Beyond The Trope

This week we're talking to Y/A

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It's time to talk about steampunking.

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Road to Eldorado (Movie)
Michael R. Underwood
FINISHING SCHOOL SERIES (Book Series) by Gail Carriger

Plagiarism is a terrible thing, and new stories of authors supposedly stealing from each other keep showing up in the news. This week, we're talking about one such story and discussing possible ways to avoid this in our own writing.

Mentioned in this episode:
Cassandra Clare
Sherrilyn Kenyon
SHADOWHUNTERS (Book Series) by Cassandra Clare
DARK-HUNTER (Book Series) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
J.K. Rowling
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS by J.K. Rowling
Rachel Ann Nunes
Medium (TV Show)
Ghost Whisperer (TV Show)
Gobots (TV Show)
Transformers (TV Show)
Star Trek (TV Show)
Battlestar Galactica (TV Show)
Easy A (Movie)
Steven L. Sears
Phantom of the Opera (Play) by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Pink Floyd
Ray Repp
Roger Waters
reasonsmysoniscrying.com

In this episode, we're talking to Leonard Balsera, game designer for Evil Hat Productions.

Mentioned this week:
Fate Core
Evil Hat Productions
Spirit of the Century
The Dresden Files RPG
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Green Ronin Publishing
Titan's Grave
Geek and Sundry
Fred Hicks
Rob Donoghue
Gary Gygax
Quin Murphy http://thoughtcrimegames.net/what-is-social-fiction/
Fate Accelerated
J.R.R. Tolkien
Robert Jordan
Dungeon World
Cortex Core
The Serenity RPG
Battlestar Galactica
Shadowrun
Amber Diceless
The Roundtable Podcast
Hero Quest
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Stephanie O'Sullivan
Spirit of the Blank by Mike Olson
Atomic Robo
Paizo Games
Kieth Baker
Eberron
DrivethruRPG.com
Apocalypse World by Vincent Baker
twitter.com/baneofcows
evilhat.com

This week we're talking to Michael R. Underwood.

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michaelrunderwood.com
twitter.com/mikerunderwood
The Roundtable Podcast
Angry Robot Books
Penguin Random House
Madeline Ashby
GENRENAUTS by Michael R. Underwood
The Skiffy and Fanty Show
Torture Cinema
Gregory Wilson
Speculate: The Podcast for Writers, Readers, and Fans
1 Up Arcade
Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog
SLINGERS by Matt Wallace
Lee Harris
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A MAX by Michael R. Underwood
Mad Max: Fury Road (Movie)
GEEKOMANCY by Michael R. Underwood
SHEILD AND CROCUS by Michael R. Underwood
Jim C. Hines
The Game Preserve (Game Store)
Annie Bellet
Sarah Megibow
DRAKE by Peter McLean
angryrobotbooks.com

We're tackling the Zombie Apocalypse, then we'll jump into one of Michelle's trunk novels.

Mentioned in this episode:
J.T. Evans
Leverage (TV Show)
Star Trek The Next Generation (TV Show)
The Karate Kid (Movie)
Baccano! (Anime)
Durarara!! (Anime)
YOUNG AVENGERS (Comic)
Wreck-It Ralph (Movie)
The Incredible Hulk (Comic)
Spirited Away (Movie)
Firefly (TV Show)
THE FINISHING SCHOOL SERIES by Gail Carriger
THE HUNGAR GAMES by Suzanne Collins
Stan Lee
Denver Comic Con

This week we're talking about forensics and how it applies to fiction.

Mentioned in this episode:
CSI (TV Show)
Law and Order (TV Show)
RMFW Colorado Gold Conference
Daredevil (TV Show)
Bones (TV Show)
Guardians of the Galaxy (TV Show)
US Department of Justice (justic.gov)
Scientific American
How Stuff Works

This week we're talking with Susan Spann about agent contracts.

Mentioned in this episode:
SusanSpann.com
SHINOBI MYSTERY SERIES by Susan Spann
AbsoluteWrite.com
Predators and Editors pred-ed.com
Bond Literary Agency
Seventh Street Books
Rick Riordan

This week Susan Spann returns to talk about Intelectual properties. It's a collection of advice that deals with issues from Fan Fiction to using trademarks in published works.

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Weird Al Yankovich
fanfiction.net
THE DRESDEN FILES (Book Series) by Jim Butcher
deviantart.com
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Getty Images
Twitter Hashtag: #publaw
susanspann.com
Kristin Nelson
KindleWorlds.amazon.com
HARRY POTTER (Book Series) by J.K. Rowling

This week we're talking fight scenes with author Blair MacGregor.

Mentioned in this episode:
SFWA
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (Movie)
THE BLACK COMPANY (Book Series) by Glen Cook
ELEMENTAL LOGIC (Book Series) by Laurie Marks
GEMINI CELL by Myke Cole
Elizabeth Moon
Mary Gentle
THE GREAT WAY (Book Series) by Harry Connolly
Sherwood Smith
THE BOURNE SUPREMACY by Robert Ludlum
blairmacgregorbooks.com
Chuck Wendig