The Roundtable Podcast

[From Dave: Today, we're honored to host one of the marvelous tales set in Emma Newman's Split Worlds. Emma Has been releasing a story a week for the entire YEAR leading up to the novels launch date of the first novel in the series - "Between Two Thorns" - which being released into the world by the visionary folks at Angry Robot Books (click the cover to get all the details).  Brion and I are thrilled to be able to provide a digital home for one of these literary delights... we know you'll enjoy it. ]

“Between Two Thorns” by Emma Newman

In 2013 the marvellous Angry Robot books will be publishing three Split Worlds novels, the first is out in March and called “Between Two Thorns”. This story is part of a crazy thing I decided to do before I got the book deal and was forging ahead with the project on my own: releasing a new story every week for a year and a day, hosted on a different site every time, all set in the Split Worlds. I wanted to give readers a taste of my kind of urban fantasy and have the opportunity to build in secrets and extra bits for those people who, like me, love the tiny details. It’s also been a major part of my world-building work alongside writing the novels.

This is the forty-eighth tale in the year and a day of weekly short stories set in The Split Worlds.  If you would like me to read it to you instead, you can listen here.  You can find links to all the other stories, and the new ones as they are released here.  You can also sign up to get the stories delivered to your inbox, one per week for a year and a day.

The Verdigris Set

Bath, 2011

Gary placed the last pawn on the board and sat down at the table. It was beautiful, each piece so exquisitely crafted he felt tearful. He jumped when the front door slammed and his brother’s return from work was announced by a huge belch.

“Dave!” Gary rushed to the kitchen doorway. “You won’t believe what happened to me today!” (more…)

Conor McCreery and Anthony del Col – creators and evil geniuses (genii?) behind the “Kill Shakespeare” graphic novel series (and all the astonishing treasures emerging from it) – return to the big comfy chairs at the Roundtable to lend their unique and insightful creative mojo to a workshop of a tale offered up by John w. Campbell Award candidate Anatoly Belilovsky. Anatoly brings a tale of small Siberian town at the turn of the century that features transforming locomotives, the magic of Kabalah, and none other than the mad monk, Rasputin! Even a fussy Internet couldn’t hold us back from diving into the wonderful possibilities of this intriguing idea. And you know – with such marvelous components and such a cast of workshoppers – the Literary Gold can’t be far behind. (and you can explore more creative jewels in Conor and Anthony’s Showcase Episode!)

PROMO: The Reader Writer podcast

Workshop Episode 49 (Guest Hosts: Conor McCreery and Anthony del Col)

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:10:03 — 64.1MB)

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The Fabulousity of Conor and Anthony… (more…)

FEBRUARY at the Roundtable is a tapestry of woven threads of ‘awesome’, spun with Literary Gold!

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Connor McCreery and Anthony Del Col

Conor McCreery and Anthony del Col – creators and motive force behind the astonishing “Kill Shakespeare” comic series and all the awesomeness that comes with it – have transformed an inspired concept into a breathtaking reality.  They’re unique backgrounds and experience informed their efforts in such a profound way that Shakespearean scholars have lauded their creation and it has spawned a stage production, a screen play, a computer game, and more! During this 20(ish) minutes of marvelous conversation, Brion and I had the pleasure of discussing their strengths as writers, their collaborative process, the translation of well-known characters into a unique story, and more.  (and we continue the inspiration in Conor and Anthony’s Workshop Episode airing February 5th!)

PROMO: The Reader/Writer Podcast

Showcase Episode: 20 (more) Minutes with Conor McCreery & Anthony del Col

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 37:44 — 34.5MB)

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From the mighty desk of Conor and Anthony… (more…)

Myke Cole – author of the much-lauded “Shadow Ops: Control Point” and the just-released sequel “Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier” -  returns to the Big Chair at the Roundtable, bringing his experience and insights to bear in the workshopping of a tale offered up by Guest Writer Tim Niederriter. Tim’s YA story concept of a world where dreams are being converted into energy – and the nightmarish (yes… I went there) fallout of that industry – was not only a blast to explore, but was a great opportunity to discuss the YA genre, working out protagonist motivations, and ratcheting up the stakes in a story. In short… a classic RTP experience in digging up a great shiny stack of Literary Gold. (and there’s even more writerly goodness to be had in Myke’s latest Showcase Episode!)

PROMO: “Guild of the Cowry Catchers – Book 4” by Abigail Hilton

Workshop Episode 48 (Guest Host: Myke Cole)

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:11:06 — 32.3MB)

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On Myke Cole’s SitRep… (more…)

Myke Cole

Myke Cole – author of “Shadow Ops: Control Point” and the forthcoming sequel “Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier” – once had a friend remark “one life just isn’t enough for youR