As February wraps up, John E. O. Stevens, Fred Kiesche and Jeff Patterson convene with Joelle Presby and David Weber to talk about the collaboration process on their new book The Road to Hell. The talk was substantive enough to necessitate splitting it across two episodes.

Part one of the discussion includes the challenges of stepping into an existing franchise, playing in another author’s sandbox, the difference between art vs. craft, editorial hindsight, working with Jim Baen, and meeting Andre Norton.

Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson with Joelle Presby and David Weber

Show Notes:

Hell’s Gate, David Weber and Lind Evans

House of Steel: The Honorverse Companion, David Weber with BuNine

2016: The Year in Books

2016: The Year in Shorts

2016: Active Listens