Episode 4 ft. David R. Slayton: Building Worlds & Breaking Rules
04/04/23 • 60 min
We are lucky enough to take a look behind the typewriter of DAVID R. SLAYTON, who teaches us all about worldbuilding.
Writers, we covered a whole lot in this interview, so take notes!
We discussed research and historical accuracy, creating magic systems within your world, and how breaking the rules of convention, and breaking the rules of your own world, can actually strengthen your book.
Our author guest, David, also shares how genre expectations shaped his approach to worldbuilding as his novels take place both in contemporary settings (WHITE TRASH WARLOCK) as well as secondary fantasy settings (DARK MOON, SHALLOW SEA).
Want to stay in the loop? Follow @drslayton and @BTTypewriter on Twitter!
Mentioned in this interview:
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Dune by Frank Herbert
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
The Untamed (TV Show)
Bewitched (TV Show)
Farscape (TV Show)
Star Trek (TV Show)
Mass Effect (Game)
Thief (Game)
Dark Souls (Game)
Skyrim (Game)
Dragonquest (Game)
Scrivener (Software)
Google Docs (Software)
Notion (Software)
We are lucky enough to take a look behind the typewriter of DAVID R. SLAYTON, who teaches us all about worldbuilding.
Writers, we covered a whole lot in this interview, so take notes!
We discussed research and historical accuracy, creating magic systems within your world, and how breaking the rules of convention, and breaking the rules of your own world, can actually strengthen your book.
Our author guest, David, also shares how genre expectations shaped his approach to worldbuilding as his novels take place both in contemporary settings (WHITE TRASH WARLOCK) as well as secondary fantasy settings (DARK MOON, SHALLOW SEA).
Want to stay in the loop? Follow @drslayton and @BTTypewriter on Twitter!
Mentioned in this interview:
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Dune by Frank Herbert
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
The Untamed (TV Show)
Bewitched (TV Show)
Farscape (TV Show)
Star Trek (TV Show)
Mass Effect (Game)
Thief (Game)
Dark Souls (Game)
Skyrim (Game)
Dragonquest (Game)
Scrivener (Software)
Google Docs (Software)
Notion (Software)
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Episode 3 ft. Mackenzie Reed: Unlikeable Main Characters & Hot Villains
This week, we’re given the chance to look behind the typewriter of MACKENZIE REED, who talks us through creating compelling characters.
We asked Mackenzie about figuring out who the main character in your story should be, crafting villains that challenge the protagonist (but sometimes they’re hot while doing so), and the friends your protagonist makes along the way.
Mackenzie also shares how she fleshed out the side characters in THE ROSEWOOD HUNT, so they could even be protagonists of their own stories.
Mentioned in this interview:
Save the Cat by Blake Snyder
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
The Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy
True Blood by Charlaine Harris
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Mass Effect (game)
Knives Out (movie)
Want to stay in the loop? Follow @mackenziemreed and @BTTypewriter on Twitter!
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