Beyond The Trope

This week Matt Forbeck, author and game designer, joins us to talk about tie-in fiction, game design, and creating original stories. Find out more at http://www.forbeck.com and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/mforbeck and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/forbeck. Thank you to all of our wonderful listeners, including our patrons over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Mentioned in this episode: Games Workshop Warhammer Warhammer 40k Blood Bowl Grenadier Models Iron Crown Enterprises Mayfair Games Pinnacle Entertainment Group Deadlands 2D6 Feet in a Random Direction (Podcast) Shane Hensley Chris Hanrahan Endgames Oakland TSR Hobbies Halo Blood Bowl Dungeons and Dragons Endless Quest Marvel Encyclopedia Assassins Creed: Origins Ghost Recond: Wildlands Magic the Gathering Conan the Barbarian Tor Star Wars: Rogue One Lucasfilms Gary Whitta Mass Effect (Commander Sheppard) Grayhawk Forgotten Realms Dark Sun Eberon Robotech LIFE IS STRANGE: WELCOME TO BLACKWELL ACADEMY by Matt Forbeck Angry

This week we are excited to have author Meghan Scott Molin on the show! Find out more about her books, THE FRAME-UP and THE QUEEN CON at http://www.meghanscottmolin.com. You can also follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/megfuzzle and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/meghanscottmolinauthor/. Thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our patrons over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.com. Mentioned in this episode: Jasper Fforde Pikes Peak Writers San Diego Comic Con Pitch Wars Psych (TV Show) Colorado Public Radio KCSU radio station CTV TV station Laura Vanderkam Maggie Stiefvater Leigh Bardugo Brandon Sanderson THE VIGILANTE GAME (Working Title of Golden Arrow Mysteries #3)

In our final episode from Denver Pop Culture Con, we're bringing you interviews with Jim Beaver of Deadwood, Justified, and Supernatural fame; author Pierce Brown (https://piercebrownbooks.com), and author Claudia Mills (https://www.claudiamillsauthor.com). Thank you, again, to Pop Culture Classroom for giving us the opportunity to interview so many amazing people. Find out more about this wonderful organization by going to https://popcultureclassroom.org. A very special thanks to our fantastic listeners, including our patrons over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

We're back with another pair of interviews from Denver Pop Culture Con 2019, starting out with professional cosplayer, Ginny Di (https://www.ginnydi.com) and authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, also known as James S. A. Corey (https://www.jamessacorey.com). Thank you to Pop Culture Classroom for giving us the opportunity to interview so many amazing people and help promote their convention. You can learn more about them at https://popcultureclassroom.org. A very special thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our supporters over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

This week we're bringing you two more interviews from Denver Pop Culture Con 2019. We start out with Gail Carriger (https://gailcarriger.com) and Steven T. Seagle (http://manofaction.tv/profiles/steven-t-seagle/). Thank you to Pop Culture Classroom for bringing us back for another year to help them cover the con. Learn more about them at https://popculturecon.org. Also, thank you to all of our wonderful listeners, including our supporters over at https://patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

This week we are bringing you our first episode from Denver Pop Culture Con 2019. Thank you to Pop Culture Classroom for putting this con together and bringing us back for another year. Find out more at https://popcultureclassroom.org. This week we are sharing our interview with Keving Hearne (https://kevinhearne.com), and Delialah Dawson (https://www.whimsydark.com) followed by an interview with Dacia Arnold (https://daciamarnold.com). A very special thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our supporters at https://patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

This week we are pre-judging movies based on rumors and trailers. Patrick Hester returns as guest-host, too, and you can find out more about him over on https://atfmb.com and https://functionalnerds.com. Thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our Patrons over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Mentioned in this episode: Dane Cook Detective Pikachu Michael Cera Ryan Reynolds Deadpool Jay Baruchel Jonah Hill How To Train Your Dragon (Movie) Arrested Development Will Ferrel Mike Meyers Joseph Gordon-Levitt Bradley Cooper Chris Pratt Sean Connery Tom Hiddleston MIB: International Josh Brolin Tommy Lee Jones Jeff Bridges Mission Impossible (Movie) X-Men (Movie) The Fast and the Furious (Movie) Wild Wild West (Movie) Independence Day (Movie) Pirates of the Caribbean (Movie) John Wick (Movie) Chris Hemsworth Thor Ragnarok (Movie) Jeff Goldblum Tessa Thompson Liam Neeson Emma Thompson Anna (Movie) Luc Besson Audrey Hepburn Kickboxer 4 (Movie) Step by Step (Sitcom) Jeff Speakman The Perfect Weapon (M

WARNING!! This Episode of Beyond The Trope tackles some mature topics that may be difficult for some of our listers. This week Patrick Hester returns as guest-host to talk with us about tropes that we're sick of seeing. Find out more about Patrick Hester at https://atfmb.com. Thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our supporters over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Mentioned in this episode: Pinky and The Brain Postmodern Jukebox Red Rocks Amphitheater Iron & Wine (Band) Red Sonja (Comics) Superman (Movie) Spiderman (Movie) Nicholas Cage Netflix Nintendo Wii A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens The Washington Post Sarah Gailey Mass Effect (Video Game) Stranger Things (TV Show) Stand By Me (Movie)

This week Patrick Hester guest-hosts, and we're joined by author Carrie Vaughn! Find out more about Carrie at https://carrievaughn.com and https://curiousfictions.com. You can also learn more about Patrick Hester at https://atfmb.com. Thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our supporters at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Mentioned in this episode: Robotech (Anime) BANNERLESS by Carrie Vaughn The Philp K. Dick Award James S. A. Corey Daniel Abraham Ty Franck Mile Hi Con Artemis (Video Game) Carmen San Diego Agent Carter Princess Belle The Little Mermaid THE WILD DEAD by Carrie Vaughn Midsummer Murders (TV Show) THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy Susan Spann Cadfael Mysteries Agatha Christie Realms of Fantasy Magazine Amaryllis (Short Story) by Carrie Vaughn The Hugo Award WAR AND PEACE by Leo Tolstoy THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J. R. R. Tolkien WILD CARDS Edited by George R. R. Martin The Clockwork Cabaret Podcast The History of England Podcast The Kitty Norville book series by Carrie Vaughn Denver Po

This week, Patrick Hester joins us to talk about how media companies are consolidating and removing consumer choice. We also got to test out brand new microphones, thanks to our amazing patrons! Find out more about Patrick over at https://atfmb.com, and don't forget to go buy his book, INTO THE FIRE, which you can get over at https://www.amazon.com/Into-Fire-Samantha-Kane-1/dp/1614754926/. Also, a big, big thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our patrons over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Mentioned in this episode: Star Trek Amazon Prime Taco Bell Demolition Man (Movie) Wesley Snipes Sandra Bullock Sylvester Stallone Michael Keaton The Founder (Movie) McDonalds Disney+ Fox ESPN Hulu Marvel Netflix DC Comics Stargate Command Comixology Warner Brothers NBC Playstation Vue Cooking Chanel Food Network Chopped Dish Network QVC AMC NFL Network MLB Network Washington Post Guardians of the Galaxy (Movie) Brooklyn 99 (TV Show) Functional Nerds Podcast The Umbrella Academy (TV Show) Dark Horse

This week we are talking to Laura Vanderkam, time management expert, author, speaker, and podcaster. She joins us to talk about her first novel, JULIET'S SCHOOL OF POSSIBILITIES: A LITTLE STORY ABOUT THE POWER OF PRIORITIES. Find out more at https://lauravanderkam.com and follow her over at https://twitter.com/lvanderkam. Thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our supporters over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Mentioned in this episode: Before Breakfast Podcast iHeartRadio How Stuff Works Best of Both Worlds Podcast

This week we're talking with the Hugo Award winning Sarah Gailey about their upcoming book, MAGIC FOR LIARS. Find out more at https://sarahgailey.com, https://twitter.com/gaileyfrey, and https://instagram.com/gaileyfrey. Thank you to all of our incredible listeners, and to everyone who supports us over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Mentioned in this episode: BREAD AND MILK AND SALT by Sarah Gailey RIVER OF TEETH by Sarah Gailey George R. R. Martin Jurasic Park (Movie) Jeff Goldblum Tor Publishing TASTE OF MARROW by Sarah Gailey Denver Pop Culture Con (Formerly Denver Comic Con) AirBNB

Inspired by last week's trunk novel episode, we decided to talk about character creation this week. Thank you to all of our amazing supporters, including our patrons over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Mentioned in this episode: WARCROSS by Marie Lu Thanos Kingsman: The Golden Circle (Movie) X-Men (Movie) Pitch Wars Oprah James Persichetti

We're back with another trunk novel episode, courtesy of J. T. Evans. Thank you J. T. for sending it in! Thank you to all of our fantastic listeners, too, including our amazing patrons over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Mentioned in this episode: THE SILMARILLION by J. R. R. Tolkien A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE (Book Series) by George R. R. Martin THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE by Brandon Sanderson Patrick Rothfuss

This week we're talking to author and co-creator of the Pathfinder and Starfinder tabletop role playing games, James L. Sutter. Find out more about him over at https://jameslsutter.com and follow him on https://twitter.com/jameslsutter. Thank you to all of our amazing supporters, included our patrons over on https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Mentioned in this episode: Pathfinder Starfinder Paizo Publishing DISTANT WORLDS by James L. Sutter DEATH'S HERETIC by James L. Sutter THE REDEMPTION ENGINE by James L. Sutter Blade Runner (Movie) INFERNO by Dante HarmonQuest (TV Show) Twitch.tv Critical Role (Web Series) Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Humble Bundle CITY OF STRANGER by James L. Sutter Gen Con CALVIN & HOBBES (Comic) by Bill Watterson Erik Mona James Jacobs F. Wesley Schneider Jason Bulmahn Pathfinder 2nd Edition SCHLOCK MERCENARY (Comic) by Howard Tayler Cameron McClure Donald Maass Literary Agency THE MINORITY REPORT (Short Story) by Philip K. Dick Marvel Comics Judge Dredd Chuck Wendig http://

This week we're talking Jennifer Jill Araya, the amazing voice actress behind some wonderfully fantastic audiobooks in more genres than you can imagine! Find out more about her over at http://www.jenniferjillaraya.com and also make sure you follow her on https://twitter.com/JenniferJAraya and https://www.facebook.com/JenniferJillAraya/. Thank you to all of our amazing listeners, as well as our supporters over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope Mentioned in this episode: James Young Star Trek Deep Space Nine The Next Generation Amazon Audible ACX Apple GarageBand Brilliance Library for the Blind Tantor Media Penguin Random House

James Persichetti returns one more time to chat with us about learning a language. What are some of the benefits, challenges, and how should one go about the process? You can follow James on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JPPersichetti, and you can also find him at Lost Hat Editorial Services, LLC for all your developmental editing needs. https://www.losthateditorial.com. Thank you to our amazing listeners, including our supporters over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Mentioned in this episode: Duolingo DRAGONFLY IN AMBER by Diana Gabaldon

This week James Persichetti returns to chat with us about Second Drafts. What are some of the best ways to rewrite a story or book? You can follow James on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JPPersichetti, and you can also find him at Lost Hat Editorial Services, LLC for all your developmental editing needs. https://www.losthateditorial.com Thank you to our amazing listeners, including our supporters over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope Mentioned in this episode: Susan Spann Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Cold Conference

This week we're talking to James Persichetti of Lost Hat Editorial Services, LLC. Find out more about the editorial services James can provide over at https://www.losthateditorial.com and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JPPersichetti. Thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our Patrons over at https://patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Mentioned in this episode: Nelson Literary Agency Patrick Hester GHOST DRAGON by David R. Slayton DRACULA by Bram Stoker FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley Note from the editor: Around the 5:30 mark, an audio glitch cut out a small section where James explained why a writer may want to hire a developmental editor.

This week we are joined by Dan Stout, a listener of the show, and his book, TITAN SHADE, is out March 12. Go pick it up at your nearest bookstore, and follow Dan on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DanStout and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DanStoutWriter and check out his website, https://DanStout.com. Thank you to all of our listeners who support us each week, and thank you to all of our supporters over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Mentioned in this episode: TITAN SHADE by Dan Stout DAW Books Men in Black (Movie) Chinatown (1974 Movie) Liberty Hall THE LORD OF THE RINGS (Book Trilogy) by J. R. R. Tolkien Bright (Netflix Movie) Life on Mars (TV Show by BBC and then ABC) The Last Action Hero (Movie) Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (TV Show) 30 Rock (TV Show) Heroes (TV Show) Tina Fey Alec Baldwin Avengers (Movie) Antz (Movie) A Bug's Life (Movie) No Strings Attached (Movie) THE DRESDEN FILES (Book Series) by Jim Butcher Dragnet (TV Show) Bad Boys (Movie) Star Wars Top Chef Great British Baking