Death Of 1000 Cuts

This episode I chat to Peter Newman, author of Fantasy trilogy THE VAGRANT, THE MALICE and THE SEVEN, and - released in the UK *this week* (!) - his latest, THE DEATHLESS. I grill him for precious, precious info on how he builds worlds, his philosophy on creating characters, and what makes Fantasy so compelling. We end up chatting about everything from roleplaying on school buses, to why goats make the perfect jesters to critique humankind. Whatever genre you write in, there are bucketloads of down-to-earth advice from an experienced author on how to keep writing and find the good stuff. This is a great episode to listen to if you want to know: - what makes a good protagonist? - how do I write stories set in a dystopia? - how do I make my readers care about my characters? - what's Grimdark Fantasy and should I write it? - what are good ways to think about world-building? - how can I convey my world while keeping the story going? - what things do readers need to know, and when? Peter Newman's latest novel (o