Beyond The Trope

Michelle shares the ending of a short story that turned into the first novel she shared with us at critique group. It's far better than many of her previous submissions.

We met WC Bauers at Denver Comic Con 2016 and decided right away that we needed him to come talk about his amazing books, so he kindly agreed.

Mentioned on this episode:
UNBREAKABLE by WC Bauers
INDOMITABLE by WC Bauers
NaNoWriMo
Tor Publishing
Denver Comic Con
Mile High Con
http://wcbauers.com
http://facebookcom/wcbauers
http://twitter.com/wcbauers

Alex Bledsoe joined us this week to talk about traditional and rural fantasy.

Mentioned in this episode:
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE by Anne Rice
TWILIGHT by Stephenie Meyer
Star Trek (TV Show)
Andrew Vox
THE TUFA NOVELS (Book Series) by Alex Bledsoe
DRACULA by Bram Stoker
Nosferatu (Movie)
Blackula (Movie)
EDDIE LACROSSE (Book Series) by Alex Bledsoe
SAM SPADE (Book Character) created by Dashiell Hammett
Philip Marlowe (Book Character) created by Raymond Chandler
Babylon 5 (TV Show)
MEPHIS VAMPIRES (Book Series) by Alex Bledsoe
THE FIREFLY WITCH (Short Story Collection Series) by Alex Bledsoe
Tor.com
Uncanny Magazine
THE CHAPEL OF EASE by Alex Bledsoe
http://alexbledsoe.com
http://facebook.com/alexbledsoe
http://twitter.com/alexbledsoe

This week we're talking to author, Colleen Watson.

Mentioned in this episode:
HOW TO SURVIVE A MINOR ALIEN INVASION by Colleen Watson
San Diego Comic Con
NaNoWriMo
HOW TO WRITE A DAMN GOOD MYSTERY by James N Frey
Joss Whedon
Firefly (TV Show)
Deviant Art
centuryplantpublishing.com
facebook.com/centuryplantpublishing

This week we're talking to Stephen Hood, creator of Storium.

Mentioned in this episode:
Minecraft (Video Game)
GENRENAUTS by Mike Underwood
PRIMETIME ADVENTURES (Roleplaying Game) by Matt Wilson
Leonard Balsera
Modus Operandi (Online MUD)
Overwatch (Video Game)
Fallout 4 (Video Game)
Pokemon GO (Video Game)
http://storium.com

This week we dissect another one of Emily's trunk novels, which is actually a short story.

Mentioned in this episode:
MOBY DICK by Herman Melville

This week, author John Stith joins us to talk about the relrelease of his backlist.

Mentioned in this episode:
Wildside Press
ReAnimus Press
ALL FOR NAUGHT by John Stith
NAUGHT FOR HIRE by John Stith
NAUGHT AGAIN by John Stith
CITIZEN OF THE GALAXY by Robert Heinlein
THE HARDY BOYS (Book Series) by Franklin W. Dixon
NANCY DREW (Book Series) by Carolyn Keene
TOM SWIFT JR (Book Series) published by Grosset and Dunlap
RED PLANET by Robert Heinlein
DOOR INTO SUMMER by Robert Heinlein
Harlan Coben
Linwood Barclay
Isaac Asimov
THE CAVES OF STEEL by Isaac Asimov
MEMORY BLANK by John Stith
DEATH TOLLS by John Stith
Tomorrow Never Dies (Movie)
RINGWORLD by Larry Niven
Courtney Willis
Dr. Science
http://Neverend.com

This week, Zhenghua Yang from Serenity Forge joins us to talk about independent video games.

Mentioned in this episode:
Final Fantasy (Video Game)
World of Warcraft
League of Legends
Loving Life (Video Game from Serenity Forge)
Pokemon GO
Portal (Video Game)
Braid (Video Game)
Lifeless Planet (Video Game)
THE MARTIAN by Andy Weir
Luna's Wandering Stars (Video Games)
Four Sided Fantasy (Video Game by Serenity Forge)
Overwatch (Video Game)
E3
EVO
Mystic Melee
Pac-Man
Street Fighter
PAX (Penny Arcade Expo)
The King's Bird (Video Game by Serenity Forge)
Pixel Galaxy (Video Game by Serenity Forge)
Beyond Regret
Tetris
Halo Series
Minecraft
http://SerenityForge.com
http://twitter.com/SerenityForge
http://facebook.com/SerenityForge
http://twitter.com/ZhenghuaYang

For our final week of Denver Comic Con 2016 coverage, we have C R Richards, F P Dorchak, and the amazing Sue Duff on the show, all thanks to Pop Culture Classroom.

It's week FOUR of our awesome interviews from Denver Comic Con 2016. Ellie Ann is back and better than ever, Sisters in Geek geek out with us, and Corrine O'Flynn is her amazing self. Pop Culture Classroom gave us such great opportunities this year!