Beyond The Trope

This week we have the pleasure of talking to Tamora Pierce! It's a great interview, so enjoy.

Mentioned in this episode:

Anne McCaffrey

Marion Zimmer Bradley

Robin McKinley

Patricia A. McKillip

Virginia Hankins

Barbara Hambly

J. K. Rowling

Gail Carson Levine 

Gail Carriger

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Show)

beyondthetrope.weebly.com/denver-comic-con

L. A. Meyer

Esther Friesner

Steampunk is exciting for us. For many reasons. That's why we're talking about it this week. After a brief discussion, we jump into an exciting interview with Gail Carrier.

Mentioned in this episode:

Steamboy (Movie)

THE HUNGRY CITY CHRONICLES (Book Series) by Philip Reeve

2 D6 In A Random Direction (Podcast)

Clockwork Couture https://clockworkcouture.com

DC Comics (Steampunk Covers)

GailCarriger.com

RING WORLD by Larry Niven

HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY by Douglas Adams

ENDER'S GAME by Orson Scott Card

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA by Jules Verne

THE PARASOL PROTECTORATE (Book Series) by Gail Carriger

THE FINISHING SCHOOL SERIES by Gail Carriger

THE CUSTARD PROTOCOL by Gail Carriger

This week, we dive into Young Adult Literature. Why we read it, why we write it, and why we love it!

Mentioned in this episode:

BEAST QUEST (Book Series) by Adam Blade

Terry Pratchett

Jasper Fforde

THE HUNGER GAMES (Book Trilogy) by Suzanne Collins

CODEX ALERA (Book Series) by Jim Butcher

DARK DAYS OF HAMBURGER HALPIN by Josh Berk

ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME MARGARET by Judy Blume

50 SHADES OF GREY by E. L. James

It's our third discussion of Amazon's Kindle Scout. This time, we brought in a lawyer, Susan Spann, to talk about the user agreement from a contract specialist's point of view.

Mentioned in this episode:

The CNET article http://www.cnet.com/au/news/amazon-wants-your-vote-on-which-books-to-publish/

The Amazon User agreement https://kindlescout.amazon.com/agreement

Champagne Books

Barnes and Noble

Create Space

Tattered Cover

Amazon Unlimited

Writer Beware at http://accrispin.blogspot.com

Predators and Editors

iBooks

Riffle

Nook

#publaw on twitter

In this episode we talk to Author Susan Spann about her Shinobi Mystery series.

Mentioned in this episode:

HARRY POTTER (Book Series) by J. K. Rowling

HOW TO WRITE A DAMN GOOD MYSTERY by James N. Frey

Janet Reid Literary Agent

RMFW and their Colorado Gold conference

Jim Butcher

James Rollins

Lee Child

Paper and pen, TextEdit, and more complex word processors are the focus of this week's episode. We discuss pros and cons of each medium, then take a break and plunge into poetry.

Mentioned in this episode:

A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD by Jennifer Egan

Stephen King

Neil Gaiman

Scrivener

J. R. R. Tolkien

THE ILLIAD and THE ODYSSEY by Homer

THE SILMARILLION by J. R. R. Tolkien

YOU FIT INTO ME by Margaret Atwood

Shel Silverstein

W. B. Yeats

Flogging Molly (Band)

JABBERWOCKY by Lewis Carroll

ERAGON by Christopher Paolini

THE ADVENTURES OF TOM BOMBADIL by J. R. R. Tolkien

It's time to announce our resolutions for the new year! We also dive into another one of Emily's trunk novels.

In this episode, we tackle the concept of Writer's Block. After that brief discussion, we dive into one of Giles' old trunk novels.

Relevant to this episode:

HOW TO WRITE A DAMN GOOD MYSTERY by James N. Frey

In this episode, we continue our discussion on Amazon's new Kindle Scout publishing service.

Mentioned in this episode:

http://www.cnet.com/au/news/amazon-wants-your-vote-on-which-books-to-publish/

http://www.jimchines.com/2014/10/kindle-scout/

https://kindlescout.amazon.com/agreement

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Anthology

The Voice

Go Fund Me

http://rachelannnunez.blogspot.com

Pandora

In this episode, we start a long discussion on Amazon's new Kindle Scout publishing service.

Mentioned in this episode:

http://www.cnet.com/au/news/amazon-wants-your-vote-on-which-books-to-publish/

http://www.jimchines.com/2014/10/kindle-scout/

https://kindlescout.amazon.com/agreement

Audible

Kickstarter

Kirkus Reviews

Stephen King

Borders Books and Music