A Thousand Lives Lived

Our Hosts, Hazel Dains and Tamara Linse continue their quest to build a world live.  In this episode, they start building the plot outline of the story using the "Save the Cat" method which Blake Synder originally wrote for the film industry.

For the purposes of outlining our novel today, we will be using the edition created by Jessica Brody.  Please check out her Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpXOt9LooNwRH-LXGxQ2DGg] and her official website (https://www.jessicabrody.com/)

Special Mentions for this episode include 1) The Hunger Games [Novel] written by Susanne Collins [www.susannecollinsbooks.com]  2) The Lord of the Rings [triology/novel] by J.R.R Tolkein, https://www.tolkiensociety.org/author/biography/ 3) Elden Ring [video game] developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment in 2022. 4) The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C Wrede,  https://pcwrede.com/, 5) Monty Python and the Holy Grail [film, 1975] 6) Frozen [disney film produced in 2013]

We have some exciting shows in the pipeline. Be sure to stay in the loop by either following us on Twitter @ThousandLived or visiting our website: www.athousandliveslived.com

To view the transcript for this episode please visit: https://share.milk.video/a/1715106e-b753-417f-812a-3ea6bcd80784

Our Hosts, Hazel Dains and Tamara Linse continue their quest to build a world LIVE.  In this episode, they continue to build the plot outline of the story using the "Save the Cat" method which Blake Synder originally wrote for the film industry.

For the purposes of outlining our novel today, we will be using the edition created by Jessica Brody.  Please check out her Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpXOt9LooNwRH-LXGxQ2DGg] and her official website (https://www.jessicabrody.com/)

Special Mentions for this episode include 1) The Hunger Games [Novel] written by Susanne Collins [www.susannecollinsbooks.com]  2) The Lord of the Rings [triology/novel] by J.R.R Tolkein, https://www.tolkiensociety.org/author/biography/ 3) Avatar [the film] directed by James Cameron in 2009. 4) Reference made to Star Wars character Yoda, credit to George Lucas.

We have some exciting shows in the pipeline, including the creation of an online writing community, a new podcast series and more! Be sure to stay in the loop by either following us on Twitter @ThousandLived or visiting our website: www.athousandliveslived.com

For a transcript of this episode please visit: https://share.milk.video/a/d6a7507f-b1d6-4432-87cc-e891aeb97b60

It's been a while since we have jumped back into the medieval fantasy world that DAINS and LINSE have been creating.....sooo....

Here is a recap of what the world looks like and of the plotline as it has been developed thus far. 

Be sure to check out the next Worldbuilding Episode where DAINS and LINSE will be continuing to develop the plot of their seriously exciting story, airing October 21, 2022

We've been talking a lot about worldbuilding.  But we haven't touched on the various different types of realities and how we can transport our characters there.  Join our hosts, Tamara Linse and Hazel Dains for this lively discussion of the best magical otherworld tropes as presented by Overly Sarcastic Productions, a popular youtube channel.  This episode's chat will be based on the channel's talk: "Trope Talks: Magical Others,"  view it here:https://youtu.be/MedjuejIJ14 or visit OSP's official websiteTrope Talk: Magical Otherworlds. And to learn more about Overly Sarcastic productions please visit, https://www.overlysarcasticproductions.com/

In this show, we tend to veer towards the saying, "It's all in the execution," meaning if you can pull it off, the rules don't apply to you.  We are all about creativity, authentic expression and having fun while we read and write. 

So join us and we are sure you'll be enlightened.

Who Are We?

Three Canadian writers.  We are lovers of story, the written word and song.  We are natural storytellers, passionate about the art and science of writing.  We are readers, constantly looking for the next best enticing read that can transport us to other worlds.  A Thousand Lives Lived runs a publishing press, literary magazine and of course, a podcast.  If you'd like to be on our show pitch your topic to us at:  [email protected].  If you have a story you'd like to submit to us, please visit our website: www.athousandliveslived.com for submission guidelines.

Music:

1) Title: Epic Rise by: Luca Francini

2) Title: Inspiring Fantasy by:  Orchestralis

3) Title: Documentary by PinkZebra

(licences can be produced upon request)

Connect with our Hosts:

Follow her @Hazeldains or visit her website at www.hazeldains.com

Follow her @TamaraLinse or visit her website at  www.authortamaralinse.com/

Special Mentions: 

Assassin's Creed (Video Game), published by Ubisoft. First released, November 13, 2007

Dracula (Novel) by Bram Stoker, published in 1897 by  Archibald Constable and Company (UK)

Frankenstein is an 1818 novel written by Mary Shelley, published by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones

Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by playwright/poet Nick Flynn, published by Norton in 2004

Ready Player One (film, 2018), directed by Steven Speilberg, screenplay by Zac Penn & Ernest Cline

Phantom Toll Booth written by Norton Juster, with illustrations by Jules Feiffer, was first published in 1961.

The Chronicles of Narnia written by C.S Lewis published in 1950 

Alice in Wonderland 

Jumanji (films)

The Secret Garden, (novel)

Dan Brown (author)

There is nothing more enjoyable for an author to sit down with a fellow writer and brainstorm ideas for a brand new world.  And that's exactly what authors Hazel Dains and Tamara Linse do in this BONUS MATERIAL/ 1001 Lives: Let's Build a World.

Join us for the sequel of our LIVE WORLDBUILDING EXERCISE, where authors Hazel Dains and Tamara Linse continue to flesh out the characters that populate their medieval fantasy world.  They'll be talking about the physical make-up of the forest elves, and the cultural beliefs and traditions that will come into play in the intriguing plotline.

Don't miss it!

Music by:

1) Title: Epic Rise by: Luca Francini

(licence can be produced upon request)

2) Title: Inspiring Fantasy by:  Orchestralis

(licence can be produced upon request)

3) Title: Documentary by PinkZebra

(licence can be produced upon request)

Connect with our Hosts:

Hazel Dains

Follow her @Hazeldains or visit her website at www.hazeldains.com

Tamara Linse

Follow her @TamaraLinse or visit her website at  www.authortamaralinse.com/

Special Mentions

"The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R Tolkein

"Avatar" (film, 2009) Directed by James Cameron.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,  a fictional character created by Robert L. May. Rudolph first appeared in a 1939 booklet written by May and published by Montgomery Ward, the department store

There is more to worldbuilding than deciding where your characters will live.  Your characters are not only shaped by the landscape around them, but also by the culture, the stories they've been told and their history.  So how do you create a history?  That's what hosts Hazel Dains and Tamara Linse are going to dive into for this episode, using Tim Hickson's video " On Worldbuilding: Fictional Histories" produced by his Youtube Channel Hello Future Me.  Check out the video for yourself at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbnzAJXW0Sw and connect with Tim Hickson @TimHickson1

Connect with Our Hosts:

Hazel Dains: www.hazeldains.com / @HazelDains

Tamara Linse: www.authortamaralinse.com /@TamaraLinse

Music Used in Our Podcast

Title: Epic Rise by: Luca Francini

(licence can be produced upon request)

Title: Documentary by  pinkzebra

(licence can be produced upon request)

Writing a fantasy novel featuring a magic system?  Need some guidance?  Podcast hosts Tamara Linse and Hazel Dains discuss the various laws proposed by best-selling sci-fi/ fantasy author Brandan Sanderson.  Linse and Dains will be discussing author devices such as foreshadowing, fulfilling promises, rate of revelation and more.

 Brandon Sanderson is a best-selling fantasy/ sci-fi author of "The Way of Kings," "Skyward" and "Oathbringer" amongst many others. Be sure to check out his youtube lecture series.  Here is the link to the particular lecture that this podcast is based on: https://youtu.be/-6HOdHEeosc

Find Brandon:

@BrandSanderson

https://www.brandonsanderson.com/

Music Used in Our Podcast

Title: Epic Rise by: Luca Francini

(licence can be produced upon request)

Title: Documentary by  pinkzebra

(licence can be produced upon request)

Honourable Mentions

Dan Brown is the critically acclaimed author of "The DaVinci Code" and "Origins" among many other best-selling novels.  

Find him at:  https://danbrown.com/

Jodi Picoult, American author of over 24 best-selling novels, most well known for her book "My Sister's Keeper"

Find her at: https://www.jodipicoult.com/

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki  (Author), a finalist for the Hugo Award, a story of magic, identity, curses, and hope begins, and a family worth crossing the universe for is found.

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Light-Uncommon-Stars-Ryka-Aoki/dp/1250789060

Superman Movies (based on the original DC comics) with comparable references to film portrayals of Captain America of the Marvel Comics 

The Expanse, a series of sci-fi novels written by James S. A Corey, is now popularized through the television series of the same name.

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Expanse-Boxed-Set-Leviathan-Calibans/dp/0316311294/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=Cj0KCQjwrs2XBhDjARIsAHVymmTL_jc2gprPcxmXPs7iTkUBX5qsTBIrYa8pyYa4icPd8yiN4LIsLmAaAoEUEALw_wcB&hvadid=230016002582&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1002212&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=b&hvrand=9905744729582952194&hvtargid=kwd-304751320285&hydadcr=2187_10291823&keywords=expanse+books&qid=1660151478&sr=8-1

 Mrs Dalloway was written by Virginia Wolfe in 1925.  A classic tale of everyday life mixed with love and war.

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Mrs-Dalloway-Virginia-Woolf/dp/0156628708

Harry Potter, by J.K Rowling, 

No explanation is necessary, I think.  Here is J.K Rowling's official website: https://www.jkrowling.com/

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Harry-Potter-Box-Set-Collection/dp/1408856778/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23GLBF7VFEB7V&keywords=harry+potter&qid=1660151636&s=books&sprefix=harry+potte%2Cstripbooks%2C141&sr=1-1

There is nothing more enjoyable for an author to sit down with a fellow writer and brainstorm ideas for a brand new world.  And that's exactly what authors Hazel Dains and Tamara Linse do in this BONUS MATERIAL EPISODE: 1001 Lives: Let's Build a World.

Mentioned in this episode: 1) The Hunger Games series by Susanne Collins.   2) Avatar: The Last Airbender Comic book series by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. 3) The Lord of the Rings (books) by J.R.R Tolkien, 4) Avatar (film) 2009, directed by James Cameron, primary production company, 20th Century Fox.

Music by:

Title: Epic Rise by: Luca Francini

(licence can be produced upon request)

Title: Inspiring Fantasy by:   Orchestralis

(licence can be produced upon request)

Hosts:

Hazel Dains

Follow her @Hazeldains or visit her website at www.hazeldains.com

Tamara Linse

Follow her @TamaraLinse or visit her website at  www.authortamaralinse.com/

Hosts Hazel Dains and Tamara Linse get together to talk about what worldbuilding is; why writers need to be good at it, along with some do's and don'ts.

Music by:

Title: Epic Rise by: Luca Francini

(licence can be produced upon request)

Where to Find the Hosts:

Hazel Dains

Follow her @Hazeldains or visit her website at www.hazeldains.com

Tamara Linse

Follow her @TamaraLinse or visit her website at  www.authortamaralinse.com/

As mentioned in this Episode

Books

The Assassination of Jesse James By Coward Robert Ford. AMAZON PAGE: https://www.amazon.ca/Assassination-Jesse-James-Coward-Robert/dp/0061120197

Television & Film

The Beforeigners (2019), was created and written by Eilif Skodvin and Anne Bjørnstad, and directed by Jens Lien. Produced by Rubicon TV AS for HBO Nordic,

The Gulf (2019) was written by Paula Boock and Donna Malane, and produced by several small New Zealand-based production companies. See the Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gulf_(TV_series)

Enola Holmes (film, 2020) screenplay based on "The Enola Holmes Mysteries by Nancy Springer," film produced by Legendary Pictures for Netflix.

Interstellar (film, 2014) was written by Jonathan and Christopher Nolan, and produced by Paramount Pictures (etc). See the Wikipedia page for more details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_(film)

The Martian (film, 2015) with the screenplay written by Drew Goddard, based on the novel by Andy Weir. Film Produced by Scott Free Productions (etc)

Other

Professor Ron Hansen, author of ten novels, and teacher of several writing workshops across the country. 

See his profile here: https://artsofliberty.udallas.edu/team_member/ron-hansen/

Becky Chambers, American Sci-fi Author, best known for her Hugo Award-winning Wayfarers series

official site: https://www.otherscribbles.com/

Hazel Dains and Tamara Linse discuss Worldbuilding Techniques, featuring N.K Jemisin's Workshop on Worldbuilding, given at WIRED's Annual Conference in San Francisco.  We'll be discussing Jemisin's intricate and detailed way of constructing a world from the macro to the micro, ie., from universe to planet to continent until the building results in people and cultures.    

To take a look at the video please use this link:  https://www.wired.com/video/watch/n-k-jemisin-speaks-at-wired25

 Find N.K Jemisin's on Twitter@nkjemisin, or via her website at www.nkjemisin.com   

Find the Hosts: 

@Hazel Dains 

www.hazeldains.com

@TamaraLinse

www.authortamaralinse.com

Music Used for this Episode

Title: Epic Rise by: Luca Francini

(licence can be produced upon request)

Title: Documentary by  pinkzebra

(licence can be produced upon request)