Short, exciting stories or huge, sprawling tales of epic proportions, what's the best length of a fantasy project? Robert Turk, Travis I. Sivart, and Aaron Kennedy debate the topic...at length.
Writers need book cover, and that means knowing how to handle an artist. To discus this, Robert Turk of Wicked Clever Books and Games and John Millington of Conquest Publishing join Travis I. Sivart.
Tara Moeller and E.L. (Erica) Drayton join Travis I. Sivart to discuss the world of fiction populated by female writers and characters.
Scott Wilson and Garrett Robinson join Travis I. Sivart to fight out the best way to write a fight scene!
SciFi and Fantasy author, Travis I. Sivart, is joined by Aaron Kennedy and Tara Moeller to explore and dissect the various layers of two of the most popular genres in books and movies!
Modern Mythology attributes the phrase, "Write drunk, edit sober," to Ernest Hemingway. While this is not actually his words, Robert Turk, Aaron Kennedy, and Travis I. Sivart discuss what to drink while writing.
John Millington of Conquest Publishing and Robert Turk of Wicked Clever Books and Games join Travis I. Sivart of Talk of the Tavern Publishing Group to explore the elements of making your own Tabletop, Pen and Paper, Role Playing Game.
E.L. (Erica) Drayton and Tara Moeller join Travis I. Sivart and discuss their experiences (and the culture surrounding them), with various forms of discrimination in the writing world.
Professional Ghostwriter Crystal Wood gets grilled by the curious duo, Laura Parkinson and Travis I. Sivart.
Tara Moeller and Aaron Kennedy join Travis I. Sivart to debate adding pre-existing myths and legends to literary projects.
Tips and tricks of covers with Travis I. Sivart, Tara Moeller, and Robert Turk!
Robert Turk of Wicked-Clever Books and Games and Tara Moeller of DreamPunk Publishing join Travis I. Sivart to discuss the expansive topic of self publishing and where to go to do it.
Tara Moeller and Robert Turk join Travis I. Sivart to discuss the creators responsibility and pleasure of including others from all walks of life.
Travis I. Sivart is joined by Robert Turk of Wicked Clever Books & Games and Tara Moeller of DreamPunk Press to discuss the variety of events that they've attended and enjoyed. They cover types, as well as do's and don'ts!
Have the rules of dialogue changed since the rise of the computer? Robert Turk and Tara Moeller join host, Travis I. Sivart and talk about the past and present differences of ellipsis, semi-colons, parenthesis, em dashes, and more, in and out of dialogue.
Newsletters were an essential for writers not too long ago, but are they a thing of the past? Tara Moeller and Robert Turk joins Travis I. Sivart to discuss how to get information to people in this changing digital world of spam.
Travis I. Sivart is joined by Dreamer-in-Chief of Dreampunk Press, Tara Moeller, and Goblin-in-Chief of Wicked Clever Books & Games, Robert Turk, to discuss their unique business structures and concepts that are changing the writing world!
Ed and Andrea join Travis I. Sivart as they discuss the art of giving gifts year round, at least till things end with a big splash and go down the toilet...
Every new author wants to be unique and special, creating something that no one else ever thought of. But that isn't an easy task, and some would say impossible. But why are all the things that came before such a bad thing? Maybe they're not. Join Travis I. Sivart, Michael Thompson, and Aaron Kennedy as they take about the pros and cons of well used concepts and story elements.
Author Travis I. Sivart is joined by Ed and Kevin as they explore the joys and wonders of year round holidays, and the damned annoying attitudes that come with them.
We all love those tough one-liners, quotable moments, or defining lines of our favorite characters. But how do you come up with those in your own work? Travis I. Sivart, Aaron Kennedy, and Michael Thompson delve into the dark mysteries that are Badass Quotes.
Remember that time when you were just a kid and that family member made that favorite meal, or maybe it wasn't a favorite then? But now, when you eat that meal, it holds more than flavors of the taste buds, but flavors of the mind. Join Author Travis I. Sivart, Ed, & Kevin as the are joined by chat and discuss their favorite food memories.
Some writers cringe at the idea, others relish the thought, of a line of people waiting to get your signature on something you created. But how exactly do you get to that point, and what is the etiquette once you do? Travis I. Sivart, Aaron Kennedy, and Michael Thompson discuss the ins and outs of book signings.
Is being unwillingly out of work for a boon or a bane? Does having a job make you more of a person? Author Travis I. Sivart, Ed, and Kevin take up the topic exploring self worth of gaining an identity from working.
What defines success in your own mind when it comes to what you love doing? Join Travis I. Sivart, Michael Thompson, and Aaron Kennedy as they explore the concept what success means to a creative individual.
People love to know a little more of the worlds inside books, and they crave the next installment! Writers Travis I. Sivart, Michael Thompson, and Aaron Kennedy.
Authors Travis I. Sivart, Aaron Kennedy, and Michael Thompson discuss how writers find help in their journey, exploring many ways to connect with other writers.
Travis I. Sivart, Michael Thompson, and Aaron Kennedy explore their own fears and how you translate those to the written word.
Travis I. Sivart, Michael Thompson, and Aaron Kennedy talk about those hidden creatures within the dark, shadowy creatures of our own world, and how they fit into stories.
Authors Travis I. Sivart, Aaron Kennedy, & Michael Thompson laugh their way through collective nouns, discussing anything from a clowder of cats to the lisp of a certain Spanish King.
Travis I. Sivart, Aaron Kennedy, and Michael Thompson discuss how to build a layered and complex protagonist.
Travis I. Sivart, Aaron Kennedy, and Michael Thompson discuss how to juggle the creative side with the business side with the personal side of this thing we do.
Travis I. Sivart is a prolific author of science fiction and fantasy as well as the host of the popular podcast Talk Of The Tavern. Travis I. Sivart writes Steampunk, Social DIY, Science Fiction, Medieval Fantasy, Young Adult, Speculative Fiction, Horror, and more in the forms of poetry, short stories in more than a dozen anthologies, full length novels, as well as editorials on manners, pipe smoking, and medieval re-enactment. He began writing in his early teens and his creativity flourished with the help of fantasy role-playing games. Travis's writing style has been described as true storytelling, with the feel of sitting next to a fireplace and listening to a tale from a favorite uncle. His writing style has been described as a blend of Stephen King's character development, George RR Martin's world building, and Mark Twain's wit. Are you an indie author needing to sell more books? My webinar Promote This! DIY Publicity For Authors gives you loads of publicity and marketing secrets used by the pros. Theme music for Madame Perry's Salon is composed and performed by Denton Perry.