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  • Hosted by Jonathan Moeller (author of the FROSTBORN and SEVENFOLD SWORD fantasy series and the SILENT ORDER scifi series), the Pulp Writer Show discusses how to write, format, publish, and sell your novel. Sometimes there are jokes.
    Copyright Jonathan Moeller
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  • Episode 218: Summer Movie Roundup, Part II: Very Miscellaneous!

    Episode 218: Summer Movie Roundup, Part II: Very Miscellaneous!
    2024/09/16

    In this week's episode, I review the movies and streaming shows I saw in the second half of summer 2024. The episode concludes with a preview of the audiobook of HALF-ORC PALADIN, as excellently narrated by Leanne Woodward.
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    20 分
  • Episode 217: The Origins Of HALF-ELVEN THIEF

    Episode 217: The Origins Of HALF-ELVEN THIEF
    2024/09/09
    In this week's episode, I discuss the origins of my HALF-ELVEN THIEF series, and describe some of the ideas that inspired it. I also talk a little about some of the common scams in self-publishing. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 217 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is September the 6th, 2024 and today we are discussing the origins of Half-Elven Thief. Before we get into that, let's have an update on my current writing projects. I am editing Shield of Conquest. I'm about 40% of the way through the first round of editing, so hoping to have that out in the middle of September if all goes well, but we'll see. I am 44,000 words Ghosts in the Tombs, which I am planning to have out in October and 14,000 words into Cloak of….uh…Illusion. That's how you can tell I've written a lot of books. I can't immediately recall the titles at the drop of a hat anymore. In audiobook news, the audio for Half-Orc Paladin is done and working its way through processing on various sites. It should be up on Audible, Google Play, Kobo, Chirp and all the other major audiobook stores soon, but you can get it off my Payhip store right now since I was able to post it right away. So if you want to get before anyone else, you can do it there. So that's where I'm at with my current writing projects (once I remembered all their names correctly, of course). 00:01:16 Question of the Week And now let's go to Question of the Week. Question of the Week is designed to inspire interesting discussions of enjoyable topics. This week's question: what is your favorite fictional villain? The inspiration for this question was that I saw a writer complaining how hard it is to write a book without a villain. It's not impossible, of course. The conflict of the story might be man versus nature, two people competing in a sporting event, or on equal footing. But it is easier to write a book about a villain and of course really memorable ones often become enduringly popular characters. So as you can imagine, we had quite a range of responses for this one. Mary says: King Haggard in the last Unicorn. Evil, unfathomable, and dangerous. I can't believe he adopted a foundling, at that. Jonathan D. says: If I had to limit it to one, I would go with Megatron. You have to be an iconic villain to still be the main bad guy for 40 years. Honorable mention to Scorpius from Farscape. He was only supposed to be in a few episodes at the end of Season 1 but was so good he became the main villain. Bret says: Voldemort. I like villains to be simple, the embodiment of evil, evil from the moment they were born, never wavering from evil, and with no chance for redemption. But I prefer the villain to be the system and/or human nature. For example, in your Ghost Exile Book One, there are some bad guys, but since it's not known that point that there's a super villain behind the scenes, Caina is fighting the system (like corruption, slavery of Istarinmul) and the bad guys are bad because of human nature in the system, and that's a great book. One of my favorites. Michael says: I am a big fan of Marvel comic books and they both have my favorite villains, Doctor Doom and Magneto, because they are both well written personalities and are perfect examples of people with power who will do whatever evil thing it takes to rectify evil conditions in their lives that they have personally survived. Our next response comes from Becca, who says: I really liked Grand Admiral Thrawn and his use of art. He's an excellent character. Another Timothy Zahn series villain is the Modhri, a sort of hive mind that ends up with lots of different aspects. The books she's talking about are the Quadrail series by Timothy Zahn and they're pretty good. Check them out if you get a chance. It's basically a noir-style train mystery but in outer space. Simone says: Definitely Doctor Evil, because sometimes I also want some “freaking sharks with freaking laser beams attached to their freaking heads.” I have to say I entirely agree with Simone. Sometimes you want sharks with laser beams. Andrew says: John Simms playing The Master in Doctor Who. BV says: Urzo, that villain cracks me up. In fact, the whole crew of villains are characters. Yep, Urzo was something else. Plus he makes me laugh. Martin says: The Watchmaker from Jeffrey Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme series. I think the key to an engaging villain is that they have a capacity to win. The watchmaker matches Rhyme's deductive skills with his own meticulous nature. The question becomes who will make a mistake first and what the consequences will be. You can never be sure who will win. I also enjoy the fact that you only get to read it from the Watchmaker’s point of view without truly understanding him. It's only at the end that things click into place. Jenny says: The best villain is when you feel like, yeah, maybe they have a point, but the whole way they're going about ...
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    17 分
  • Episode 216: 7 Things Not To Put On A Book Cover

    Episode 216: 7 Things Not To Put On A Book Cover
    2024/09/02
    In this week's episode, I take a look at 7 things you should not put on a book cover, and also discuss how I used to write tech nonfiction. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 216 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is August the 30th, 2024, and today we're considering seven things that you should not put on your book cover. We’ll also talk a little bit about how I used to write tech books and have Question of the Week. Last week we also had a bit of a problem with the microphone levels. Hopefully that should now be adjusted and the sound should not be bouncing around randomly throughout the episode. So first up, updates on my writing progress. I am currently done with the rough draft of Shield of Conquest, 97,500 words written in 21 days. Right now, I'm writing a companion short story, The First Command. That will be a short story that my newsletter subscribers will get for free in ebook form when Shield of Conquest comes out, hopefully sometime in September. I'm also 40,000 words into Ghosts in the Tombs, which will be the next main project after Shield of Conquest is out. I’m 10,000 words into Cloak of Titans, which hopefully will be around November. In audiobook news, the recording for Half-Orc Paladin is done. That will be excellently narrated by Leanne Woodward. And if all goes well, that should wend its way through the various audiobook stores and be available soon. 00:01:19 Question of the Week Now let's do Question of the Week, which is designed to inspire enjoyable discussion of interesting topics. This week’s question: what is your favorite movie in the fantasy genre? No wrong answers obviously, but I think it's an interesting question because I suspect fantasy is a lot harder as a genre to bring to film than police procedurals or romantic comedies. Quite a few responses for this one. Mary says: The Princess Bride. Justin says: The Lord of the Rings trilogy is in a category by itself. A faithful (given the constraints) adaptation of the greatest fantasy story of all time. Conan is very good, but The Princess Bride is what I watch over and over again. Barbara says: Ralph Bakshi’s Wizards. I know it's animated, but I watch it every chance I get. Even hunted down the soundtrack. It was our go to entertainment when my husband and I were dating and right after we were married. William says: Watching Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits as a child was an impactful experience for me. Personally, I don't really see the need to adapt perfectly good books into movies where you can make a perfectly good original movie instead like Star Wars. Martin says: Lord of the Rings has an epic quality about it and has everything. One of my favorite fantasy films is Stardust. It's a great journey for the characters involved and has a wonderful mix of magic and action. Jenny says: Legend and Labyrinth are iconic to me and Dark Crystal. Lord of the Rings is epic though, I agree. A different Barbara says: Got to be Labyrinth. Bowie was spectacular. Not a fan of Lord of the Rings. Gary says: Lord of the Rings is pretty obvious, but I've always liked Time Bandits. BV says: Hand down, Lord of the Rings and the upcoming movie Shield Knight (which is not terribly likely). Bonnie says: Willow is number one, then the original Dune. Yeah, I know-quite the spectrum. Juana says: Lord of the Rings and Fantastic Voyage. David says: Don't forget Krull. Tom says: Lord of the Rings, then Stardust. Rewatched those so many times. AL says: Willow also had a terrible plot. I think my second choice would be Bright, lol. And then the last Dungeons and Dragons movie. Jeanne says: Without question, Lord of the Rings. Darla says: Geez people, every movie you mentioned makes me want to see them again. There are so many good and not so good fantasy movies. I would say Lord of the Rings plus Rings of Power on Amazon. A really old movie from my brain is Scanners. Although the acting was totally terrible, the concept was intriguing. And finally, Pippa says: Lord of the Rings, then Willow. So yeah, we can see from those answers that Lord of the Rings is definitely the category winner, which agrees with my own assessment. For myself, I think the overwhelming answer would have to be Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy. In my opinion, and your opinion may vary, The Lord of the Rings movie set the bar very high, so the trilogy is kind of in its own category. You can watch them 20 years later and they hold up well in a way a lot of stuff from 20 years ago does not. But with that said, I think my second favorite fantasy film would be the Arnold Schwarzenegger Conan the Barbarian, since it does a pretty good job of capturing the spirit of the original stories and the soundtrack by Basil Poledouris is superb. The Anvil of Crom track is excellent. Also, James Earl Jones plays an evil sorcerer/cult leader named Thulsa Doom, which is of course excellent, although after ...
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Hosted by Jonathan Moeller (author of the FROSTBORN and SEVENFOLD SWORD fantasy series and the SILENT ORDER scifi series), the Pulp Writer Show discusses how to write, format, publish, and sell your novel. Sometimes there are jokes.
Copyright Jonathan Moeller
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