The Nuts and Bolts of Writing

The Nuts and Bolts of Writing

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The Nuts and Bolts of Writing episodes

  • EP 80: Tolkien's Influence on Helevorn and Wren's Works

    Wren's Instagram: @wrenby_m 

    Helevorn's Instagram: @helevorn_bor  

    In this episode, I interview Wren and Helevorn about how J.R.R. Tolkien's works influenced them and how they first came across his works.   We talk about the differences between the Lord of the Rings books vs. the movies, why The Hobbit is easier to get into than LOTR for many people, and lesser-known Tolkien works as well.

    Art in thumbnail is from Pinterest (fair use, education) and I'm not sure who the original creator is - https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/437130707576724255/

    36 min
  • EP 79: A New Start - Tete's "Scale, Blood, and Bone"!

    READ "SCALE, BLOOD & BONE" here: https://tapas.io/series/Scale-Blood--Bone/info

    Tete's Instagram: @tete.depunk  

    Cover art of "Scale, Blood & Bone" is done by Tete.Depunk!

    Today, Tete and I talk about her new Tapas novel, "Scale, Blood, and Bone," and how it was inspired by my Tapas graphic novel, "The Book of Joel."  

    We also talk about why she chose to post it on Tapas instead of deviantArt and what prompted her to leave deviantArt! We reminisce about OC-training on deviantArt and discuss a bit about how Tete's character Andrei has changed since he was in OC-training back in 2017.

    40 min
  • EP 78: Writing Alternate History (4) - "Beyond the Grey Skies" with Endlessmidnightmoon

    WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/ro7SyNQQNvE

    READ "BEYOND THE GREY SKIES" ON TAPAS: https://tapas.io/series/beyond-the-grey-skies/info 

    ENDLESSMIDNIGHTMOON's WEBSITE: https://www.endlessperiodicals.com/ 

    ENDLESSMIDNIGHTMOON on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/endlessmidnightmoon

    In this episode, me and @endlessmidnightmoon will be talking about the writing style of her @tapas_app novel, “Beyond the Grey Skies”!  

    Specifically, we’ll be going through these questions:  

    1. What writing styles has influenced you in writing Beyond The Grey Skies?  

    2. How did you use it to write alternate history?  

    3. What other genres beyond alternative history are in the novel? How do they interact with alternative history?  

    4. What is the plot structure of the story?

    41 min
  • EP 77: "The House on Caple Hill" by Wren (2) - The Stuff Souls Are Made Of

    On YouTube: https://youtu.be/eXsWwk7BO4I

    Wren's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wrenby_m

    In this episode, I interview @wrenby_m on Instagram about their upcoming graphic novel, "The House on Caple Hill," which can be described as a fantasy or magic realism work about a young woman finding herself and finding bits of her soul.

    In this episode, we talk about the 9 parts of the soul according to Egyptian mythology and how these parts will be explored in "The House on Caple Hill."  

    Art on the thumbnail shows Anubis.

    53 min
  • EP 76: Writing Alternate History (3) - "Beyond the Grey Skies" with Endlessmidnightmoon

    ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/R_2IbLwdxBo

    READ "BEYOND THE GREY SKIES" ON TAPAS: https://tapas.io/series/beyond-the-grey-skies/info 

    ENDLESSMIDNIGHTMOON's WEBSITE: https://www.endlessperiodicals.com/ 

    ENDLESSMIDNIGHTMOON on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/endlessmidnightmoon 

    This podcast episode on @nutsboltswriting.podcast, me and @endlessmidnightmoon (from Instagram) are going to be talking about her @tapas_app novel, “Beyond the Grey Skies,” which is an #alternativehistory novel that takes place primarily in an alternate Southern Europe.  

    We talk about the main characters of "Beyond the Grey Skies," the De Moreni siblings - Annibale, Aurelia, and Amaranta.

    48 min
  • EP 75: A Night at the Theatre - Malka and Tamara Audio RP

    An audio roleplay featuring @tete.depunk's Tamara and my character, Malka.

    Malka and Tamara befriend each other and talk about their friendships and relationships with others on the Lower East Side, including Andrei, Sam, and Joel.

    Artwork of Joel is by Fortunus Games and artwork of Tamara is by Tete.Depunk (colouring by Fortunus Games).

    Read Joel's character profile: https://www.fortunusgames.com/post/joel-farber

    Malka's character profile: https://www.fortunusgames.com/post/malka-spitzer

    1 hr
  • EP 74.5: A Tete-a-Tete in the Park - A Tamara and Joel Audio RP

    An audio roleplay featuring @tete.depunk's Tamara and my character, Joel.  

    This is an alternative retelling of Joel's first meeting with Tamara, EP. 69 of this podcast, which you can listen to here: https://youtu.be/Q3VagIo7Z1U

    Artwork of Joel is by Fortunus Games and artwork of Tamara is by Tete.Depunk (colouring by Fortunus Games).  

    Read Joel's character profile: https://www.fortunusgames.com/post/joel-farber  

    Malka's character profile: https://www.fortunusgames.com/post/malka-spitzer

    37 min
  • EP 74: "The House on Caple Hill" by Wren (1)

    In this episode, me and Tete interview @wrenby_m on Instagram about their upcoming graphic novel, "The House on Caple Hill," which can be described as a fantasy or magic realism work about a young woman finding herself and finding bits of her soul.  

    Art on the thumbnail is by @wrenby_m.  

    Wren's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wrenby_m 

    We ask the following and more: 

    1. Could you summarize what your graphic novel is about? 
    2. What’s your inspiration for the work? 
    3. When did you start having ideas for it and how has it changed over the years? 
    4. What art style will you use and how does it reflect the characters, themes, etc.?
    5. What is the genre of your work?
    6. Where can we expect to read it in the near future?
      7. 36 min
    7. EP 73: Writing Alternate History (2) - "Beyond the Grey Skies" with Endlessmidnightmoon

      READ "BEYOND THE GREY SKIES" ON TAPAS: https://tapas.io/series/beyond-the-grey-skies/info

      ENDLESSMIDNIGHTMOON's WEBSITE: https://www.endlessperiodicals.com/ 

      ENDLESSMIDNIGHTMOON on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/endlessmidnightmoon 

      This podcast episode on @nutsboltswriting.podcast, me and @endlessmidnightmoon (from Instagram) are going to be talking about her @tapas_app novel, “Beyond the Grey Skies,” which is an #alternativehistory novel that takes place primarily in an alternate Southern Europe. 

      We explore the following questions:  

      1. How big is the scope of the world? What other countries are there? 
      2. Why is there quite a lot of focus on capitalism? 
      3. How far would you say that the current world is industrialized in parallel to our world? 
      4. How is the trade and relations within the entire continent like?
        5. 40 min
      5. EP 72: “The Book of Joel” Illustrations in The Holy Art’s Reflections virtual gallery

        ON YOUTUBE (video included, with visuals): https://youtu.be/AGlTb0aYJHU

        Me and @tete.depunk (from Instagram) talk about three of my art pieces of Joel being featured in The Holy Art's virtual exhibit, Reflections.    

        Read more about my art being in The Holy Art (with links to the gallery): https://www.fortunusgames.com/post/exhibition-reflections-room-iii-the-holy-art   

        Read "The Book of Joel" on Tapas: https://www.fortunusgames.com/current-projects

        49 min

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      Hosts Imelda Wei Ding Lo (a.k.a. Fortunus Games), Teresa (Tete DePunk), and R.N. Roveleh interview a wide range of writers and creators about their creative process and approach to writing. They also…