The Nuts and Bolts of Writing

The Nuts and Bolts of Writing

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The Nuts and Bolts of Writing episodes

  • EP 65: Developing "The Book of Joel" (2) - Joel and Malka's Relationship

    READ THE PROLOGUE/TEASER OF "THE BOOK OF JOEL" HERE: https://tapas.io/series/The-Book-of-Joel/info 

    For more information on the series, check out my site: https://www.fortunusgames.com. 

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

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


    Follow Tete on Instagram: @tete.depunk 

    Follow her on DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk 

    PODCAST TWITTER: https://twitter.com/nuts_writing

    PODCAST INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nutsboltswriting.podcast/ 

    Listen to our podcast on Anchor (links to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.): https://anchor.fm/fortunus-games

    52 min
  • EP 64.5: What Comes First Will Follow (4) - At the Train Station

    Artwork here is by Fortunus Games and the audio was edited with Anchor.fm, where we also got the music transitions and sound effects from.

    This episode features Tete and Fortunus' live role play featuring Tete's character, Andrei Novokshonov, and Katya Luneva! This is an alternative universe (AU) role play where Katya and Andrei are in 1930s Russia.

    Katya is a character from my graphic novel, "Sam in New York." Her canonical setting is 1920s Lower East Side, New York City.

    Follow Tete on deviantArt and Instagram for more stuff about her characters!

    Links to read the graphic novel "Sam in New York": Read Our Works | Fortunus Games

    Read more about Katya here: Katya Luneva - Character Profile (fortunusgames.com)

    11 min
  • EP 64: Writing Alternative History (1) - "Beyond the Grey Skies" with Endlessmidnightmoon

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

    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. Why did @endlessmidnightmoon choose to write this story? 
    2. What was the most difficult part of the story? 
    3. What do you seek to explore through alternative history? 
    4. How do you research for alternate history?
    5. 28 min
    6. EP 63.5: What Comes First Will Follow (3) - On the Train, Part 2

      Artwork here is by Fortunus Games and the audio was edited with Anchor.fm, where we also got the music transitions and sound effects from.

      This episode features Tete and Fortunus' live role play featuring Tete's character, Andrei Novokshonov, and Katya Luneva! This is an alternative universe (AU) role play where Katya and Andrei are in 1930s Russia.

      Katya is a character from my graphic novel, "Sam in New York." Her canonical setting is 1920s Lower East Side, New York City.

      Follow Tete on deviantArt and Instagram for more stuff about her characters!

      Links to read the graphic novel "Sam in New York": Read Our Works | Fortunus Games

      Read more about Katya here: Katya Luneva - Character Profile (fortunusgames.com)

      11 min
    7. EP 63.75 - Fortunus Games' First-Ever Exhibition - THE HOLY ART - NOSTALGIA

      WATCH THIS ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/rgIH5JyRLK4

      Thank you, THE HOLY ART, for this amazing opportunity!  From April 4 to 12, you guys can see the exhibit in which I was featured here: https://www.theholyart.com/nostalgia-room-3 

      I was very pleasantly shocked I had a corner to myself :) Thanks so much for supporting me all these years, Tete and Helevorn!  Tete's Instagram: @tete.depunk Helevorn's Instagram: @helevorn_bor

      35 min
    8. EP 63: Malka and Andrei Roleplay Between Tete and Fortunus - A Chance Conversation

      Malka is on the left and Andrei is on the right! Artwork is by Fortunus Games and this episode was edited on Anchor.fm, where we also got our transitions and sound effects from.

      This episode features Tete and Fortunus' live role play featuring Tete's character, Andrei Novokshonov, and Malka Spitzer!

      Malka is a main character of the upcoming graphic novel by Fortunus Games, "The Book of Joel," and is also a side character in the graphic novel, "Sam in New York."

      Follow Tete on deviantArt and Instagram for more stuff about her characters!

      Links to read the graphic novels (preview, in the case of Malka's story) are here: Read Our Works | Fortunus Games

      Read more about Malka here: https://www.fortunusgames.com/post/malka-spitzer 

      33 min
    9. EP 62.5: What Comes First Will Follow (2) - On the Train, Part 1

      Artwork here is by Fortunus Games and the audio was edited with Anchor.fm, where we also got the music transitions and sound effects from.

      This episode features Tete and Fortunus' live role play featuring Tete's character, Andrei Novokshonov, and Katya Luneva! This is an alternative universe (AU) role play where Katya and Andrei are in 1930s Russia.

      Katya is a character from my graphic novel, "Sam in New York." Her canonical setting is 1920s Lower East Side, New York City.

      Follow Tete on deviantArt and Instagram for more stuff about her characters!

      Links to read the graphic novel "Sam in New York": Read Our Works | Fortunus Games

      Read more about Katya here: Katya Luneva - Character Profile (fortunusgames.com)

      11 min
    10. EP 62 : Writing Flawed Characters (7) - The Dean (Ben Cox)

      Listen to our podcast on Anchor (links to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.): https://anchor.fm/fortunus-games 

      Today, Fortunus and Helevorn talk about Fortunus' character from "Sam in New York," Benjamin Cox, the moralistic and arrogant Dean of the Faculty of Law of Ambrose College, Sam's university. He has come a long way since the last we talked about him back in 2020 - particularly since that Fortunus is now writing a novelette (around 7000-10,000 words) about the Dean, focusing on his abusive childhood, religious beliefs and incongruencies, and his sexuality.   

      Artwork of the Dean is done by Fortunus. Read more about him on Fortunus' website: https://www.fortunusgames.com/post/benjamin-cox 

      Read "Sam in New York" on Tapas: https://tapas.io/series/Sam-in-New-York/info   

      Read all of Fortunus Games' projects: https://www.fortunusgames.com/current-projects 

      PODCAST TWITTER: https://twitter.com/nuts_writing

      PODCAST INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nutsboltswriting.podcast/

      51 min
    11. EP 61.5: What Comes First Will Follow (1) - A Stroke of Good Fortune

      Artwork here is by Fortunus Games and the audio was edited with Anchor.fm, where we also got the music transitions and sound effects from.

      This episode features Tete and Fortunus' live role play featuring Tete's character, Andrei Novokshonov, and Katya Luneva! This is an alternative universe (AU) role play where Katya and Andrei are in 1930s Russia.

      Katya is a character from my graphic novel, "Sam in New York." Her canonical setting is 1920s Lower East Side, New York City.

      Follow Tete on deviantArt and Instagram for more stuff about her characters!

      Links to read the graphic novel "Sam in New York": Read Our Works | Fortunus Games

      Read more about Katya here: Katya Luneva - Character Profile (fortunusgames.com)

      10 min
    12. EP 61: Cradle of Filth (1) with Helevorn

      PODCAST TWITTER: https://twitter.com/nuts_writing

      PODCAST INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nutsboltswriting.podcast/ 

      Listen to our podcast on Anchor (links to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.): https://anchor.fm/fortunus-games 

      Read Helevorn's "Tales From the North" on Tapas: https://tapas.io/series/Tales-from-the-North1/info 

      Follow Helevorn on Instagram: @helevorn_bor 

      Follow me on Instagram: @fortunusgames 

      My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunusgames 

      Artwork in the thumbnail is from the Cradle of Filth.  

      We cover the following and more:  

      1 .When did you discover Cradle of Filth, and extreme metal in general, and how did it fit into your musical and literary preferences at the time? 

      2. (After hearing the song fragment) What did you think about it? 

      3. How did it change your perspective on music and literature, and your worldview in general? 

      4. Transgression and “shock value” play a great part in extreme metal. How does CoF fit into that? 

      5. Enumerate some prevalent themes and subjects in Cradle of Filth. 

      6. What are the themes of CoF that influenced you the most?

      46 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…