Beyond The Trope

The author of Rejected Princesses, Jason Porath, joins us to talk art, princesses, and awesome women in history.

Mentioned in this episode:
Dreamworks
Kung Fu Panda (Movie)
How to Train Your Dragon (Movie)
Suffragette (Movie)
Meryl Streep
LOLITA by Vladimir Nabokov
Hero Con
http://rejectedprincesses.com
http://twitter.com/jasonporath
https://www.patreon.com/rejectedprincesses
http://rejectedprincesses.tumblr.com
https://www.facebook.com/rejectedprincesses
https://www.instagram.com/rejectedprincesses

This week we're reading trunk novel pages from Todd Leatherman, a listener with some serious writing chops!

Mentioned in this episode:
Kristin Nelson
Nelson Literary Agency

Dan Koboldt is back with us this week to talk about his blog, Science in Sci-Fi and Fact in Fantasy.

Mentioned in this episode:
The Incredibles (Movie)
Carol Berg
Captain Hammer (From Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog)
Patrick Hester
James Persichetti
Dungeons and Dragons
Grammar Girl
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix Original TV Show)
Clarkesworld
SFWA
Chuck Wendig
Mary Robinette Kowal
Isaac Asimov
http://dankoboldt.com
http://twitter.com/dankoboldt

This week we're talking with our old friend, Dan Koboldt. A lot's happened in his life since the last time he joined us, including a second book release!

Mentioned this week:
World Con
World Fantasy Con
THE ROGUE RETRIEVAL by Dan Koboldt
Harper Collins
THE ISLAND DECEPTION by Dan Koboldt
Chuck Wendig
THE TWO TOWERS by J. R. R. Tolkien
Pirates of the Caribbean (Movie)
George R. R. Martin
http://twitter.com/DanKoboldt
http://dankoboldt.com

This week author Beth Revis joins us for a fun, sci-fi filled interview. 

Mentioned in this episode: 

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE by Beth Revis
A MILLION SUNS by Beth Revis
A WORLD WITHOUT YOU by Beth Revis
THE BODY ELECTRIC by Beth Revis
REBEL RISING by Beth Revis
Lucas Film Publishing
Delilah S. Dawson
Kevin J. Anderson
Futurama (TV Show)
Traveller (RPG) created by Marc W. Miller
Firefly RPG
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Show)
Inception (Movie)
The Beatles
Jim Butcher
Sailor Moon
Sailor Saturn
Nightcrawler (X-Men Character)
Full Metal Alchemist (TV Show)
Neil Stephenson
http://bethrevis.com
http://twitter.com/bethrevis
http://facebook.com/authorbethrevis

This week, Dean Wyant of Hex Publishing joins us to talk short stories, anthologies, and horror.

Mentioned in this episode:
Hex Publishing
Needles (Short Story) by Dean Wyant
NIGHTMARES UNHINGED Edited by Josh Viola
Jason Heller
CYBER WORLD Edited by Jason Heller and Josh Viola
CARRIE by Stephen King
THE EXORCIST by William Peter Blatty
HARVEST HOME by Thomas Tryon
Stephen Graham Jones
A HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS by Paul G. Tremblay
BLOOD BUSINESS Edited by Josh Viola and Mario Acevedo 
Betrayal At House on the Hill
Broadway Book Mall
THE BANE OF YOTO by Josh Viola
Edward Bryant Jr.
Celldweller
http://hexpublishers.com
http://facebook.com/DeanWyant
http://twitter.com/Dean_Wyant
http://instagram.com/wyantdean

This week Holly Jennings comes back to talk about Live Steaming and the culture that surrounds the live gaming community.

Mentioned in this episode:
PewDiePie
Penny Arcade
Fallout 4
Playstation 4
Elder Scrolls Online
Twitch
ARENA by Holly Jennings
Borderlands 2
World of Warcraft
Overwatch
Pandemic
Betrayal At House on the Hill
Castle Panic
LARPs The Series
Mario Kart 64
Fallout: New Vegas
E3
Bethesda Softworks
Dishonored 2
Doom 3
Portal 2
KayPikeFashion
http://authorhollyjennings.com
http://twitter.com/HollyN_Jennings
http://facebook.com/authorhollyjennings
http://twitch.tv/holly_jennings 

Holly Jennings returns to talk about her new book, Gauntlet, and share what she's been up to since we spoke to her last year.

Mentioned in this episode:
Phoenix Comic Con
New York Comic Con
ARENA by Holly Jennings
American Library Association's Alex Award
GAUNTLET by Holly Jennings
http://authorhollyjennings.com
http://twitter.com/HollyN_Jennings
http://facebook.com/authorhollyjennings
http://twitch.tv/holly_jennings

Brenda Drake joins us to talk about writing and pitch contests.

Mentioned in this episode:
Pitch Wars
Pitch Madness
LIBRARY JUMPERS (Book Series) by Brenda Drake
TOUCHING FATE by Brenda Drake
CURSING FATE by Brenda Drake
Cupcake Wars
Heather Cashman
Amanda Hill
A LADY'S GUIDE TO ETIQUETTE AND MURDER by Dianne Freeman
THE FATED SERIES (Book Series) by Brenda Drake
THUNDERSTRUCK by Brenda Drake
Monica Hoffman
Nikki Roberti
Joy McCullough
http://brenda-drake.com
http://pitchwars.org
http://brendadrake.com
http://twitter.com/brendadrake
http://facebook.com/brendaleedrake

This week we have a roundtable discussion with Patrick Hester and James Persichetti, focused on what we've learned over the last couple of years as we've pursued our writing careers.

Mentioned this week:
World Con
Mile High Con
Nathan Fillion
Terry Brooks
Gail Carriger
Terry Goodkind
2K TO 10K by Rachel Aaron
HARRY POTTER (Book Series) by J. K. Rowling
Scrivener
Pitch Wars
Dan Koboldt
Mike Resnick
Angie Hodapp
RMFW
NaNoWriMo
John Anealio
Functional Nerds Podcast
Dateline NBC
John O'Neil
John Joseph Adams