The Wordy Pair Podcast

Today we're talking about the crazies who see mirages of "coding" in fantasy races, only to recreate them with even more obvious "coding."

Also, tamales are delicious.

Check out our fiction at:

(Justin)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://muppy.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

(Rudy)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rnkfiction.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And follow us on Twitter at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/NinjaMouseChu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

and

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Rudolph_Kohn⁠⁠

This week's episode starts with a discussion of impostor syndrome that many writers express--are they really insecure, or just fishing for sympathy?

We then go into a bit of a potpourri episode, covering stuff from Signs (the movie) to the crumbling SFWA!

Stuff mentioned in this episode:

Our amazing April Fool's episode:

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/0lU1nxYg9Nb

My review of John A. Douglas's The Black Crown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzzSJbwf29Y

Check out our fiction at:

(Justin)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://muppy.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

(Rudy)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rnkfiction.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And follow us on Twitter at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/NinjaMouseChu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

and

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Rudolph_Kohn⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Sinister Shadow is a strange book... the original manuscript was mostly written in the 1930s, but it remained unpublished for a long time... until around 2015, when a new author whipped it into shape!

The Shadow faces off against Doc Savage, and the action and intrigue are non-stop!

Relax with us as we go in depth on this pulp masterpiece!

Mentioned in episode:

Justin's "The Rackon"

⁠https://a.co/d/6cDrQSy⁠

Rudy's "What the Soul Still Fears"

https://a.co/d/d6SWbUu⁠

Check out our fiction at:

(Justin)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://muppy.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

(Rudy)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rnkfiction.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And follow us on Twitter at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/NinjaMouseChu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

and

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Rudolph_Kohn⁠⁠

The list itself is old, but it found its way into my feed a few weeks ago, and Justin and I decided to do an episode on it.

Wow, just... really narrow-minded and awful writing advice. Repetitive, too.

Chill with us as we take the first third or so of these "tips" apart!

Fun stuff mentioned:

RedLetterMedia's hilarious video with "Ryan's Babe" review:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcK4ioF8ODc&pp=ygUZcmVkbGV0dGVybWVkaWEgcnlhbnMgYmFiZQ%3D%3D

Justin's book "The Rackon" is here:

https://a.co/d/e7agHqy

(Justin)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://muppy.substack.com

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Rudy)

https://rnkfiction.blogspot.com

And follow us on Twitter:⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/NinjaMouseChu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

and

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Rudolph_Kohn⁠

What starts as a discussion about readers who really dislike the denouement, eventually branches out into a talk on dos and don'ts for ending your own stories!

We cover a variety of examples from media, including how to handle works that may (or may not!) end up with sequels!

Also: Are Rudy and Justin one person? Maybe.

Mentioned in passing: Justin's book The Rackon

https://a.co/d/6cDrQSy

Check out our fiction at:

(Justin)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://muppy.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

(Rudy)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rnkfiction.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And follow us on Twitter at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/NinjaMouseChu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

and

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Rudolph_Kohn⁠

Kind of a jabber episode this week, we start out talking about bookstores, specifically Books-a-Million, then talking about new trends in printing!

Will the smartphone aspect ratio become the new shape of books?

Then, we talk about book covers, including a bunch of talk about Terry Pratchett and Paul Kidby, who did a bunch of amazing covers and artwork for Pratchett's books.

Check out some of Kidby's amazing art here:

https://www.paulkidby.com/paintings/

Then, we move on to a discussion of animation, including old-school Simpsons, Gintama, and Mike Judge!

Listen to some of our old, hilarious stuff here:

https://www.youtube.com/@muppyheingardt8597

Check out our fiction at:

(Justin)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://muppy.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

(Rudy)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rnkfiction.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And follow us on Twitter at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/NinjaMouseChu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

and

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Rudolph_Kohn⁠⁠⁠

Today we're talking about one of my favorite fantasy author's first novel: Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist.

The early books by Feist are really great because they're actually low-magic fantasy for the most part, with a lot of cool politics (plus I really love the Kingdom's mix of honorable and dishonorable people--it's not too idealistic, but not too dark) and machinations.

Check out Justin's story Outpost Battalion Attachments, referenced during this episode:

https://muppy.substack.com/p/outpost-battalion-attachments

Check out our fiction at:

(Justin)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://muppy.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

(Rudy)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rnkfiction.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And follow us on Twitter at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/NinjaMouseChu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

and

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Rudolph_Kohn⁠⁠

Today we're starting out by covering the "advice" to not start your stories in the middle of an action scene. Some publishers give this advice, but others go 100% in the opposite direction!

We talk about possible ways to edit a story to move that initial action scene inward a bit, if you need to.

Then, we kind of evolve into a potpourri episode, covering a big variety of topics!

Check out some of our older funny stuff at:

https://www.youtube.com/@muppyheingardt8597

Check out our fiction at:

(Justin)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://muppy.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

(Rudy)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rnkfiction.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And follow us on Twitter at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/NinjaMouseChu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

and

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Rudolph_Kohn⁠⁠⁠

Today we're talking about the new Alien movie!

Apparently it's not horrible!

Check out our old Covenant review for some hilarity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtBMC_KwNKE

Check out our fiction at:

(Justin)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://muppy.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

(Rudy)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rnkfiction.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And follow us on Twitter at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/NinjaMouseChu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

and

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Rudolph_Kohn⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today we're talking about the character and plot developments in the popular visual novel that spawned two animated series: Steins; Gate!

There will be spoilers!

Some fun links:

Akihabara Radio Kaikan Building

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihabara_Radio_Kaikan

John Titor on Art Bell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-viB_iEm0ms

Read Justin's book The Good Guy:

https://a.co/d/8j1qcxk

Check out our fiction at:

(Justin)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://muppy.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

(Rudy)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rnkfiction.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And follow us on Twitter at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/NinjaMouseChu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

and

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Rudolph_Kohn⁠