Deadlines, distractions, and…something else that starts with D…but who cares? WE’RE BACK and we’re kicking off August with news about the Parsec Awards, where we will be this month, and that time when you have to say “Goodbye” to the worlds you have created.
00:00 — Introduction
- Since when is “17” a landmark?
- What the hell is Pip thinking about stepping on my drop-in’s?!
- Whodathunkit? We’re a Parsec Finalist for 2012!!! (And we blanked on the good people at Roundtable Podcast! Don’t hate the game, bros — hate the playas!)
- Flashing back to sharing the desk with P.J. Schnyder…
02:47 — Ending a Series
- Pip is gearing up for the big goodbye to the characters of Geist.
- What are the feelings an author harbors when writing that final scene in a series?
- Pip compares ending her adventures with Sorcha, Raed, and Merrick against her adventures with Shakespeare and Puck.
- How (and why) do authors grow so attached to their characters?
- Is this the end of Pip’s journey with The Order, or just this generation?
- How do authors plan a series? Well, a lot it hinges on the contracts.
- Wow…Tee is kinda quiet….at least, with his comments. (The drop-in’s on the other hand…)
- What about the Ministry? Well, if Pip gets her way…
- Searching for the sweet spot in a series length.
- Looking at The Dark Knight Rises from a writer’s perspectives.
- When you wrap-up, how do you handle loose ends? Bloodbaths?
- Suddenly, Pip’s Ace pixie-like editor sounds like a mobster.
- THE GEM FROM PIP: When do you know you’re done? (And here’s Pip’s answer…at 16:22…)
16:50 — Writing Advice from Crazy Uncle Charlie
- Taking questions from Twitter for Crazy Uncle Charlie…
- From @PaperBullets
- How do you make sure you’re showing, not telling?
- What are your suggestions for writing peyote-fueled dream sequences?
- Charlie goes deep into the philosophy of writers and the mantra of “Show, Not Tell”…
- …but when it comes to the peyote, Charlie keeps it brief.
- From @Goochi26
- I finally finished my book, what do i do now?
- Charlie shares his own little rituals (and maybe PVC fetish) when finishing a manuscript.
21:58 — The Wrap-Up
- Pip is still weirded out by Crazy Uncle Charlie. (I wonder why?)
- The Parsec Awards 2012
- We shut out the Short Story-Small Cast Award! (Bad ass!!!)
- It’s an award-winning podcast…
- …but Pip really wants one for the case with HER name on it.
- The Ministry then appears twice in Short Story-Large Cast.
- Tales of the Archives in the running for Best Anthology.
- …and The Shared Desk. (Wow!) And we’re up against….
- We shut out the Short Story-Small Cast Award! (Bad ass!!!)
- What’s coming up in August and September?
- AUGUST 8-11 — Authors After Dark (with a shout-out to Stella Price!)
- AUGUST 25 — Watch the Skies’ Steampunk Extravaganza with Sarah Hunter and Jared Axelrod & Steve Walker
- AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 3 — Dragon*Con (where we can stalk Lou Anders
- SEPTEMBER 21-23 — FenCon (once again!)
- SEPTEMBER 29 — The Baltimore Book Festival
- Tee slams the Creative Commons tag, Pip doesn’t care, but Tee revels in the glory…all the while keeping it short.
RELATED LINKS
- Katherine Kerr
- Website of Alastair Stephens
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