Keystroke Medium

Josh Gayou and Georg Rockall-Schmidt - We try very hard not to talk about Star Wars or the Young Ones or Clive Anderson. This is 100% about The Last Starfigher. Serious.

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Walt is trying his hand at balance, seeing as he has one leg off the floor, and talking up experience.

A masterpiece in storytelling, True Detective season one is not only a fantastic series, but also a legitimate case study in character, story structure, plot, and conflict. Josh, Scott, and Chuck break down the first episode "The Long Bright Dark" and discuss the elements of an excellent, compelling story.

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     Horizons Beyond - https://amzn.to/2SrJ6uX

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Attending writers conferences can be a great way to make the connections that springboard your writing career, but what goes on behind the scenes?

Marie Whittaker, Superstars Writing Seminars maven, and New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry discuss how to pull off a fantastic conference and share their top tips on getting the most out of the experience.

Special Guest Supah Stah Josh Hayes stops by to give his impressions on using real life scenarios in your fiction.

It was a real bucket list item for Joshua to hang out with Len (Big thanks to him for taking the time).

And if you haven't checked out RedLetterMedia yet...whyyyy?

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     Horizons Beyond - https://amzn.to/2SrJ6uX

    Farthest Reach – https://amzn.to/2UZINeo

The Writing Dream – and How to Make it to Happily Ever After – Keystroke Medium’s first non-fiction book. https://amzn.to/2UZINeo

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Sometimes as speculative fiction writers, we forget that in addition to creating fantastic and interesting worlds, we also need to ground our reader in that world. On this episode of LIVE! Josh, Scott, and Chuck discuss how to give your reader just enough realism, so they'll belive the unreal!

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[00:00] Opening remarks—Dragon Award Nominations are open!

Thundar the Barbarian!

[06:00] Weekly update

Chuck: About 4-5 days away from completing first Jack Dark #1. Internet woes and home improvement advice from Josh.

Josh: Still working on Valor #3, short story for super secret project was accepted, and Coffee & Concepts with Walt tomorrow. Valor memes galore.

Scott: Finishing Reaper #10 and moving into editing mode.

[14:10] Main Event: Making the Unreal Real!

-Imaginative concepts and ideas that can override the human and relatable in your story.

-Grounding depends on timeline. Ex. Urban Fantasy just has magic added to the real world where far future science fiction has more changes and worlds.

Example: Peter F. Hamilton’s works [link]

Counter-Example: Brandon Sanderson’s steep learning curves in the Stormlight Archives [link]

-Juxtaposition the familiar with the unfamiliar (Sanderson’s chickens)

Example: Richard K. Morgan’s Altered Carbon series [link]

-How to get there? Technology for science fiction.

Example: Josh Haye’s Link in Valor series

Example: Peter F. Hamilton’s cybersphere in Commonwealth Universe

Example: Babylon 5 aliens [Vorlons and Shadows]

-What about urban fantasy? Putting a price on the power. Less of a price for superheroes.

Chuck Explains Pocket Dimensions in Dr. Strange.

Example: Chuck’s Master of Hounds: The Pickman Files #1 [link]

-Enlightening the reader through a story or skeptic to introduce to the unbelievable

Example: Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy [link]

-How do we get the believability?

[31:00] Sponsor: Ralph Kern’s A Rain of Fire (The Great War #1) [link]

[35:45] Main Event: Making the Unreal Real, Continued!

-Using a Mary Sue or a rookie character to show the reader the unreal.

-Portal fantasy where you bring someone from the real world directly into the unreal world.

Example: George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series with low magic and grounded in reality. [link]

Example: Dan Simmon’s Hyperion Cantos [link]

-Too much unreal may not stick with the reader.

Example: Larry Niven’s Ringworld [link]

Portal fiction example: Stephen King’s Dark Tower Series  [link]

Example: Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere [link]

Example: Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book [link]

Example: Neil Gaiman’s American Gods/Anansi Boys [links]

-Magical realism vs. Urban fantasy

Example: Laura Esquivel’s Like Water for Chocolate [link]

-20Booksto50K conference segue

[58:50] Closing remarks

 

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     Horizons Beyond - https://amzn.to/2SrJ6uX

    Farthest Reach – https://amzn.to/2UZINeo

The Writing Dream – and How to Make it to Happily Ever After – Keystroke Medium’s first non-fiction book. https://amzn.to/2UZINeo

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Editors Ellen, Kalene, and Lauren take a look at passages from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to see what makes it work (or not). From it, they pull No-Nos and Do-Dos for authors.

Yes, we just said "do-do."

What happens to a reader when the expectation goes a different way?

Joshua Gayou has a sit down with an old buddy who once fought alongside him in the apocalypse (7DaysToDie reference).