Beyond The Trope

This week we have the pleasure of talking to Tamora Pierce! It's a great interview, so enjoy.   Mentioned in this episode: Anne McCaffrey Marion Zimmer Bradley Robin McKinley Patricia A. McKillip Virginia Hankins Barbara Hambly J. K. Rowling Gail Carson Levine  Gail Carriger Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Show) beyondthetrope.weebly.com/denver-comic-con L. A. Meyer Esther Friesner

Steampunk is exciting for us. For many reasons. That's why we're talking about it this week. After a brief discussion, we jump into an exciting interview with Gail Carrier.   Mentioned in this episode: Steamboy (Movie) THE HUNGRY CITY CHRONICLES (Book Series) by Philip Reeve 2 D6 In A Random Direction (Podcast) Clockwork Couture https://clockworkcouture.com DC Comics (Steampunk Covers) GailCarriger.com RING WORLD by Larry Niven HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY by Douglas Adams ENDER'S GAME by Orson Scott Card 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA by Jules Verne THE PARASOL PROTECTORATE (Book Series) by Gail Carriger THE FINISHING SCHOOL SERIES by Gail Carriger THE CUSTARD PROTOCOL by Gail Carriger

This week, we dive into Young Adult Literature. Why we read it, why we write it, and why we love it!   Mentioned in this episode: BEAST QUEST (Book Series) by Adam Blade Terry Pratchett Jasper Fforde THE HUNGER GAMES (Book Trilogy) by Suzanne Collins CODEX ALERA (Book Series) by Jim Butcher DARK DAYS OF HAMBURGER HALPIN by Josh Berk ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME MARGARET by Judy Blume 50 SHADES OF GREY by E. L. James

It's our third discussion of Amazon's Kindle Scout. This time, we brought in a lawyer, Susan Spann, to talk about the user agreement from a contract specialist's point of view.   Mentioned in this episode: The CNET article http://www.cnet.com/au/news/amazon-wants-your-vote-on-which-books-to-publish/ The Amazon User agreement https://kindlescout.amazon.com/agreement Champagne Books Barnes and Noble Create Space Tattered Cover Amazon Unlimited Writer Beware at http://accrispin.blogspot.com Predators and Editors iBooks Riffle Nook #publaw on twitter

In this episode we talk to Author Susan Spann about her Shinobi Mystery series.   Mentioned in this episode: HARRY POTTER (Book Series) by J. K. Rowling HOW TO WRITE A DAMN GOOD MYSTERY by James N. Frey Janet Reid Literary Agent RMFW and their Colorado Gold conference Jim Butcher James Rollins Lee Child

Paper and pen, TextEdit, and more complex word processors are the focus of this week's episode. We discuss pros and cons of each medium, then take a break and plunge into poetry.   Mentioned in this episode: A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD by Jennifer Egan Stephen King Neil Gaiman Scrivener J. R. R. Tolkien THE ILLIAD and THE ODYSSEY by Homer THE SILMARILLION by J. R. R. Tolkien YOU FIT INTO ME by Margaret Atwood Shel Silverstein W. B. Yeats Flogging Molly (Band) JABBERWOCKY by Lewis Carroll ERAGON by Christopher Paolini THE ADVENTURES OF TOM BOMBADIL by J. R. R. Tolkien

It's time to announce our resolutions for the new year! We also dive into another one of Emily's trunk novels.

In this episode, we tackle the concept of Writer's Block. After that brief discussion, we dive into one of Giles' old trunk novels.   Relevant to this episode: HOW TO WRITE A DAMN GOOD MYSTERY by James N. Frey

In this episode, we continue our discussion on Amazon's new Kindle Scout publishing service.   Mentioned in this episode: http://www.cnet.com/au/news/amazon-wants-your-vote-on-which-books-to-publish/ http://www.jimchines.com/2014/10/kindle-scout/ https://kindlescout.amazon.com/agreement Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Anthology The Voice Go Fund Me http://rachelannnunez.blogspot.com Pandora

In this episode, we start a long discussion on Amazon's new Kindle Scout publishing service.   Mentioned in this episode: http://www.cnet.com/au/news/amazon-wants-your-vote-on-which-books-to-publish/ http://www.jimchines.com/2014/10/kindle-scout/ https://kindlescout.amazon.com/agreement Audible Kickstarter Kirkus Reviews Stephen King Borders Books and Music

We're off this week and next. We'll see you again on January 6, 2015!

This week we interview Jamin and Kiowa Winans, producers of The Frame, out now on DVD and BluRay and available at http://double-edge-films.myshopify.com.   Mentioned in this episode: Ink (Movie) Westword interview with Jamin and Kiowa Winans by Jason Heller http://blogs.westword.com/showandtell/2014/10/the_frame_jamin_winans_of_ink_makes_a_new_movie.php WORLD WAR Z (Book) by Max Brooks Denver Comic Con Akira (Movie) 11:59 (Movie) Take Shelter (Movie) Sunshine (Movie) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Movie) 12 Monkeys (Movie) Brazil (Movie) Heat (and other Michael Mann Movies) Robert Zemeckis Barry Levinson Terry Gilliam Toys (Movie staring Robin Williams) Florence and the Machine CedarFoundation.org

With the Holiday Season soon upon us, we talk Holidays in Fiction. It's a fun short episode about our favorite time of year.   Mentioned in this episode: HOGFATHER by Terry Brooks HARRY POTTER (Book Series) by J. K. Rowling THE NAME OF THE WIND by Patrick Rothfuss Love Actually (Movie) THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER by Barbara Robinson

Story Tension. The backbone of great fiction.   Mentioned in this episode: New Girl (TV Show) THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY by John le Carré PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen CODE NAME VERITY by Elizabeth E. Wein THE SECRETS OF THE IMMORTAL NICHOLAS FLAMMEL (Book Series) by Michael Scott HARRY POTTER (Book Series) by J. K. Rowling THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green

What is Character Agency, and why is it important? That's the topic for this week's episode!   Mentioned: James Bond (Character created by Ian Fleming) TIR ET LIR (Play) by Marie Redonnet I AM THE MESSENGER by Markus Zusak Butter (Movie) 1984 by George Orwell THE GIVER by Lois Lowry READY PLAYER ONE by Ernest Cline THE TWO PRINCESSES OF BAMARRE by Gail Carson Levine Tamora Pierce ELLA ENCHANTED by Gail Carson Levine SPINDLE'S END by Robin McKinley Penelope (Movie) SEPTIMUS HEAP (Book Series) by Angie Sage Dr. Who (TV Show) CODE NAME VERITY by Elizabeth E. Wein

This week, it is our pleasure to interview the amazing Jim Butcher, author of THE DRESDEN FILES, CODEX ALERA, and the upcoming CINDER SPIRES. After the interview, the three of us sit down to discuss writing communities.   Mentioned in this episode: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Show) ANITA BLAKE: VAMPIRE HUNTER (Book Series) by Laurell K. Hamilton JURASSIC PARK by Michael Crichton Pokemon (TV Show) Big Trouble in Little China (Movie) Anton Strout CINDER SPIRES (Book Series) by Jim Butcher THE DRESDEN FILES (Book Series) by Jim Butcher CODEX ALERA (Book Series) by Jim Butcher   The Absolute Write Forum Predators and Editors SFWA Write On Con Mulan (Disney Movie) DINOTOPIA by James Gurney SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) RWA WICKED by Gregory Maguire

This week we dive deeper into tropes, focusing on Fantasy Tropes.   Mentioned in this episode: tvtropes.com GAME OF THRONES (Novel) by George R. R. Martin J. R. R. Tolkein James Joyce THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA by C. S. Lewis THE CODEX ALERA by Jim Butcher A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS by Lemony Snicket CINDER by Marissa Meyer CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON (Movie) Writing Excuses Podcast THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith Gregory Maguire DOROTHY MUST DIE by Danielle Paige MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN by Ransom Riggs WAITING FOR GODOT (Play) by Samuel Beckett THE NAME OF THE WIND by Patrick Rothfuss DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE by Laini Taylor Terry Brooks Full Metal Alchemist (TV Show) SABRIEL by Garth Nix The Matrix (Movie) THE KEEPERS Trilogy by Lian Tanner Sky High (Movie) THE LOST YEARS OF MERLIN by T. A. Baron ENDER'S GAME by Orson Scott Card Star Trek: Deep Space 9 THE SWORD IN THE STONE (Disney Movie and book by T. H. White) Pokemon (TV Show) Robotic (TV

A two-topic episode featuring Body Language and Dialogue.   Mentioned: Dr. Paul Ekman Lie to Me (TV Show) WICKED by Gregory Maguire THE LITTLE WHITE HORSE by Elizabeth Goudge

Join us as we walk down memory lane. It's time to talk books from our childhood!   Mentioned in this episode: WHITE FANG by Jack London Nancy Drew (Book Series) Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner (Book Series) Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne (Book Series) SABRIEL by Garth Nix (Narrated by Tim Curry) Encyclopedia Brown by Donald J Sobol (Book Series) Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Book Series) LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott A WRINKLE IN TIME by Madeleine L'Engle THE BORROWERS by Mary Norton FROG AND TOAD by Arnold Lobel INDIAN CAPTIVE by Lois Lenski THE TWO PRINCESSES OF BAMARRE by Gail Carson Levine The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis (Book Series) Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling (Book Series) The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien G. K. Chesterton CURIOUS GEORGE (Book Series) ODD AND THE FROST GIANTS by Neil Gaiman Pokémon (TV Show) Disney Princess Book Series Disney Fairy Book Series Young Jack Sparrow Book Series American Girl Book Series Reading Rainbow (TV Sho

Plagiarism is terrible. There is a current incident that we discuss in this week's episode.   Mentioned: Rachel Ann Nunes (ranunes.com) The Absolute Writer Forum Predators and Editors PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith J. K. Rowling The James Potter e-book series by G. Norman Lippert fanfiction.net