Today we’re excited to bring you an interview between authors Robert Redick and K.V. Johansen. In the interview, Redick talks about his latest release Sidewinders, the second book in the The Fire Sacraments series and how he outlines all those fantastic twists and turns and K.V. shares her secrets behind Gods of The Caravan Road, […]
As I write this, November draws nigh! Aspiring writers everywhere stock up on Starbucks gift cards, replacement keyboards, and that most renewable of resources, their own unrelenting anxiety about what to write for NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. For the last few years, I’ve taken on the annual challenge of writing 50,000 words of […]
In the 133rd episode of the Functional Nerds podcast, Patrick, John & Carrie discuss all sorts of things, including: Kindle daily deal Patrick’s email List / Free Fiction ‘Consumption’ Weightless Books – DRM free ebooks Peter Hollens – Misty Mountains track Str8Voices – Misty Mountains track Apple Patent – Remote Disable/Shut Off Camera/Recording ability […]
Would you believe that I won NaNoWriMo 2011 with five days to spare? I mention this in hopes of inspiring you to not just cross the 50,000 word finish line but to have the words “The End” typed out as your last two. The accomplishment continues to surprise me, too, since I never went far […]
Worldbuilding lies at the core of good fiction writing, particularly for those of us writing in genres like Science Fiction and Fantasy. We’re fortunate to live at an age where the Internet makes research much easier and faster. There are plenty of resources. Of course, verifying their reliability with more than on source (i.e. offline […]
In episode 88 of the Functional Nerds podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome Andrew Mayne and Justin Robert Young. About Andrew Mayne: Recognized as one of the most creative innovators in magic, Andrew has produced over 30 books and videos on the art of magic. His website can be found at ShockMagic.com About Justin […]
In the 52nd episode of the Functional Nerds, Patrick Hester & John Anealio sit down to chat with Steve & Andy Scearce, authors of Unknown Transmission and Station 151. We also chat about: World Fantasy, Farscape, Rigor Amortis, serialized fiction, collaboration, writing, dystopian future, being brothers, podiobooks, Cthulhurotica an Dagan Books. © 2011 Patrick Hester […]
In the 44th episode of the Functional Nerds, Patrick Hester & John Anealio sit down to chat with Cherie Priest, author of ‘Bloodshot’, now available from Spectra. With Cherie, we discuss: urban fantasy, horror, southern gothic, TOR, Bantam, Spectra, writing, daily wordcount, Subterranean Press, humor in writing, social media, LiveJournal, blogging, Chattanooga TN, the Internet, […]
035 The Functional Nerds In the 35th episode of the Functional Nerds, we welcome back Blake Charlton & James Enge to talk dyslexia, Latin, Greek & why other languages have fewer folks suffering from dyslexia versus English, then break out into a fantastic chat on music, instruments and how language plays a huge part in […]
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