Ep66 – Queen of Swords Press

When most of us think about publishing we tend to think of one of the Big Five (Four? How many are we down to now?), but there is a whole world of smaller, independent publishers to explore!

Wanting to learn more about that world, Oliver spoke with Catherine Lundoff about her own experiences launching and running Queen of Swords Press.

https://queenofswordspress.com (Twitter, Facebook, Patreon)

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Ep 65 – Interview with Oliver Brackenbury

Oliver was recently approached by a 5th grader looking to interview an author as part of a school project. The results were pretty fun, and perhaps even helpful for those looking to write themselves!

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Ep 64 – Interview with Charles E. Gannon

As an author and a reader, Oliver’s interests include science fiction, alternate history, fantasy, game design…author Charles E. Gannon has written them all, so you better believe when we got the opportunity to speak with him, we leapt on it.

His most recent publication is “Into the Vortex”, the second in his first ever fantasy serial, the Vortex of Worlds series, so of course we talked about that, but Charles has the kind of mind that travels far and absorbs everything, so we think anybody listening will get to learn something of interest to them!

Charles’ author site (Twitter, Facebook)

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Ep 62 – Interview with Jonathan Maberry

Oliver talked with author Jonathan Maberry! They discuss his duties as editor of the birthplace of Sword & Sorcery – Weird Tales Magazine, how he manages an incredibly full & productive writing schedule, writing techniques he uses in his epic fantasy Kagen series, and a whole lot more.

Jonathan’s Website (FB, TWITTER, IG)
Weird Tales magazine
Swords in the Shadows Kickstarter (Runs until 11am on Thurs, April 17th, 2023).

That Weird Tales cover you’ll hear referenced in the episode.

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Ep 61 – Swords in the Shadows with Cullen Bunn

Oliver sits down with comic book superstar Cullen Bunn to discuss his putting on his editor hat for the prose Sword & Sorcery & Horror anthology “Swords in the Shadows”!

Swords in the Shadows Kickstarter
www.cullenbunn.com

The anthology features…
THE ATOLL OF SYRASH, Wile E. Young
THE SHADOW IN THE SWAMP, Brian Keene
RED ROSE REIGN, Glen Parris
THE PRINCE OF DUST AND SHADOWS, Jonathan Maberry
WOLFEN DIVINE, Hailey Piper
THE SEVENTH QUEEN, Heath Amodio
THE 19th LEGION, Josh Roberts
PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN, Allison Pang
DOBROGOST, Jonathan Janz
THE SUTURE KINGS, Mary SanGiovanni
THE CASTLE CAUCHEMAR, L.C. Mortimer
THE BEAST OF BEL’HAMI, Mike Oliveri
SHADES OF RUIN, Scott Schmidt
BONES AND ALL, JimmyZ Johnston
THE DOG IN THE CORNER, Stephen Graham Jones
OSANOBUA’S GARDEN, Justin C. Key
THE SHADOW FROM THE VAULTS, Charles R. Rutledge
THE GOD OF ROT, James A. Moore
THE WAYFARING STRANGER, Steven L. Shrewsbury
TIGER CLAWS AND CROCODILE JAWS, Rena Mason
THE SCORPION AND THE CROW, Aaron Conaway
WRENCH AND SORCERY, Joe R. Lansdale

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Ep 60 – Broadswords & Blasters

Magazine Month ™ continues here at SIWAN as we speak with Matthew Gomez of Broadswords & Blasters about the life, death, and rebirth of the SFF magazine he co-edits.

Broadswords & Blasters (Facebook)
Matthew Gomez’s author site (Twitter)

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Ep 59 – Old Moon Quarterly

It’s “Magazine Month” on SIWAN this February, which we’re kicking off by interviewing Graham and Caitlyn, two thirds of the people behind a new Sword & Sorcery magazine which debuted in the summer of 2022 – OLD MOON QUARTERLY!

Their Website (Twitter and Instagram)

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Ep 58 – Worldbuilding with J.M. Frey

Worldbuilding is one of the most enjoyable aspects of genre writing, but it can also be quite daunting. Luckily J.M. Frey, author and giver of nearly ten years worth of talks on the subject, is releasing a new book to help!

Check out the book on Jess’ author site
Architect Breaks Down “Bridgerton” Mansions | Architectural Digest

New Edge Sword & Sorcery Mailing List, FB, Twitter, IG, and the site itself.

Click through to buy the book!

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Ep 56 – Interview with Scott Oden

Oliver sat down with author Scott Oden to discuss the challenges of writing in another person’s voice, especially one as well known as Robert E. Howard, and spiraled off into a wide variety of topics related to the life of a writer.

Scott’s Author Page (FB, Twitter)

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Ep 55 – Writing Workshops with Christopher Rowe

Oliver talks with author and writing teacher Christopher Rowe about writing workshops, such as The Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop, where he recently taught. What exactly does a workshop involve? How do you get into one, and what can you expect to get out of it? How, if at all, are they changing with the times? They discuss all this, and more.

Christopher Rowe’s author site (Socials: IG, FB, Twitter)
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping by Matthew Salesses
The Whetstone Tavern Discord

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