Interesting episode. It's difficult for me to comment too much because I have a different take on the last few years. And the subsequent dumbing down of all things, not just humor (to your guest's point) - not wanting to step on feet - just looking at entertainment (and other things) from 50K feet is one of the great casualties of situation. I try to keep those things to myself. Thus, it's a challenge to do a proper review. But what I do see is the natural ease with which you handled doing this new venture (podcasting). I think you're a natural. That's tough for a writer. You still need to write and produce, but your audience really looks forward to that weekly show. Not an easy schedule for you.
I'm not a big Faulkner fan but I thought that was the coolest thing ever when I discovered it. I like doing crossovers in my writing because of it! I have two short stories that are ending up as extended crossovers into my Project Threshold serial--decided those two shorts were good story bases for my teams. I have that fantasy novel I told you about, Morana's Blades, that has several novels that intersect characters from other stories. It's such a cool tool and extra wow factor for readers.
Talking about recurring characters--growing up I read Faulkner (for school, not necessarily choice :)) but one of the things I really liked Faulkner for was that he created his own county Pattawattamie and he had characters from one story showing up in other stories. It was almost like a literary fantasy world...just without the good stuff like magic and dragons ;)
Appreciate the kind words. Hopefully someone reaches out to Shawn and will not get the story out there. We have had conversations, about the “new” version of TRBM is similar to what the intentions of Cre8Collab8 ‘brand’ was. Shawn has a very artistic mindset.
Interesting episode. It's difficult for me to comment too much because I have a different take on the last few years. And the subsequent dumbing down of all things, not just humor (to your guest's point) - not wanting to step on feet - just looking at entertainment (and other things) from 50K feet is one of the great casualties of situation. I try to keep those things to myself. Thus, it's a challenge to do a proper review. But what I do see is the natural ease with which you handled doing this new venture (podcasting). I think you're a natural. That's tough for a writer. You still need to write and produce, but your audience really looks forward to that weekly show. Not an easy schedule for you.
I'm not a big Faulkner fan but I thought that was the coolest thing ever when I discovered it. I like doing crossovers in my writing because of it! I have two short stories that are ending up as extended crossovers into my Project Threshold serial--decided those two shorts were good story bases for my teams. I have that fantasy novel I told you about, Morana's Blades, that has several novels that intersect characters from other stories. It's such a cool tool and extra wow factor for readers.
Talking about recurring characters--growing up I read Faulkner (for school, not necessarily choice :)) but one of the things I really liked Faulkner for was that he created his own county Pattawattamie and he had characters from one story showing up in other stories. It was almost like a literary fantasy world...just without the good stuff like magic and dragons ;)
Appreciate the kind words. Hopefully someone reaches out to Shawn and will not get the story out there. We have had conversations, about the “new” version of TRBM is similar to what the intentions of Cre8Collab8 ‘brand’ was. Shawn has a very artistic mindset.