The Nuts and Bolts of Writing

In this episode, Tete.Depunk (https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk on Instagram and https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk) talks about her experiences writing about Andrei, who hails from the early 20th century. 

We talk about Dasha, Andrei's wife, and the role that she plays in his life. 

Thumbnail features Dasha as Tete and I created her in Sims 4.

Tete.Depunk's Main Sources Used:

O'Rourke, Shane. The Cossacks. Manchester University Press, 2007.

Sholokhov, Mikhail. And Quiet Flows the Don. Reissue, Vintage, 1989.

Mawdsley, Evan. The Russian Civil War. Pegasus Books, 2009.

Today, we discuss Helevorn's experiences in writing her historical novel, "Sons of Disobedience," to which "Lucky Wolf" is a sequel. We talk about her experiences in wanting to rewrite parts of "Sons of Disobedience" and introduce the characters and themes of the novel. 

READ "LUCKY WOLF" HERE: https://tapas.io/series/Lucky-Wolf

Artwork in Thumbnail is by @helevorn_bor - her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helevorn_bor

Her deviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/helevornart

In this episode, Tete.Depunk (https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk on Instagram and https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk) talks about her experiences writing about Andrei, who hails from the early 20th century. We talk about the impact of De-Cossackification on Andrei and his Cossack culture and how he has to learn to deal with modernity as he lives through the 20th century and all its turbulent changes. 

Artwork of Andrei on the thumbnail is done by Tete.Depunk!

Tete.Depunk's Main Sources Used:

O'Rourke, Shane. The Cossacks. Manchester University Press, 2007.

Sholokhov, Mikhail. And Quiet Flows the Don. Reissue, Vintage, 1989.

Mawdsley, Evan. The Russian Civil War. Pegasus Books, 2009.

Featuring me and @tete.depunk (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk and DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk) talking about my current multimedia (Webtoon and Visual Novel) project, "Sam in New York"!

We talk about the character Frankie Amato, who is one of the pursuable love interests in "Sam in New York." 

Artwork in thumbnail of Frankie from "Sam in New York" is by me!

Find out more about "Sam in New York" on my Instagram @fortunusgames and on my website: https://www.fortunusgames.com

Read "Finding Sam" in its entirety on Tapas: https://tapas.io/series/Finding-Sam

Read "Finding Sam" on Webtoon: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/finding-sam-h/list?title_no=435678

Read "Finding Sam: Epilogue" on Webtoon: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/finding-sam-epilogue/list?title_no=491760

In this video, I create Tom Melbourne and his family from my Webtoon and Visual Novel project, "Sam in New York" in Sims 4. 

Learn more about Sam in New York by subscribing to my YouTube channel, checking out my Instagram and Twitter @fortunusgames, and checking out my website: https://www.fortunusgames.com ! 

I stream my art and Sims 4 stuff on Twitch too: https://www.twitch.tv/fortunusgames 

The protagonist, Sam, meets Tom at Ambrose Law School. Tom is a potential love interest for Sam and acts as his foil in many different ways: while Sam is talkative, over the top, obsessed with the theatre, and isn't sure what he really wants to do with his life despite being in law school, Tom is calm, collected, and focused on academics as well as athletics.   Tom and his brother Herman are of mixed Aleut, Russian, and English descent. His father, Fred, is 3/4 Aleut, and 1/4 Russian, while his mother, Charlotte, is of English descent. They are all Americans and hail from a small town in Alaska, Unalaska, the biggest city in the Aleutian Islands.   

Hope you enjoy me sharing my ideas about Tom and his family in this video! Stay tuned for more Sims brainstorming sessions related to the "Sam in New York" project.

Today, we’ll be having Tete.Depunk and Helevorn on this show! 

They will be having a conversation about worldbuilding, whether that’s in historical fiction or in fantasy works. Tete and Helevorn will also be talking about how to avoid stereotypes in works, for example, how to avoid stereotypical portrayals of Vikings, Cossacks, and other “types,” since it can be easy to fall into literary shorthand when writing about these kinds of characters.   

Tete.Depunk is the author of a fantasy work, “Gerda and the Frost Lord” as well as two historical works about Cossacks, “The White Crow Rides a Black Horse” (which is about Gleb, the 17-18th century Cossack) and “70 Fierce Years” (which is about Andrei, Gleb’s descendent from early 20th century Soviet Union).  

Tete's Instagram: @tete.depunk 

Her deviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk  

Helevorn is the author of a series of historical works set in the Viking Age, such as the short novel “Lucky Wolf”, her larger project, “Sons of Disobedience”, as well as a series of short stories, all linked together through common themes and characters. In recent times, Vikings have entered the mainstream in films or video games. In building the world of her stories, Helevorn has come across several stereotypes related to this topic, which she will talk about today.  

Helevorn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helevorn_bor 

Her deviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/helevornart  

READ Helevorn's "LUCKY WOLF" novella HERE: https://tapas.io/series/Lucky-Wolf

Featuring me and @tete.depunk (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk and DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk) talking about my current multimedia (Webtoon and Visual Novel) project, "Sam in New York"!  

We talk about the concept of the Melting Pot in American society and the role of the Melting Pot in "Sam in New York." We also discuss the character of Katya Luneva in "Sam in New York." Katya is one of Sam's potential love interests and unlike Sam (who was born in America to immigrant parents), she is an immigrant herself. We learn more about her personality in this episode and about how and why she and Sam become interested in one another.

Artwork in thumbnail of Katya from "Sam in New York" is by me!  

Find out more about "Sam in New York" on my Instagram @fortunusgames and on my website: https://www.fortunusgames.com  

Read "Finding Sam" in its entirety on Tapas: https://tapas.io/series/Finding-Sam 

Read "Finding Sam" on Webtoon: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/finding-sam-h/list?title_no=435678 

Read "Finding Sam: Epilogue" on Webtoon: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/finding-sam-epilogue/list?title_no=491760

In this episode, Tete.Depunk (https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk on Instagram and https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk) talks about her experiences re-creating an old character of hers - Gleb (formerly Andrei), who starts out as a serf in 18th century Imperial Russia and eventually finds his calling as a Cossack! She also talks about her experiences going back to Gleb's descendent Andrei's story, and how and why she has begun to move away from fantasy.   

Artwork of Andrei on the thumbnail is done by Tete.Depunk!

Featuring me and @helevorn_bor (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helevorn_bor and DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/helevornart) talking about the role of secondary characters, especially and including Sam's parents, in my current multimedia (Webtoon and Visual Novel) project, "Sam in New York"!  

Artwork in thumbnail of Sam's parents, Lev and Raisa, is by me, and will appear in the the "Sam in New York" webtoon coming out in late August and September!  

Find out more about "Sam in New York" on my Instagram @fortunusgames and on my website: https://www.fortunusgames.com  

Read "Finding Sam" in its entirety on Tapas: https://tapas.io/series/Finding-Sam 

Read "Finding Sam" on Webtoon: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/finding-sam-h/list?title_no=435678 

Read "Finding Sam: Epilogue" on Webtoon: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/finding-sam-epilogue/list?title_no=491760

Featuring me and @tete.depunk (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk and DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk) talking about my current multimedia (Webtoon and Visual Novel) project, "Sam in New York"!

Artwork in thumbnail of Sam is by me - this character sprite has appeared in some comics already and will be used in the visual novel. 

We segue into how I've balanced historical elements and research with a character-driven narrative and how I did my historical research for my project (academic journals, oral histories found on YouTube and other sites, etc.).

Find out more about "Sam in New York" on my Instagram @fortunusgames and on my website: https://www.fortunusgames.com

Read "Finding Sam" in its entirety on Tapas: https://tapas.io/series/Finding-Sam

Read "Finding Sam" on Webtoon: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/finding-sam-h/list?title_no=435678

Read "Finding Sam: Epilogue" on Webtoon: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/finding-sam-epilogue/list?title_no=491760