Beyond The Trope

Aaron Michael Ritchey returns to talk about what's been going on with him since the last time he joined us on the show.   Mentioned in this episode: ELIZABETH'S MIDNIGHT by Aaron Michael Ritchey HARRY POTTER (Book Series) by J.K. Rowling THE FISHER KING (Movie) Terry Gilliam Monty Python K-PAX by Gene Brewer Robin Williams Romantic Times DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth Sue Grafton Francine Pascal E.L. James T.J. McKay and InD'Tale Magazine LONG LIVE THE SUICIDE KING by Aaron Michael Ritchey Kirkus Review Chuck Wendig Staccato Press M.J. Bell Aria at ShePaintsWithBlood.com Crescent Moon Press Black Arrow Publishing H.K. Savage DANTE'S INFERNO PARADISE LOST by John Milton Wordfire Press Saint Francis of Assisi GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE by Andrew A. Smith Kurt Vonnegut METAMORPHOSIS by Kafka John Greene Peter J. Wacks Community (TV Show) Firefly (TV Show) Joss Whedon DANDELION IRON by Aaron Michael Ritchey THE NEVER PRAYER by Aaron Michael Ritchey ARMAGEDDON DIMES by Aaron Michael Ritchey Dave Robison and the Roundtable Pod

Author Todd Newton joins us to talk about self publishing.   Mentioned in this episode: FIGHT CLUB by Chuck Palahniuk THE NINTH AVATAR by Todd Newton Patrick Rothfuss CreateSpace Kindle Direct Smashwords THOMAS REDPOOL GOES TO HELL by Todd Newton SCIONS OF THE SHADE by Todd Newton iUniverse Writer's Market SLICE OF LIFE: A MULTIMEDIA FAIRY TALE by Ellie Ann Soderstrom George R. R. Martin THE SILMARILLION by J. R. R. Tolkien THE HOBBIT by J. R. R. Tolkien Real Housewives Thomas A. Fowler Nathan Lowell COSine Sci-Fi Con Podiobooks MOBY-DICK by Herman Melville IVANHOE by Sir Walter Scott Authors Behaving Badly todd-newton.com Anomaly Con Goodreads C2E2 Con

We start with a brief discussion on serialized stories, then jump into Giles' old serialized blog for trunk novel dissection.   Mentioned in this episode: ON WRITING by Stephen King Kindle JukePop Lindsey Stirling flatironcity.blogspot.com

Our final Denver Comic Con 2015 episode is filled with even more awesome! We start out talking to the new monthly mystery box company, Geek Fuel. Next up, What Pumpkin? joins us to talk about the Hive Swap video game they're working on. After that, Carly from Dragon Lady Art Studio joins us to talk about Little Wings: plushy dragons that torture and eat fairies. Finally, Chemistry Club's Micah and Jake join us IN PERSON for the first time.

Another great collection of interviews from Denver Comic Con, starting with the Stubby Shillelaghs. Next up, we talk to the founder of Dungeons and Drafts, then rapper An Hobbes. Finally, we talk to Sherry Ficklin and Tyler Jolley about what they've been up to since Denver Comic Con 2014.

Denver Comic Con 2015 brought amazing people to our table, including the AWESOME Jim Butcher, the TALENTED Josh Vogt, and the EXCITING Senda from the She's A Super Geek podcast (sasgeek.com).

Denver Comic Con sent MANY great authors our way. This week, we feature interviews with Sue Duff, Amalie Howard, and Kevin J. Anderson.

DC Comics' Van Jensen, Jeff King, Marguerite Bennett, and Steve Leioloha all joined us at Denver Comic Con for great interviews. We want to thank them for taking time out to talk to us, and a special thank you to DC Comics' Nicole Yavasile for setting these interviews up and Michael Shelling for facilitating everything on site.

At Denver Comic Con 2015, Emily got invited onto an impromptu panel about women in the comics industry. Both Michelle and Emily were there to get the entire panel, and amazing things happened!

This week is all about fixing those difficult scenes in your WiP.   Mentioned in this episode: LOOKING FOR ALASKA by John Green THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green Harry Potter (book series) by J. K. Rowling Jim Butcher James Marsters SANDMAN (comic book series) by Neil Gaiman Gail Carriger

This week we discussed how to develop a magic system for your fantasy world.   Mentioned in this episode: Denver Comic Con Jim Butcher Susan Spann THE CIRCLE OF MAGIC (book series) by Tamora Pierce GRACELING by Kristin Cashore Writing Excuses Podcast STEELHEART by Brandon Sanderson MISTBORN by Brandon Sanderson DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE by Laini Taylor Terry Brooks Galaxy Quest (movie) The Prestige (movie) The Illusionist (movie) CODEX ALERA (book series) by Jim Butcher Tropes 101 workshop live from Anomaly Con 2015

Anomaly Con gave us the opportunity to interview both Selena Chambers and Molly Tanzer. It was a great interview, and the entire thing is available right here at Beyond the Trope!

At Anomaly Con 2015, we got to interview Cory Doctorow. This is the full recording of that event! WARNING! This episode of Beyond the Trope contais adult language.

At Anomaly Con 2015, we presented our Tropes 101 workshop. This is the full workshop, complete with audience participation.

This week, Chemistry Club joins us again to tell us about their work with artist Patch Silver. Together, they created an amazing comic called Copia: Landfall.   Information at http://chemistryclubmusic.com

This week, Dave Robison of the Roundtable Podcast joins us for a great discussion on workshopping stories. Check him out at http://roundtablepodcast.com and http://twitter.com/WritersPodcast and http://wonderthingstudios.com   Mentioned in this episode: NaNoWriMo Mary Robinette Kowal Alasdair Stuart Delilah S. Dawson Emma Newman Cat Rambo Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Michael R. Underwood Philippa "Pip" Ballantine THE HOBBIT by J. R. R. Tolkien Robert E Howard L. Sprague de Camp Lin Carter CONAN THE BARBARIAN (Book Series) Dungeons and Dragons Vex Mosaic e-zine AVENGERS (Movie) GUARDIANS OF THE GALAZY (Movie) Shattered World podcast THE IX by Andrew Weston Colin F. Barnes

Gail Carson Levine joined us for a great discussion, and when she returned to her day, we talked about some of our favorite fair tales.   Mentioned in this episode: DAVE AT NIGHT ELLA ENCHANTED by Gail Carson Levine STOLEN MAGIC by Gail Carson Levine (April 2015) PRINCESS TEST by Gail Carson Levine FAIREST by Gail Carson Levine PRINCESS TALES Volumes 1 and 2 by Gail Carson Levine The Louisville Review Cancer Poetry Project Sugar House Review Bigger Than They Appear New York Quarterly The Newbery Honor THE TWO PRINCESSES OF BAMARRE gailcarsonlevine.com   Fairy Tale Discussion: The Little Mermaid Hans Christian Anderson Disney Beauty and the Beast SPINDLE'S END by Robin McKinley Sleeping Beauty Cinderella Grimm Brothers Fairy Tales Hansel and Gretel Doctor Who THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J. R. R. Tolkien The Twelve Dancing Princesses ENTWINED by Heather Dixon CINDER by Marissa Meyer Rapunzel THE TAMING OF THE SHREW by William Shakespeare G. K. Chesterton C. S. Lewis

This week, Thomas A. Fowler is back to talk about marketing tools for authors.   Mentioned in this episode: JURASSIC PARK (Book) by Michael Crichton JK Rowling Miss Marvel (Comic Book Series) Pixar Legend of the Gamers (Movie) Harvey (Play and Movie) Chuck Wendig Chuck Sambuchino Squarespace Weebly WordPress Kickstarter J. A. Konrath Travis Heerman Penny Arcade John Scalzi The Oatmeal Exploding Kittens Hugh Howie

Our friend, Thomas A. Fowler, joins us this week to talk about author branding and platforms.   Mentioned in this episode: Book Riot Kotaku Quincy J. Allen George R. R. Martin Gail Carriger J. K. Rowling/Rober Galbraith JURASSIC PARK by Michael Crichton THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA by Ernest Hemingway Aaron Michael Ritchey

This week we talk to the amazing Jim C. Hines. He published a trunk novel, and we really like that! After the interview, Michelle shares another set of pages that aren't good enough to publish.   Mentioned in this episode: Fable Legends (Video Game) Dungeons and Dragons (Tabletop RPG) Jay Lake Shannon Hale Patrick Rothfuss Tamora Pierce Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Show)